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Indicted Kan. doctor's license suspended
Jan 29 2008 11:43PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A state hearing officer suspended the license of a physician accused of running a "pill mill" that caused the overdose deaths of four patients, saying Tuesday that the doctor poses a danger to the public's health and safety.
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Texas death row inmate commits suicide
Jan 29 2008 11:37PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A convicted killer sent to death row for killing a sheriff's deputy apparently committed suicide in his cell, prison officials said Tuesday.
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Bond denied for charged Obama fundraiser
Jan 29 2008 11:34PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge refused Tuesday to reinstate bond for an indicted businessman who poured thousands of dollars into the campaigns of Barack Obama and others, saying he was a flight risk.
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LA deportee drugging suit settled
Jan 29 2008 11:29PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two immigrants have settled a federal lawsuit in which they claimed they were forcibly drugged during failed efforts by U.S. authorities to deport them.
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Biker club member sentenced in '02 brawl
Jan 29 2008 11:25PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A member of the Mongols motorcycle club was sentenced Tuesday to 18 to 45 months in prison for his part in a deadly casino brawl with rival Hells Angels during a biker rally in 2002.
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Snow, cold, possible twisters pound US
Jan 29 2008 11:17PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A powerful storm system raced across the nation Tuesday, spawning everything from heavy snow and numbing cold to thunderstorms and possible tornadoes, and forecasters warned more bad weather was on the way.
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Snow, cold, possible twisters pound US
Jan 29 2008 11:17PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A powerful storm system raced across the nation Tuesday, spawning everything from heavy snow and numbing cold to thunderstorms and possible tornadoes, and forecasters warned more bad weather was on the way.
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Snow, cold, possible twisters pound US
Jan 29 2008 11:17PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A powerful storm system raced across the nation Tuesday, spawning everything from heavy snow and numbing cold to thunderstorms and possible tornadoes, and forecasters warned more bad weather was on the way.
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Accused worker for Saddam on trial in LA
Jan 29 2008 11:09PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An Iraqi-born American citizen collected intelligence on Assyrian groups in the United States for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein without notifying government officials here, a prosecutor said Tuesday during opening statements in a federal trial.
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Strong wind drives Texas wildfires
Jan 29 2008 11:06PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Strong, gusty winds swept across the region Tuesday, driving fast-moving wildfires that chased people from their homes, took down power lines and delayed some flights.
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Boy put in dog cage after spiking drinks
Jan 29 2008 11:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) - A woman in southwestern Pennsylvania locked her 10-year-old grandson in a feces-filled dog crate for about 90 minutes because he told his family he had been spiking their drinks with lamp oil and household cleaner, police said.
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No motive found for Utah mall gunman
Jan 29 2008 11:02PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - He didn't know his victims. He wasn't influenced by violent video games. Terrorism wasn't a factor.
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Baby's body found near road in Galveston
Jan 29 2008 10:56PM (CT)
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - The body of an infant who might have fallen or been thrown from a vehicle was found Tuesday morning near a child safety seat by the side of a road, police said.
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SF police suspend tiger attack probe
Jan 29 2008 10:26PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Police have suspended their investigation into the tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo that killed a teenager as they wait for new witnesses or evidence to emerge.
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Rural Alaska steeped in sexual violence
Jan 29 2008 10:20PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The state has long suffered the highest sexual assault rate in the nation, and the problem is worst in rural areas, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Jury: Dad killed baby over broken Xbox
Jan 29 2008 10:18PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A man who spent long hours each day playing video games was convicted Tuesday of killing his 17-month-old daughter when she pulled down his Xbox console.
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Crowded N.J. county opens fire on deer
Jan 29 2008 9:53PM (CT)
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) - On a hilltop with breathtaking views of New York's skyline, sharpshooters perched in trees took aim Tuesday at white-tailed deer, a species being crowded out of one of the nation's most densely populated areas.
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Crowded N.J. county opens fire on deer
Jan 29 2008 9:53PM (CT)
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) - On a hilltop with breathtaking views of New York's skyline, sharpshooters perched in trees took aim Tuesday at white-tailed deer, a species being crowded out of one of the nation's most densely populated areas.
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Crowded N.J. county opens fire on deer
Jan 29 2008 9:53PM (CT)
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) - On a hilltop with breathtaking views of New York's skyline, sharpshooters perched in trees took aim Tuesday at white-tailed deer, a species being crowded out of one of the nation's most densely populated areas.
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Crowded N.J. county opens fire on deer
Jan 29 2008 9:53PM (CT)
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) - On a hilltop with breathtaking views of New York's skyline, sharpshooters perched in trees took aim Tuesday at white-tailed deer, a species being crowded out of one of the nation's most densely populated areas.
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Police: Drunk drives onto airport runway
Jan 29 2008 9:48PM (CT)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - A drunken driver crashed through a fence at a small airport and drove onto a runway before getting stuck atop electrical equipment, authorities said.
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Calif. salmon population declines
Jan 29 2008 9:43PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The number of chinook salmon returning to California's Central Valley has reached a near-record low, pointing to an "unprecedented collapse" that could lead to severe restrictions on West Coast salmon fishing this year, according to federal fishery regulators.
