|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Suspect in Fla. police shooting killed
Sep 13 2007 11:52PM (CT)
CUTLER BAY, Fla. (AP) - A gunman opened fire on four Miami-Dade County police officers during a traffic stop Thursday, killing one and injuring the other three. Police killed the suspect hours later, authorities said.
|
|
|
Small plane crash in Wash. state kills 3
Sep 13 2007 11:26PM (CT)
BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) - A small plane registered to a Montana oil-and-gas exploration company crashed Thursday, killing all three people aboard, officials said.
|
|
|
6 of 7 Tenn. jail escapees recaptured
Sep 13 2007 10:45PM (CT)
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (AP) - Six of the seven inmates who escaped from a jail this week were back behind bars Thursday, officials said.
|
|
|
2 charged with torture in Wisconsin
Sep 13 2007 10:44PM (CT)
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) - Two people lured a woman to a home under the guise of needing someone to talk to, then hogtied and tortured her for the next few hours until she escaped, authorities said.
|
|
|
Times researcher to be released in China
Sep 13 2007 10:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York Times researcher convicted in China of fraud is scheduled to be released from prison this weekend, a newspaper spokeswoman said Thursday.
|
|
|
Alaskans flee village under flood threat
Sep 13 2007 10:11PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - More than half the residents of an isolated Arctic village were evacuated as storm surges threatened to flood their slender barrier island Thursday, the latest chapter in their losing battle against the sea.
|
|
|
Testimony: Sen. Stevens' son took bribes
Sep 13 2007 10:06PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The former head of an oil field service company admitted Thursday in court that he bribed three Alaska legislators, including the son of a U.S. senator who is the target of a federal investigation.
|
|
|
Humberto sneaks up on U.S. Gulf Coast
Sep 13 2007 10:02PM (CT)
HIGH ISLAND, Texas (AP) - Call it the instant hurricane. Humberto, which grew faster than any storm on record from tropical depression to full-scale hurricane landfall, surprised the Texas-Louisiana coast early Thursday with 85-mph winds and heavy rain that knocked out power to more than 100,000 and left at least one person dead.
|
|
|
Humberto sneaks up on U.S. Gulf Coast
Sep 13 2007 10:02PM (CT)
HIGH ISLAND, Texas (AP) - Call it the instant hurricane. Humberto, which grew faster than any storm on record from tropical depression to full-scale hurricane landfall, surprised the Texas-Louisiana coast early Thursday with 85-mph winds and heavy rain that knocked out power to more than 100,000 and left at least one person dead.
|
|
|
Humberto sneaks up on U.S. Gulf Coast
Sep 13 2007 10:02PM (CT)
HIGH ISLAND, Texas (AP) - Call it the instant hurricane. Humberto, which grew faster than any storm on record from tropical depression to full-scale hurricane landfall, surprised the Texas-Louisiana coast early Thursday with 85-mph winds and heavy rain that knocked out power to more than 100,000 and left at least one person dead.
|
|
|
Humberto sneaks up on U.S. Gulf Coast
Sep 13 2007 10:02PM (CT)
HIGH ISLAND, Texas (AP) - Call it the instant hurricane. Humberto, which grew faster than any storm on record from tropical depression to full-scale hurricane landfall, surprised the Texas-Louisiana coast early Thursday with 85-mph winds and heavy rain that knocked out power to more than 100,000 and left at least one person dead.
|
|
|
Polygamist leader goes on trial
Sep 13 2007 9:49PM (CT)
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - The leader of a polygamous sect insisted a 14-year-old girl surrender her "mind, body and soul" to an older cousin, despite her objections to being married, a prosecutor said Thursday.
|
|
|
Polygamist leader goes on trial
Sep 13 2007 9:49PM (CT)
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - The leader of a polygamous sect insisted a 14-year-old girl surrender her "mind, body and soul" to an older cousin, despite her objections to being married, a prosecutor said Thursday.
|
|
|
Polygamist leader goes on trial
Sep 13 2007 9:49PM (CT)
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - The leader of a polygamous sect insisted a 14-year-old girl surrender her "mind, body and soul" to an older cousin, despite her objections to being married, a prosecutor said Thursday.
|
|
|
Tropical Storm Ingrid forms
Sep 13 2007 9:46PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Ingrid became the ninth storm of the Atlantic hurricane season Thursday when it formed in the open ocean, The National Hurricane Center said.
