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Va. cockfighting raid nets 120 arrests
Jan 22 2007 11:53PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Police raiding a cockfighting pit in southern Virginia charged more than 120 people, most from out of state, in a case animal-welfare advocates said shows that Virginia's weak laws against cockfighting have made it a magnet for the sport.
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Principal charged with blocking probe
Jan 22 2007 11:50PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A high school principal was charged Monday with hindering the police investigation of the cheerleading coach, who had been accused of providing students with beer, authorities said.
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New passport rules start Tuesday
Jan 22 2007 11:10PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Americans flying to Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean made sure to bring their passports Monday because of a new rule going into effect Tuesday that requires them to show one to get back into the country.
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Cuban militant enters plea in Texas
Jan 22 2007 11:03PM (CT)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A Cuban militant pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he lied to federal investigators in a bid to become a U.S. citizen.
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Bookkeeper charged with embezzling
Jan 22 2007 10:58PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A bookkeeper for a construction materials company embezzled $6.9 million and used the money to go on a shopping spree that included a 104-acre ranch and a half-dozen talking trees like those in "The Wizard of Oz," federal authorities said Monday.
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Texas city changes immigrant tenant law
Jan 22 2007 10:33PM (CT)
FARMERS BRANCH, Texas (AP) - The City Council of this Dallas suburb agreed Monday night to revise an ordinance requiring apartment landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants.
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Study: Hot future for geothermal energy
Jan 22 2007 10:27PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - The nation could generate much of the electricity it will need in the future by tapping heat energy locked in hard rock below the Earth's surface, a study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy concluded Monday.
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Recruiter sentenced in truck bodies case
Jan 22 2007 10:22PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas man who helped recruit a truck driver to transport illegal immigrants in what became the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt was sentenced Monday to 15 years in federal prison.
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Judge OKs 'Choose Life' license plates
Jan 22 2007 10:12PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge ordered state officials Monday to offer license plates with the motto "Choose Life," saying that the message, considered by some to be anti-abortion, is protected by the First Amendment.
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Va. senator criticizes Iraq spending
Jan 22 2007 10:08PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, set to deliver the Democratic rebuttal to Tuesday's State of the Union address, suggested Monday that the United States is spending too much on reconstruction in Iraq while ignoring the rebuilding of New Orleans.
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Feds fear a dam break in Ky. and Tenn.
Jan 22 2007 10:01PM (CT)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Fearing a dam break that could cause catastrophic flooding in Kentucky and Tennessee, the Army Corps of Engineers began lowering the water level on Lake Cumberland on Monday.
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Rare snowstorm surprises Arizona
Jan 22 2007 10:01PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A rare snowstorm that surprised Arizona with more than a foot of snow in parts left the state Monday, giving children as far south as Tucson a chance to play in the snow.
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Frostbitten hiker found alive in N.H.
Jan 22 2007 9:58PM (CT)
FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) - A frostbitten hiker who had been missing since Saturday was found Monday on Mount Lafayette, bundled in his sleeping bag with gloves on his feet.
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Wildfire threatens 20 California homes
Jan 22 2007 9:43PM (CT)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - A fire driven by Santa Ana winds threatened 20 homes as it spread over several acres of brush Monday, officials said.
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Mexican drug lords appear in U.S. court
Jan 22 2007 9:24PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - With federal agents armed with automatic weapons standing guard on the courthouse roof, four drug lords who had been serving time in Mexican prisons were brought shackled into an American courtroom Monday to face drug and intimidation charges.
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Judge orders NYC to release documents
Jan 22 2007 9:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Monday rejected the city's effort to keep secret most of the files and videotapes documenting the arrests of hundreds of protesters at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
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Report has 'smoking gun' on climate
Jan 22 2007 8:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Human-caused global warming is here _ visible in the air, water and melting ice _ and is destined to get much worse in the future, an authoritative global scientific report will warn next week.
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Man charged with murder blames daughter
Jan 22 2007 8:30PM (CT)
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A man charged with fatally stabbing his wife in a frenzy last February testified Monday that his 12-year-old daughter did it and does not remember the murder.
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`Grey' star meets with gay activists
Jan 22 2007 8:08PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington, under fire for using a gay slur about a co-star, met Monday with gay rights activists who said he agreed to help educate the public about the cruelty of such language.
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Storied Copa looking for a new home
Jan 22 2007 7:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Copacabana, the famed nightclub that entertained the smart set with a young Frank Sinatra in the '40s and was the inspiration for Barry Manilow's signature song in the '70s, is looking for a new home again.
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Storied Copa looking for a new home
Jan 22 2007 7:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Copacabana, the famed nightclub that entertained the smart set with a young Frank Sinatra in the '40s and was the inspiration for Barry Manilow's signature song in the '70s, is looking for a new home again.
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Storied Copa looking for a new home
Jan 22 2007 7:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Copacabana, the famed nightclub that entertained the smart set with a young Frank Sinatra in the '40s and was the inspiration for Barry Manilow's signature song in the '70s, is looking for a new home again.
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Storied Copa looking for a new home
Jan 22 2007 7:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Copacabana, the famed nightclub that entertained the smart set with a young Frank Sinatra in the '40s and was the inspiration for Barry Manilow's signature song in the '70s, is looking for a new home again.
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Storied Copa looking for a new home
Jan 22 2007 7:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Copacabana, the famed nightclub that entertained the smart set with a young Frank Sinatra in the '40s and was the inspiration for Barry Manilow's signature song in the '70s, is looking for a new home again.
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FCC action sought in water death case
Jan 22 2007 7:30PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Lawyers for the family of a woman who died after drinking nearly two gallons of water in an on-air radio contest are demanding that the Federal Communications Commission terminate the station's license.
