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Killer on probation fingered in robbery
May 23 2005 11:42PM (CT)
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Tate, the youngest person in modern U.S. history to be sentenced to life in prison, has been arrested after a pizza delivery man said the teenager pointed a gun at him.
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Child molester on run 28 years is caught
May 23 2005 11:39PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A convicted child molester who fled Southern California before his prison sentence and eluded authorities for nearly 30 years by taking on the identity of a long-dead infant has been arrested in Florida, officials said Monday.
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Sheriff: Dad not a suspect in Idaho case
May 23 2005 11:35PM (CT)
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A sheriff's spokesman said Monday that the father of two children missing for more than a week is not a suspect in the case, even though the man acknowledged to television news personality Geraldo Rivera that he lacked an alibi and failed portions of a polygraph.
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Newsweek reporter says he dropped the ball
May 23 2005 11:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - One of the two Newsweek journalists behind the retracted article alleging that interrogators at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay had desecrated the Quran said he had underestimated the impact of the report and dropped the ball by not properly corroborating his anonymous source.
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Canadian soldiers killed by U.S. honored
May 23 2005 11:15PM (CT)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The names of four Canadians killed in an accidental American bombing in Afghanistan were added Monday to a memorial for slain members of the 101st Airborne Division.
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Spokane mayor apologizes, but won't resign
May 23 2005 11:14PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Mayor Jim West on Monday apologized for using "poor judgment in my private life," but rejected a demand by local business leaders to resign amid allegations that he offered city jobs to men he met in gay online chat rooms.
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Senate briefly recesses after plane scare
May 23 2005 10:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate recessed for a brief period Monday night after an unidentified plane entered Washington's restricted airspace, two weeks after another airplane caused emergency evacuations of the White House and Capitol.
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New Orleans schools OK state takeover
May 23 2005 10:21PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After years in financial crisis, a sharply divided New Orleans school board voted Monday night to accept a state takeover of the district's budget, giving an outside firm control over spending, contracts and nonacademic personnel.
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Mother charged in fire that killed kids
May 23 2005 10:16PM (CT)
WARREN, Pa. (AP) - A mother was charged Monday with criminal homicide and arson in connection with a house fire that killed her two young daughters, police said.
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Girl told friend she knew she'd be found
May 23 2005 10:11PM (CT)
LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) - An 8-year-old girl who was raped and buried alive under rocks and concrete blocks inside a trash bin told a friend that the last thing that she remembered before passing out was her attacker towering over her. But she said she awoke when she heard rescuers' voices, and wiggled her fingers to let them know she was there.
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Pa. man accused of trying to sell bomb
May 23 2005 10:08PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A man who told undercover agents he has "no loyalty for America" has been charged with trying to build a bomb and sell it to an affiliate of al-Qaida, officials said Monday.
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W.Va. police probe teens' shooting deaths
May 23 2005 10:03PM (CT)
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Police brought several people in for questioning and searched for clues Monday in the shooting deaths of four teenagers on the morning after the prom.
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Jury favors Ky. detective in shooting
May 23 2005 10:02PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A jury Monday rejected a claim by the estate of a 50-year-old black man who was handcuffed and fatally shot by a police detective.
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Agency: States don't have to cover Viagra
May 23 2005 9:56PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A federal agency began notifying states Monday that they do not have to pay for Viagra for convicted rapists and other high-risk sex offenders.
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Costa Rica extradites N.Y. man in death
May 23 2005 9:48PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A fake doctor, wanted in the death of a female patient who was found buried at his former New Jersey home, was returned Monday from Costa Rica to be sentenced on one charge and possibly arraigned on others.
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Calif. panel hikes state lawmakers' pay
May 23 2005 9:39PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A state commission Monday granted lawmakers a 12 percent pay hike, boosting their annual salaries to $110,880 _ the highest compensation in the country for state legislators.
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Tenn. ex-governor friend guilty in taxes
May 23 2005 9:09PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A longtime friend of former Tennessee Gov. Don Sundquist pleaded guilty Monday to tax evasion and making false statements to secure a state contract that grew to be worth $1.9 million.
