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Rita could be strongest storm to hit Texas
Sep 21 2005 11:43PM (CT)
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Gaining strength with frightening speed, Hurricane Rita swirled toward the Gulf Coast a Category 5, 175-mph monster Wednesday as more than 1.3 million people in Texas and Louisiana were sent packing on orders from authorities who learned a bitter lesson from Katrina.
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Time limits halt Philly clergy abuse cases
Sep 21 2005 11:38PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A three-year grand jury investigation of the Philadelphia Archdiocese, the longest known inquiry in the national clergy sex abuse crisis, ended Wednesday with scathing allegations that cardinals and other churchmen had conspired to protect offenders.
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Crippled jet lands safely at L.A. airport
Sep 21 2005 11:06PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A JetBlue airliner with faulty landing gear touched down safely Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport after circling the region for three hours with its front wheels turned sideways, unable to be retracted into the plane.
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Katrina's death toll climbs past 1,000
Sep 21 2005 11:02PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Searchers smashed through doors in New Orleans on Wednesday, bringing their hunt for the dead to homes that had been locked and to blocks hardest hit by Katrina's flooding. Behind those doors, officials said they expected a sharply escalating body count even as the overall death toll passed 1,000.
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Car hits pedestrians, kills 1 in Las Vegas
Sep 21 2005 10:57PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A car plowed into pedestrians along the crowded Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday, killing one and injuring 13, authorities said. Police arrested the driver at the scene.
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Schwarzenegger seeks 'bad teacher' stories
Sep 21 2005 10:44PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign posted a form on its Web site asking Californians for stories about inferior teachers to support the ballot initiative to lengthen teachers' probationary period.
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More on Calif.'s death row killed whites
Sep 21 2005 10:40PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More condemned men and women are on California's death row for killing whites than for murdering people of any other race, despite there being more black and Hispanic murder victims, according to a new study.
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Newsview: Rita gives leaders a 2nd chance
Sep 21 2005 10:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - As a powerful hurricane nears the coast, the mayor begs residents to evacuate, the governor deploys the National Guard and the president vows a rapid federal response. Politicians are reading from their pre-Katrina scripts as they brace for Rita _ an unwelcome second chance to get it right.
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Clinton, Dole appear at fundraiser in N.C.
Sep 21 2005 10:17PM (CT)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Former President Clinton and former Sen. Bob Dole, once political rivals, came together Wednesday night to raise money for historically black Bennett College.
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Indiana house fire kills 4 kids, 2 adults
Sep 21 2005 10:10PM (CT)
GARY, Ind. (AP) - Fire gutted a small house early Wednesday, killing four children and two adults, as intense heat drove back relatives and neighbors who tried to break windows to get them out, authorities said.
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Hostage escapes, man surrenders in N.J.
Sep 21 2005 10:04PM (CT)
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - A man who took a jewelry store owner hostage and kept police at bay for more than six hours surrendered Wednesday night, a few hours after the hostage escaped with the help of a police negotiator.
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Donations found at La. official's home
Sep 21 2005 9:51PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Police found cases of food, clothing and tools intended for hurricane victims at the home of the chief administrative officer for a New Orleans suburb, authorities said Wednesday.
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Ex-Taliban diplomat sentenced in fraud
Sep 21 2005 9:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A former envoy for Afghanistan's Taliban leadership who pleaded guilty to cheating on his taxes and lying on a bank loan application has been sentenced to two months behind bars.
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Sheehan's anti-war campaign now in D.C.
Sep 21 2005 9:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan pledged Wednesday to "force change to happen" during protest speeches outside the White House and Capitol.
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Minn. storm brings reports of outages
Sep 21 2005 9:07PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A severe thunderstorm with high wind and hail pushed across central Minnesota, knocking out power Wednesday evening to thousands around the Twin Cities and crunching trees over a wide area.
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John Wayne Bobbitt in new domestic dispute
Sep 21 2005 8:54PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A man whose domestic troubles gained notoriety when his then-wife cut off his penis in an argument 12 years ago has been arrested and charged with battery on his current wife.
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Charge dropped against Air Force graduate
Sep 21 2005 8:54PM (CT)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - An indecent assault charge has been dropped against an Air Force Academy graduate accused of assaulting female classmates at the Colorado school, according to officials at Randolph Air Force Base.
