Police officers were led on a high-speed car chase on Highway 20 West nearing Sisters, Oregon, by a man who then allegedly crashed the stolen car and fled on foot before being arrested on more than a half-dozen charges Saturday night.   Kyle Erik Madrid - DCJ photo According to a news release prepared by Lt. Shane Nelson with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, 23-year old Kyle Erik Madrid, the driver, was also wanted for a Marion ... [full story]

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) today announced it is proposing to fine Del Monte Fresh Produce and American Staffing Resources a total of $28,700 and cite them for multiple alleged safety and health violations as a result of an inquiry into working conditions at Del Monte's food packaging plant in Portland. Oregon OSHA, a division of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, investigated the two companies after ... [full story]

MINNEAPOLIS -- U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, filed notice with the Minnesota Supreme Court, asking it to toss a ruling that his guilty plea to disorderly conduct stand."From the outset, Senator Craig has maintained his innocence," Billy Martin, Craig's attorney, said in a statement Monday to CNN, saying it would be a "manifest injustice" if the Idaho Republican couldn't be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to the misdemeanor charge stemming from his arrest for ... [full story]

LOS ANGELES -- Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani's campaign finance report showed that he relied heavily on the U.S. Northeast for his campaign money.The former New York mayor also tapped into Texas and Florida but received less than $1 million from each, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.The report, filed Monday, said Giuliani ended the third quarter with $16.6 million in the bank, after spending around $13.3 million.Giuliani has collected a total of $47.2 million ... [full story]

LAS VEGAS -- Two co-defendants agreed Monday to testify against O.J. Simpson in exchange for lesser charges in a Las Vegas hotel robbery case, officials said.Court information officer Michael Sommermeyer said Charles Cashmore went before Judge Joe Bonaventure in Las Vegas Monday, saying he would plead guilty to being an accessory to robbery, CNN reported. In court, Clark County District Attorney David Roger said Cashmore would testify against Simpson and others. Cashmore's arraignment is scheduled ... [full story]

WASHINGTON -- The so-called silver tsunami began Monday when a Maryland woman became the first of the baby boomer generation to file for Social Security benefits.Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, a retired teacher from Maryland applied online for her benefits during a ceremony with Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael J. Astrue. Born in Philadelphia one second past midnight Jan. 1, 1946, the federal government considers her the first baby boomer in the nation.“I know how important Social Security ... [full story]

WASHINGTON -- Two U.S. presidential hopefuls, Republican John McCain and Democrat John Edwards, picked up endorsements from environmental groups Monday.Presidential hopeful McCain, a U.S. senator from Arizona, has picked up the endorsement of the Republicans for Environmental Protection, The Hill reported.McCain, known for his support of limiting greenhouse gases, "is the only Republican candidate ... who understands the deep connection between true conservative values and good environmental stewardship," said Martha Marks, the group's president.On the ... [full story]

PARIS -- A new book published in France says a Nazi war criminal thought to be at liberty was actually hunted down and killed by a Jewish death squad in 1982.The book, titled in English "No forgetting, No forgiving," quotes a Mr. Baz who says his group known as "The Owl" was responsible for killing Aribert Heim along with several Nazis who sought refuge in the United States, the newspaper Expatica reported Monday.The Simon Wiesenthal ... [full story]

TUNIS, Tunisia -- The death toll rose to 11 Monday following a weekend storm that dropped torrential rains to many regions of Tunisia.The latest victims were found by rescue workers in muddy waters northwest of the capital of Tunis, Algerie Presse Service reported.Rescue efforts continued for five other people missing in the Sabalet Ben Ammar area of the North African nation. Copyright © 2007, by United Press International. All Rights Reserved. [full story]

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced Monday that $371.6 million has been set aside for elderly people and Holocaust survivors. The announcement said that by 2009, government funding in the area will rise at least 10 fold, benefiting around 8,500 survivors of World War II-era concentration camps and ghettos.The beneficiaries will get a monthly check for more than $250, the Jerusalem Post reported.The new budget is "an important step that would make the ... [full story]