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Stubborn Calif. fire doubles in size
Sep 18 2006 11:28PM (CT)
OJAI, Calif. (AP) - Teams of firefighters hiked into the remote wilderness along the Los Angeles-Ventura County line on Monday to fight a stubborn, two-week-old wildfire that has scorched more than 125 square miles of chaparral and timber.
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Court denies bank request in Astor case
Sep 18 2006 10:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Monday denied a bank's request to expand its powers as guardian of philanthropist Brooke Astor's estate to investigate whether her son and others mishandled at least $18 million of her assets.
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Couple accused of kidnapping daughter
Sep 18 2006 10:17PM (CT)
SALEM, N.H. (AP) - A Maine couple upset that their 19-year-old daughter was pregnant tied her up, loaded her in their car and began driving to New York to force her to get an abortion, police said.
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Gore: Global warming an immediate crisis
Sep 18 2006 10:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore on Monday called for immediate action to stop global warming, calling the phenomenon a "climate crisis" that demands attention from American leaders.
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Hurricane warning issued for Azores
Sep 18 2006 10:14PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Helene continued to gain strength as a major Category 3 storm Monday, posing a potential threat to Bermuda later in the week, while a hurricane warning was issued for the Azores as Hurricane Gordon intensified to Category 2.
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Fla. judge scolded for ethics violations
Sep 18 2006 9:53PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A judge who admitted to 14 ethics violations, including unconstitutionally ordering a probationer to go to church, was scolded Monday by the Florida Supreme Court.
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NYC mayor suggests paying poor
Sep 18 2006 9:37PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Poor New Yorkers who make healthy choices _ such as staying in school and regularly seeing the doctor _ should be rewarded with cash to help break the cycle of poverty, Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested Monday.
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BTK killer abandons court appeal
Sep 18 2006 9:34PM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - BTK killer Dennis Rader on Monday abandoned the appeal of his convictions in the deaths of 10 people.
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Nelson cited for marijuana possession
Sep 18 2006 9:31PM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Willie Nelson and four others were issued misdemeanor citations for possession of narcotic mushrooms and marijuana after a traffic stop Monday morning on a Louisiana highway, state police said.
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Archdiocese wants abuse case dismissed
Sep 18 2006 9:24PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Thirteen people who claim they were sexually abused by priests should not be allowed to sue the Archdiocese of Philadelphia under federal anti-racketeering laws, church lawyers said Monday.
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3rd teen arrested in Wis. school plot
Sep 18 2006 9:21PM (CT)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - A third teenager accused in what police call a Columbine-like plot to attack a high school helped make jelled gasoline and tested it last winter, a prosecutor said Monday.
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Ex-Black Panther asks for new trial
Sep 18 2006 9:15PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A former Black Panther convicted of killing a Louisiana prison guard in the 1970s is attempting to get a new trial 30 years later, arguing that prosecutors improperly withheld information that could have swayed the jury in his favor.
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Accused cartel member pleads not guilty
Sep 18 2006 9:11PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - An accused leader of a major drug cartel pleaded not guilty to cocaine charges Monday, a month after the Coast Guard arrested his younger brother in international waters off the Mexican coast.
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Condemned Fla. inmate hopes for 2nd stay
Sep 18 2006 9:02PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A condemned inmate asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to halt his execution, three months after the justices said he could lodge a civil rights challenge to the chemicals Florida uses in its lethal injection.
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Actor Mickey Hargitay dies at 80
Sep 18 2006 8:46PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mickey Hargitay, the actor and world champion bodybuilder who was married to 1950s sex siren Jayne Mansfield and whose daughter is Emmy-winning winning actress Mariska Hargitay, has died. He was 80.
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Serial child molester convicted of abuse
Sep 18 2006 8:46PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A man prosecutors say was one of the nation's most prolific child molesters was convicted Monday of abusing two 12-year-old boys.
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Sketch of baby kidnap suspect released
Sep 18 2006 8:40PM (CT)
UNION, Mo. (AP) - Police released a sketch Monday of a woman they believe stole a baby after slashing the mother's throat, hoping to generate new clues in the four-day old case.
