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Moratorium on commercial whaling upheld
May 31 2007 11:32PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The International Whaling Commission passed a resolution Thursday that upholds a 21-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
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Moratorium on commercial whaling upheld
May 31 2007 11:32PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The International Whaling Commission passed a resolution Thursday that upholds a 21-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
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Moratorium on commercial whaling upheld
May 31 2007 11:32PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The International Whaling Commission passed a resolution Thursday that upholds a 21-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
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Moratorium on commercial whaling upheld
May 31 2007 11:32PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The International Whaling Commission passed a resolution Thursday that upholds a 21-year moratorium on commercial whaling.
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2 women sentenced in Western arsons
May 31 2007 11:13PM (CT)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A federal judge sentenced two women to prison Thursday for their roles in arson fires around the West that caused more than $40 million in damage over a five-year period.
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Spector judge likely to admit writings
May 31 2007 10:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial said Thursday he will likely allow the defense to introduce gunshot victim Lana Clarkson's writings about having visions of a dead actress who killed herself with a gun.
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Spector judge likely to admit writings
May 31 2007 10:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial said Thursday he will likely allow the defense to introduce gunshot victim Lana Clarkson's writings about having visions of a dead actress who killed herself with a gun.
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Spector judge likely to admit writings
May 31 2007 10:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial said Thursday he will likely allow the defense to introduce gunshot victim Lana Clarkson's writings about having visions of a dead actress who killed herself with a gun.
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Court to reconsider dog mauling verdict
May 31 2007 10:27PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A woman whose dogs fatally mauled a neighbor could get more prison time, after the California Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a trial judge to consider convicting her of second-degree murder rather than involuntary manslaughter.
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Boy wins spelling bee with 'serrefine'
May 31 2007 10:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The winner of the spelling bee sounded as if he'd rather be at a math Olympiad. Thirteen-year-old Evan O'Dorney of Danville, Calif., breezed through the Scripps National Spelling Bee with barely a hitch Thursday night, taking the title, the trophy and the prizes in a competition that he confessed really wasn't his favorite.
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Boy wins spelling bee with 'serrefine'
May 31 2007 10:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The winner of the spelling bee sounded as if he'd rather be at a math Olympiad. Thirteen-year-old Evan O'Dorney of Danville, Calif., breezed through the Scripps National Spelling Bee with barely a hitch Thursday night, taking the title, the trophy and the prizes in a competition that he confessed really wasn't his favorite.
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Boy wins spelling bee with 'serrefine'
May 31 2007 10:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The winner of the spelling bee sounded as if he'd rather be at a math Olympiad. Thirteen-year-old Evan O'Dorney of Danville, Calif., breezed through the Scripps National Spelling Bee with barely a hitch Thursday night, taking the title, the trophy and the prizes in a competition that he confessed really wasn't his favorite.
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Day care license revoked for hiding kids
May 31 2007 10:18PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The state has revoked the license of a day care center accused of hiding crying infants in a storage room during an unannounced inspection, officials said.
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Border worker disregarded TB warning
May 31 2007 10:09PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A globe-trotting Atlanta lawyer with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was allowed back into the U.S. by a border inspector who disregarded a computer warning to stop him and don protective gear, officials said Thursday. The inspector has been removed from border duty.
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Border worker disregarded TB warning
May 31 2007 10:09PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A globe-trotting Atlanta lawyer with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was allowed back into the U.S. by a border inspector who disregarded a computer warning to stop him and don protective gear, officials said Thursday. The inspector has been removed from border duty.
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Border worker disregarded TB warning
May 31 2007 10:09PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A globe-trotting Atlanta lawyer with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was allowed back into the U.S. by a border inspector who disregarded a computer warning to stop him and don protective gear, officials said Thursday. The inspector has been removed from border duty.
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Border worker disregarded TB warning
May 31 2007 10:09PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A globe-trotting Atlanta lawyer with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was allowed back into the U.S. by a border inspector who disregarded a computer warning to stop him and don protective gear, officials said Thursday. The inspector has been removed from border duty.
