Some previously sealed documents and evidence from the sexual assault case against Kobe Bryant will be released Friday, the Eagle County, Colo., sheriff's office said Thursday.
The records could include a transcript of the NBA star's interview with investigators, statements from some witnesses, an arrest affidavit and investigators' reports. They also could include phone records and other documents.
LOAN LOOPHOLE TARGETED: Congress is trying to end a practice that gives lenders a guaranteed return of 9.5 percent on student loans financed by tax-exempt bonds. The government must pay lenders the interest that is not covered by students. A bill introduced Thursday shifts the spending to teachers, giving them $17,500 in loan forgiveness.
MT. ST. HELENS TO ERUPT?: The flurry of earthquakes at Mt. St. Helens in southwest Washington intensified further Thursday, and one scientist put the chance of a small eruption happening in the next few days at 70 percent.
RIGHT-TO-DIE LAWYER QUITS: The lead attorney for the parents of a woman at the center of a right-to-die dispute announced his withdrawal from the case Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla. Pat Anderson is quitting after more than three years representing Bob and Mary Schindler, Terri Schiavo's parents.
ARTHRITIS DRUG RECALLED: Vioxx, the blockbuster arthritis drug heavily promoted on TV and taken by tens of millions of people, was pulled from the market by New Jersey-based Merck on Thursday after a study found it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Experts advised patients to immediately stop taking Vioxx and talk to their doctors about alternatives.