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Plane registered to Pat Robertson crashes
Jun 2 2006 11:53PM (CT)
GROTON, Conn. (AP) - A Learjet registered to religious broadcaster Pat Robertson crashed in Long Island Sound while flying in heavy fog Friday, killing both pilots, authorities said. All three passengers escaped without serious injury. Robertson was not aboard.
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Couple charged with kidnapping Kan. girl
Jun 2 2006 11:43PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A couple accused in the death of a woman whose sexual assault and strangulation were videotaped were charged Friday with kidnapping a 5-year-old girl.
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Police search for Ind. family's killers
Jun 2 2006 11:27PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Police hunted on Friday for the killers who barged into a home and shot seven family members to death in the worst mass murder in Indianapolis in at least 25 years.
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Wen Ho Lee settles privacy lawsuit
Jun 2 2006 11:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wen Ho Lee, the former nuclear weapons scientist once suspected of being a spy, settled his privacy lawsuit Friday and will receive $1.6 million from the government and five news organizations in a case that turned into a fight over reporters' confidential sources.
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Mom faces life in prison for boys' deaths
Jun 2 2006 11:07PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Prosecutors decided Friday not to pursue the death penalty for an Oakland mother charged with murder for throwing her three boys into chilly San Francisco Bay.
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Wildfire destroys 5 buildings in Arizona
Jun 2 2006 11:00PM (CT)
SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) - A wildfire that destroyed five buildings south of this scenic northern Arizona community continued to burn Friday night as firefighters continued to douse areas in a 200-home subdivision.
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FBI to search house after finding ricin
Jun 2 2006 10:23PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - FBI hazardous material experts searched a home where police found pipe bombs and a jar containing the potentially deadly poison ricin, federal agents said Friday.
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3 die in Wyoming park rafting accident
Jun 2 2006 10:07PM (CT)
MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) - A touring raft overturned and tossed more than a dozen riders into the Snake River in which three people drowned Friday, Grand Teton National Park officials said.
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Feds interview Kentucky mine employees
Jun 2 2006 9:48PM (CT)
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) - The sole survivor of a mine explosion in southeastern Kentucky said Friday that he doesn't know how long his air pack lasted after the blast that killed five fellow miners.
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Police: Man used slain student's ATM card
Jun 2 2006 9:24PM (CT)
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Police investigating the slaying of a Clemson University student who was strangled with her bikini top released surveillance photos Friday of a man trying to use her bank card a few hours after the killing.
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Felony charges for abduction of attorney
Jun 2 2006 9:18PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A man accused of abducting an attorney and holding her for nine hours before her rescue by police was charged with kidnapping and sexual assault Friday.
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Calif. preschool measure runs into trouble
Jun 2 2006 9:16PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Provide free preschool for all California children, tax the rich to pay for it, and get a famous Hollywood director to sell it.
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New Orleans homeowners race to fix roofs
Jun 2 2006 9:15PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Look out across the rooftops of New Orleans and you can see splashes of bright blue everywhere. Nine months after Katrina, blue tarps still cover countless damaged houses, and homeowners are racing to fix their roofs before the summer rains and the hurricane season that began Thursday bring more misery.
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Authorities bungled mixed-up victims case
Jun 2 2006 9:14PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities missed one opportunity after another to avoid _ or at least correct sooner _ the sad mix-up between a student killed in a van crash and a classmate who survived.
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Fake ID sellers dismiss tamperproof push
Jun 2 2006 8:59PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Luis Hernandez just laughs as he sells fake driver's licenses and Social Security cards to illegal immigrants near a park known for shady deals. The joke _ to him and others in his line of work _ is the government's promise to put people like him out of business with a tamperproof national ID card.
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Former Bush official denies impropriety
Jun 2 2006 8:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Bush official David Safavian denied Friday that he ever tried to conceal from ethics officials and investigators the assistance he gave Republican influence-peddler Jack Abramoff about two federal properties.
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5 hurt in Ohio manufacturing plant fire
Jun 2 2006 8:27PM (CT)
PANDORA, Ohio (AP) - An explosion and fire ripped through a manufacturing plant in northwest Ohio, injuring at least five employees and leading to the evacuation of several hundred homes, authorities said.
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5 hurt in Ohio manufacturing plant fire
Jun 2 2006 7:46PM (CT)
PANDORA, Ohio (AP) - An explosion and fire ripped through a manufacturing plant in northwest Ohio, injuring at least five employees and leading to the evacuation of several hundred homes, authorities said.
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Court revokes radioactive storage permit
Jun 2 2006 7:04PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court Friday blocked a plan to store more radioactive waste at a nuclear power plant, ruling that federal regulators must consider the likelihood of a terrorist attack more seriously.
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Jury acquits boater in fatal crash
Jun 2 2006 6:14PM (CT)
DAYTON, Tenn. (AP) - A man charged in a deadly boating accident during a bass fishing tournament was acquitted Friday after a trial in which the central piece of evidence was a computer simulation paid for by the victim's father.
