NewsFactor - Greenpeace has released the results of its investigation into hazardous materials in next-generation video game consoles. The study reveals that the Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3 Elite and Microsoft Xbox 360 have all tested positive for hazardous chemicals.

OTTAWA - Canada's highest court is to rule Thursday on whether a man who found a fly in his bottle of water should be compensated for anxiety and depression.

NAIROBI, Kenya - A group of up to 300 young men killed 11 people who were accused of being witches and wizards in western Kenya, in some cases slitting their throats or clubbing them to death before burning their bodies, officials said.

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - A disoriented deer smashed its way into a suburban hair salon, and a customer wrestled with the animal to keep it from ramming into his 11-year-old son or other youngsters.

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Previous Internet reports have suggested Microsoft is working on a Nintendo Wii-style controller for the Xbox 360 under a project code-named Newton.

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A disoriented deer smashed his way into a suburban hair salon, and a customer wrestled with the animal to keep it from ramming into his 11-year-old son or other youngsters.

MILTON, Vt. (AP) — For fighter pilots, the difficulty in answering nature's call is as old as flying itself. After all, there are no rest areas when you're zooming through the sky at 500 mph.

( Release: Jun. 6, 2008   Rated: Rating Pending    Details | Photos  ) — Sarah Mandy (Asia Argento) is a young art restorer who is currently dating the curator of the Museum of Ancient Art of Rome, Michael Pierce (Adam James). Sarah's relatively peaceful life is shattered by violent forces when the Third Mother (Moran Atias), a powerful witch awakened from her ancient slumber, comes looking for her. Although Sarah isn't aware of it, her own mother (Daria Nicolodi) killed the Mother of Tears' sister many years ago and know the reawakened sibling wants revenge.

( Release: Jun. 27, 2008   Rated: R - for language and some sexual references    Details | Trailers | Photos  ) — When Enda Doyle (Malcolm McDowell) passes away, his children gather at their homestead to honor his memory at a wake. During the celebration, the siblings flash back on their very different relationships with their crotchety old man.

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VIENNA, Austria - A dispute over a cellphone call on subway train in Vienna, Austria, has ended up with 19 people in hospital.

Westfield, for the fourth consecutive time in big meet, head-to-head action this season, edged Hamilton Southeastern Tuesday evening in the West Lafayette Girls Track & Field Regional. It was Westfield’s first girls track regional crown in the school’s history. This victory, as were Westfield’s wins over HSE in the county, sectional and conference, was a dogfight to the end, Coach Scott Lidskin’s Shamrocks winning by an 86-80 margin over the second-place Royals. Carmel finished seventh, Noblesville 12th, Fishers 16th and Sheridan 22nd. ‘The top three finishers in each event qualified for next week’s sate finals. Westfield’s

Noblesville baseball coach Justin Keever knows each team is 0-0 when sectional play begins and his team’s regular season accomplishments mean nothing when they battle Carmel Tuesday at Westfield. Westfield High School freshman Ginny Cooper reaches out to make a double play catch at first base as Noblesville High School’s Katie Harrison slides back to the base. Batter Emily Benefiel, No. 13, runs past the bag

Drew Carey’s a funny guy, probably the funniest guy to ever own a piece of a sports franchise. OK, so he’s just a minority owner in a soccer team that has yet to play a game. But an owner has to start somewhere, and it’s not like he landed his gig on “The Price is Right” straight out of comedy school. It didn’t, however, take Carey long to make his mark as part owner of the Seattle Sounders, an MLS team that will start play next year. He did it by doing something his fellow owners,

The Hamilton Heights softball team fell to Mt. Vernon 2-0 in the semifinal round of Class 3A Sectional 27 at Mt. Vernon. Complete results of the game were not available.

