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Indians argue against ski resort plan
Sep 14 2006 11:39PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Attorneys for Southwestern Indian tribes urged a federal appeals court Thursday to block the proposed expansion of an Arizona ski resort they say already desecrates land they hold sacred and sullies their religious beliefs.
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Police say boys planned school attack
Sep 14 2006 11:37PM (CT)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Two teenage boys amassed a cache of guns, ammunition, bombs and other weapons at their homes and apparently planned to use them to attack their high school, authorities said Thursday.
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Met plans 'Madame Butterfly' simulcasts
Sep 14 2006 11:36PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Metropolitan Opera plans to have video simulcasts of its opening-night production of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" on Sept. 25 at Lincoln Center Plaza and in Times Square, the company said Thursday.
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Officer who had vanished returns to U.S.
Sep 14 2006 11:34PM (CT)
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) - An Air Force officer who vanished in Kyrgyzstan and reappeared three days later returned to Moody Air Force Base on Thursday.
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Nobel winner says feminism can help Iran
Sep 14 2006 11:32PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian human rights activist who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, said supporting feminist movements in the Islamic world would better promote democracy than military force.
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Calif. cities face fines for beach water
Sep 14 2006 11:24PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Regional water officials voted Thursday to fine cities surrounding Santa Monica Bay up to $10,000 a day if beaches do not meet clean-water standards.
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NYC police nab 40,000 bootlegged discs
Sep 14 2006 11:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Police confiscated about 40,000 bootlegged discs and scores of CD and DVD burners Thursday in raids that industry leaders called a significant blow to the nation's piracy market.
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Rage over MySpace photo leads to arrest
Sep 14 2006 11:23PM (CT)
MESA, Ariz. (AP) - A 22-year-old woman was arrested after authorities say she tried to hire someone to kill another woman whose photo appeared on her boyfriend's MySpace.com Web page.
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Colo. worker wins transgender bias case
Sep 14 2006 11:14PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A woman who was fired while preparing to undergo sex-change surgery was let go in violation of state anti-discrimination law, the head of Colorado's civil rights agency has ruled.
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Man who killed 5 gets life in prison
Sep 14 2006 11:04PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A 35-year-old man who pleaded guilty to murdering five older people was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Naval Academy adopts new drinking policy
Sep 14 2006 10:54PM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Naval Academy has implemented a stricter policy on alcohol use by midshipmen with a new range of penalties for excessive drinking and tables telling students how to calculate the concentration of alcohol in their blood.
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Celeb body guard job applicant arrested
Sep 14 2006 10:44PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A man who applied for a job with a company that provides security for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was arrested Thursday for allegedly impersonating a Homeland Security agent.
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Hurricane Gordon stronger; Helene forms
Sep 14 2006 10:40PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Helene intensified and Hurricane Gordon maintained its strength Thursday, but neither storm in the open Atlantic was expected to threaten to land, forecasters said.
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Liberian pres.: Democracy key to Africa
Sep 14 2006 10:33PM (CT)
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - The president of Liberia said Thursday democracy and political stability are the keys to lifting her war-torn country and other African nations from economic collapse and poverty.
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Fashion Week heads to the finish line
Sep 14 2006 10:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - American designers are having their moment in the spotlight at New York Fashion Week and, in the process, they're building a bigger base of fans.
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Border agent pleads in smuggling case
Sep 14 2006 10:13PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A former border inspector pleaded guilty Thursday to accepting cash bribes and luxury cars in exchange for allowing smugglers to sneak hundreds of illegal immigrants from Mexico into the country.
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Guard pleads guilty in contraband case
Sep 14 2006 10:04PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - One of five prison guards charged in a sex-for-contraband scandal that ended in a deadly shootout with federal agents pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
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Air cargo faces tighter screening
Sep 14 2006 9:45PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Packages taken to airline ticket counters for shipment on passenger planes will have to go through the same security screening as checked baggage, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Thursday.
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Pa. woman missing 10 years sues city
Sep 14 2006 9:38PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A woman who ran away as a teenager and lived for a decade with a school security guard sued the city and school district Thursday, claiming they failed to fully investigate her disappearance.
