Nebraska archdiocese acknowledges negligence
The Associated PressOMAHA, Neb. -- The Omaha Archdiocese has admitted that negligent supervision of a Roman Catholic priest in the 1990s contributed to his sexually abusing a 14-year-old altar boy, a judge said Thursday.As a result, two civil lawsuits will decide only the extent of damages, District Judge Robert Burkhard told prospective jurors being selected for next week's trial.
( Wire DataStream, 05/31/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Three die on Mount Hood; rescue helicopter crashes
By Joseph B. FrazierThe Associated PressTIMBERLINE LODGE, Ore. -- Nine climbers fell into a crevasse Thursday near the summit of Mount Hood in an accident that killed three and critically injured two others. Rescue efforts took a dramatic turn when a helicopter trying to reach the survivors crashed nearby, tumbling down the snowy mountainside.
( Wire DataStream, 05/31/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

One in four affected by high blood pressure, CDC reports
The Associated PressATLANTA -- About a quarter of U.S. adults say they have been diagnosed with high blood pressure, the government reported Thursday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 24.9 percent of adults in a 1999 survey reported they had ever been told by a doctor they have high blood pressure. The figure was up from 22.9 percent in 1991.
( Wire DataStream, 05/31/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Widow of slain reporter gives birth to couple's son
The Associated PressNEW YORK -- The widow of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl has given birth to a baby boy in Paris.The baby, Adam D. Pearl, was born Tuesday, said a spokeswoman for the family. The baby and his mother, Mariane Pearl, "are doing fine," the spokeswoman said Thursday.
( Wire DataStream, 05/31/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

FBI, local law enforcement officers seeking Arabs -- to work as agents
By Wayne ParryThe Associated Press PATERSON, N.J. -- Once again, FBI agents are heading to this heavily Arab-American community where at least six of the Sept. 11 hijackers lived. But this time they are not looking to lock anyone up.
( Wire DataStream, 05/31/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

Somber ceremony ends ground zero cleanup
By Frank DaviesKnight Ridder NewspapersNEW YORK -- As drums and bagpipes echoed through a vast canyon scraped clean of destruction, tearful workers Thursday removed the last girder from the World Trade Center and a final stretcher, flag-draped and symbolically empty.
( Wire DataFeatures, 05/31/2002 03:01 AM EDT)

South African Breweries to buy Miller Brewing
By Bruce StanleyThe Associated PressLONDON -- Building on its strength in Asia and Africa, South African Breweries PLC splashed into the U.S. beer market Thursday by announcing an agreement to buy Miller Brewing Co. for $3.6 billion in stock.
( Wire DataStream, 05/31/2002 03:01 AM EDT)