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Guardsman kills man who pointed BB gun
Mar 8 2007 11:58PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A National Guardsman shot and killed a man who threw a piece of broken glass at a group on patrol and later pointed a BB gun that officers mistook for a rifle, police said.
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2 players killed in bus crash remembered
Mar 8 2007 11:55PM (CT)
LIMA, Ohio (AP) - Two Bluffton University baseball players were laid to rest Thursday, nearly a week after their bus plunged from a highway overpass in Atlanta as the team traveled to a tournament.
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Magnitude-4.7 quake hits northern Calif.
Mar 8 2007 11:35PM (CT)
BRIDGEPORT, Calif. (AP) - A light earthquake struck the mountains of Central California on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage.
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Ga. close to OKing Bible classes
Mar 8 2007 11:32PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia is poised to introduce two literature classes on the Bible in public schools next year, a move some critics say would make the state the first to take an explicit stance endorsing _ and funding _ biblical teachings.
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Innoncent plea in Ky. hostage case
Mar 8 2007 11:29PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A man accused of killing his wife and later holding his editor brother at gunpoint at a newspaper office pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder.
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Mass. protests feds' immigration flights
Mar 8 2007 11:26PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Deval Patrick urged federal authorities Thursday not to move any more factory workers detained in an immigration raid out of state until their children are found and arrangements are made for their care.
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Mass. protests feds' immigration flights
Mar 8 2007 11:26PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Deval Patrick urged federal authorities Thursday not to move any more factory workers detained in an immigration raid out of state until their children are found and arrangements are made for their care.
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Mass. protests feds' immigration flights
Mar 8 2007 11:26PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Deval Patrick urged federal authorities Thursday not to move any more factory workers detained in an immigration raid out of state until their children are found and arrangements are made for their care.
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Hawaii tour helicopter crash kills 3
Mar 8 2007 11:03PM (CT)
PRINCEVILLE, Hawaii (AP) - A tour helicopter crashed at an airport on the island of Kauai on Thursday, killing three people and critically injuring four, officials said.
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Korean backpackers rescued from ice floe
Mar 8 2007 11:03PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Army National Guard members on Thursday rescued three Korean backpackers stranded on an ice floe in the Bering Strait.
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Miss. high court frees Jackson mayor
Mar 8 2007 10:54PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Supreme Court ordered the city's flamboyant mayor released from jail Thursday by vacating his arrest on suspicion of violating his probation on a gun charge.
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Corpsman in Iraq killing case released
Mar 8 2007 10:26PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A Navy medic assigned to a Marine squad that was accused of kidnapping and murdering an Iraqi man less than a year ago was released from military confinement Thursday, his lawyer said.
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Big-city murders jump more than 10 pct.
Mar 8 2007 10:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The murder rate jumped by more than 10 percent among dozens of large U.S. cities since 2004, a study shows in the latest sign of the end of a national lull in violent crime.
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Mosque leaders sentenced in terror sting
Mar 8 2007 10:11PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Two leaders of an Albany mosque who were snared in an FBI sting involving a fictional terror strike were sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison. The former imam, Yassin Aref, professed innocence before his sentencing and criticized the government's treatment of Muslims.
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Man guilty in Del. student's murder
Mar 8 2007 10:09PM (CT)
DOVER, Del. (AP) - A man accused of raping and killing a University of Delaware student, whose body was discovered in her burning apartment, was found guilty Thursday and could face the death penalty.
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Sex-change seeker to appeal job loss
Mar 8 2007 10:08PM (CT)
LARGO, Fla. (AP) - A city manager facing dismissal after going public with plans to get a sex change said Thursday that he plans to fight to keep his job, because his case represents the struggle "to deal with morality, sexuality and gender."
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Judge: Lindh documents can remain secret
Mar 8 2007 10:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The public cannot see the arguments American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh made in the hope of shortening his 20-year prison sentence, a federal judge has ruled.
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New York fire kills 8 children, 1 adult
Mar 8 2007 9:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Screams poured from the burning building along with smoke and flames: "Help me! Help me! Please! Please!" Bystanders looked up to see a woman toss two children out the window one at a time to those below.
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New York fire kills 8 children, 1 adult
Mar 8 2007 9:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Screams poured from the burning building along with smoke and flames: "Help me! Help me! Please! Please!" Bystanders looked up to see a woman toss two children out the window one at a time to those below.
