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Small cargo planes collide in Wis.
Jan 24 2007 11:56PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Two cargo planes collided and burned on an airport taxiway Wednesday night, but no serious injuries were reported.
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S.D. senator denies groping accusation
Jan 24 2007 11:33PM (CT)
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A state senator accused of groping a legislative page testified Wednesday that the 18-year-old was like a relative, that he saw nothing wrong with sharing a motel bed with him and that the teenager fabricated his accusation.
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Hero in Devlin case gets new truck
Jan 24 2007 11:29PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The teenager who helped authorities find his friend and another boy held captive got a surprise reward Wednesday.
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Student dies after struggle with staff
Jan 24 2007 11:28PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A teenager died in a struggle with staff members two weeks after arriving at a private school that had a state contract to educate juveniles in trouble with the law, authorities say.
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Boxer, Muslims end award controversy
Jan 24 2007 11:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Barbara Boxer and officials from a Muslim advocacy group said Wednesday they have resolved to move forward on improving interfaith relations after smoothing over a skirmish about an honor rescinded by her office.
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Police shooting victim leaves hospital
Jan 24 2007 11:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A survivor of the 50-shot police bombardment that killed a groom on his wedding day recalled Wednesday lying on his dying friend as they both said "I love you" _ and then hearing a final breath and silence.
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Police shooting victim leaves hospital
Jan 24 2007 11:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A survivor of the 50-shot police bombardment that killed a groom on his wedding day recalled Wednesday lying on his dying friend as they both said "I love you" _ and then hearing a final breath and silence.
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Some at SMU soften Bush library stance
Jan 24 2007 10:37PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Two leading opponents have softened their stance against building George W. Bush's presidential library and museum at Southern Methodist University but say they still object to the accompanying public policy institute.
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Backside artist to challenge firing
Jan 24 2007 10:08PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A high school art teacher has hired the ACLU to challenge his firing after a video of him moonlighting as a "butt-printing artist" was widely circulated among his high school students.
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Noriega prison release set for Sept. 9
Jan 24 2007 10:05PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega hopes to immediately board a plane for Panama when he is released from prison on Sept. 9, and he plans to fight his conviction back home in the slayings of two political opponents, his attorney said.
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College to those in fight: Move away
Jan 24 2007 9:51PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Guilford College has asked five students believed to have been involved in a racially tinged fight last weekend _ including the accusers _ to move off campus during the investigation.
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Former treasurer sentenced to prison
Jan 24 2007 9:32PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Former state Treasurer Robert Vigil was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison for pressuring a contractor to hire the previous treasurer's wife, despite concerns that she was unqualified.
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LA mayor calls for plans to cut poverty
Jan 24 2007 9:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The mayor of Los Angeles called for tax-free learning savings accounts for every student in the country Wednesday, a day before he plans to officially unveil the plan at the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
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First OK passes on casino smoking ban
Jan 24 2007 9:06PM (CT)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Casinos here are a breath away from partitioning their floors into smoking and nonsmoking areas, after a compromise of an earlier proposal to snuff cigarettes passed an initial vote Wednesday.
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Mother of runaway proud of son's moxie
Jan 24 2007 8:57PM (CT)
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) - The mother of a 9-year-old boy who boarded flights from Seattle to Texas and is suspected of leading police on a high-speed chase said in a television interview that she was stunned but proud of her son's actions.
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La. gov.: Bush forgetting Katrina
Jan 24 2007 8:01PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Gov. Kathleen Blanco angrily criticized President Bush on Wednesday for not mentioning 2005's destructive hurricanes in his State of the Union speech, and said Louisiana is being shortchanged in federal recovery funding for political reasons.
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Man pleads not guilty in campus attack
Jan 24 2007 7:53PM (CT)
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) - A man accused of driving a sport utility vehicle through a campus plaza and running down students pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted murder and assault.
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Brain harvest probe ends without charges
Jan 24 2007 7:52PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - An investigation of suspected brain harvesting within the state medical examiner's office has ended without any criminal charges, state and federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
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2 soldiers suspended in S.C. beer probe
Jan 24 2007 7:36PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina National Guard suspended two high school recruiters in the case of a cheerleading coach charged with giving students beer and the principal accused of trying to conceal it.
