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Moussaoui goes to prison after last taunt
May 3 2006 11:38PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui escaped the death penalty Wednesday as a jury decided he deserved life in prison instead for his role in the bloodiest terrorist attack in U.S. history. "America, you lost," Moussaoui taunted.
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Officials cut funding to Navajo Head Start
May 3 2006 11:05PM (CT)
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - Federal officials halted funding to one of the nation's largest American Indian Head Start programs, saying the Navajo Nation failed to perform criminal background checks.
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Texas woman confesses to shooting husband
May 3 2006 11:03PM (CT)
KILGORE, Texas (AP) - A woman who claimed drug dealers shot and killed her husband 26 years ago as he slept in his bed has confessed to the slaying, police said Wednesday.
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Fast-food worker tosses grease at customer
May 3 2006 10:14PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A fast-food worker tossed a cup of hot grease on a customer, giving the woman second- and third-degree burns on her arms and chest, authorities said.
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Convicts to be separated during evacuations
May 3 2006 10:12PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - State emergency leaders said Wednesday they are working on a plan to route convicted sex offenders and felons to alternate shelters during hurricane evacuations to keep them away from the general public.
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Hawaii closes coastal schools
May 3 2006 9:59PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii closed schools near its shorelines Wednesday after a powerful earthquake in the South Pacific triggered a tsunami watch.
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Soda distributors to end most school sales
May 3 2006 9:53PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's largest beverage distributors have agreed to halt nearly all sales of sodas to public schools _ a step that will remove the sugary, caloric drinks from vending machines and cafeterias around the country.
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Sago blast probe focuses on lightning
May 3 2006 9:51PM (CT)
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) - A lightning strike a mile from the mouth of the Sago Mine probably sent an electrical pulse along a power line, ultimately igniting methane gas and causing the explosion that killed 12 miners, a consultant hired by the mine owner said Wednesday.
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Powell gives $1 million to namesake center
May 3 2006 9:31PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is donating $1 million to a policy studies center named after him at his alma mater, the City College of New York, officials announced Wednesday.
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Results for student tests in Conn. delayed
May 3 2006 9:22PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Results for Connecticut's student assessment tests have been delayed because the contractor paid to score them had equipment problems, a state official said Wednesday.
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Smoky Fla. brush fire forces road closures
May 3 2006 9:21PM (CT)
COCOA, Fla. (AP) - A smoky brush fire in central Florida that has burned for nearly a week forced the closure Wednesday of two major highways, prompted the evacuation of several homes and was blamed for three traffic accidents.
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Families mixed on Moussaoui verdict
May 3 2006 9:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The long trial was finally over Wednesday and there was a feeling of acceptance among Sept. 11 family members when a jury decided Zacarias Moussaoui should spend the rest of his life in prison rather than be put to death.
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4 held in theft from historic R.I. mansion
May 3 2006 9:18PM (CT)
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Four college students are accused of stealing items worth more than $100,000, including vases and a mantel clock, from a seaside mansion that was once railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt's summer "cottage."
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Romney to address Mormon faith if he runs
May 3 2006 9:14PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Republican Gov. Mitt Romney, often questioned about how his Mormon faith would affect a potential presidential run, said Wednesday he envisions mimicking John F. Kennedy and explaining his religion to the public.
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Victims of Mo. sextuplets hoax sought
May 3 2006 9:12PM (CT)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - Prosecutors pleaded Wednesday for victims of a scam in which a couple faked the birth of sextuplets to come forward so that charges could possibly be upgraded.
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Airline baggage problems growing worse
May 3 2006 9:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Add this to the nightmare scenario for summer air travelers: the growing chance that their baggage is on another flight, possibly to a different destination.
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Kenneth Starr to take on Alaska appeal
May 3 2006 8:54PM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Kenneth Starr, the former Whitewater special prosecutor, will represent the city school board in appealing a court ruling that favored a high school student who displayed a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner during an Olympic torch relay.
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Calif. Episcopalians may elect gay bishop
May 3 2006 8:52PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - What's left of unity in the Episcopal Church is at stake heading into a weekend election for bishop of California that sets up a major clash over gays' role in the church.
