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15-ounce SpaghettiOs Plus Calcium recalled
Apr 12 2005 11:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Campbell Soup Supply Co. is recalling 473,500 pounds of Campbell's SpaghettiOs Plus Calcium in 15-ounce cans because their product labels fail to list meatballs made with soy protein, a known allergen that could cause an allergic reaction in some people.
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Calif. court blocks accused priest data
Apr 12 2005 10:16PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked the release of summaries of personnel files of 117 priests accused of molestation.
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3 charged in plot on U.S. finance centers
Apr 12 2005 10:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three men with suspected al-Qaida ties, already in British custody, were charged Tuesday with a years-long plot to attack the New York Stock Exchange and other East Coast financial institutions.
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Man living in closet charged in homicide
Apr 12 2005 10:01PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man was beaten to death after catching his wife's lover living in a closet in their home, police said Tuesday. Rafael DeJesus Rocha-Perez, 35, was charged with homicide in the slaying of 44-year-old Jeffrey A. Freeman over the weekend.
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Woman accused of trading daughter for car
Apr 12 2005 9:45PM (CT)
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. (AP) - A woman was arrested for allegedly forcing her 12-year-old daughter into prostitution and trading a 14-year-old daughter for a car.
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GIs indicted for gun imports from Iraq
Apr 12 2005 9:36PM (CT)
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) - Two soldiers and another man were indicted Tuesday for allegedly smuggling machine guns out of Iraq and trying to sell them in the United States.
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Art exhibit featuring Bush stamp probed
Apr 12 2005 9:24PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The Secret Service sent agents to investigate a college art gallery exhibit of mock postage stamps, one depicting President Bush with a gun pointed at his head.
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Chinese immigrants protest U.S. job loss
Apr 12 2005 9:21PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Chinese immigrant workers marched through the streets of downtown San Francisco on Tuesday, shouting slogans and waving signs to protest the loss of garment jobs they say are being shipped to China.
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New Orleans school superintendent resigns
Apr 12 2005 9:15PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The city's school superintendent announced his resignation Tuesday after more than two stormy years in the post, during which the school system lost millions of dollars, federal officials investigated allegations of corruption and test scores remained among the worst in the state.
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Lighter flashlights OK'd for LA officers
Apr 12 2005 9:02PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The city's police commission Tuesday cleared the way for Chief William Bratton to equip officers with lighter flashlights following last year's beating of a suspected car thief.
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Court: Tenn. Medicaid can drop 323,000
Apr 12 2005 9:00PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that state officials do not need a judge's approval to drop 323,000 adults from Tennessee's expanded Medicaid program.
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FBI ethics agent charged with lying
Apr 12 2005 8:57PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The agent in charge of ethics at the FBI's Charlotte bureau was accused Wednesday of lying about two expenses-paid trips to Las Vegas he accepted from a witness in a criminal investigation.
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Calif. panel OKs right-to-die measure
Apr 12 2005 8:03PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A legislative committee Tuesday approved a measure modeled after an Oregon law that would allow the terminally ill to end their lives with a doctor's assistance.
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Ex-con accused in slayings caught in Ga.
Apr 12 2005 7:51PM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - An ex-convict who collaborated with two professors on a book about life behind bars and vowed never to go back to prison was captured Tuesday after being accused of two slayings in South Carolina.
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U.N. assembly set to OK global treaty
Apr 12 2005 7:25PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly is set to approve a global treaty aimed at preventing nuclear terrorism by making it a crime to possess or threaten the use of radioactive material, the U.N. legal chief said Tuesday.
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Fuel made from plutonium arrives in S.C.
Apr 12 2005 7:20PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A French shipment of nuclear power plant fuel made from weapons-grade plutonium has arrived in the United States despite protests it poses environmental and terrorist risks.
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N.J. governor signs $2 minimum wage boost
Apr 12 2005 7:11PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's governor signed a law Tuesday that will raise the state's minimum wage to $7.15 an hour over the next two years.
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Ex-CIA worker wants to call top officials
Apr 12 2005 7:09PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A former CIA operative accused of beating an Afghan prisoner who died in custody wants to subpoena the U.S. attorney general and the former head of the CIA to prove he acted under government authority, according to documents unsealed Tuesday.
