11.   Authorities later confirmed that the body was that of Gurule, who escaped late Thanksgiving night from the Ellis I Unit.

12.   Authorities also confirmed last week that an employee was suspended last month after he was charged with repeatedly beating a patient.

13.   Authorities confirmed arrests, but had no immediate word on the numbers.

14.   Authorities could not confirm that Borland was aboard.

15.   But the authorities have not confirmed these accounts.

16.   Chinese authorities confirmed that Wu had been detained but said that he was being investigated for illegally entering restricted areas during a visit last year.

17.   Eric has left federal investigators virtually no paper trail, authorities confirm.

18.   Federal authorities Saturday also confirmed the arrest Thursday of De la Sota.

19.   He added, however, that authorities have not confirmed that that was the motive for the Sunday afternoon attack.

20.   He contended that she was a prisoner of war, but state authorities could not confirm Sunday night that any such incident had occurred.