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Grocer's racketeering case roils L.A.
Jul 2 2007 11:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors describe George Torres as a discount don who murdered his rivals, intimidated his employees and bribed public officials to expand his supermarket chain.
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Grocer's racketeering case roils L.A.
Jul 2 2007 11:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors describe George Torres as a discount don who murdered his rivals, intimidated his employees and bribed public officials to expand his supermarket chain.
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Grocer's racketeering case roils L.A.
Jul 2 2007 11:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal prosecutors describe George Torres as a discount don who murdered his rivals, intimidated his employees and bribed public officials to expand his supermarket chain.
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New Orleans officer fired over beating
Jul 2 2007 11:31PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A New Orleans police officer accused of beating a community activist was fired Monday, while another officer accused in the same beating will be disciplined, the police superintendent said.
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Black legislators, NRA meet on violence
Jul 2 2007 11:25PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Members of the legislative black caucus met with a National Rifle Association lobbyist for nearly an hour Monday in an effort to find a solution to the gun violence that has Philadelphia in its throes.
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Kansas oil spill adds to flooding misery
Jul 2 2007 11:25PM (CT)
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) - An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes.
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Kansas oil spill adds to flooding misery
Jul 2 2007 11:25PM (CT)
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) - An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes.
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Kansas oil spill adds to flooding misery
Jul 2 2007 11:25PM (CT)
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) - An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes.
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Kansas oil spill adds to flooding misery
Jul 2 2007 11:25PM (CT)
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) - An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes.
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Kansas oil spill adds to flooding misery
Jul 2 2007 11:25PM (CT)
COFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) - An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes.
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Head restraints perform poorly in tests
Jul 2 2007 11:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Head restraints in dozens of sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans provided only poor or marginal protection from neck injuries in simulated crashes conducted by the insurance industry.
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Judge opens hearings in Ga. slayings
Jul 2 2007 10:52PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A judge who had wanted to close a pretrial hearing of one of four people accused of killing six Mexican immigrants reversed himself Monday, agreeing with several media outlets who petitioned to keep the courtroom open.
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Crews gain ground on Utah wildfire
Jul 2 2007 10:33PM (CT)
WHITEROCKS, Utah (AP) - Aided by light winds, firefighters made "outstanding" inroads Monday against a wildfire that has killed three people and burned more than 54 square miles.
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Crews gain ground on Utah wildfire
Jul 2 2007 10:33PM (CT)
WHITEROCKS, Utah (AP) - Aided by light winds, firefighters made "outstanding" inroads Monday against a wildfire that has killed three people and burned more than 54 square miles.
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Crews gain ground on Utah wildfire
Jul 2 2007 10:33PM (CT)
WHITEROCKS, Utah (AP) - Aided by light winds, firefighters made "outstanding" inroads Monday against a wildfire that has killed three people and burned more than 54 square miles.
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Crews gain ground on Utah wildfire
Jul 2 2007 10:33PM (CT)
WHITEROCKS, Utah (AP) - Aided by light winds, firefighters made "outstanding" inroads Monday against a wildfire that has killed three people and burned more than 54 square miles.
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Crews gain ground on Utah wildfire
Jul 2 2007 10:33PM (CT)
WHITEROCKS, Utah (AP) - Aided by light winds, firefighters made "outstanding" inroads Monday against a wildfire that has killed three people and burned more than 54 square miles.
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Worker killed on ride wasn't at her post
Jul 2 2007 10:28PM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - An amusement park worker killed on a ride was among the riders imploring the operator to get the ride going instead of at her post monitoring an emergency shut-off switch, police said Monday, citing witnesses.
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Attack survivor dies in cruise ship jump
Jul 2 2007 10:27PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - David Ritcheson hated being known as "that kid" _ the teenager who was beaten unconscious and sodomized with a plastic pole during a party where one of his assailants shouted "White Power!" Ritcheson didn't want to stand out from his classmates because of the assault, but he acknowledged in an interview that "it was just really hard to hold your head up, even to walk outside with everyone almost in the world knowing what happened." That anguish may have contributed to his decision
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Goldman family buys rights to O.J. book
Jul 2 2007 10:20PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The family of Ron Goldman has purchased the rights to O.J. Simpson's canceled book, "If I Did It," from a court-appointed bankruptcy trustee in a settlement reached Monday.
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U.N. report backpedals on Western Sahara
Jul 2 2007 9:58PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - In a rare acknowledgment that U.N. officials may have overstepped, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reissued a report Monday on the Western Sahara that eliminated controversial recommendations on the future of the disputed region.
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Doctor pleads guilty to child porn
Jul 2 2007 9:43PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A rural doctor pleaded guilty Monday to secretly videotaping teenage girls during pelvic and breast exams.
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EPA unit probing Mo. reservoir collapse
Jul 2 2007 9:35PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Criminal investigators at the Environmental Protection Agency are looking into a 2005 reservoir collapse that flooded a state park, injuring the park superintendent and his family, documents show.