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Ex-Presidents at Graham library opening
May 31 2007 10:09PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Visitors to the new, presidential-style museum honoring evangelist Billy Graham enter and exit the building through crosses as tall as 40 feet high, a design meant to emphasize that the $27-million complex is an extension of the minister's work.
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Ex-Presidents at Graham library opening
May 31 2007 10:09PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Visitors to the new, presidential-style museum honoring evangelist Billy Graham enter and exit the building through crosses as tall as 40 feet high, a design meant to emphasize that the $27-million complex is an extension of the minister's work.
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Ex-Presidents at Graham library opening
May 31 2007 10:09PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Visitors to the new, presidential-style museum honoring evangelist Billy Graham enter and exit the building through crosses as tall as 40 feet high, a design meant to emphasize that the $27-million complex is an extension of the minister's work.
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Bomb threat closes 3 Pittsburgh tunnels
May 31 2007 9:39PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A bomb threat led police to close the city's three major vehicular tunnels during the evening rush hour Thursday, causing serious traffic snarls.
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Bomb threat closes 3 Pittsburgh tunnels
May 31 2007 9:39PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A bomb threat led police to close the city's three major vehicular tunnels during the evening rush hour Thursday, causing serious traffic snarls.
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High school tornado survivors graduate
May 31 2007 8:55PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - The senior class of a southern Alabama high school destroyed by a tornado graduated Thursday night _ but made sure that their two classmates killed in the storm were part of the ceremony, too.
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High school tornado survivors graduate
May 31 2007 8:55PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - The senior class of a southern Alabama high school destroyed by a tornado graduated Thursday night _ but made sure that their two classmates killed in the storm were part of the ceremony, too.
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High school tornado survivors graduate
May 31 2007 8:55PM (CT)
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (AP) - The senior class of a southern Alabama high school destroyed by a tornado graduated Thursday night _ but made sure that their two classmates killed in the storm were part of the ceremony, too.
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Ohio coin dealer faces new allegations
May 31 2007 8:50PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A coin dealer who was the central figure in a scandal that weakened the Ohio Republican Party illegally funneled money to state political campaigns, the Ohio Elections Commission ruled Thursday.
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Boy killed by colliding cruisers in Pa.
May 31 2007 8:35PM (CT)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - As the out-of-control police cruiser hurtled toward them Wednesday night, Crystal Legrand grabbed her two youngest children and took cover behind a wall.
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Former Ill. finance official indicted
May 31 2007 8:25PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The former executive director of a billion-dollar state bonding agency was indicted Thursday on charges of helping a political contributor and entrepreneur defraud General Electric Capital Corp. out of $10 million.
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No bond for Liberty U. student
May 31 2007 8:10PM (CT)
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday refused to release from jail a Liberty University student charged with possessing a bomb the night before the Rev. Jerry Falwell's funeral, saying there was compelling evidence he could pose a danger.
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Watergate lawyer Garrison dies at 65
May 31 2007 7:59PM (CT)
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Samuel Alexander Garrison III, who defended President Richard Nixon in impeachment hearings in 1974 and later became a gay activist, has died. He was 65. Garrison died Sunday after a long battle with leukemia, said Mark Harris, his partner of 17 years.
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Watergate lawyer Garrison dies at 65
May 31 2007 7:59PM (CT)
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Samuel Alexander Garrison III, who defended President Richard Nixon in impeachment hearings in 1974 and later became a gay activist, has died. He was 65. Garrison died Sunday after a long battle with leukemia, said Mark Harris, his partner of 17 years.
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Sudanese diplomat blasts U.S. sanctions
May 31 2007 7:47PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Sudan's U.N. ambassador accused President Bush on Thursday of imposing new sanctions against his country for domestic political reasons and said Americans should feel "ashamed" because Sudan is making progress on ending the bloodshed in Darfur.
