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N.M. wildfires force interstate closure
Jun 16 2006 11:16PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate their homes and an interstate was closed in two of the many wildfires that dotted the West on Friday.
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New York Review of Books co-founder dies
Jun 16 2006 10:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Epstein, a founder and co-editor of The New York Review of Books who pushed for American distribution of "The Diary of Anne Frank" and edited the book's original U.S. version, died Friday at age 76.
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Columbine memorial ceremony draws hundreds
Jun 16 2006 9:57PM (CT)
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Seven years after the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history, hundreds of people joined former President Clinton on Friday for the ceremonial groundbreaking of a memorial honoring the 13 people slain at Columbine High School.
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Prosecutors: Idaho man on suicide mission
Jun 16 2006 9:57PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A man pleaded with police officers to kill him after his wife's severed head was tossed from his pickup truck as he drove into an oncoming car, killing two people, prosecutors said Friday.
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Man denies trying to help terrorists
Jun 16 2006 9:45PM (CT)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A former graduate student testified Friday he used a fake Social Security number to obtain credit cards but denied accusations that he tried to help terrorists.
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Mass. woman convicted of murdering husband
Jun 16 2006 9:23PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A jury on Friday convicted a woman of murdering her husband by running him down with a minivan, rejecting her claim that she was insane at the time of the killing.
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Mayor demotes Portland police chief
Jun 16 2006 9:22PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland's mayor demoted the city police chief to captain on Friday following an investigation into a scandal that included sexually explicit e-mails and allegations of abuse of power.
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Man pleads guilty to food stamp fraud
Jun 16 2006 8:09PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A man charged in Florida with having ties to a terrorist organization pleaded guilty Friday to processing more than $1.4 million in phony food stamp transactions at a grocery store he once owned.
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Fualaau gets suspended sentence for DUI
Jun 16 2006 7:48PM (CT)
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) - Vili Fualaau, who married his former sixth-grade teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, was sentenced Friday in Municipal Court to a year in jail for drunken driving, with the time suspended except for one day.
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Episcopalians pressued on gay bishop ban
Jun 16 2006 7:32PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Top British Anglican leaders are bringing new pressure on the Episcopal General Convention to enact a ban on electing gay bishops before the assembly ends next week.
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Lawyer: Court to hear Parks dispute
Jun 16 2006 7:29PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Two groups feuding over Rosa Parks' estate, including her name and image, have not reached a settlement and will continue their dispute in court, a lawyer said Friday.
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N.Y. man charged in deadly minivan plunge
Jun 16 2006 7:27PM (CT)
STONY POINT, N.Y. (AP) - A 34-year-old architect was charged Friday with helping his wife commit suicide by stepping aside as she drove the family minivan down a 300-foot cliff with their two daughters inside.
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U.S. wants restrictions in terror case
Jun 16 2006 7:22PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal prosecutors want to restrict a terrorism suspect's access to evidence in his own case and hold a hearing in secret to discuss the extraordinary request to protect national security, according to court papers filed by the government Friday.
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Lawmakers, groups act to curb ID theft
Jun 16 2006 7:04PM (CT)
DUBLIN, Calif. (AP) - Audra Schmierer's Social Security number really gets around. It has been used by at least 81 people in 17 states, most of them probably illegal immigrants trying to get work.
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Calif. woman convicted of killing husband
Jun 16 2006 6:38PM (CT)
MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) - A suburban housewife was convicted Friday of stabbing to death her millionaire psychotherapist husband, whom she had met as a 14-year-old girl in treatment.
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Teacher fights for job over topless photos
Jun 16 2006 6:23PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Until they found the topless photos, Austin High School officials considered Tamara Hoover an excellent art teacher with a knack for helping students find their creativity. Now, she's fighting for her job.
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Son of billionaire charged with burglary
Jun 16 2006 6:21PM (CT)
CORNWALL, Conn. (AP) - The son of billionaire oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens was charged with burglary after he was found hiding under a desk in a fly fishing shop, authorities said.
