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Man randomly shoots several at Utah mall
Feb 12 2007 11:59PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A gunman entered a shopping mall and began randomly shooting Monday night, injuring or killing several people before he was killed, police said.
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Man randomly shoots several at Utah mall
Feb 12 2007 11:59PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A gunman entered a shopping mall and began randomly shooting Monday night, injuring or killing several people before he was killed, police said.
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Man randomly shoots several at Utah mall
Feb 12 2007 11:59PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A gunman entered a shopping mall and began randomly shooting Monday night, injuring or killing several people before he was killed, police said.
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Man kills 3 at Philly business meeting
Feb 12 2007 11:53PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A gunman fatally shot three men at a business meeting Monday night before exchanging gunfire with police and committing suicide, police said.
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Man kills 3 at Philly business meeting
Feb 12 2007 11:53PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A gunman fatally shot three men at a business meeting Monday night before exchanging gunfire with police and committing suicide, police said.
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Answers sought in 1946 Ga. killing
Feb 12 2007 11:40PM (CT)
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - Two civil rights groups plan to ask federal officials to investigate the 60-year-old unsolved killing of a World War II veteran who was shot after becoming the first registered black voter in a rural Georgia county.
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Snow squalls end in upstate New York
Feb 12 2007 11:09PM (CT)
REDFIELD, N.Y. (AP) - The lake-effect squalls that have buried parts of upstate New York in nearly 12 feet of snow finally ended Monday, leaving road crews with the task of clearing snow piled as high as street signs.
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Snow squalls end in upstate New York
Feb 12 2007 11:09PM (CT)
REDFIELD, N.Y. (AP) - The lake-effect squalls that have buried parts of upstate New York in nearly 12 feet of snow finally ended Monday, leaving road crews with the task of clearing snow piled as high as street signs.
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Navy may deploy anti-terrorism dolphins
Feb 12 2007 11:04PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dozens of dolphins and sea lions trained to detect and apprehend waterborne attackers could be sent to patrol a military base in Washington state, the Navy said Monday. In a notice published in this week's Federal Register, the Navy said it needs to bolster security at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, on the Puget Sound close to Seattle.
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Navy may deploy anti-terrorism dolphins
Feb 12 2007 11:04PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dozens of dolphins and sea lions trained to detect and apprehend waterborne attackers could be sent to patrol a military base in Washington state, the Navy said Monday. In a notice published in this week's Federal Register, the Navy said it needs to bolster security at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, on the Puget Sound close to Seattle.
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Navy may deploy anti-terrorism dolphins
Feb 12 2007 11:04PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dozens of dolphins and sea lions trained to detect and apprehend waterborne attackers could be sent to patrol a military base in Washington state, the Navy said Monday. In a notice published in this week's Federal Register, the Navy said it needs to bolster security at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, on the Puget Sound close to Seattle.
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Church to pay $500K over shark poaching
Feb 12 2007 10:53PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The church founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon agreed to pay $500,000 to restore damaged habitat _ and avoid prosecution _ in the case of a pastor who poached baby sharks from San Francisco Bay, federal prosecutors said Monday.
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Goldman family subpoenas Simpson records
Feb 12 2007 10:18PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In a new attempt to get some of the estimated $40 million O.J. Simpson owes it, the family of Ron Goldman subpoenaed several Hollywood groups Monday for information on payments he may have received for "The Towering Inferno" and other past film and TV appearances.
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Train hits pedestrian talking on phone
Feb 12 2007 10:05PM (CT)
STUTTGART, Ark. (AP) - A woman eating from a bowl and talking on a cell phone walked past a railroad crossing gate and into the path of a freight train, police said Monday. She later died.
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Philly police probe possible shooting
Feb 12 2007 10:03PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Police are investigating a report of a shooting in an office building at the old Philadelphia Navy Yard, a radio station reported Monday night.
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Bookkeeper pleads to stealing $6.9M
Feb 12 2007 9:53PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A bookkeeper pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling $6.9 million to pay for such things as a ranch in Vermont, a life-size statue of Al Capone and a private performance by singer Burt Bacharach, federal authorities said.
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Executed killer likely felt pain: expert
Feb 12 2007 9:50PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - There are strong signs that a convicted killer felt pain during his botched execution, but there is no way to tell for sure because blood samples were taken too late, an expert told a commission reviewing Florida's execution procedures Monday.
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Shots fired in Salt Lake City mall
Feb 12 2007 9:46PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Police surrounded a Salt Lake City mall Monday night after shots were reported fired inside. Police could not immediately confirm any reports of casualties.
