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CLEVELAND – Authorities say they have confirmed a total of at least 11 victims whose remains were found in the Cleveland home of a sex offender.
The Cuyahoga County coroner’s office said Wednesday that a skull found in a bucket in Anthony Sowell’s basement belonged to a body they have not yet found.
Authorities also say they have identified one of the victims as 53-year-old Tonia Carmichael, who disappeared a year ago. Police Chief Michael McGrath says her remains were buried in the backyard and had marks indicating she was strangled.
Sowell was ordered held without bond after appearing in court under tight security Wednesday, wearing a blue paper jumpsuit that typically identifies inmates at risk of suicide.
An explosion at a Utah oil refinery – the second this year – smashed windows, bent garage doors and peeled siding from 10 nearby houses Wednesday, officials said.
Federal investigators expressed alarm over the extent of damage caused by a refinery that has had a history of trouble dating to 2003.
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board was still investigating a January fire that burned for 11 hours when it dispatched a team to look at Wednesday’s blast at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross, five miles north of Salt Lake City.
The House voted on Wednesday to impose immediately tough new rules for credit card companies after voters complained of increased interest rates and steep new fees.
The bill, approved 331-92, would accelerate the enactment date of legislation passed this spring that limits when and how banks can charge borrowers.
The proposal’s chances in the Senate were dim, where several lawmakers worried that a short deadline would hurt the industry and limit the availability of credit.
Samples of Chinese drywall have been found to contain significantly more sulfur-generating bacteria than comparable North American drywall, a finding scientists believe could provide a pathway to help desperate and furious homeowners.
While federal officials and industry experts say that there is no silver bullet for cleaning tainted drywall – and they’re skeptical of any company that promises a quick fix – there is increasing interest in exploring whether Chinese drywall’s high bacteria count may be generating chemicals that make people sick and blacken appliances.
The killing of five British troops by a rogue Afghan policeman underlines concerns about training and discipline within the ranks and possible insurgent infiltration of a police force that the U.S. hopes will be its ticket out of Afghanistan someday.
The attack caused anguish in Britain, where public support for the war has been waning. Britain is the largest contributor to NATO forces in Afghanistan after the United States, and its continued presence is central to President Obama’s strategy as he weighs dispatching tens of thousands more U.S. troops.
The five British soldiers, who had been advising Afghan policemen, were shot and killed Tuesday at a checkpoint where they were living in the volatile southern province of Helmand.
An additional six soldiers were wounded, as were two Afghan policemen when the soldiers returned fire, officials said.
The gunman escaped and his motive was unclear.
The highest-ranking American diplomat to visit Myanmar in 14 years offered improved relations Wednesday if its military regime moves toward democracy, putting into action the Obama administration’s new policy of engagement with the isolated country.
Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell spoke after talks with the ruling generals and a rare meeting with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate under house arrest for most of the last two decades.
Campbell called on the military to open a dialogue with the opposition and ethnic minorities, which seek a measure of autonomy. He also urged the government to allow Suu Kyi more freedom to meet with people concerned with the political process, particularly her own party’s senior executives.
