KEPR - News - National & World News http://www.keprtv.com/news/national RSS Feed for KEPR - News - National & World en-us Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:19:21 GMT At least 45 dead as plane swerves off Madrid runway http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/27175934.html A Spanish airliner bound for the Canary Islands swerved off the runway and caught fire during takeoff from the Madrid airport on Wednesday, killing at least 45 people, the Interior Ministry said. Man dies after waiting 22 hours at hospital http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/27175864.html mental patient died after workers at a North Carolina hospital left him in a chair for 22 hours without feeding him or helping him use the bathroom, said federal officials who have threatened to cut off the facility's funding. Study finds minorities more likely to be paddled http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/27175819.html Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year - and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group. Funeral homes facing problem of abandoned ashes http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/27175689.html The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Graham, Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, tucked neatly on wooden shelves and tables and in an unused dumbwaiter. Boy, 5, dies after falling down elevator shaft http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/27175574.html Police say a 5-year-old New York City boy plunged 10 stories to his death after he jumped from an elevator that got stuck between floors with its doors open. Obama and veep choice to campaign on Saturday http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/27158939.html Barack Obama's newly minted running mate will join the Democratic hopeful onstage Saturday at a rally in this capital city where Obama launched his White House bid, a campaign official said. Funeral homes facing problem of abandoned ashes http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/27153839.html The abandoned ashes are stacked floor to ceiling in the basement of the Graham, Putnam and Mahoney Funeral Parlors, tucked neatly on wooden shelves and tables and in an unused dumbwaiter. Tropical Storm Fay comes ashore in Florida http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/27129204.html Tropical Storm Fay moved inland Tuesday after making landfall in southwest Florida, bringing soaking rains and gusty winds but failing to reach the minimal hurricane status that had been predicted. Russian soldiers take prisoners in Georgia port http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/27129084.html Russian soldiers took 20 Georgian troops prisoner at a key port in western Georgia on Tuesday, blindfolding them and holding them at gunpoint, and commandeered American Humvees awaiting shipment back to the United States. Flooding recedes in South Texas after foot of rain http://www.keprtv.com/news/national/27128959.html The Rio Grande Valley's main highway was open to traffic again Tuesday as flooding receded following a deluge of up to 13 inches of rain across southern Texas.