|
|
|
Inflatable rat case goes to NJ court
Sep 13 2007 9:26PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The state Supreme Court has dealt with gay marriage, education funding and abortion rights _ and now, it can add "inflatable rat" to the list.
|
|
|
Alaska gov.'s son enlists in Army
Sep 13 2007 9:19PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The 18-year-old son of Alaska's governor enlisted in the Army on the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
|
|
|
Bishop's testimony ordered released
Sep 13 2007 8:49PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Orange County's Roman Catholic bishop testified that he was falsely accused of sexually molesting a male parishioner when he was a priest in Bakersfield decades ago, according to a transcript made public Thursday.
|
|
|
Officials dismiss some Fossett scenarios
Sep 13 2007 8:30PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Authorities investigating the disappearance of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett said Thursday they've ruled out some of the more unlikely explanations for why they haven't found his plane, including the possibility he wanted to vanish.
|
|
|
Officials dismiss some Fossett scenarios
Sep 13 2007 8:30PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Authorities investigating the disappearance of millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett said Thursday they've ruled out some of the more unlikely explanations for why they haven't found his plane, including the possibility he wanted to vanish.
|
|
|
2nd fatal crash at Reno air contest
Sep 13 2007 8:28PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - For the second time in three days, a pilot has been killed in a crash at the Reno National Championship Air Races.
|
|
|
U.S. sues Dallas County over jail
Sep 13 2007 8:24PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Conditions at the Dallas County jail are unsafe and the health care there inadequate, putting inmates at risk, federal prosecutors allege in a lawsuit against the county and its sheriff.
|
|
|
Humberto dumps rain in Texas, Louisiana
Sep 13 2007 8:00PM (CT)
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - Humberto, the first hurricane to hit the U.S. in two years, sneaked up on south Texas and Louisiana overnight and crashed ashore Thursday with heavy rains and 85 mph winds, killing at least one person.
|
|
|
Humberto dumps rain in Texas, Louisiana
Sep 13 2007 8:00PM (CT)
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - Humberto, the first hurricane to hit the U.S. in two years, sneaked up on south Texas and Louisiana overnight and crashed ashore Thursday with heavy rains and 85 mph winds, killing at least one person.
|
|
|
Humberto dumps rain in Texas, Louisiana
Sep 13 2007 8:00PM (CT)
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - Humberto, the first hurricane to hit the U.S. in two years, sneaked up on south Texas and Louisiana overnight and crashed ashore Thursday with heavy rains and 85 mph winds, killing at least one person.
|
|
|
U.N. declares rights for native peoples
Sep 13 2007 7:45PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly adopted a declaration Thursday affirming the rights of native peoples worldwide over objections from the United States and Canada, ending two decades of deliberations.
|
|
|
Ex-worker sentenced in pipeline sabotage
Sep 13 2007 7:45PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A fired utility company welder accused of sabotaging dozens of natural gas pipelines, at one point causing a blowout and requiring evacuations, was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison.
|
|
|
Man gets 2nd life sentence in slaying
Sep 13 2007 7:36PM (CT)
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) - A convicted serial killer was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the 1974 slaying of a 19-year-old Western Michigan University student.
|
|
|
Wis. child enticement verdict dumped
Sep 13 2007 7:33PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Prosecutors thought they had a slam dunk: After deliberating for just a half hour, a jury found a man guilty of trying to lure a 9-year-old girl to a park shelter for sex.
|
|
|
Spector jury finishes 4th day of talks
Sep 13 2007 7:07PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The jury in record producer Phil Spector's murder trial completed its fourth day of deliberations Thursday and went home without a verdict.
|
|
|
Problems at Md. center for disabled
Sep 13 2007 7:01PM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Rat droppings, sewage leaks and razor blades in the lawn paint a harrowing picture of life at Maryland's largest residential facility for severely disabled adults, according to a state report.
|
|
|
Sex attacker who apologized is released
Sep 13 2007 6:58PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A man who sexually assaulted a fellow University of Virginia student then apologized to her two decades later as part of the Alcoholics Anonymous program was released Thursday after serving less than six months of an 18-month sentence.
|
|
|
Sept. 11 remains identified by DNA tests
Sep 13 2007 6:58PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A new round of DNA testing on bone fragments recovered from the World Trade Center site has identified the remains of a 34-year-old woman who was on the airplane that crashed into the north tower on Sept. 11, 2001.
|
|
|
Weapons found in tax evasion case raid
Sep 13 2007 6:53PM (CT)
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) - A pipe bomb and other weapons were confiscated from the home of an Army recruit charged in a federal indictment with helping a fugitive pair of convicted New Hampshire tax evaders, police said Thursday.
|
|
|
'Precious Doe' mom pleads guilty in Mo.
