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Woman dies after going on a ride at Epcot
Apr 12 2006 11:50PM (CT)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - A woman died Wednesday after going on a ride at Walt Disney World so intense that it has motion sickness bags.
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NYC woman gets 10 years for killing son
Apr 12 2006 11:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A mother of six, convicted of killing her toddler son and collecting his welfare benefits, was sentenced Wednesday to up to 10 years in prison.
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Former chaplain William Sloane Coffin dies
Apr 12 2006 11:05PM (CT)
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Rev. William Sloane Coffin, a former Yale University chaplain known for his peace activism during the Vietnam War and his continuing work for social justice, died Wednesday at his home in rural Strafford. He was 81.
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N.C. bridge repair disrupts Amtrak service
Apr 12 2006 10:59PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Amtrak train service between Florida and the Northeast was disrupted Wednesday when rail inspectors discovered a bridge in eastern North Carolina that needed urgent repairs.
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Ind. signs lease for toll road, gets sued
Apr 12 2006 10:46PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - In the biggest highway privatization deal in U.S. history, state officials Wednesday signed an agreement Wednesday to turn the 157-mile Indiana Toll Road over to a foreign consortium that will operate it for a profit for the next 75 years.
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Moussaoui jury hears Flight 93 recording
Apr 12 2006 10:15PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Jurors in the Zacarias Moussaoui trial listened Wednesday to a recording of shouts and cries in the cockpit as passengers twice charged panicked hijackers during the final half-hour of United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Autopsy spurs calls for 9/11 health care
Apr 12 2006 10:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new autopsy attributing a 34-year-old New York police detective's death this year to exposure to toxic Sept. 11 dust should spur the government to do more for sick ground zero workers, lawmakers said Wednesday.
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U.N. panel refuses to lift caviar ban
Apr 12 2006 10:03PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A U.N. panel has extended the suspension of caviar exports by major producers of the culinary delicacy except Iran, a U.N. diplomat said Wednesday.
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FEMA: La. homes must be raised off ground
Apr 12 2006 9:48PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A long-awaited government projection on this city's flood danger recommends that thousands of homes and businesses in areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina be raised at least 3 feet, a requirement that clears the way for residents to decide how, or whether, to rebuild.
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Mudslides strike soggy Calif.; man missing
Apr 12 2006 9:47PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Heavy rain triggered mudslides across northern California on Wednesday, forcing evacuations, closing roads and possibly burying an elderly man in his backyard.
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Brown won't serve as La. parish adviser
Apr 12 2006 9:35PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Under mounting criticism, former FEMA chief Michael Brown said Wednesday that he will not serve as a paid consultant to St. Bernard Parish, a New Orleans suburb hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.
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Man charged with shooting black activist
Apr 12 2006 9:33PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Police charged a man who had a long-standing dispute with a black activist with shooting him Wednesday afternoon across the street from City Hall.
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Prosecutor says suspect had 'jihadi heart'
Apr 12 2006 8:58PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A man facing federal terrorism charges "had a jihadi heart and a jihadi mind" long before he confessed to attending an al-Qaida training camp in Pakistan, a prosecutor told a jury Wednesday in closing arguments.
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Education Dept. checks teachers' rankings
Apr 12 2006 8:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Under federal pressure, most states are close to getting teachers who are rated highly qualified in front of every math, history, language and other core class by the end of the school year. Or so they say.
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Two confess, retract in Ga. child slaying
Apr 12 2006 8:45PM (CT)
CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) - Two murder confessions, and two retractions, have left residents of this west Georgia town wondering whether the killer of 8-year-old Amy Yates ever will be known.
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Sheehan returns to protest near Bush ranch
Apr 12 2006 8:37PM (CT)
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Peace activist Cindy Sheehan returned to Texas on Wednesday for another war protest near President Bush's ranch, although he was to spend the weekend at Camp David.
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Democrats look to rebuild in DeLay's wake
Apr 12 2006 8:33PM (CT)
AUSTIN (AP) - With their slate of fall candidates chosen, Texas Democrats are looking to rebuild their party with the help of a Republican: outgoing U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay.
