Three California condors found in northern Arizona and southern Utah have died of lead poisoning and three others had toxic levels of lead in their bodies, prompting conservationists to urge hunters to use non-lead ammunition and to carefully dispose animal carcasses that condors could feast upon. http://bit.ly/mLXTbr
June 2011
Patrick Dempsey is hanging up his stethoscope on “Grey’s Anatomy,” TVLine reported Tuesday, citing an interview with the star in the latest issue of Italian Vanity Fair. http://bit.ly/iomdFX
May 2011
Military prosecutors have refiled terrorism and murder charges against the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and four other men under a revamped trial process at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said Tuesday. http://bit.ly/jSAhyO
On May 29, 2011, Rochester Police responded to a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle in Rochester, NH. Joshua Mickelnois, 23 of Milton, NH, was cited having suffered serious injuries after being hit by a car, but his exact condition is not known at the time. http://bit.ly/kFJgTv
NFL Hall of Famer Andy Robustelli died Tuesday at age 85, the Stamford (Conn.) Advocate reported. http://bit.ly/jeOU2o
The government is cutting premiums by up to 40 percent in nearly two dozen states and implementing other changes to make it easier for people with pre-existing medical conditions to get health insurance. http://bit.ly/jB0tiX
The government is cutting premiums by up to 40 percent in nearly two dozen states and implementing other changes to make it easier for people with pre-existing medical conditions to get health insurance. http://bit.ly/jB0tiX
President Barack Obama will nominate businessman John Bryson as his new Commerce Secretary, FOX News Channel confirmed Tuesday. http://bit.ly/kVdMGy
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gave President Barack Obama an “F” grade for his handling of the economy Tuesday, saying he is “one of the most ineffective presidents at the job at hand that I’ve ever seen.” http://bit.ly/ivcQ6r
Warm temperatures mean kids and adults alike are out in the sun, working up a sweat and getting very thirsty. http://bit.ly/lGac4D
Some Democratic lawmakers are trying to pressure Justice Clarence Thomas to sit out any health care case that may come before the Supreme Court, citing his wife’s work at a conservative political advocacy group which supports the repeal of President Barack Obama’s health care reforms, FOXNews.com reported Monday. http://bit.ly/ktwCY7
A man and a woman wearing nun masks robbed a bank in suburban Chicago on Sunday, in a scene eerily similar to a Ben Affleck movie. http://bit.ly/lF8q7S
Sights and sounds from Memorial Day across the country. http://bit.ly/mKvxFw
Alexei Ramirez and Carlos Quentin each had a pair of RBIs in a four-run sixth inning as the Chicago White Sox snapped Jon Lester’s seven-game winning streak and beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Monday night. http://bit.ly/k3iLVi
Palin’s ‘One Nation’ bus is carrying her family and some staffers, along with occasional friends and advisers, to U.S. historical sites, and no sooner did it make its first stop than reporters began asking whether her ultimate destination was a presidential run http://bit.ly/l8rNEa
S. BOSTON - Police say at least 1,000 teens surrounded a fight between rival gangs on Carson Beach on Monday evening. http://bit.ly/izD8pT
South African President Jacob Zuma met Libyan leader Col. Moamar Ghadafi Monday for talks to broker a cease-fire between government and rebel troops as NATO said the strongman’s “reign of terror” was nearing its end. http://bit.ly/iTgk37
Family shareholders of French luxury company Hermes International said Monday they are determined to keep their grip on the company, while larger rival and shareholder LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton sought to portray itself as a legitimate — though not passive — stakeholder at Hermes’ annual meeting. http://bit.ly/kPQ2Ig
The producers of CBS’s sitcom “Two and a Half Men” have not submitted the show’s most recent season to be considered for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Deadline.com reported Monday. http://bit.ly/j5B4UA
Prevailing high temperatures and dry conditions did little Monday to dispel fears that northern Europe is barreling toward a summer-long drought, which will cripple agriculture and lead to food shortages throughout the world. http://bit.ly/lWSnUz