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National Guard arrives in New Orleans
Jun 20 2006 11:56PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nine months after they rode to the rescue in the desperate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, National Guardsmen carrying M-16s returned to the city Tuesday to reinforce a depleted police department and battle a surge in violence.
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Ariz. wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate
Jun 20 2006 10:59PM (CT)
SEDONA, Ariz. (AP) - Emergency sirens sounded Tuesday as a growing 1,770-acre wildfire moved downhill and threatened homes at the bottom of northern Arizona's scenic Oak Creek Canyon.
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Special prosecutor clears Fulton County DA
Jun 20 2006 10:56PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A special prosecutor cleared Fulton County's district attorney Tuesday of criminal wrongdoing in a case in which a sheriff's deputy accused him of assault during a courtroom confrontation.
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Gov. Bush suspends Miami city commissioner
Jun 20 2006 10:49PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Jeb Bush suspended a Miami city commissioner Tuesday, a day after prosecutors announced that he had been charged with battery and disorderly intoxication.
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N.Y. teen convicted in iPod killing
Jun 20 2006 10:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A teenager who was part of a gang that fatally stabbed a 15-year-old boy over an iPod was convicted Tuesday of murder.
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Washington, B.C. urge passport rule delay
Jun 20 2006 10:27PM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The heads of Washington state and British Columbia urged their national governments Tuesday to delay _ and perhaps scrap _ a requirement for passports at border crossings.
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Police cast doubt on candidate's crash
Jun 20 2006 10:16PM (CT)
DOVER, N.H. (AP) - Police cast some doubt on a congressional candidate's story that he wandered from an April car crash in a daze, swam across a river and huddled in the woods overnight until he was found, according to court documents released Tuesday.
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Ammo found at man's home in judge shooting
Jun 20 2006 10:14PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Police found bomb materials and ammunition in the bedroom of a man accused of killing his estranged wife and shooting a family court judge, according to court documents.
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Publisher's death was an apparent suicide
Jun 20 2006 10:02PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Publisher and former diplomat Philip Merrill, whose body was recovered from Chesapeake Bay after he disappeared while sailing alone, apparently committed suicide, his family said Tuesday.
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Relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq mourn
Jun 20 2006 9:51PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Relatives of two missing American soldiers reacted with a mix of grief and outrage Tuesday over news that the soldiers' bodies were recovered in Iraq and that the men may have been tortured and beheaded.
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Judge in Fla. grants Abramoff, Kidan delay
Jun 20 2006 8:44PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge Tuesday granted disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff and ex-partner Adam Kidan three more months of freedom before they must begin their prison terms for fraud convictions.
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11th official indicted in Tenn. scandal
Jun 20 2006 8:44PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A former Memphis school board member on Tuesday become the 11th official indicted in the public corruption investigation dubbed the Tennessee Waltz.
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Conn. mayor won't quit over drug use
Jun 20 2006 8:44PM (CT)
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Mayor John M. Fabrizi admitted Tuesday he had abused cocaine while in office and said he wanted to apologize "to all the people of the city" but had no plans to resign.
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States, cities urged to ready for disasters
Jun 20 2006 8:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Communities should be ready to fend for themselves without federal help for up to three days after a disaster hits, two former governors said Tuesday in calling for new plans to prepare states and cities for emergencies.
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Scaled-down design for 9/11 memorial shown
Jun 20 2006 8:37PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A somewhat scaled-down design for the Sept. 11 memorial that retains the central elements of the original _ including reflecting pools and the inscribed names of the victims _ was unveiled Tuesday after the project was sent back to the drawing board because the cost was pushing $1 billion.
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Inmate executed for 1999 triple slaying
Jun 20 2006 8:13PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Proclaiming his innocence, an admitted drug dealer was executed Tuesday evening for a shooting spree in 1999 that left three men dead and two others wounded outside a Fort Worth convenience store.
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U. of Ark. graduate cleared in terror case
Jun 20 2006 8:08PM (CT)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A University of Arkansas graduate has been acquitted of attempting to provide material support to a Palestinian terrorist organization but convicted of immigration charges.
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Episcopalians reject ban on gay bishops
Jun 20 2006 7:34PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Episcopal delegates Tuesday snubbed Anglican leaders' request to temporarily stop electing openly gay bishops, a vote that prompted the church's leader to call a special session in hopes of reaching a compromise to preserve fragile Anglican unity.
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Train with chemicals derails in Tenn.
Jun 20 2006 7:20PM (CT)
SWEETWATER, Tenn. (AP) - A freight train with tanker cars of hazardous chemicals derailed early Tuesday, leading emergency officials to evacuate dozens of residents from homes within a half mile of the accident.
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Presbyterians OK leeway for ordaining gays
Jun 20 2006 7:16PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) national assembly voted Tuesday to create some leeway for gay clergy and lay officers to serve local congregations, despite a denominational ban on partnered gay ministers.
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Lab workers say bosses threatened them
Jun 20 2006 7:07PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Two workers at a national research center say they were threatened with their jobs after questioning how the facility handled the waste of animals used in mad cow disease research.
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Ind. court rejects road lease arguments
Jun 20 2006 6:36PM (CT)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - The Indiana Supreme Court unanimously rejected a claim Tuesday that the law allowing the state to lease the Indiana Toll Road to foreign investors is unconstitutional.
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2 teen boys charged in school bus beating
Jun 20 2006 6:05PM (CT)
NEW BALTIMORE, Mich. (AP) - Two teenage boys have been charged with assault in the school bus beating of a 10-year-old that was recorded by a surveillance camera.
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Ga. gov. to sue Army Corps of Engineers
Jun 20 2006 4:52PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Worried that a drought could be looming, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue said Tuesday the state will sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for draining excessive amounts of water from the state's reservoirs.
