DAILY BRIEFING
Three more bodies pulled from rubble
NEW YORK - Firefighters pulled three more bodies from the rubble of a deadly crane accident yesterday, bringing the total to seven. Six construction workers and a woman in town for St. Patrick's Day were killed Saturday when the 19-story crane broke away from an apartment tower under construction, demolishing a brownstone and damaging five other buildings. (AP)
CALIFORNIA
Ship's pilot charged in crash, oil spill
SAN FRANCISCO - The pilot of a ship that spilled thousands of gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay last November was charged by federal prosecutors yesterday with criminal negligence and breaking environmental laws. Captain John Cota could face up to 18 months in jail and more than $100,000 in fines if convicted of the charges, which include harming protected migrant birds and violating the Clean Water Act. (AP)
Illinois
Superbug warning for face-lift patients
CHICAGO - A dangerous drug-resistant bacterial infection has been showing up in a small number of patients who undergo face lifts, doctors reported yesterday. They said that when infections do occur at surgical sites following such procedures, "the facial plastic surgeon should have a high suspicion" for MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), as the source. (Reuters)
Ohio
Officer charged in death of woman
LIMA - A white police officer has been charged in the shooting death of a black woman during a January drug raid, an altercation that touched off protests and discussions about race relations. A grand jury charged Sergeant Joseph Chavalia with negligent homicide in the case of Tarika Wilson, 26, who was killed in a SWAT raid at her house while looking for her boyfriend, the special prosecutor said yesterday. When she was shot, Wilson was holding her 1-year-old son, who was also wounded. Chavalia was charged with negligent assault for the injuries to the boy, who required his finger to be amputated. (AP) 