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Judge issues injunction on grazing rules
Aug 11 2006 11:39PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A judge blocked new grazing rules for ranchers using federal land Friday, saying the regulations would exclude public input.
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Sheehan treated for dehydration in Texas
Aug 11 2006 11:27PM (CT)
WACO, Texas (AP) - Anti-war demonstrator Cindy Sheehan was hospitalized Friday evening for dehydration and exhaustion after fasting for more than a month and protesting earlier this week in 100-degree weather, friends and relatives said.
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Ex-jailer sentenced in inmate's death
Aug 11 2006 11:23PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A former jailer was sentenced Friday to more than a year behind bars after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an inmate.
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Missouri man charged in pit bull attacks
Aug 11 2006 11:22PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A man released pit bulls that attacked three people because he wanted "to see what kind of trouble he could cause," prosecutors said Friday.
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Ex-jailer sentenced in inmate's death
Aug 11 2006 11:21PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) - A former jailer was sentenced Friday to more than a year behind bars after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an inmate.
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Wildfire threatens homes near Reno, Nev.
Aug 11 2006 11:19PM (CT)
VERDI, Nev. (AP) - A wind-driven brush fire in the Sierra foothills exploded to more than 8 square miles Friday, threatening two subdivisions just west of Reno.
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Army war objector returns to base
Aug 11 2006 11:04PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Shortly after returning from Iraq last year, Army Sgt. Ricky Clousing gathered a few belongings and sneaked out of Fort Bragg, leaving only a note quoting Martin Luther King.
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Ex-con writer convicted of S.C. murder
Aug 11 2006 10:59PM (CT)
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) - An ex-con who co-authored a book about life in prison was convicted Friday of killing his live-in girlfriend and raping a teenager.
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Korean War soldier buried 55 years later
Aug 11 2006 10:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Months after the Korean War started, heavy artillery hit Army Cpl. Edward F. Blazejewski's unit, killing the 25-year-old. When the unit had to move out, his body was left behind.
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3 arrested on terrorism charges in Mich.
Aug 11 2006 10:37PM (CT)
CARO, Mich. (AP) - Three men were arrested Friday on charges of supporting terrorism after they purchased 80 prepaid mobile phones from a Wal-Mart store, police said.
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Property owners sue over Colo. wildfire
Aug 11 2006 10:31PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The owners of four properties sued the Forest Service Friday for damages sustained in the state's 2002 record-setting wildfire, saying the agency's missteps allowed the blaze to grow out of control.
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Phoenix duo indicted in serial shootings
Aug 11 2006 9:48PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - Two men accused of randomly shooting 16 people in a string of late night attacks this summer were indicted Friday on 46 felonies including murder and attempted murder.
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Appeals court upholds Calif. exit exam
Aug 11 2006 9:05PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A state appeals court on Friday upheld California's high school exit exam, rejecting claims by a group of students who argued the exam discriminates against poor students and those who are learning English.
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Utah teen charged in mother's death
Aug 11 2006 9:00PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - An 18-year-old was charged Friday in the death of his mother who was shot twice in the head and had her throat slit before her body was stuffed into her freezer, court documents said.
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Mensa convention gathers the minds
Aug 11 2006 8:54PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The single qualification to join their group is an intellect among the world's top 2 percent _ an IQ of at least 130 _ which makes some Mensa members often feel like outsiders.
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Delay sought in Calif. private eye trial
Aug 11 2006 8:43PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lawyers on both sides of a federal wiretapping case involving private investigator Anthony Pellicano have agreed to postpone his trial until next year because the defense needs more time to prepare.
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Gotti faces new racketeering charges
Aug 11 2006 8:40PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Dejected prosecutors got a big lift Friday when a judge reinstated racketeering charges accusing John "Junior" Gotti of continuing to benefit from mob activities even after he claims to have quit organized crime.
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NYPD asks companies to monitor chemicals
Aug 11 2006 8:37PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A team of New York detectives have stepped up their partnership with thousands of businesses asked to monitor their sales of chemicals in an effort to turn the private sector into an early warning system for terror plots.