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R.I. atty. gen. fined for remarks on case
Jun 2 2006 6:02PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I (AP) - A judge fined Rhode Island's attorney general $10,000 Friday for public comments he made after the state won a lawsuit against former lead paint manufacturers, his second fine over statements about the case.
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Vets warned of possible virus exposure
Jun 2 2006 6:00PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - More than 22,000 veterans who underwent prostate biopsies at veterans' hospitals across the country are being warned that improperly sterilized equipment may have exposed them to deadly viruses.
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Official says Gulf evac plans need work
Jun 2 2006 2:33PM (CT)
KENNER, La. (AP) - The five Gulf Coast states have good evacuation plans in place for tropical storms, but more work is needed to prepare for another major hurricane, U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta said Friday.
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Man sentenced for neglected mom's death
Jun 2 2006 2:01PM (CT)
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of his mother by neglect in a case that spurred an investigation by state lawmakers.
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Pa. man charged with money laundering
Jun 2 2006 1:25PM (CT)
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - A reputed mobster was charged with money laundering and conspiracy for allegedly obtaining $685,000 in drug proceeds, authorities said.
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Man sentenced in failed extortion attempt
Jun 2 2006 1:22PM (CT)
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A man who stuffed a dead mouse into his Taco Bell burrito in a botched extortion attempt was sentenced Friday to 16 to 30 months in prison.
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Marines may face charges in Iraqi's death
Jun 2 2006 1:07PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Seven Marines and a Navy corpsman could face murder, kidnapping and conspiracy charges as early as Friday in the shooting death of an Iraqi man, a defense attorney said.
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U.S. prosecutor's wife found dead in Ill.
Jun 2 2006 12:45PM (CT)
WEST CITY, Ill. (AP) - A federal prosecutor's wife was found slain in a vehicle inside a shed in this southern Illinois community, Franklin County's prosecutor said Friday.
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Army dog handler sentenced to hard labor
Jun 2 2006 11:57AM (CT)
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - A military jury sentenced an Army dog handler to 90 days hard labor and a reduction in rank Friday for allowing his Belgian shepherd to bark within inches of an Iraqi detainee's face at Abu Ghraib prison.
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Former N.Y. pastor pleads guilty to rape
Jun 2 2006 11:42AM (CT)
NORWICH, N.Y. (AP) - A former Baptist pastor who touched off a nationwide search in March when he disappeared with a 15-year-old farm girl for a month pleaded guilty Friday to rape.
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N.J. priest gets 5 years for embezzlement
Jun 2 2006 11:39AM (CT)
FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) - A priest who pleaded guilty to looting more than $75,000 from his upscale parish to pay for vacations and fancy cars was sentenced Friday to five years in state prison.
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Judge OKs alternative treatment for teen
Jun 2 2006 11:29AM (CT)
ACCOMAC, Va. (AP) - A judge agreed to let a 15-year-old cancer patient return to a Mexican clinic to continue an alternative medical treatment, as long as he has a diagnostic X-ray first.
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Md. man sentenced for attempted murder
Jun 2 2006 11:24AM (CT)
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) - A man convicted of setting his estranged wife on fire after a judge lifted a protective order against him was sentenced Friday to life in prison.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against Wal-Mart
Jun 2 2006 11:06AM (CT)
MADISON (AP) - A federal judge dismissed a Roman Catholic pharmacist's claim that he was fired by Wal-Mart Stores for refusing to fill birth control prescriptions and that the dismissal violated his religious freedom.
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New Orleans mayor sworn in for 2nd term
Jun 2 2006 11:05AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Taking his oath at an iconic site of Katrina's misery, Mayor Ray Nagin began his second term and a new hurricane season Thursday by recounting small miracles in the city and promising bigger ones to come.
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Wineries plan development in Wash. state
Jun 2 2006 11:01AM (CT)
BENTON CITY, Wash. (AP) - In a tour of Washington wine country, the world's wine buyers knew the Red Mountain region for its premium red wines. They stood atop the state's smallest formally recognized winemaking district and drank in the view: acres of vineyards, dotted with homes, wineries _ and mounds of brown dirt.
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Woman, couple settle over abortion pic
Jun 2 2006 10:50AM (CT)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A couple who photographed a woman bleeding after a botched abortion agreed to stop discussing her case to settle a lawsuit over a picture posted on the Internet with her medical records.
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Schwarzenegger to send Guard to border
Jun 2 2006 10:48AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed Thursday to send the California National Guard to the Mexican border, ending a 17-day standoff with the Bush administration.
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Tampa officers cleared in fatal shooting
Jun 2 2006 10:44AM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Four Tampa police officers were justified in fatally shooting a shotgun-wielding suspect and his hostage outside a motel in October, a department investigation found.
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Police: Grandparents ordered hit on family
Jun 2 2006 10:34AM (CT)
TAVARES, Fla. (AP) - A couple tried to hire a hit man to kill their three grandchildren and daughter-in-law to stop them from testifying against their son in his rape trial, authorities said.
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Teen held in death of snorkeler in Fla.
