Nation & World Briefly Oct. 20

Octomom doctor's trial begins in L.A.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nadya Suleman's fertility doctor endangered the mother of 14 by implanting her with a dozen embryos in the pregnancy that gave her octuplets, a state attorney said.

The accusation disclosed at Dr. Michael Kamrava's licensing hearing conflicts with Suleman's earlier assertions that only six embryos were implanted and two split, leading to the eight children who were born in January 2009.

Kamrava "knew that a 12-embryo transfer was unsafe and below the standard of care," state Deputy Attorney General Judith Alvarado said in opening statements at the Medical Board of California hearing.

The board could suspend or revoke Kamrava's license if it concludes that the Beverly Hills physician was negligent. The hearing is expected to take two weeks.

Suleman, a 33-year-old unemployed single mother, has said Kamrava implanted her with six embryos for each of her six pregnancies - an apparent violation of national guidelines that specify no more than two embryos for a healthy woman under 35. High orders of multiple births can result in long-term developmental delays, cerebral palsy and various life-threatening ailments.

Google to bring Dead Sea Scrolls online

JERUSALEM (AP) - The Dead Sea Scrolls, among the world's most important, mysterious and tightly restricted archaeological treasures, are about to get Googled.

The technology giant and Israel announced Tuesday that they are teaming up to give researchers and the public the first comprehensive and searchable database of the scrolls - a 2,000-year-old collection of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek documents that shed light on Judaism during biblical times and the origins of Christianity. For years, experts have complained that access to the scrolls has been too limited.

Once the images are up, anyone will be able to peruse exact copies of the original scrolls as well as an English translation of the text on their computer - for free. Officials said the collection, expected to be available within months, will feature sections that have been made more legible thanks to high-tech infrared technology.

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the late 1940s in caves in the Judean Desert and are considered one of the greatest finds of the last century.

Tom Bosley, father from 'Happy Days' dead at 83

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tom Bosley, whose long acting career was highlighted by his hugely popular role as the understanding father on television's nostalgic, top-rated 1970s comedy series "Happy Days," died Tuesday. He was 83.

Bosley died of heart failure at a hospital near his Palm Springs home. Bosley's agent, Sheryl Abrams, said he also was battling lung cancer.

TV Guide ranked Bosley's "Happy Days" character, Howard Cunningham, at No. 9 on its list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" in 2004. The show debuted in 1974 and ran for 11 seasons.

"Tom's insight, talent, strength of character and comic timing made him a vital central figure in the 'Happy Days' experience. A great father and husband, and a wonderful artist, Tom led by example and made us all laugh while he was doing it," Ron Howard, who played Bosley's son, Richie Cunningham, said in a statement.