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Colo. hospital strict with TB patient
May 31 2007 7:31PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; it was born in an age in which thousands suffering from "consumption" trekked to Colorado's high, dry air in hopes of a cure.
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Colo. hospital strict with TB patient
May 31 2007 7:31PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; it was born in an age in which thousands suffering from "consumption" trekked to Colorado's high, dry air in hopes of a cure.
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Colo. hospital strict with TB patient
May 31 2007 7:31PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; it was born in an age in which thousands suffering from "consumption" trekked to Colorado's high, dry air in hopes of a cure.
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Girls may have been asleep when hanged
May 31 2007 7:21PM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Three young girls killed by their mother did not have any defensive wounds, indicating they may have been sleeping when they were hanged in the closet of their home, the Tarrant County medical examiner said Thursday.
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Ind. teacher claims film defamed him
May 31 2007 7:03PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A math teacher whose name is used in a student film featuring an evil teddy bear that orders other stuffed animals to kill a teacher is suing the four children who made it, alleging it defamed him.
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Arkansas court ends school-funding suit
May 31 2007 7:00PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - State lawmakers are adequately funding public schools, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday in ending a long-running lawsuit.
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N.J. GOP sues governor for e-mails
May 31 2007 6:57PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The state Republican Party chairman sued Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Thursday to force the release of e-mails between the governor and a state union leader he once dated and lavished with gifts.
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Libby seeks probation in CIA leak case
May 31 2007 6:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former White House and State Department officials and military commanders are supporting former vice presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby as he asks a federal judge to spare him prison time in the CIA leak case.
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Russia rejects U.N. resolution on Kosovo
May 31 2007 6:50PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States and European nations introduced a revised U.N. resolution Thursday supporting independence for Kosovo under international supervision, but it was immediately rejected by Russia _ who hinted it would veto the measure.
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Toddler dies in auto-starting dishwasher
May 31 2007 6:30PM (CT)
ROMANCE, Ark. (AP) - An 18-month-old boy died inside a dishwasher that began running automatically when its door closed, the sheriff's office said Thursday.
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DNA being tested in missing student case
May 31 2007 6:16PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Investigators will analyze DNA from the parents of a student who has been missing for nearly six years to determine whether bones found in woods last month were hers.
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Spain files claim over treasure ship
May 31 2007 6:08PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Spanish government has filed claims in U.S. federal court over a shipwreck that a Florida firm found laden with Colonial-era treasure, an attorney said Thursday.
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N.H. bans smoking in bars, restaurants
May 31 2007 6:05PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire will soon ban smoking in bars and restaurants, becoming the last state in New England to do so.
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Poll: Coast not ready for hurricanes
May 31 2007 5:21PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Many people along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts still lack a hurricane survival plan and don't feel vulnerable to storms, despite Katrina's dramatic damage and pleas from emergency officials for residents to prepare before the season starts, according to a poll released Thursday.
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Poll: Coast not ready for hurricanes
May 31 2007 5:21PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Many people along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts still lack a hurricane survival plan and don't feel vulnerable to storms, despite Katrina's dramatic damage and pleas from emergency officials for residents to prepare before the season starts, according to a poll released Thursday.
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Poll: Coast not ready for hurricanes
May 31 2007 5:21PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Many people along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts still lack a hurricane survival plan and don't feel vulnerable to storms, despite Katrina's dramatic damage and pleas from emergency officials for residents to prepare before the season starts, according to a poll released Thursday.
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Marine vet faces hearing over protest
May 31 2007 5:19PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - An Iraq war veteran could lose his honorable discharge status after being photographed wearing fatigues at an anti-war protest.
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Marine vet faces hearing over protest
May 31 2007 5:19PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - An Iraq war veteran could lose his honorable discharge status after being photographed wearing fatigues at an anti-war protest.
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National Spelling Bee finalists
May 31 2007 5:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 15 finalists at the 80th Scripps National Spelling Bee, in the order in which they are to be called at the bee:
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Gotti's sentence of 25 years is upheld
May 31 2007 5:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court upheld Peter Gotti's 25-year prison sentence for ordering a failed hit on Mafia turncoat Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, whose testimony doomed Gotti's mob boss brother John to die behind bars.
