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Scout missing in rugged N.C. forest
Mar 19 2007 11:39PM (CT)
McGRADY, N.C. (AP) - Warmer weather raised rescuers' hopes Monday as they searched for a third day for a 12-year-old Boy Scout who disappeared while camping with his troop in the rugged mountains of western North Carolina.
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Scout missing in rugged N.C. forest
Mar 19 2007 11:39PM (CT)
McGRADY, N.C. (AP) - Warmer weather raised rescuers' hopes Monday as they searched for a third day for a 12-year-old Boy Scout who disappeared while camping with his troop in the rugged mountains of western North Carolina.
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Scout missing in rugged N.C. forest
Mar 19 2007 11:39PM (CT)
McGRADY, N.C. (AP) - Warmer weather raised rescuers' hopes Monday as they searched for a third day for a 12-year-old Boy Scout who disappeared while camping with his troop in the rugged mountains of western North Carolina.
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Katrina nursing home trial postponed
Mar 19 2007 11:00PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A judge on Monday postponed the trial of the owners of a nursing home where 35 patients died in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Suspect in Calif arson pleads not guilty
Mar 19 2007 10:25PM (CT)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - An auto mechanic accused of setting a raging wildfire that killed five firefighters was back in court Monday to face additional arson charges as the first detailed evidence on the blazes was presented.
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Iraq war protests continue nationwide
Mar 19 2007 10:11PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Linda Englund placed flowers Monday beside a small white flag commemorating a soldier killed in Iraq, a friend of her son, who was standing beside him when he was shot in 2004.
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Iraq war protests continue nationwide
Mar 19 2007 10:11PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Linda Englund placed flowers Monday beside a small white flag commemorating a soldier killed in Iraq, a friend of her son, who was standing beside him when he was shot in 2004.
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Iraq war protests continue nationwide
Mar 19 2007 10:11PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Linda Englund placed flowers Monday beside a small white flag commemorating a soldier killed in Iraq, a friend of her son, who was standing beside him when he was shot in 2004.
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Iraq war protests continue nationwide
Mar 19 2007 10:11PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Linda Englund placed flowers Monday beside a small white flag commemorating a soldier killed in Iraq, a friend of her son, who was standing beside him when he was shot in 2004.
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Iraq war protests continue nationwide
Mar 19 2007 10:11PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Linda Englund placed flowers Monday beside a small white flag commemorating a soldier killed in Iraq, a friend of her son, who was standing beside him when he was shot in 2004.
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Charges filed in Ca. wine warehouse fire
Mar 19 2007 9:52PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A businessman has been indicted in a 2005 blaze that destroyed a warehouse and $100 million worth of rare vintage wines, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
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Charges filed in Ca. wine warehouse fire
Mar 19 2007 9:52PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A businessman has been indicted in a 2005 blaze that destroyed a warehouse and $100 million worth of rare vintage wines, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
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Charges filed in Ca. wine warehouse fire
Mar 19 2007 9:52PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A businessman has been indicted in a 2005 blaze that destroyed a warehouse and $100 million worth of rare vintage wines, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
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Retiree wins HGTV dream home in Rockies
Mar 19 2007 9:51PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A retired postmaster from Florida and his new Tennessee wife had been looking a long time for their dream home. Then it found them. "This is too much," said Robert "Bob" O'Neill, 69, of Johnson City after learning he was the 2007 winner of cable channel HGTV's $2.5 million "Dream Home Giveaway."
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Retiree wins HGTV dream home in Rockies
Mar 19 2007 9:51PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A retired postmaster from Florida and his new Tennessee wife had been looking a long time for their dream home. Then it found them. "This is too much," said Robert "Bob" O'Neill, 69, of Johnson City after learning he was the 2007 winner of cable channel HGTV's $2.5 million "Dream Home Giveaway."
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Indictment: Principal took from students
Mar 19 2007 9:51PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A former Camden elementary school principal and his top aide were indicted Monday on charges that they tricked parents and students in the nation's poorest city into paying for outings that were financed by the school district, then kept the thousands of dollars they collected.
