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Feds: Man threatens black celebrities
Apr 9 2008 11:45PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio man has been indicted on charges that he threatened to blow up the U.S. Supreme Court and attack black men, including a justice on the court, according to an indictment filed in federal court in Cleveland on Wednesday.
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Torch concludes topsy-turvy tour of S.F.
Apr 9 2008 11:35PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Olympic torch played hide and seek with thousands of demonstrators and spectators crowding the city's waterfront Wednesday before being spirited away without even a formal goodbye on its symbolic stop in the United States.
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Torch concludes topsy-turvy tour of S.F.
Apr 9 2008 11:35PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Olympic torch played hide and seek with thousands of demonstrators and spectators crowding the city's waterfront Wednesday before being spirited away without even a formal goodbye on its symbolic stop in the United States.
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Torch concludes topsy-turvy tour of S.F.
Apr 9 2008 11:35PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Olympic torch played hide and seek with thousands of demonstrators and spectators crowding the city's waterfront Wednesday before being spirited away without even a formal goodbye on its symbolic stop in the United States.
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Torch concludes topsy-turvy tour of S.F.
Apr 9 2008 11:35PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Olympic torch played hide and seek with thousands of demonstrators and spectators crowding the city's waterfront Wednesday before being spirited away without even a formal goodbye on its symbolic stop in the United States.
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Hawaii park closed amid volcano action
Apr 9 2008 11:30PM (CT)
VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was closed for a second day Wednesday as officials waited for a change in wind direction to blow away sulfur dioxide belching from Kilauea volcano.
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Carnegie Hero Fund Commission honors 22
Apr 9 2008 11:04PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Wisconsin high school principal shot and killed by an armed student while wrestling weapons from him was among 22 people honored Thursday with Carnegie medals for heroism.
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2008 MacArthur Foundation recipients
Apr 9 2008 11:03PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Eight nonprofit organizations were named winners of the "MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions," and each will receive up to $500,000 from the MacArthur Foundation:
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MacArthur Foundation awards grants
Apr 9 2008 11:03PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - An organization that defends human rights in Nigeria, a foundation in Madagascar seeking to preserve that island nation's environment and a workforce development group in Chicago are among the eight winners of this year's MacArthur Foundation grants for nonprofit organizations.
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Life without parole for Ky. man
Apr 9 2008 10:48PM (CT)
CLINTON, Ky. (AP) - A Tennessee man convicted of killing a western Kentucky teenager was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole.
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Documents: Sect teens made to have sex
Apr 9 2008 10:35PM (CT)
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) - Young teenage girls at a polygamist compound in West Texas were required to have sex in a soaring white temple after they were married in sect-recognized unions, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.
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Documents: Sect teens made to have sex
Apr 9 2008 10:35PM (CT)
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) - Young teenage girls at a polygamist compound in West Texas were required to have sex in a soaring white temple after they were married in sect-recognized unions, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday.
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Judge: Afghan chief must stand trial
Apr 9 2008 10:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An Afghan tribal chief cannot escape trial on federal drug charges just because government agents tricked him into traveling to the United States by promising he could return home, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Apparent tornadoes hit Texas, Oklahoma
Apr 9 2008 10:27PM (CT)
BRECKENRIDGE, Texas (AP) - Powerful storms including apparent tornadoes moved through parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Wednesday, destroying several homes, knocking out power for many, and causing some injuries and at least one death.
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Miss. judge says crematorium can reopen
Apr 9 2008 6:28PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A crematorium ordered to shut down over allegations its owner mishandled human remains can reopen under state supervision pending a licensing hearing, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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NY bust nets $6M in fake tax stamps
Apr 9 2008 6:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Millions of dollars worth of counterfeit tax stamps were seized and a Jordanian man arrested as part of a major undercover investigation into tobacco smuggling in New York, authorities announced Wednesday.
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Ex-Miss Nevada USA takes plea deal
Apr 9 2008 5:58PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A dethroned Miss Nevada USA agreed Wednesday to pay fines for five misdemeanor traffic violations in exchange for prosecutors dropping a charge of resisting arrest.
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Court tosses suit over school speech
Apr 9 2008 5:38PM (CT)
ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) - A high school student won't be allowed to proceed with a lawsuit against his school district for instituting a policy that barred him from expressing his opposition to homosexuality, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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The Masters mystique
Apr 9 2008 5:32PM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Ann Curtis came in the back gates of Augusta National expecting little more than a nice day with her husband. She is not a golfer, has never been here before, but what she saw gave her a start.
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NYPD to start random steroid testing
Apr 9 2008 5:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Police Department will soon begin randomly testing its 36,000 officers for steroid abuse in light of allegations that a criminal ring was supplying the drug to pumped-up officers.
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Middle-class progress said to be limited
Apr 9 2008 4:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More and more middle-class Americans say they aren't better off than they were five years ago, reflecting economic pressures amid growing personal debt, a study released Wednesday found.