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Woman gets 20 years for sex with stepson
May 3 2006 8:50PM (CT)
TYLER, Texas (AP) - A 39-year-old woman who had sexual relationship with her teenage stepson and later gave birth to their child has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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Minuteman Project tours for border safety
May 3 2006 8:44PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Leaders of the Minuteman Project began a cross-country tour Wednesday to seek support for tighter border security, launching a caravan to the nation's capital from a heavily black neighborhood where many residents shouted at the civilian patrol group to go home.
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Sago blast probe focuses on lightning
May 3 2006 8:41PM (CT)
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) - A lightning strike a mile from the mouth of the Sago Mine probably sent an electrical pulse along a power line, ultimately igniting methane gas and causing the explosion that killed 12 miners, a consultant hired by the mine owner said Wednesday.
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Mont. governor pardons 78 in sedition case
May 3 2006 8:36PM (CT)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - It was a black mark on dozens of family histories that lingered for nearly nine decades _ until a journalism professor and a group of law students examined what happened to citizens who spoke out against the government during World War I.
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Woman, 3 kids die in upstate N.Y. fire
May 3 2006 7:45PM (CT)
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - Fire swept through a home early Wednesday, killing a woman and three of her children and damaging four other buildings, including a neighboring church.
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Brooklyn fire, subdued, burns into 2nd day
May 3 2006 7:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Weary firefighters tried to smother stubborn "pockets of fire" that remained Wednesday from a huge blaze that destroyed a historic warehouse complex on the Brooklyn waterfront, as fire marshals pressed ahead with an investigation of possible arson.
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New charge for suspect in Kan. school plot
May 3 2006 7:43PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) - One of five teens accused of plotting a shooting rampage at their southeast Kansas high school was charged Wednesday with solicitation to commit murder.
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Tenn. schools told to make up 'gas days'
May 3 2006 7:26PM (CT)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - If it could've, the state might have paddled a school official in east Tennessee who canceled classes for two days as a way to save money on bus fuel.
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Okla. set to lift ban on tattoo industry
May 3 2006 6:50PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Legislature gave final approval to a bill Wednesday to legalize the tattoo industry in Oklahoma, the only state that prohibits the trade.
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Crane collapses, killing 1 in Houston
May 3 2006 6:49PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A construction crane collapsed in northeast Houston on Wednesday, killing one worker and critically injuring two others.
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9/11 trial points to work that remains
May 3 2006 6:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal jury's decision to put a lone al-Qaida conspirator behind bars for life serves as a reminder of lingering issues from the attacks of five years ago: Osama bin Laden remains free and hundreds captured in the war on terrorism have yet to be brought to justice.
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Vt. governor signs law recognizing Abenaki
May 3 2006 5:44PM (CT)
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The governor signed a law Wednesday granting recognition to Abenaki Indians, a move long sought by tribal members who celebrated with drumming, song and prayer on the Statehouse steps.
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More possible jurors picked in sniper case
May 3 2006 5:35PM (CT)
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Mary Dimsey could not put aside her anger during jury selection Wednesday in the second trial of sniper John Allen Muhammad.
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POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: DNC chairman on oil
May 3 2006 5:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Democratic Party said Wednesday that unchecked U.S. reliance on foreign oil helps fund terrorists and the nation must address its energy needs in a way that creates jobs.
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Police: Woman faces felony polygamy trial
May 3 2006 5:33PM (CT)
ROSEVILLE, Mich. (AP) - A suburban Detroit woman who police say made a habit of marrying men and draining their finances was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on polygamy charges.
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Moussaoui decision could inspire protests
May 3 2006 5:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - With the jury's decision to put Zacarias Moussaoui behind bars for life, the reaction from the Muslim world is expected to be more tempered than would have been the case had the Sept. 11 conspirator been sentenced to death.
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Convicted mayor of Lynchburg, Va., resigns
May 3 2006 4:44PM (CT)
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - The mayor of Lynchburg resigned Wednesday, a day after a federal jury convicted him of raiding his church's charity to pay his debts with money donated by the Rev. Jerry Falwell and his son.
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Ohio struggles to fix voting problems
May 3 2006 3:40PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Ohio's first election without punch card ballots was marred by a slew of problems with new voting machines, raising a crucial question: Can the state that decided the last presidential race get it together before November?
