Release of kidnapped Philippine TV star sought after one freed...

JOLO, Philippines (AFP) — Negotiators were working on Friday to secure the release of a prominent television reporter and two colleagues kidnapped in the southern Philippines, after one hostage was freed.

Angelo Valderama, a cameraman for the country's biggest television network ABS-CBN, was released by his captors on Thursday night. He was secured by the police and swiftly flown ...

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Doctor to stand trial in Prozac death of college student...

SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) - A Colorado doctor accused of illegally prescribing generic Prozac to a Stanford College student who later committed suicide will stand trial in San Mateo County this fall.

Prosecutors say Dr. Christian Ellis Hageseth prescribed the generic drug called fluoxetine for student John McKay through an online pharmacy in 2005.

At the time of the purchase, Hageseth ...

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