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Body parts found along Pa. highways
Jan 29 2008 9:37PM (CT)
SWIFTWATER, Pa. (AP) - A woman's severed head was found Tuesday in a trash bag along an interstate highway, one of eight bags containing body parts discovered beside expressways in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said.
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Fire erupts on Conn. hotel-casino roof
Jan 29 2008 9:28PM (CT)
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) - A roof fire forced hundreds of guests and gamblers to evacuate a hotel and casino Tuesday, the second such blaze at a U.S. hotel-casino in less than a week.
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Margaret Truman dies at age 83
Jan 29 2008 9:05PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Margaret Truman, the only child of former President Harry S. Truman and a concert singer, actress, radio and TV personality, and mystery writer, died Tuesday. She was 83.
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Margaret Truman dies at age 83
Jan 29 2008 9:05PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Margaret Truman, the only child of former President Harry S. Truman and a concert singer, actress, radio and TV personality, and mystery writer, died Tuesday. She was 83.
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Detroit mayor names new chief of staff
Jan 29 2008 8:47PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick named a new chief of staff Tuesday, a day after the woman who previously held the post resigned amid allegations that she and the mayor lied under oath about an affair.
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School shooter convicted on gun charge
Jan 29 2008 8:10PM (CT)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A federal jury convicted a 23-year-old man on an obscure weapons charge Tuesday, apparently unaware that 10 years ago he and another boy killed four classmates and a teacher in a schoolyard ambush.
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School shooter convicted on gun charge
Jan 29 2008 8:10PM (CT)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A federal jury convicted a 23-year-old man on an obscure weapons charge Tuesday, apparently unaware that 10 years ago he and another boy killed four classmates and a teacher in a schoolyard ambush.
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Duke prosecutor removed from lawsuit
Jan 29 2008 8:03PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A federal judge has removed the disgraced Durham County prosecutor from a lawsuit filed by three Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of rape.
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Ex-congressional hopeful on trial in NH
Jan 29 2008 7:58PM (CT)
DOVER, N.H. (AP) - Gary Dodds soaked his feet in cold water and faked a story about getting lost after a car crash as part of a ploy to drum up attention for his congressional campaign, a prosecutor charged Tuesday.
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Mormon succession holds little suspense
Jan 29 2008 7:55PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - In the days after Mormon Church president and prophet Gordon B. Hinckley is laid to rest, the men who served as his closest advisers will begin the process of choosing a successor.
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AG won't say if waterboarding is torture
Jan 29 2008 7:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Tuesday he will refuse to publicly say whether the interrogation tactic known as waterboarding is illegal, digging in against critics who want the Bush administration to define it as torture.
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Charges dropped in reform school death
Jan 29 2008 7:36PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Charges were dismissed Tuesday against five counselors at a private school for juvenile offenders who were accused of waiting more than half an hour before calling emergency dispatchers about an unresponsive student who died.
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Marine Afghan shooting hearing nears end
Jan 29 2008 7:27PM (CT)
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - After a month of often conflicting testimony about a fatal shooting of Afghan civilians, three military officers must now decide whether to recommend criminal charges _ but not before reviewing 5,000 pages of evidence.
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Helmet use on the rise in rodeo
Jan 29 2008 6:13PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Nearly eight seconds into the ride at a rodeo this month, a wildly bucking, 1,400-pound bull named Bruiser thrust a horn toward Justin Koon's face and tossed him into the air. He hit the ground head first _ but walked away with only minor cuts.
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Helmet use on the rise in rodeo
Jan 29 2008 6:13PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Nearly eight seconds into the ride at a rodeo this month, a wildly bucking, 1,400-pound bull named Bruiser thrust a horn toward Justin Koon's face and tossed him into the air. He hit the ground head first _ but walked away with only minor cuts.
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Helmet use on the rise in rodeo
Jan 29 2008 6:13PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Nearly eight seconds into the ride at a rodeo this month, a wildly bucking, 1,400-pound bull named Bruiser thrust a horn toward Justin Koon's face and tossed him into the air. He hit the ground head first _ but walked away with only minor cuts.
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Foreclosures lead to abandoned animals
Jan 29 2008 6:06PM (CT)
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - The house was ravaged _ its floors ripped, walls busted and lights smashed by owners who trashed their home before a bank foreclosed on it. Hidden in the wreckage was an abandoned member of the family: a starving pit bull.
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Foreclosures lead to abandoned animals
Jan 29 2008 6:06PM (CT)
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - The house was ravaged _ its floors ripped, walls busted and lights smashed by owners who trashed their home before a bank foreclosed on it. Hidden in the wreckage was an abandoned member of the family: a starving pit bull.
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Wecht lawyers address cadaver charges
Jan 29 2008 5:38PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The first witness in the fraud trial of celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht answered questions Tuesday about federal prosecutors' most salacious accusation _ that Wecht illegally traded cadavers from the county morgue for free lab space at a local university.
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Wecht lawyers address cadaver charges
Jan 29 2008 5:38PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The first witness in the fraud trial of celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht answered questions Tuesday about federal prosecutors' most salacious accusation _ that Wecht illegally traded cadavers from the county morgue for free lab space at a local university.