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Suspect in La. deputy's death surrenders
Jun 16 2006 6:17PM (CT)
RIVER RIDGE, La. (AP) - Authorities allege a theft suspect fleeing police shot a deputy to death, wounded another, tied up a family and held an elderly man hostage for hours before surrendering peacefully Friday.
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Response faulted in journalist's attack
Jun 16 2006 5:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and hospital workers failed to follow proper procedures in responding to a fatal attack on a New York Times journalist in January, city investigators said in a report issued Friday.
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Crash victim's sister meets with survivor
Jun 16 2006 5:30PM (CT)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A woman who believed her sister had survived a deadly van wreck only to learn weeks later it was a tragic case of mistaken identity visited the woman recovering at a rehabilitation center, according to a family Web log.
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U.S. prosecutors apologize to Conn. mayor
Jun 16 2006 5:10PM (CT)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors inadvertently filed a court document saying the mayor of Connecticut's largest city had used cocaine, but after a newspaper reported it Friday, they took the unusual step of apologizing to the mayor and had the document sealed.
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Jurors deliberate in Ala. corruption case
Jun 16 2006 4:46PM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Jurors in the corruption trial of former Gov. Don Siegelman deliberated for their first full day Friday and asked a judge whether a campaign contribution constituted a thing of value.
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Authorities undecided about sniper report
Jun 16 2006 4:42PM (CT)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Authorities investigating four unsolved shootings around the country ranged from hopeful to skeptical over a report Friday that Washington-area sniper Lee Boyd Malvo says he and his one-time mentor were responsible.
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Woman jumps off N.J. bridge with child
Jun 16 2006 4:37PM (CT)
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. (AP) - A distraught mother jumped with her daughter into the Raritan River on Friday, killing the girl and critically injuring herself in the nearly 100-foot fall off a bridge, family members and authorities said.
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MSHA files lawsuit against mining company
Jun 16 2006 4:10PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration filed a lawsuit Friday accusing a mining company of not cooperating in its investigation into a mine fire that killed two workers earlier this year.
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Page touts conservatism as SBC president
Jun 16 2006 3:59PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - The surprise pick for president of the Southern Baptist Convention says he'll stand up for the denomination's conservative beliefs _ but he'll do it with a smile. "I believe in the Word of God," says the Rev. Frank Page. "I'm just not mad about it."
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Man gets 30 years for selling iodine
Jun 16 2006 3:58PM (CT)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - A garden center owner was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Friday for selling iodine used to make methamphetamine in Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama.
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Military doctor travels to Afghanistan
Jun 16 2006 3:45PM (CT)
EDGEWOOD, Md. (AP) - Dr. William Bernhard was distraught when a knee injury kept him out of the Marines as a young man. But he still found a way to spend his life in the military by becoming a surgeon in the Army Reserve and National Guard.
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Convicted killer sentenced to death in Vt.
Jun 16 2006 3:40PM (CT)
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A man who kidnapped a supermarket worker and killed her as she prayed for her life was sentenced Friday to die, the first person to get the death penalty in Vermont in almost a half-century.
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AP Enterprise: 9/11 thefts not prosecuted
Jun 16 2006 3:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A disaster relief company that took supplies that were supposed to go to Sept. 11 rescuers at the World Trade Center escaped punishment after the government discovered its own employees had stolen artifacts from ground zero, once-secret federal documents show.
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Ex-nurse sentenced for taking patient info
Jun 16 2006 2:07PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - A former nurse accused of running up $60,000 in credit card bills using stolen patient information was sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison.
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City Council approves smoking ban in Pa.
Jun 16 2006 1:34PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - City Council approved a bill that would ban smoking in most public places, including many bars and all restaurants, and allow Philadelphia to join the ranks of other smoke-free regions.
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Yates to report to jail as retrial nears
Jun 16 2006 1:23PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A judge on Friday ordered Andrea Yates to leave a state psychiatric hospital and report to jail for the start of her second capital murder trial in the drownings of her children.
