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Librarians decry Patriot Act gag order
May 30 2006 11:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Four librarians spoke out for the first time on Tuesday after being subjected to a months-long gag order when the FBI demanded records about library patrons under the Patriot Act.
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Boy who vanished in Colo. found alive
May 30 2006 10:54PM (CT)
CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) - An 8-year-old boy who wandered away from his campsite over the weekend was found alive Tuesday in a rugged area with steep cliffs and narrow ravines.
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Lawyer moves for dismissal for NYC DJ
May 30 2006 10:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The lawyer for a radio disc jockey who was arrested for on-air threats against a rival hip-hop DJ's young daughter asked a court Tuesday to dismiss charges against his client.
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Officers not a target of Iraq death probe
May 30 2006 10:14PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - Three officers relieved of command from a Marine battalion are not targets of investigations into whether their troops killed as many as two dozen Iraqi civilians and tried to cover it up, the attorney for one of the officers said Tuesday.
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Jury finds Muhammad guilty in sniper trial
May 30 2006 10:05PM (CT)
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - John Allen Muhammad was convicted of six of the Washington-area sniper killings Tuesday after the prosecution's star witness, Muhammad's young protege, portrayed him as the mastermind of an audacious terror scheme in which phase two would have been bombings against children.
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Accused Ill. serial killer pleads guilty
May 30 2006 10:04PM (CT)
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - A serial killer who prosecutors say burned some of his victims to ash and bits of bone in his mother's backyard pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing eight women.
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FBI comes up empty in search for Hoffa
May 30 2006 10:03PM (CT)
MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - The FBI said Tuesday it found no trace of Jimmy Hoffa after digging up a suburban Detroit horse farm in one of the most intensive searches in decades for the former Teamsters boss.
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Polo workers claim illegal labor practices
May 30 2006 9:18PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. was sued in state court Tuesday, accused by current and former California employees of failing to pay overtime, forcing them to work off the clock and unlawfully detaining them after they punched out.
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Police destroy DNA samples from BTK probe
May 30 2006 8:52PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Police on Tuesday incinerated more than 1,300 DNA samples taken to eliminate possible suspects in the BTK serial killer investigation, inviting the media to watch the event.
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Four boaters die from carbon monoxide
May 30 2006 8:20PM (CT)
OROFINO, Idaho (AP) - Carbon monoxide built up in a motorboat, killing all four occupants after they pulled a cover over the boat to shield themselves from a storm, authorities said.
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Wounded journalist an example for students
May 30 2006 7:04PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - At the private school Kimberly Dozier attended more than two decades ago, students will hear during graduation ceremonies on Sunday about a young woman who decided to make a difference.
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Clinton: Bentsen had a 'massive impact'
May 30 2006 6:57PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Former Sen. Lloyd Bentsen had a "massive, positive impact" during his two years as treasury secretary in one of the country's most economically challenging times, former President Clinton told mourners Tuesday.
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La. governor's housing plan gets approval
May 30 2006 6:50PM (CT)
NEW OLREANS (AP) - Louisiana's plan to use federal money for repairs, reconstruction and buyouts of hurricane-damaged property has been approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, department Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced Tuesday.
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Convicted killer seeks sex-change surgery
May 30 2006 5:50PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A man serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife is asking a federal judge to order the state to pay for a sex-change operation for him, saying that denying him the surgery amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.
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Wis. cops hunt for park shooting suspect
May 30 2006 5:36PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Police hunted for a man Tuesday who opened fire at a park packed with Memorial Day picnickers, killing two people and wounding three in what authorities called a domestic dispute.
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S.D. abortion ban oppponents petition
May 30 2006 4:41PM (CT)
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - An abortion rights group Tuesday submitted more than twice the number of the signatures needed to hold a statewide vote in November on whether to repeal South Dakota's ban on abortion.
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Ala. teen's family quietly marks year
May 30 2006 3:14PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Relatives of Natalee Holloway marked the first anniversary of her disappearance quietly Tuesday, still searching for answers about what happened to the Alabama teenager who mysteriously vanished during a high school graduation trip to Aruba.
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Ga. court to expedite gay marriage appeal
May 30 2006 2:19PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's highest court said Tuesday it would expedite its review of a ruling that struck down the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage.
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Man behind R.I. fire can work from prison
May 30 2006 2:05PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A former band manager who was sentenced to prison for igniting a deadly nightclub fire should be allowed to work for a nonprofit agency while serving his time, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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Search for cruise ship jumper suspended
May 30 2006 1:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Coast Guard suspended its search for a Carnival Cruise Lines passenger who jumped overboard while returning from the British Virgin Islands with his family.
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Pair accused of torture to appear in court
May 30 2006 1:39PM (CT)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) - A couple accused of sexually assaulting and torturing a woman on videotape pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges including rape and murder.
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Denver police find pit bulls in cages
May 30 2006 1:11PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Neighbors' complaints about dogs bawling and barking brought police to a home where they found 36 pit bulls in cages, some of them with apparent signs of fighting, authorities said.
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S.F. City Hall temporarily evacuated
May 30 2006 12:49PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco's City Hall and a courthouse were evacuated for about two hours Tuesday after three suspicious packages were found outside, police said.
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Washington, D.C., high school evacuated
May 30 2006 12:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Firefighters evacuated a Ballou High School in southeast Washington Tuesday after a curtain in the school auditorium caught fire, officials said.
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Senior citizens hurt in Chicago bus crash
May 30 2006 10:42AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A dump truck slammed into a tour bus on a busy Chicago interstate Tuesday morning, injuring more than a dozen people, many of them senior citizens, officials said.
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Former Marine fends off Atlanta robbers
May 30 2006 10:22AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A former Marine used a pocket knife to fend off a group of would-be robbers, killing one and wounding another, police said.
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Teen rescues 4 from deadly Brooklyn fire
May 30 2006 9:24AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A 14-year-old girl rescued four children from a deadly apartment fire, but she couldn't save her grandmother or another young child, who was critically injured, family members said.
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Doctor sues hospital over wife's death
May 30 2006 8:39AM (CT)
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A hospital company is being sued by one of its own doctors, an anesthesiologist who says hospital staff failed to perform emergency surgery to save his wife.
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Boarding school gives 6 veterans diplomas
May 30 2006 8:31AM (CT)
NEWBURY, Mass. (AP) - John Whitney spent 1944 hunched over a radar terminal hunting for German planes somewhere in Europe while his high school classmates accepted their diplomas.
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Anti-war protesters hit with pepper spray
May 30 2006 6:10AM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Police fired pepper spray as about 150 anti-war protesters tried to enter the Port of Olympia as part of ongoing demonstrations against the shipment of Army equipment to Iraq.
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Plants highlight Lewis and Clark exhibit
May 30 2006 2:42AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - After a long journey across uncharted territory, the Lewis and Clark expedition turned homeward from the Pacific Coast. Before long, one of the party came down with severe back spasms and could hardly walk. He suffered for three weeks until cured by an American Indian herbal remedy.
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Lightning injures 2 at Wis. Chocolate Fest
May 30 2006 2:05AM (CT)
BURLINGTON, Wis. (AP) - Lightning strikes at Chocolate Fest injured five people Monday and caused the holiday weekend event to close several hours early.
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Boy arrested in fatal snorkeling accident
May 30 2006 12:21AM (CT)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - A 13-year-old boater was arrested Monday after authorities said he hit and killed a 6-year-old snorkeler, then sped away.
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AP: Ex-Alaska governor to seek new term
May 30 2006 12:16AM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles said Monday he will run for a new term, challenging the nation's oldest governor for a chance to return to office.
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