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Tainted pet food-kidney illness link
Apr 9 2007 11:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cases of kidney failure among cats rose by 30 percent during the three months that pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical was sold, one of the nation's largest chains of veterinary hospitals reported Monday.
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Tainted pet food-kidney illness link
Apr 9 2007 11:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cases of kidney failure among cats rose by 30 percent during the three months that pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical was sold, one of the nation's largest chains of veterinary hospitals reported Monday.
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Tainted pet food-kidney illness link
Apr 9 2007 11:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cases of kidney failure among cats rose by 30 percent during the three months that pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical was sold, one of the nation's largest chains of veterinary hospitals reported Monday.
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Bush, Defense Dept. get 'Muzzle' awards
Apr 9 2007 11:09PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Bush administration and the Defense Department are among the winners of the 2007 Jefferson Muzzle awards, given Tuesday by a free-speech group to those it considers the most egregious First Amendment violators in the past year.
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Mich. office shooting leaves 1 dead
Apr 9 2007 11:03PM (CT)
TROY, Mich. (AP) - An accounting firm employee who was fired last week shot and killed a woman and wounded two men Monday at the suburban Detroit building where he worked, then led officers on a high-speed chase, police said.
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Mich. office shooting leaves 1 dead
Apr 9 2007 11:03PM (CT)
TROY, Mich. (AP) - An accounting firm employee who was fired last week shot and killed a woman and wounded two men Monday at the suburban Detroit building where he worked, then led officers on a high-speed chase, police said.
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Mich. office shooting leaves 1 dead
Apr 9 2007 11:03PM (CT)
TROY, Mich. (AP) - An accounting firm employee who was fired last week shot and killed a woman and wounded two men Monday at the suburban Detroit building where he worked, then led officers on a high-speed chase, police said.
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NYC inspector quits over rat report
Apr 9 2007 10:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A health department worker who gave a passing grade to a fast-food restaurant crawling with rats resigned before she could be fired Monday as the health commissioner acknowledged systemic flaws in the city's inspection system.
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Protests lead to Imus' suspension
Apr 9 2007 10:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Don Imus' morning talk show will be suspended from CBS Radio and MSNBC for two weeks following protests about his reference to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos," both networks said Monday.
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Protests lead to Imus' suspension
Apr 9 2007 10:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Don Imus' morning talk show will be suspended from CBS Radio and MSNBC for two weeks following protests about his reference to members of the Rutgers women's basketball team as "nappy-headed hos," both networks said Monday.
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3 given prison time in Ala. church fires
Apr 9 2007 9:23PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Two former college students were sentenced Monday to eight years each in federal prison for a rash of rural church fires that began as a prank during a night of drinking.
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3 given prison time in Ala. church fires
Apr 9 2007 9:23PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Two former college students were sentenced Monday to eight years each in federal prison for a rash of rural church fires that began as a prank during a night of drinking.
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3 given prison time in Ala. church fires
Apr 9 2007 9:23PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Two former college students were sentenced Monday to eight years each in federal prison for a rash of rural church fires that began as a prank during a night of drinking.
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3 given prison time in Ala. church fires
Apr 9 2007 9:23PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Two former college students were sentenced Monday to eight years each in federal prison for a rash of rural church fires that began as a prank during a night of drinking.
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3 given prison time in Ala. church fires
Apr 9 2007 9:23PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Two former college students were sentenced Monday to eight years each in federal prison for a rash of rural church fires that began as a prank during a night of drinking.
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Betty Ford released from hospital
Apr 9 2007 8:57PM (CT)
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) - Former first lady Betty Ford was released from a hospital where she underwent surgery last week, her office said in a statement Monday.
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Suspects in fatal bank robbery in court
Apr 9 2007 8:53PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Four suspects in a robbery ring that authorities said was trying to strike a bank when an FBI agent was killed last week were ordered held without bail Monday in their first court appearance.
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Groomsman pleads guilty to killing guest
Apr 9 2007 7:55PM (CT)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A groomsman charged with throwing a fatal punch at a wedding guest during a brawl last year pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter.
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Jury set for ex-Tenn. lawmaker's trial
Apr 9 2007 7:40PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A jury was selected Monday for the corruption trial of former state Sen. John Ford, once one of the state's most powerful legislators, who is accused of taking cash to help a company get state business.
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Preacher's wife jury selection starts
Apr 9 2007 7:34PM (CT)
SELMER, Tenn. (AP) - Potential jurors were quizzed Monday about domestic violence issues, suggesting a possible defense strategy in the murder trial of a preacher's wife accused of shooting her husband.
