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Schwarzenegger gives $1.25M to campaign
Sep 27 2005 11:25PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has contributed $1.25 million of his own money to a committee pushing a bill that would change how legislative districts are redrawn.
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White lawmaker likens black colleagues, KKK
Sep 27 2005 11:25PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A white Tennessee lawmaker lamenting his exclusion from the state's Black Legislative Caucus claimed Tuesday the group was less accommodating that even the Ku Klux Klan.
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Monster mold threatens health in the South
Sep 27 2005 11:12PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Wearing goggles, gloves, galoshes and a mask, Veronica Randazzo lasted only 10 minutes inside her home in St. Bernard Parish. Her eyes burned, her mouth filled with a salty taste and she felt nauseous. Her 26-year-old daughter, Alicia, also covered in gear, came out coughing.
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Mother: Dutch teen lying about Aruba case
Sep 27 2005 11:12PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The mother of a missing Alabama teen said Tuesday that a Dutch man was lying when he denied that he and two other youths had sex with the young woman before she disappeared during a trip to Aruba.
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Highway Patrol: Utah van was speeding
Sep 27 2005 11:12PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah State University van that crashed after a tire blew out, killing eight students and an instructor, was traveling over the 75 mph speed limit, a Highway Patrol trooper said Tuesday.
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Witness says Pa. board was anti-evolution
Sep 27 2005 11:12PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A rural school board showed a clear bias against teaching evolution before it pushed through a plan to introduce "intelligent design" to students, a former board member testified Tuesday in a trial over whether the concept has a place in public schools.
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Hostage gave meth to Atlanta fugitive
Sep 27 2005 11:12PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Ashley Smith, the woman who says she persuaded suspected courthouse gunman Brian Nichols to release her by talking about her faith, discloses in a new book that she gave him methamphetamine during the hostage ordeal.
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Leader of New Orleans police resigns
Sep 27 2005 11:12PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Police Superintendent Eddie Compass resigned Tuesday after four turbulent weeks in which the police force was wracked by desertions and disorganization in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.
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'Caveman' conditions in Texas follow Rita
Sep 27 2005 11:12PM (CT)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) - Nearly four days after Hurricane Rita hit, many of the storm's sweltering victims along the Texas Gulf Coast were still waiting for electricity, gasoline, water and other relief Tuesday, prompting one top emergency official to complain that people are "living like cavemen."
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Mich. judge: Gay couples can get benefits
Sep 27 2005 11:10PM (CT)
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Public universities and governments can provide health insurance to the partners of gay employees without violating the Michigan Constitution, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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Phoenix OKs $3M award in wrong conviction
Sep 27 2005 11:09PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - The city of Phoenix has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was twice wrongfully convicted of murder, officials said.
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Cuban can't be sent to Cuba or Venezuela
Sep 27 2005 10:51PM (CT)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - A Cuban militant accused of plotting a 1976 jetliner bombing that killed 73 people cannot be deported to Venezuela, an immigration judge has ruled.
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Negroponte says terror database is working
Sep 27 2005 10:51PM (CT)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - New York City police were led to a possible al-Qaida associate last month after a search of a federal terror database during a routine traffic search, National Intelligence Director John D. Negroponte said Tuesday.
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Worker in shootout may have faced jail
Sep 27 2005 10:29PM (CT)
NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (AP) - A fired worker was facing possible jail time for a probation violation when he walked into a nail polish factory Monday and shot the co-owners and a manager in the head before killing himself, police said Tuesday.
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Jurors chosen for Ill. ex-governor trial
Sep 27 2005 9:33PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A jury was chosen Tuesday for former Gov. George Ryan's racketeering and fraud trial, and lawyers got ready for opening statements Wednesday morning.
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Judge rules no libel in ethics group case
Sep 27 2005 8:52PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge ruled that an independent government ethics watchdog group and two of its reporters could not have libeled two Russians partly because they are public figures.
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Pakistani man pleads not guilty in exports
Sep 27 2005 8:48PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Pakistani man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of conspiring to illegally export U.S. military jet engine parts to the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Belgium.
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Laci Peterson life insurance hearing set
Sep 27 2005 8:37PM (CT)
MODESTO, Calif. (AP) - A judge on Tuesday set an Oct. 21 court date to decide who will collect Laci Peterson's $250,000 life insurance policy.
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Two charged in Miami businessman's death
Sep 27 2005 8:22PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Three men have been arrested in the 2001 ambush slaying of Miami businessman Konstantinos "Gus" Boulis _ a murder that happened a few months after he sold a fleet of casino boats to prominent Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and a partner.
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Man pleads guilty in 30-year-old murder
Sep 27 2005 7:25PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - A man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in jail for shooting a civilian police employee in a dispute over a stolen can of Spam more than 30 years ago.
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Two to share $100K 'Wendy's finger' reward
Sep 27 2005 6:06PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A businessman will split a $100,000 reward from Wendy's International Inc. with an anonymous tipster for helping solve the infamous "chili finger" case, the company said Tuesday.
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Houston workers restore power to pumps
Sep 27 2005 5:56PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Workers spent Tuesday restoring power knocked out by Hurricane Rita to 12 pumps that carry fresh water needed by 20 petrochemical plants and refiners to resume normal operations, Harris County officials said.
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Some Texans complain about slow aid
Sep 27 2005 5:50PM (CT)
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) - With promises of state and federal relief unanswered four days after Hurricane Rita, residents of this hard-hit Gulf Coast community blame bureaucracy as they cope without power, fuel, water or sewers.