Westfield At Winding Ridge, Par 36 Team Scores: Westfield 166, Lawrence North 178 Medalist: Tyler Carroll 40 WHS: Carroll 40, Alex Walker 41, Colin Gray 42, Austin Lloyd 43, Jake Essington 44, Scott Harvey 47 Coach’s Comments: “It was kind of cool and windy and Winding Ridge isn’t the easiest course,” said WHS coach Jason Compton. Sheridan At Chippendale GC, Par 36 Team Scores: Taylor 185, Sheridan 195 Medalist: Brandon Pickett (S) 43 Sheridan: Pickett 43, Eric Nicholas 48, Jacob Popejoy 51, Jared Popejoy 53, Dane Colvin 56 Coach’s Comments: “Hopefully we can use this week

A rematch is now set for the girls’ regional tennis final today at North Central. Carmel and Cathedral will meet for the second straight season after both team’s posted 5-0 victories in the regional semifinals Tuesday. Carmel dropped only seven games while shutting out Warren Central. Cathedral blanked New Palestine. The No. 3 Greyhounds defeated the No. 5 Irish, 4-1 earlier in the season. Carmel is the two-time defending regional champion and boasts eight overall regional crowns. IHSAA girls’ tennis regional At North Central Semifinals Carmel 5, Warren Central 0 No. 1 singles: Courtney Wild (C)

Carmel junior pitcher Greg Vogt pitched a complete game, scattering seven hits and allowing four earned runs in a 9-4 victory Tuesday at Ben Davis. The Greyhounds put themselves in position to win a share of the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference with the victory. Carmel (23-4 overall, 10-3 MIC) plays Ben Davis tonight at home and a victory gives them a share of the title with Lawrence North.

SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — The Chicago Bulls expected to be in the playoffs, not the lottery. This will ease the sting a little. The Bulls won the NBA’s draft lottery Tuesday night, giving them the right to choose between star freshmen Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose. Coming off a miserable season and still without a coach, the Bulls vaulted from the No. 9 spot, where they had just a 1.7 percent chance of landing the top choice. “After this season, we needed a break and I think we just got one tonight,”

One swing of the bat by Kimi Blewett was all Carmel needed to move on in the first round of Class 4A Sectional 9 Tuesday at Carmel. Blewett smashed an 0-2 pitch over the fence for a two-run homer in the third inning as the No. 3 ranked Greyhounds overcame a strong performance by Fishers in a 2-0 win. Carmel (22-4) moves on to face Noblesville at 5 p.m. Thursday in the sectional semifinals. “Kimi was out of the lineup for a couple weeks with an injury,” said CHS coach Emily Good. “It’s definitely nice to have her

The Sheridan softball team opened sectional play by sweating out a 6-5 victory over Taylor Tuesday at Eastern High School. The Blackhawks jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but the Titans came back to hold the lead during the middle innings. Sheridan scored two runs in the sixth, and held off Taylor in the final inning, when it had runners on second and third. “I knew that everybody’s going to come out here and play the best that they could,” said ‘Hawks first baseman Jessica Rushton. “It was a little nerve-wracking at times, but we definitely pulled through.”

After two seasons in the junior varsity ranks, the Guerin Catholic softball team moved up to varsity just in time for sectionals. In their first-ever varsity game, the Golden Eagles fell to Tipton 10-0 in five innings. Tipton advances to face Sheridan in the 7 p.m. Wednesday semifinal game, while Guerin will finish its season at 1-7. Of course, seven of those games were JV contests. The Golden Eagles actually threatened in the first inning, as freshman pitcher Jordan Flannagan walked to first base and reached second on an error. But the Blue Devils’ junior pitcher Devan Alley

BOSTON (AP) — Not even a week of rest could prepare the Detroit Pistons for the hottest home team in the NBA. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and nine rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 22 points Tuesday night to give Boston an 88-79 victory over the Pistons in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics’ 15th straight home win. Despite having just one day off after an epic Game 7 that eliminated LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers from the conference semifinals, Boston scored the first eight points against a Detroit team that waited

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — City leaders shook hands, slapped high fives and congratulated each other for winning the bid to host the 2012 Super Bowl. But soon they’ll be rolling up their sleeves to make the projects they dreamed up in the bid a reality. “Now it’s time to get to work and start organizing this,” said Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard. NFL owners voted Tuesday to award the game to Indianapolis, picking the city over Houston and Arizona. The city touted its new $700 million retractable-roof Lucas Oil Stadium, scheduled to open in August, and its experience

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A pilot's nighttime romp in the woods with a flight attendant has ended with both suspended and under arrest, police said.