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Eldercare reformer among Heinz winners
Sep 24 2006 11:50PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - When former emergency room doctor Bill Thomas took a part-time job at a nursing home, he didn't know he was taking the first step toward creating an international nonprofit organization that could revolutionize eldercare.
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Blues guitarist Etta Baker dies at 93
Sep 24 2006 10:24PM (CT)
MORGANTON, N.C. (AP) - Etta Baker, an influential blues guitarist who recorded with Taj Mahal and was awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, has died, her family said. She was 93.
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Clinton, Fox anchor battle in interview
Sep 24 2006 10:21PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a combative interview on "Fox News Sunday," former President Clinton defended his handling of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden, saying he tried to have bin Laden killed and was attacked for his efforts by the same people who now criticize him for not doing enough.
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Coroner: Suspect says she drowned kids
Sep 24 2006 10:12PM (CT)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and her fetus told police she drowned the woman's three young children and stuffed them into a washer and dryer at their apartment, an official said Sunday.
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Crews gain ground on massive Calif. fire
Sep 24 2006 9:55PM (CT)
OJAI, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters gained ground Sunday against a wildfire that has burned more than 210 square miles in the Los Padres National Forest, aided by calmer winds and aircraft dropping water and fire-smothering chemicals.
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SUV plunges into water, kills 2 teens
Sep 24 2006 9:49PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A speeding sport utility vehicle plunged into Elliot Bay early Sunday, killing two teens and injuring four others who were rescued from the water, police said.
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Witness to Oklahoma, N.Y. attacks speaks
Sep 24 2006 9:36PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - For the first time, a federal bankruptcy judge has discussed his unique spot in history _ as a witness to the two most deadly terror attacks on U.S. soil.
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Archbishop installs 4 married bishops
Sep 24 2006 8:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An African archbishop who wants to make celibacy optional for priests installed four married men Sunday as Roman Catholic bishops.
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Some still homeless after deadly storms
Sep 24 2006 8:15PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Stormy weather blamed for 12 deaths in the Midwest and South subsided on Sunday, though residents in some states remained shut out of their homes due to high waters.
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Answers not easy in slain woman case
Sep 24 2006 7:56PM (CT)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - By all accounts, Tiffany Hall and Jimella Tunstall were like sisters, survivors in this place defined by crime, poverty, crumbling buildings and potholed roads.
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E. coli spinach cases rise to 173
Sep 24 2006 7:10PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two more cases of illness were blamed Sunday on the outbreak of E. coli linked to fresh spinach, raising the number of people sickened to 173, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
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Katrina victims hail return of Saints
Sep 24 2006 7:06PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - By the time 88-year-old Blackie Campo got back to his Shell Beach home after Katrina, everything was gone.
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$200M Powerball ticket sold in Iowa
Sep 24 2006 3:25PM (CT)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Powerball ticket sold at an Iowa convenience store is worth $200 million, Iowa Lottery officials said Sunday.
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La. observes 1-year anniversary of Rita
Sep 24 2006 2:56PM (CT)
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - Hundreds gathered Sunday for a church service to mark the anniversary of Hurricane Rita, a year that Gov. Kathleen Blanco called "the longest year of our lives."
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Inquiry slows giving to Islamic charity
Sep 24 2006 2:20PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - Before last week, AbuSayed Mahfuz didn't hesitate to donate to Life for Relief and Development, an international Muslim humanitarian organization that is active in Iraq and Afghanistan and has partnered with the U.S. government.
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Mystery surrounds diver deaths in Arctic
Sep 24 2006 1:52PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Five hundred miles north of Alaska, a group of shipmates from the Coast Guard cutter Healy tossed a football on the blue-and-white, diamond-hard Arctic ice.
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'Jackass' boys deliver winner in debut
Sep 24 2006 1:33PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Johnny Knoxville and his pals pulled another prank on Hollywood as their sequel of crazy stunts, "Jackass Number Two," beat a rush of serious movies to take the top spot at the weekend box office.
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Rancher vows fight with gov't over elk
Sep 24 2006 12:36PM (CT)
ASHTON, Idaho (AP) - When 100 farm-raised elk fled his private hunting reserve through a bear-dug hole under the fence, owner Rex Rammell _ a man with a long history of locking antlers with the state _ didn't realize he'd wind up in the governor's crosshairs.
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Hospitals go organic for patients' sake
Sep 24 2006 12:10PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Patients at Good Shepherd Medical Center like the hospital food so much, some come back to eat after their stay is over.
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Security concerns guards at ammo plant
Sep 24 2006 12:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Guards at a riverfront Army ammunition plant in Tennessee report that boaters have entered restricted areas, holes are often found in a perimeter fence and a government contractor steps up security to impress inspectors.
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Helene weakens, no longer a hurricane
Sep 24 2006 10:07AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Helene weakened and was no longer a hurricane Sunday as it moved through the open Atlantic, forecasters said.
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'Surf City' rivalry goes to lawyers
Sep 24 2006 3:14AM (CT)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) - Huntington Beach is taking its rivalry with Santa Cruz over the title of "Surf City, USA" out of the ocean and into the hands of lawyers, trademarking the name and chasing down businesses that infringe on it.
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Ohio car dealership blasted for jihad ad
Sep 24 2006 12:08AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A car dealership's planned radio advertisement that declared "a jihad on the automotive market" has drawn sharp criticism for its content but will not be changed, the business said Saturday.
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AK Steel gives union its final offer
Sep 24 2006 12:01AM (CT)
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) - Union leaders are recommending that locked out AK Steel employees reject a final contract offer made by the company in the 7-month-long labor standoff at the Middletown Works plant, a union spokesman said.
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