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'America's Most Wanted' suspect caught
Jun 20 2006 4:41PM (CT)
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) - A man profiled on "America's Most Wanted" was arrested after he snatched a woman's purse and she chased him down, authorities said.
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Man arrested in Ohio arson that killed 4
Jun 20 2006 4:40PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Police have arrested a man suspected of starting an apartment fire in April that killed four young brothers and sisters, authorities said.
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Officials file petition vs. MySpace teen
Jun 20 2006 4:20PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Authorities filed a runaway juvenile petition against a Michigan teenager who flew to the Middle East to be with a man she met on the MySpace.com Internet site.
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New border chief: Walls are not the answer
Jun 20 2006 4:19PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - Two weeks on the job, the new head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday he does not favor building a huge wall along the Mexican border.
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Cadet's accuser says she blacked out
Jun 20 2006 4:00PM (CT)
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - A woman who claims she was raped by a fellow Coast Guard cadet testified at a court-martial Tuesday that she remembers almost nothing of that night because she drank about two bottles of wine and blacked out.
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Federal suit takes on Ga. sex offender law
Jun 20 2006 2:41PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A civil liberties group filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new Georgia law that restricts where convicted child molesters can live and work, arguing it essentially bans offenders from most of the state's urban and suburban areas.
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Texas hurricane supply warehouse burns down
Jun 20 2006 2:34PM (CT)
PEARLAND, Texas (AP) - A warehouse fire destroyed millions of pounds of donated food and supplies that a charity had stockpiled for the upcoming hurricane season and dozens of other efforts.
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Kids accused in Fla. brush fire sentenced
Jun 20 2006 2:10PM (CT)
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - Three children accused of setting one of the April brush fires that destroyed 13 southwest Florida homes will have to pay restitution in the form of community service, a judge said Tuesday.
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Tape shows attack on school bus in Mich.
Jun 20 2006 1:09PM (CT)
NEW BALTIMORE, Mich. (AP) - In a June 19 story about the beating of a 10-year-old boy on a school bus, The Associated Press reported erroneously the date of the attack. It was May 12, not earlier this month.
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Silence rare among NYC construction boom
Jun 20 2006 12:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The biggest burst in construction in New York in decades is making it tougher than usual for people in the City That Never Sleeps to get a little peace and quiet.
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Fla. gas leak forces temporary evacuations
Jun 20 2006 11:11AM (CT)
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) - A propane gas leak forced a temporary evacuation of homes and an elementary school in the Florida Keys on Tuesday, but no injuries were reported, authorities said.
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Judge drops charges against Texas students
Jun 20 2006 10:46AM (CT)
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) - A judge has dismissed charges against five students who were ticketed for violating a city youth curfew while protesting national immigration policies.
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Episcopalians address gay bishop impasse
Jun 20 2006 10:43AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Episcopal General Convention tried again Tuesday to break an impasse on whether to meet Anglican demands that the U.S. church stop electing gay bishops for now.
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Lawyer objects to young age of jurors
Jun 20 2006 10:28AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A 79-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting her 85-year-old ex-beau is being deprived of her constitutional right to a fair trial, her attorney said, because the potential jurors are not old enough for her to be judged by a jury of her peers.
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GI 'devastated' by Italian agent's death
Jun 20 2006 8:52AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Colleagues of a U.S. soldier who could face charges in Italy in the death of an Italian intelligence agent at a Baghdad checkpoint say he was "devastated" after the fatal shooting last year.
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Judge orders reforms at crowded L.A. jail
Jun 20 2006 8:32AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge, disgusted at the crowding in Los Angeles County's Men's Central Jail, ordered immediate reforms and said a panel of experts should be set up to supervise them.
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Accused teen released into parents' care
Jun 20 2006 8:18AM (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 has been released to his parents pending an arraignment.
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Plane makes safe emergency landing in Ill.
Jun 20 2006 7:28AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing Tuesday morning at O'Hare International Airport after reporting difficulties with its front landing gear, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Pa. House Speaker bows to public on raise
Jun 20 2006 5:08AM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - House Speaker John M. Perzel said he accepts the public's verdict that last year's pay raise law was wrong and acknowledged that his comments defending it have hurt other lawmakers.
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Torrential flooding hits Houston, La.
Jun 20 2006 5:02AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Luis Robles awakened to a leaky ceiling and floodwaters creeping into his front yard, one of many residents beset by heavy rains that closed highways and flooded parts of Houston and southwest Louisiana.
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City to crackdown on illegal immigration
Jun 20 2006 4:10AM (CT)
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) - With tensions rising and its police department and municipal budget stretched thin, this small northeastern Pennsylvania city is about to begin what the mayor calls one of the toughest crackdowns on illegal immigrants in the United States.
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Hawaiian school admissions questioned
Jun 20 2006 3:47AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - A wealthy private school created exclusively for its indigenous people is asking a federal appeals court to allow it to continue its race-based admissions policy.
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Tribal colleges filling growing need
Jun 20 2006 3:19AM (CT)
PAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - With two small children to support, Cedric Sunray doesn't have much time to pursue a college degree.
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Hurricane-downed trees hauled in refuge
Jun 20 2006 3:13AM (CT)
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) - In the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, helicopters have been carting away trees downed in Hurricane Isabel in an attempt to save the swamp's rare Atlantic white cedar population.
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Boy plunges to death from Ferris wheel
Jun 20 2006 12:38AM (CT)
STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) - A 6-year-old boy plunged 90 feet to his death from the top of a Ferris wheel while his mother watched from below at the San Joaquin County Fair, authorities said.
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