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N.H. governor signs civil unions law
May 31 2007 4:45PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Gov. John Lynch signed a law Thursday establishing civil unions for same-sex couples in New Hampshire, allowing them to apply for the same rights as married people as early as January.
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Florida lake hits record low
May 31 2007 4:40PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The water level in the lake that serves as the main backup water supply for 5 million south Florida residents dropped to a record low Thursday as firefighters continued battling a blaze on part of the exposed lake bottom.
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Charges sought against Tennessee trooper
May 31 2007 4:29PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A state trooper who resigned after a porn actress claimed she performed oral sex on him during a traffic stop may now face criminal charges after other women came forward to complain about inappropriate behavior, officials said Thursday.
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Ex-con tells of talks at Florida mosque
May 31 2007 4:07PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - An ex-convict testified Thursday that he knew suspected al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla and a purported terrorism supporter while attending a Florida mosque, and that he considered becoming a fighter himself for Islamic groups overseas.
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Alabama governor signs slavery apology
May 31 2007 3:02PM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Bob Riley signed a resolution Thursday expressing "profound regret" for Alabama's role in slavery and apologizing for slavery's wrongs and lingering effects.
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Toddlers drown in pond while sitter naps
May 31 2007 2:52PM (CT)
WATERFORD, Pa. (AP) - Two toddlers who wandered away from home while their teenage baby sitter slept accidentally drowned in a nearby pond, officials said.
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TB on a plane? Sign of the times
May 31 2007 1:45PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - SARS on a plane. Mumps on a plane. And now a rare and deadly form of tuberculosis, on at least two planes. Commercial air travel's potential for spreading infection continues to cause handwringing among public health officials, as news of a jet-setting man with a rare and deadly form of TB demonstrates.
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Kevorkian release stirs grief, gratitude
May 31 2007 1:13PM (CT)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Some relatives of people who died with Dr. Jack Kevorkian's help say his release from prison stirs up grief over the deaths of their loved ones. Others are grateful for the services the retired pathologist offered to family members.
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NYPD divers now search for bombs
May 31 2007 12:41PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Their main job used to be retrieving rusty murder weapons, the corpses of homicide victims and the occasional stolen car from the murky depths of the city's waterways.
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Beggar wins free speech case
May 31 2007 11:47AM (CT)
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) - A homeless man who was arrested after asking a policeman for a dollar got a judge to throw out the case by arguing that begging is a form of free speech.
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Religion news in brief
May 31 2007 11:15AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Review Board, the lay watchdog panel the U.S. bishops created to monitor the church's child protection efforts, has a new leader and four new members.
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Religion today
May 31 2007 11:14AM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - When he was a teenager, Connell O'Donovan opened up to his Mormon seminary teacher and said that he was gay.
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Judge: Parade can go through NYC suburb
May 31 2007 10:02AM (CT)
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - A judge ruled that a Cuban Day Parade can march through a New York City suburb this weekend, despite the mayor's decision to deny a permit to organizers.
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9 Atlantic hurricanes forecast for 2007
May 31 2007 9:12AM (CT)
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - With the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season a few hours away, researcher William Gray released his newest forecast Thursday still showing an expectation for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes, five of them intense.
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University of Chicago gets $100 million
May 31 2007 9:03AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A graduate of the University of Chicago gave an anonymous donation of $100 million to his alma mater, the latest in a series of massive gifts to colleges around the country.
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Ticket scalping comes out of the shadows
May 31 2007 6:53AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The days of seeking out ticket-scalpers in the shadows, ducking into alleys and dodging police for that elusive Yankees-Red Sox seat are fading fast.
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Long Island slavery suspects get bail
May 31 2007 5:24AM (CT)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - A federal judge has allowed a millionaire couple accused of keeping two Indonesian women as slaves to post bail, despite objections from prosecutors that the pair might flee the country.