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Wecht lawyers address cadaver charges
Jan 29 2008 5:38PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The first witness in the fraud trial of celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht answered questions Tuesday about federal prosecutors' most salacious accusation _ that Wecht illegally traded cadavers from the county morgue for free lab space at a local university.
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US troops reductions may slow or stop
Jan 29 2008 5:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration is sending strong signals that U.S. troop reductions in Iraq will slow or stop altogether this summer, a move that would jeopardize hopes of relieving strain on the Army and Marine Corps and revive debate over an open-ended U.S. commitment in Iraq.
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Ohio lawyer admits lying about abduction
Jan 29 2008 4:54PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A pregnant attorney who police said made up a story about being kidnapped and driven from Ohio to Georgia pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of making false alarms.
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Snipes trial offers IRS perfect script
Jan 29 2008 4:14PM (CT)
OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Even Hollywood couldn't have written a more ideal script for the Internal Revenue Service than actor Wesley Snipes' tax-fraud trial.
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Snipes trial offers IRS perfect script
Jan 29 2008 4:14PM (CT)
OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Even Hollywood couldn't have written a more ideal script for the Internal Revenue Service than actor Wesley Snipes' tax-fraud trial.
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Snipes trial offers IRS perfect script
Jan 29 2008 4:14PM (CT)
OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Even Hollywood couldn't have written a more ideal script for the Internal Revenue Service than actor Wesley Snipes' tax-fraud trial.
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US develops its own youth soccer model
Jan 29 2008 3:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When the U.S. national team takes the field these days, many of its players have a common background: They stayed at the under-17 team's residency program in Bradenton, Fla.
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Mo. teen's suicide inspires bill
Jan 29 2008 2:43PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The death of a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide after becoming the victim of an Internet ruse has inspired a legislative effort to make it a felony for adults to harass children.
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Truck drivers appeal Iraqi ambush case
Jan 29 2008 2:21PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Lawyers for civilian truckers who drove into a deadly ambush in Iraq nearly four years ago are getting a new chance to revive their case in a rare closed hearing before a federal appeals court.
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Coptic leader hospitalized in Ohio
Jan 29 2008 12:38PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt was being treated Tuesday at the Cleveland Clinic, where he had previously undergone surgery, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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U.S. Rep. Hulshof to run for Mo. gov.
Jan 29 2008 12:04PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof announced Tuesday he will step down from Congress at the end of this term to run for governor.
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Couple sentenced in maid abuse case
Jan 29 2008 11:08AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former Hollywood studio attorney and his wife have been sentenced for abusive treatment of their Filipino maid in a case federal prosecutors said "amounts to modern-day slavery."
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Vegas-style slots arrive in Fla.
Jan 29 2008 8:57AM (CT)
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Purse in hand and eyeglasses on, 80-year-old Ruth Spivak stood behind a velvet rope just steps away from the bright lights, musical chiming and big jackpots.
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New airport in NY could ease congestion
Jan 29 2008 8:47AM (CT)
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (AP) - The passenger terminal at Stewart International Airport used to be a parachute packing plant. One of the entry roads is lined with abandoned, boarded-up military barracks. New York City is more than 60 miles away.
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Cash-strapped states resort to odd taxes
Jan 29 2008 8:38AM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - It's the perfect tax: Government exacts a big payment without having to fend off lobbyists or wage a political fight. And in most cases, the taxpayer doesn't even have a say.
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New Orleans police officer shot to death
Jan 29 2008 8:30AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A vagrant wanted for questioning in a rape overpowered a police officer who was trying to handcuff him, then shot her to death with her own weapon, police said.
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Church harbors woman facing deportation
Jan 29 2008 8:19AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Mexican woman says she is "picking up the torch" from another illegal resident who became a symbol for immigration reform when she took shelter in a Chicago church for a year before being deported.
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VA: 19 deaths in Ill. traced to care
Jan 29 2008 8:15AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Substandard care at a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital may have contributed to 19 deaths over the past two years, a VA official said Monday as he apologized to affected families and pledged reform.
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Archivist accused of stealing artifacts
Jan 29 2008 8:05AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A state archivist was charged with stealing hundreds of artifacts _ documents representing "the heritage of all Americans," according to the history buff who found some of them on eBay _ to pay his household bills.
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NJ drops wire plan to deter seagulls
Jan 29 2008 6:11AM (CT)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Officials here are scrapping plans for a seagull shield made of fishing wire strung over the Boardwalk to protect diners from hungry gulls.
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Nevada had top foreclosure rate in 2007
Jan 29 2008 5:23AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The number of U.S. homes that slipped into some stage of foreclosure in 2007 was 79 percent higher than in the previous year, a real estate tracking company said Tuesday. Many homeowners started to fall behind on mortgage payments in the last three months, setting the stage for more foreclosures this year.
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Bush's summit plan hailed in New Orleans
Jan 29 2008 3:12AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - President Bush was criticized for not mentioning the plight of New Orleans in past State of the Union addresses, but in his latest he announced that a high-profile summit is coming to this business-hungry town, and that he will attend.
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