Sep 13 2007 6:50PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The mother of a young girl known as "Precious Doe" pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, whose decapitated remains were found in a park and left unidentified for four years.
|
|
|
Philly seeks 10,000 men to guard streets
Sep 13 2007 6:46PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The city's embattled police chief, acknowledging that police alone cannot quell a run of deadly violence, has called on 10,000 men to patrol the streets to reduce crime.
|
|
|
Decision in torture case upsets churches
Sep 13 2007 6:31PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Representatives of several black churches appealed to prosecutors Thursday to pursue hate-crime or civil-rights charges against six white people accused of torturing a black woman over several days.
|
|
|
Decision in torture case upsets churches
Sep 13 2007 6:31PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Representatives of several black churches appealed to prosecutors Thursday to pursue hate-crime or civil-rights charges against six white people accused of torturing a black woman over several days.
|
|
|
Jury taking a week off at mob trial
Sep 13 2007 6:27PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Jurors in the racketeering conspiracy trial of five alleged Chicago mobsters broke off deliberations Thursday and will take a week off, the judge said.
|
|
|
Paraglider fatally shoots self in flight
Sep 13 2007 6:26PM (CT)
AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) - A 42-year-old paraglider fatally shot himself in midflight after a domestic dispute, authorities said Thursday.
|
|
|
Man indicted in casino shooting
Sep 13 2007 6:25PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Prosecutors have added 12 new attempted murder charges to the case against a man authorities say was suicidal when he sprayed bullets into a casino in July.
|
|
|
2nd Texas inmate spared in as many weeks
Sep 13 2007 6:22PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A judge on Thursday spared a convicted double murderer who was set to die after the prosecutor's office discovered evidence they believed had been withheld from the condemned man's attorneys.
|
|
|
Craig keeps mum on return to Washington
Sep 13 2007 6:20PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Sen. Larry Craig has been sending press releases from Idaho commenting on U.S. Senate matters, but his spokesman said Thursday that he may never return to Washington as a lawmaker.
|
|
|
Off-duty officer killed by Gatling gun
Sep 13 2007 6:04PM (CT)
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A military-style machine gun accidentally discharged at a gun club exhibition, killing an off-duty police officer who was working with the weapon, state police said Thursday.
|
|
|
Lawsuit: Stop pepper spray in youth jail
Sep 13 2007 5:18PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Two advocacy groups on Thursday asked a court to stop the Texas Youth Commission from permitting the use of pepper spray to subdue unruly juvenile prisoners before other forms of restraint.
|
|
|
Muslim smokers urged to quit at Ramadan
Sep 13 2007 5:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Since smoking is among the activities that faithful Muslims deny themselves from sunup to sundown during Ramadan, the holy month that began Thursday, Muslim doctors are suggesting that American Muslims build on that smoke-free time to quit the habit.
|
|
|
Man impaled trying to climb fence in Pa.
Sep 13 2007 5:01PM (CT)
YORK, Pa. (AP) - A man trying to climb a 12-foot, wrought-iron fence into a concert venue fell onto one of the inch-thick spikes, impaling his thigh, then held on while rescuers worked to cut part of the fence away.
|
|
|
Ala. military crash victims identified
Sep 13 2007 5:00PM (CT)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The three victims of an Army helicopter crash during a training flight in Alabama were identified Thursday as a company commander, a pilot and a repairman.
|
|
|
Ala. military crash victims identified
Sep 13 2007 5:00PM (CT)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The three victims of an Army helicopter crash during a training flight in Alabama were identified Thursday as a company commander, a pilot and a repairman.
|
|
|
Ala. military crash victims identified
Sep 13 2007 5:00PM (CT)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The three victims of an Army helicopter crash during a training flight in Alabama were identified Thursday as a company commander, a pilot and a repairman.
