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Hot, windy weather whips up fire fears
Aug 15 2006 11:23PM (CT)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Gov. Dave Freudenthal declared a state of emergency Tuesday as winds pushed a fast-moving wildfire toward hundreds of evacuated homes south of Casper.
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Actor Bruno Kirby dies at 57 in LA
Aug 15 2006 11:18PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bruno Kirby, a veteran character actor known for playing the best friend in two of Billy Crystal's biggest comedies "When Harry Met Sally" and "City Slickers," has died. He was 57.
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Marine's body recovered from Ill. river
Aug 15 2006 11:08PM (CT)
WILMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - The body of a 23-year-old Marine was recovered from the Kankakee River Tuesday morning, two days after he disappeared while trying to save his 4-year-old nephew, authorities said.
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La. congressman helps deliver own son
Aug 15 2006 11:03PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Rep. Bobby Jindal barely had time to call 911 when his wife woke with labor pains Tuesday. Minutes later, he helped deliver his own son.
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Ohio Democrat ends campaign after arrest
Aug 15 2006 11:02PM (CT)
CINCINNATI (AP) - Democratic congressional candidate Stephanie Studebaker is removing her name from the ballot after being charged with domestic violence, according to a statement posted Tuesday evening on her campaign Web site.
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Jury's term in Fletcher case extended
Aug 15 2006 10:54PM (CT)
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The special grand jury that indicted Gov. Ernie Fletcher in connection with a state hiring scandal will continue its work for at least another 90 days, according an order signed Tuesday.
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Gerald Ford in Minn. hospital for tests
Aug 15 2006 10:50PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former President Ford was admitted Tuesday to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for "testing and evaluation," his office said in a statement.
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NYC to release 911 calls from Sept. 11
Aug 15 2006 10:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city planned Wednesday to release more than 1,600 undisclosed Sept. 11 emergency calls _ several by rescuers who later were killed _ after fire department officials said they discovered the internal dispatches of firefighters who went to rescue people from the burning World Trade Center.
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Landing system failure unsolved at LAX
Aug 15 2006 10:29PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal officials said Tuesday they do not know what is causing a critical instrument landing system to fail at Los Angeles International Airport.
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Residents flee flooding in N.M.
Aug 15 2006 10:20PM (CT)
HATCH, N.M. (AP) - Residents fled their homes Tuesday after another day of heavy rain breached an arroyo, causing waist-deep flooding in this southern New Mexico town famous for its chile peppers.
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Jimmy Carter's son wins Nev. primary
Aug 15 2006 10:17PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Jimmy Carter's son, Jack Carter, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to face Republican U.S. Sen. John Ensign in November in Nevada, where voters also were picking candidates in a wide-open and sometimes-zany pair of primaries to replace popular Republican Gov. Kenny Guinn.
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Tenn. Gov. in hospital with flu symptoms
Aug 15 2006 9:35PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Phil Bredesen was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms that doctors said could have been caused by a tick bite, his spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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60 puppies die in Mass. trailer fire
Aug 15 2006 9:23PM (CT)
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - A trailer carrying dozens of puppies to Northeast pet stores caught fire just off an interstate, killing all of the estimated 60 dogs inside, authorities said.
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Man pleads not guilty in Seattle case
Aug 15 2006 9:21PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A man accused of storming Seattle's Jewish Federation offices, killing one woman and wounding five others in a fit of rage over U.S. foreign policy, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges.
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Immigrant crackdown is challenged in Pa.
Aug 15 2006 9:21PM (CT)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Hispanic activists and the ACLU sued Hazleton on Tuesday over one of the toughest crackdowns on illegal immigrants by a U.S. city.
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FBI hunts for former Comverse chief
Aug 15 2006 9:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The FBI issued an alert on Tuesday calling for the arrest of a former chief executive for leading voicemail software maker Comverse Technology Inc. who may have fled the country with nearly $60 million amid a stock option scandal.
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Defense rests in detainee beating case
Aug 15 2006 9:08PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Lawyers for a former CIA contractor charged with beating an Afghan detainee who later died rested their case Tuesday after a pathologist testified the prisoner was beaten less seriously than prosecution witnesses have contended.
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Report blasts Ohio election
Aug 15 2006 9:00PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Problems with elections in Ohio's most populous county are so severe that it's unlikely they can be completely fixed by November, or even by the 2008 presidential election, a report commissioned by Cuyahoga County and released Tuesday says.
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Ex-Milwaukee cop guilty of bomb threat
Aug 15 2006 8:55PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A former Milwaukee police officer accused of severely beating a biracial man outside a house party was convicted on unrelated charges of making a bomb threat Tuesday.
