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Tropical depression to pass near Hawaii
Jul 19 2007 11:52PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - A tropical depression was expected to bring heavy rains, blustery winds and waves as high as 8 feet as it passes south of Hawaii on Friday, forecasters said.
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Cooler temps help firefighters in West
Jul 19 2007 10:55PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters make some progress on dozens of wildfires burning in the bone-dry West, including one that forced a tiny southwest Idaho town to evacuate on Thursday.
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Cooler temps help firefighters in West
Jul 19 2007 10:55PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters make some progress on dozens of wildfires burning in the bone-dry West, including one that forced a tiny southwest Idaho town to evacuate on Thursday.
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Cooler temps help firefighters in West
Jul 19 2007 10:55PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters make some progress on dozens of wildfires burning in the bone-dry West, including one that forced a tiny southwest Idaho town to evacuate on Thursday.
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Ariz. car wreck kills 5 family members
Jul 19 2007 10:54PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Five members of a family, including three children, were killed in a car wreck Thursday morning in south Scottsdale, police said.
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Forest Service cited in Calif. blaze
Jul 19 2007 10:33PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. Forest Service committed safety violations that contributed to the deaths of five of its firefighters in a Southern California blaze last year, workplace safety regulators said Thursday.
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California to study heat deaths
Jul 19 2007 10:28PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California public health officials said Thursday they will conduct a statistical study of deaths from last summer's heat wave to determine whether the number of victims is higher than officially reported.
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Blast shows age of U.S. infrastructure
Jul 19 2007 10:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - With a blast that made skyscrapers tremble, an 83-year-old steam pipe sent a powerful message that the miles of tubes, wires and iron beneath New York and other U.S. cities are getting older and could become dangerously unstable.
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Blast shows age of U.S. infrastructure
Jul 19 2007 10:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - With a blast that made skyscrapers tremble, an 83-year-old steam pipe sent a powerful message that the miles of tubes, wires and iron beneath New York and other U.S. cities are getting older and could become dangerously unstable.
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Blast shows age of U.S. infrastructure
Jul 19 2007 10:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - With a blast that made skyscrapers tremble, an 83-year-old steam pipe sent a powerful message that the miles of tubes, wires and iron beneath New York and other U.S. cities are getting older and could become dangerously unstable.
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Blast shows age of U.S. infrastructure
Jul 19 2007 10:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - With a blast that made skyscrapers tremble, an 83-year-old steam pipe sent a powerful message that the miles of tubes, wires and iron beneath New York and other U.S. cities are getting older and could become dangerously unstable.
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Police arrest man for torturing tortoise
Jul 19 2007 10:08PM (CT)
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - A man who police believe tortured an endangered tortoise by trying to cut him out of his shell and throwing him against a wall was arrested Thursday.
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Police arrest man for torturing tortoise
Jul 19 2007 10:08PM (CT)
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - A man who police believe tortured an endangered tortoise by trying to cut him out of his shell and throwing him against a wall was arrested Thursday.
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Police arrest man for torturing tortoise
Jul 19 2007 10:08PM (CT)
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - A man who police believe tortured an endangered tortoise by trying to cut him out of his shell and throwing him against a wall was arrested Thursday.
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Court: VA must pay Agent Orange victims
Jul 19 2007 9:56PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An appeals court chastised the Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday and ordered the agency to pay retroactive benefits to Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and contracted a form of leukemia.
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Fliers lead to Mich. child porn charges
Jul 19 2007 9:18PM (CT)
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (AP) - A 42-year-old man faced child pornography charges Thursday after police say they caught him in the act of downloading child pornography off the Internet during a search of his home.
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Fliers lead to Mich. child porn charges
Jul 19 2007 9:18PM (CT)
LINCOLN PARK, Mich. (AP) - A 42-year-old man faced child pornography charges Thursday after police say they caught him in the act of downloading child pornography off the Internet during a search of his home.