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Court issues stay in Tenn. execution
Sep 18 2006 8:39PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal appeals court issued a stay of execution Monday for a convicted killer who was to die this week in Tennessee's first electric chair execution in 46 years.
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Ex-aide denies McGreevey relationship
Sep 18 2006 8:18PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - An Israeli who served as homeland security adviser to former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey said Monday that he never had a relationship with McGreevey, whom he accused of sexually assaulting him.
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Admirers pay last respects to Richards
Sep 18 2006 8:17PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Celebrities and ordinary Texans gathered Monday for a final farewell to former Gov. Ann Richards, likening her to a rock star and a force of nature who "gave it her all every single minute of every single day."
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No bond for man accused in kidnapping
Sep 18 2006 8:15PM (CT)
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) - A judge denied bond Monday for a man accused of abducting and assaulting a 14-year-old girl and holding her in an underground bunker for more than a week before she was able to send a text message to her mother.
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Va. man on trial for killing family of 3
Sep 18 2006 8:15PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A man accused of suffocating a family of three methodically wrapped his victims' faces in duct tape, ransacked their home and then drove off while snacking on food he stole from their refrigerator, a prosecutor said Monday.
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Duquesne players recount shooting
Sep 18 2006 7:51PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - As basketball players Aaron Jackson and Stephen Wood lay helpless in front of a Duquesne University dormitory, bullet after bullet flew by them _ and the same thought crossed each of their minds.
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WTC agency won't move into Freedom Tower
Sep 18 2006 7:35PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The chairman of the agency that owned the World Trade Center on Monday defended his decision not to ask employees to move into the proposed Freedom Tower at ground zero because of the two attacks on the twin towers.
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No Legionnaires' disease at courthouse
Sep 18 2006 7:14PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A courthouse reopened Monday after weekend tests found no signs of the bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease.
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Inmate challenges W.Va. cohabitation law
Sep 18 2006 7:12PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A former inmate on Monday challenged a West Virginia law that prohibits unmarried couples from living together, alleging his parole was delayed for more than four months because he wanted to live with his fiancee.
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Jack Carter released from Nev. hospital
Sep 18 2006 7:09PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jack Carter, son of former President Jimmy Carter, has been released from a hospital where he was treated for colitis, a spokesman said Monday.
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Attorneys wrap up third Gotti trial
Sep 18 2006 7:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A prosecutor presented a Top 20 list of reasons John "Junior" Gotti never quit the mob, and his defense lawyer played taped conversations to prove he did, as they wrapped up arguments in Gotti's third racketeering trial on Monday.
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Report: N.J. senator had no-work job
Sep 18 2006 7:02PM (CT)
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) - A powerful southern New Jersey politician was paid for a no-work job at a scandal-ridden state university while helping the school garner millions of dollars in new state funding, according to a report released Monday.
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Businessmen on trial for pier collapse
Sep 18 2006 6:50PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Two businessmen were told the pier holding up a nightclub would collapse within hours but ignored the warnings, a decision that ultimately led to the deaths of three women, a prosecutor said Monday as their trial began.
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Some colleges shifting focus to teaching
Sep 18 2006 6:48PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Kelly Jabbusch likes teaching, and she's good at it. She knows not to talk too much, and how to see a problem through the eyes of a novice. She has received an award from the University of Washington, and served as lead teaching assistant for the math department.
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Rules changed after preemie deaths
Sep 18 2006 6:18PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Lena Nelson had looked forward to buying dolls and other presents for her first granddaughter, who was born prematurely last week. Instead, she was planning Monday for the girl's funeral.
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Omaha school redistricting law blocked
Sep 18 2006 6:16PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A judge on Monday blocked the implementation of a law that would divide the Omaha school district into three racially identifiable districts.
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Toxic chemical spills in space station
Sep 18 2006 5:19PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - An oxygen generator on the international space station overheated and spilled a toxic irritant Monday, forcing the three-man crew to don masks and gloves in the first emergency ever declared aboard the 8-year-old orbiting outpost.