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Once fast-growing Montana wildfire slows
Sep 14 2006 9:37PM (CT)
LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) - Strong winds that had caused a fire in an area popular with celebrities to nearly triple in size shifted Thursday and helped slow the blaze's growth, allowing some residents who had evacuated to return.
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More charges in 'Baseline Killer' case
Sep 14 2006 9:20PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - An ex-con accused of two sexual assaults linked to the Baseline Killer case that has terrorized the city is facing three more criminal counts.
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Ill. train derailment prompts evacuation
Sep 14 2006 9:17PM (CT)
SALEM, Ill. (AP) - About 100 people were evacuated in southern Illinois after a freight train derailed Thursday, including three tankers carrying chemicals, officials said.
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Suspended Muslim safety expert sues DHS
Sep 14 2006 9:13PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - An Egyptian-born aviation security expert is suing the U.S. government, claiming he was wrongly suspended from his Transportation Security Administration job based on a classified FBI file the government won't let him see.
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Reputed mob boss pleads guilty in deal
Sep 14 2006 9:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The ailing, aging reputed boss of the Genovese crime family pleaded guilty Thursday to helping try to infiltrate a union and thwart a federal grand jury probe.
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Lawyer says Karr will fight porn charges
Sep 14 2006 9:12PM (CT)
SANTA ROSA (AP) - John Mark Karr, the one-time suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey case, plans to fight 5-year-old misdemeanor child pornography charges he faces in California, his defense lawyer said Thursday.
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New Orleans suicide rate may be up
Sep 14 2006 9:11PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans' suicide rate appears to have gone up in the first six months after Hurricane Katrina evacuees were allowed back home, but the increase could be due to chance instead of post-storm depression, a study by Louisiana's epidemiologist says.
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Navy chaplain jurors suggest reprimand
Sep 14 2006 9:11PM (CT)
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A jury on Thursday recommended that a Navy chaplain receive a letter of reprimand for disobeying an order by appearing in uniform at a political news conference at the White House.
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Convict caught in Tenn. after 30 years
Sep 14 2006 9:10PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A convicted murderer who escaped from a Michigan psychiatric facility in 1976 was back behind bars Thursday after living most of his 30 years on the run as an otherwise law-abiding family man in Tennessee, authorities said.
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Columbine massacre still fascinates
Sep 14 2006 9:09PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - The Montreal school shooting has exposed a persistent fascination with the 1999 Columbine massacre among many young people, with some students modeling themselves on the Colorado killers and citing the bloodbath as a sick source of inspiration.
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Mom sentenced for forcing kids to gorge
Sep 14 2006 9:09PM (CT)
GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) - A woman who forced her two stepchildren to gorge themselves on food and drink, then wallow in and eat their own vomit was sentenced Wednesday to two to six years in prison.
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Pa. court reinstates judges' pay raises
Sep 14 2006 9:00PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reinstated pay raises for about 1,000 elected judges and district judges Thursday, adding fuel to a controversy that has roiled state politics for more than a year.
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Ohio state sen. wins GOP primary
Sep 14 2006 8:50PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republicans picked a party-backed state senator Thursday to replace embattled U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, who dropped out of the congressional race amid a corruption scandal.
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Police charge 4 in sex assault case
Sep 14 2006 8:47PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Four more people were charged Thursday in connection with the case of an 11-year-old girl who authorities say had sex with as many as 20 people as a 16-year-old girl coached her.
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Security Council deals Jordanian blow
Sep 14 2006 8:30PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council dealt a blow to a Jordanian prince's ambitions to become the next U.N. secretary-general, ranking him fourth among five candidates in an informal poll on Thursday.
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Judge strikes down Mo. voter ID law
Sep 14 2006 7:55PM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A judge struck down Missouri's new voter identification law Thursday as an unconstitutional infringement on the right to vote.