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Elderly woman drives car into restaurant
Jul 19 2007 9:15PM (CT)
WILMETTE, Ill. (AP) - An elderly woman drove a car through the glass front of a restaurant in this Chicago suburb Thursday, sending nine people to hospitals, police said.
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Suspect in Wash. girl's death in court
Jul 19 2007 9:08PM (CT)
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A Thai immigrant who police say directed them to the body of a 12-year-old Tacoma girl pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he violently raped two other young girls.
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Suspect in Wash. girl's death in court
Jul 19 2007 9:08PM (CT)
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A Thai immigrant who police say directed them to the body of a 12-year-old Tacoma girl pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he violently raped two other young girls.
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Last US horse slaughter plant to reopen
Jul 19 2007 9:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The nation's last horse-slaughtering plant can reopen while it challenges a state law that forced it to close twice in the last two months, a federal appeals court ruled.
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R.I. governor blocks infertility bill
Jul 19 2007 8:54PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gov. Don Carcieri has vetoed a bill requiring health insurers to cover infertility treatments for unmarried people, saying they shouldn't be forced to subsidize out-of-wedlock births.
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Man gets 50 in social worker killing
Jul 19 2007 8:45PM (CT)
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) - A man convicted of killing his social worker by stabbing her and cutting her with a chain saw was sentenced Thursday to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 50 years.
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SKorean man accused of spying on North
Jul 19 2007 8:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A man accused of spying on North Korea for the South Korean government has been charged with lying about his activities in the United States, federal authorities said Thursday.
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Weapons export arrest made in New York
Jul 19 2007 8:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Pakistani national was arrested Thursday on allegations he illegally shipped weapons to Malaysia, including fighter jet parts likely to end up in Iran.
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Club owner starts fund for victims' kids
Jul 19 2007 8:13PM (CT)
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The owner of a nightclub that caught fire during a rock concert formally announced the creation of an education fund Thursday for more than 75 children who lost a parent in the blaze.
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Club owner starts fund for victims' kids
Jul 19 2007 8:13PM (CT)
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The owner of a nightclub that caught fire during a rock concert formally announced the creation of an education fund Thursday for more than 75 children who lost a parent in the blaze.
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Club owner starts fund for victims' kids
Jul 19 2007 8:13PM (CT)
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The owner of a nightclub that caught fire during a rock concert formally announced the creation of an education fund Thursday for more than 75 children who lost a parent in the blaze.
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Man pleads guilty in Capitol gate crash
Jul 19 2007 8:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man accused of running into the U.S. Capitol with a loaded handgun pleaded guilty Thursday to several charges, including firearms offenses, cocaine possession and fleeing police.
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Woman accused of breaking Bush roadblock
Jul 19 2007 7:57PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A woman was arrested after she sped through a highway roadblock set up for President Bush's motorcade Thursday, authorities said. The president was about five miles away at the time and was not in danger.
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Marine awaits sentencing in murder plot
Jul 19 2007 7:53PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A Marine convicted of kidnapping and conspiring to murder an Iraqi man told a military jury during his sentencing hearing Thursday that he wants to continue his service.
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Truck smashes through Wis. motel; 1 dead
Jul 19 2007 7:47PM (CT)
ANTIGO, Wis. (AP) - An SUV hurtled through a motel parking lot Wednesday, hitting two cars before smashing through a room, killing a man, authorities said.
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Fla. e-voting critic to run again in '08
Jul 19 2007 7:47PM (CT)
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - A congressional candidate who challenged the accuracy of electronic voting machines that recorded her narrow loss announced Thursday that she will run again in 2008.
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Army to hold off on Colo. training site
Jul 19 2007 6:52PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The Army agreed Thursday not to press ahead with its expansion of a training site in southeast Colorado until it talks with nearby residents and political leaders.
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Panel tells NOAA to boot hurricane chief
Jul 19 2007 6:42PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center's ousted director "failed to demonstrate leadership" and should not be allowed to return to his job, according to a team that investigated the facility's management after staffers rebelled.