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GI gets 10 years in deaths of 3 Iraqis
Mar 19 2007 9:51PM (CT)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - A soldier accused of ordering subordinates to kill three Iraqi detainees should be sentenced to 10 years in prison, a military jury decided Monday.
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Land goes fast in Alaska town's offer
Mar 19 2007 9:49PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A town in Alaska's frozen interior that offered free land to anyone willing to put down roots had it all spoken for within hours Monday.
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Land goes fast in Alaska town's offer
Mar 19 2007 9:49PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A town in Alaska's frozen interior that offered free land to anyone willing to put down roots had it all spoken for within hours Monday.
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Land goes fast in Alaska town's offer
Mar 19 2007 9:49PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A town in Alaska's frozen interior that offered free land to anyone willing to put down roots had it all spoken for within hours Monday.
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Decision tabled on marshals in FDLS area
Mar 19 2007 9:42PM (CT)
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - A decision on whether to strip the badges of officers in a polygamist enclave has been put off while an investigation continues into allegations that their loyalty to a religious leader is above that to the law.
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Mummified baby's cause of death unknown
Mar 19 2007 9:39PM (CT)
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A partially mummified baby, apparently born in the 1950s and discovered by a woman cleaning out her dead parents' storage unit, died of an "undetermined" cause, a coroner said Monday.
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Frito-Lay: Mouse got into bag at school
Mar 19 2007 8:39PM (CT)
MONUMENT, Colo. (AP) - A dead mouse that an eighth-grader found in a bag of potato chips probably chewed its way in after the snack was delivered to the school, a company spokeswoman said Monday.
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Marine faces court-martial on Iraq
Mar 19 2007 8:32PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A military officer accused of beating Iraqi detainees will be court-martialed on two assault charges, the Marine Corps said Monday.
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More papers filed in Duke lacrosse case
Mar 19 2007 7:30PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - The former prosecutor in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case didn't violate the constitutional rights of the three charged players, his attorneys said in a renewed effort to have some of the ethics charges against him dismissed.
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Planner of USS Cole attack confesses
Mar 19 2007 7:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Yemeni portrayed as an al-Qaida operative and a member of a terrorist family confessed to plotting the bombings of the USS Cole and two U.S. embassies in Africa, killing hundreds, according to a Pentagon transcript of a Guantanamo Bay hearing.
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Melee erupts after NYC basketball game
Mar 19 2007 7:21PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Fights between fans during a championship high school basketball game at Madison Square Garden turned into a melee that spilled into the streets and subways, drawing police on horseback and in riot gear.
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3 frat brothers avoid prison for hazing
Mar 19 2007 6:44PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Three fraternity brothers accused in a case that tested Florida's law against hazing avoided prison by pleading no contest Monday to a lesser charge in the beating of a prospective member.
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3 frat brothers avoid prison for hazing
Mar 19 2007 6:44PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Three fraternity brothers accused in a case that tested Florida's law against hazing avoided prison by pleading no contest Monday to a lesser charge in the beating of a prospective member.
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3 frat brothers avoid prison for hazing
Mar 19 2007 6:44PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Three fraternity brothers accused in a case that tested Florida's law against hazing avoided prison by pleading no contest Monday to a lesser charge in the beating of a prospective member.
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Davidson gets rid of financial aid loans
Mar 19 2007 6:30PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Davidson College announced Monday it will eliminate loans from its need-based financial aid packages and replace them with grants and work study, a move school officials said would allow students to graduate debt-free.
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NYPD officers charged with manslaughter
Mar 19 2007 6:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Three police officers charged in a 50-bullet barrage that killed an unarmed groom on his wedding day appeared before a judge Monday and had their first encounter since the shooting with the victims and their families.
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NYPD officers charged with manslaughter
Mar 19 2007 6:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Three police officers charged in a 50-bullet barrage that killed an unarmed groom on his wedding day appeared before a judge Monday and had their first encounter since the shooting with the victims and their families.
