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Poll: Most want thorough check of judges
May 21 2005 10:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - About four in five Americans want the Senate to thoroughly examine the president's nominees to be federal judges _ an attitude shared by a majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents questioned in a new poll.
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Jury: City didn't violate Muslims' rights
May 21 2005 9:46PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal jury has found that a Chicago suburb didn't violate the civil rights of a Muslim group that claims city officials conspired to foil its plans to turn a vacant church into a mosque and school.
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Coney Island tourist plane crash kills 4
May 21 2005 9:24PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A small plane on a sightseeing tour over Coney Island went into a tailspin and slammed into the famous beach Saturday, killing all four people aboard but injuring none of the stunned sunbathers who witnessed the crash.
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Saudis earn low rank in women's rights
May 21 2005 9:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Saudi Arabia ranked last in a study of women's rights in Middle Eastern and North African countries and was the only one of 16 nations surveyed that had no constitutional guarantees of equal protection for females, according to a report released Saturday.
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Fire at children's sleepover kills 9
May 21 2005 9:00PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - A fire broke out at a crowded house during a children's sleepover early Saturday, killing seven kids and two adults, the fire department said. The fire was so hot it scorched the frame of the home jet black and forced back neighbors who rushed in to help.
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American Indians protest tribal ouster
May 21 2005 8:06PM (CT)
TEMECULA, Calif. (AP) - More than 100 American Indians ousted from their casino-owning tribes joined hands Saturday to protest what they called money grabs by tribal leaders through disenrollment.
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Boy rescued after climbing in toy machine
May 21 2005 7:13PM (CT)
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - A crane vending machine can be frustrating enough when you're trying to snatch a little stuffed toy from its steely clutches. Imagine if the prize it's denying you is your own 3-year-old son.
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Diocese auctions land to pay abuse claims
May 21 2005 6:36PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - More than 80 properties owned by the Catholic Diocese of Tucson were auctioned off Saturday in hopes of raising $3.2 million toward an eventual settlement to pay clergy sex abuse claims.
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Buglers scarce for veterans' funerals
May 21 2005 6:05PM (CT)
BATH, N.Y. (AP) - It began with three haunting notes from a teenage girl. A second bugler, about 100 yards down the road, picked up the tune. And then a third.
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N.Y. bus crash kills 3 highway workers
May 21 2005 6:02PM (CT)
CASTLE CREEK, N.Y. (AP) - Three construction workers were killed in the chain-reaction crash of a bus that careened through a highway work site in upstate New York. Police believe speed played a role in the accident.
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Civil rights groups sue over OAS protest
May 21 2005 5:57PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Civil rights groups have sued Fort Lauderdale and Broward County over an ordinance that would restrict protests at next month's Organization of American States meeting, saying it stifles free speech.
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Police confused by fake slaying confession
May 21 2005 5:41PM (CT)
CROTHERSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A man's false confession to killing a 10-year-old Indiana girl _ a crime another man is now charged with _ has baffled authorities here.
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Iowa mother helps nap Internet predator
May 21 2005 4:01PM (CT)
GARNER, Iowa (AP) - A mother posed as her daughter on the Internet and helped police nab a man who was trying to solicit the 14-year-old for sex, authorities said.
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Mom poses as girl online for predator hunt
May 21 2005 4:01PM (CT)
GARNER, Iowa (AP) - A mother posed as her daughter on the Internet and helped police nab a man who was trying to solicit the 14-year-old for sex, authorities said.
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Air Force task force admits omission
May 21 2005 3:49PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A task force investigating religious intolerance at the Air Force Academy acknowledged Saturday it did not meet with two outspoken critics.
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Gay marriage ban to go before Texas voters
May 21 2005 3:23PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Senate approved a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage with a 21-8 vote Saturday, sending the issue to voters.
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Tip dismissed in Idaho missing kids case
May 21 2005 3:14PM (CT)
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Authorities have completed the crime scene investigation of a home where three people were beaten to death, but they had few clues about the disappearance of two children from the home.
