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Phoenix suspect: Police can't prove case
Aug 7 2006 11:52PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - One of two men accused of terrorizing this desert city with dozens of random shootings said he was so intrigued by the case that he collected newspaper clippings and plotted the crime scenes on a map, but didn't participate in the slayings.
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9 die while fleeing Ariz. Border Patrol
Aug 7 2006 11:34PM (CT)
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - A sport utility vehicle crammed with suspected illegal immigrants rolled over Monday in an attempt to outrun Border Patrol agents, killing nine Mexican citizens and injuring at least 12 others, officials said.
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Bodies found in rubble of Mont. fire
Aug 7 2006 11:31PM (CT)
FORT SMITH, Mont. (AP) - The bodies of three people were recovered from the charred remains of a fishing lodge that was destroy by fire on the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana, Big Horn County officials said Monday.
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Violent storms spawn tornado in Kansas
Aug 7 2006 11:30PM (CT)
COLBY, Kan. (AP) - A tornado touched down with little warning in northwest Kansas Monday night, injuring four hotel guests and damaging numerous vehicles, emergency officials said.
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Man sentenced in assault aboard plane
Aug 7 2006 11:08PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A Nevada man who hit an off-duty crew member aboard a commuter flight cannot fly for six months, then must have his probation officer verify he is mentally fit before he can board a plane, a judge ruled.
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Report: Files show war crimes in Vietnam
Aug 7 2006 10:42PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Atrocities against civilians and prisoners by Army soldiers during the Vietnam War were more common than originally disclosed to the public, according to a Los Angeles Times review of recently unsealed government files.
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Workers shoring up more Big Dig panels
Aug 7 2006 10:12PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Workers returned to a Big Dig ramp Monday to replace nearly two dozen ceiling panel brackets, just days after Gov. Mitt Romney said repairs were complete.
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Slain boys' dad seeks maximum sentence
Aug 7 2006 10:11PM (CT)
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) - The father of two boys fatally beaten by their mother a year ago with a 10-pound weight asked a judge on Monday to give her the maximum sentence of 130 years in prison.
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Cheese workers say they won lottery
Aug 7 2006 9:54PM (CT)
PLYMOUTH, Wis. (AP) - Dozens of cheese company workers returned to their jobs Monday after they reported being among about 100 workers who won a Powerball jackpot worth $208.6 million.
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Heat wave bakes South, Southeast
Aug 7 2006 9:32PM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The heat wave that snapped last week for much of the nation shows no signs of letting up soon in parts of the South and Southeast, with heat advisories in effect Monday for Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi.
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Charges reduced against Kansas teens
Aug 7 2006 9:30PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) - A prosecutor dropped felony charges Monday against five teens accused of plotting a shooting rampage at their high school and instead lodged misdemeanor conspiracy charges against them.
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Govs. criticize national energy policy
Aug 7 2006 9:17PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Governors worried about damage to the economy and complained about years of neglecting energy policy after an Alaska oil field shutdown, but offered far different solutions on Monday.
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Bedbug infestations on rise across U.S.
Aug 7 2006 8:09PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - After waking up one night in sheets teeming with tiny bugs, Josh Benton couldn't sleep for months and kept a flashlight and can of Raid with him in bed.
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LA flights normal after tech repairs
Aug 7 2006 8:02PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A computerized system that guides arriving planes onto a runway at Los Angeles International Airport failed on Monday, delaying numerous flights around the country.
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Clarification: Florida Land Purchase story
Aug 7 2006 7:19PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - In a July 31 story about the state's purchase of the Babcock Ranch property in southwest Florida, The Associated Press reported that developer Syd Kitson and Partners bought the property from the Babcock family about a year ago, before selling it to the state last week.
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Ex-CIA contractor on trial in beating
Aug 7 2006 7:05PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A former CIA contractor broke both agency rules and the law when he used a 2-foot-long metal flashlight to beat an Afghani man who later died, a prosecutor told a jury Monday in the trial of the first U.S. civilian charged with mistreating a detainee during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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N.J. kidnapping suspect flees hospital
Aug 7 2006 6:50PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A landscaper charged with kidnapping the wife of his former boss escaped from a state psychiatric hospital early Monday by breaking through a window, officials said.
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First wave of New Orleans schools open
Aug 7 2006 5:39PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Carrying a heavy book sack on his shoulders, 12-year-old Jermaine Gibson wasn't complaining a bit about the first day of classes Monday.
