Neb. mall rampage...Risky airport runways...Waterboarding ban?

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) The woman whose family had taken in Robert Hawkins says she watched as his victims came into the Nebraska hospital where she worked as a nurse. Police say 19-year-old Hawkins opened fire on shoppers at an Omaha mall at random Wednesday, killing eight people, before killing himself.

Washington (AP) Congressional investigators say faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked air traffic controllers are making for unsafe runways at U.S. airports.

The report says air travelers face a high risk of catastrophic collision on the tarmac.

WASHINGTON (AP) Congressional aides say the CIA could be banned from waterboarding under an intelligence bill that's in the works. The aides say House and Senate negotiators are working on an intelligence bill that would limit interrogators to techniques approved by the military.

WASHINGTON (AP) Two leading Democratic presidential candidates are saying President Bush's plan to ease the subprime mortgage crisis falls short. Hillary CLinton and John Edwards are offering plans they say would cover many of the vulnerable homeowners left out of the president's plan. Bush Thursday is expected to announce a plan to freeze some subprime interest rates for five years.

WASHINGTON (AP) The Food and Drug Administration is easing its control of the acne medication Accutane and its generic competitors. The agency is changing some of the restrictions designed to make sure women who use it don't get pregnant.

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