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Ramsey suspect lands in Los Angeles
Aug 20 2006 11:52PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Mark Karr, the suspect in the killing of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, arrived late Sunday after a 15-hour flight from Thailand on which he sipped champagne, dined on fried king prawns and roast duck, and exchanged what he described as "small talk" with law enforcement escorts.
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Karr treatment seen as 'brilliant move'
Aug 20 2006 11:44PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Authorities probably had a very good reason for allowing JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect John Mark Karr to live it up on the 15-hour flight to the United States, legal experts say _ they wanted him to talk.
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3 officers, 1 trooper wounded in Texas
Aug 20 2006 11:41PM (CT)
MIDLOTHIAN, Texas (AP) - Three police officers and a state trooper were shot and wounded Sunday afternoon and the alleged gunman died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, ending a standoff that lasted more than eight hours, police said.
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Man confesses to killing 7 in Missouri
Aug 20 2006 11:27PM (CT)
DREXEL, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri man who police say confessed to killing, dismembering and burning the bodies of seven men in his bedroom fireplace was charged Sunday with one count of murder. Michael Lee Shaver Jr., 33, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action related to a killing around the fall 2001.
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Calif. woman's gas survey a bellwether
Aug 20 2006 10:59PM (CT)
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - Trilby Lundberg, the nation's guru of gasoline prices, has no idea how many miles her new Mercedes-Benz gets per gallon. When she has to fill the tank, she's more concerned with convenience than price. Yet for decades, the nation has turned to the assertive, 57-year-old cat lover and her twice-monthly Lundberg Survey of gas stations to keep track of the fluctuating price of gasoline.
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Asking price for NYC explosion site: $8M
Aug 20 2006 10:28PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Manhattan lot where a town house stood until a suicidal doctor blew it up to avoid selling it in a divorce settlement is on the market for $8 million. Florrie Milan, a broker with Brown Harris Stevens, said Sunday there has been "a lot, a lot, a lot of interest" in the 20-by-100-foot lot on East 62nd Street.
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Hundreds protest N.J. immigration rules
Aug 20 2006 10:12PM (CT)
RIVERSIDE, N.J. (AP) - Hundreds of protesters and counter-protesters assembled in this small Philadelphia suburb Sunday in response to the community's new attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.
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Va. inmate escapes after fatal shooting
Aug 20 2006 10:07PM (CT)
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - An inmate escaped from a hospital Sunday after wresting a pistol away from a deputy and fatally shooting an unarmed security guard, officials said. William Charles Morva, 24, remained at large Sunday, as officials searched for him on foot and in helicopters.
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Equipment stolen from Katrina memorial
Aug 20 2006 10:05PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Thieves hauled off $100,000 worth of heavy equipment that was being used to help build a Lower Ninth Ward memorial to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Anti-abortion activists eye inner cities
Aug 20 2006 10:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - On a street once known as Murder Row, a teen center founded to steer youths away from drugs and crime has become an outpost in another crusade _ a nationwide push by anti-abortion activists to expand their foothold in heavily black and Hispanic inner cities.
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Skiing pioneer Alexander Cushing dies
Aug 20 2006 9:28PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Alexander C. Cushing, the founder and chairman of one of the world's largest and best known ski resorts, died at his summer home in Newport, R.I., the resort announced Sunday. He was 92.
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More rain on the way in flooded Alaska
Aug 20 2006 9:12PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - High water that closed the main corridor between the state's two largest cities dropped steadily Sunday, though weary emergency officials kept a close watch on forecasts calling for more rain.
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Toledo Blade locks out engravers union
Aug 20 2006 8:39PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The Blade on Sunday locked out the nine employees of its engravers union, one of several unions negotiating new contracts at the newspaper.
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La. brothers back in jail in murder case
Aug 20 2006 8:38PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Two brothers released from jail after spending more than eight years behind bars awaiting trial for murder are back in custody. James Thomas Jr., 34, and Percy Dyer III, 36, turned themselves in Saturday in response to an order of the judge presiding over their scheduled murder trial.
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Alaska cruise ship docks with dead whale
Aug 20 2006 8:26PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A cruise ship pulled into its Alaskan port with a a 25- to 30-foot dead whale pinned to its bow. Federal officials investigating the incident said it did not appear the ship's operators did anything wrong.
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Fire destroys boat beached by Katrina
Aug 20 2006 7:46PM (CT)
CHALMETTE, La. (AP) - A shrimp boat that was carried inland by Hurricane Katrina's surge and became a symbol of the storm's power has been heavily damaged by a suspicious fire.
