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Trial begins for suspects in Md. home fires
Feb 22 2006 11:30PM (CT)
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - Two men accused of helping set fire to homes in a Washington suburb in 2004 committed an act that terrorized the community, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Poll: Most think Clinton will run in '08
Feb 22 2006 11:29PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Two-thirds of Americans believe Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton will run for president, but only one-third believe she can win, according to a national poll released Wednesday.
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Activist is charged with teaching arson
Feb 22 2006 11:20PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging an environmental activist with teaching others how to start an arson fire during a 2003 lecture in San Diego, where the costliest act of ecoterrorism in U.S. history had just occurred.
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Charges dropped vs. couple in peyote case
Feb 22 2006 11:07PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday dropped charges against a husband and wife accused of illegally distributing peyote after they agreed to stay away from the hallucinogenic drug.
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Eight Neb. co-workers share $365M jackpot
Feb 22 2006 10:58PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Eight workers at a Nebraska meatpacking plant are really bringing home the bacon now: They stepped forward Wednesday to claim the biggest lottery jackpot in U.S. history _ $365 million.
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Teen says he left Ala. woman on beach
Feb 22 2006 10:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Dutch teenager questioned in the disappearance of a young Alabama woman in Aruba says he had planned to take her to his house to have sex the night she was last seen, but instead left her alone on a beach.
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Trial begins for man profiled on 'Oprah'
Feb 22 2006 10:49PM (CT)
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) - Jurors began hearing testimony Wednesday in the trial of an Indiana man arrested last fall on sex abuse charges after he was profiled on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
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Jury deliberates in severed arms case
Feb 22 2006 10:38PM (CT)
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) - Jurors began deliberations Wednesday in the murder trial of a woman who cut off her baby daughter's arms.
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Judge acquits Marine instructor in death
Feb 22 2006 10:14PM (CT)
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - A military judge Wednesday found a Marine Corps swim instructor not guilty of negligent homicide in the drowning of a recruit last year.
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Man gets 2 life terms in NYC cop slayings
Feb 22 2006 10:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A man convicted of snatching a pistol from a veteran detective and fatally shooting him and his partner was sentenced Wednesday to two life prison terms without parole.
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New Orleans police honor those who stayed
Feb 22 2006 9:36PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - These were the cops who stayed. The ones who waded through the murky waters that filled New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The ones who pulled people from attics and off rooftops, comforted them and brought them to safety.
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Fire at Ala. warehouse called accidental
Feb 22 2006 9:32PM (CT)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A fire that destroyed a warehouse containing Christian apparel was accidental, authorities said Wednesday as agents continued probing a rash of church arsons in rural Alabama.
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Daughter in caged children case testifies
Feb 22 2006 9:18PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - An adult daughter of the Ohio couple accused of forcing some of their 11 adopted children to sleep in cages testified Wednesday that she had a miserable childhood that included a lack of food and abuse by her father.
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Teenage girl convicted in Ill. killing
Feb 22 2006 9:04PM (CT)
DIXON, Ill. (AP) - A teenage girl was convicted Wednesday in the killing of a 16-year-old classmate who was choked, beaten and sawed into pieces after an argument over boys.
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Gay Calif. Episcopal priests up for bishop
Feb 22 2006 8:52PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two openly gay priests are candidates to become bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California, and the election of either could worsen the rift over homosexuality in the bitterly divided church.
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Marines arrested in military gear thefts
Feb 22 2006 8:37PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Several Marines have been arrested on charges of working with a group that stole ballistic vests and other gear from Camp Pendleton and sold it on the Internet, authorities revealed Wednesday.
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Voters start to ask who Schwarzenegger is
Feb 22 2006 8:33PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Atoning for a year in which California voters turned against him, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger confessed to a litany of political sins last month but took solace in a few words, "I led from my heart." A lot of voters might wonder what that means.
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Former Ill. governor won't testify
Feb 22 2006 8:27PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan will not testify in his own defense at his racketeering and fraud trial, his chief defense counsel said Wednesday.
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Controversy may end Calif. executions
Feb 22 2006 8:18PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The state's postponement of an execution because no medical professional would take part amounts to a moratorium on capital punishment in California, home to the nation's largest death row, and could have implications for other states that use lethal injection.
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Naval Academy charges quarterback with rape
Feb 22 2006 8:17PM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - In another embarrassment for one of the nation's service academies, Navy quarterback Lamar Owens has been charged with raping a female midshipman in her dormitory room.
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Lawyer group criticizes new bankruptcy law
Feb 22 2006 8:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new law making it harder to erase debts in bankruptcy has failed to stop abuses and has stymied people who have legitimate reasons to file, a group representing bankruptcy attorneys contended Wednesday.
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S.D. Senate bill to ban most abortions
Feb 22 2006 8:15PM (CT)
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Legislation meant to prompt a national legal battle targeting Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, was approved Wednesday by the South Dakota Senate, moving the bill a step closer to final passage.
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U.N. to pursue claims of financial abuse
Feb 22 2006 8:00PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations vowed Wednesday to pursue claims of financial waste and fraud in its peacekeeping missions worldwide, and argued for new rules that reflect the challenges of sending troops to some of the world's worst conflict zones.
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Ohio owed $13.5M from coin investment
Feb 22 2006 7:13PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state is owed $13.5 million that allegedly was spent illegally as part of an ill-fated state investment in rare coins that has shaken Ohio's Republican leadership, the state auditor said in a report Wednesday.
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Judge adds to Moussaoui jury pool
Feb 22 2006 6:44PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday added 17 more potential jurors, including one who attended church services for a Sept. 11 victim, to the pool that will decide whether convicted al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui is executed or imprisoned for life.