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NYC gangster resurfaces as gov't witness
May 21 2005 2:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Notorious gangster Ah Kay turned government witness last week in the federal trial of the reputed mastermind of a deadly 1993 smuggling attempt.
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Some question need for Calif. election
May 21 2005 1:58PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is steaming toward a special election he insists is necessary to return "power to the people." But it's not clear "the people" understand why.
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Mary Kay Letourneau weds former student
May 21 2005 1:23PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Mary Kay Letourneau, whose notorious seduction of 12-year-old boy led to more than seven years in prison, has married the former student she was convicted of raping.
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4 killed as plane hits Coney Island beach
May 21 2005 1:18PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Four people were killed Saturday afternoon when a small aircraft crashed on the beach in Coney Island, officials said. There was no immediate word of additional injuries.
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Texas may get life without parole option
May 21 2005 12:38PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - In Texas, the state that leads the nation in executions, lawmakers are considering an option already available in all but one other death penalty state: life without parole.
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Anthrax ruled out in N.M. security scare
May 21 2005 10:35AM (CT)
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - White powder in a threatening letter to Gov. Bill Richardson was not anthrax, according to tests a day after the substance forced the state Capitol to evacuate.
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Nine killed in Cleveland house fire
May 21 2005 10:23AM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - A house fire broke out early Saturday in Cleveland, killing nine people, the fire department said.
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Dean still says DeLay may deserve jail
May 21 2005 9:34AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean, who famously refused to prejudge Osama bin Laden's guilt, is standing by his judgment that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay may deserve jail time for allegations of corruption.
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Inmate's liver donation request rejected
May 21 2005 8:35AM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Parole Board voted unanimously Friday against a death-row inmate's request that his execution be delayed so he can donate part of his liver to an ailing sister.
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Retired carrier sunk off Atlantic coast
May 21 2005 8:35AM (CT)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - The retired aircraft carrier USS America is on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, sunk by the Navy in a series of explosive tests that upset some veterans.
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11-ounce baby improving at N.Y. hospital
May 21 2005 6:05AM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Ronald Guido took off his wedding ring and slid it over his newborn daughter's tiny hand, then all the way up to her shoulder without it touching her skin. At 11 ounces, Dakota Juanita Guido will have to grow into everything, even the arms of her parents, who were still waiting to hold her Thursday, 10 days after she was born.
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Parents sue school for banning 'God' song
May 21 2005 5:58AM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A public school prohibited a second grader from singing a religious song at a talent show, prompting a lawsuit Friday alleging violation of the girl's constitutional rights.
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Judge: Release Somali awaiting deportation
May 21 2005 5:46AM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Somali man whose deportation was derailed when his war-torn native country refused to accept him should be released while the United States determines what to do next, a judge has ruled.
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Texas approve bill to compress school year
May 21 2005 3:24AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - The Texas Legislature has approved a measure requiring public schools to begin the school year right after Labor Day and wrap up by June 7 _ a move supporters say will save millions of dollars.
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Teacher makes longshot bid for N.J. governor
May 21 2005 2:54AM (CT)
HADDON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - In his social science class, Francis X. Tenaglio urges his students to get involved. Now, he's practicing what he teaches: Unable to drum up interest in his pet causes, Tenaglio decided to run for governor of New Jersey, mounting a no-frills "impossible dream" of a challenge to multimillionaire U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine.
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Teacher makes bid for N.J. governor
May 21 2005 2:54AM (CT)
HADDON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - In his social science class, Francis X. Tenaglio urges his students to get involved. Now, he's practicing what he teaches: Unable to drum up interest in his pet causes, Tenaglio decided to run for governor of New Jersey, mounting a no-frills "impossible dream" of a challenge to multimillionaire U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine.
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Underground gas tank blast in N.C. kills 1
May 21 2005 1:55AM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A welder's torch sparked an explosion in an underground gas tank Friday evening, hurling a 1,000-pound asphalt chunk into the air that killed a passing driver, authorities said.
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