U.S. — One dead after crash at New Mexico balloon festival
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The basket of a hot air balloon flying in the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta tipped after hitting power lines Monday, killing a woman who was thrown out of the basket, police said. http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3702341
U.S. — Off-duty officer kills six teens in small Wisconsin town
CRANDON, Wis. — Authorities say a 20-year-old off-duty police officer shot seven people early Sunday morning at a small duplex about a block from downtown, killing six and seriously wounding one. http://www.postcrescent.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071008/APC0101/710080472/1979
World — Britain to make substantial troop cuts in Iraq
LONDON — British prime minister Gordon Brown will today offer the prospect of deep cuts early next year in the number of British troops in Iraq as well as asylum to some Iraqis, including interpreters, who have helped the army there over the last four years. http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2185959,00.html
Local — Whale disposal a problem for local beach communities
An undisputed environmental tragedy, the recent deaths of three blue whales off Southern California also posed a problem for communities faced with disposing of 60 or 70 tons of decomposing cetacean that had rolled into their beaches and harbors. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-whale8oct08,1,2782379.story?coll=la-headlines-california
Sports — Red Sox roll over Angels to move on to ALCS
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Yesterday afternoon Curt Schilling threw the Red Sox into the 2007 American League Championship Series with seven innings of six-hit pitching in a 9-1 win against an Angels lineup with wounded wings and no prayer. http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2007/10/08/
schilling_the_toast_of_the_town_again/