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Oprah Winfrey's Mother Countersues Store Over $156,000 Bill

MILWAUKEE – Oprah Winfrey’s mother says she shouldn’t have to pay a nearly $156,000 debt to a high-end fashion store because store officials shouldn’t have extended credit to her. Valentina Inc. alleges that Vernita Lee of Milwaukee racked up $155,547 in purchases and interest as of July 1. The company …

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S. Korea: North Running 'Normally' Under Kim Jong Il

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean President Lee Myung-bak believes North Korea is running “normally” under leader Kim Jong Il despite reports the totalitarian leader suffered a stroke and had brain surgery. Lee made the remark in an Oct. 18 interview with the French newspaper Le Figaro, his office said …

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Georgia Law Office Blast Sparked by Bitter Battle Between Father, Son

A bitter family dispute over property in north Georgia apparently erupted Friday when a 78-year-old man threw an explosive into a law firm that represented his son, causing a blast that killed the father and injured four people in the office. The explosion blew out windows of the two-story, colonial-style …

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