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American U. ex-leader hopes to return
Sep 27 2005 5:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - American University president Benjamin Ladner, suspended while auditors investigate his spending, said Tuesday he still hopes to return to his job despite a no-confidence vote by some faculty members.
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Mass transit ridership rises with gas cost
Sep 27 2005 4:16PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Commuter rail, bus and subway ridership has risen across the country with more people turning to public transportation amid skyrocketing gasoline prices, officials said Tuesday.
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Some reports of N.O. violence exaggerated
Sep 27 2005 3:42PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - On Sept. 1, with desperate Hurricane Katrina evacuees crammed into the convention center, Police Chief Eddie Compass reported: "We have individuals who are getting raped; we have individuals who are getting beaten."
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Cousin, aunt admit causing boy's death
Sep 27 2005 3:20PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The teenage cousin of a 7-year-old boy whose decomposed body was found stuffed in a basement storage bin pleaded guilty to manslaughter Tuesday, saying he killed the child while performing a wrestling move.
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N.H. politician facing calls to resign
Sep 27 2005 2:56PM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A member of the powerful state Executive Council is facing calls to resign for hiring a campaign aide he knew was a convicted child sex offender, but he said Tuesday he has no intention of stepping down.
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Bone fragments found on roof near WTC
Sep 27 2005 2:19PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Bone fragments, possibly human, have been discovered on the roof of a former bank building damaged in the collapse of the World Trade Center.
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Chicago official to get more oversight
Sep 27 2005 1:54PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The city's newly appointed inspector general will have better access to records, a larger staff and more power to root out corruption, Mayor Richard M. Daley said Tuesday.
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Feds: Hinckley has delusions about women
Sep 27 2005 1:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A prosecutor argued Tuesday that John Hinckley still thinks women are making romantic overtures to him when they are not, the kind of misperception that led him to shoot President Reagan 24 years ago.
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Holloway mom says Dutch man is lying
Sep 27 2005 12:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The mother of a missing Alabama teen said Tuesday that a Dutch man was lying when he denied that he and two other youths had sex with the young woman before she disappeared during a trip to Aruba.
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Miss. lawmakers begin post-Katrina session
Sep 27 2005 11:58AM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi legislators convened in a special session Tuesday to deal with Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, including a proposal to let casinos open on dry land.
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Phoenix rape suspect is son of policeman
Sep 27 2005 10:36AM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - For the past 14 months, a serial rapist stalked young women in this city, tracking their moves before he made his. Police decided to use the same technique _ watching, waiting and trying to stay one step ahead of the elusive rapist _ to catch their suspect.
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Man who killed for $40 executed in Ohio
Sep 27 2005 9:57AM (CT)
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A man who said he deserved to die was executed Tuesday for luring a man into an alley in 1996 and beating him to death for $40.
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Mom accused of having sex with boys hurt
Sep 27 2005 9:24AM (CT)
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - A woman who authorities said had sex with high school boys so she could be a "cool mom" was injured while riding in an SUV that veered off an interstate a day before she was to be sentenced. The driver was a 14-year-old girl.
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LA hospital halts liver tranplant program
Sep 27 2005 6:18AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - One of California's largest organ transplant centers has suspended its liver program after determining that doctors improperly arranged a liver transplant for a man not among the highest-priority patients, officials said.
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New Jersey sues three oil companies
Sep 27 2005 5:35AM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey has sued three oil companies and several gas stations for allegedly gouging drivers during Hurricane Katrina.
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Mass. lawmakers eye bill for hybrid cars
Sep 27 2005 5:09AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - As fuel prices soar and drivers search for ways to save money, lawmakers are pushing a bill they say would make Massachusetts a national leader in the drive to ease dependence on gasoline.
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Family of baby killed by LAPD file claims
Sep 27 2005 4:58AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Relatives of a toddler killed by police during a shootout with the child's father have filed claims against the city and the police department, their attorney said.
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Poll: Detroit mayor trailing challenger
Sep 27 2005 4:53AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - With six weeks before the mayoral election, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick trails challenger Freman Hendrix, according to a new poll.
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Vietnamese boat people arrive in L.A.
Sep 27 2005 4:19AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - For 16 years, 229 Vietnamese refugees lived in the Philippines without permanent residency status or legal rights. But their long journey to a new home ended when they arrived in the United States on a chartered flight.
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Mom cries as former conjoined twin walks
Sep 27 2005 4:07AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Arlene Aguirre, who brought her conjoined sons to America in hopes of giving them a normal life, could barely believe it when one of the twins took his first steps into her arms.
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New Orleans residents begin returning
Sep 27 2005 3:14AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The on-again, off-again official reopening of New Orleans was back on track as the mayor welcomed residents back to the Algiers neighborhood, where they found a curfew, limited services and no critical care hospital services.
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Houstonians rethinking storm preparedness
Sep 27 2005 3:11AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - When Hurricane Rita was a Category 5 monster bearing down on Houston last week, Tom Wurth joined the throngs who rushed home improvement warehouses for precious plywood to protect his windows, only to find none was left.
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Coastal California town split over sewage
Sep 27 2005 2:57AM (CT)
LOS OSOS, Calif. (AP) - This is a small town with a big plumbing problem, and a vote that could bounce three local officials from office comes down to how residents want to solve it.
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