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1 man, 3 children die in Texas fire
Feb 12 2007 9:07PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A man who raced into a burning home to rescue relatives died with three young children after he pulled one toddler from the flames and went back inside, authorities and family members said.
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Police kill man who shot grandchildren
Feb 12 2007 9:04PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Police killed an 84-year-old man Monday after he fatally shot his granddaughter and a teenage friend who was staying with the family, authorities said.
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Ohio foster mom's trial begins
Feb 12 2007 9:04PM (CT)
BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) - A woman charged with murder in the death of her developmentally disabled foster son sat quietly at the defense table Monday as potential jurors were asked what they knew and thought about the accusations against her.
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Woman talking on phone killed by train
Feb 12 2007 8:59PM (CT)
STUTTGART, Ark. (AP) - A woman eating from a bowl and talking on a cell phone walked past a railroad crossing gate and into the path of a freight train, police said Monday. She died later died from her injuries.
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Gov. wants New Orleans projects reopened
Feb 12 2007 8:35PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Monday she wants to temporarily reopen the New Orleans public housing projects that have been closed since Hurricane Katrina, despite federal plans to demolish them.
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Smith spent final day in flashy hotel
Feb 12 2007 8:17PM (CT)
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Anna Nicole Smith spent her final hours in a suite in a hotel as flashy as the pinup herself, with a similar $1,600-a-night room featuring an orange corduroy couch, a mini-bar stocked with lubricant and glow-in-the-dark condoms, and a leopard-print ironing board.
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Nashville mayor vetoes English-only bill
Feb 12 2007 8:15PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Mayor Bill Purcell vetoed a measure Monday that would have made English the official language of Nashville, saying it was unconstitutional, unnecessary and mean-spirited.
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Mont. drivers would have to know English
Feb 12 2007 8:11PM (CT)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - State lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require drivers to prove proficiency in English before receiving a license.
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Atlantic City casino smoking ban debated
Feb 12 2007 8:06PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City's casinos should be completely smoke-free, but a full ban should wait until it's clear how a partial one enacted last week will work, Gov. Jon S. Corzine said Monday.
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Standards on rail platform gaps get look
Feb 12 2007 7:56PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Officials are studying whether to set federal safety standards for the width of gaps between commuter rail passenger platforms and train doorways.
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VA notifying 1.8M of missing data
Feb 12 2007 7:41PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Department of Veterans Affairs began notifying 1.8 million veterans and doctors Monday that their personal and business information could be on a portable hard drive that has been missing from an Alabama hospital for nearly three weeks.
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Trial opens in photographer's death
Feb 12 2007 7:39PM (CT)
CHILTON, Wis. (AP) - Deputies were so sure that a man killed and burned the body of a photographer that they planted evidence and once again arrested him for a crime he didn't commit, his attorney told jurors Monday.
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Informant in landmark mob case dies
Feb 12 2007 7:15PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A member of the New England Mafia who helped the FBI bug a mob induction ceremony for the first time, leading to the prosecution of dozens of people, has died, a family member said.
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Mo. kidnap suspect's place full of toys
Feb 12 2007 6:54PM (CT)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) - Movers clearing out the tiny apartment where police found two missing boys worked briskly through a drizzle Monday, hauling a beat-up skateboard, video game consoles and play sets for plastic soldiers.
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Mo. kidnap suspect's place full of toys
Feb 12 2007 6:54PM (CT)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) - Movers clearing out the tiny apartment where police found two missing boys worked briskly through a drizzle Monday, hauling a beat-up skateboard, video game consoles and play sets for plastic soldiers.
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Mo. kidnap suspect's place full of toys
Feb 12 2007 6:54PM (CT)
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (AP) - Movers clearing out the tiny apartment where police found two missing boys worked briskly through a drizzle Monday, hauling a beat-up skateboard, video game consoles and play sets for plastic soldiers.
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Plane broke up before crashing in Ga.
Feb 12 2007 6:33PM (CT)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A small civilian plane that broke apart in the air, scattering wreckage in a wooded training area of Fort Stewart, was carrying passengers on a trip to buy a recreational vehicle, authorities said Monday.
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Plane broke up before crashing in Ga.
Feb 12 2007 6:33PM (CT)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A small civilian plane that broke apart in the air, scattering wreckage in a wooded training area of Fort Stewart, was carrying passengers on a trip to buy a recreational vehicle, authorities said Monday.
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Plane broke up before crashing in Ga.
