An activist who opposes illegal immigration acknowledges paying more than a dozen homeless people $10 each to hold signs during a rally earlier this week, but assures they agreed with his message. D. A. King, who spoke at the rally, says Wednesday he paid "14 willing American workers to let their voices be heard about illegal immigration. "

As a means to stay on top of the overwhelming body counts after Hurricane Katrina, some morgue workers began using tiny computer chips to keep track of unidentified remains. VeriChip, donated by a subsidiary of Applied Digital Solutions Inc. , emits a specific radio signal, enabling morgue workers to quickly locate and catalog the remains, speed the morgue-management process and reduce errors.

Soon, police across the country will no longer be using the classic "10-4", or any of the 10-codes while communicating over their radios. Emergency responders around the country must switch to using "plain language" by October 2006, as part of the National Incident Management System.

Soon, police across the country will no longer be using the classic "10-4", or any of the 10-codes while communicating over their radios. Emergency responders around the country must switch to using "plain language" by October 2006, as part of the National Incident Management System.

Before rapper Lil' Kim finds herself in jail garb, she has a few things up her sleeves to make money while serving time in prison. She was found guilty in March of lying to a grand jury about a 2001 shooting outside a New York radio station.