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New York fire kills 8 children, 1 adult
Mar 8 2007 9:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Screams poured from the burning building along with smoke and flames: "Help me! Help me! Please! Please!" Bystanders looked up to see a woman toss two children out the window one at a time to those below.
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New York fire kills 8 children, 1 adult
Mar 8 2007 9:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Screams poured from the burning building along with smoke and flames: "Help me! Help me! Please! Please!" Bystanders looked up to see a woman toss two children out the window one at a time to those below.
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New York fire kills 8 children, 1 adult
Mar 8 2007 9:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Screams poured from the burning building along with smoke and flames: "Help me! Help me! Please! Please!" Bystanders looked up to see a woman toss two children out the window one at a time to those below.
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Suspected poisoning victims under care
Mar 8 2007 9:49PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two American women hospitalized for suspected thallium poisoning were in fair condition Thursday and were undergoing tests to determine why they fell ill while vacationing in Russia.
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Suspected poisoning victims under care
Mar 8 2007 9:49PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two American women hospitalized for suspected thallium poisoning were in fair condition Thursday and were undergoing tests to determine why they fell ill while vacationing in Russia.
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Bigger pumps ordered at Md. dam
Mar 8 2007 8:42PM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - Officials working to protect a threatened earthen dam and homes downstream ordered bigger pumps Thursday and called on the state's Air National Guard to help install them.
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D.C., reporter's family settle $20M suit
Mar 8 2007 8:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The city has settled a $20 million lawsuit filed by the family of a veteran New York Times reporter whose beating death raised questions about the city's emergency medical services, the mayor said Thursday.
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Ethics complaint filed against Sen. Bayh
Mar 8 2007 8:34PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A conservative group filed an ethics complaint against U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh on Thursday, saying the Democrat failed to report his position with a family foundation on his Senate financial disclosure forms for three separate years.
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Document describes Conn. school plot
Mar 8 2007 8:29PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A high school student arrested last month in a suspected school plot planned to use shrapnel pipe bombs and other explosives to target peers who had harassed him, according to documents released Thursday.
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AP: Indians face health clinic crunch
Mar 8 2007 8:22PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - After tribal elder Vera Quiroga was turned away from the very clinic she had helped to found, she had little choice but to drive to a far-off reservation for her dental work.
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AP: Indians face health clinic crunch
Mar 8 2007 8:22PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - After tribal elder Vera Quiroga was turned away from the very clinic she had helped to found, she had little choice but to drive to a far-off reservation for her dental work.
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Graduation at N.J. church sparks lawsuit
Mar 8 2007 7:27PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The state American Civil Liberties Union chapter is suing the Newark public school district on behalf of a Muslim teen over a school's decision to hold its graduation ceremonies in a Baptist church.
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Woman awakens after 6 years
Mar 8 2007 6:41PM (CT)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A woman who fell into a coma after a heart attack more than six years ago awoke this week for three days and spoke with her family and a television station before slipping back into what her doctor calls a minimally conscious state.
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Agencies conduct drill off Fla. coast
Mar 8 2007 6:08PM (CT)
OFF THE SOUTH FLORIDA COAST (AP) - Even as experts played down the threat of a mass exodus from Cuba if Fidel Castro dies, law enforcement agencies staged mock exercises Thursday to be prepared just in case.
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Agencies conduct drill off Fla. coast
Mar 8 2007 6:08PM (CT)
OFF THE SOUTH FLORIDA COAST (AP) - Even as experts played down the threat of a mass exodus from Cuba if Fidel Castro dies, law enforcement agencies staged mock exercises Thursday to be prepared just in case.
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Death by senator's gun ruled suicide
Mar 8 2007 5:59PM (CT)
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A teenager who was found dead with a state senator's gun by his side committed suicide, according to a county coroner who recommended Thursday that no charges be filed over the death but left open the possibility of lesser charges.
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Houston warehouse explosion kills 1
Mar 8 2007 4:56PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - An explosion at a rubber maker's warehouse killed a man and blew out the building's windows and walls on Thursday, authorities said.
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Brazilian charged in NYC with $11M theft
Mar 8 2007 4:50PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A prominent Brazilian congressman has been charged in New York with stealing $11.6 million from a public works project in his country, then transferring it to a Manhattan bank, according to an indictment announced Thursday.
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Ban urges end to violence against women
Mar 8 2007 4:19PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all nations Thursday to end "the pandemic" of violence against girls and women by working to change cultural practices and attitudes that tolerate beatings, sexual attacks and other abusive acts.