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Court says random NYC subway searches OK
Aug 11 2006 8:35PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court said Friday that random bag searches on New York subways are constitutional, agreeing with a lower court that the police tactic is an effective and minimally invasive way to help protect a prime terror target.
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Undercover Kitten killed by car
Aug 11 2006 8:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Fred, the Undercover Kitten who gained fame earlier this year by posing as a would-be patient to help police nab a phony veterinarian, has died, authorities said Friday.
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Indianapolis spree claims 15th victim
Aug 11 2006 8:31PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Police officers will be driving taxis as part of an effort to halt a wave of violence that has claimed 15 lives in 10 days _ including that of a cab driver.
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Tenn. minister's wife to remain jailed
Aug 11 2006 8:26PM (CT)
SELMER, Tenn. (AP) - Despite indications that she would be released, a minister's wife charged with killing her husband will remain jailed because of problems discovered with her bonding company, a judge ruled Friday.
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Government rests in ex-CIA worker's case
Aug 11 2006 8:17PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A medical examiner testifying in the assault trial of a former CIA contractor said Friday that an Afghan detainee the defendant interrogated probably died from a beating, but a defense expert said there's too little information to know the cause of death.
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Illinois ordered to pay in game ban case
Aug 11 2006 8:10PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The federal judge who ruled that Illinois unconstitutionally banned the sale of violent or sexual video games to minors has another message for the state: Pay up.
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Ill. gay marriage ballot issue rejected
Aug 11 2006 7:45PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - State elections officials voted Friday to keep a referendum against gay marriage off the November ballot, saying supporters failed to gather enough valid signatures.
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'War Tapes' doc features soldier footage
Aug 11 2006 7:25PM (CT)
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - The Humvee hits an Iraqi woman crossing a busy road at night. The driver pulls over and turret gunner Spc. Mike Moriarty watches helplessly as supply trucks run over her, spreading her body parts across the road _ and we watch with him.
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Pa. Green Party candidates withdraw
Aug 11 2006 7:21PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Two of the three Green Party candidates who jointly collected 90,000 signatures to be on the November ballot said Friday they were withdrawing their nominating papers because they cannot afford to defend themselves against a legal challenge by Pennsylvania Democrats.
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Texas mayor files for DeLay's seat
Aug 11 2006 7:01PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Sugar Land's Republican mayor on Friday became the first person to file as a write-in candidate on the ballot for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who resigned from Congress in June amid allegations of money laundering.
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3 airport workers sickened by odor
Aug 11 2006 6:43PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Three airport workers were sickened Friday by the odor of a liquid that spilled in the cargo hold of a Continental Airlines plane, officials said.
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5 charged in National Mall crime spree
Aug 11 2006 6:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Park Police have charged five people in a string of violent attacks on tourists near national landmarks, authorities said Friday, crimes that prompted police in the nation's capital to declare a citywide crime emergency.
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Ky. gov. spared trial while in office
Aug 11 2006 6:13PM (CT)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Ernie Fletcher, criminally charged with rewarding political supporters with protected state jobs, cannot be tried while in office, a judge said Friday as he rejected the governor's motion to throw out the charges.
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Greyhound bus evacuated, no one hurt
Aug 11 2006 5:13PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Greyhound driver reported a gunman aboard an Orlando-bound bus Friday, forcing the evacuation of the vehicle and a partial closure of Interstate 95, officials said.
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Baltimore man pleads guilty to killing 5
Aug 11 2006 4:54PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A 35-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to murdering five older residents during six years under a plea deal that let him avoid a possible death penalty.
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Most airports dumping discarded items
Aug 11 2006 4:48PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Loads of liquid goods discarded by airline passengers at security checkpoints will end up in the trash, not in the pockets of airport employees or others, officials at airports across the country promised Friday.
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Guard member dies after 104-degree heat
Aug 11 2006 4:28PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania National Guard member died after collapsing in 104-degree heat on her first day patrolling the Arizona-Mexico border, a guard spokesman said Friday.
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Ft. Campbell soldiers return from Iraq
Aug 11 2006 4:11PM (CT)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - Nearly 450 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division returned home from Iraq on Friday and more flights into Fort Campbell are expected soon, base officials said.
