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Utah parents of boy with cancer sues state
Jul 18 2005 11:46PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The parents of a boy once at the center of a fierce battle over orders to treat his cancer with chemotherapy are suing the state, its child welfare system and a hospital where he was treated.
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Vietnam-era commander Westmoreland dies
Jul 18 2005 11:17PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Retired Gen. William Westmoreland, who commanded American troops in Vietnam _ the nation's longest conflict and the only war America lost _ died Monday night. He was 91.
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Chicago officials charged with corruption
Jul 18 2005 10:50PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Two officials were charged Monday with rigging hirings to get around a court-ordered ban on political patronage abuses as federal prosecutors expanded their investigation of corruption at City Hall.
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Unrepentant Rudolph gets life sentence
Jul 18 2005 10:10PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - An unrepentant Eric Rudolph declared Monday that abortion must be fought with "deadly force" as a judge sentenced him to life in prison for setting off a remote-controlled bomb at an abortion clinic that killed an off-duty police officer and maimed a nurse.
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Judge narrows Pledge of Allegiance lawsuit
Jul 18 2005 9:50PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - An atheist who convinced a federal appeals court three years ago that the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are unconstitutional returned to court Monday and made his case a second time.
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Atlanta officials weigh panhandling ban
Jul 18 2005 9:42PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A proposed ban on panhandling in downtown Atlanta was postponed again Monday after a city council meeting marked by hissing and shouting by opponents of the measure.
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Emory University sells HIV drug royalties
Jul 18 2005 9:27PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Emory University has sold its royalty rights to an HIV drug for $525 million, which school officials said Monday they believe is the largest amount ever for such a sale.
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Schwarzenegger OKs bridge legislation
Jul 18 2005 9:18PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation Monday authorizing the completion of a new eastern span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, ending a monthslong stalemate over how to pay the spiraling costs of the project.
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San Diego mayor, councilman convicted
Jul 18 2005 9:06PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal jury Monday convicted San Diego's new acting mayor and a city councilman of taking payoffs from a strip club owner to help repeal a "no-touching" law at nude clubs, the latest embarrassment to a city awash in scandal.
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Retired FBI agent gets probation, fine
Jul 18 2005 7:44PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A retired FBI agent who pleaded guilty to lying about his affair with a suspected Chinese double agent was sentenced Monday to probation and fined $10,000 after apologizing for his behavior.
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Mayor denies FBI claim of mobster meeting
Jul 18 2005 7:35PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The mayor of Rosemont met with several organized crime figures at a restaurant in 1999 to discuss mob control of construction and operations contracts at a casino planned for the Chicago suburb, an FBI agent testified Monday.
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Mass. AG nixes stem cell ballot initiative
Jul 18 2005 7:32PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The state's attorney general on Monday halted a proposed ballot referendum that sought to repeal the state's stem cell law, saying the law's reference to religion exempts it from the referendum process.
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How hot is it? Arizonans are complaining
Jul 18 2005 7:08PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizonans usually just shrug when the mercury climbs beyond 100 degrees and the breeze feels like a giant hair dryer pointed at your face. But lately, even the most seasoned desert dwellers are complaining about the blowtorch heat.
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Mass. ex-official receives prison term
Jul 18 2005 6:46PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - The former boss of a city-run job training school who gave a no-show job to a woman he had sex with was sentenced to nearly two years in prison for his role in bilking thousands of dollars from the agency.
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First new Canadian cattle shipment arrives
Jul 18 2005 6:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first new shipment of Canadian cattle rolled into the United States on Monday, four days after a federal appeals court ended a two-year-old ban originally instituted because of mad cow disease.
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District wants Santorum to repay tuition
Jul 18 2005 6:11PM (CT)
PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) - School board members voted Monday to continue to seek a refund for tuition paid for Sen. Rick Santorum's children to take classes through an Internet-based school while they lived in Virginia.
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Poll: Foreign policy, economy top concerns
Jul 18 2005 5:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans have turned much of their attention over the last three months back to the economy and foreign affairs _ including the war in Iraq and terrorism _ as the nation's top problems, pushing aside worries about non-economic domestic issues, AP-Ipsos polling found.