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4 Texas lawmen shot; standoff ensues
Aug 20 2006 7:37PM (CT)
MIDLOTHIAN, Texas (AP) - Three police officers and a state trooper were shot and wounded Sunday during a standoff at an apartment complex that stemmed from a report of a broken window, officials said.
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Dem. who defeated Lieberman wins friends
Aug 20 2006 6:35PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - When political newcomer Ned Lamont announced six months ago that he was challenging Sen. Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary, his support came mostly from grass-roots activists, a few state politicians and some liberal Internet bloggers.
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Busta Rhymes arrested on assault charges
Aug 20 2006 6:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Rapper Busta Rhymes was arraigned Sunday on an assault charge after he was reportedly accused of attacking a man for spitting on his car.
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Hollywood wiretapping scandal fizzles
Aug 20 2006 6:12PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood has had its share of blockbusters this summer with pillaging pirates and returning superheroes, but an off-screen reality show starring a private eye accused of running a widespread wiretapping scheme hasn't lived up to its billing.
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Katrina refugees scattered across U.S.
Aug 20 2006 5:43PM (CT)
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) - With riveting cadence, the pastor quotes from the book of Acts _ assurance from the apostle Paul that only through tribulation might disciples enter the kingdom of heaven.
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Lieberman says Rumsfeld Should Quit
Aug 20 2006 5:15PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Joe Lieberman, attacked by fellow Democrats as being too close to the White House on the Iraq War, on Sunday called on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to resign but said the United States cannot "walk away" from the Iraqis.
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Experts: Sex Slavery Widespread in US
Aug 20 2006 4:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Raids that uncovered more than 70 suspected sex slaves focused on 20 brothels in the East, but they illustrated a long-ignored national problem found in towns large and small, experts say.
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Theft doesn't stop school-church fight
Aug 20 2006 2:50PM (CT)
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) - Tokens of Christianity, including crosses and religious mottos, are found in schools and government buildings all over Harrison County. The amenities in a women's bathroom at the Board of Education offices even include a leather-bound pocket copy of "New Testament: Psalms Proverbs."
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Ramseys' attorney defends the scorned
Aug 20 2006 2:03PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape. Olympic security guard Richard Jewell. John and Patsy Ramsey. Their common thread? Lin Wood, the attorney who specializes in defending people who say they were scorned by the media.
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Does enough evidence remain to ID Karr?
Aug 20 2006 1:58PM (CT)
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The most important evidence amounts to this: DNA taken from two blood stains, hair and fibers taken from the body, half a footprint and two partial palm prints.
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Universities aim to avoid 'Freshman 15'
Aug 20 2006 11:59AM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Sunny Dawson ran two miles every other day when she started her freshman year at the University of Southern California. But the lure of the cafeteria near her dorm became too much to resist.
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Congressman: punish abusive recruiters
Aug 20 2006 11:47AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Sunday he would push to increase penalties for sexual misconduct by military recruiters.
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FBI: Detained passenger not suspicious
Aug 20 2006 11:14AM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A passenger who was detained after flight attendants said he tampered with a bathroom smoke detector was determined to be "not suspicious at all," the FBI said Sunday.
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Chance meeting led Karr to professor
Aug 20 2006 8:32AM (CT)
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - After 10 years of speculation surrounding the brutal slaying of JonBenet Ramsey, the event that eventually led to the first arrest in the case came down to a chance encounter between a runner and a drifter outside a bookstore in Paris.
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Teens defend polygamy at Utah rally
Aug 20 2006 4:32AM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Calling their lives blessed, more than a dozen children and young adults from polygamist families in Utah spoke at a rally Saturday, calling for a change in state laws and the right to live the life and religion they choose.
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Dismissal of lawsuit against CU appealed
Aug 20 2006 2:32AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Lawyers for a woman who alleges she was raped by University of Colorado football players or recruits in 2001 have filed an appeal of a federal judge's dismissal of her lawsuit against the school.
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Woman fatally mauled while bathing dog
Aug 20 2006 1:58AM (CT)
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - A woman who was fatally mauled by her dog was trying to give it a bath when it attacked, police said.
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Sheehan, others protest at Rove event
Aug 20 2006 12:35AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Chanting "Try Rove for treason," Cindy Sheehan and more than 50 other war protesters disrupted a reception before President Bush's top adviser Karl Rove spoke at a fundraiser Saturday.
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