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Bush Pledges Aid to Iraqis

WASHINGTON – President Bush made congratulatory calls to Iraqi leaders on Monday after declaring the election there a resounding success and promising that the United States will help Iraqis fight continuing insurgency as they build a democratic government. Bush called Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi (search) and Iraqi interim President …

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Houston to Host Enron Criminal Trials

HOUSTON – The top bosses from disgraced Enron Corp. (search) will all be tried on criminal charges in Houston, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. The decision from U.S. District Judge Sim Lake turns aside arguments from founder Kenneth Lay (search), former chief executive officer Jeff Skilling (search) and former top …

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Medical Errors Linked to 20 Minn. Deaths

Twenty patients died in Minnesota hospitals during a 15-month period because of medical errors (search) or oversights including falls, faulty medical equipment and administering the wrong medication, the state Health Department said in a new report. The report, released Wednesday, documented 99 serious errors between July 1, 2003 and Oct. …

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