|
|
|
Bynum's husband reverses on divorce
Sep 13 2007 4:49PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Televangelist Juanita Bynum's husband, accused of assaulting her, will not contest her petition for divorce after all, his attorneys said Thursday.
|
|
|
Calif. man sentenced in sexual torture
Sep 13 2007 4:47PM (CT)
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A man who sexually tortured and burned a woman he kept drugged in his motor home for more than a week in 2005 has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.
|
|
|
Ex-Va. Gov. Warner to run for Senate
Sep 13 2007 4:31PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former Gov. Mark Warner announced Thursday that he will run next year for the U.S. Senate _ and minutes later, Republicans launched a Web site determined to tank him.
|
|
|
Powerball win: Fantasy or nightmare?
Sep 13 2007 3:32PM (CT)
MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. (AP) - In his darkest moments, Jack Whittaker has sometimes wondered if winning the nearly $315 million Powerball game was really worth it.
|
|
|
Powerball win: Fantasy or nightmare?
Sep 13 2007 3:32PM (CT)
MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. (AP) - In his darkest moments, Jack Whittaker has sometimes wondered if winning the nearly $315 million Powerball game was really worth it.
|
|
|
Cops have suspect in hanging of girl, 6
Sep 13 2007 3:31PM (CT)
CORSICANA, Texas (AP) - A 6-year-old girl who had been sexually assaulted was found hanged inside her family's garage, and authorities on Thursday described her mother's boyfriend as the primary suspect.
|
|
|
Churches recruiting clergy for Hispanics
Sep 13 2007 11:12AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - They're in a new country, working a new job and living a new life, but for the Latin American immigrants who come to the United States every year, going to church doesn't have to be any different from worshipping back home.
|
|
|
Religion news in brief
Sep 13 2007 11:07AM (CT)
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is selling a convent that has housed an order of nuns for more than four decades to help pay for a record-breaking sex abuse settlement.
|
|
|
Low approval persists for Bush, Congress
Sep 13 2007 9:47AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only a third of the public is satisfied with the job President Bush is doing and even fewer are pleased with Congress, according to a poll by The Associated Press and Ipsos released Thursday.
|
|
|
Hawaii's Superferry resuming service
Sep 13 2007 8:11AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - The Hawaii Superferry, halted nearly a month because of protests and legal challenges over its potential environmental impact, will resume service between Oahu and Kauai this month with heightened security, Gov. Linda Lingle said.
|
|
|
Ex-priest pleads guilty in fraud case
Sep 13 2007 7:18AM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A former priest pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his church by setting up secret bank accounts to pay for a life of luxury, including traveling around the world and buying a condominium.
|
|
|
Ex-priest pleads guilty in fraud case
Sep 13 2007 7:18AM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A former priest pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his church by setting up secret bank accounts to pay for a life of luxury, including traveling around the world and buying a condominium.
|
|
|
L.A. block renamed Larry King Square
Sep 13 2007 5:27AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A city block that surrounds a CNN building in Hollywood has been named after the cable network's talk show host Larry King.
|
|
|
Bach leaving former home with Hasselhoff
Sep 13 2007 4:48AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - David Hasselhoff's ex-wife has agreed to move out of the home she shared with the former "Baywatch" star while her lawyers work on a financial settlement in their divorce, the actor's lawyer said.
|
|
|
SoCal chimney burglar gets prison term
Sep 13 2007 4:46AM (CT)
WEST COVINA, Calif. (AP) - A man who got stuck in a chimney while trying to burglarize a Los Angeles County home was sentenced to two years in prison.
|
|
|
Early sea plane is resurrected in N.Y.
Sep 13 2007 4:36AM (CT)
HAMMONDSPORT, N.Y. (AP) - In the formative years of aviation, when the whir of a tiny engine overhead still drew gasps of wonder, one plane stood out.
|
|
|
Detroit casinos deal city urban renewal
Sep 13 2007 2:12AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - From the steps of the historic Second Baptist Church, the Rev. Kevin M. Turman sees people stream into the Greektown Casino across the street. It's a sight the pastor was once loath to accept.
|
|
|
Monthlong fire evacuation order lifted
Sep 13 2007 12:45AM (CT)
HOLDEN VILLAGE, Wash. (AP) - Residents of a religious retreat in the mountains of central Washington were allowed to return home Wednesday, about a month after wildfires forced them out.
|
|
|
|
|
|