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U.S. National News Archives for February 16, 2008

NYPD arrests man in therapist slaying
Feb 16 2008 11:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A 39-year-old man with a history of mental problems was arrested Saturday in the vicious slaying of a psychologist attacked in her office with a meat cleaver, police said.
 
NYPD arrests man in therapist slaying
Feb 16 2008 11:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A 39-year-old man with a history of mental problems was arrested Saturday in the vicious slaying of a psychologist attacked in her office with a meat cleaver, police said.
 
In Reno, a body is found and fear mounts
Feb 16 2008 10:41PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A 19-year-old college student missing since she was abducted nearly a month ago was strangled by a serial rapist who has attacked at least two other women and may strike again, Reno police said Saturday.
 
In Reno, a body is found and fear mounts
Feb 16 2008 10:41PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A 19-year-old college student missing since she was abducted nearly a month ago was strangled by a serial rapist who has attacked at least two other women and may strike again, Reno police said Saturday.
 
Police investigate NIU shooter's 2 sides
Feb 16 2008 10:38PM (CT)
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student _ except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms.
 
Police investigate NIU shooter's 2 sides
Feb 16 2008 10:38PM (CT)
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student _ except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms.
 
Police investigate NIU shooter's 2 sides
Feb 16 2008 10:38PM (CT)
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student _ except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms.
 
Police investigate NIU shooter's 2 sides
Feb 16 2008 10:38PM (CT)
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student _ except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms.
 
Police investigate NIU shooter's 2 sides
Feb 16 2008 10:38PM (CT)
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student _ except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms.
 
Police investigate NIU shooter's 2 sides
Feb 16 2008 10:38PM (CT)
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student _ except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms.
 
Police investigate NIU shooter's 2 sides
Feb 16 2008 10:38PM (CT)
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - Steven Kazmierczak had the look of a boyish graduate student _ except for the disturbing tattoos that covered his arms.
 
5 injured in Detroit home explosion
Feb 16 2008 9:59PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A house explosion injured five people early Saturday, including three children, and fire officials were investigating whether someone had tampered with the gas service.
 
Car hits Md. street-race crowd; 8 killed
Feb 16 2008 9:39PM (CT)
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on a highway Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness.
 
Car hits Md. street-race crowd; 8 killed
Feb 16 2008 9:39PM (CT)
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on a highway Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness.
 
Car hits Md. street-race crowd; 8 killed
Feb 16 2008 9:39PM (CT)
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on a highway Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness.
 
Car hits Md. street-race crowd; 8 killed
Feb 16 2008 9:39PM (CT)
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on a highway Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness.
 
Car hits Md. street-race crowd; 8 killed
Feb 16 2008 9:39PM (CT)
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on a highway Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness.
 
Car hits Md. street-race crowd; 8 killed
Feb 16 2008 9:39PM (CT)
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on a highway Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness.
 
Car hits Md. street-race crowd; 8 killed
Feb 16 2008 9:39PM (CT)
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on a highway Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness.
 
Car hits Md. street-race crowd; 8 killed
Feb 16 2008 9:39PM (CT)
ACCOKEEK, Md. (AP) - A car plowed into a group of street-racing fans obscured by a cloud of tire smoke on a highway Saturday, killing eight people and scattering bodies in the early morning darkness.
 
Police find slain daughter in boiler
Feb 16 2008 9:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A father who said he was upset with his teenage daughter for text-messaging a boy was arrested Saturday on charges of killing the girl, whose burned body was found stuffed in the boiler of his apartment building, police said.
 
Report finds problems with NJ gay unions
Feb 16 2008 9:13PM (CT)
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) - A commission established to study same-sex civil unions in New Jersey has found in its first report that civil unions create a "second-class status" for gay couples, rather than giving them equality.
 
Small-plane crash kills 1 at Ore airport
Feb 16 2008 8:49PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A small plane crashed just short of the runway at Portland International Airport on Saturday, killing the only person on board, federal officials said.
 
Same gun dealer sold to 2 campus killers
Feb 16 2008 8:46PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The online gun dealer who sold a weapon to the Virginia Tech shooter said it was an unnerving coincidence that he also sold handgun accessories to the man who killed five students at Northern Illinois University.
 
More Grand Canyon parking proposed
Feb 16 2008 8:41PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Federal officials are considering plans to cut down several trees at Grand Canyon National Park to add hundreds of parking spots and ease traffic at the popular South Rim.
 
Deputy arrested in wheelchair dump video
Feb 16 2008 7:32PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A deputy who was videotaped dumping a paralyzed man out of his wheelchair onto a Tampa jailhouse floor has been released from jail after posting bail.
 
