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How did the gunman pick his targets?
Apr 20 2007 11:51PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Many days, Andy Koch would return to his dorm to find suitemate Seung-Hui Cho standing in the hall, staring out a window that offered a sweeping view of neighboring West Ambler Johnston Hall.
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Cho family: 'He has made the world weep'
Apr 20 2007 11:49PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The family of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho told The Associated Press on Friday that they feel "hopeless, helpless and lost," and "never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence."
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Cho family: 'He has made the world weep'
Apr 20 2007 11:49PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The family of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho told The Associated Press on Friday that they feel "hopeless, helpless and lost," and "never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence."
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Cho family: 'He has made the world weep'
Apr 20 2007 11:49PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The family of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho told The Associated Press on Friday that they feel "hopeless, helpless and lost," and "never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence."
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Cho family: 'He has made the world weep'
Apr 20 2007 11:49PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The family of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho told The Associated Press on Friday that they feel "hopeless, helpless and lost," and "never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence."
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Cho family: 'He has made the world weep'
Apr 20 2007 11:49PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The family of Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho told The Associated Press on Friday that they feel "hopeless, helpless and lost," and "never could have envisioned that he was capable of so much violence."
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Gunman kills hostage in NASA building
Apr 20 2007 11:43PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A NASA contract worker took a handgun inside an office building Friday at the Johnson Space Center and fatally shot a hostage before killing himself, police said. A second hostage escaped with minor injuries.
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Gunman kills hostage in NASA building
Apr 20 2007 11:43PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A NASA contract worker took a handgun inside an office building Friday at the Johnson Space Center and fatally shot a hostage before killing himself, police said. A second hostage escaped with minor injuries.
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Gunman kills hostage in NASA building
Apr 20 2007 11:43PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A NASA contract worker took a handgun inside an office building Friday at the Johnson Space Center and fatally shot a hostage before killing himself, police said. A second hostage escaped with minor injuries.
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Court rejects blocking Ariz. voter law
Apr 20 2007 11:17PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt to halt enforcement of an Arizona law that requires voters to show identification before casting a ballot and submit proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
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More tests at quarantined hog farm
Apr 20 2007 10:59PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The health risk appeared to be "minimal" for people who ate pork from a hog farm where an industrial chemical was found in its animals, state officials said Friday.
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More tests at quarantined hog farm
Apr 20 2007 10:59PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The health risk appeared to be "minimal" for people who ate pork from a hog farm where an industrial chemical was found in its animals, state officials said Friday.
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Accused teen: 'I just freaked out'
Apr 20 2007 10:38PM (CT)
BARABOO, Wis. (AP) - A teenager accused of gunning down his principal told detectives in a videotaped interview that he didn't mean to kill him but "freaked out" when the principal tackled him in a school hallway.
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2 plead guilty in N.Y. steroid probe
Apr 20 2007 10:22PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The owner and an employee of a Texas company that processed orders for drugs including steroids pleaded guilty Friday to felony charges and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in a multistate probe into steroid sales.
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2 miners' bodies found in Md.
Apr 20 2007 10:15PM (CT)
BARTON, Md. (AP) - Workers found the bodies of two miners in the cabs of heavy machinery Friday, three days after they were buried when a wall section collapsed in an open-pit coal mine.
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Transgender student runs for prom king
Apr 20 2007 10:04PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - When school officials announce the name of the Fresno High School prom king on Saturday, Cinthia Covarrubias will be wearing a tuxedo just like the six boys vying for the honor. Administrators agreed to reverse a district protocol this week that limited males to compete for the title after Covarrubias was nominated by her classmates.
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Transgender student runs for prom king
Apr 20 2007 10:04PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - When school officials announce the name of the Fresno High School prom king on Saturday, Cinthia Covarrubias will be wearing a tuxedo just like the six boys vying for the honor. Administrators agreed to reverse a district protocol this week that limited males to compete for the title after Covarrubias was nominated by her classmates.
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Court says Wis. worker no criminal
Apr 20 2007 9:59PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A federal appeals court explained the reasons Friday it freed a state worker from prison in a case that has figured into a congressional investigation of fired U.S. attorneys.
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Wind causes Ga. wildfire to spread
Apr 20 2007 9:50PM (CT)
WAYCROSS, Ga. (AP) - Gusting winds fueled the spread of wildfires Friday in southeast Georgia, where about 58 square miles of forest were burning and flames swept closer to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
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U.N. considers Security Council reform
Apr 20 2007 9:50PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The 192 members of the U.N. General Assembly should consider a temporary expansion of the Security Council, according to a new report released Friday on the divisive issue of reforming the U.N.'s most powerful body.
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Tribe leader's son charged in drug sweep
Apr 20 2007 9:44PM (CT)
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) - Police acting on Shinnecock Indian Nation leaders' request for a probe into drug dealing arrested the son of a tribal trustee Thursday, and accused him of being the main source of cocaine on the reservation.
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After Tillman death, Army clamped down
Apr 20 2007 9:31PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman's uniform.
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After Tillman death, Army clamped down
Apr 20 2007 9:31PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman's uniform.