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Stock cars to feature missing kids
Jul 19 2007 6:08PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A foundation named for a child who was found four years after he vanished while riding his bike announced Thursday a partnership with stock car drivers to feature age-progressed photos of missing children on their cars.
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Stock cars to feature missing kids
Jul 19 2007 6:08PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A foundation named for a child who was found four years after he vanished while riding his bike announced Thursday a partnership with stock car drivers to feature age-progressed photos of missing children on their cars.
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Stock cars to feature missing kids
Jul 19 2007 6:08PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A foundation named for a child who was found four years after he vanished while riding his bike announced Thursday a partnership with stock car drivers to feature age-progressed photos of missing children on their cars.
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Body found in jetliner's nose gear
Jul 19 2007 5:59PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mechanics inspecting a United Airlines jet that had just arrived from China found the body of a suspected stowaway in the nose gear Thursday.
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Ariz. TB patient transferred to Denver
Jul 19 2007 5:59PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A man who had been quarantined with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis for nearly a year was transferred to a hospital in Colorado on Thursday for treatment.
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NYC traffic fee revived in Albany
Jul 19 2007 5:43PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A state commission will consider whether Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to charge a toll on some commuters to reduce traffic and pollution in New York City should ultimately take effect, according to a deal reached Thursday.
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NYC traffic fee revived in Albany
Jul 19 2007 5:43PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A state commission will consider whether Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to charge a toll on some commuters to reduce traffic and pollution in New York City should ultimately take effect, according to a deal reached Thursday.
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NYC traffic fee revived in Albany
Jul 19 2007 5:43PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A state commission will consider whether Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to charge a toll on some commuters to reduce traffic and pollution in New York City should ultimately take effect, according to a deal reached Thursday.
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AP names new investigative editor
Jul 19 2007 5:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Richard T. Pienciak, a veteran investigative reporter and editor, has been appointed to the newly created position of national investigative editor at The Associated Press.
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Chicago mayor wins control of police
Jul 19 2007 5:13PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The City Council on Thursday gave Mayor Richard M. Daley direct command of the office that investigates police misconduct, hoping to restore public confidence in a department that has been dogged by a series of embarrassing abuse allegations.
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More 9/11 victims identified
Jul 19 2007 4:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Two Sept. 11 victims have been identified from bones found in the past 15 months on a vacant skyscraper's roof and underneath a service road at ground zero, officials said Thursday.
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Ex-nurse gets life for husband's murder
Jul 19 2007 4:51PM (CT)
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A former nurse was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for killing her husband, hacking up his body and stuffing his remains into designer suitcases that later washed ashore along Chesapeake Bay.
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Tenn. officer in nightshift video fired
Jul 19 2007 4:47PM (CT)
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A part-time police officer was fired for appearing in the online video "Memoirs of a Lonely Policeman" while working on the midnight shift, the chief said. Another part-time officer resigned.
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Cuban child-custody dispute made public
Jul 19 2007 4:33PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A judge will allow the public to view an international custody dispute over a 4-year-old Cuban girl, a case reminiscent of the fight over Elian Gonzalez.
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Detective testifies in baby's oven death
Jul 19 2007 4:19PM (CT)
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A woman accused of killing her daughter by microwaving the newborn in an oven told police she was drunk, but couldn't recall doing anything that caused the child's burns, according to testimony Thursday.
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NAACP called for fed probe into e-mails
Jul 19 2007 3:11PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The state chapter of the NAACP called Thursday for a federal investigation of possible civil rights violations after members of the Connecticut State Police received racist e-mails.
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Woman gets 25 years for killing grandson
Jul 19 2007 2:09PM (CT)
MONTAGUE, Texas (AP) - A 62-year-old woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing her teenage grandson while he slept, then setting their mobile home on fire.