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HUD: Keep out of Katrina-damaged complex
Jan 22 2007 7:27PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A week after angry and displaced residents stormed a fenced-off public housing complex in a bid to return home, the federal housing agency asked a judge Monday to give it the power to stop future incursions.
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Killer explains abortion doctor's death
Jan 22 2007 6:52PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - An anti-abortion extremist convicted of fatally shooting a physician testified Monday that attacking the doctor was "the one essential thing" to preventing abortions.
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Va. lawmaker: Celebrate slavery's demise
Jan 22 2007 6:33PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A state legislator who sparked outrage by saying black Virginians should "get over" slavery proposed a resolution Monday celebrating slavery's demise.
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Prosecutors want Padilla leak punished
Jan 22 2007 6:12PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Prosecutors on Monday asked the judge in the Jose Padilla terrorism-support case to punish a defense attorney who leaked transcripts of Padilla's intercepted phone conversations, saying the leak violated a court order and could jeopardize selection of an impartial jury.
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CDC adviser arrested for urinal incident
Jan 22 2007 5:53PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A prominent public health expert who is a top adviser to federal health agencies was arrested on suspicion of public indecency in an airport men's room.
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AIDS group sues Pfizer over Viagra ads
Jan 22 2007 5:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An AIDS organization sued Pfizer Inc. on Monday over ads the group says encourage use of Viagra as a party drug. The group said recreational use of the drug furthers the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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Lawsuit in Colo. immigration raid ends
Jan 22 2007 5:17PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A judge closed a lawsuit against the U.S. government Monday after federal officials disclosed the whereabouts and status of 262 workers arrested in an immigration raid at a Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo.
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Death row dean wins temporary reprieve
Jan 22 2007 5:01PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Texas' longest-serving condemned prisoner, who had been set to die this week after more than 31 years on death row, won a reprieve Monday from the U.S. Supreme Court.
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U.S. drafts Holocaust denial resolution
Jan 22 2007 4:51PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States has drafted a U.N. resolution condemning the denial of the Holocaust, a spokesman said Monday, a month after Iran provoked widespread anger by holding a conference casting doubt on the Nazi genocide of Jews during World War II.
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Police believe missing Ind. 5 alive
Jan 22 2007 4:34PM (CT)
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - Police searching for a mother and her four children, believed abducted by the woman's former boyfriend, said Monday that they believed all five were still alive but that one youngster needed treatment for severe asthma.
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Co. pledges millions for scholarships
Jan 22 2007 4:25PM (CT)
EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - In one of the most generous programs of its kind anywhere in the country, an oil company announced Monday it is putting up $50 million for college scholarships for nearly all high school graduates in its working-class hometown over the next 20 years.
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U. of Dallas drops Bush library bid
Jan 22 2007 3:21PM (CT)
IRVING, Texas (AP) - The University of Dallas withdrew its bid for George W. Bush's presidential library Monday, citing the library site selection committee's exclusive talks with nearby Southern Methodist University.
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Concrete `river' eyed as wildlife refuge
Jan 22 2007 2:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The concrete flood-control channel that passes as the Los Angeles River has been the site of gang shootings and Hollywood car chases. It has been eyed as an alternative to clogged freeways. But next up could be its most improbable role yet _ federal wildlife sanctuary.
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Polls say wealth important to youth
Jan 22 2007 2:14PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Melissa Greenwood sees it every day at her high school _ the hyper-focus on designer labels, the must-have trendy cell phones, the classmates driving SUVs.
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Co-pilot lands flight as pilot dies
Jan 22 2007 1:18PM (CT)
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - The pilot of a Continental Airlines flight became ill after takeoff and was later pronounced dead after the plane made an emergency landing, a company spokeswoman said.
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Rep. Jindal to run for La. governor
Jan 22 2007 1:07PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal, who lost a bid for Louisiana governor in 2003, told supporters Monday that he would seek the job again in this year's election.
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Ex-church official guilty in porn case
Jan 22 2007 12:18PM (CT)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - The former music director of a church where former President Bush once worshipped pleaded guilty on Monday to possessing child pornography.
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Report: NYC may lose top financial spot
Jan 22 2007 12:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city is losing its competitive edge and could give up its place as the financial capital of the world in as little as 10 years, a study has found.
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Murphy Oil pledges $50M in scholarships
Jan 22 2007 12:15PM (CT)
EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) - In an effort to promote the importance of a college education, and perhaps attract new businesses to El Dorado, Murphy Oil Corp. pledged up $50 million Monday to pay tuition costs of El Dorado High School graduates for the next 20 years.
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Kidnap suspect's lawyers criticize jail
Jan 22 2007 11:26AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Attorneys for kidnapping suspect Michael Devlin criticized jail security, saying a New York Post correspondent obtained a jailhouse interview with him by identifying herself as one of his friends.
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Homeless man sued for $1M shocks ex-wife
Jan 22 2007 9:49AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A homeless man who was slapped with a $1 million lawsuit for hanging out in front of an upscale antique shop has an ex-wife who thought he was dead.
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Gingrich: 2008 run would be last resort
Jan 22 2007 8:26AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - First, Newt Gingrich said he would run for president in 2008 only if no other Republican emerged as a clear front-runner. Now, the former House speaker says he will run only as a "last resort."
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Embry-Riddle battered, but flying again
Jan 22 2007 7:47AM (CT)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Sitting on the storm-weary Atlantic Coast, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was prepared for hurricanes.
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Man kills self, wife in parking lot
Jan 22 2007 5:56AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A man shot and killed his wife before killing himself in a shopping center parking lot as the couple's two teenage daughters looked on, police said.
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