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2 soldiers suspended in S.C. beer probe
Jan 24 2007 7:36PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina National Guard suspended two high school recruiters in the case of a cheerleading coach charged with giving students beer and the principal accused of trying to conceal it.
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Trial over doc shooting coming to close
Jan 24 2007 7:35PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Anti-abortion extremist James Kopp made a last attempt Wednesday to convince jurors he didn't mean to kill a doctor he shot, while a prosecutor countered there are "no do-overs" when shooting someone.
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Abducted woman used code to alert family
Jan 24 2007 7:31PM (CT)
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - A man accused of abducting his ex-girlfriend and their four children allowed her to call her family during the ordeal, and she used a code word to let relatives know she was in danger, police said.
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Abducted woman used code to alert family
Jan 24 2007 7:31PM (CT)
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - A man accused of abducting his ex-girlfriend and their four children allowed her to call her family during the ordeal, and she used a code word to let relatives know she was in danger, police said.
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Ex-deputy arrested in 1964 race case
Jan 24 2007 7:28PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A white former sheriff's deputy who was once thought to be dead was arrested on federal charges Wednesday in one of the last major unsolved crimes of the civil rights era _ the 1964 killings of two black men who were beaten and dumped alive into the Mississippi River.
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Detectives probe photos in Devlin case
Jan 24 2007 7:19PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Detectives investigating accused kidnapper Michael Devlin have shown photographs to relatives of a child missing since 1991 that look like they could be of the long-lost boy, the family members say.
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9/11 kin launch ad to protest memorial
Jan 24 2007 6:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Family members who are upset that details such as their loved ones' ages will be left off the Sept. 11 memorial launched a television ad campaign Wednesday in protest and said they would not support private fundraising for the project.
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Election staff convicted in recount rig
Jan 24 2007 6:09PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Two election workers were convicted Wednesday of rigging a recount of the 2004 presidential election to avoid a more thorough review in Ohio's most populous county.
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Election staff convicted in recount rig
Jan 24 2007 6:09PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Two election workers were convicted Wednesday of rigging a recount of the 2004 presidential election to avoid a more thorough review in Ohio's most populous county.
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Judge: Lawyer leaked Padilla transcripts
Jan 24 2007 5:54PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A lawyer for suspected al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla violated a court order by leaking his wiretapped phone conversations, a judge found Wednesday while not imposing a penalty.
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Military shows off new ray gun
Jan 24 2007 5:18PM (CT)
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) - The military calls its new weapon an "active denial system," but that's an understatement. It's a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they are about to catch fire.
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Military shows off new ray gun
Jan 24 2007 5:18PM (CT)
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) - The military calls its new weapon an "active denial system," but that's an understatement. It's a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they are about to catch fire.
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GM recalling 98,000 Chevy Cobalts
Jan 24 2007 4:59PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - General Motors Corp. said Wednesday it was recalling more than 98,000 Chevrolet Cobalt small coupes to upgrade head impact protection.
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New ethics charges for Duke prosecutor
Jan 24 2007 3:46PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The state bar lodged new and more serious ethics charges Wednesday against the district attorney in the Duke lacrosse case, accusing him of withholding evidence from the defense and lying to both to the court and bar investigators.
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Internet swells viewer power
Jan 24 2007 3:44PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Toss a water-cooler barb at a TV show and the remark disappears as fast as a weekly paycheck. Post it on the Internet and it might end up influencing what other viewers see.
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Former Social Distortion bassist killed
Jan 24 2007 3:07PM (CT)
PLACENTIA, Calif. (AP) - Brent Liles, a former bassist for the 1980s punk rock group Social Distortion, was struck and killed by a truck while riding a bicycle, authorities said Wednesday. He was 43.
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Escaped inmate steals rig to see mom
Jan 24 2007 2:56PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man who escaped from a prison van in South Carolina made his way more than 300 miles to Tennessee, where he stole a big rig in hopes of seeing his dying mother, police said.
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Calif. husband charged with murder
Jan 24 2007 2:24PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Shortly after Nina Reiser disappeared, police found her blood in her estranged husband's home and car. The passenger seat was missing. The floor was soaked with water. And in the back were two true-crime books about murder.