Deputy arrested in wheelchair dump video
Feb 16 2008 7:32PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A deputy who was videotaped dumping a paralyzed man out of his wheelchair onto a Tampa jailhouse floor has been released from jail after posting bail.
 
Deputy arrested in wheelchair dump video
Feb 16 2008 7:32PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A deputy who was videotaped dumping a paralyzed man out of his wheelchair onto a Tampa jailhouse floor has been released from jail after posting bail.
 
Terrifying final moments in NIU hall
Feb 16 2008 6:52PM (CT)
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - When Steven Kazmierczak strode from behind a screen onto the stage of a Northern Illinois University lecture hall carrying four guns, he saw rows of students lined up in an auditorium that sloped toward him.
 
Minister confesses to slaying as youth
Feb 16 2008 5:32PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A newly ordained youth minister decided he could no longer keep his secret, confessing to authorities he was 16 years old when he fatally stabbed a convenience store clerk in 1994.
 
$140k in cash stolen from Tyson chair
Feb 16 2008 4:10PM (CT)
JOHNSON, Ark. (AP) - A college student was arrested in the theft of a briefcase containing more than $140,000 from the home of the chairman of meat processing giant Tyson Foods Inc., police said.
 
Mournful stretch begins after Ga. blast
Feb 16 2008 3:48PM (CT)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A vase of red roses sat in front of the church altar Saturday, flanked by portraits of Truitt Byers and a blue baseball cap with the logo for Dixie Crystals _ the brand of sugar produced by a refinery where the 54-year-old was killed in an explosion.
 
Tenn. DA's body won't be exhumed in case
Feb 16 2008 7:37AM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A judge refused to allow investigators to dig up the body of a former Knox County district attorney general to look for evidence against his widow, who is charged with murdering her second husband.
 
Fossett remembered for daredevil spirit
Feb 16 2008 7:25AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Self-made business tycoon Steve Fossett, whose thirst for adrenaline drove him to fly around the world solo in a balloon, climb mountains and aim for speed records, has been declared dead, 5 months after his small plane vanished. He was 63.
 
Fossett remembered for daredevil spirit
Feb 16 2008 7:25AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Self-made business tycoon Steve Fossett, whose thirst for adrenaline drove him to fly around the world solo in a balloon, climb mountains and aim for speed records, has been declared dead, 5 months after his small plane vanished. He was 63.
 
Fossett remembered for daredevil spirit
Feb 16 2008 7:25AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Self-made business tycoon Steve Fossett, whose thirst for adrenaline drove him to fly around the world solo in a balloon, climb mountains and aim for speed records, has been declared dead, 5 months after his small plane vanished. He was 63.
 
Scientists closely examine FEMA trailers
Feb 16 2008 5:20AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - While the Federal Emergency Management Agency rushes to move thousands of Gulf Coast storm victims out of government-issued trailers, scientists are tearing the units apart to learn why many have exposed occupants to dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes.
 
Scientists closely examine FEMA trailers
Feb 16 2008 5:20AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - While the Federal Emergency Management Agency rushes to move thousands of Gulf Coast storm victims out of government-issued trailers, scientists are tearing the units apart to learn why many have exposed occupants to dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes.
 
Scientists closely examine FEMA trailers
Feb 16 2008 5:20AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - While the Federal Emergency Management Agency rushes to move thousands of Gulf Coast storm victims out of government-issued trailers, scientists are tearing the units apart to learn why many have exposed occupants to dangerous levels of formaldehyde fumes.
 
Jr. high gunshot victim off life support
Feb 16 2008 4:47AM (CT)
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - A 15-year-old boy who was shot at his junior high school died of head wounds, an autopsy showed Friday.
 
2 snowmobilers die in Alaska avalanche
Feb 16 2008 3:17AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Two snowmobile drivers were killed Friday when they triggered an avalanche and were buried in the snow for nearly an hour, Alaska State Troopers said.
 
Mourners remember slain SWAT officer
Feb 16 2008 12:52AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The city's first SWAT officer slain in the line of duty was remembered Friday as a deeply religious family man who went above and beyond the duties of a good cop, dedicating his life to protecting others as well as helping poor children escape inner-city streets.
 
Mourners remember slain SWAT officer
Feb 16 2008 12:52AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The city's first SWAT officer slain in the line of duty was remembered Friday as a deeply religious family man who went above and beyond the duties of a good cop, dedicating his life to protecting others as well as helping poor children escape inner-city streets.
 
   

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