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Hundreds of Ind. homes hit by flooding
Sep 14 2006 7:43PM (CT)
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - Hundreds of homes in northwestern Indiana county were swamped by rising floodwaters after a storm dumped up to 5 inches of rain within a few hours, a county official said Thursday.
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Former Nev. politician pleads guilty
Sep 14 2006 7:39PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A former politician and lobbyist accused of ferrying bribes for a strip club owner reached a plea deal Thursday, just days before the start of his trial, authorities said.
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Group sues EPA over lead in toy jewelry
Sep 14 2006 7:14PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Environmentalists sued the federal government Thursday to stop the sale of toy jewelry made with lead, citing dangers it can pose to brain development in children.
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Police chief's son charged in robbery
Sep 14 2006 7:02PM (CT)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A police chief's son was charged with bank robbery after his father recognized him in surveillance photos, authorities said.
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Rare tiger cub dies at Pittsburgh zoo
Sep 14 2006 6:39PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The smallest of three rare Siberian tiger cubs born at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium died Thursday, zoo officials said.
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McGreevey book details affair
Sep 14 2006 4:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey decided not to tell federal prosecutors about a $50 million extortion plot against him because it would expose his secret life as a gay man, he writes in his tell-all book "The Confession."
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Md. court restores utility commissioners
Sep 14 2006 4:21PM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's highest court ruled Thursday that the Legislature wrongly fired the entire Public Service Commission over deregulation that threatened to send Baltimore-area electricity rates soaring.
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3rd rare white buffalo born on Wis. farm
Sep 14 2006 3:11PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A farm in Wisconsin is quickly becoming hallowed ground for American Indians with the birth of its third white buffalo, an animal considered sacred by many tribes for its potential to bring good fortune and peace.
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Va. man jailed for mouse-in-soup scam
Sep 14 2006 2:26PM (CT)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - A man who tried to extort $500,000 from a Cracker Barrel restaurant by claiming he found a mouse in a bowl of soup was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail.
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Filmmaker plans Sago Mine documentary
Sep 14 2006 1:32PM (CT)
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) - A British company that has filmed documentaries about Hurricane Katrina and the crash of United Flight 93 is working on a new documentary about the Sago Mine explosion that killed 12 men in West Virginia.
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Phoenix reduces pool deaths to zero
Sep 14 2006 1:30PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - For the first time in decades, the Phoenix area went an entire summer without a single child drowning in a swimming pool _ a remarkable feat in this often-broiling desert city full of backyard places in which to take a dip.
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Phoenix reduces pool deaths to zero
Sep 14 2006 1:01PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - For the first time in decades, the Phoenix area went an entire summer without a single child drowning in a swimming pool _ a remarkable feat in this often-broiling desert city full of backyard places in which to take a dip.
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Mayor signs smoking ban in Philadelphia
Sep 14 2006 12:54PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia on Thursday became the latest U.S. city to ban smoking in most public places, making it harder than ever for smokers to light up.
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College dorms go upscale
Sep 14 2006 12:53PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Somewhere along the way, college life has gotten a whole lot more posh.
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Court backs man who sold donated water
Sep 14 2006 12:06PM (CT)
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - A convenience store owner convicted of selling donated water intended for hurricane victims committed no crime and should be released from probation, an appeals court ruled.
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Weak El Nino develops in Pacific Ocean
Sep 14 2006 11:55AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Weak El Nino conditions have developed in the Pacific Ocean, so this winter will likely be warmer in the West, rainier along the Gulf Coast and drier in the Ohio Valley and Pacific Northwest, federal scientists say.
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Ala. Christian Coalition changes name
Sep 14 2006 11:55AM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Christian Coalition of Alabama changed its name Thursday to Christian Action Alabama to reflect its split from the once-powerful national organization.
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Defense fights limit on terror evidence
Sep 14 2006 11:51AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A defense lawyer in a terrorism-aid case argued Thursday that he should be allowed to show his client any evidence he receives from prosecutors.
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Military judge bars date-rape drug test
Sep 14 2006 11:49AM (CT)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A military judge hearing accusations of sexual assault on a female Naval Academy midshipman barred evidence that she was given a date-rape drug around the time of the alleged attack.