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Patricia Kennedy Lawford dies at 82
Sep 18 2006 5:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Patricia Kennedy Lawford, the sister of President Kennedy whose marriage to Peter Lawford lent Hollywood glamour and Rat Pack cool to her family's political dynasty, has died. She was 82.
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Former Mass. Gov. Edward King dies at 81
Sep 18 2006 4:56PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Former Gov. Edward King, a conservative Democrat who defeated then-Gov. Michael Dukakis in a primary challenge in 1978, then lost a rematch four years later, died Monday after a fall. He was 81.
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E. coli in salad greens has many sources
Sep 18 2006 4:55PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - On its way to supermarket shelves, bagged spinach passes from field to packing plant to store, with several opportunities along the journey for it to become contaminated with deadly E. coli bacteria.
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Detroit mayor house repairs cost $200K
Sep 18 2006 4:30PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Some $200,000 of a $22 million bond issue for capital improvements is being spent to fix the swimming pool and make other repairs at the mayor's mansion.
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New details in Alistair Cooke case
Sep 18 2006 4:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The medical records that accompanied the body of "Masterpiece Theatre" host Alistair Cooke were wrong in just about every possible way.
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Alabama ferry reopens after 44 years
Sep 18 2006 3:16PM (CT)
CAMDEN, Ala. (AP) - A ferry service that was shut down 44 years ago in what was seen as an attempt by whites to prevent blacks from registering to vote reopened Monday, dedicated as an example of what the ballot box can bring.
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Ga. maintenance man wins big in lottery
Sep 18 2006 2:21PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A 52-year-old maintenance man collected a $163 million lottery jackpot Monday. Now you can call him a retired maintenance man.
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Home sellers bury statues of St. Joseph
Sep 18 2006 1:00PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Judy Moore knew she was going to have trouble selling the home with the really steep driveway. For help, she turned not to an advertiser or a fellow real estate agent, but to someone she hadn't used since the last slowdown in the housing market: St. Joseph.
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Fish is used to detect terror attacks
Sep 18 2006 12:59PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A type of fish so common that practically every American kid who ever dropped a fishing line and a bobber into a pond has probably caught one is being enlisted in the fight against terrorism.
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Prominent NYC minister will step down
Sep 18 2006 12:26PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The leader of one of the city's most prominent churches, who has gained national attention for his efforts to provide a progressive alternative to the religious right, said he is stepping down as senior minister.
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Man gets 25-to-life for N.Y. killing
Sep 18 2006 11:25AM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A homeless man was sentenced Monday to 25 years to life in prison for knifing a woman to death in a mall parking garage because she was white.
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FDA says spinach tampering not suspected
Sep 18 2006 10:05AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tampering is not suspected in an outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach, federal health officials said Monday as they continue to probe the source of the contamination and warned consumers to continue to avoid eating fresh spinach products.
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Jet lands safely after smoke fills cabin
Sep 18 2006 8:14AM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Smoke filled the cabin of a commuter jet carrying passengers from Cincinnati to Little Rock, but the aircraft landed safely and no one was injured.
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Dalai Lama urges compassion, love
Sep 18 2006 4:27AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - From high in the rafters of the Pepsi Center, perched on a bare stage in a big leather chair, the Dalai Lama looked small.
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Astronauts inspect space shuttle
Sep 18 2006 3:33AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Space became a tad more crowded Monday morning, but the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis prepared to ease that congestion and go home after one last inspection of its critical heat shield.
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Church may disclipline wedded archbishop
Sep 18 2006 3:19AM (CT)
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. (AP) - An African archbishop whose marriage to a woman chosen by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon scandalized the Roman Catholic Church says the Vatican is demanding that he end his new campaign for optional celibacy or lose his authority in the church.
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Protests target violence in Darfur
Sep 18 2006 2:10AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - With thousands of people gathered in Central Park to protest the violence in the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan, one speaker likened the destruction there to the Holocaust.
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More Mexican migrants speak no Spanish
Sep 18 2006 1:48AM (CT)
WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) - Inching along the dusty field under a broiling sun, Simon Santol tossed garlic bulbs into buckets and chatted with the other stooped-over Mexican workers. The conversation wasn't in Spanish.
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