Feb 12 2007 6:33PM (CT)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A small civilian plane that broke apart in the air, scattering wreckage in a wooded training area of Fort Stewart, was carrying passengers on a trip to buy a recreational vehicle, authorities said Monday.
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Plane broke up before crashing in Ga.
Feb 12 2007 6:33PM (CT)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A small civilian plane that broke apart in the air, scattering wreckage in a wooded training area of Fort Stewart, was carrying passengers on a trip to buy a recreational vehicle, authorities said Monday.
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Woman pleads guilty in womb attack
Feb 12 2007 6:26PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A woman pleaded guilty Monday to attempted homicide, assault and kidnapping for trying to cut a fetus from her neighbor's womb. Peggy Jo Conner, 39, was accused of plotting to steal Valerie Oskin's baby and pass it off as her own. Both Oskin and the baby survived after a boy on an all-terrain vehicle spotted the two women in a clearing.
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Jury selection begins in Lunsford trial
Feb 12 2007 6:22PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Ruth Lunsford often visits the grave of her granddaughter, Jessica, most recently to tell her that the man accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering the third-grader nearly two years ago is finally about to stand trial.
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N.J. gay marriage foes gather signatures
Feb 12 2007 5:41PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Gay marriage opponents launched a petition drive Monday in hopes of persuading lawmakers to amend the state constitution to include a definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
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Girl, 10, charged in Boston store attack
Feb 12 2007 5:11PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A group of girls and young women attacked a woman at a discount store, hitting and kicking her and tearing off her clothes, said police, who arrested a 10-year-old.
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Smith's last days were in a gaudy hotel
Feb 12 2007 5:07PM (CT)
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Anna Nicole Smith rode the elevator with everyone else, to a room that wasn't the most expensive, at a hotel that wasn't the nicest, in a hardscrabble part of town with the right name on the wrong coast.
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Hazmat teams called to Va. Supreme Court
Feb 12 2007 4:59PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Hazardous materials teams were called to the state Supreme Court building Monday after a worker opened an envelope containing a brown, flaky substance, authorities said.
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Car plunges off LA parking structure
Feb 12 2007 4:43PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A car plunged off the top level of a four-story parking garage early Monday and landed on a steel awning two levels below, injuring the driver.
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Study: adoptive parents get high marks
Feb 12 2007 4:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Adoptive parents invest more time and financial resources in their children than biological parents, according to a new national study challenging arguments that have been used to oppose same-sex marriage and gay adoption.
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California pastor stole the whole church
Feb 12 2007 3:55PM (CT)
RIPON, Calif. (AP) - For nearly a decade, members of Ripon's First Congregational Church bared their souls to Pastor Randall Radic. But clearly it didn't work both ways. There were certain things he wasn't telling them.
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Texas county prosecutor hit with charges
Feb 12 2007 2:34PM (CT)
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) - A South Texas prosecutor who has tried to oust several county officials for alleged misconduct was himself arraigned Monday on corruption charges filed by a special prosecutor.
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Nursing home operator sentenced
Feb 12 2007 1:10PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A former nursing home administrator was sentenced Monday to nearly four years in prison in the death of an Alzheimer's patient who wandered outside in 40-degree weather.
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Defendant in Pa. runaway case stabs self
Feb 12 2007 1:10PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A man stabbed himself just before he was to go on trial Monday for sex crimes against a runaway who said she was secretly hidden in his home for a decade, his lawyer said.
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4 teens killed in Ill. car crash
Feb 12 2007 1:06PM (CT)
OSWEGO, Ill. (AP) - The driver of a car crammed with eight teenagers when it crashed into a utility pole _ killing four _ was charged Monday with reckless homicide in addition to drunken driving.
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Jury selection starts in insurance suit
Feb 12 2007 11:58AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The first trial for one of the several thousand lawsuits that Louisiana homeowners filed against their insurers in federal court after Hurricane Katrina began Monday with jury selection, although the judge admitted the court may have some trouble finding an unbiased panel.
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10-year-old girl charged in store attack
Feb 12 2007 11:20AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A gang of girls attacked a woman at a discount store, hitting and kicking her and tearing off her clothes, said police, who arrested a 10-year-old girl accused of being involved.
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Former politician is new talk radio host
Feb 12 2007 10:53AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Former Massachusetts House Speaker Thomas Finneran started a new career as a radio talk show host Monday, just five weeks after he pleaded guilty to federal charges.
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Pa. fire kills 5 in boarded-up home
Feb 12 2007 8:07AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A boarded-up home that caught fire, killing a woman and her four young children, was choked with debris and had an illegal electrical hookup and a hodgepodge of electric and kerosene heaters, investigators said.