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Man who killed judge's husband is buried
Apr 12 2005 6:01PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A man who killed a federal judge's husband and mother was buried Tuesday in a ceremony attended by a handful of mourners who had not known him in life, but pitied him in death.
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Parents getting aggressive, teachers say
Apr 12 2005 5:38PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - The shooting last week of a Texas high school football coach _ allegedly by a player's father _ was just the latest and most extreme example of the threats and assaults that teachers around the country say they are increasingly being subjected to by parents.
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Minn. school reopens after deadly spree
Apr 12 2005 4:21PM (CT)
RED LAKE, Minn. (AP) - More than two-thirds of the students stayed away Tuesday as Red Lake High reopened for the first time since a teen gunman killed seven people at the school.
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Lost WWII crewman's remains buried
Apr 12 2005 4:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The remains of a World War II bomber crewman, lost during a raid over Europe in 1944, were buried with military honors Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Victim leaves police clue on back of hand
Apr 12 2005 3:57PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A set of numerals written on the back of a dead man's hand turned out to be a license plate number that led police to his suspected killers.
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Teens bust limo driver for wild prom ride
Apr 12 2005 3:48PM (CT)
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Ten friends took a limousine to assure themselves a safe ride to their high school prom _ but they ended up busting their own limo driver.
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Groups hold dueling pro- and anti-gay days
Apr 12 2005 3:21PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Irked by the success of the nationwide Day of Silence, which seeks to combat anti-gay bias in schools, conservative activists are launching a counter-event this week called the Day of Truth aimed at mobilizing students who believe homosexuality is sinful.
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Wal-Mart to fund wildlife habitat
Apr 12 2005 3:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, pledged Tuesday to spend $35 million compensating for wildlife habitat lost nationwide beneath its corporate "footprint."
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Ex-DA's brothers charged with murder
Apr 12 2005 2:10PM (CT)
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) - Defense attorneys said Tuesday that two brothers accused in a 1979 slaying will cooperate with authorities and tell what they know about the plot allegedly hatched by a third brother _ who was county prosecutor at the time.
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No major radiation leak for lost H-bomb
Apr 12 2005 2:04PM (CT)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Government testing for possible signs of a nuclear bomb lost off the Georgia coast in 1958 found no significant radiation, the Air Force said in a letter to a Georgia newspaper.
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N.Y. legislators kill death penalty bill
Apr 12 2005 1:43PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A powerful committee of the state Assembly voted Tuesday not to send legislation aimed at reinstating New York's death penalty to the full house, a move that may effectively kill the effort for this year.
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Witnesses: Teen assaulted on videotape
Apr 12 2005 1:32PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A 16-year-old disabled girl was punched and forced to engage in videotaped sexual acts with several boys in a high school auditorium as dozens of students watched, according to witnesses.
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Radical feminist Andrea Dworkin dies at 58
Apr 12 2005 1:10PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Andrea Dworkin wrote openly about the experiences as a prostitute, rape victim and battered wife that led her to become a crusader against pornography and violence against women _ and a lightning rod for the feminist movement.
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Poll: Americans say taxes too complicated
Apr 12 2005 12:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Most Americans think federal income taxes are too complicated, but they're not eager to simplify tax preparation by getting rid of some deductions and tax credits, according to an AP-Ipsos poll.
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Northern Colorado recovers after blizzard
Apr 12 2005 12:05PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Much of the heavy snowfall piled up by a weekend blizzard had melted Tuesday, providing at least a little help for drought-stricken areas, and airports and highways were returning to normal after storm-caused shutdowns stranded hundreds of travelers.
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Finalists announced for Young Lions award
Apr 12 2005 11:45AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Five fiction writers, all 35 years or under, are nominees for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Award, given annually to an emerging author. The winner receives $10,000.
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Witnesses describe Kuwait grenade attack
Apr 12 2005 11:10AM (CT)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - An Army witness to a deadly grenade attack in the Kuwait desert carried out by one of their own testified Tuesday that he saw one of the victims get shot in the back, and urged the man to stay alive for his family.
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U.N. meeting tackles water, sanitation
Apr 12 2005 10:16AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A high-level U.N. meeting is trying to tackle what a senior U.N. official called the world's "silent humanitarian crisis" _ dirty water, poor sanitation and slums.