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3 Saudi defendants dismissed in 9/11 suits
Sep 21 2005 8:04PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Saudi Arabian charity and two high-level Saudi princes were dismissed as defendants Wednesday in three civil lawsuits accusing them of providing support to al-Qaida before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack.
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Organizers turn in Spokane mayor petition
Sep 21 2005 7:56PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Organizers of an effort to recall Mayor James E. West because of a sex scandal delivered more than 17,000 petition signatures to election officials Wednesday.
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Messengers promote peace during U.N. visit
Sep 21 2005 6:41PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, actor Michael Douglas and primate expert Jane Goodall came to the United Nations on Wednesday to champion what Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed was the world body's most urgent and important function _ promoting peace.
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Ex-Giuliani aides: mafia in fish market
Sep 21 2005 6:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - After months of delays, the historic Fulton Fish Market plans to depart lower Manhattan in the coming weeks for a gleaming refrigerated hub in the Bronx.
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Lynndie England's prison abuse trial opens
Sep 21 2005 6:11PM (CT)
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - A lawyer for Army Pfc. Lynndie England said Wednesday that she posed for graphic photos of detainee abuse at Abu Ghraib prison at the direction of her soldier boyfriend, whom she loved and trusted and didn't think would mislead her.
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Two nuclear plants to shut down for Rita
Sep 21 2005 5:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Twin nuclear power reactors at the South Texas Project on the Gulf Coast are expected to be in the path of Hurricane Rita and will shut down before the storm hits land, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday.
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Mountain of debris removed after Katrina
Sep 21 2005 5:51PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Emergency workers have removed almost 3 million cubic yards of debris _ enough to fill 30 football fields, each 50 feet high _ from the states hit by Hurricane Katrina.
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Feds kick union off probe of train deaths
Sep 21 2005 5:03PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal transportation officials on Wednesday barred a locomotive workers' union from the investigation of last weekend's deadly commuter train derailment, saying a union official violated rules by speaking to reporters about the case.
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Hinckley's approaches to women questioned
Sep 21 2005 4:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A psychiatrist on Wednesday criticized John Hinckley's therapist for concluding that the presidential assailant's recent approaches to women constitute normal behavior.
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Former NOW president Molly Yard dies at 93
Sep 21 2005 4:40PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Molly Yard, the longtime liberal activist who led the National Organization for Women during the fight over the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court, has died. She was 93.
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Man gets 40 years for stealing millions
Sep 21 2005 4:22PM (CT)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A former investment manager was sentenced Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison for stealing tens of millions of dollars from orphans and accident victims to spend on business ventures and luxury items.
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Salt Lake City grants partner benefits
Sep 21 2005 4:10PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The mayor of Salt Lake City signed an executive order Wednesday granting domestic partner benefits to city workers, a decision that is likely to be challenged, if not in the courts then in the Legislature.
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Yemen immigrant guilty of funneling funds
Sep 21 2005 3:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Yemeni immigrant ice cream shop owner was found guilty Wednesday of illegally funneling $21.9 million overseas in a case stemming from a major terrorism investigation.
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N.J. mother, two children stabbed to death
Sep 21 2005 3:32PM (CT)
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - A woman and two of her young children were found stabbed to death Wednesday in a bloody apartment after police were called by a third child, who also had been stabbed.
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Harvard will cooperate with U.S. military
Sep 21 2005 2:38PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Military recruiters will be officially welcomed at Harvard Law School this year after all. Whether they are next year likely depends on the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Former BWI baggage handler sentenced
Sep 21 2005 2:28PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A former baggage handler at Baltimore-Washington International Airport was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday for an identity theft scheme that netted more than $7 million.
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Relatives: Teen killed for helping friend
Sep 21 2005 2:13PM (CT)
LOVELAND PARK, Ohio (AP) - A 13-year-old girl found shot to death was killed because she told authorities her best friend was being molested and authorities ignored the suspect's subsequent threat, family members say.
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Gov. Perry urges voluntary evacuations
Sep 21 2005 2:09PM (CT)
AUSTIN (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday urged voluntary evacuations along the Texas coast as Hurricane Rita closed in as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds.
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Houston mayor orders partial evacuations
Sep 21 2005 1:28PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Mayor Bill White on Wednesday ordered mandatory evacuations of areas prone to storm surge and encouraged residents in many other parts of the city to leave as Hurricane Rita closed in on the Texas Gulf Coast.
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Navy jet crashes in Jacksonville, Fla.
