The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Detroit - A Northwest Airlines flight attendant who spiked a toddler's apple juice with an anti-anxiety drug to stop her crying was sentenced Wednesday to four months of home confinement. The incident was discovered by the 19-month-old girl's mother, who took the juice off the Amsterdam-to-Detroit flight last August after noticing that it was bitter and foamy and had blue and white specks floating in it. The mother had it analysed by a laboratory, which confirmed the presence of Xanax, which is prescribed for panic attacks and anxiety. The girl suffered no serious injury. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Residents of the mainly Arab residential compound attacked by suspected al-Qaida suicide bombers said Wednesday they knew their westernized lifestyle was under scrutiny - they'd received a surprise visit from Saudi religious police suspicious that men and women were mixing at a party. The choice of target in the attack, which killed 17 people, mostly Arabs and Muslims, has baffled many in the region - and indicates al-Qaida's rage may be directed as much at Muslims seen as having slipped from the religion's true path as at western "infidels." Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinian lawmakers approved Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia's new government, setting the stage for a renewed push to implement peace.