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10 states to sue EPA over mercury rules
Apr 12 2005 9:27AM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wisconsin has joined a list of states suing the federal government's environmental policies, challenging new regulations they say fail to protect children and expectant mothers from dangers posed by mercury emissions.
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Lutherans propose possible gay clergy path
Apr 12 2005 9:20AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Lutheran bishops could allow gay and lesbian clergy in committed relationships to become pastors of congregations under a proposal advanced Monday by a council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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Dallas airport puts in new bag-scan system
Apr 12 2005 9:16AM (CT)
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - An automated bag-scanning system has gone into effect at the Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport, part of a national effort to make airports safer after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Sources: Eric Rudolph stashed dynamite
Apr 12 2005 9:14AM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Eric Rudolph stashed dynamite near a building that government agents used as a headquarters during the huge manhunt for the serial bomber, federal sources close to the case told The Associated Press on Monday.
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Ill. museum brings Abraham Lincoln to life
Apr 12 2005 8:56AM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - In most museums, Abraham Lincoln is discussed in hushed voices and illustrated with sepia-toned photos and marble statues that give him a saintly air.
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W.Va. makes English its official language
Apr 12 2005 8:55AM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Two days after the end of the legislative session, state lawmakers are discovering something few were aware of: They voted to make English the official language of West Virginia.
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Army town struggles to save abandoned pets
Apr 12 2005 8:54AM (CT)
HINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - The 32 dogs look up with sad eyes or wag their tails as animal control officer Linda Cordry walks the row of chain-link cages toward a door concealing a gas chamber. "These guys are mine," Cordry says with weary resignation. "These are basically on Death Row."
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U.S. priests hopeful about papal reforms
Apr 12 2005 8:45AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Rev. Paul Gallatin hopes the new pope _ whoever he is _ shows an understanding of the difficult moral and social choices that confront people in 21st century life.
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12 indicted in offshore gambling ring
Apr 12 2005 8:33AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Twelve men, including a brother-in-law of a former FBI agent now in prison for mob-related racketeering, were charged with running an offshore gambling ring and trying to bully bar owners into selling their establishments.
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Poor care cited in L.A. patient's death
Apr 12 2005 8:15AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A patient died at the troubled Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center last month after nurses failed to heed warning signs from a heart monitor, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
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Clinton Foundation pledges $10M for AIDS
Apr 12 2005 7:20AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton announced Monday that his foundation's HIV/AIDS Initiative is pledging $10 million to deliver treatment to 10,000 children in at least 10 countries by the end of the year, part of an effort to reach more than 60,000 youngsters by the end of next year.
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Nations lobby for U.N. council reform
Apr 12 2005 5:15AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Italy, Mexico, and Pakistan lobbied for a U.N. Security Council reform plan that would add eight semi-permanent seats to the powerful body and divide them among nations from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.
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Joan Kennedy puts Cape Cod home on market
Apr 12 2005 4:07AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Joan Kennedy, whose three children took temporary guardianship of her last year to ensure she receives treatment for alcoholism, is putting her oceanfront Cape Cod home on the market for $6.4 million _ over her children's objections.
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Turkey products recalled in four states
Apr 12 2005 2:52AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - L.S.K. Smoked Turkey Products, Inc., of Bronx, N.Y., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 39,000 pounds of smoked turkey and pork products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
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Sausage products recalled in four states
Apr 12 2005 2:26AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Roger Wood Foods, Inc., of Savannah, Ga., is voluntarily recalling approximately 10,700 pounds of sausage products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
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New Mexico man sentenced in cigarette case
Apr 12 2005 12:27AM (CT)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - The mastermind of a plot to smuggle $37 million worth of cigarettes into the United States was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison.
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Philly families get $530,000 in MOVE case
Apr 12 2005 12:27AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Nearly 20 years after police bombed the headquarters of the militant group MOVE, a federal jury on Monday awarded $530,000 apiece to 24 homeowners who sued the city over the fatal bombing and failed attempts to rebuild.
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Kan. Man faces murder, kidnapping charges
Apr 12 2005 12:00AM (CT)
NEWTON, Kan. (AP) - A man suspected of fatally shooting a sheriff's deputy and critically injuring another officer during a deadly standoff over the weekend was charged Monday with murder and other counts.
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