Minnesota
Frozen toddler leaves hospital
A 2-year-old boy who nearly froze to death after wandering outside in subzero temperatures has been discharged from the hospital, and doctors say he has made a remarkable recovery.
Les "Paulie" Hynek was released Tuesday from the Mayo Clinic's Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital in Rochester.
Mark Hynek of Eleva, Wis., found his son face down in the snow Feb. 27.
It's unclear why the boy went out or how long he was outside. When Paulie was found, his body temperature was in the low 60s.
Dr. Randall Flick, director of Mayo's pediatric intensive care, said there were two lingering areas of concern: the frostbite to his hands and the possibility of long-term brain injury.
Paulie's heart temporarily stopped pumping blood and oxygen to his brain, but the cold slowed his brain activity, decreasing its need for nutrients.
OKLAHOMA CITY
Judge won't toss Nichols bomb charges
A judge refused Wednesday to dismiss 160 counts of first-degree murder charges against Terry Nichols for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
Attorneys for Nichols, 45, argued it would be unconstitutional to try him in state court because a federal court has already convicted him and sentenced him to life in prison on eight counts of involuntary manslaughter.
Judge Ray Dean Linder said Oklahoma's charges were separate because they stem from the deaths of the 160 civilians killed in the explosion, while the federal convictions were for the deaths of eight federal employees.
Prosecutors say Nichols conspired with Timothy McVeigh in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995.
McVeigh, is scheduled to be executed May 16 at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind.
South Carolina
Human remains found inside Confederate sub
Scientists excavating the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley found the first remains of its nine-man crew, a conservation group said Wednesday.
The researchers on Tuesday found three ribs, as well as part of a belt and bits of clothing, said Kellen Butler, spokeswoman for the nonprofit group Friends of the Hunley.
Also discovered this week was a ballast tank valve that could help explain what happened in the craft's final moments.
The Hunley disappeared on Feb. 17, 1864, after becoming the first sub ever to sink an enemy warship, the Union ship Housatonic.
It was raised last summer and in recent weeks workers have been excavating the clay-like sediment from inside.
The ribs, found in the sub's front section, were confirmed as human by Doug Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution, Friends of the Hunley said in a statement.
Scientists also uncovered a well-preserved patch of cloth about the size of a half dollar and part of a leather belt, the statement said.
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