PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haitian President Rene Preval met with presidential hopeful Wyclef Jean for more than two hours on Thursday, touching off a new round of speculation as to whether or not the singer would be included in a list of presidential candidates.
Jean told the Associated Press that he felt the exchange with Rene Preval was positive.
"I feel good," the hip hop artist and former Fugees frontman said. "I feel that the president that I voted for five years ago is the same person that was sitting in front of me today."
Earlier in the week, Jean said he had received death threats. Jean said Preval expressed concern and offered him security.
The singer -- and several dozen other presidential candidates -- are scheduled to find out today if the country's electoral council allows them to run for office.
Egg outbreak's toll may grow
WASHINGTON -- A salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds and led to the recall of hundreds of millions of eggs from one Iowa firm will likely grow, federal health officials said Thursday.
That's because illnesses occurring after mid-July may not be reported yet, said Dr. Christopher Braden, an epidemiologist with the federal Centers for Disease Control.
Almost 2,000 illnesses from the strain of salmonella linked to the eggs were reported between May and July, about 1,300 more than usual, he said. No deaths have been reported. The CDC is continuing to receive information from state health departments as people report their illnesses.
The recall of 380 million eggs from Iowa's Wright County Egg is one of the largest shell egg recalls in recent history.
The eggs were distributed around the country and packaged under the names Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph's, Boomsma's, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farms and Kemp.
Egg Safety Center recall information: http://www.eggsafety.org
Bull leaps into Spanish crowd
MADRID -- A bull leapt into the packed grandstands of a Spanish bullring and ran amok, charging and trampling spectators and leaving 40 people injured, regional officials said Thursday.
Video showed the bull jumping several yards high out of the ring, clearing two barriers before landing in the stands and raising a panic as he lurched through the screaming crowd, charging and tossing everything he could.
The 1,100-pound animal was brought under control by experienced bull handlers after several minutes and later killed.
FBI: Hijack threat not credible
SAN FRANCISCO -- A hijack threat halted an American Airlines flight just before takeoff Thursday, leaving the New York-bound jet sitting on the tarmac for several hours while it was searched and passengers were removed for extra scrutiny.
The FBI later determined that the telephoned threat wasn't credible, but in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and a series of airline scares in the past year, the incident still rattled nerves as it played out live on national TV.
Police were investigating who called in the hijacking threat and what their motivation might have been.
Although passengers described the scene aboard the Boeing 767 as calm, a witness said a man and a woman sitting in the back row were taken off in handcuffs. But they were quickly released and allowed to rebook their flights.
-- From wire reports