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Calif. air board leader quits in dispute
Jul 2 2007 9:29PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The executive director of a state agency charged with implementing a landmark global warming law resigned Monday, saying the governor's office made it impossible for her to do her job.
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Cops: Pregnant teen, beau killed parents
Jul 2 2007 8:50PM (CT)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities accused a pregnant 15-year-old girl, her 21-year-old boyfriend and another friend Monday of murdering her father and stepmother for disapproving of the girl's relationship.
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Holiday travel begins amid high security
Jul 2 2007 8:23PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - If you're trying to make your Fourth of July last three days or more, you're not alone. In cars and on planes, millions of Americans are on vacation this week as the nation takes advantage of a midweek holiday. More than 41 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from their homes some time this week _ a new record for Independence Day travel _ despite heightened security because of failed car bombings in Britain.
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Holiday travel begins amid high security
Jul 2 2007 8:23PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - If you're trying to make your Fourth of July last three days or more, you're not alone. In cars and on planes, millions of Americans are on vacation this week as the nation takes advantage of a midweek holiday. More than 41 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from their homes some time this week _ a new record for Independence Day travel _ despite heightened security because of failed car bombings in Britain.
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Doctor challenges Kan. abortion law
Jul 2 2007 8:14PM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Hoping to end a criminal case against him, a high-profile abortion provider filed a legal challenge Monday to the constitutionality of part of a Kansas law restricting late-term procedures.
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Marines investigated over 2004 actions
Jul 2 2007 7:56PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Navy is investigating possible military crimes by Marines in the Iraqi city of Fallujah in fall 2004, officials said Monday.
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Mo. conceals executioners' identities
Jul 2 2007 7:49PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - People who carry out executions can sue others who disclose their identities, under a new law that followed reports that a doctor who attended Missouri executions had been sued for malpractice more than 20 times.
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Military: Friendly fire killed Guardsman
Jul 2 2007 7:26PM (CT)
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont National Guard soldier and a Canadian private who were killed in Afghanistan last year were hit by friendly fire, according to an Army report released Monday to The Associated Press.
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Arizona OKs illegal-worker restrictions
Jul 2 2007 7:12PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's governor signed a bill Monday that prohibits people from hiring illegal immigrants and requires businesses to verify applicants' employment eligibility, saying Congress was apparently "incapable" of helping.
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Benoit bought many steroids, papers say
Jul 2 2007 7:03PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The pro wrestler who strangled his wife and son and committed suicide last month bought injectable steroids excessively, according to court papers released Monday. His doctor was charged with improperly prescribing drugs to other patients.
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Judge dismisses New York Times lawsuit
Jul 2 2007 6:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge has dismissed a New York Times lawsuit against the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice, saying classified documents the newspaper was seeking under the Freedom of Information Act were properly withheld.
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U.S. architect to head U.N. renovation
Jul 2 2007 5:39PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - American architect Michael Adlerstein was appointed Monday to oversee the $1.9 billion renovation of the landmark United Nations headquarters building overlooking New York's East River.
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Family sues over delayed execution
Jul 2 2007 5:27PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The mother of a condemned inmate whose execution took an hour longer than is typical sued the head of Ohio's prisons Monday, asking the state to change the way it carries out death sentences.
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Cops plead not guilty in taped attack
Jul 2 2007 5:19PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Three police officers pleaded not guilty Monday to beating up four businessmen in a bar in December in one of the videotaped confrontations that have led to criticism of the city's police department.
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Details revealed in pregnant woman case
Jul 2 2007 4:57PM (CT)
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Prosecutors on Monday accused a woman of helping dispose of the body of a pregnant woman who authorities say was slain by her boyfriend, a police officer.
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Details revealed in pregnant woman case
Jul 2 2007 4:57PM (CT)
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Prosecutors on Monday accused a woman of helping dispose of the body of a pregnant woman who authorities say was slain by her boyfriend, a police officer.
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Details revealed in pregnant woman case
Jul 2 2007 4:57PM (CT)
CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Prosecutors on Monday accused a woman of helping dispose of the body of a pregnant woman who authorities say was slain by her boyfriend, a police officer.
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Padilla defense questions terror expert
Jul 2 2007 4:33PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Defense lawyers for Jose Padilla chipped away Monday at the credibility of the government's expert witness, who said he could not disclose details about some of his work because of secrecy agreements with unnamed foreign governments.
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Leaving health plan harder than joining
Jul 2 2007 3:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The health insurance salesman who came to Gloria Young's house made a strong pitch. His company's private Medicare plan could meet her needs just as well as her current insurer, and much more cheaply.
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Justices attend science training seminar
Jul 2 2007 3:13PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Judges trying to keep up with scientific advancements say they face difficult decisions in determining what kinds of evidence to allow into courtrooms. As gatekeepers over what testimony is heard by a jury, judges must decide which experts are relevant _ and which are truly experts.