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Boston pays $3M in wrongful conviction
Aug 11 2006 2:39PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The city agreed to pay $3.2 million to a man whose wrongful conviction in the shooting of a police officer led the city to revamp its fingerprinting unit.
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Lamont aide to apologize for comment
Aug 11 2006 2:28PM (CT)
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) - Democrat Ned Lamont's campaign manager said he would apologize to the mayor of Waterbury for describing the city that backed his opponent, Sen. Joe Lieberman, as a place "where the forces of slime meet the forces of evil."
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Teen's worm sales squished by Conn. town
Aug 11 2006 2:27PM (CT)
CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) - For the last three summers, 13-year-old Joey Cadieux has headed outside with his flashlight on rainy nights to collect nightcrawlers from his yard.
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Md. judge nixes early voting
Aug 11 2006 1:46PM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Early voting in Maryland is illegal because the state's constitution allows only one day to cast ballots, an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday.
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Mothers who used same sperm donor meet
Aug 11 2006 1:19PM (CT)
NEDERLAND, Colo. (AP) - Michelle Jorgenson thought it was odd that her 8-year-old daughter Cheyenne _ conceived with sperm from a mystery man known to Jorgenson only as Donor 3066 _ was extremely sensitive to sound and walked on her toes.
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U.S. travelers adjusting to new rules
Aug 11 2006 12:44PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Airlines scrambled to recruit more baggage handlers Friday as U.S. travelers quickly adapted to the evolving security measures by simply checking luggage they normally would have carried with them.
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Court upholds NYC subway searches
Aug 11 2006 11:52AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court Friday upheld the constitutionality of the city's random police inspections of subway riders' bags.
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Policeman in rape case pleads not guilty
Aug 11 2006 11:07AM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A police sergeant pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he raped four women in this central Illinois college town, some of them multiple times.
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Unmarried couple sues for housing permit
Aug 11 2006 8:43AM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A couple with three children has sued a suburban town that refused to give them a housing permit because the parents are not married.
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Lattes, iPods among air security fears
Aug 11 2006 7:06AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Shampoo, iPods and Starbucks lattes have suddenly become security threats. Terrorists could easily slip a few apparently innocuous items past airport security and assemble them into a lethal explosive once aloft, security experts said.
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Religion in the news
Aug 11 2006 5:59AM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - The antique Bible market is hot.
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Wounded troops get new barracks
Aug 11 2006 5:56AM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - The Marine Corps has unveiled the first West Coast barracks for Marines and sailors wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Judges consolidate telecom spy lawsuits
Aug 11 2006 5:50AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal panel of judges has consolidated 17 lawsuits throughout the United States filed against telephone companies accused of assisting the Bush administration to monitor Americans' communications without warrants.
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BP tries to keep part of oil field open
Aug 11 2006 4:21AM (CT)
PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska (AP) - The nation's largest oil field got a reprieve of sorts as BP PLC announced it will try to keep part of its North Slope production running while replacing corroded pipes that have caused two spills this year.
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Clarett likely to spend weekend in jail
Aug 11 2006 3:12AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Maurice Clarett reacted with quiet disbelief when he learned he'd likely spend the weekend in jail. The former Ohio State star running back may have an even harder time accepting what lies ahead.
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Miami copes with shootings of youth
Aug 11 2006 2:56AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Jeffrey Johnson took a slice of ice cream cake to his son's grave, watched the cake melt and said a few words before he left.
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Black colleges recruiting more Hispanics
Aug 11 2006 2:50AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Faced with stiff competition for their traditional students, historically black colleges are now making a push to recruit Hispanics.
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Montana executes man who killed 3 people
Aug 11 2006 2:45AM (CT)
DEER LODGE, Mont. (AP) - A man who was convicted of killing three people, then fought for two years to end his appeals and be put to death, was executed early Friday.
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Calif. jury recommends death for trucker
Aug 11 2006 1:27AM (CT)
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - A jury on Thursday recommended the death penalty for a former truck driver convicted in the slayings of four women whose mutilated bodies were dumped across California in the 1990s.
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