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Man disputes 'baby sale' allegations
Feb 28 2007 11:59PM (CT)
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - A man arrested on suspicion of trying to buy a woman's baby said Wednesday that the money he gave the mother was intended only as help.
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Snow storms causes large crash in Colo.
Feb 28 2007 11:41PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Potent winter storms caused dozens of vehicle crashes with injuries in Colorado and Washington state Wednesday, prompting the closure of two major highways in both states.
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U.S. blasted for treatment of detainees
Feb 28 2007 11:36PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. human rights chief expressed concern Wednesday at recent U.S. legislative and judicial actions that she said leave hundreds of detainees without any way to challenge their indefinite imprisonment.
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Trial ordered in looting of Mich. county
Feb 28 2007 11:34PM (CT)
HARRISVILLE, Mich. (AP) - The former county treasurer in this Lake Huron vacation community was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on charges that he looted $186,500 in public funds for a Nigerian investment scam.
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S.F. mayor's accused stalker sought
Feb 28 2007 11:32PM (CT)
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - A man accused of stalking San Francisco's mayor was being sought by police Wednesday for trying to drive over a person three times, authorities said.
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Bill would give Calif. children $500
Feb 28 2007 11:23PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Every child born in California would get a $500 savings account to start building a nest egg for college or a down payment for a home, under a state Senate bill introduced Wednesday.
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AsianWeek column condemned as racist
Feb 28 2007 10:53PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An editor of a weekly newspaper calling itself "The Voice of Asian America" apologized after Asian-American and city leaders condemned a column titled "Why I Hate Blacks."
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Judge rules Padilla competent for trial
Feb 28 2007 10:45PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that suspected al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla is competent to stand trial on terrorism support charges, rejecting arguments that he was severely damaged by 3 1/2 years of interrogation and isolation in a military brig. Padilla was in court when U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke announced her decision, but he showed no reaction.
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Bust nets drugs, $45 million from cartel
Feb 28 2007 10:39PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Dozens of people accused of working for a Mexican drug cartel were arrested Wednesday in a multistate bust that has netted more than $45 million in cash and tons of cocaine, heroin and marijuana, federal officials said.
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Okla. panel OKs immigration restrictions
Feb 28 2007 10:36PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Legislation billed as the nation's toughest on illegal immigrants was approved by a state House committee Wednesday, as supporters seek to halt public benefits for foreigners without documents.
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Texas youth prisons criticized for abuse
Feb 28 2007 10:31PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry replaced the chairman of the state's juvenile prisons board Wednesday over a report that the agency covered up sex abuse of inmates, but lawmakers demanded bigger changes.
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Chemical spills from barge in Ohio River
Feb 28 2007 10:19PM (CT)
BROOKPORT, Ill. (AP) - Thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical spilled into the Ohio River between Illinois and Kentucky after a barge struck a lock wall, environmental officials said Wednesday.
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Pa. principal accused of selling meth
Feb 28 2007 10:19PM (CT)
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - A middle school principal accused of selling crystal methamphetamine from his office after school and on weekends was arrested after police found the drug on his desk, authorities said Wednesday.
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Gangster, 96, pleads guilty in mob case
Feb 28 2007 10:17PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A 96-year-old mobster accused of overseeing robberies, money laundering and bank fraud for the Genovese crime family pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy Wednesday, but because of his age, he likely won't be sent to prison.
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Man gets 18 years in DUI wedding crash
Feb 28 2007 10:17PM (CT)
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) - A drunken driver was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years to life in prison for a rare murder conviction in the deaths of a limousine chauffeur and a 7-year-old flower girl heading home from a wedding.
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Mo. man indicted in teen's abduction
Feb 28 2007 10:15PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A grand jury charged a former pizzeria manager Wednesday with kidnapping and armed criminal action against a 13-year-old who was found in the man's apartment with another missing boy.
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Airman gets 50 years in rape case
Feb 28 2007 10:15PM (CT)
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) - A military jury ignored an Air Force captain's plea for leniency Wednesday, sentencing him to 50 years in prison for raping four men and attempting to rape two others.
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Corrupt Mass. family's dad gets 10 years
Feb 28 2007 10:15PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - The patriarch of a family of elected officials that siphoned about $3 million from a public housing agency was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison.
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NYC urges people not to use n-word
Feb 28 2007 10:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New York declared the n-word off limits to all races Wednesday in a purely symbolic resolution prompted by the common, casual use of the slur in hip-hop music, comedy and street slang.
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Handling of Mo. harassment case defended
Feb 28 2007 9:30PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gov. Matt Blunt said Wednesday that he waited nine months to force the resignation of a Cabinet member accused of sexual harassment because the state was negotiating a settlement with the "offended employee."
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19 charged in federal gunrunning case
Feb 28 2007 9:04PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Nineteen people have been charged in a gunrunning scheme in which "straw buyers" purchased weapons in Mississippi that were later sold to street gangs here, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Lt. Gov. says Ky. pardons were strategic
Feb 28 2007 7:43PM (CT)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher pardoned members of his staff in the midst of a patronage probe to try to keep the investigation from incriminating anyone in the governor's office, Lt. Gov. Steve Pence told a newspaper.