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Ex-Rep. Cunningham gives bribery details
Jul 19 2007 2:06PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham lied to fellow lawmakers on a House ethics panel to disguise kickbacks from a defense contractor, according to a summary of an interview between the congressman and federal investigators.
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Baltimore mayor replaces police chief
Jul 19 2007 1:23PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Faced with a rising murder rate, Baltimore's interim mayor announced Thursday that she was replacing the head of the city's police department.
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Baltimore mayor replaces police chief
Jul 19 2007 1:23PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Faced with a rising murder rate, Baltimore's interim mayor announced Thursday that she was replacing the head of the city's police department.
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Baltimore mayor replaces police chief
Jul 19 2007 1:23PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Faced with a rising murder rate, Baltimore's interim mayor announced Thursday that she was replacing the head of the city's police department.
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Shuttle crew preps for August launch
Jul 19 2007 1:00PM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The crew of space shuttle Endeavour, including teacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan, climbed aboard Thursday in a dress rehearsal for next month's launch.
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Maine troop greeters near milestone
Jul 19 2007 12:55PM (CT)
BANGOR, Maine (AP) - Whenever they're called, whatever the hour, they respond. They head to the military's easternmost U.S. way station and deliver aid to troops headed to and from war zones.
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Katrina volunteers feel unwanted
Jul 19 2007 12:47PM (CT)
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - They gave Greg Porter the key to the city for his volunteer work after Hurricane Katrina. Then, he says, they showed him the door.
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Accused cartel gunman, 17, admits murder
Jul 19 2007 12:21PM (CT)
LAREDO, Texas (AP) - A teenager accused of being a hit man for a drug cartel pleaded guilty to murder Thursday, abruptly ending a trial that exposed the cartel's workings in the U.S. and Mexico.
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3 teens indicted in rape held as adults
Jul 19 2007 12:16PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Three teens suspected in the gang rape and assault of a mother and her 12-year-old son at a crime-ridden housing project were transferred Thursday from juvenile to adult detention at the Palm Beach County Jail.
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Cop, hostage shot amid 20-hour standoff
Jul 19 2007 12:07PM (CT)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Police arrested a weapons suspect early Thursday after using tear gas to end a 20-hour standoff in which a police officer and a hostage were shot.
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Pearl's widow sues reputed terrorists
Jul 19 2007 11:59AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl hopes to elicit more information about her husband's death by suing those she blames _ more than a dozen reputed terrorists and Pakistan's largest bank.
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Classified Material Stolen from Nuke Lab
Jul 19 2007 11:56AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A contract employee at a nuclear material cleanup site in Tennessee was charged Thursday for allegedly stealing classified data about enriching uranium to sell to foreign governments, law enforcement officials said.
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Study: Unsafe toxin level in D.C. water
Jul 19 2007 11:56AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Unsafe levels of toxic chlorine pollutants were found in 40 percent of the District of Columbia tap water samples tested during a spring chlorine surge, according to a study released Thursday.
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NTSB: Jet landed before avoiding plane
Jul 19 2007 11:20AM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A Delta jet that was involved in a near collision on an airport runway had already landed when controllers ordered it to take off again to avoid a United plane in its path, federal investigators said.
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Vet accused of e-mailing threat to VA
Jul 19 2007 11:10AM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A veteran was accused of sending the Department of Veterans Affairs a threat to "explore my homicidal ideations" because VA managers rejected his claim for benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Religion news in brief
Jul 19 2007 11:03AM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Instead of taking offense at a recent Vatican statement reasserting the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, evangelicals should seize the chance to respond with equal candor that "any church defined by the claims of the papacy is no true church," according to a prominent Southern Baptist leader.
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Religion in the news
Jul 19 2007 11:01AM (CT)
MANCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - John Becknell enters the courtroom and finds his usual spot in the front row, just behind the prosecutor's table.
