Florida governor defends welfare drug tests

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• Florida governor defends welfare drug tests
• Yemeni tribal leader agrees to truce
• Video shows mangled bodies of Syrians
• Rights group accuses Libyan rebels
• Edwards wanted to skip jail for kids
• New hope for melanoma patients
• German food likely E. coli source
• Missouri levee 'boil' forces evacuations
• Bounce houses go airborne; 13 hurt
• Trace Adkins loses home to fire

Florida governor defends welfare drug tests Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:03 PM PDT Florida Gov. Rick Scott defended recent legislation that requires adults applying for welfare assistance to undergo drug screenings, saying "we shouldn't be subsidizing people's addiction."

Yemeni tribal leader agrees to truce Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:51 PM PDT Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's condition was unclear Sunday, following an attack on his palace, with Western diplomatic sources saying Saleh is undergoing neurosurgery while a spokesman for his party said he was undergoing "simple check-ups."

Video shows mangled bodies of Syrians Posted: 05 Jun 2011 06:59 PM PDT Two videos newly posted on YouTube show what Syrian opposition activists say is the gruesome slaughter of civilians in the besieged city of Daraa who had tried to feed people during a recent uprising.

Rights group accuses Libyan rebels Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:40 PM PDT Libyan rebels are arbitrarily detaining dozens of civilians suspected of being loyal to ruler Moammar Gadhafi and are holding them without trial or due process, Human Rights Watch charged Sunday.

Edwards wanted to skip jail for kids Posted: 05 Jun 2011 07:24 PM PDT The insistence that former Sen. John Edwards serve some jail time over allegations he broke campaign finance laws caused a collapse in plea negotiations between lawyers for the former presidential candidate and the Justice Department last week.

New hope for melanoma patients Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:45 PM PDT For the first time, patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer have two new treatment options that prolong survival, according to new research presented at a cancer conference in Chicago on Sunday.

German food likely E. coli source Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:51 PM PDT An outbreak of a virulent strain of E. coli has killed 22 people in Europe and infected more than 2,200 in at least 12 countries may have started in sprouts grown in Germany, European health authorities said.

Missouri levee 'boil' forces evacuations Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:23 PM PDT A levee breach along the swollen Missouri River prompted the evacuation Sunday of about 600 people in the area between the river and Hamburg, Iowa, officials said.

Bounce houses go airborne; 13 hurt Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:20 AM PDT A heavy gust of wind sent inflatable bounce houses high in the air at a New York soccer event, leaving 13 people injured, authorities said late Saturday.

Trace Adkins loses home to fire Posted: 05 Jun 2011 01:52 PM PDT Country singer Trace Adkins lost his home to fire Saturday, but his three young daughters were saved by following fire safety tips they learned at school, Adkins' wife said.

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