Mom accused in beating faces new charges

Mom accused in beatingfaces new charges
LAGRANGE, Ind. -- The woman accused of beating her daughter in an incident caught on security video and broadcast nationwide has been charged with stealing fabric from a department store.
Authorities filed a felony theft charge against Madelyne Toogood and Margaret Jean Daley, Toogood's sister, LaGrange County Prosecutor Jeff Wible said Friday.
The charges allege Toogood and Daley took the fabric Aug. 21 from Yoder's department store in Shipshewana, about 35 miles east of South Bend. Wible said they reportedly told a clerk they had bought the material earlier but forgot to take it home.
Neither woman was arrested on the theft charge.
Toogood, 25, has been free on bail since pleading innocent to felony battery of her 4-year-old daughter. That charge involved a Sept. 13 incident in which a department store parking lot security camera caught Toogood taking her daughter to a car and reportedly beating her.
Employees at the store where the fabric was reportedly taken recognized Toogood after authorities released the Sept. 13 surveillance tape, officials said.
Toogood's attorney, Steven Rosen of Houston, said he was unaware of the new charge.
Cancer researchersdiscredit theory
NICE, France -- New research has dealt a blow to the idea that a positive outlook might improve a patient's chances of surviving cancer, scientists said Saturday.
However, experts said it is still worthwhile for patients to improve their attitude, perhaps by joining a cancer support group, because it does make them feel better.
The findings were presented Saturday at a meeting of the European Society of Medical Oncology in Nice, France.
Rebels recapturestrategic port
UVIRA, Congo -- Congolese rebels claimed they were ready to resume peace talks Saturday after they recaptured a strategic port in eastern Congo from tribal fighters.
At least 40 pro-government fighters were killed and 100 wounded in the assault on the port city of Uvira, said Jean-Pierre Lola Kisanga, spokesman for the rebel Congolese Rally for Democracy.
He did not provide casualty figures for his group but said the rebels also took at least 50 prisoners.
The fighting began Friday afternoon about 30 miles outside the town. At dawn Saturday, hundreds of rebel troops filed into Uvira, on Lake Tanganyika, apparently meeting little resistance.
The war in Congo broke out in August 1998 when Rwanda and Uganda sent soldiers to back Congolese rebels seeking to oust then-President Laurent Kabila. They accused him of backing rebels threatening regional security.
Bradley: I don't thinkI'll seek presidency
DE SOTO, Iowa -- Former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley said Saturday he is unlikely to make a second bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in two years.
"I don't think I'm going to do it," Bradley said in an interview with The Associated Press.
Bradley ran against former Vice President Al Gore in 2000 and was initially seen as a serious threat to Gore. He campaigned heavily in early primaries but never won a state and soon left the race.
Since that time, Bradley has campaigned sparingly in Iowa and other key states and has not sent any signals about his intent. Bradley also hasn't taken any steps to put together another campaign organization, so his comments Saturday were not surprising.
Associated Press