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Son of vigilante killer guilty of murder
May 23 2005 8:58PM (CT)
SONORA, Calif. (AP) - A young man whose vigilante mother gunned down his alleged boyhood molester in court 12 years ago was convicted of first-degree murder Monday for fatally stomping a man hired to clean up his family's blighted property.
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White supremacists ordered to pay $450G
May 23 2005 8:56PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A white supremacist convicted of soliciting the murder of federal Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow was ordered along with his followers to pay about $450,000 in attorneys' fees in a copyright case in which the judge sided against him.
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U.S. urges U.N. nations to watch for abuse
May 23 2005 8:55PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States circulated a draft Security Council statement on Monday that would urge member nations to adopt a recent inquiry's recommendations on ending sex abuse by U.N. peacekeepers.
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No agreement on expanding U.N. council
May 23 2005 8:54PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Supporters of rival plans to expand the U.N. Security Council met with Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday but couldn't agree on a formula to make the U.N.'s most powerful body more representative of the world in the 21st century.
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Miss. judge OKs trial in 1964 killings
May 23 2005 8:18PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) - A reputed Ku Klux Klansman accused of killing three civil rights workers in Mississippi four decades ago will stand trial as planned June 13, a judge ruled Monday.
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12 immigrants die in Ariz. desert heat
May 23 2005 8:00PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A sudden onset of triple-digit heat led to a rash of deaths among illegal immigrants during the weekend in Arizona's deserts, with 12 people reported dead between Friday and Monday.
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Panicked 911 calls in Ohio fire released
May 23 2005 7:50PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Panicked neighbors shouted to emergency dispatchers that children were trapped in a burning house shortly after a devastating fire erupted that killed nine people, including eight children, according to tapes of 911 calls released Monday.
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Guardsman says Iraqi shooting self-defense
May 23 2005 6:42PM (CT)
FORT KNOX, Ky. (AP) - An Indiana National Guard soldier charged with murdering an Iraqi police officer said Monday that he shot the man in self-defense after the officer pointed a gun at him to stop him from reporting insurgent activity.
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Judge rules on GI's murder trial testimony
May 23 2005 6:30PM (CT)
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - An Army soldier's murder trial was delayed after opening statements Monday when two jurors said they had already formed opinions about some witnesses from being jury members in an earlier case.
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Gallery director in D.C. asked to resign
May 23 2005 6:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Asked to resign by the chairman of the board of trustees, the director of Washington's oldest art museum said Monday he would remain for the next few days.
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Va. man guilty of illegally wiring funds
May 23 2005 6:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Virginia man who defended small money exchange businesses in testimony to Congress has pleaded guilty to illegally wiring millions of dollars to Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, federal authorities said Monday.
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Boys slapped with felonies in bus fight
May 23 2005 6:22PM (CT)
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) - The mother of two boys whose fight with a substitute school bus driver was captured on videotape has questioned why the boys are charged with a felony while the driver faces a less serious charge.
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Nuclear powers fail to agree on U.N. plan
May 23 2005 5:59PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia, the United States and three other nuclear powers have failed to agree on a joint declaration needed to add momentum to a floundering global conference to tighten controls on nuclear arms, a top Russian delegate said Monday.
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Defense begins case in Fresno murder trial
May 23 2005 5:54PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Defense attorneys in the murder trial of a man accused of killing nine of his children began their case Monday after a judge cut short the prosecution's presentation, rejecting the testimony of two psychologists.
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Study: Paris most vital air travel point
May 23 2005 4:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The city of light is also the city of flight, says a new study listing Paris as the most vital connecting point for international air travel. Anchorage, Alaska, places a surprising second on the list, followed by London, Singapore and New York.
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Sheriff: Dad not a suspect in Idaho case
May 23 2005 4:25PM (CT)
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - A sheriff's spokesman said Monday that the father of two children missing for more than a week is not a suspect in the case, even though the man acknowledged to television news personality Geraldo Rivera that he lacked an alibi and failed portions of a polygraph.