Jun 2 2006 10:29AM (CT)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - A 13-year-old boy charged with speeding away after his boat struck and killed a young snorkeler on Memorial Day will be kept in custody until his formal court arraignment later this month.
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Wealthy woman accused of swiping baby
Jun 2 2006 10:10AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police say a wealthy woman kidnapped a 7-week-old baby after the infant's teenage mother refused a $6,000 offer for the child. Annette Pinkard, a 47-year-old real estate professional from the Dallas area, was being held in Texas along with her cousin, Sylvia Nunn, 53.
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Blast that hit CBS crew killed soldier
Jun 2 2006 9:17AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A 35-year-old soldier from suburban Houston was killed by a car bomb in Iraq that also killed two CBS crew members and seriously injured a correspondent for the network, the Defense Department has announced.
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Thunderstorms sweep across New Hampshire
Jun 2 2006 9:07AM (CT)
GOFFSTOWN, N.H. (AP) - Strong storms moved across the state, closing schools and flooding streets in an area already hard-hit by flooding last month. Schools in Goffstown and neighboring Dunbarton and New Boston were closed Friday as some roads were damaged overnight.
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Transplant surgeon's daughter needs liver
Jun 2 2006 8:16AM (CT)
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Transplant surgeon Bhargav Mistry has helped save hundreds of lives. Yet he knows of countless others he may never be able to save _ people waiting for donor organs that may never arrive. One of those is his 11-year-old daughter, Karishma.
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Federal judge allows lawsuit against NSA
Jun 2 2006 7:50AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge will go ahead with hearings in a legal challenge to a warrantless domestic surveillance program run by the National Security Agency.
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Corps takes blame for Katrina flooding
Jun 2 2006 7:43AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A contrite U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took responsibility Thursday for the flooding of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina and said the levees failed because they were built in a disjointed fashion using outdated data.
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Doctors finish 1st surgery on Kenyan boy
Jun 2 2006 6:54AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - The first surgery in what could be a 10-year process to reconstruct the face of a 4-year-old Kenyan boy mauled by dogs appeared to be successful, a hospital spokeswoman said.
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13-year-old N.J. girl wins spelling bee
Jun 2 2006 6:43AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A 13-year-old New Jersey girl making her fifth straight appearance at the Scripps National Spelling Bee rattled off "ursprache" to claim the title of America's best speller Thursday on prime-time television.
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Report: Okla. girl died of lack of oxygen
Jun 2 2006 6:17AM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A 10-year-old girl who prosecutors say was killed by a neighbor who wanted to eat human flesh died from a lack of oxygen but also suffered other injuries, the medical examiner's office said.
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Religion in the news
Jun 2 2006 6:13AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Joseph Nadeau prayed for storms when he was an altar boy, hoping the lights would go out and he would be picked to play the church's creaking organ during Mass. Now in his mid-30s, Nadeau's bold spiritual arrangements have brought dozens of parishioners to his suburban parish in Roeland Park, Kan.
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Reporters seek Monaco prince's daughter
Jun 2 2006 5:24AM (CT)
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) - People in this resort town already knew Jazmin Grace Grimaldi was an honor student, science fair winner and student of the month.
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Woman accused in Mich. slayings sounds off
Jun 2 2006 4:42AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A woman accused of going on a crime spree with her fiance that included three killings told police shortly after her arrest that he pointed a gun at her head and made her participate.
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Woman charged with tainting husbands IV
Jun 2 2006 4:23AM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A woman is accused of injecting a cleaning solution into her husband's IV bag while he lay in his hospital bed recovering from surgery.
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Black beating victim testifies at trial
Jun 2 2006 4:17AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A black man testified at the trial of a white teenager charged with hate-crime assault that the 19-year-old used a racial epithet while beating him with a baseball bat.
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Ex-workers' comp official pleads guilty
Jun 2 2006 3:50AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Lucrative business at the state's $15 billion insurance fund for injured workers could be had for the right price, prosecutors said.
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3 homes completed in Musicians' Village
Jun 2 2006 3:44AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Latin bandleader and singer Fredy Omar mastered musical keys long ago, but landlords owned his apartment keys. After Hurricane Katrina, he didn't even have those.
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Soldier in Afghan abuse case acquitted
Jun 2 2006 3:00AM (CT)
FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) - Pfc. Damien M. Corsetti, the last soldier charged in the Army's investigations of prisoner abuse in Afghanistan, could only weep when he learned he was acquitted of abuse charges.
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Air tanker safety questions still linger
Jun 2 2006 2:42AM (CT)
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Heavy air tankers are expected to be flying and fighting fires this summer, subject to more detailed and frequent safety inspections in the wake of deadly crashes.
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Wildfire destroys handful of Ariz. homes
Jun 2 2006 12:50AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A 2,000-acre wildfire near a small northern Arizona community burned a handful of buildings Thursday and forced the evacuation of about 30 homes before moving off into the wilderness, officials said.
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Women gaining on men in advanced fields
Jun 2 2006 12:09AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Women now earn the majority of diplomas in fields men used to dominate _ from biology to business _ and have caught up in pursuit of law, medicine and other advanced degrees.
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