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Highest property tax bills soar higher
Feb 28 2007 7:30PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The average property tax bill in New Jersey topped $6,300 last year, a 7 percent hike over what were already the nation's highest property taxes, new state figures show.
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Split-second decision saved snowmobiler
Feb 28 2007 6:24PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A snowmobile operator who encountered open water while racing across a partially frozen lake saved himself from drowning by accelerating fast enough to glide over the waves for at least a mile. Another rider was missing and presumed dead.
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Lawyers: Duke lacrosse DA heeded ethics
Feb 28 2007 6:22PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case did not intentionally break ethics rules, his attorneys argued Wednesday as they sought to keep him from being disbarred.
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Lawsuit raises questions about putdown
Feb 28 2007 5:58PM (CT)
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - When a few classmates razzed Rebekah Rice about her Mormon upbringing with questions such as, "Do you have 10 moms?" she shot back: "That's so gay."
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Episcopal head seeks gay compromise
Feb 28 2007 5:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Appearing on a live webcast, the Episcopal Church's presiding bishop began the painful task Wednesday of persuading members to roll back their support for gays _ at least for now _ so the denomination can keep its place in the world Anglican fellowship.
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Objector's court-martial set for July
Feb 28 2007 3:16PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - The Army has set a second court-martial for July 16 for an officer who refused to deploy to Iraq and spoke out against the war and the Bush administration.
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Citing cross flap, donor retracts gift
Feb 28 2007 3:05PM (CT)
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - A longtime donor to the College of William and Mary is withholding a $12 million pledge because of the decision to remove of a cross from a campus chapel, the school said.
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Police: 2 young women rob Ga. bank
Feb 28 2007 2:56PM (CT)
ACWORTH, Ga. (AP) - Georgia authorities Wednesday were searching for two young women, possibly teenagers, who robbed a supermarket bank branch, laughing as they held up a teller with nothing but sunglasses to disguise their faces.
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Police: 2 young women rob Ga. bank
Feb 28 2007 2:56PM (CT)
ACWORTH, Ga. (AP) - Georgia authorities Wednesday were searching for two young women, possibly teenagers, who robbed a supermarket bank branch, laughing as they held up a teller with nothing but sunglasses to disguise their faces.
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3 Calif. teens die in street race
Feb 28 2007 2:35PM (CT)
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - A car full of teenagers in a drag race outside a high school flipped and slammed into a light pole, killing three people and injuring two.
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Tenn. inmates swap guard for smokes
Feb 28 2007 2:29PM (CT)
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Two inmates housed in a smoke-free prison traded a hostage for cigarettes after a six-hour standoff.
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Robert Blake appeals $30M civil verdict
Feb 28 2007 2:28PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Blake's attorney on Wednesday appealed a $30 million wrongful death verdict against the actor, saying jurors discussed O.J. Simpson, ignored the lack of evidence that Blake killed his wife and decided to "send a message that celebrities and rich people cannot get away with murder."
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Fla. city firing manager over sex change
Feb 28 2007 2:24PM (CT)
LARGO, Fla. (AP) - The City Commission voted to begin the process of firing a top official less than a week after he announced plans to pursue a sex-change operation.
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S.D. tests drunken drivers twice daily
Feb 28 2007 2:14PM (CT)
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - In some South Dakota counties, people repeatedly arrested for drunken driving can continue to drive, but they must report to their local sheriff for breath testing twice a day _ every morning and every night.
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New Orleans newspaper lampoons the pols
Feb 28 2007 2:13PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin announces a plan to rebuild the city with Legos. And the Army Corps of Engineers is thinking of a new slogan: "YOU try building things with government screwdrivers."
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Playmate burial dispute back in court
Feb 28 2007 12:43PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A three-judge appeals panel expressed doubts Wednesday about burying Anna Nicole Smith in Texas, as her mother wants, but also questioned how the advocate in charge of funeral plans knew the Playboy model intended to be laid to rest in the Bahamas.
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Marine's lawyer wants more time in Iraq
Feb 28 2007 12:21PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - The lawyer for a Marine squad leader accused of kidnapping and murdering an Iraqi civilian wants to return to Iraq to gather more evidence and interview possible witnesses.
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Son gets 5 months in body burning fraud
Feb 28 2007 12:12PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A man who admitted burning his father's body a decade ago so the family could continue to cash his Social Security disability checks was sentenced to five months in prison and ordered to pay $133,000 in restitution.
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Liberty Bell monument to remember slaves
Feb 28 2007 12:11PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The presidential mansion where George Washington and his slaves once lived were leveled long ago, but a new monument will keep their complicated, and sometimes painful, legacy alive for generations.
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Student charged in bomb, anthrax scare
Feb 28 2007 11:51AM (CT)
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) - A graduate student whose bogus bomb and anthrax threats shutdown the University of Missouri-Rolla was charged Wednesday with making terrorist threats and assaulting a law enforcement officer, the county prosecutor said.