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Police: 2 hurt in shooting near Pa. school
May 3 2006 3:33PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two students were wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a convenience store across the street from their high school, police said.
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Kan. grand jury to probe death of woman
May 3 2006 2:33PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A grand jury called for by a public petition drive will hear testimony about the death of a mentally retarded woman who suffered a massive infection following a late-term abortion, a court official said.
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New witness found in Daley aide's trial
May 3 2006 2:28PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a newly discovered witness admits that on orders from Mayor Richard M. Daley's former patronage chief, he deleted a computer index suspected of containing politically sensitive hiring records.
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Journalists who died on the job remembered
May 3 2006 2:00PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Fifty-nine journalists who died while reporting the news in 2005, including two Associated Press Television News cameramen, were memorialized Wednesday.
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2 architects chosen for WTC construction
May 3 2006 12:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Two architects were named Wednesday to design a pair of office towers next in line for construction at the World Trade Center site.
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3 face state arson charges in Ala. fires
May 3 2006 11:26AM (CT)
CENTREVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Three college students accused of setting fire to a string of rural Alabama churches now face state arson and burglary charges, in addition to federal conspiracy counts, state Attorney General Troy King announced Wednesday.
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Group says U.S. hasn't stopped torture
May 3 2006 10:48AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The United States has failed to eradicate "widespread" torture of prisoners in its war on terrorism despite the international outcry over the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and abusive behavior at U.S. detention facilities in Cuba and Afghanistan, Amnesty International charged Wednesday.
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Teen snubbed by Maine chooses N.H. univ.
May 3 2006 10:18AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A 14-year-old prodigy who is graduating from high school this spring decided to attend the University of New Hampshire after university officials in Maine denied her request to live in a dormitory.
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Anthrax vials mislabeled at N.J. lab
May 3 2006 9:41AM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Two vials of anthrax reported missing recently were discovered this week mislabeled at a state lab, and officials blame a clerical error.
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Woman gets 13 years for Halloween holdup
May 3 2006 9:35AM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A woman who wore a witch costume to rob a bank on Halloween, then vanished in a puff of smoke from an exploding dye pack, has been sentenced to 13 years in state prison.
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Court upholds polygraph for sex offenders
May 3 2006 9:17AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled that lie detector tests can be used to ensure convicted sex offenders are obeying the rules of their probation and that a ban on Internet use is appropriate for some offenders.
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Home detention for 3 accused in Fla. fires
May 3 2006 8:19AM (CT)
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Three children accused of setting a weekend brush fire that destroyed 16 homes and damaged more than a dozen others have been placed on home detention until a court hearing in three weeks.
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Teen with broken neck survives in woods
May 3 2006 5:43AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Police believe a high school teacher who moonlights as a pro wrestler attacked a 17-year-old girl and then left her in the woods with a broken neck for than 30 hours before accompanying investigators back to where she lay.
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Girl gets probation in school threat case
May 3 2006 5:04AM (CT)
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - A 12-year-old girl accused of sending Internet messages that said she planned to bomb her suburban Detroit middle school was sentenced to up to 12 months' probation.
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Blackwell wins GOP nod for Ohio governor
May 3 2006 5:02AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell won the GOP nomination for governor after portraying himself as the best candidate to deliver his party from a year of political scandals and infighting.
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JFK rocking chair heads to auction
May 3 2006 4:56AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - The bedroom rocking chair of President John F. Kennedy will soon be on the auction block, Heritage Auction Galleries said.
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Nagin outlines New Orleans evacuation plan
May 3 2006 4:10AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin unveiled a new evacuation strategy for New Orleans on Tuesday that relies more on buses and trains and eliminates the Superdome and Convention Center as shelters.
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College graduation packs financial punch
May 3 2006 3:14AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - It's graduation season, time for college seniors to celebrate good friends and hard work _ and the end of those ever-rising tuition payments.
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Annan: Biological weapons fight a priority
May 3 2006 2:15AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged the 191 U.N. member states to agree on a global strategy to combat terrorism and said a top priority must be coming up with new ideas to prevent terrorists from using biological weapons.
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