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Pa. sued over paperless voting systems
Aug 15 2006 8:53PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Voter advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to stop Pennsylvania counties from using "paperless" electronic voting machines, saying that such systems leave no paper record that could be used in the event of a recount, audit or other problem.
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Bloomberg puts $125M into anti-smoking
Aug 15 2006 8:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire and former smoker, announced Tuesday he would pour $125 million of his own money into a worldwide campaign against smoking, a cause he said was largely neglected by philanthropists.
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Highway boss staying out of Big Dig case
Aug 15 2006 8:04PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The head of the federal agency investigating a fatal Big Dig tunnel collapse announced Tuesday he was recusing himself from the probe, following questions about a sweetheart deal he received before leaving the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority in 2002.
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N.J. attorney general quits over ethics
Aug 15 2006 7:46PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's attorney general resigned Tuesday after a special prosecutor concluded she violated state ethics laws by intervening in a traffic stop involving her boyfriend.
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Jackson seeks Mideast prisoner exchange
Aug 15 2006 7:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trying to build on a cease-fire in Lebanon, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson launched an effort Tuesday to arrange the release of prisoners held by Hezbollah and Israel.
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Methadone for addicts still under fire
Aug 15 2006 7:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In the late 1960s, a group of black militants paid a visit to a Brooklyn clinic to discuss the new treatment it was offering heroin addicts, a drug called methadone. They came armed with bayonets.
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Fla. deals with nuisance alligators
Aug 15 2006 7:06PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - It was curtains for Crusty. The 8-foot alligator had been fed too many marshmallows, jelly beans and M&Ms, and had lost his fear of humans. Under state policy, he was deemed a nuisance, which is a virtual death sentence. But then an anonymous donor last month paid to have the gator moved to a nearby animal exhibit.
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Terror charge dropped in cell phone case
Aug 15 2006 7:04PM (CT)
MARIETTA, Ohio (AP) - Prosecutors dropped terrorism charges Tuesday against two Michigan men who were arrested after buying large numbers of cell phones, saying they couldn't prove a terrorism link.
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Murders soar in New Orleans suburb
Aug 15 2006 6:24PM (CT)
HARVEY, La. (AP) - Murders are up more than 50 percent this year in suburban New Orleans' Jefferson Parish, and the sheriff blames drug dealers who have set up operations here after being driven out of the big city by Hurricane Katrina.
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Five S.C. women accused of crime spree
Aug 15 2006 6:23PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Five women mistaken for a gang of men have been linked to an armed-robbery spree and four are charged in the shooting death of one of their victims, police said Tuesday.
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Mercury spill shuts down Florida school
Aug 15 2006 6:01PM (CT)
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - More than 75 high school students and faculty were checked for exposure to mercury Tuesday after the toxic liquid metal leaked from a small vial in a student's backpack.
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Lightning expert to probe mine explosion
Aug 15 2006 5:21PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia has hired an expert to help determine whether lightning may have set off the Sago Mine explosion that led to the deaths of 12 miners, an official said Tuesday.
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Slain Tenn. pastor's wife freed on bail
Aug 15 2006 5:08PM (CT)
SELMER, Tenn. (AP) - A minister's wife accused of shooting her husband to death after an argument over money was released from jail Tuesday on $750,000 bail.
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Allen sorry for calling man 'Macaca'
Aug 15 2006 5:01PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Sen. George Allen apologized Tuesday for remarks that offended a man of Indian descent who was tracking the Republican's re-election campaign for Democratic challenger Jim Webb.
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Poll Shows Pa. Senate Race Narrowing
Aug 15 2006 4:57PM (CT)
MANNS CHOICE, Pa. (AP) - Democrat Bob Casey's lead is shrinking over Republican Sen. Rick Santorum in one of the nation's hottest Senate races, a poll released Tuesday shows.
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Politicial ad pairs Clinton, bin Laden
Aug 15 2006 4:26PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Republican hoping to challenge Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton this fall is running a television ad that pairs Clinton's face with Osama bin Laden's and accuses her of opposing national security programs that may have helped thwart a terror plot on U.S.-bound flights from London.
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McKinney criticizes electronic voting
Aug 15 2006 4:09PM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Rep. Cynthia McKinney, in her first public appearance since losing her re-election bid last week, said Tuesday that the black community needs to oppose electronic voting machines, which she warned can be used to steal elections.
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Fla. offers home hurricane inspections
Aug 15 2006 4:01PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida homeowners flocked to a new state program Tuesday that offers free hurricane-preparedness inspections and grants to help cover the cost of improvements.