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Library urges punishment for map stealer
Sep 14 2006 11:18AM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A prominent dealer in antique maps who admitted stealing nearly 100 maps from libraries in the United States and Britain should be severely punished because he looted treasures that told the story of the new world and had survived catastrophic events over the centuries, the British Library said in court papers.
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Religion news in brief
Sep 14 2006 11:05AM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - State schools reopened in Greece with the country's Orthodox church barred for the first time from hearing students' confessions on school premises.
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Religion today
Sep 14 2006 11:03AM (CT)
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Fabianus Tibo prays each night that he will not be dragged from his cell before dawn and shoved in front of a firing squad. But the Christian militant, on death row with two others for an attack that killed at least 70 Muslims, realizes time may be running out.
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Woman accused of knocking down deputies
Sep 14 2006 10:31AM (CT)
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) - A woman accused of breaking into her ex-husband's house was charged with assault after authorities say she knocked down two sheriff's deputies responding to reports of a burglary.
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Nuke plant contractor accused of coverup
Sep 14 2006 10:12AM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A contractor at FirstEnergy Corp.'s Beaver Valley nuclear power plant failed to do required reviews on a repair project and tried to cover it up, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says.
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Missing Fla. boy's mom commits suicide
Sep 14 2006 9:33AM (CT)
LEESBURG, Fla. (AP) - Two weeks after telling police that her son had been snatched from his crib, Melinda Duckett found herself reeling in an interview with TV's famously prosecutorial Nancy Grace. Before it was over, Grace was pounding her desk and loudly demanding to know: "Where were you? Why aren't you telling us where you were that day?"
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Detroit kids back in school after strike
Sep 14 2006 9:26AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Classroom doors finally opened Thursday for the city's 130,000 public school students after their teachers voted to end a 16-day strike and consider a new contract offer.
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Free-spending embezzler gets 14 years
Sep 14 2006 8:58AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A former accountant who embezzled $10.8 million to produce Grade-B horror movies and lead a lavish lifestyle was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards dies
Sep 14 2006 8:40AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Former Gov. Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle with cancer, a family spokeswoman said. She was 73.
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Software glitch delays astronauts
Sep 14 2006 4:26AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA began opening up two solar arrays on a new 17 1/2-ton addition to the international space station several hours late because of a software glitch early Thursday.
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Central America seeks American retirees
Sep 14 2006 3:26AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - High in a downtown hotel, Nicaraguan folk dancers twirl in lacy white dresses, their bare feet creating rythyms on the wooden stage, giving their buttoned-down audience a bit of tropical warmth on a foggy afternoon.
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Ill. museum returns memorial to Kenyans
Sep 14 2006 3:25AM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The story began 20 years ago in Kenya with one family's grief. It wound halfway around the world, passed through Hollywood and came to a museum in the middle of the U.S.
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Whitney Houston seeks separation
Sep 14 2006 2:04AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Their troubles were tabloid fodder and their relationship seemed to outsiders to be a mismatch. But for 14 years, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown publicly professed their love for one another.
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PeaceJam marks 10 years with laureates
Sep 14 2006 1:39AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - To inspire a new generation of peace activists, educators are turning to such figures as Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Costa Rica President Oscar Arias and the Dalai Lama.
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Wiesel, Clooney urging action in Darfur
Sep 14 2006 12:53AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The struggle over human rights in Sudan's Darfur region is coming to New York, with speeches Thursday from Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel and actor George Clooney and a weekend demonstration at Central Park.
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Talk show accessed Schwarzenegger's site
Sep 14 2006 12:50AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A Los Angeles talk radio station says it easily accessed the same part of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Web site that his Democratic rival's campaign used to obtain a private conversation and leak it to a newspaper.
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Whitney Houston to end rocky marriage
Sep 14 2006 12:36AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The tumultuous marriage of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown _ which withstood drug addiction, Brown's numerous arrests, the decline of Houston's once-sparkling image and domestic abuse allegations _ is coming to an end.
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