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Official: Sex offender passed for months
Jan 24 2007 1:50PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A convicted sex offender attended at least two Arizona middle schools, sat through seventh-grade courses and turned in homework as he moved around the state pretending to be 12 years old, officials say.
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Feds: Brazilian couple smuggled cash
Jan 24 2007 1:36PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Two evangelical church leaders accused in Brazil of using their followers' donations to buy mansions, a horse farm and apartments will face a grand jury on money-smuggling allegations in the U.S., federal prosecutors said.
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Prosecutors want DeLay charge reinstated
Jan 24 2007 1:31PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Prosecutors attempting to restore a conspiracy charge against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay argued Wednesday that the "plain language" of Texas law means he can be charged with conspiring to violate the election code.
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Woman given veil choice gets new hearing
Jan 24 2007 12:57PM (CT)
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) - A Muslim woman who lost her small-claims case after she refused to remove her veil in court has been granted a new hearing.
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Delay in girl slain trial denied
Jan 24 2007 12:11PM (CT)
INVERNESS, Fla. (AP) - The trial of a man charged with kidnapping, raping and burying alive a 9-year-old girl will begin next month as planned, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Ill. bar owner guilty of toilet taping
Jan 24 2007 12:08PM (CT)
PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) - A man was convicted of secretly videotaping women at his bar as they used the bathroom and a tanning booth.
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Man gets $4M over wrong rape conviction
Jan 24 2007 12:06PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A man who spent 15 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit has settled with the city for $4 million over botched testimony by a police chemist.
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Peace mom drops lawsuit over camping ban
Jan 24 2007 11:17AM (CT)
WACO, Texas (AP) - War protester Cindy Sheehan has dropped her lawsuit challenging county camping and parking bans near President Bush's Crawford ranch.
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Release on hold for former Calif. priest
Jan 24 2007 11:13AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities have postponed the release of a former Roman Catholic priest convicted of molesting one young boy _ his lawyers said he abused 13 total _ pending an evaluation of whether he is likely to offend again.
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Americans, Iranians agree on some issues
Jan 24 2007 11:06AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - People in Iran and the United States are suspicious of and unfriendly toward one another but not that far apart on nuclear policy, combating terrorism and other major issues, polling in the two countries found.
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Okla. cops nab inmates tied to abduction
Jan 24 2007 10:10AM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Authorities captured two escaped inmates Wednesday, including a convicted killer, who are suspected of tying up two women and taking their cars.
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Jimi Hendrix energy drink in works
Jan 24 2007 9:48AM (CT)
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) - A new energy drink doesn't promise to give you the juice to play guitar like Jimi Hendrix, but it does hope to give you a "Liquid Experience."
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Jury calls for death in inmate slaying
Jan 24 2007 9:06AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jurors recommended the death penalty for a man who strangled a fellow jail inmate who had testified against him in a murder case.
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Hundreds deported after LA sweep
Jan 24 2007 8:46AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hundreds of illegal immigrants arrested over the past week in one of the biggest U.S. stings have been deported, but some are being held for possible criminal prosecution.
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Jurors selected in PETA trial
Jan 24 2007 8:33AM (CT)
WINTON, N.C. (AP) - Farmers and hunters were among those excluded from the jury in a trial of two animal rights activists charged with cruelty, but defense attorneys did allow three slaughterhouse workers to join the panel.
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Watergate figure E. Howard Hunt dies
Jan 24 2007 8:17AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - He served as a Navy and CIA officer, and helped orchestrate a coup in Guatemala and the botched Bay of Pigs invasion, but E. Howard Hunt is best known as something he always said he wasn't: a Watergate burglar.
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Watergate figure E. Howard Hunt dies
Jan 24 2007 8:17AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - He served as a Navy and CIA officer, and helped orchestrate a coup in Guatemala and the botched Bay of Pigs invasion, but E. Howard Hunt is best known as something he always said he wasn't: a Watergate burglar.