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Preacher's wife jury selection starts
Apr 9 2007 7:34PM (CT)
SELMER, Tenn. (AP) - Potential jurors were quizzed Monday about domestic violence issues, suggesting a possible defense strategy in the murder trial of a preacher's wife accused of shooting her husband.
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Preacher's wife jury selection starts
Apr 9 2007 7:34PM (CT)
SELMER, Tenn. (AP) - Potential jurors were quizzed Monday about domestic violence issues, suggesting a possible defense strategy in the murder trial of a preacher's wife accused of shooting her husband.
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Naval Academy midshipman found guilty
Apr 9 2007 7:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Naval Academy midshipman was found guilty Monday of sexually assaulting a fellow student at a Washington hotel last year, a verdict that could lead to prison and his dismissal from the Annapolis, Md., military school.
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Manatees could lose 'endangered' status
Apr 9 2007 7:06PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday recommended upgrading the manatee's status from endangered to threatened, a move that indicates the animal has rebounded from the brink of extinction.
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Olympic runner Montgomery pleads guilty
Apr 9 2007 6:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic sprinter Tim Montgomery, once considered the fastest man on Earth until his world record was erased in the BALCO steroid scandal, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy in a multimillion-dollar bank fraud and money-laundering scheme.
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Olympic runner Montgomery pleads guilty
Apr 9 2007 6:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic sprinter Tim Montgomery, once considered the fastest man on Earth until his world record was erased in the BALCO steroid scandal, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy in a multimillion-dollar bank fraud and money-laundering scheme.
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Cockfighting in Louisiana may be banned
Apr 9 2007 6:21PM (CT)
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (AP) - Spectators shake their fists, scream out wagers and cheer on their roosters, the air swirling with cigarette smoke and chicken feathers.
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Cockfighting in Louisiana may be banned
Apr 9 2007 6:21PM (CT)
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (AP) - Spectators shake their fists, scream out wagers and cheer on their roosters, the air swirling with cigarette smoke and chicken feathers.
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Cockfighting in Louisiana may be banned
Apr 9 2007 6:21PM (CT)
BREAUX BRIDGE, La. (AP) - Spectators shake their fists, scream out wagers and cheer on their roosters, the air swirling with cigarette smoke and chicken feathers.
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Guilty plea planned in prof's stabbing
Apr 9 2007 6:14PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A college student accused of stabbing a science professor in the neck because she gave him a failing grade plans to plead guilty to the attack, his lawyer said Monday.
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Mistaken ID blamed for rape conviction
Apr 9 2007 5:44PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A case of mistaken identity was blamed for a Texas man's conviction in a 1982 rape, and on Monday a judge recommended he be exonerated based on new DNA evidence.
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Mistaken ID blamed for rape conviction
Apr 9 2007 5:44PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A case of mistaken identity was blamed for a Texas man's conviction in a 1982 rape, and on Monday a judge recommended he be exonerated based on new DNA evidence.
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Mistaken ID blamed for rape conviction
Apr 9 2007 5:44PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A case of mistaken identity was blamed for a Texas man's conviction in a 1982 rape, and on Monday a judge recommended he be exonerated based on new DNA evidence.
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Mistaken ID blamed for rape conviction
Apr 9 2007 5:44PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A case of mistaken identity was blamed for a Texas man's conviction in a 1982 rape, and on Monday a judge recommended he be exonerated based on new DNA evidence.
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Mistaken ID blamed for rape conviction
Apr 9 2007 5:44PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A case of mistaken identity was blamed for a Texas man's conviction in a 1982 rape, and on Monday a judge recommended he be exonerated based on new DNA evidence.
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Deal reached on Texas kids Medicaid case
Apr 9 2007 5:39PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The state will significantly improve medical care available to poor children under a draft agreement presented to a federal judge Monday that could end a 14-year-old lawsuit over children's Medicaid.
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Guard equipment low for hurricane season
Apr 9 2007 5:31PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The war in Iraq has depleted the equipment inventory of the National Guard, potentially hampering its response to the predicted heavy hurricane season, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said.
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Mom gets nearly 27 years in boy's death
Apr 9 2007 5:07PM (CT)
EPHRATA, Wash. (AP) - A woman was sentenced Monday to nearly 27 years in prison for the death of her 2-year-old son, who suffered broken legs, skull fractures, bruises and burns while in her care.
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Paper photog quits over altered picture
Apr 9 2007 4:58PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A staff photographer for The Blade who digitally altered a front-page photo has resigned, the newspaper said Monday.
