News Roll Call 12-11-07

Ohio atty. found in Ga. tells police she made up kidnappingAkron Beacon Journal - 56 minutes agoBy JOHN SEEWER AP Writer A pregnant Ohio attorney who admitted that she fabricated her kidnapping left her family behind because she "experienced a meltdown," her husband said Tuesday.

Gunman Planned to Kill More, Officials SayWashington Post - 11 hours agoBy Karl Vick and William Branigin COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec. 10 -- A heavily armed man who killed four young people at a missionary training center and a church Sunday apparently intended to gun down many more victims before he was shot by a church ...

Michael Vick gets 23 months in prisonLos Angeles Times, CA - 9 hours agoSuspended Falcons quarterback will miss a minimum of two seasons after sentencing in federal dogfighting case. Agent says time is on his side for a second ...

‘Compass’ Can’t Cure What Ails Box OfficeNew York Times, United States - Dec 9, 2007By BROOKS BARNES LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 — Hollywood is counting on the impending arrival of a naughty chipmunk, a treasure hunter and Will Smith to reverse a ...

California Looks at Whether Caffeine, Plastic Are Harmful to ...FOX News - 1 hour agoSACRAMENTO - A state advisory board on Monday called for a study to determine if sodas and energy drinks containing caffeine pose a risk to pregnant women.

Teen Pregnancy Rate Rises for First Time in 14 YearsUC Daily News - Dec 8, 2007The teen birth rate in the United States rose in 2006 for the first time since 1991, and unmarried childbearing also rose significantly, according to preliminary birth statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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