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La. governor suspends legal deadlines
Sep 7 2005 11:31PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Gov. Kathleen Blanco has suspended all deadlines for court cases and many other legal proceedings from the time Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana until at least Sept. 25.
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Son of astronaut pleads guilty to kid porn
Sep 7 2005 11:28PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The son of an astronaut has pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in a federal sex tourism case, according to court records.
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Schwarzenegger vows gay marriage bill veto
Sep 7 2005 11:25PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced Wednesday he will veto a bill that would have made California the first state to legalize same-sex marriage through its elected lawmakers.
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Navy can do more work on landing field
Sep 7 2005 11:17PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The Navy failed to properly consider the environmental damage a proposed jet landing field may cause in northeastern North Carolina, but still must be allowed to do preliminary work at the site, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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United Way hopes poor seen in new light
Sep 7 2005 11:08PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The neglect of the nation's poor that has become so evident in New Orleans is happening in other major cities as well, the head of the United Way said Wednesday.
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Police, soldiers warn New Orleans holdouts
Sep 7 2005 10:53PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Using the unmistakable threat of force, police and soldiers went house to house Wednesday to try to coax the last 10,000 or so stubborn holdouts to leave storm-shattered New Orleans because of the risk of disease from the putrid, sewage-laden floodwaters.
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Local Pa. treasurer accused of stealing
Sep 7 2005 10:47PM (CT)
ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. (AP) - A county treasurer pocketed more than $47,000 in tax payments, and stole other money from his office to buy a van, rent hotel rooms and pay his own delinquent property taxes, officials charged Wednesday.
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Judges grant state requests on base closing
Sep 7 2005 10:45PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Two federal judges agreed Wednesday to block the base closings commission from recommending changes at Air National Guard bases in Connecticut and Tennessee, which the governors argued couldn't be altered without their authority.
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Former Philadelphia official sentenced
Sep 7 2005 10:27PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The former head of the agency that handles appeals of parking tickets in the city was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison in a ticket-fixing case.
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Air Force clears general of proselytizing
Sep 7 2005 10:26PM (CT)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - The Air Force Inspector General's office has cleared a top Air Force Academy general of proselytizing non-Christian cadets, Air Force spokeswoman Jennifer Stephens said Wednesday.
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Evacuee arrested for panhandling in Ga.
Sep 7 2005 10:24PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A man who fled Louisiana with his family to escape Hurricane Katrina was arrested for asking motorists for money in this city where banning panhandling has been a hotly debated issue.
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AIDS quilt group, founder settle lawsuit
Sep 7 2005 10:22PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The foundation that cares for the AIDS Memorial Quilt announced Wednesday that the group has settled a lawsuit with the man who created the quilt and later claimed he was wrongly fired.
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Ophelia has some worried along Fla. coast
Sep 7 2005 10:11PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Brisk wind and forceful rain from Tropical Storm Ophelia moved through this beachside community Wednesday, sending tourists scurrying inland and driving surfers out of the churning Atlantic.
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Calif. finance chief to join election team
Sep 7 2005 9:52PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - State Finance Director Tom Campbell is stepping down after less than a year in the job to join the campaign team promoting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ballot initiatives.
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Idaho man pleads guilty in rape, kidnap
Sep 7 2005 9:44PM (CT)
WALLACE, Idaho (AP) - A convicted sex offender accused of raping and stabbing his 12-year-old daughter and leaving her for dead at a remote campsite pleaded guilty on Wednesday.
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N.C. former prosecutors facing charges
Sep 7 2005 9:41PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The North Carolina State Bar has charged a former district attorney and his assistant with prosecutorial misconduct in a 1996 murder case that ended in a death sentence.
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U.S. military frees Iraqi expatriate
Sep 7 2005 9:19PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former Michigan restaurant owner who had been held by the U.S. military in Iraq since April was released this week, two months after he was cleared of any wrongdoing and a week after the American Civil Liberties Union sued.
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Hallums family elated by rescue in Iraq
Sep 7 2005 9:06PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When former hostage Roy Hallums called his daughter early Wednesday from Iraq with news of his rescue, he apologized for causing her so much grief and pain.
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Winning Flight 93 memorial chosen
Sep 7 2005 9:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The heroic struggle by airline passengers who thwarted a terror attack on the nation's capital on Sept. 11, 2001, will be commemorated in a 2,000-acre memorial site that includes a chapel with metallic wind chimes.
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Probe: Saddam's regime pocketed $10.2B
Sep 7 2005 8:37PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A yearlong investigation of the U.N. oil-for-food program issued a strong indictment of the United Nations and its top leadership Wednesday, concluding they tolerated corruption and allowed Saddam Hussein's government to pocket $10.2 billion.