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Zoos may buy Arkansas elephant sanctuary
Mar 8 2007 4:14PM (CT)
QUITMAN, Ark. (AP) - A group of zoos is considering buying a couple's elephant sanctuary and turning it into a national center for pachyderm research, breeding and training.
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Carter defends Gaza theory at GWU speech
Mar 8 2007 4:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the storm it ignited, former President Carter held fast on Thursday to his accusation that Israel oppresses the Palestinians on the West Bank and Gaza and seeks to colonize the land.
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Pa. taxi inspectors admit taking bribes
Mar 8 2007 3:05PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two state taxi inspectors accused of taking bribes to fix tickets, certify vehicles or pass unqualified drivers pleaded guilty to extortion on Thursday.
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No sign of 2nd winner in $390M jackpot
Mar 8 2007 2:48PM (CT)
WOODBINE, N.J. (AP) - Georgia's newest millionaire skipped work Thursday after claiming half the $390 million Mega Millions jackpot, while lottery officials in New Jersey waited for the second winning ticket in the richest lottery in U.S. history to surface.
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No sign of 2nd winner in $390M jackpot
Mar 8 2007 2:48PM (CT)
WOODBINE, N.J. (AP) - Georgia's newest millionaire skipped work Thursday after claiming half the $390 million Mega Millions jackpot, while lottery officials in New Jersey waited for the second winning ticket in the richest lottery in U.S. history to surface.
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Abduction suspect dismisses plea deal
Mar 8 2007 2:41PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - An attorney for Michael Devlin, the former pizzeria manager charged with abducting two Missouri boys, dismissed a plea deal Thursday that was expected to include several life sentences, saying his client could do better before a jury.
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More use Oregon assisted-suicide law
Mar 8 2007 2:26PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A slightly larger number of Oregonians used the state's assisted-suicide law to end their lives in 2006 than in the year before, according to a report released Thursday.
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Mass. governor's first weeks are rocky
Mar 8 2007 2:24PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - As a candidate, Deval Patrick won over voters with a message of hope and renewed confidence in government. Now, eight turbulent weeks into his term, Massachusetts' first black governor is already pleading: "Don't give up on me."
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Suspect held in kidnapping of Fla. boy
Mar 8 2007 2:20PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A Mexican man accused of abducting a 13-year-old from a school bus stop and abandoning him in the woods was brought back to Florida on Thursday to face charges.
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Prosecutors seek jail for Marion Barry
Mar 8 2007 2:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors said Councilman Marion Barry failed to file his tax returns on time for a seventh year in a row, and they asked a judge to send the former mayor to jail.
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Parents asked to pay up for missed class
Mar 8 2007 2:08PM (CT)
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Tired of parents pulling their kids out of school for a ski trip or a visit to Disneyland, the local school system is billing them for the missed class time at $36.13 per day.
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Older stars feel slighted at the Opry
Mar 8 2007 2:08PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Grand Ole Opry showcases old-time country music every week, but some older country stars complain they are being shuffled off the stage at the historic radio show.
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TSA: Little danger on plane with guns
Mar 8 2007 1:54PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Passengers on a commercial flight from Florida to Puerto Rico were in little danger despite more than a dozen guns being on board, because at least two federal air marshals were also on the plane, a Transportation Security Administration spokesman said Thursday.
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TSA: Little danger on plane with guns
Mar 8 2007 1:54PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Passengers on a commercial flight from Florida to Puerto Rico were in little danger despite more than a dozen guns being on board, because at least two federal air marshals were also on the plane, a Transportation Security Administration spokesman said Thursday.
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Calif. rock slide delays Amtrak trains
Mar 8 2007 1:35PM (CT)
CROCKETT, Calif. (AP) - A rock slide dumped debris on a major rail corridor Thursday, delaying several passenger and freight trains between the San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento, but causing no injuries.
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3 killed in small plane crash in Utah
Mar 8 2007 1:24PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Searchers found the wreckage of a small plane in the Utah desert several hours after it was reported missing Thursday and discovered three bodies inside, the sheriff's office said.
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Ex-teacher pleads guilty over teen party
Mar 8 2007 1:13PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A former English teacher who had been a semifinalist for the state's 2007 Teacher of the Year Award pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with a teen drinking party at her home.
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Black Ga. lawmakers urge slavery apology
Mar 8 2007 12:49PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Black legislative leaders said Thursday they will propose that Georgia apologize for the state's role in slavery and segregation-era laws.