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Pool where girl was injured had flaws
Apr 9 2008 4:35PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Investigators found several problems with a Minneapolis golf club swimming pool where a 6-year-old girl suffered fatal injuries because of a drain's powerful suction, state health officials said Wednesday.
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200 seniors rescued from Mich. blaze
Apr 9 2008 4:09PM (CT)
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Firefighters carried senior citizens out of a fire at a three-story independent-living complex Wednesday, and officials said all 200 residents made it to safety.
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200 seniors rescued from Mich. blaze
Apr 9 2008 4:09PM (CT)
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Firefighters carried senior citizens out of a fire at a three-story independent-living complex Wednesday, and officials said all 200 residents made it to safety.
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Michigan State suspends 6 after riot
Apr 9 2008 4:08PM (CT)
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Six Michigan State University students have been suspended following what police characterized as a riot near campus last weekend, the school said Wednesday.
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Va. gov. signs mental health bills
Apr 9 2008 4:03PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The governor signed into law Wednesday a package of legislation aimed at tightening the state's mental health system and improving campus security in response to last year's deadly Virginia Tech shootings.
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Jury weighs ex-Newark, N.J. mayor's case
Apr 9 2008 3:47PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The fate of a former Newark mayor and his ex-mistress on charges of corruption in the sale of city-owned land went to a federal jury Wednesday after five weeks of testimony.
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Boy, 11, steered bus to avoid semi
Apr 9 2008 3:45PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - The 11-year-old boy who steered a runaway school bus to safety said Wednesday he did it because he saw a truck coming at them and because his brother also was on the bus.
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Water bottlers face growing opposition
Apr 9 2008 3:45PM (CT)
McCLOUD, Calif. (AP) - The lumber mill closed five years ago, and so many families moved out that the town can no longer even field a high school football team.
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Water bottlers face growing opposition
Apr 9 2008 3:45PM (CT)
McCLOUD, Calif. (AP) - The lumber mill closed five years ago, and so many families moved out that the town can no longer even field a high school football team.
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Water bottlers face growing opposition
Apr 9 2008 3:45PM (CT)
McCLOUD, Calif. (AP) - The lumber mill closed five years ago, and so many families moved out that the town can no longer even field a high school football team.
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Kosher conflict with Passover, marathon
Apr 9 2008 3:02PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Jonah Pesner is looking ahead to his crucial carb-loading, fuel-up meal on the night before running his first Boston Marathon. On the menu: matzoh.
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Kosher conflict with Passover, marathon
Apr 9 2008 3:02PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Jonah Pesner is looking ahead to his crucial carb-loading, fuel-up meal on the night before running his first Boston Marathon. On the menu: matzoh.
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Kosher conflict with Passover, marathon
Apr 9 2008 3:02PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Jonah Pesner is looking ahead to his crucial carb-loading, fuel-up meal on the night before running his first Boston Marathon. On the menu: matzoh.
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Large, black dogs go unwanted
Apr 9 2008 2:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When Aaron Jones walks Gozer, his Rottweiler-hound mix, people cross the street to avoid them. Mothers scoop up their children. A lost motorist once rolled up the windows and drove off after spotting the dog. One woman screamed.
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Large, black dogs go unwanted
Apr 9 2008 2:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When Aaron Jones walks Gozer, his Rottweiler-hound mix, people cross the street to avoid them. Mothers scoop up their children. A lost motorist once rolled up the windows and drove off after spotting the dog. One woman screamed.
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Large, black dogs go unwanted
Apr 9 2008 2:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When Aaron Jones walks Gozer, his Rottweiler-hound mix, people cross the street to avoid them. Mothers scoop up their children. A lost motorist once rolled up the windows and drove off after spotting the dog. One woman screamed.
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Not guilty plea in LA teen killing
Apr 9 2008 1:41PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man alleged to be a Los Angeles gang member has pleaded not guilty to a charge of killing a high school football star.
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Waits lengthen for adoptions from China
Apr 9 2008 1:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - China remains the country of choice for thousands of Americans seeking to adopt a child, but the time frame for new applications is now often triple what it was a few years ago and many families are enduring uncertain, emotionally draining waits.
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Adoption problems in other countries
Apr 9 2008 1:31PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The slowdown affecting adoptions from China coincides with unrelated complications in several other countries that have been major sources of adopted children for American parents. Some examples:
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1 escapes Ill. mobile home fire; 4 die
Apr 9 2008 1:26PM (CT)
FAIRMONT CITY, Ill. (AP) - Fire swept through a trailer home, killing a woman, her two children and her uncle who were unable to flee because the back door had been improperly covered over by vinyl siding, the police chief said.
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Charges likely dropped in NY baby case
Apr 9 2008 12:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A livery driver, hailed as a hero then charged as a criminal for leaving a baby girl at a firehouse, will have his case dismissed if he stays out of trouble for the next six months, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Court overturns Ohio death sentence
Apr 9 2008 11:03AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the death sentence of a double murderer, agreeing with defense lawyers who said the man shouldn't be executed because he is mentally retarded.