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Federal appeals court rejects N.J. rig ban
Feb 22 2006 6:01PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Big rigs passing through New Jersey must be allowed to use local roads, according to a federal appeals court ruling that invalidated a 7-year-old ban.
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About 41,000 cans of baby formula recalled
Feb 22 2006 5:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mead Johnson and Co. is recalling about 41,500 cans of its Gentlease powdered infant formula because they may contain small metal particles.
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Jury: L.A. ex-priest guilty of molestation
Feb 22 2006 5:10PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A retired priest who admitted molesting 13 boys in the 1970s and '80s but claimed he never did so again was convicted Wednesday of abusing a youngster in the 1990s.
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Police catch suspects in Mich. double slay
Feb 22 2006 4:26PM (CT)
NEW BALTIMORE, Mich. (AP) - A drugstore sales receipt for duct tape led police to two suspects in a double-killing and the discovery of a third body in the pickup truck they had been driving, authorities said Wednesday.
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Summers' resignation divides Harvard
Feb 22 2006 4:16PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Leading the world's wealthiest and probably most famous university sounds like the plummiest job in academe _ with a staff, a house, and a half-million dollar salary among the many perks.
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Teens plead not guilty in homeless attacks
Feb 22 2006 3:56PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Three teenagers accused in a series of brutal beatings that killed a homeless man and seriously injured two others the same night pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of murder and attempted murder.
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Houston terminal closed by security breach
Feb 22 2006 3:32PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A woman ran through a security checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Wednesday, prompting authorities to close the terminal and re-screen all the passengers who were in the terminal.
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Helicopter crash in Ariz. kills 2 on board
Feb 22 2006 2:38PM (CT)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - A helicopter crashed between two homes in north Scottsdale on Wednesday, killing a man and woman who were aboard, authorities said.
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Ky. inmate now wants trial in sheriff slay
Feb 22 2006 2:37PM (CT)
SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) - A man serving life in prison for the politically motivated killing of rural Kentucky sheriff in 2002 has asked a judge to set aside his earlier guilty plea and give him a trial.
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Ex-Tenn. lawmaker gets a year for bribery
Feb 22 2006 1:21PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former state lawmaker who admitted taking bribes for legislative favors after being caught in a state corruption investigation was sentenced Wednesday to one year in prison.
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Two dead as small plane crashes near D.C.
Feb 22 2006 12:49PM (CT)
BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Two men were killed and a woman was injured Wednesday when their small plane crashed while preparing to land at a suburban airport near Washington, D.C., during a brief snowstorm.
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Pope names two Americans as cardinals
Feb 22 2006 12:07PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Two American archbishops at the forefront of the response to the clergy sex abuse scandal _ one praised for his efforts to heal wounds in the Boston Archdiocese and the other now overseeing worldwide abuse claims _ were among 15 men named cardinals Wednesday by Pope Benedict XVI.
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Report: professor used falsified research
Feb 22 2006 11:41AM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A U.S. professor who collaborated with the South Korean scientist who faked stem cell research used that research to help get a $16 million federal grant, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
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Rare Ferrari destroyed in Malibu crash
Feb 22 2006 11:12AM (CT)
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the circumstances behind a spectacular crash on Pacific Coast Highway that destroyed a rare Ferrari Enzo estimated to be worth more than $1 million.
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NYC police get more child welfare calls
Feb 22 2006 10:20AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The number of child abuse complaints referred to police by social workers has soared since the highly publicized torture-slaying of a 7-year-old girl, threatening to overwhelm investigators, the head of the police department says.
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Fireman who spoke after being in coma dies
Feb 22 2006 7:16AM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A brain-injured firefighter who suddenly spoke after nearly a decade in a stupor, giving hope to families of countless other patients, died Tuesday. He was 44.
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Former W.Va. mine foreman indicted
Feb 22 2006 6:53AM (CT)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A former Sago Mine foreman whose only certification was as a surface truck driver will face federal charges that he falsified inspection reports at the mine in 2004.
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Three planes avoid runway crash in L.A.
Feb 22 2006 6:17AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two planes came within a few hundred feet of each other last week when a controller at Los Angeles International Airport mistakenly cleared three planes for the same runway, officials said.
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3 charged with planning to attack troops
Feb 22 2006 5:42AM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - With jobs, families and college courses, three men of Middle Eastern descent appeared to be active members of their Midwestern communities, but prosecutors say they were plotting to kill U.S. and coalition troops in Iraq.
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Opening statements begin in Gotti retrial
Feb 22 2006 5:27AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors were presented with two portraits of John "Junior" Gotti on the first day of his retrial on federal racketeering charges _ a ruthless mobster and a reformed family man.
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Lt. governor wants to be New Orleans mayor
Feb 22 2006 5:22AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana's lieutenant governor is jumping into the wide-open race for mayor, adding his name to an already crowded field of candidates vying to lead the hurricane-ravaged city.
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U.N. dispute reignited over corruption
Feb 22 2006 4:49AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has called for meetings this week in the Security Council on allegations of corruption and sex abuse in U.N. peacekeeping missions, reigniting a dispute between the world body's power players and a group of developing nations.
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Summers stepping down as Harvard president
Feb 22 2006 4:40AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - In his five-year tenure at Harvard University, President Lawrence H. Summers frequently found himself in the spotlight because of rifts with faculty at the Ivy League institution.
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No charges to be filed against guitarist
Feb 22 2006 4:31AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Guitarist Rafael Moreira, who has worked with Pink, Christina Aguilera and other pop stars, won't face charges after a confrontation with a music student earlier this month.
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Ark. can't sue Okla. over water pollution
Feb 22 2006 12:49AM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt by Arkansas to block Oklahoma from taking legal action against several poultry companies accused of polluting a regional watershed.
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