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NYPD officers charged with manslaughter
Mar 19 2007 6:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Three police officers charged in a 50-bullet barrage that killed an unarmed groom on his wedding day appeared before a judge Monday and had their first encounter since the shooting with the victims and their families.
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N.Y. mineral water spa mixed with tap
Mar 19 2007 6:23PM (CT)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - The famed "natural mineral water" baths at Saratoga Spa State Park have been diluted with regular tap water for the past two decades, state officials confirmed Monday.
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Ohio asks election board members to quit
Mar 19 2007 6:23PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - All four election board members for Cuyahoga County, troubled by recount rigging charges and voting machine problems, have been told to resign or face being fired, a state official said Monday.
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S.C. court bans tribe's video gambling
Mar 19 2007 6:02PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The Catawba Indian Nation's push to expand its gambling business took a hit Monday with the South Carolina Supreme Court ruling that a state ban on video poker also applies to its only federally recognized tribe.
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Feds tests of suspect pet food kills 7
Mar 19 2007 5:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - As many as one in six animals died in tests of suspect dog and cat food by the manufacturer after complaints the products were poisoning pets around the country, the government said Monday.
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N.J. couple claims half $390M lottery
Mar 19 2007 4:13PM (CT)
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey couple claimed half of the record $390 million Mega Millions jackpot Monday and said they are retired _ effective immediately.
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Ga. gov. skeptical of slavery apology
Mar 19 2007 3:57PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's governor sounded skeptical Monday about issuing a public apology for slavery, an idea that got a boost last week with the support of a Republican leader.
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Spring comes in brights and neutrals
Mar 19 2007 2:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - This spring, your clothes can be bright. Or they can be neutral. Or even a way-before-Memorial-Day white. Easter egg colors, however, need not apply.
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Homeowners drop insurance after Katrina
Mar 19 2007 2:49PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Disgusted with his insurance company after Hurricane Katrina, the Rev. Simmie Harvey let his homeowner policy lapse and left his house in the hands of a higher power.
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Appeal rejected in Mass. forest slaying
Mar 19 2007 2:09PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A man convicted nearly three decades later in the fatal stabbing of a woman on a family bike ride was turned down Monday for a new trial.
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Spector jury selection begins in L.A.
Mar 19 2007 1:32PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of legendary music producer Phil Spector _ four years after an actress who starred in a cult movie was shot to death in the foyer of his castle-like home.
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Santorum joins prominent law firm
Mar 19 2007 1:16PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Former Sen. Rick Santorum, a conservative who rose to the No. 3 Republican leadership spot in the Senate before he lost his seat to a governor's son, has joined a prominent law firm.
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Man pleads guilty in wood-chipper crash
Mar 19 2007 12:50PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A man pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter for failing to properly hitch a wood-chipper to his truck in an accident that killed a man and two of his young triplets.
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Virginia gun dealers taunt N.Y. mayor
Mar 19 2007 12:38PM (CT)
MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (AP) - Amid the Confederate flags, anti-Yankee bumper stickers and Civil War relics on display at Bob Moates Sport Shop, a counterattack against the North is under way.
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Airbus A380 makes 1st flight to America
Mar 19 2007 12:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The latest jetliner to claim the title of world's biggest passenger aircraft completed its maiden voyage to America on Monday, flying on football field-length wings and a prayer that the U.S. airline industry will want to buy the double-decker jumbo jet.
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Airbus A380 makes 1st flight to America
Mar 19 2007 12:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The latest jetliner to claim the title of world's biggest passenger aircraft completed its maiden voyage to America on Monday, flying on football field-length wings and a prayer that the U.S. airline industry will want to buy the double-decker jumbo jet.
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Airbus A380 makes 1st flight to America
Mar 19 2007 12:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The latest jetliner to claim the title of world's biggest passenger aircraft completed its maiden voyage to America on Monday, flying on football field-length wings and a prayer that the U.S. airline industry will want to buy the double-decker jumbo jet.
