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Sen. Obama addresses Xavier graduates
Aug 12 2006 11:45PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina submerged Xavier University's campus under eight feet of water, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday joined the school in celebrating one of its largest graduating classes.
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Polygamist's daughter on FBI wanted list
Aug 12 2006 11:17PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Houston's FBI office has placed the fugitive daughter of a deceased Utah polygamist on the agency's "most wanted" list after getting a tip about the woman from a relative in prison.
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Boot camp cadet dies at Fla. state park
Aug 12 2006 11:13PM (CT)
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) - A 13-year-old cadet at a private military academy died Saturday during an orientation camping trip, the school's principal said.
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Bishop sorry for not turning in priest
Aug 12 2006 10:51PM (CT)
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - A Roman Catholic bishop apologized Saturday for waiting several days to notify authorities about sexual abuse allegations against a priest, a delay that may have allowed the priest to flee to Mexico.
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Mich., Texas airports see disturbances
Aug 12 2006 10:50PM (CT)
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - The Customs area at a Detroit airport was briefly shut down Saturday after a passenger claimed he had contaminated everyone on a flight with a biological agent, officials said.
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Fake rockers headline Montana fair
Aug 12 2006 10:21PM (CT)
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) - A band that headlined a fair last weekend is accused of masquerading as the rock group Redbone, whose hits included the 1970s song "Come and Get Your Love."
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Mideast rallies held in Washington, S.F.
Aug 12 2006 10:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of people gathered across from the White House on Saturday, even though the president was out of town, to condemn U.S. and Israeli policies in the Middle East.
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3 Texas men arraigned on terror charges
Aug 12 2006 10:07PM (CT)
CARO, Mich. (AP) - Three Texas men were arraigned Saturday on terrorism-related charges after police found about 1,000 cell phones in their minivan, and prosecutors say they believe the men were targeting a bridge connecting Michigan's Upper and Lower peninsulas.
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Protesters host barbecue for Crawford
Aug 12 2006 9:23PM (CT)
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - War protesters extended the olive branch to their new neighbors in President Bush's adopted hometown by hosting a barbecue Saturday _ and a few even showed up.
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Reno wildfire 70 percent contained
Aug 12 2006 9:08PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - A wildfire that had threatened an upscale subdivision in the Sierra foothills just west of Reno was 70 percent contained Saturday, officials said.
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Sickened Iraq vets cite depleted uranium
Aug 12 2006 9:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It takes at least 10 minutes and a large glass of orange juice to wash down all the pills _ morphine, methadone, a muscle relaxant, an antidepressant, a stool softener. Viagra for sexual dysfunction. Valium for his nerves.
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Boot camp cadet dies at Fla. state park
Aug 12 2006 8:34PM (CT)
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) - A 13-year-old cadet at a juvenile military boot camp died Saturday during an orientation camping trip, officials said.
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Twins breathing on own after separation
Aug 12 2006 8:33PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Conjoined twins separated during a 26-hour surgery were breathing on their own Saturday, a milestone just days after the operation.
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Chinese acrobat dies after fall
Aug 12 2006 8:19PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A member of the Amazing Acrobats of China who fell during a performance at a theme park died Saturday from his injuries, officials said.
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Emma Roberts thankful for guitar lessons
Aug 12 2006 8:13PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Being an actress seemed to come easy for teen star Emma Roberts, who says she spent a considerable amount of time watching her aunt, Julia Roberts, on the set of her films.
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Former Ill. gov. faces pardon deposition
Aug 12 2006 7:36PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Former Gov. George Ryan must explain in court why he pardoned four death row inmates who are now suing a group of Chicago police officers.
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Fired Ohio U professor sues school
Aug 12 2006 7:07PM (CT)
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - A professor has filed suit accusing Ohio University of defamation, saying school officials wrongly accused him of allowing mechanical engineering students to plagiarize.
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N.J. daycare mercury sparks inspections
Aug 12 2006 7:04PM (CT)
FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey will inspect 1,846 sites removed from a list of contaminated properties in response to revelations that a daycare center opened in a polluted former thermometer factory.
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Library-issued lead-paint toys recalled
Aug 12 2006 6:17PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A Wisconsin company has recalled thousands of bendable cat and dog toys contaminated with lead that were awarded to student readers by libraries across the country.
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10th migrant dies from Ariz. crash
Aug 12 2006 6:08PM (CT)
YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - A 17-year-old boy has died of injuries suffered when a vehicle packed with illegal immigrants overturned while fleeing the Border Patrol, bringing the accident's death toll to 10, a Mexican Consulate official said.
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Feds want Skilling to pay nearly $183M
Aug 12 2006 6:02PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors want former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling to turn over nearly $183 million for helping perpetuate one of the biggest business frauds in U.S. history _ his alleged share and that of his late co-defendant, company founder Kenneth Lay.
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'Smart pigs' keep oil pipelines clean
Aug 12 2006 5:45PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Of all the technologies available to maintain the nation's 2 million miles of pipelines, one of the most critical devices evokes images of a muddy farm animal _ the pig.
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Alert system spans a rainbow of colors
Aug 12 2006 5:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's yellow on America's streets, orange in New York City and red in the skies, but only for travelers on planes from Britain. When it comes to terrorism threats, the nation is painted in a confusing rainbow of colors.
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Questions raised about airport staffing
Aug 12 2006 5:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The ban on carrying liquids and gels onto airliners will continue indefinitely, raising questions about whether there are enough airport screeners to do the added work.