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'Night Stalker' death sentence upheld
Aug 7 2006 5:14PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the convictions and death sentence for serial killer Richard Ramirez, whose so-called Night Stalker killing spree terrorized the Los Angeles area in the mid 1980s.
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Outside prosecutors work in New Orleans
Aug 7 2006 3:48PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Prosecutors from outside the city have been brought into New Orleans to help clear a huge backlog of cases, a special panel working on the city's troubled criminal justice system said Monday.
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Detroit police investigate burned body
Aug 7 2006 3:30PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The burned body of a child was found Monday in a suburban field, and investigators were using dental records to determine whether it was that of a missing 7-year-old girl.
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Iranian Jews in U.S. grapple with crisis
Aug 7 2006 2:39PM (CT)
GREAT NECK, N.Y. (AP) - Eighty-year-old Manoochehr Omidvar _ a serene presence if there ever was one _ has witnessed many things, but these are especially strange and troubling times for him and other Iranian Jews living in America.
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Volunteers credited in Colo. killer case
Aug 7 2006 1:15PM (CT)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - When Sheriff Terry Maketa announced a Colorado inmate was claiming responsibility for a string of bodies across half the country, he proudly credited three retirees with cracking the case.
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Governors wrestle with Medicaid changes
Aug 7 2006 12:46PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A sense of experiment, even optimism, marked the nation's governors' discussions on health care this weekend, a long way from the dire predictions that have dogged their work over the past few years.
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Klimt paintings Nazis stole to be sold
Aug 7 2006 12:34PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Four of five oil paintings by Gustav Klimt that were the focus of a restitution battle between the Austrian government and the artworks' Jewish heirs will be heading to Christie's for sale this fall, the auction house announced Monday.
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Judge tosses out new Gotti charges
Aug 7 2006 12:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Monday tossed out the latest racketeering and money laundering charges against John "Junior" Gotti, but the son of the late mob boss still faces trial on charges alleging he ordered the beating of Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa.
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Conn. court lays off gay-marriage fray
Aug 7 2006 10:51AM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The state Supreme Court has denied a conservative group's request to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to legalize gay marriage in Connecticut.
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Sheehan resumes protest near Bush ranch
Aug 7 2006 9:56AM (CT)
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - A year after her first war protest in President Bush's adopted hometown attracted thousands and reinvigorated the nation's peace movement, Cindy Sheehan resumed her vigil Sunday.
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Seattle cracks down on drunk boating
Aug 7 2006 9:15AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A large-scale crackdown during the city's weekend Seafair summer festival led to nearly 100 arrests for BUI _ boating under the influence.
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L.A. mayor apologizes to Muslim leaders
Aug 7 2006 8:18AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has apologized to Muslim leaders who accused him of taking Israel's side in the violence in Lebanon by going to a pro-Israel rally and ignoring their invitations to interfaith peace vigils.
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2 brothers die on same road, same night
Aug 7 2006 8:14AM (CT)
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) - Two brothers were killed in separate motorcycle accidents on the same stretch of road and within just two hours of each other. One was headed to the scene of his brother's accident.
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Death row inmate appeals over smoking
Aug 7 2006 8:11AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Lawyers for a death row inmate are appealing his conviction, in part, because the judge barred jurors from smoking during deliberations.
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Immigrant trapped in train before rescue
Aug 7 2006 5:12AM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A Honduran immigrant spent two days trapped in a train car in stifling heat before he was rescued when someone heard his cries for help.
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Peace camp's sense of hope unshaken
Aug 7 2006 3:43AM (CT)
OTISFIELD, Maine (AP) - The Seeds of Peace camp that brings together teenagers from warring countries and cultures is accustomed to disruptions stemming from events thousands of miles away.
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Nuclear-powered ship to get $1M rehab
Aug 7 2006 3:42AM (CT)
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered cargo and passenger ship, is being rescued from a floating graveyard in Virginia and restored as a possible museum.
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Gates Foundation expands scholars program
Aug 7 2006 2:01AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says it will add $58 million to expand its $1 billion Millennium Scholars program to target low-income and minority students seeking a graduate degree in public health.
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Teen kills her mom during driving lesson
Aug 7 2006 1:57AM (CT)
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - A 15-year-old girl accidentally struck and killed her mother while being taught how to parallel park, police said.
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Kempthorne, American Indian leaders meet
Aug 7 2006 12:17AM (CT)
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - Tribal leaders from five of South Dakota's American Indian reservations met with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Sunday to discuss problems on their reservations and ask for federal protection for their sacred Bear Butte.
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