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Woman testifies in syringe rape retrial
Apr 12 2006 8:17PM (CT)
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - A young woman testified Wednesday that she repeatedly tried to kill herself because of haunting flashbacks of her stepfather impregnating her with a syringe eight years ago.
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Schwarzenegger comes out vs. preschool tax
Apr 12 2006 8:17PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is opposing a June ballot initiative promoted by film director Rob Reiner that would raise income taxes for the rich to pay for universal preschool.
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Flight 93 families relive 9/11 nightmare
Apr 12 2006 8:10PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Swept away by a 31-minute kaleidoscope of chaos, the families of Flight 93 relived the final moments of their loved ones' lives Wednesday in the courtroom where Zacarias Moussaoui was on trial for his life.
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Coast Guard Academy to court-martial cadet
Apr 12 2006 8:09PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A cadet at the Coast Guard Academy will face a court-martial on rape and other charges, the first such trial in the institution's history, the school said Wednesday.
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Watch list delays reservist's homecoming
Apr 12 2006 8:08PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Marine reservist returning home after eight months in Iraq was told he couldn't board a plane to Minneapolis because his name appeared on a watch list as a possible terrorist.
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Ala. ends tax system long called unfair
Apr 12 2006 7:59PM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's dubious distinction as the only state to levy income taxes on a family of four making less than $10,000 came to an end under a bill Wednesday signed by the governor.
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Prosecutors drop appeal in librarian case
Apr 12 2006 7:54PM (CT)
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they will no longer seek to enforce a gag order on Connecticut librarians who received an FBI demand for records about library patrons under the Patriot Act.
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Man judged insane in Ill. Capitol shooting
Apr 12 2006 7:39PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A man who apparently believed he was a victim of mind control was found not guilty by reason of insanity Wednesday in the shooting death of a state Capitol security guard.
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Police check accused Mo. couple's funds
Apr 12 2006 7:24PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police said Wednesday they were trying to determine how many donations were received by a couple accused of falsely claiming they were the new parents of sextuplets.
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Sept. 11 families say tape shows heroism
Apr 12 2006 6:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Families of Sept. 11 victims said the first public airing of United Airlines Flight 93's cockpit recording shows passengers' heroism _ but some decided it would be too painful to hear the last words of those who died.
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Erskine Bowles sworn in as UNC president
Apr 12 2006 6:03PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles was sworn in Wednesday as the president of the University of North Carolina system, calling it the greatest honor of his career.
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Man gets life sentence in drowning deaths
Apr 12 2006 5:29PM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A man convicted of killing his former girlfriend's three children by letting them drown as their car rolled into a lake was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
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Government lawyer in Moussaoui case sued
Apr 12 2006 5:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two family members of 9/11 victims are suing a government aviation lawyer whose alleged improper coaching of witnesses nearly derailed the death-penalty trial of Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui.
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Men get 77 months in Internet drug sales
Apr 12 2006 4:36PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge sentenced two men to prison Wednesday for selling a powerful cough syrup drug known for its mind-altering effects over the Internet, leading to the overdose deaths of five teenagers.
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Coast Guard Academy to court-martial cadet
Apr 12 2006 3:47PM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet will be court-martialed on sexual assault and other charges, the first such court-martial in the academy's history, the school said Wednesday.
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Texas judge orders medication for inmate
Apr 12 2006 2:39PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A judge who halted an execution because the inmate was mentally ill has agreed to force the man to take anti-psychotic medication so he can be put to death.
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Ex-teacher rearrested in teen sex case
Apr 12 2006 2:30PM (CT)
McMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former elementary school teacher who spent six months in jail for having sex with a 13-year-old student was arrested again, this time for violating probation by apparently communicating with the victim.
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Rescuers try to save cat trapped in wall
Apr 12 2006 1:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Rescuers used drills, miniature cameras and a raw fish Wednesday to try to lure a kitten that has been trapped for 12 days behind a delicatessen's basement wall.
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Calif. town refuses to count votes
Apr 12 2006 12:49PM (CT)
VERNON, Calif. (AP) - City officials in the town of Vernon are refusing to count the votes from their first municipal election in 25 years, prolonging a controversy that began in January when a trio of newcomers filed papers to challenge three longtime incumbents.