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Baby's life hangs on Texas law
Apr 9 2007 4:42PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - As 17-month-old Emilio Gonzales lies in a hospital, hooked up to tubes to help him breathe and eat, his mother holds him close and cherishes every movement.
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'B.C.' cartoonist Johnny Hart dies at 76
Apr 9 2007 4:41PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - For millions of comic strip readers, the prehistoric era was a hoot: Cavemen played baseball, ants went to school, birds rode on the back of turtles and snakes made quips.
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U.N. genocide exhibit delayed by Turkey
Apr 9 2007 3:58PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. exhibition on the 1994 Rwanda genocide, scheduled to open Monday, has been postponed because of Turkish objections to a reference to the murders of a million Armenians in Turkey during World War I.
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D.C. appeals to keep gun ban
Apr 9 2007 3:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - District of Columbia officials warned a federal appeals court Monday that its rejection of the city's handgun ban creates a precedent that could severely limit gun control.
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Online searches change dating dynamic
Apr 9 2007 2:14PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Dating used to be largely a matter of spending time with a love interest, discovering the good, the bad and the ugly in person. If you were lucky, friends helped fill in some of the blanks. These days, the Internet _ and the ability to check people out before they ever meet up _ has forever changed the rules. For better or worse, "googling" your date has become standard practice.
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NYC butcher sentenced for wife's murder
Apr 9 2007 1:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A butcher who hacked his wife to death on a Manhattan street with a boning knife because he thought she was cheating on him was sentenced Monday to 23 years to life in prison.
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Teenage groom living normal life
Apr 9 2007 12:26PM (CT)
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - The boy who married a woman more than 20 years older than him after fathering her child is now living like a regular teenager and dating a girl his own age, his grandmother said.
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Soldier says he fired to save his life
Apr 9 2007 11:34AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A U.S. soldier facing trial in the fatal shooting of an Italian intelligence officer at a checkpoint in Iraq said he had no choice but to fire, a newspaper reported Monday.
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Jury awards $7.6M for playground seizure
Apr 9 2007 7:47AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury ordered the Los Angeles Unified School District to pay $7.6 million to the family of an epileptic boy who suffered a seizure at school and is now paralyzed in a minimally conscious state.
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Zero carbon is the goal for Woodstock
Apr 9 2007 7:08AM (CT)
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) - Michael Esposito rides his bike all the time _ from cold nights when leaving his old job at a natural food store to warm days while passing shops selling yoga clothes and soy drinks.
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Zero carbon is the goal for Woodstock
Apr 9 2007 7:08AM (CT)
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) - Michael Esposito rides his bike all the time _ from cold nights when leaving his old job at a natural food store to warm days while passing shops selling yoga clothes and soy drinks.
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Zero carbon is the goal for Woodstock
Apr 9 2007 7:08AM (CT)
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) - Michael Esposito rides his bike all the time _ from cold nights when leaving his old job at a natural food store to warm days while passing shops selling yoga clothes and soy drinks.
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Teen who shot grandparents gets support
Apr 9 2007 7:01AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft. Every week, Janet Sisk rises as early as 5 a.m. and drives nearly 100 miles to spend her Sundays with the boy who was just 12 when he murdered his grandparents in their sleep.
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Teen who shot grandparents gets support
Apr 9 2007 7:01AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft. Every week, Janet Sisk rises as early as 5 a.m. and drives nearly 100 miles to spend her Sundays with the boy who was just 12 when he murdered his grandparents in their sleep.
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Teen who shot grandparents gets support
Apr 9 2007 7:01AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Supporters are rallying around a teenager who killed his grandparents and blamed the antidepressant drug Zoloft. Every week, Janet Sisk rises as early as 5 a.m. and drives nearly 100 miles to spend her Sundays with the boy who was just 12 when he murdered his grandparents in their sleep.
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NYC apartment fire injures up to 53
Apr 9 2007 6:48AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Terrified residents climbed down fire escapes and firefighters carried others down ladders to safety from a blaze at an apartment building that injured as many as 53 people, authorities said.
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Gays often struggle at black colleges
Apr 9 2007 6:11AM (CT)
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - So lured was April Maxwell by the promise of the black college experience, with its distinct traditions and tight-knit campus life, that she enrolled at Hampton University in 2001 without even visiting the waterfront campus.
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Teen accused of Web escort service
Apr 9 2007 2:44AM (CT)
HILLSIDE, Ill. (AP) - A teenager once arrested alongside her mother in a prostitution case has been accused of running an escort service out of her suburban Chicago home using the popular Web site Craigslist.
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