UK & USA Today Editoweb 21 march 2009

Safety fears grounds helicopters

Seafarers and other people involved in emergencies at sea or close to the coast may face a longer wait to be rescued after all coastguard rescue helicopters in Scotland were grounded because of safety fears.

Dead soldiers flown home

Three soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been returned to British soil.

Baby Dies After Parents Lose Court Battle

A seriously ill baby has died after his parents lost a fight to stop doctors from turning off his life support machine.

Four Feared Dead In Scottish Loch Tragedy

Two men have died and two others are missing in a boating tragedy on a freezing Scottish loch.

Medics let sick baby die after court ruling

A seriously ill baby boy died Saturday, the day after his parents lost a legal battle to force doctors to keep him alive.

Obama refocuses on budget, wants priorities passed

President Barack Obama demanded Saturday that any budget passed by Congress must cut the deficit, overhaul health care, invest in education and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

Pot advocates exhale after AG signals policy shift

Medical marijuana users and dispensary owners in California have held their breath for years — fearful they would be targeted for prosecution by the federal government.

Allege 'enemy combatant' faces trial in Illinois

Ali al-Marri followed his older brother to central Illinois in the mid-1980s to pursue a business education unavailable in his native Qatar, becoming a Bulls fan and honing his pool-playing skills. He returned for further study more than 10 years later, bringing along his wife and five children.

More US police using gunfire detection system

It happened moments after a police sergeant blasted a shot into a sand-filled barrel to test this city's expanded gunfire tracking system.

Double jeopardy in before US Supreme Court

A former Enron Corp. executive is hoping a little known component of the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause will help him avoid a retrial on charges related to financial fraud at the once mighty energy giant.

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