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Judge asked to dismiss Bush protest suit
Jul 18 2005 5:48PM (CT)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Federal prosecutors, citing government immunity from lawsuits, have asked a judge to dismiss a claim by two women who were arrested at a Bush campaign rally and strip-searched at a county jail.
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NRA moves convention from Columbus, Ohio
Jul 18 2005 5:38PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The National Rifle Association said Monday it is pulling its 2007 national convention out of Columbus because of the city's ban on assault weapons.
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Calif. court: Work sex can be harassment
Jul 18 2005 5:28PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A manager who has affairs with subordinates can create a work climate that constitutes sexual harassment even for uninvolved employees, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.
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Governors: Driver's license costs to soar
Jul 18 2005 5:21PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Fees for a new driver's license could triple. Lines at motor vehicles offices could stretch out the door. Governors warned Monday that states and consumers would bear much of the burden for a terrorism-driven push to turn licenses into a national ID card.
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Teen convicted in Minn. school shootings
Jul 18 2005 5:03PM (CT)
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - A 16-year-old boy who prosecutors say smirked as he pulled the trigger in a school shooting that left two teenagers dead was convicted Monday of murder.
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Immigrant births put pressure on hospitals
Jul 18 2005 4:38PM (CT)
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - With nearly one in four American births now to a foreign-born mother, pressure is growing on health care centers to not only deliver babies, but deliver in more languages than one.
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Study: U.S. divorce rate is falling
Jul 18 2005 4:28PM (CT)
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) - The divorce rate in the United States is falling, and a new study offers an explanation: More people are shacking up instead of getting married.
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Fla. teacher to claim insanity in sex case
Jul 18 2005 4:22PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A teacher will claim she was insane due to emotional stress and did not know right from wrong when she had sex numerous times with a 14-year-old student, her attorney said Monday.
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Dina Powell takes high-profile post
Jul 18 2005 4:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dina Habib Powell, an Egyptian-born former White House official, was sworn in Monday by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to promote educational and cultural exchanges.
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Huckabee new head of National Governors
Jul 18 2005 3:51PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee became chairman of the National Governors Association on Monday, starting a health initiative with roots in his own weight problem.
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Sisters have flashbacks to London attacks
Jul 18 2005 3:18PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Sisters who were just 10 feet from a bomb that ripped apart a London subway car are having flashbacks about their "horrifying" experience as they are treated for their injuries, their mother says.
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Nissan to recall 140,000 Murano SUVs
Jul 18 2005 3:09PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nissan North America Inc. said Monday it will recall more than 140,000 Murano sport utility vehicles amid concerns that a broken wire in the alternator could deplete power to the engine and lead to a crash.
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Giant panda at Atlanta zoo may be pregnant
Jul 18 2005 2:29PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A baby panda may be on the way at Zoo Atlanta. The zoo's 7-year-old giant panda, Lun Lun, is showing symptoms of a pregnancy, and she's been removed from public view while zoo officials watch her round-the-clock for a possible birth.
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Suddenly, it's hip to be square
Jul 18 2005 1:49PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Maybe it's because young computer gurus are now enjoying the millionaire life. Perhaps it has something to do with the unexpected popularity last year of the movie "Napoleon Dynamite," about a quirky, dancing teen and his sleepy Idaho town.
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Pilot seen as security risk sues U.S.
Jul 18 2005 1:47PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A pilot who was deemed a potential security risk sued the U.S. government and said its refusal to let him be trained to fly bigger planes may be based on mistaken identity.
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RNC raised $59.4M in first half of year
Jul 18 2005 1:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee collected nearly $60 million through the first half of the year, giving the GOP a solid financial footing for the midterm congressional elections in 2006.
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Thousands gather to celebrate megachurch
Jul 18 2005 1:06PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - America's largest church celebrated its move into the former arena for the Houston Rockets with a capacity crowd of 16,000, an upbeat sermon from its televangelist pastor and a spirited welcome from the governor of Texas.