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Religion news in brief
Mar 8 2007 12:24PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A top Episcopal panel reiterated the church's welcome of gays and lesbians, as it began talks on whether the denomination should meet Anglican demands to roll back acceptance of same-sex couples.
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Religion today
Mar 8 2007 12:23PM (CT)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The bodies at this Saturday night gathering are sculpted, the locks of hair full and wavy, the faces made for the covers of magazines.
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Study finds age divide on gay marriage
Mar 8 2007 12:03PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The growing acceptance of same-sex marriage in California reflects generational differences more than changes in individual attitudes, according to a study released Thursday.
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Death toll hits 6 at Florida biker rally
Mar 8 2007 11:46AM (CT)
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) - The death toll at one of the nation's largest annual biker gatherings rose to six after two motorcyclists collided head-on and died, state troopers said.
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Wary of the water in the Twin Cities
Mar 8 2007 10:22AM (CT)
HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) - For years, Kim Christienson barely gave a thought to the water coming from the well outside her house. Her family drank it, washed with it, cooked with it.
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Astronaut Lisa Nowak fired from NASA
Mar 8 2007 9:53AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Lisa Nowak was in the astronaut corps for a decade before she took her first and only space shuttle flight last summer during Discovery's 13-day trip to the international space station.
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Astronaut Lisa Nowak fired from NASA
Mar 8 2007 9:53AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Lisa Nowak was in the astronaut corps for a decade before she took her first and only space shuttle flight last summer during Discovery's 13-day trip to the international space station.
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Astronaut Lisa Nowak fired from NASA
Mar 8 2007 9:53AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Lisa Nowak was in the astronaut corps for a decade before she took her first and only space shuttle flight last summer during Discovery's 13-day trip to the international space station.
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Sex offender fired as youth prison guard
Mar 8 2007 9:35AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The state's probe into sexual abuse allegations in the Texas youth prison system has resulted in the firing of a correctional officer who is a convicted sex offender.
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Sex offender guilty in Fla. girl's death
Mar 8 2007 9:06AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The sex offender convicted of kidnapping, raping and then killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford by burying her alive behind his trailer could now face the death penalty.
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Sex offender guilty in Fla. girl's death
Mar 8 2007 9:06AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The sex offender convicted of kidnapping, raping and then killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford by burying her alive behind his trailer could now face the death penalty.
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Sex offender guilty in Fla. girl's death
Mar 8 2007 9:06AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The sex offender convicted of kidnapping, raping and then killing 9-year-old Jessica Lunsford by burying her alive behind his trailer could now face the death penalty.
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Man with TV show alibi wins settlement
Mar 8 2007 7:00AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man who was cleared of murder when outtakes from the HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm" put him at Dodger Stadium when the crime occurred will get $320,000 in a settlement with the city.
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Man burned trying to copy movie stunt
Mar 8 2007 6:48AM (CT)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) - Attempts to duplicate a movie stunt landed one man in the hospital with burned genitals and another facing criminal charges.
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Detroit serial killer suspect convicted
Mar 8 2007 6:26AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A man who police say is one of the most prolific serial killers in the city's history will spend life in prison after being convicted of murdering a prostitute.
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Oregon retirement home shooter pleads
Mar 8 2007 6:17AM (CT)
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - A man who shot his retirement home director to death in December pleaded guilty to murder and will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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Wolves, moose in decline on Mich. island
Mar 8 2007 4:37AM (CT)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Chased into the Lake Superior shallows, mauled and left for dead by fellow wolves, the young female struggled to shore and collapsed. A lone male came to the rescue, licking her wounds and staying on as she recovered.
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Va. clerk candidate embraces naked truth
Mar 8 2007 1:58AM (CT)
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) - Charles "Benny" Neal, candidate for Rockingham County Circuit Court clerk, wants voters to know the naked truth about his past.
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U.N. seeks end to violence against girls
Mar 8 2007 1:03AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - On the eve of International Women's Day, the U.N. Security Council called Wednesday for an end to the "pervasive violence" against girls and women during armed conflicts and demanded that the perpetrators be punished.
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CBS makes change at struggling newscast
Mar 8 2007 12:31AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - CBS News on Thursday is expected to fire the executive producer of Katie Couric's struggling "CBS Evening News" broadcast and appoint former CNN and MSNBC president Rick Kaplan to the job.
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Former Texas priest convicted of abuse
Mar 8 2007 12:15AM (CT)
EASTLAND, Texas (AP) - A former priest was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison after being convicted of molesting an 11-year-old boy in the early 1990s.
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