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Scalia daughter pleads to DUI charge
May 31 2007 4:53AM (CT)
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) - The daughter of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was sentenced to 18 months of court supervision after pleading guilty to drunken driving.
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ACLU: Boeing offshoot helped CIA
May 31 2007 4:49AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Boeing Co. subsidiary accused by the American Civil Liberties Union of facilitating torture by providing services to the CIA for secret overseas flights said it does not, as a rule, inquire about its customers' business.
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NY teens ready to gauge air pollution
May 31 2007 4:23AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Teenagers from a Brooklyn neighborhood surrounded by power plants, a waste-transfer station and a busy expressway will soon take to the streets to monitor the pollutants residents are breathing.
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Alaskans to sort Klondike memorabilia
May 31 2007 3:57AM (CT)
SKAGWAY, Alaska (AP) - Debra Sanders unlatches a padlock and swings open the door to reveal a room jammed with boxes, steamer trunks, a roulette wheel, wicker furniture, phonographs, mannequins dressed in gold rush garb, a wooden boat, a brass tuba and long rows of shelves crammed with curios.
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Alaskans to sort Klondike memorabilia
May 31 2007 3:57AM (CT)
SKAGWAY, Alaska (AP) - Debra Sanders unlatches a padlock and swings open the door to reveal a room jammed with boxes, steamer trunks, a roulette wheel, wicker furniture, phonographs, mannequins dressed in gold rush garb, a wooden boat, a brass tuba and long rows of shelves crammed with curios.
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Alaskans to sort Klondike memorabilia
May 31 2007 3:57AM (CT)
SKAGWAY, Alaska (AP) - Debra Sanders unlatches a padlock and swings open the door to reveal a room jammed with boxes, steamer trunks, a roulette wheel, wicker furniture, phonographs, mannequins dressed in gold rush garb, a wooden boat, a brass tuba and long rows of shelves crammed with curios.
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Alaskans to sort Klondike memorabilia
May 31 2007 3:57AM (CT)
SKAGWAY, Alaska (AP) - Debra Sanders unlatches a padlock and swings open the door to reveal a room jammed with boxes, steamer trunks, a roulette wheel, wicker furniture, phonographs, mannequins dressed in gold rush garb, a wooden boat, a brass tuba and long rows of shelves crammed with curios.
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Calif. whales leave behind information
May 31 2007 2:54AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Scientists observing the wayward wanderings of two humpback whales in a California river have more to celebrate than their return to the Pacific Ocean _ the duo provided an unexpected opportunity to study the endangered species.
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Nagin: New Orleans is a city on the mend
May 31 2007 12:34AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin, in his first State of the City address since Hurricane Katrina, said Wednesday that New Orleans is a city on the mend, despite broken promises from the state and federal governments.
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Nagin: New Orleans is a city on the mend
May 31 2007 12:34AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin, in his first State of the City address since Hurricane Katrina, said Wednesday that New Orleans is a city on the mend, despite broken promises from the state and federal governments.
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Nagin: New Orleans is a city on the mend
May 31 2007 12:34AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin, in his first State of the City address since Hurricane Katrina, said Wednesday that New Orleans is a city on the mend, despite broken promises from the state and federal governments.
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Nagin: New Orleans is a city on the mend
May 31 2007 12:34AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin, in his first State of the City address since Hurricane Katrina, said Wednesday that New Orleans is a city on the mend, despite broken promises from the state and federal governments.
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Reputed New York mob boss is charged
May 31 2007 12:10AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The reputed head of the Genovese crime family was charged Wednesday with extortion and loansharking as the federal government began a fresh crackdown on what it describes as the most dangerous of the city's five organized crime families.
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AP steps up online copyright protection
May 31 2007 12:10AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Associated Press will intensify its efforts to protect its copyrights on the Web and possibly uncover new sources of revenue by working with a Silicon Valley startup that's trying to help the media gain more control over digital content.
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