Calif. Growers Fear Biotech Rice Threat  © The Associated Press Darfur Refugees Plea for More Protection  © The Associated Press Quake Knocks Out Power Across Hawaii  © The Associated Press Poll: Senate Race in Virginia About Even  © The Associated Press Big Ten Owns Top 2 Spots in AP Top 25  © The Associated Press
Mapmaker Rand McNally Turns 150 As the Great Chicago Fire was ravaging the city in 1871, William Rand and Andrew McNally saved their business by burying two printing machines on the sandy Lake Michigan shore. more Krispy Kreme Asks Tobacco Vet for Aid Nearly two years after its stock collapsed amid an accounting fiasco, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. faces a host of lawsuits, a criminal investigation and declining sales. Meanwhile, efforts are under way in New York and Chicago to ban a key ingredient of its famous doughnuts, one that helps make the trademark treats so darn addictive. more Coal Plant Boom Poses Ecological Concern DALLAS _ A building boom that would add scores of new coal-fired power plants to the nation's power grid is creating a new dilemma for politicians, environmentalists and utility companies across the United States. more Study: Parents Low Ball College Costs A lot of American parents seem to think they don't have to worry about saving for their children's college educations because the kids will get through on scholarships and grants. more Firms Seek Share of Lebanon Rebuilding A giant billboard east of Beirut shows a dapper figure with a top hat and cane, striding across a broken bridge with the slogan: "Keep Walking." more
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'Grudge 2' Scares Up $22M at Box Office Early Halloween spirit gripped movie audiences as the fright flick "The Grudge 2" debuted at No. 1, taking in $22 million during its first weekend. more Kidman Takes on U.N. Kosovo Envoy Role  © The Associated Press Murray Parties With Scottish Students  © The Associated Press Suicide Bomb Film Wins Woodstock Award Actors Matt Dillon and Rosie Perez handed out Woodstock Film Festival awards Saturday night, while a story about a suicide bombing in the heart of Manhattan won Best Feature Film. more Tex-Mex Singer Freddy Fender Dies at 69  © The Associated Press
AIDS Activist Jeff Getty Dies at 49  © The Associated Press Hospital Mistake Paralyzes New Mom A hospital that gave lethal doses of a drug to three premature babies has made another medication mistake, giving a new mother a painkiller 10 times faster than intended and making her temporarily unable to walk. more WHO: Plague Outbreak in Congo Kills 42 Pneumonic plague is suspected to have broken out in two areas in Congo, causing a reported 42 deaths, the World Health Organization said Friday. more Diabetics Warned About Fake Test Strips The government warned diabetics Friday to watch for counterfeit versions of test strips commonly used to monitor blood sugar levels. The test strips, for use in glucose monitors made by a Johnson & Johnson company, were distributed nationwide, the Food and Drug Administration said in a public alert. more CDC Probe Links 21 Deaths to Cough Syrup U.S. health officials this week cracked the case of what caused the mysterious deaths of 21 people in Panama since midsummer _ an industrial chemical in red cough syrup. more
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Nich Cellular Companies Stay Optimistic It sounded like a can't-miss idea: An ESPN-branded cell phone that brims with scores and video highlights for sports fanatics. more Teen Questioned for Online Bush Threats Upset by the war in Iraq, Julia Wilson vented her frustrations with President Bush last spring on her Web page on MySpace.com. She posted a picture of the president, scrawled "Kill Bush" across the top and drew a dagger stabbing his outstretched hand. She later replaced her page on the social-networking site after learning in her eighth-grade history class that such threats are a federal offense. more Maker Defends School 'Bully' Video Game  © The Associated Press Live Pro Basketball Coming Online Some 40 National Basketball Association games will be available live online each week as the league extends its television subscription package to the Internet. more Holiday Outlook Healthy for Gadgets  © The Associated Press
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