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News for Thursday, March 23, 2006

State and National Briefs

From the Associated Press

Supreme Court limits police searches in fractured ruling

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police cannot search a home when one resident invites them in but another tells them to go away, provoking a strong objection from the new chief justice about the possible impact on battered women.

Federal advisers reject strongest warnings on ADHD drugs

WASHINGTON -- Federal health advisers said Wednesday that Ritalin and other drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder should not carry strong "black-box" warnings about potential cardiovascular and psychiatric risks.

Police: Teen believed to be missing had been confined to house for years

McKEESPORT, Pa. -- A woman who disappeared as a teen 10 years ago had been living with a middle school security guard who didn't allow her to leave his home for several years, police said Wednesday.

Democratic leader Reid criticizes President Bush as 'dangerously incompetent'

LAS VEGAS -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid called President Bush "dangerously incompetent" on Wednesday and said the administration ought to be doing more to prevent increasing sectarian violence in Iraq.

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