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Runaway Ohio lawyer gets probation
Apr 9 2008 10:44AM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A lawyer and former city councilwoman who made up a story about being kidnapped and driven to Georgia was sentenced Wednesday to two years on probation and was fined $300.
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Ex-lawmaker wins race for Lantos' seat
Apr 9 2008 8:51AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Former state lawmaker Jackie Speier, a survivor of the Jonestown tragedy three decades ago, won a special congressional election to fill the seat of the late Rep. Tom Lantos.
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Ex-lawmaker wins race for Lantos' seat
Apr 9 2008 8:51AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Former state lawmaker Jackie Speier, a survivor of the Jonestown tragedy three decades ago, won a special congressional election to fill the seat of the late Rep. Tom Lantos.
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Ex-lawmaker wins race for Lantos' seat
Apr 9 2008 8:51AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Former state lawmaker Jackie Speier, a survivor of the Jonestown tragedy three decades ago, won a special congressional election to fill the seat of the late Rep. Tom Lantos.
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Man who yelled at phone user acquitted
Apr 9 2008 6:37AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A retired police officer who screamed obscenities at a train passenger who was talking on a cell phone and who hit the hand of another passenger who intervened was acquitted Tuesday of misdemeanor charges stemming from the confrontation.
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Pa. girl hit with game controller dies
Apr 9 2008 5:56AM (CT)
YORK, Pa. (AP) - A 2-year-old girl died after being beaten with a video game controller by her mother's boyfriend, police said Tuesday. Darisabel Baez's mother overheard the beating Sunday but did nothing until she realized the girl was unconscious, police said.
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SoCal beef worker wants charges dropped
Apr 9 2008 5:37AM (CT)
CHINO, Calif. (AP) - A lawyer for a man caught on video dragging sick cows and shocking them at a Southern California slaughterhouse has asked a judge to dismiss criminal charges against his client, arguing that he bears no liability for the apparent mistreatment.
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67 bodies secretly exhumed from NM grave
Apr 9 2008 5:29AM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Working in secret, federal archaeologists have dug up the remains of dozens of soldiers and children near a Civil War-era fort after an informant tipped them off about widespread grave-looting.
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67 bodies secretly exhumed from NM grave
Apr 9 2008 5:29AM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Working in secret, federal archaeologists have dug up the remains of dozens of soldiers and children near a Civil War-era fort after an informant tipped them off about widespread grave-looting.
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Drilling proposed for whale habitat
Apr 9 2008 5:29AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Bush administration has proposed allowing oil and gas drilling in an area of the Bering Sea considered important for the recovery of the world's most endangered whale.
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DC's Metro pulls bobblehead Pope video
Apr 9 2008 5:19AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The transportation agency for the nation's capital has pulled a promotional video from YouTube after the Archdiocese of Washington complained about the star: a Pope Benedict XVI bobblehead doll.
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Attorneys go after pathologist's license
Apr 9 2008 5:07AM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A nonprofit group of attorneys that helps inmates believed to be wrongfully convicted has filed a formal complaint against a pathologist whose work has come under scrutiny.
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Federal restrictions hit Minn. livestock
Apr 9 2008 3:46AM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - New federal restrictions meant to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis may force the state's livestock producers to spend more time and money shipping their cattle and bison out of state.
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2 die in apparent LA taxi holdup, crash
Apr 9 2008 3:41AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two teenage girls who were part of a botched robbery attempt died when the taxi they were riding in crashed after one teen slashed the cab driver's face during a high-speed chase, police said.
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Island idyll for NY Philharmonic?
Apr 9 2008 3:23AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Philharmonic is planning a free summer concert in a scenic new venue _ Governors Island in New York Harbor.
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Enterprise opens 'green' branches
Apr 9 2008 3:12AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The car rental business is slowly undergoing a green evolution, packing its fleets with more hybrids and fuel efficient vehicles.
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Ex-hospital worker: I snooped at records
Apr 9 2008 3:07AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former employee at a Los Angeles hospital says she was just "being nosy" when she looked at the medical records of dozens of high-profile patients.
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Woman charged in Minn. crash denies role
Apr 9 2008 2:34AM (CT)
MARSHALL, Minn. (AP) - The woman charged with killing four students when her van hit a school bus in southwestern Minnesota denies being behind the wheel and said her boyfriend was driving.
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2 attorneys emerge in Detroit mayor case
Apr 9 2008 2:18AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Lawyers Kym Worthy and Dan Webb are a pair of ferocious competitors in the courtroom. That's both good news and bad news for the mayor.
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2 attorneys emerge in Detroit mayor case
Apr 9 2008 2:18AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Lawyers Kym Worthy and Dan Webb are a pair of ferocious competitors in the courtroom. That's both good news and bad news for the mayor.
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2 attorneys emerge in Detroit mayor case
Apr 9 2008 2:18AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Lawyers Kym Worthy and Dan Webb are a pair of ferocious competitors in the courtroom. That's both good news and bad news for the mayor.
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