Jail escapee blames police chase for his wife's death
SANTA FE (AP) - A Santa Fe man whose wife helped him escape from jail and then was killed in a high-speed car wreck as the couple tried to elude police blames the pursuing officers for her death. Local law enforcement representatives said officers followed proper procedures in trying to stop the fleeing inmate. Rick Baker lost control of his vehicle after a state police officer threw a set of spike strips in front of it. The vehicle, which police say was traveling at a high rate of speed, rolled multiple times.
Small-plane crash kills 4 passengers in residential area
LAKESIDE, Ohio (AP) - A small plane crashed in a rural residential area as its pilot prepared to land Saturday, killing four people aboard, a sheriff's department said. No injuries were reported to people on the ground. The crew of the twin-engine Cessna 340 had radioed their intention to land at the Erie-Ottawa Regional Airport at about noon, airport director Jack Stables said. He did not know where the flight originated. The two men and two women on board were killed, the State Highway Patrol said.
Iran agrees to answer questions about nuclear activities
VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Iran's leaders agreed to answer all remaining questions about their country's past nuclear activities within four weeks in talks with the U.N.'s chief nuclear inspector, his spokeswoman said Sunday. The spokeswoman also said International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed El Baradei received new information on Iran's "new generation of centrifuges" - a priority as the agency tries to establish how far advanced Iran is in developing the technology, which could be used in a weapons program.