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After Tillman death, Army clamped down
Apr 20 2007 9:31PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman's uniform.
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After Tillman death, Army clamped down
Apr 20 2007 9:31PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman's uniform.
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After Tillman death, Army clamped down
Apr 20 2007 9:31PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Within hours of Pat Tillman's death, the Army went into information-lockdown mode, cutting off phone and Internet connections at a base in Afghanistan, posting guards on a wounded platoon mate, and ordering a sergeant to burn Tillman's uniform.
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Fed breach leaks Social Security numbers
Apr 20 2007 7:38PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Social Security numbers of 63,000 people who received Agriculture Department grants have been posted on a government Web site since 1996, but they were taken down last week.
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Colo. mourns Columbine, Va. Tech victims
Apr 20 2007 7:36PM (CT)
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - The families of Columbine school shooting victims pledged Friday to appeal a judge's decision to seal information about the two killers, saying the information may have helped prevent the Virginia Tech massacre.
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Colo. mourns Columbine, Va. Tech victims
Apr 20 2007 7:36PM (CT)
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - The families of Columbine school shooting victims pledged Friday to appeal a judge's decision to seal information about the two killers, saying the information may have helped prevent the Virginia Tech massacre.
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Police arrest ex-con in Columbia U. rape
Apr 20 2007 7:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A homeless ex-convict has been arrested in the rape and torture of a Columbia University graduate student, who was held hostage for 19 hours, cut with a knife and left tied up with the bed set ablaze.
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Hospitalized N.J. gov. off ventilator
Apr 20 2007 7:27PM (CT)
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Jon S. Corzine was breathing on his own again Friday after doctors removed a breathing tube he'd been using since he was critically injured in an April 12 high-speed crash, his spokesman said. Doctors removed the tube shortly before 12:30 p.m. Friday, spokesman Anthony Coley said.
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Hospitalized N.J. gov. off ventilator
Apr 20 2007 7:27PM (CT)
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Jon S. Corzine was breathing on his own again Friday after doctors removed a breathing tube he'd been using since he was critically injured in an April 12 high-speed crash, his spokesman said. Doctors removed the tube shortly before 12:30 p.m. Friday, spokesman Anthony Coley said.
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Colo. school closes, student detained
Apr 20 2007 7:25PM (CT)
PARKER, Colo. (AP) - A high school was evacuated Friday and a student was taken into custody after a small explosion outside the building, but no injuries or damage were reported, authorities said.
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Military grants immunity to 7 Marines
Apr 20 2007 7:18PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Military prosecutors have granted immunity to at least seven Marines and they may be called to testify at the trial of fellow troops accused in the slayings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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Armed Miss America 1944 stops intruder
Apr 20 2007 7:16PM (CT)
WAYNESBURG, Ky. (AP) - Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder.
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Armed Miss America 1944 stops intruder
Apr 20 2007 7:16PM (CT)
WAYNESBURG, Ky. (AP) - Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder.
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Armed Miss America 1944 stops intruder
Apr 20 2007 7:16PM (CT)
WAYNESBURG, Ky. (AP) - Miss America 1944 has a talent that likely has never appeared on a beauty pageant stage: She fired a handgun to shoot out a vehicle's tires and stop an intruder.
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Marine Corps honors 23 lost in Iraq
Apr 20 2007 6:16PM (CT)
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) - Harry Chaires said he awoke with a start before dawn on Oct. 25 at his north Florida farm. Seven time zones away in Iraq, his 20-year-old son had just died from combat wounds in Al Anbar province.
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Baby sitter charged in 3 kids' deaths
Apr 20 2007 6:07PM (CT)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A baby sitter already accused of killing a pregnant friend was charged Friday with drowning the woman's three children in a bathtub and hiding the bodies in a washing machine and dryer.
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Poll: Nation split on gun control
Apr 20 2007 5:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation is profoundly split along gender, racial and other lines over gun violence and what the government should do to control it, despite near-universal sorrow over the Virginia Tech shootings, an AP-Ipsos poll has found.
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Family clarifies name of Va. Tech gunman
Apr 20 2007 5:22PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - When police and Virginia Tech officials released the name of the person responsible for the deadliest mass murder by a lone gunman in U.S. history, they identified him as Cho Seung-Hui.
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Court kills suit over 9/11 air quality
Apr 20 2007 5:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An appeals court ruling could spell trouble for New Yorkers suing the Environmental Protection Agency and its former chief for saying that sooty Lower Manhattan air was safe to breathe after the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
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Va. Tech band serenades victims
Apr 20 2007 5:06PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The bullets from Seung-Hui Cho's gun slammed into Hilary Strollo's abdomen, head and buttocks. For four days, a cluster of tubes has run through her neck as she waits in a hospital for her body to heal.
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Experts alert for Va. Tech copycats
Apr 20 2007 4:41PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In his long-winded video diatribe, Cho Seung-Hui referred to the Columbine school killers as martyrs, and his crime inevitably has been compared with theirs.