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Body of Nev. gold miner recovered
Jul 2 2007 2:06PM (CT)
WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (AP) - The body of a gold miner was recovered Monday, 13 days after the ground gave way while he was working at an underground mine, officials said.
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Inmate accused of murder is in court
Jul 2 2007 2:03PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A prison inmate accused of killing a guard while escaping from a medical clinic appeared in court by video Monday to hear the eight charges against him.
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Inmate accused of murder is in court
Jul 2 2007 2:03PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A prison inmate accused of killing a guard while escaping from a medical clinic appeared in court by video Monday to hear the eight charges against him.
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Katrina brought a wave of Hispanics
Jul 2 2007 2:02PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For proof that Hurricane Katrina is transforming the ethnic flavor of New Orleans _ and creating altogether new tensions _ look no further than the taco trucks.
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Man saved after plunge from cruise ship
Jul 2 2007 2:00PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A man was rescued early Monday from the ocean off Florida after he jumped from a cruise ship while apparently drunk, authorities said.
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Pipe bomb-like device explodes at Disney
Jul 2 2007 1:23PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A device similar to a pipe bomb exploded in a trash can early Monday at a remote parking lot at Walt Disney World, authorities said. No one was injured and no serious damage was reported in what officials called "an isolated incident."
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Priest pleads guilty in abuse cases
Jul 2 2007 1:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Roman Catholic priest accused of fondling young boys pleaded guilty Monday to five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and was sentenced to five years in prison.
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Lawsuit could unmask restaurant critic
Jul 2 2007 12:45PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - In a case that involves issues as lofty as the First Amendment and as basic as which cut of meat was served, a restaurant critic is being sued for libel for describing a $15 piece of beef as "miserably tough and fatty."
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Bodies of missing priest, friend found
Jul 2 2007 11:45AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A search for a Jesuit priest and a woman friend missing since June 8 ended with the discovery of their bodies in their car in a ditch off a highway in northwest Oregon.
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Nifong resigns, effective immediately
Jul 2 2007 11:28AM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Disgraced prosecutor Mike Nifong submitted a new letter of resignation Monday, agreeing to leave office immediately.
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Space shuttle heads back to Florida
Jul 2 2007 8:03AM (CT)
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) - Clear weather allowed a jumbo jet carrying the space shuttle Atlantis to take off Monday for Kentucky on its way back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said.
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Space shuttle heads back to Florida
Jul 2 2007 8:03AM (CT)
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) - Clear weather allowed a jumbo jet carrying the space shuttle Atlantis to take off Monday for Kentucky on its way back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said.
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Space shuttle heads back to Florida
Jul 2 2007 8:03AM (CT)
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AP) - Clear weather allowed a jumbo jet carrying the space shuttle Atlantis to take off Monday for Kentucky on its way back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said.
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Mass. seeks cheap health care for adults
Jul 2 2007 7:01AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Paul Bruns is your typical 26-year-old: athletic and ambitious. He's also uninsured. "I definitely think about it when I'm thinking about skiing or snowboarding or doing something else crazy," said Bruns, who's been without health insurance for 10 months. "What would happen if my appendix burst, which is totally reasonable for a guy my age?"
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Levee work might imperil French Quarter
Jul 2 2007 7:01AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The government's repairs to New Orleans' hurricane-damaged levees may put the French Quarter in greater danger than it was before Hurricane Katrina, a weakness planners said couldn't be helped, at least for now.
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Levee work might imperil French Quarter
Jul 2 2007 7:01AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The government's repairs to New Orleans' hurricane-damaged levees may put the French Quarter in greater danger than it was before Hurricane Katrina, a weakness planners said couldn't be helped, at least for now.
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Levee work might imperil French Quarter
Jul 2 2007 7:01AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The government's repairs to New Orleans' hurricane-damaged levees may put the French Quarter in greater danger than it was before Hurricane Katrina, a weakness planners said couldn't be helped, at least for now.
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Man saved after plunge from cruise ship
Jul 2 2007 5:24AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A Maryland man was rescued early Monday from the ocean off Florida after he reportedly jumped from a cruise ship, the Coast Guard said.
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Fiery crash closes NYC bridge; 1 dead
Jul 2 2007 5:17AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A fiery tractor-trailer crash closed the Tappan Zee Bridge on Sunday, killing a driver and leaving state officials checking the span for possible structural problems.
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N.Y. eateries in no hurry on new rules
Jul 2 2007 4:30AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New Yorkers may have tasted the difference as new rules took effect barring trans fats _ but they couldn't always see the effect of a requirement that restaurants list calorie counts on menus.
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N.Y. eateries in no hurry on new rules
Jul 2 2007 4:30AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New Yorkers may have tasted the difference as new rules took effect barring trans fats _ but they couldn't always see the effect of a requirement that restaurants list calorie counts on menus.
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