May 16, 2004

65 arrested in Internet child porn crackdown Daily Times - At least 65 people have been arrested on child pornography and related charges involving the use of Internet file sharing, US officials announced. 10:06:23 PM

Hezbollah TV Spot Mimics 'Passion' Trailer (AP). The Islamic guerrilla group Hezbollah is airing a promotional TV spot comparing the abuse of Iraqi prisoners to the suffering of Jesus, based on a trailer for Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion of the Christ." 2:03:11 AM

United Talmud Torahs elementary school in Montreal Three plead not guilty in Jewish school firebombing CBC - Three people, including a mother and son, pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges related to the firebombing of a Jewish elementary school. Simon Zogheib and Sleiman Elmerhebi, both 18, are charged with arson and conspiracy. The mother of one of the accused, Rouba Fahd Elmerhebi, 36, is charged with being an accessory after the fact. 1:44:52 AM

Up, up, away Florida Today - What flies like a rocket, climbs to 211,400 feet and is the first privately funded vehicle to reach the edge of space? SpaceShipOne, designed by aviation legend Dick Rutan, which reached that height over California a few days ago, carrying its pilot to a realm reserved for astronauts and military pilots. 1:32:51 AM