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Pa. fire kills 5 in boarded-up home
Feb 12 2007 8:07AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A boarded-up home that caught fire, killing a woman and her four young children, was choked with debris and had an illegal electrical hookup and a hodgepodge of electric and kerosene heaters, investigators said.
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Pa. fire kills 5 in boarded-up home
Feb 12 2007 8:07AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A boarded-up home that caught fire, killing a woman and her four young children, was choked with debris and had an illegal electrical hookup and a hodgepodge of electric and kerosene heaters, investigators said.
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Pa. fire kills 5 in boarded-up home
Feb 12 2007 8:07AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A boarded-up home that caught fire, killing a woman and her four young children, was choked with debris and had an illegal electrical hookup and a hodgepodge of electric and kerosene heaters, investigators said.
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Harvard names first female president
Feb 12 2007 7:52AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Drew Gilpin Faust recalls her mother lecturing her that "this is a man's world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you'll be."
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Harvard names first female president
Feb 12 2007 7:52AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Drew Gilpin Faust recalls her mother lecturing her that "this is a man's world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you'll be."
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Harvard names first female president
Feb 12 2007 7:52AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Drew Gilpin Faust recalls her mother lecturing her that "this is a man's world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you'll be."
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Harvard names first female president
Feb 12 2007 7:52AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Drew Gilpin Faust recalls her mother lecturing her that "this is a man's world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you'll be."
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Harvard names first female president
Feb 12 2007 7:52AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Drew Gilpin Faust recalls her mother lecturing her that "this is a man's world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you'll be."
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Harvard names first female president
Feb 12 2007 7:52AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Drew Gilpin Faust recalls her mother lecturing her that "this is a man's world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you'll be."
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Harvard names first female president
Feb 12 2007 7:52AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Drew Gilpin Faust recalls her mother lecturing her that "this is a man's world, sweetie, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you'll be."
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Dad who tampered soup faces new charges
Feb 12 2007 6:19AM (CT)
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) - County prosecutors will pursue child cruelty charges against a man who admitted tampering with his children's soup to get money from the Campbell Soup Co.
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Mich. contractor's death in Iraq probed
Feb 12 2007 5:23AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Several investigations have been launched into why a civilian contractor in Iraq was shot and killed by American troops as he drove toward a U.S. military checkpoint last week.
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Wisconsin gov. proposes taxing Big Oil
Feb 12 2007 5:01AM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle proposes taxing big oil companies more than $270 million over the next two years to help pay for the state's transportation needs.
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Senator urges more funds for controllers
Feb 12 2007 4:58AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New York area airports face worsening flight delays and safety problems unless Congress and the Bush administration rectify understaffed air traffic control towers, Sen. Charles Schumer warned.
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Alaskan fight brewing over river bears
Feb 12 2007 4:18AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A fight is brewing over hunting of the famous McNeil River bears, known for offering humans the world's best glimpse of life in the wild as they feast on salmon and fatten up for the long Alaska winter.
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Texans rally against new coal plants
Feb 12 2007 3:11AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Carrying signs with slogans of "Stop the Coal Rush" and "Shame on Texas," about 1,000 people rallied at the state Capitol to persuade lawmakers to abandon a plan to build up to 18 new coal-fired power plants.
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Texans rally against new coal plants
Feb 12 2007 3:11AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Carrying signs with slogans of "Stop the Coal Rush" and "Shame on Texas," about 1,000 people rallied at the state Capitol to persuade lawmakers to abandon a plan to build up to 18 new coal-fired power plants.
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Texans rally against new coal plants
Feb 12 2007 3:11AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Carrying signs with slogans of "Stop the Coal Rush" and "Shame on Texas," about 1,000 people rallied at the state Capitol to persuade lawmakers to abandon a plan to build up to 18 new coal-fired power plants.
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Texans rally against new coal plants
Feb 12 2007 3:11AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Carrying signs with slogans of "Stop the Coal Rush" and "Shame on Texas," about 1,000 people rallied at the state Capitol to persuade lawmakers to abandon a plan to build up to 18 new coal-fired power plants.
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Spokane mall evacuated for fumes
Feb 12 2007 1:32AM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Hundreds of people were evacuated from a mall Sunday afternoon after noxious fumes of unknown origin sickened people inside, fire officials said.
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2 brothers die after falling through ice
Feb 12 2007 1:25AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) - Two brothers, ages 8 and 12, died Sunday after the younger boy fell through a sheet of ice covering a pond and his brother tried to rescue him, authorities said.
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