http://www.bnd.com/430/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Hot topics 60 Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:11:09 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402780.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402780.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:10 CDT For kids growing up in the 1950's and '60's, he was must see TV. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400895.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400895.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:23 CDT Police said they will not file charges against a clerk whose parents and husband were charged with robbing the pizza restaurant where she worked, officials said. Police said the clerk didn't know they planned to rob the Pizza Patron Friday night. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401684.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401684.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:12 CDT A man who was drowning in a Maine river is recovering after someone reeled him in with a fishing rod. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400731.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400731.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:23 CDT Mara Ranger will be a little paranoid doing laundry now. When she was removing clothes from the washing machine at her Maine farmhouse Wednesday, the clothes moved. She told WMTW-TV, "I jumped back" and saw a snake. She quickly shut the lid and called for help. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402452.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402452.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:14 CDT The widow of a man who disappeared during their honeymoon cruise said Friday in court that he mixed prescription drugs with alcohol the night he vanished three years ago on the Mediterranean Sea. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401017.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401017.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:13 CDT An eastern Iowa man who became the first Chicago Cubs fan to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at Wrigley Field has died from bone cancer. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402302.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402302.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:33 CDT A man shot his ex-girlfriend to death at her office Friday and wounded a supervisor who came to her aid before killing himself, police said. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401946.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401946.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:08 CDT A body with its hands bound was found Friday at the apartment of a woman who showed up at a hospital with a newborn she falsely claimed was her child but later said she had obtained for $1,000, authorities said. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402183.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402183.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:53 CDT Two relatives of a man suspected of killing eight people in Illinois and Missouri have pleaded not guilty to charges in connection with his alleged killing spree. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401518.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401518.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:18 CDT A Cook County judge has ordered a Chicago man held in lieu of $250,000 bail for allegedly torturing a live baby raccoon by pouring gasoline on it and lighting it on fire. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400284.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400284.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:13 CDT Drinkers of Coca-Cola can expect to pay more starting this fall after the company's biggest bottler said Thursday that it would raise prices. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400777.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400777.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:24 CDT A Kansas City man notorious for burglarizing homes while owners were at funerals has been given a 43-year prison sentence. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402158.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402158.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:43 CDT Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles famously ushered in a new era in rock 'n' roll four decades ago. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402052.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/402052.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:13 CDT Hundreds of baby penguins swept from the icy shores of Antarctica and Patagonia are washing up dead on Rio de Janeiro's tropical beaches, rescuers and penguin experts said Friday. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401532.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401532.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:34 CDT The Army says it's critical to saving the lives of wounded soldiers. Animal-rights activists call the training cruel and outdated. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401513.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401513.html Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:20 CDT Authorities say a Chicago boy was killed when he tried to cross a major West Side street by going under a semitrailer truck that had stopped in traffic. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401248.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/401248.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:22 CDT A parachutist went off course Thursday at the start of a military review and dropped feet-first into the 1st Infantry Division's band, injuring three players. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400055.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400055.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:06 CDT Three Republican state representatives accused a Democratic colleague of spreading "racial hatred" during a committee meeting Wednesday and demanded that the speaker of the House investigate the incident. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400074.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/400074.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:04 CDT Tobacco companies have manipulated menthol levels to attract young cigarette smokers and keep older ones, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health reported Wednesday. http://www.bnd.com/430/story/399727.html http://www.bnd.com/430/story/399727.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:49 CDT The Rev. Jesse Jackson used the N-word during a break in a TV interview where he criticized presidential candidate Barack Obama, Fox News confirmed Wednesday.