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Pilots careful in airspace over D.C.
Jul 18 2005 1:01PM (CT)
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - Kathleen Roy banks her single-engine Piper Archer into a slow circle 1,500 feet above fields and housing developments, careful not to cross a white line that looms on a navigational screen on the plane's control panel.
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Disneyland celebrates 50th anniversary
Jul 18 2005 12:30PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Disneyland, the granddaddy of the modern theme park, marked its 50th anniversary with a ceremony that culminated with a fireworks-and-confetti display featuring Mickey Mouse and dozens of other characters brought to life by founder Walt Disney.
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Lightning strike injures Pa. Guardsmen
Jul 18 2005 10:51AM (CT)
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. (AP) - Lightning struck a metal canopy and injured 21 soldiers who were standing under it at a National Guard weapons training range.
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Exhibit explores lost Kingdom of Siam
Jul 18 2005 10:23AM (CT)
SALEM, Mass. (AP) - The kingdom of Ayutthaya prospered in Southeast Asia for more than four centuries, standing as an economic and cultural ally of the great nations of Europe and the Far East.
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Report: No high radiation risk in S.C.
Jul 18 2005 10:16AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A 13-year federal study has found that people living near a site that supplied the nation's nuclear arsenal with plutonium for decades did not receive major doses of radiation during the Cold War.
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Fla. sex offender jailed for racy reading
Jul 18 2005 10:11AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Authorities in Florida are sending convicted sex offenders to jail for violating the terms of their probation by having men's magazines such as Maxim.
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Stray dogs kill birds at Indianapolis Zoo
Jul 18 2005 10:06AM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A pack of stray dogs has killed all the birds in an Australian exhibit at the Indianapolis Zoo, officials said. The dogs on Sunday killed two black swans, three magpie geese and three emus. It is not known how the dogs got into the zoo.
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Man recalls being first Disneyland visitor
Jul 18 2005 9:58AM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Dave MacPherson may have been the first paying guest at Disneyland when the theme park opened its gates 50 years ago, but he didn't even have time for one ride. In a hurry to get back to campus for a college class, he instead visited a restroom after spending hours in line and left without as much as a souvenir.
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Bikers empty their pockets for Idaho girl
Jul 18 2005 9:41AM (CT)
STATELINE, Idaho (AP) - Well-wishers arrived on more than 500 Harley-Davidsons and other motorcycles to empty their pockets on behalf of the biker's daughter who survived a horrific abduction.
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Three killed in shootings in Racine, Wis.
Jul 18 2005 8:35AM (CT)
RACINE, Wis. (AP) - Shots fired in a parking lot near several bars killed three men and wounded four other people, and officers were looking for suspects, police said Monday.
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Gotti son writes of regrets in NYC paper
Jul 18 2005 6:41AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The son of late Mob boss John Gotti says he regrets "involvement in this life" and doesn't want his children to follow his path.
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Sharpton urges calm during probe of LAPD
Jul 18 2005 5:16AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton called on angry residents to have patience while authorities investigate the death of a 19-month-old toddler killed by police during a shootout with her father.
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Dartmouth student in Calif. fatally shot
Jul 18 2005 4:46AM (CT)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - An Ivy League student who returned home this summer to help homeless women and children was shot to death near a dormitory at the University of California at Berkeley, police said.
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Judge to determine next step in Everglades
Jul 18 2005 4:35AM (CT)
IN THE EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) - From the air, the endless Everglades appear to teem life. Graceful, pure white egrets glide above green native sawgrass. Dark alligator trails meander through the swamps, which sparkle in the bright sunlight.
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Potential presidential hopefuls woo Iowans
Jul 18 2005 3:14AM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Potential presidential candidates attending the annual National Governors Association meeting are making time to get better acquainted with some of the prominent residents of this early decision state.
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County officials gather in Hawaii
Jul 18 2005 1:48AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - The discussions include weighty topics such as homeland security and illegal drugs, but the dominant clothing style is flowered aloha shirts and shorts as county officials meet at a national conference criticized for its cost to taxpayers.
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