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Biloxi tries to preserve its history
Aug 12 2006 4:57PM (CT)
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - As Carla Beaugez steers the Biloxi Tour Train down a beachfront highway, her husband's recorded voice blares over a loudspeaker for the benefit of two tourists from Tennessee.
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Chicago says farewell to foie gras
Aug 12 2006 4:52PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - These are dangerous times for ducks and geese in Chicago. With the city's ban on foie gras _ a delicacy made of duck or goose liver _ just days away from going into effect, upscale restaurants in the city are serving it up like never before.
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Recovery remains slow year after Katrina
Aug 12 2006 3:59PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - They said she was too frail. That the mold growing on the warped walls of her flooded house would make her ill. That she shouldn't bother since her mottled, mud-filled home would likely be bulldozed anyway. But Willie Lee Barnes, who recently turned 94, didn't listen.
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Train depot weathervane sells for $1.2M
Aug 12 2006 3:45PM (CT)
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) - A copper weathervane that sat atop the Woonsocket train depot for nearly a century was sold at a New Hampshire auction for $1.2 million.
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Wal-Mart heir's plane had loose parts
Aug 12 2006 3:31PM (CT)
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) - The home-built aircraft in which Wal-Mart heir John Walton was killed had a loose flight control component and was heavily modified, according to a government report.
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Pa. agency turns banned items into cash
Aug 12 2006 3:10PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A man-sized artificial palm tree and a sausage grinder have shared space in a state government warehouse with piles of Swiss Army knives and chain saws _ just a few of the things travelers have had to give up at airport security checkpoints.
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Racism a factor in L.A. gang violence
Aug 12 2006 1:35PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Alejandro "Bird" Martinez and a crew of fellow gangbangers were joyriding in a stolen van when they came upon a black man parking his car _ and decided to kill him.
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Research vessel burns off coast of La.
Aug 12 2006 12:44PM (CT)
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - A research vessel off the coast of Louisiana continued to burn Saturday, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued 40 people from the ship.
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Ship burns in Gulf, 40 rescued
Aug 12 2006 12:35PM (CT)
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) - A research vessel off the coast of Louisiana continued to burn Saturday, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued 40 people from the ship.
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Judge: Unabomber items to be sold online
Aug 12 2006 11:51AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge has ordered personal items seized in 1996 from Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski's Montana cabin to be sold online.
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Grocery chain recalls bottled water
Aug 12 2006 10:33AM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Upscale grocer Wegmans Food Markets Inc. has recalled its own brand of bottled water in five states, saying it showed high levels of bromate.
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Parents offer kids pay for good grades
Aug 12 2006 10:24AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sure, learning is its own reward. But some kids respond best to cash. Andrew Waller's grades soared when his parents started offering $5 for A's and $4 for B's. Now he pockets about $25 each report card, saving it for video games and summer camp.
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Man convicted in Calif. pastor's death
Aug 12 2006 8:44AM (CT)
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - A jury has found a 24-year-old man guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a pastor outside his church last year.
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Trial to begin in gruesome Va. killings
Aug 12 2006 7:11AM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The men came to Roy Mason's door asking for directions, but they pushed their way in and ordered the 75-year-old to sit down. They robbed Mason and his wife with help from a young woman who walked into their suburban Chesterfield County home, stole a PlayStation and left. The men threatened to tie up the couple but Mason talked them out of it, pleading for mercy for his wife, who suffers from multiple sclerosis.
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Phoenix duo indicted in serial shootings
Aug 12 2006 6:41AM (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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Pacific 'dead zone' worse than thought
Aug 12 2006 6:30AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The oxygen-starved "dead zone" along the Pacific Coast that is causing massive crab and fish die-offs is worse than initially thought, scientists said.
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Coed Citadel still a work in progress
Aug 12 2006 6:28AM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Ten years ago, The Citadel threw open its doors to women after a protracted, heated legal fight. On Saturday, a new class of 650 freshmen _ including about 40 women _ arrive. But the challenge of bringing women into the once all-male cadet corps isn't over. Some male cadets and alumni still don't like the idea.
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S.D. allows bikers to carry weapons
Aug 12 2006 3:27AM (CT)
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A recent shooting spree between motorcycle gangs in Custer State Park has authorities on edge as they patrol the often heavily armed bikers who carry their weapons legally.
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NYC dog owner sues pet cremation service
Aug 12 2006 3:12AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A woman has filed a lawsuit against a pet cremation service and a photo agency, claiming they used a picture of her posing with her dogs without her permission.
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Dead zone said to be worse than thought
Aug 12 2006 2:59AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The oxygen-starved "dead zone" along the Pacific Coast that is causing massive crab and fish die-offs is worse than initially thought, scientists said.
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Wineries feel effect of liquids ban
Aug 12 2006 2:52AM (CT)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - The ban on carrying liquids aboard airplanes in the wake of the foiled terror plot curbed sales at duty-free shops, at least temporarily, and had winery staff advising visitors to ship rather than tote bottles home.
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BP to keep oil flowing from Prudhoe Bay
Aug 12 2006 2:07AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - BP PLC announced it would keep one side of the Prudhoe Bay oil field open as it replaces corroded pipes, enabling it to funnel up to half its previous output and avert a larger crimp in the nation's oil supply.
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9 of 11 Egyptian students now in custody
Aug 12 2006 1:24AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nine of 11 Egyptian exchange students who recently entered the United States and failed to appear at their college program were in custody Saturday after three were arrested in Des Moines, Iowa, officials said.
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3 arrested on terrorism charges in Mich.
Aug 12 2006 12:45AM (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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