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A life cut short, but richly lived
Apr 20 2007 4:34PM (CT)
VIENNA, VA. (AP) - Vibrant and determined, Maxine Turner never was the type to cower under an umbrella. When rain struck during a Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall, others dove for cover. Maxine turned her face skyward and let the raindrops kiss her cheeks.
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Lawmaker leaves panel after FBI search
Apr 20 2007 4:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Arizona Republican Rep. Rick Renzi, whose wife's business was searched by the FBI on Thursday, says he will temporarily step down from the House Intelligence Committee.
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Gunman prompts Space Center evacuation
Apr 20 2007 3:51PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A Johnson Space Center building was evacuated Friday after reports of a gunman inside, Houston police said. Police were called about 1:40 p.m. for Building 44, which houses communications and tracking development laboratory, news reports said.
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Gunman prompts Space Center evacuation
Apr 20 2007 3:51PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A Johnson Space Center building was evacuated Friday after reports of a gunman inside, Houston police said. Police were called about 1:40 p.m. for Building 44, which houses communications and tracking development laboratory, news reports said.
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Ariz. Capitol evacuated over bomb threat
Apr 20 2007 2:37PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A bomb threat prompted an evacuation at the state Capitol Friday, but workers were allowed to return after about three hours when nothing was found.
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Mayor considers fees to drive in NYC
Apr 20 2007 2:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An idea of reducing traffic by charging motorists who drive into the heart of Manhattan got Mayor Michael Bloomberg's support Friday.
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FBI visits El Salvador in Md. slayings
Apr 20 2007 2:06PM (CT)
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - The FBI has interviewed relatives and inspected legal papers in El Salvador as part of an investigation into the slayings of four children in Maryland and the disappearance of their mother.
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Virginia a major source for illegal guns
Apr 20 2007 1:54PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The guns were sold in Virginia, the lives taken so violently just a few miles away. It is the guns bought there and used for crimes elsewhere that have long had mayors nationwide angry.
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Vermont Senate: Impeach the president
Apr 20 2007 1:07PM (CT)
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont senators voted Friday to call for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, saying their actions have raised "serious questions of constitutionality."
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GI arrested in bomb case
Apr 20 2007 12:26PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Sgt. Paul Miles' family knew something was different about him when he came back from Iraq. The Eagle Scout and former church missionary was jumpy. Behind the wheel, he would suddenly drive as if under attack. Later they would learn he built a bomb and used it to damage a statue of the Virgin Mary. Then, he killed a cat.
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Chicago transit president resigns
Apr 20 2007 12:08PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Mayor Richard Daley is recommending his own chief of staff to oversee the nation's second-largest transit system after the head of the Chicago Transit Authority resigned the post.
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Chicago board backs twisting skyscraper
Apr 20 2007 10:18AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The city's planning board has endorsed a proposal for a twisting lakefront tower that would become the nation's tallest building.
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Chicago board backs twisting skyscraper
Apr 20 2007 10:18AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The city's planning board has endorsed a proposal for a twisting lakefront tower that would become the nation's tallest building.
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Oregon gov. joining food stamp project
Apr 20 2007 10:06AM (CT)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Gov. Ted Kulongoski and his wife are used to eating the best their bountiful state has to offer: fresh salmon, huckleberries and mushrooms foraged from the Cascade mountains.
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Mob hits just kept on coming, feds say
Apr 20 2007 9:49AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A newly released court document details four decades of alleged Chicago mob killings, including the slayings of six men accused of robbing the vault of the Mafia's biggest boss.
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VaTech officials defend response
Apr 20 2007 8:17AM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - Eight months ago, the mere possibility that a gunman was headed to Virginia Tech was enough for school officials to cancel classes and order a campus-wide lockdown. This week, the response was much different: Authorities waited more than two hours to alert the school's nearly 26,000 students that two of their classmates had been shot dead in a dormitory.
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Wife convicted in preacher's death
Apr 20 2007 8:09AM (CT)
SELMER, Tenn. (AP) - During the 10 years she was married to a handsome young preacher, Mary Winkler said she never told anyone about the bruises and the sexual humiliation she endured. Her risky decision to testify, her lawyers said, had a powerful effect on the jury and probably explains why Winkler will not spend the rest of her life in prison.
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Rules should have barred weapon purchase
Apr 20 2007 8:02AM (CT)
McLEAN, Va. (AP) - A judge's ruling on Cho Seung-Hui's mental health should have barred him from purchasing the handguns he used in the Virginia Tech massacre, according to federal regulations. But it was unclear whether anybody had an obligation to inform federal authorities because of loopholes in the law that governs background checks.
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Texas panel rejects required Bible class
Apr 20 2007 7:31AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A plan to require public schools to teach classes with the Bible as a textbook was changed by a Texas legislative panel to make such classes optional instead.
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Religion in the news
Apr 20 2007 6:10AM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, England (AP) - It's Sunday in England, and across the country many traditional stone churches are struggling to fill their pews.
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Military expanding Calif. amputee center
Apr 20 2007 3:10AM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Where some see scarred stumps and horrific wounds, Peter Harsch sees carbon-fiber feet, hydraulic legs and bionic knees.
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