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Airbus A380 makes 1st flight to America
Mar 19 2007 12:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The latest jetliner to claim the title of world's biggest passenger aircraft completed its maiden voyage to America on Monday, flying on football field-length wings and a prayer that the U.S. airline industry will want to buy the double-decker jumbo jet.
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Study finds one-third in D.C. illiterate
Mar 19 2007 11:50AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - About one-third of the people living in the national's capital are functionally illiterate, compared with about one-fifth nationally, according to a report on the District of Columbia.
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Northeast airport lines long but moving
Mar 19 2007 11:13AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Airport lines were still long Monday but getting back to normal in as US Airways tried to recover from a paralyzing ice storm that stranded thousands of travelers in Northeast cities over the weekend.
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Northeast airport lines long but moving
Mar 19 2007 11:13AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Airport lines were still long Monday but getting back to normal in as US Airways tried to recover from a paralyzing ice storm that stranded thousands of travelers in Northeast cities over the weekend.
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Northeast airport lines long but moving
Mar 19 2007 11:13AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Airport lines were still long Monday but getting back to normal in as US Airways tried to recover from a paralyzing ice storm that stranded thousands of travelers in Northeast cities over the weekend.
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Elderly woman shot 5 times, survives
Mar 19 2007 11:09AM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - An 88-year-old woman was shot five times while she slept Monday morning and was recovering in a hospital, authorities said.
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Mo. teen accidentally kills brother
Mar 19 2007 10:57AM (CT)
HOUSTON, Mo. (AP) - A teenager accidentally shot and killed his 9-year-old brother with a rifle their grandfather had left out as protection while police searched for a murder suspect in the area, authorities said.
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N.Y. standoff ends with father, son dead
Mar 19 2007 9:30AM (CT)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - A man wounded his wife and fatally shot his son in a feud over the son's marriage. He then held police at bay for nearly 30 hours before he was found dead inside the home, police and authorities said.
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Jury awards man $122,400 for cat bite
Mar 19 2007 9:22AM (CT)
FLUSHING, Mich. (AP) - Jean Toney had warned people Randy the cat had a biting problem. Her brother learned that the hard way _ for both of them.
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Man freed by DNA found guilty in slaying
Mar 19 2007 5:27AM (CT)
CHILTON, Wis. (AP) - Lawyers for a man who spent 18 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit say he has been wrongly convicted for a second time, this time in the murder of a photographer whose charred bones were found in a burn pit outside his home.
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Man freed by DNA found guilty in slaying
Mar 19 2007 5:27AM (CT)
CHILTON, Wis. (AP) - Lawyers for a man who spent 18 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit say he has been wrongly convicted for a second time, this time in the murder of a photographer whose charred bones were found in a burn pit outside his home.
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Idaho farmers make room for funky fruits
Mar 19 2007 2:07AM (CT)
PARMA, Idaho (AP) - If Esmaeil Fallahi has his way, the home of the world-famous Russet potato may soon also welcome persimmons, pistachios, pawpaws, quinces and mulberries.
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Idaho farmers make room for funky fruits
Mar 19 2007 2:07AM (CT)
PARMA, Idaho (AP) - If Esmaeil Fallahi has his way, the home of the world-famous Russet potato may soon also welcome persimmons, pistachios, pawpaws, quinces and mulberries.
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Idaho farmers make room for funky fruits
Mar 19 2007 2:07AM (CT)
PARMA, Idaho (AP) - If Esmaeil Fallahi has his way, the home of the world-famous Russet potato may soon also welcome persimmons, pistachios, pawpaws, quinces and mulberries.
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Chicago's last big slaughterhouse moving
Mar 19 2007 1:40AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - More than 100 years after Upton Sinclair's scathing critique of Chicago's meat industry in "The Jungle," the city's last major slaughterhouse is looking for a new home.
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