CDC: Swine flu kids’ deaths jump to 114 – AOL

CDC: Swine flu kids’ deaths jump to 114 – AOL
ATLANTA -Swine flu has caused at least 19 more children’s deaths the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, health officials said Friday. At least 114 children have died from swine flu complications since the spring, up from 95 reported a week earlier, according to the

Detroit imam’s funeral draws hundreds – MSNBC
DETROIT – Hundreds of people offered hushed prayers Saturday at the funeral for a slain Detroit mosque leader while authorities across the border in Canada made the final two arrests in a criminal case that is stirring some anger in the Muslim community. Luqman Ameen Abdullah was remembered as a

Coburn scores twice as Flyers send Hurricanes to eighth straight loss – CBS Sports
“I’ve had a lot of close calls so far,” said Coburn, who has played in 227 career NHL games. “You just have to wait for your time.” David Laliberte , playing in his first NHL game, and James Van Riemsdyk each had a goal and an assist for the Flyers, unbeaten in their last six regulation games at

Economic concerns degrade stocks – Daily Oklahoman
NEW YORK Stocks tumbled Friday as a drop in consumer spending fanned worries that the economic recovery won t be sustainable. Major stock indexes tumbled more than 2 percent, including the Dow Jones industrials , which gave back all of a 200-point gain Thursday. Banks as well as energy and

New York Yankees’ shaky pen may set up Mariano Rivera to fail in World Series – New York Daily News
Mariano Rivera is called on for another two-inning stint Thursday with Yankee pen suddenly shaky. PHILADELPHIA – It may not prove significant, but the Phillies came away from Game 2 of this World Series feeling as if they at least put a crack in Mariano Rivera ’s aura. They forced him to throw 39