Feds digging into Savio's death, probe; New autopsy results still awaited in drowning of Drew's 3rd wife

Federal investigators are taking a look at the 2004 death ofKathleen Savio and the police investigation that followed themysterious drowning of Savio, Drew Peterson's third wife.

Their effort, according to a law enforcement source, will includereviewing documents related to Savio's death, which initially wasruled an accident.

The FBI has been assisting the State Police in their probe intothe disappearance of Stacy Peterson, the former Bolingbrook policesergeant's current wife.

The feds' interest in Savio's death comes as Will Countyofficials are reviewing the 2004 coroner jury's conclusion in thecase. Savio's body was removed from a Hillside grave, but …

gluten-free PASTA-BILITIES

Need an alternative to traditional rice noodles? Explore these tasty options

Diane Lambert a 35-year-old mother of four, tells many people that she and her family eat gluten free. One of the first questions she gets is, "What do you eat in place of pasta?" She used to almost automatically say, "Brown rice pasta," the easiest substitute. But now she says, "Many different foods." She has learned that there are several pasta alternatives that are either more nutritious or lower in calories and carbs than the usual go-to pasta substitute - and some family members prefer them or experience better health effects from eating them. If you would like a change of pace, try these different …

Trinidad OKs extradition of JFK suspects

A judge has upheld the extradition of three men charged with plotting to attack New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Appeals Court Judge Roger Hamel Smith on Monday rejected a defense argument that the three suspects, who claim they cannot get a fair trial in the U.S. because of publicity, could not legally be extradited under Trinidad law.

The three men face conspiracy charges. A fourth suspect, who worked as a cargo handler at the airport until 1995, is in custody in New York.

The suspects have denied allegations of participating in a terror cell that planned to blow up a jet fuel artery feeding …

Research shows dolphins dimwitted but happy

Dolphins and whales are dumber than goldfish and don't have theknow-how to match a rat, new research from South Africa shows.

For years, humans have assumed the large brains of dolphins meantthe mammals were highly intelligent.

Paul Manger from Johannesburg's University of the Witwatersrand,however, says it is not intelligence that created the dolphin super-brain -- it's the cold.

To survive underwater, these warm-blooded animals developed brainsthat have a lot of insulating material -- called glia -- but not toomany neurons, the gray stuff that counts for reasoned thinking.

The same goes for whales because they share the dolphins' …

Strength in numbers

The compelling case for a new Canadian chartered accountant profession

The May 11 announcement of the proposed merger of CAs and , CMAs in Canada (and CGAs in Quebec) took the accounting world by storm. According to the carefully developed plans by these professional organizations' leaders, a new profession - 100,000-members strong working in three streams, adhering to the highest ethical and professional standards - would become reality on January 1, under the CA brand.

Even if surprising, the writing was on the wall. In the April and May issues of CAmagazine, the chairman of the Inter-Institute Strategic Planning Task Force, Steve Glover, wrote that the CA profession was …

UN: Renewable energy key in climate change fight

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Renewable sources such as solar and wind could supply up to 80 percent of the world's energy needs by 2050 and play a significant role in fighting global warming, a top climate panel concluded Monday.

But the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said that to achieve that level, governments would have to spend significantly more money and introduce policies that integrate renewables into existing power grids and promote their benefits in terms of reducing air pollution and improving public health.

Authors said the report concluded that the use of renewables is on the rise, their prices are declining and that with the right …

Congress moves to end ban on gays in military

Congress has taken two big steps toward ending the "don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.

In quick succession Thursday, the Senate Armed Services Committee and the full House approved measures to repeal the 1993 law that allows gay people to serve in the armed services only if they hide their sexual orientation.

The votes were a victory for President Barack Obama, who has actively supported ending the policy, and for gay rights groups who have made repealing the ban their top legislative priority this year.

"Lawmakers today stood on the right side of history," said Joe Solmonese, president …