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Neb. man's rap sheet up to 226 arrests
Aug 15 2006 2:47PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Kevin Holder's rap sheet is 43 pages long, dating back to 1980, and he just got another entry _ his 226th arrest.
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Colorado animal sanctuary is closing
Aug 15 2006 2:45PM (CT)
KEENESBURG, Colo. (AP) - One of the nation's biggest sanctuaries for tigers, lions and bears said Tuesday it is shutting down because of a lack of donations, and added that it may have to destroy the animals if it cannot find new homes for them.
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Concerns raised over Las Vegas shootings
Aug 15 2006 2:42PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police here insist it's not their fault. They say criminals in America's famously anything-goes city are getting more brazen, and officers have had no choice but to shoot 21 people so far this year.
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Judge finds Man insane in wife stabbing
Aug 15 2006 2:00PM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - An 83-year-old man was insane when he stabbed his wife, possibly because of a reaction to antidepressant medication, a judge ruled in finding the man innocent by reason of insanity.
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Councilwoman accused of hitting mayor
Aug 15 2006 1:57PM (CT)
ECORSE, Mich. (AP) - A city councilwoman has been charged with two misdemeanors for allegedly choking and hitting the mayor during a council meeting.
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Plane crashes near prison fence, 4 dead
Aug 15 2006 1:15PM (CT)
KINCHELOE, Mich. (AP) - A small plane crashed on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, narrowly missing a state prison and killing all four people on board, authorities said.
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Truck hits jetliner on L.A. taxiway
Aug 15 2006 1:13PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A cargo truck struck a Qantas Airways jet as it taxied to a Los Angeles airport terminal, damaging the plane's engine but causing no injuries, officials said.
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Survey: Term limits don't help diversity
Aug 15 2006 12:50PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Term limits have not led to significant increases in female or minority representation in state legislatures, according to a survey of the 15 states with term limits.
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Judge won't postpone N.C. execution
Aug 15 2006 11:37AM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A judge refused Tuesday to postpone the execution of an inmate who wants 45 of his relatives to witness his death, far more than would fit in the witness room.
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Cardinal George leaves hospital
Aug 15 2006 11:33AM (CT)
MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) - Cardinal Francis George was released Tuesday from the hospital where he underwent surgery nearly three weeks ago to remove his cancerous bladder, and he thanked those who prayed for him.
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Study finds states saving more money
Aug 15 2006 11:29AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - State lawmakers are saving lots of money for a rainy day because of improving economies and conservative economic forecasts, a report released Tuesday says.
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Ark. state worker sentenced for ID sales
Aug 15 2006 11:08AM (CT)
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - A state worker and her mother were sentenced to seven years in prison for selling fake IDs to illegal immigrants.
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Palm Springs prostitution ring busted
Aug 15 2006 10:19AM (CT)
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Two Israeli nationals were arrested on suspicion of running a massive Palm Springs prostitution ring that employed more than 240 women in several Western states and generated millions of dollars, authorities said.
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Chicago schools lose desegregation rules
Aug 15 2006 9:34AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - After a quarter century, a judge has released portions of Chicago Public Schools' desegregation plan from federal oversight.
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FEMA changing locks on trailers
Aug 15 2006 7:46AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - FEMA will replace locks on as many as 118,000 trailers used by Gulf Coast hurricane victims after discovering the same key could open many of the mobile homes.
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Katrina victims blamed for Houston crime
Aug 15 2006 6:50AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A letter to inmate No. 1352951 and a cell phone bill for $76.63, both found in a soggy New Orleans duplex ruined by Hurricane Katrina, led Louisiana bounty hunter James Martin to Texas. Again.
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New Orleans mayor halts landfill dumping
Aug 15 2006 5:51AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin on Monday ordered waste haulers to stop depositing debris in a controversial landfill opened after Hurricane Katrina, a move state regulators said could delay the battered city's cleanup by more than a year.
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Man pleads not guilty in Va. slayings
Aug 15 2006 5:50AM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A man charged in the killing of a musician's family and suspected in a series of other crimes pleaded not guilty Monday as jury selection got under way in his trial.
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Alaska troops glum they won't be home
Aug 15 2006 3:42AM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Staff Sgt. Brian Bock learned a mere two hours before boarding a flight for home that his tour in Iraq had been extended at least four months.
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Dell replacing notebook batteries
Aug 15 2006 2:04AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Dell Inc. said it will issue free replacement batteries to the owners of 4.1 million notebook computers with batteries made by Sony Corp. that were determined to be at risk of overheating and catching fire.
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Dead candidate remains on Nev. ballot
Aug 15 2006 1:17AM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Nevada Republicans will get another reminder of the death of one of their statewide candidates when they vote in Tuesday's primary.
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