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Vandals smash man's Hummer
Jul 19 2007 11:01AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vandals smashed the windows of a new Hummer parked in a neighborhood, slashed the tires and left a message _ "FOR THE ENVIRON" _ scratched into the body, authorities said.
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Warrant: Robber measured neck for bomb
Jul 19 2007 9:03AM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A pizza deliveryman who robbed a bank while wearing a collar bomb that later exploded had had his neck measured for the device and took part in earlier talks about wearing a fake explosive, according to a newly unsealed document.
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Texas may divest from Iran-friendly cos.
Jul 19 2007 8:06AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants state pension funds to divest from companies doing business in Iran, similar to a move the funds are taking with companies tied to Sudan.
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Ex-CEO accused of building secret lair
Jul 19 2007 7:36AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The co-founder of semiconductor maker Broadcom Corp., under scrutiny in a federal stock options probe, was accused seven years ago of building an underground hideaway at his estate to indulge in drugs and sex with prostitutes, according to court documents.
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Company creates combustible tattoo ink
Jul 19 2007 7:06AM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Having someone's name permanently etched into your flesh is considered by some to be the ultimate testament to a relationship. But wouldn't it be great to make that commitment without really making it ... forever?
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Company creates combustible tattoo ink
Jul 19 2007 7:06AM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Having someone's name permanently etched into your flesh is considered by some to be the ultimate testament to a relationship. But wouldn't it be great to make that commitment without really making it ... forever?
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Company creates combustible tattoo ink
Jul 19 2007 7:06AM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Having someone's name permanently etched into your flesh is considered by some to be the ultimate testament to a relationship. But wouldn't it be great to make that commitment without really making it ... forever?
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`Hairspray' returns to Baltimore
Jul 19 2007 5:49AM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - John Travolta didn't show up for the premiere of "Hairspray" in the city that inspired it. Neither did Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah or Christopher Walken.
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`Hairspray' returns to Baltimore
Jul 19 2007 5:49AM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - John Travolta didn't show up for the premiere of "Hairspray" in the city that inspired it. Neither did Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah or Christopher Walken.
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`Hairspray' returns to Baltimore
Jul 19 2007 5:49AM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - John Travolta didn't show up for the premiere of "Hairspray" in the city that inspired it. Neither did Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah or Christopher Walken.
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`Hairspray' returns to Baltimore
Jul 19 2007 5:49AM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - John Travolta didn't show up for the premiere of "Hairspray" in the city that inspired it. Neither did Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah or Christopher Walken.
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Death blamed on toilet training anger
Jul 19 2007 5:13AM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - A judge ruled that a teenager will be tried as an adult for the death of an 18-month old boy he is accused of repeatedly swinging against a wall because he was frustrated with the child's toilet training.
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Depositions: Pilots erred before crash
Jul 19 2007 4:45AM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A Comair pilot instructor said the pilots of Flight 5191 would have failed a flight test for violating rules the day the flight crashed, killing 49 people, according to court documents.
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`Heroes,' `Ugly Betty' eye Emmy nods
Jul 19 2007 2:09AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Newcomers "Heroes" and "Ugly Betty" vied for a share of Emmy nominations along with previous favorites "24" and "The Office."
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Producer defends children's reality show
Jul 19 2007 1:59AM (CT)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - "Kid Nation," a CBS reality series that gives 40 children free rein in an uninhabited town, protected the youngsters physically and emotionally during filming, the show's producer said Wednesday.
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Burned cat clings to life; Girls charged
Jul 19 2007 12:20AM (CT)
COTATI, Calif. (AP) - A 3-month-old cat is clinging to life at a Sonoma County animal hospital after having been set on fire by two teenage girls who now face charges of animal cruelty.
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2,100 Calif. sex offenders break new law
Jul 19 2007 12:17AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - As many as 2,100 newly paroled sex offenders are living illegally near schools and parks under the tough residency requirements passed overwhelmingly by California voters last fall, the state corrections secretary said Wednesday.
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