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Watergate figure E. Howard Hunt dies
Jan 24 2007 8:17AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - He served as a Navy and CIA officer, and helped orchestrate a coup in Guatemala and the botched Bay of Pigs invasion, but E. Howard Hunt is best known as something he always said he wasn't: a Watergate burglar.
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No charges for N.Y. tabloid scribe
Jan 24 2007 7:55AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A former contributor to the New York Post's Page Six gossip column said he was thankful he wouldn't be charged with trying to shake down a billionaire in exchange for good press, but the sensational case has left his life in tatters.
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LI teens find parents dead after school
Jan 24 2007 6:56AM (CT)
SYOSSET, N.Y. (AP) - As police searched for the killers of a couple whose young sons found them shot dead in their home, family friends and relatives said they were mystified by the slayings.
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Thousands still without power in Okla.
Jan 24 2007 6:46AM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Utility crews have managed to whittle the number of Oklahoma homes and businesses without electricity down to about 9,790, but an approaching winter storm could impede their progress.
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Dueling plans target E. coli outbreaks
Jan 24 2007 6:21AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A California legislator is butting heads with farmers over his proposed regulations to protect lettuce, spinach and other crops from replays of the E. coli outbreaks that killed three people and sickened hundreds of others across the country in recent months.
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Widow leaves $4M to town, nursing home
Jan 24 2007 5:48AM (CT)
GRANDVIEW, Texas (AP) - Wynonia Pallmeyer never lived in Grandview, but once a month for more than a decade, she drove 35 miles from her home in Fort Worth to this small town.
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Film's child rape scene causes stir
Jan 24 2007 4:50AM (CT)
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - At a festival that features several films with sexual content, including full male nudity and a documentary about bestiality, a southern Gothic tale that includes the rape of a young girl is causing the biggest stir.
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Southern Calif. brush fire extinguished
Jan 24 2007 3:19AM (CT)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters used risky nighttime helicopter flights to help douse a wildfire that temporarily threatened 20 homes in Ventura County foothills, a fire official said.
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Southern Calif. brush fire extinguished
Jan 24 2007 3:19AM (CT)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters used risky nighttime helicopter flights to help douse a wildfire that temporarily threatened 20 homes in Ventura County foothills, a fire official said.
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Southern Calif. brush fire extinguished
Jan 24 2007 3:19AM (CT)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters used risky nighttime helicopter flights to help douse a wildfire that temporarily threatened 20 homes in Ventura County foothills, a fire official said.
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Southern Calif. brush fire extinguished
Jan 24 2007 3:19AM (CT)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters used risky nighttime helicopter flights to help douse a wildfire that temporarily threatened 20 homes in Ventura County foothills, a fire official said.
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Southern Calif. brush fire extinguished
Jan 24 2007 3:19AM (CT)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters used risky nighttime helicopter flights to help douse a wildfire that temporarily threatened 20 homes in Ventura County foothills, a fire official said.
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Southern Calif. brush fire extinguished
Jan 24 2007 3:19AM (CT)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters used risky nighttime helicopter flights to help douse a wildfire that temporarily threatened 20 homes in Ventura County foothills, a fire official said.
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Nation's college elevators scrutinized
Jan 24 2007 3:13AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Like many students at the country's largest college campus, Melissa Nail now thinks twice before boarding crowded elevator cars.
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Test in Smith baby dispute put on hold
Jan 24 2007 3:01AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge in the Anna Nicole Smith baby dispute temporarily blocked an order forcing her daughter to undergo paternity testing, an attorney said.
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Efforts to lower Hawaii gas prices snarl
Jan 24 2007 1:58AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - More than eight months after Hawaii suspended its first-in-the-nation cap on gas prices, the latest attempt to lower motorists' bills is stuck in neutral.
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Jackson ex-lawyer testifies in tape suit
Jan 24 2007 12:55AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former lawyer for Michael Jackson testified Tuesday that he has felt compelled to take extraordinary measures to ensure discussions with his clients remain private since he and the singer were secretly videotaped aboard a private jet.
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Man held in L.A. subway mercury spill
Jan 24 2007 12:28AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FBI on Tuesday questioned a man suspected of spilling mercury on a subway platform last month and said he did not appear to be involved in terrorist activity.
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