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Student charged in bomb, anthrax scare
Feb 28 2007 11:51AM (CT)
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) - A graduate student whose bogus bomb and anthrax threats shutdown the University of Missouri-Rolla was charged Wednesday with making terrorist threats and assaulting a law enforcement officer, the county prosecutor said.
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Student charged in bomb, anthrax scare
Feb 28 2007 11:51AM (CT)
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) - A graduate student whose bogus bomb and anthrax threats shutdown the University of Missouri-Rolla was charged Wednesday with making terrorist threats and assaulting a law enforcement officer, the county prosecutor said.
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Man accused of lawyer attack at trial
Feb 28 2007 10:49AM (CT)
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A rape defendant stabbed his lawyer in court with a makeshift weapon during jury selection, wounding the man.
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Aruba brothers: Dismiss Holloway suit
Feb 28 2007 9:52AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two brothers from Aruba who were once suspects in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway want a judge to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit brought against them by her parents.
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San Diego diocese files Chapter 11
Feb 28 2007 9:21AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection a few hours before it was to go to trial Wednesday in the first of more than 140 lawsuits accusing priests of sexual abuse.
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Chicago mayor could set record in office
Feb 28 2007 9:13AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Poised to surpass the tenure of his legendary father and become Chicago's longest-serving mayor, Richard M. Daley said he's not obsessing about his legacy.
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Chicago mayor could set record in office
Feb 28 2007 9:13AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Poised to surpass the tenure of his legendary father and become Chicago's longest-serving mayor, Richard M. Daley said he's not obsessing about his legacy.
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Chicago mayor could set record in office
Feb 28 2007 9:13AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Poised to surpass the tenure of his legendary father and become Chicago's longest-serving mayor, Richard M. Daley said he's not obsessing about his legacy.
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Man blows whistle on pigeon-shooters
Feb 28 2007 8:34AM (CT)
BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) - A city worker was awarded $660,000 over claims he was unfairly punished after reporting that fellow employees were shooting pigeons for fun on department grounds.
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Hawaii civil unions plan goes nowhere
Feb 28 2007 7:23AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii lawmakers effectively killed a proposal to create civil unions for gay couples by declining to vote on the legislation.
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New U.N. chief welcomed at N.Y. luncheon
Feb 28 2007 5:15AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.N.'s new secretary-general says when he leaves the post he wants to be remembered for bringing a fresh wind of reform, revamping U.N. operations, and promoting peace and development in the world.
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No indictment in '55 Emmett Till slaying
Feb 28 2007 4:51AM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The 1955 killing of Emmett Till for whistling at a white woman helped stir a nation's outrage and spark the civil rights movement. Yet after numerous investigations, it appears that nobody will ever be punished for the crime itself.
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NYC pledges action on restaurant rats
Feb 28 2007 4:37AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A city health inspector who gave a passing grade to a fast-food restaurant a day before television cameras captured images of rats scampering across its floor has been removed from field duty, health officials said Tuesday.
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Earlier Calif. primary has hidden motive
Feb 28 2007 3:55AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California politicians say they want an early presidential primary so the nation's most populous state can play a greater role in the nominating contest.
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Liz Taylor celebrates her 75th birthday
Feb 28 2007 3:26AM (CT)
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) - Elizabeth Taylor arrived fashionably late Tuesday to her 75th birthday party decked out in diamonds and fur.
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Jaguar mauling revives zoo debate
Feb 28 2007 2:39AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A jaguar's lethal attack on a keeper at the Denver Zoo has renewed the debate over whether big predators should be kept in captivity in the first place.
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School pep talks divide students by race
Feb 28 2007 2:38AM (CT)
CONCORD, Calif. (AP) - A high school divided students by ethnicity for separate pep talks on boosting test scores, featuring jazz music for black students and flags of Asian students' foreign homelands.
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Call transcript hints of Ga. escape plan
Feb 28 2007 2:34AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A man charged with killing four people during and after his escape from a courthouse asked a woman who later visited him in jail to describe the building's security, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Gore: Web may affect campaign finance
Feb 28 2007 2:31AM (CT)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore said the rapid expansion of information flow on the Internet could change the future of campaign finance, but that hunger for campaign cash will continue as long as political TV ads remain effective.
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Group: Gore a hypocrite over power bill
Feb 28 2007 1:40AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Al Gore, a leading voice against global warming, is being criticized by a conservative group that claims his Nashville mansion uses too much electricity. A Gore spokeswoman said the former vice president invests in enough renewable energy to make up for the home's power consumption.
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Texas executes man for '82 killings
Feb 28 2007 12:25AM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A car and truck thief was executed Tuesday for a robbery and shooting that killed two traveling salesmen 25 years ago.
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Prosecutors fall short in Colombo trial
Feb 28 2007 12:16AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors came up short Tuesday in their bid to convince a jury that two sons of the late mob boss Joe Colombo created their own crime organization in a bid to make money through misdeeds.
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Hepatitis A scare at Hollywood parties
Feb 28 2007 12:07AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An employee of Wolfgang Puck Catering diagnosed with the hepatitis A virus may have exposed guests at several events, including Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue party, health officials said Tuesday.
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