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Freed death row inmate faces new charges
Apr 12 2006 11:23AM (CT)
WINDSOR, N.C. (AP) - A man who was sentenced to die, then freed after prosecutors at his murder trial were shown to have hidden exonerating evidence, was charged Wednesday with having sex with a underage girl who is now pregnant, authorities said.
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Chinese stowaways say each paid $10,000
Apr 12 2006 10:37AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Twenty-two stowaways from China who were caught after climbing out of a shipping container last week said they paid a smuggling operation $10,000 each, and some fear persecution if they are sent back, authorities said.
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Couple settles alleged slavery suit
Apr 12 2006 10:28AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A Saudi Arabian couple accused of keeping an Indonesian woman as a virtual slave have agreed to pay her $64,000 in back wages, according to a court document.
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Police probe Kan. teen's abduction
Apr 12 2006 10:00AM (CT)
INDEPENDENCE, Kan. (AP) - A teenager who authorities say was abducted from her driveway at gunpoint showed up at a stranger's home in her rural Kansas town about 15 hours later begging for help, police said.
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4 arrested in alleged Indonesian arms plot
Apr 12 2006 8:46AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Federal authorities arrested four businessmen who allegedly arranged to illegally buy hundreds of handguns, machine guns, air-to-air missiles and aviation radar equipment for export to Indonesia.
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Expatriate Italians win new voice in Rome
Apr 12 2006 8:35AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Chicago bakery owner and a Philadelphia insurance agent, both newly elected to Italy's parliament, say Italians living abroad should gain new recognition now that they for the first time have their own representatives.
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Massachusetts governor to sign health bill
Apr 12 2006 6:44AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - With Massachusetts basking in the national spotlight for its sweeping proposal to require all citizens to have health insurance, Gov. Mitt Romney has signaled he will sign the bill into law _ with one change.
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Men sentenced to life in death of student
Apr 12 2006 5:14AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Two men who were convicted last month in the brutal killing of a 21-year-old college student have been sentenced to life in prison.
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Detroit police to tape some interrogations
Apr 12 2006 5:08AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Police will soon videotape their interrogation of homicide suspects, a move prompted by complaints of civil rights abuses and excessive use of force.
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Female Nobel laureates launch peace bid
Apr 12 2006 4:44AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shirin Ebadi remembers a time years ago when she was one of 100 female judges in Iran. She also recalls when the Islamic revolution changed everything.
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Panel: Deport Islamic charity fundraiser
Apr 12 2006 3:27AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A leading fundraiser for an Islamic charity allegedly linked to terrorists who has spent nearly two years in federal custody should be deported to Jordan, an appeals panel has ruled.
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Autopsy links policeman death to Sept. 11
Apr 12 2006 3:16AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The death of a 34-year-old police detective who developed respiratory disease after working at ground zero is "directly related" to Sept. 11, 2001, a New Jersey coroner said in the first known ruling positively linking a death to cleanup work at the World Trade Center site.
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Ky. Man freed on DNA evidence may sue city
Apr 12 2006 2:52AM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A man who spent seven years in prison for rape before a DNA test exonerated him may sue the city and several police officers who put him behind bars, an appeals court ruled.
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Former 'earthquake shacks' survive century
Apr 12 2006 2:37AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Noreen Farrell always thought her house was something special, but she didn't know it was a slice of history until the day she spotted a stranger out front taking photographs.
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Alaskans weigh privacy in marijuana debate
Apr 12 2006 2:35AM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska's law on marijuana possession is considered the most liberal in the country _ but its governor wants to change that, saying pot has evolved into "a dangerous drug."
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Groups help organize immigration rallies
Apr 12 2006 2:33AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - They invoke the names of Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez, but the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have marched nationwide are not following one charismatic leader.
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Ill. town gives final OK to hold Gay Games
Apr 12 2006 1:19AM (CT)
LAKEWOOD, Ill. (AP) - Organizers of a Gay Games rowing competition have received final approval to hold the event at a suburban Chicago lake during the Olympics-style gathering of gay athletes this summer.
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Last victim in Ohio SUV accident found
Apr 12 2006 12:27AM (CT)
HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) - The last of six people killed when a sport utility vehicle plunged into the Ohio River more than a week ago has been recovered.
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