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Couple charged in drug overdose of baby
Apr 10 2006 11:49PM (CT)
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - The parents of a 10-month-old boy who died of a heroin overdose were charged with homicide Monday, nearly three months after the baby's death.
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Huge crowds march for immigration rights
Apr 10 2006 11:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people demanding U.S. citizenship for illegal immigrants took to the streets in dozens of cities from New York to San Diego on Monday in some of the most widespread demonstrations since the mass protests began around the country last month.
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Bush, Justice Dept. among Muzzle winners
Apr 10 2006 11:43PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - President Bush and the Justice Department are among the winners of the 2006 Jefferson Muzzle awards, given by a free-speech group to those it considers the most egregious First Amendment violators in the past year.
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Graham accepts 2006 George Bush Award
Apr 10 2006 11:33PM (CT)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - A humble Evangelist Billy Graham accepted the 2006 George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service on Monday.
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Man denied bond for alleged Bush threat
Apr 10 2006 11:14PM (CT)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A jobless Palestinian-born man accused of threatening President Bush while involuntarily committed at a mental hospital was ordered Monday to remain jailed until his trial.
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Fla. state senator charged with misuse
Apr 10 2006 11:13PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A state senator was charged Monday with misusing taxpayer money by having state employees work to support his re-election campaign in 2004.
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NYC mayor donates to Schwarzenegger
Apr 10 2006 11:06PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign has picked up a $44,600 donation from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg _ the maximum contribution allowed under California law.
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Chicago official accused of file shredding
Apr 10 2006 11:01PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Richard M. Daley's former patronage chief was accused by federal prosecutors Monday of ordering files to be shredded to keep them from investigators looking into corruption at City Hall.
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NYC transit union boss now faces jail time
Apr 10 2006 10:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The union president who called an illegal strike that halted New York City's subways and buses in December should be jailed for 10 days and fined $1,000 for criminal contempt, a judge ruled Monday.
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Schwarzenegger declares levee emergency
Apr 10 2006 10:04PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Monday in seven northern and central California counties, saying the region's rainiest March on record and more rain on the horizon put people and property in "extreme peril."
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Man gets prison in drugs-for-missiles plot
Apr 10 2006 10:01PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - An Indian-born U.S. citizen was sentenced Monday to more than five years in prison for his role in a plot to obtain and sell Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to the Taliban and al-Qaida.
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Lawsuit filed in Detroit 911 call response
Apr 10 2006 9:53PM (CT)
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) - A wrongful-death lawsuit was filed Monday in the case of a 6-year-old boy who called 911 after his mother collapsed and was told by an operator he should not be playing on the phone.
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Bolton: Global issues challenge U.N.
Apr 10 2006 9:35PM (CT)
NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology presents a challenge that will help determine whether the United Nations is an effective problem-solving body, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton said Monday.
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Judge warns against prejudicial testimony
Apr 10 2006 9:03PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The grandfather of the youngest victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, testifying at Zacarias Moussaoui's sentencing trial Monday, described watching on television as the plane carrying his son and granddaughter hit the World Trade Center.
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Bill would require ID on La. caskets
Apr 10 2006 9:01PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The floodwaters of hurricanes Katrina and Rita disturbed hundreds of coffins, many forced from their grave sites without identifying markers to provide information about who was buried inside them. Now, lawmakers are considering ways to make those caskets more identifiable if the state has another flood.
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Texas surgeon convicted in car assault
Apr 10 2006 8:34PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A plastic surgeon accused of running over two British women and driving away as they lay bleeding on the roadside was convicted Monday of assault while intoxicated.
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Man in L.A. Ferrari crash is arrested
Apr 10 2006 7:10PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Swedish video game entrepreneur involved in the 162-mph crash of a Ferrari has been arrested, accused of grand theft for an unauthorized collection of exotic cars, authorities said.
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Worker blamed in Boston scaffold collapse
Apr 10 2006 6:39PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A worker caused a fatal scaffolding collapse at an Emerson College dormitory by removing a tie that secured part of the structure to a building, according to a report released Monday.
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Charges dropped for man beaten by NOPD
Apr 10 2006 5:50PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Prosecutors have dropped charges against a retired teacher who was beaten by New Orleans police during an arrest caught on videotape shortly after Hurricane Katrina, he and his lawyer said Monday.
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Gulf Coast prepares new hurricane plans
Apr 10 2006 5:47PM (CT)
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Joe Spraggins knows it will take stockpiles of food, water and fuel and better evacuation routes to survive if the Gulf Coast gets hit by another monster storm this coming hurricane season.
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MySpace.com to post ads promoting safety
Apr 10 2006 4:48PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Popular online social networking hub MySpace.com said Monday it will begin displaying public service ads aimed at educating its users, many of them teens, about the dangers posed by sexual predators on the Internet.
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Layman picked to lead prime Judaism school
Apr 10 2006 4:12PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Jewish Theological Seminary of America, the prime school of Judaism's Conservative branch, named a layman Monday as its new chancellor _ Stanford University religion department chair Arnold M. Eisen.
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Vandals rampage through historic cemetery
Apr 10 2006 2:10PM (CT)
AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) - Vandals rampaged through a historic cemetery where Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman is buried, knocking over dozens of gravestones and causing at least $15,000 in damage, police said.
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Denver trains and buses rolling again
Apr 10 2006 2:09PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Trains and buses started rolling again Monday to the delight of thousands of Denver-area commuters who had to find another way to get to work during a weeklong transit strike.
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Suspect pleads guilty in 1998 Ill. slaying
Apr 10 2006 2:02PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A convicted sex offender pleaded guilty Monday to the 1998 murder of an 11-year-old girl whose death drew national headlines when two young boys were accused of the crime.
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Mich. prison locked down after protest
Apr 10 2006 12:26PM (CT)
MARENISCO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - Part of a state prison was locked down Monday after an inmate protest turned violent, injuring 14 corrections officers in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, officials said.
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Ohio gov. may face state ethics charges
Apr 10 2006 12:19PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A state office that monitors lawyer behavior recommended Monday that Gov. Bob Taft be disciplined for failing to report golf outings and other gifts while in office.
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Psychiatrist who worked with veterans dies
Apr 10 2006 12:03PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Psychiatrist Leonard Neff, who worked with Vietnam veterans and helped improve diagnosis and treatment for what became known as post-traumatic stress disorder, has died. He was 80.
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Security scare closes part of Ga. airport
Apr 10 2006 9:59AM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Part of an airport terminal was evacuated for about two hours Monday and a bomb squad was called in after an unattended bag was spotted as fans and players from the Masters golf tournament headed out of town.
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Early New Orleans voting begins around La.
Apr 10 2006 9:50AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Voters lined up in New Orleans and other Louisiana towns Monday for the start of early balloting in the city's primary election, delayed by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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N.Y. gossip reporter says he was set up
Apr 10 2006 8:26AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Post gossip writer Jared Paul Stern, who's accused of trying to extort $200,000 from billionaire Ron Burkle in exchange for positive coverage, says he was set up by the businessman and is being smeared.
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3 hurt in AK steel mill blast in Ohio
Apr 10 2006 4:38AM (CT)
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) - An explosion ignited several fires and injured three workers at a steel mill where union employees have been locked out for six weeks, officials said.
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Ind. town awaits word on hostage in Iraq
Apr 10 2006 2:53AM (CT)
LAPORTE, Ind. (AP) - The American flags put up along this town's main street after Jeffrey Ake was abducted in Iraq a year ago are gone now. With little word on his fate, the ribbons put up in his honor on lampposts have given way to ones supporting troops in Iraq.
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