Sep 21 2005 1:12PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Navy jet crashed into a park near Jacksonville Naval Air Station on Wednesday, but there was no immediate word on the crew's fate.
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Teen kills family members, dies in crash
Sep 21 2005 12:57PM (CT)
ELKHORN CITY, Ky. (AP) - A 17-year-old who was sent home from school for being intoxicated shot his parents and grandmother to death, then died in a crash after police attempted to pull him over on a highway, authorities said. Another driver also was killed.
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Librarians protected in Patriot Act case
Sep 21 2005 11:43AM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that the names of Connecticut librarians who had been asked to help in an FBI terrorism investigation under the Patriot Act will remain secret pending arguments from prosecutors.
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Alaska to get $845.76 in oil dividend
Sep 21 2005 10:57AM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Nearly every Alaska resident will receive an $845.76 check this year as a share of the state's oil riches _ the fifth straight year that the payout has dropped.
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Katrina evacuees in Texas now flee Rita
Sep 21 2005 10:47AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - They waded through the chest-high floodwaters in the streets of New Orleans. They were plucked from their rooftops in the rescue baskets of helicopters. They survived the hell of the Louisiana Superdome and a 350-mile bus ride to Texas.
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New Orleans mayor faces leadership crisis
Sep 21 2005 10:29AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Weeping and cursing in frustration at one point, jauntily announcing the city's comeback at another, Ray Nagin has pursued an erratic course as mayor of this woeful city over the past three weeks.
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One hurt, two arrested in drill team brawl
Sep 21 2005 9:23AM (CT)
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - One person required stitches and a mother and son were arrested after two drill teams began brawling during an impromptu "dance off," Wichita police said.
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New Orleans facing more flooding by Rita
Sep 21 2005 7:07AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - As rain from Hurricane Rita threatened to once again flood the city, the Army Corps of Engineers was racing to patch New Orleans' fractured levee system while residents were forced to decide yet again whether to stay or go.
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Governors seek gas price gouging probe
Sep 21 2005 5:49AM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Eight Democratic governors asked President Bush and congressional leaders on Tuesday to investigate possible gasoline price gouging in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Rescuers find elderly man alive, wife dead
Sep 21 2005 5:32AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - John and Leola Lyons stayed together, locked in their neat little blue house, riding out the killer storm and the flood that followed.
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AP Interview: Schwarzenegger admits errors
Sep 21 2005 5:22AM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he is confident he can persuade voters to approve his reform measures in next month's special election and dismissed as "silly" the criticisms leveled at him in recent months by actor Warren Beatty.
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Documents released in shooting of fan
Sep 21 2005 5:20AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The officer who fired the pepper-spray pellet that killed a Red Sox fan outside Fenway Park was aiming at a man who had been throwing objects at police, according to his interview with authorities.
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Judge declares mistrial in Gotti case
Sep 21 2005 5:15AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Accused mob boss John A. "Junior" Gotti, who insisted that he had left organized crime years ago and only wanted to be a typical suburban dad, may soon get his wish after a victory in court.
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Suit accuses 'Extreme Makeover' of fraud
Sep 21 2005 4:22AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Deleese Williams believed her life would finally take a turn for the better when producers of ABC's reality show "Extreme Makeover" promised plastic surgery that would give her a "Cinderella-like" transformation.
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Fla. residents take no chances with Rita
Sep 21 2005 3:12AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - When Hurricane Dennis grazed the Florida Keys two months ago, Steve Woll evacuated no farther from his Key West home than a nearby community college.
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Officials trying to ID displaced caskets
Sep 21 2005 2:54AM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - As the rumbling of heavy equipment echoes through her once-serene, waterfront cemetery in Biloxi, Kim Powers longs for a day when the dead can rest in peace.
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Gun control groups take aim at Mich. bill
Sep 21 2005 2:47AM (CT)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Earlier this year, gun control advocates failed to block a Florida bill allowing people to use deadly force in the street to defend themselves. The advocates vow not to let that happen in Michigan.
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Ice shipments diverted from Gulf Coast
Sep 21 2005 2:22AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Trucks loaded with millions of pounds of ice destined for the hurricane-damaged Gulf Coast have been diverted to storage facilities across the nation after the federal government ordered too much.
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Ore. rodeo bans free chewing tobacco
Sep 21 2005 2:20AM (CT)
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) - Bryan Richardson hadn't learned algebra when he straddled his first bull at age 13. By then, he'd already been chewing tobacco for four years, starting when he was 9.
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