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Defense says America West pilots not drunk
May 23 2005 4:17PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Two America West pilots accused of being drunk in the cockpit were not impaired and were never in control of the jet because it was being towed by a runway vehicle, defense attorneys said Monday at the start of their trial.
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Podiatrist gets death penalty in murder
May 23 2005 3:02PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal jury decided Monday that a Chicago foot doctor should get the death penalty for killing a disabled patient to keep her from testifying against him in a Medicare fraud case.
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Development hitting gritty Brooklyn area
May 23 2005 12:36PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Red Hook once was known best for gunplay and graft, a half-vacant urban wasteland along the Brooklyn waterfront where the mob ruled the docks, and crack took over the projects.
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Illinois governor mired in controversy
May 23 2005 12:19PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was swept into office in 2002 on a vow to "shake up a system in Springfield that accepts corruption" _ a promise that appealed to voters weary of the scandals that drove his predecessor from office.
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Part of Chicago apartment building falls
May 23 2005 12:12PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A portion of an 85-year-old apartment building collapsed Monday morning, injuring seven people, some seriously, fire officials said.
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Two critically injured by Ore. avalanche
May 23 2005 12:12PM (CT)
BEND, Ore. (AP) - An avalanche struck a small group of hikers on the side of a mountain in the Cascades of central Oregon, injuring two of them.
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Mass. justice defends gay marriage ruling
May 23 2005 9:12AM (CT)
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - Judicial independence is vital to our nation, not a "problem to be solved," and leaders should steer away from anti-judicial rhetoric, the chief justice who wrote the decision legalizing same-sex marriage in Massachusetts told graduates.
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Mom helps nab alleged Internet predator
May 23 2005 7:05AM (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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Giuliani gives graduation speech in Vt.
May 23 2005 6:45AM (CT)
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani delivered the commencement address Sunday at a school where his selection as graduation speaker touched off angry debate and led to the resignation of the student newspaper's editor after the paper ran a photo likening Giuliani to Adolf Hitler.
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Schwarzenegger school-funding deal eyed
May 23 2005 6:42AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - It has become a nagging question looming over the state budget tug-of-war and a likely special election campaign issue: Did Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger renege on a promise to give public schools billions of extra dollars this year?
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U.S. soldier faces trial in Iraqi's death
May 23 2005 6:41AM (CT)
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Staff Sgt. Shane Werst's future hinges on a single question: How did Naser Ismail die? Werst, a combat engineer from El Toro, Calif., is accused of shooting Ismail after the Iraqi man was taken into custody during a series of house raids. Werst, 32, faces up to life in prison if convicted of murder and obstruction of justice.
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Feds probe deadly Coney Island plane crash
May 23 2005 6:34AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal investigators were examining the wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed on a beach in Coney Island, killing all four people on board, including two high school students who were going to graduate on Tuesday.
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Ex-KKK chief's robes net $6,000 at auction
May 23 2005 6:30AM (CT)
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) - Black satin robes owned by a Ku Klux Klan leader have brought $6,000 at an auction in a county seeking to overcome a reputation for racism.
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200 dead cats found in N.J. woman's home
May 23 2005 6:06AM (CT)
EAST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) - A woman who founded a "no-kill" animal shelter was charged with health code and animal welfare violations after 200 dead cats were discovered rotting in garbage bags in her backyard.
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Atheists gather in San Francisco
May 23 2005 4:48AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - To the uninformed, the gathering here may have seemed like a church revival, full of zeal and fervor. But worshipping God was most decidedly not part of the agenda.
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Tenn. singers croak during allergy season
May 23 2005 4:25AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - For a town where so many people earn their living with a clear voice and a keen ear, Nashville sure is a lousy place for singers.
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Republicans seek to oust Wash. governor
May 23 2005 3:36AM (CT)
WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - Even though Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire has been in office for months now, the legal battle over how she got there is still far from over.
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Ex-Guantanamo prisoner was troubled youth
May 23 2005 1:20AM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - A former Guantanamo prisoner says he battled shyness, loneliness and suicide attempts before discovering Islam on a backpacking trip through Europe, according to a handwritten biography that paints a picture of a troubled London youth.
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