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Safavian jury gets guidance from judge
Jun 16 2006 1:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge provided jurors in the David Safavian case with guidance Friday on how to weigh a key piece of evidence in the first trial arising from the Jack Abramoff influence peddling scandal.
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N.J. police cancel missing child search
Jun 16 2006 1:05PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A woman told police Friday that a gunman forced her out of her car and drove off with her young daughter still inside, but officials quickly canceled the search, saying the incident stemmed from a domestic dispute.
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U.S. bishops approve new Mass translation
Jun 16 2006 12:14PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The nation's Roman Catholic bishops have approved a new English translation for Mass that would change key prayers spoken for decades by millions of American parishioners.
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Billionaire's son charged with burglary
Jun 16 2006 12:14PM (CT)
CORNWALL, Conn. (AP) - The son of billionaire oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens was charged with burglary after he was found hiding under a table in a fly fishing shop, authorities said.
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Teen charged in St. Louis-area slayings
Jun 16 2006 11:50AM (CT)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Police were looking for 17-year-old boy who was charged Friday in the stabbing deaths of a hairdresser and two of the man's elderly clients last year.
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Federal suit filed against Phila. archdiocese
Jun 16 2006 11:47AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Thirteen people who say they were abused by Roman Catholic priests several years ago have filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
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L.A. sheriff probes fatal shooting
Jun 16 2006 9:52AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles County sheriff ordered an investigation into the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old motorist by deputies, who fired 70 rounds at the man after a high-speed chase.
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Rising floodwaters threaten homes in N.C.
Jun 16 2006 8:48AM (CT)
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) - Rising rivers in eastern North Carolina threatened homes and forced road closures Friday, two days after the remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto drenched much of the state.
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Man indicted on killing spree at La. church
Jun 16 2006 8:00AM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A man accused of killing his wife and opening fire inside a church, killing four of her relatives, was indicted murder charges, and prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty.
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Small earthquake rattles 4 N.C. counties
Jun 16 2006 6:58AM (CT)
FRANKLIN, N.C. (AP) - A small earthquake shook buildings and rattled dishes in at least four western North Carolina counties Thursday night, the seventh noticeable temblor to shake the region in the past year.
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Another patient dies at L.A. hospital
Jun 16 2006 6:30AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A patient who was supposed to be connected to a heart monitor died after wandering away from her unit at a troubled inner-city hospital, which is facing a critical federal inspection.
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Cops: S.C. teacher gave cocaine to 2 teens
Jun 16 2006 5:08AM (CT)
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - A substitute teacher gave cocaine to two 14-year-old girls she met at a private school and used the drugs with them, police said.
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Amid deaths, Heroin addicts keep using
Jun 16 2006 4:53AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A self-described drug addict stood by a vacant lot on the city's South Side and pointed down the block. There, he says, more than a dozen of his friends and acquaintances died after using heroin laced with a strong painkiller.
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Husband arrested in fatal minivan plunge
Jun 16 2006 4:16AM (CT)
STONY POINT, N.Y. (AP) - A man is accused of helping his wife commit suicide when he left her and their two daughters inside their minivan moments before it plunged 300 feet down a cliff at a state park, authorities said Friday.
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Pa. man cleared of killing 2 men
Jun 16 2006 4:03AM (CT)
TRUCKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A former bank robber acquitted of killing two men whose remains were found on his property has been ordered to stand trial in the deaths of another pair whose bodies were unearthed there.
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Fla. school board bans Cuba book
Jun 16 2006 3:49AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A children's book about Cuba must be removed from all Miami-Dade County school libraries, the school board ruled.
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La. fights uphill battle to save coast
Jun 16 2006 3:14AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Last year's hurricanes showed that nearly every part of Louisiana's long, circuitous and sinking coast is vulnerable to catastrophic flooding similar to what happened here.
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Museum marks Wright skyscraper anniversary
Jun 16 2006 3:14AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bartlesville, Okla., used to be a one-skyscraper town. But it was a special skyscraper _ the only one designed down to the secretaries' chairs by Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the pre-eminent American architects of the 20th century.
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