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Some New Orleans schools may open in Jan.
Sep 7 2005 8:11PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Some New Orleans schools that sustained only minor damage from Hurricane Katrina might reopen as early as January, the president of one of the city's school boards said Wednesday.
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Doctor pleads guilty to negligent homicide
Sep 7 2005 7:48PM (CT)
BOULDER, Mont. (AP) - A former doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to negligent homicide for giving an elderly patient a combination of drugs that hastened her death and to charges that he used other people's identities to get drugs for himself.
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Squatter at Minn. school ordered deported
Sep 7 2005 7:21PM (CT)
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) - A Mexican immigrant who was found living at a high school last winter must leave the country, an immigration judge decided Wednesday.
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UCLA Chancellor to step down in 2006
Sep 7 2005 7:13PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles, for the past eight years announced Wednesday that he will step down in 2006 and return to teaching and public policy issues.
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Anti-gay-marriage initiative passes hurdle
Sep 7 2005 7:08PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A proposed ballot initiative that would ban gay marriage passed a key hurdle Wednesday when the state attorney general ruled it would be permitted under a section of the state constitution allowing voters to overturn court decisions.
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Ohio fires former investments chief
Sep 7 2005 6:54PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state insurance fund for injured workers fired its top investments manager Wednesday following more than $300 million in fund losses and the disappearance of as much as $13 million invested in rare coins.
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Dean: Race played a role in Katrina deaths
Sep 7 2005 6:44PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Race was a factor in the death toll from Hurricane Katrina, Howard Dean told members of the National Baptist Convention of America on Wednesday at the group's annual meeting.
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Appeals court upholds Menendez convictions
Sep 7 2005 6:37PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez, two brothers convicted of murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion, a case that generated headlines across the globe.
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Anonymous donor thanks America for rescue
Sep 7 2005 6:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The anonymous donor turned up at a U.S. diplomatic office and presented an envelope with 1,000 euros (about $1,245) for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
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Detainees win $2.5M N.J. abuse settlement
Sep 7 2005 5:53PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Immigrants who claimed they were abused at a detention center won a $2.5 million settlement from a private company that operated the center for the federal government.
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Gotti's lawyer says witnesses were liars
Sep 7 2005 5:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mobsters who testified against John A. "Junior" Gotti at a racketeering trial were liars inspired by Mafia turncoat Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, Gotti's lawyer said Wednesday in closing arguments.
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Fire near Calif. town, so far a survivor
Sep 7 2005 5:41PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Steep terrain challenged firefighters struggling on Wednesday to contain a 600-acre blaze near the picturesque Gold Rush town of Julian, which has survived three major blazes since 2002.
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Superdome damage assessment to take months
Sep 7 2005 5:38PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Superdome became a symbol of relief efforts gone wrong, a scene of heartbreaking misery for thousands.
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Superdome damage assessment to take months
Sep 7 2005 5:37PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Superdome became a symbol of relief efforts gone wrong, a scene of heartbreaking misery for thousands.
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Insurers await D.C. decision on drug plan
Sep 7 2005 4:49PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Seniors on Medicare are about to be swamped with choices as the federal government enacts a massive prescription drug program and health insurers begin battling to sign up customers across the country.
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British man pleads guilty in plane threat
Sep 7 2005 4:44PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A British passenger who allegedly threatened to kill everyone aboard a trans-Atlantic flight pleaded guilty Wednesday under an agreement with prosecutors that will spare him further jail time.
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Family reaches Calif. haven, 'a dream'
Sep 7 2005 4:22PM (CT)
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) - With his hometown under water, 17-year-old Jamie Ferrande broke the door off a refrigerator and used it to float his four young cousins to safety. They languished for four days at a hotel where his aunt was a housekeeper, finally sleeping on the roof to escape the stench before a helicopter delivered them into the hordes of refugees trying to escape the city.
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Conn. wins base-closings injunction
Sep 7 2005 3:44PM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A federal judge agreed Wednesday to block the base closings commission from recommending changes at an Air National Guard base, which the governor says cannot be altered without her authority.
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Evacuated Creoles vow to maintain culture
Sep 7 2005 3:20PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Wilda Little speaks Creole with her cousin two or three times a week and listens to her favorite zydeco bands on aging vinyl records, but that's about as close as the Louisiana transplant gets these days to the Creole culture of her youth.
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Katrina victims to get $2K debit cards
Sep 7 2005 3:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government plans to hand out debit cards worth $2,000 each to families displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
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NYC schools tackle language barrier
Sep 7 2005 2:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - High school student Emily Cuellar has an easy way to sugarcoat things if her grades slip or her teacher sends a note home complaining about her behavior in class.
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Hairdressers pamper Katrina evacuees
Sep 7 2005 2:24PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - In the dark tunnels underneath the Astrodome, volunteer barbers and stylists have set up a shop where Katrina's refugees can get a shave or have their hair done for free before they set out to rebuild their lives.
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Hairdressers pamper Katrina evacuees
Sep 7 2005 2:22PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - In the dark tunnels underneath the Astrodome, volunteer barbers and stylists have set up a shop where Katrina's refugees can get a shave or have their hair done for free before they set out to rebuild their lives.
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Guiliani: Don't second-guess storm effort
Sep 7 2005 1:52PM (CT)
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Rudolph Giuliani, who guided New York City through the dark days after Sept. 11, said there is no place for second-guessing during an emergency, and he is not interested in criticizing the way government officials handled Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
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Red Cross aims to reunite Katrina families
Sep 7 2005 1:19PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - The international Red Cross Web site aimed at reuniting families separated by Hurricane Katrina has registered 118,000 names since it went online less than a week ago, a spokesman said Wednesday.
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Katrina victims to get $2K debit cards
Sep 7 2005 1:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government plans to begin doling out debit cards worth $2,000 each to adult victims of Hurricane Katrina, The Associated Press has learned.
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Firefighter killed on 9/11 gets farewell
Sep 7 2005 1:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Just days short of the fourth anniversary of his death, a firefighter lost in the World Trade Center was hailed at his funeral Wednesday for his passion for service.
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Fla. court upholds ban of Muslim veil
Sep 7 2005 11:34AM (CT)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Muslim woman who, for religious reasons, wanted to wear a veil in her driver's license photo must follow a Florida law that requires a picture of her full face, a state appeals court ruled.
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Improper generator use kills at least 5
Sep 7 2005 11:33AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At least five deaths have been linked to improper use of portable electricity generators in areas hit by Hurricane Katrina, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Displaced students find new schools
Sep 7 2005 9:19AM (CT)
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) - Tyrienisha Smith opened her new SpongeBob Squarepants backpack and pulled out her school supplies, one by one. The 10-year-old laid out folders and loose-leaf paper on the floor. She held up two boxes of crayons, colored pencils, a purple ruler, glue and scissors. Tyrienisha's ready for fifth grade.
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Court sets deadline to clean Calif. air
Sep 7 2005 8:54AM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A federal appeals court upheld a decision giving San Joaquin Valley air regulators until 2010 to clean up soot and other particles that help make the area one the nation's most polluted basins.
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Use of word 'refugee' stirs race debate
Sep 7 2005 8:52AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - What do you call people who have been driven from their homes with only the clothes on their backs, unsure if they will ever be able to return, and forced to build a new life in a strange place?
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Former White House physician Ruge dies
Sep 7 2005 8:44AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Dr. Daniel Ruge, the White House physician who made key medical decisions in the hours after President Reagan was shot in 1981, has died. He was 88.
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Convicted teen showing behavior problems
Sep 7 2005 8:32AM (CT)
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A teen who was convicted of murdering a man with a rifle shot at age 11 is exhibiting behavior problems in custody that could disqualify him from going to a halfway house, a judge ruled.
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Two police officers return to Superdome
Sep 7 2005 8:26AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The nights bothered Toni Blanco the most, though they also offered a bit of escape. In a police car, she and fellow detective Alecia Wright could shed their police reserve and share a good cry.
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Two police officers return to Superdome
Sep 7 2005 2:54AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The nights bothered Toni Blanco the most, though they also offered a bit of escape. In a police car, she and fellow detective Alecia Wright could shed their police reserve and share a good cry.
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Victims of past storms warn against scams
Sep 7 2005 2:22AM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Once the immediate effects of Hurricane Katrina have subsided, Gulf Coast residents will have to deal with another plague _ scam artists wanting to take advantage of their desperation.
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Man in Wash. murders tries to plead guilty
Sep 7 2005 12:42AM (CT)
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - A man arrested in the shooting deaths of two convicted child rapists tried to plead guilty Tuesday before he had even been formally charged.
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Evacuees strain states' social programs
Sep 7 2005 12:15AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane evacuees seeking food stamps in Texas started as a trickle and quickly turned into a torrent _ eight applications the first day mushroomed to more than 26,000 within four days. To varying degrees, the same story is playing out around the country as state and local governments take in Gulf Coast refugees by the thousands, taxing social programs that in many cases already were stretched thin.
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Reporter for Fla. newspaper shot in La.
Sep 7 2005 12:11AM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - A reporter for the St. Petersburg Times newspaper was shot and wounded while covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in Baton Rouge, La., the newspaper reported Tuesday.
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