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Study examines smoke alarms, sleeping kids
Oct 1 2006 11:51PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Children in deep sleep awoke to recordings of their mothers' voices _ calling them by name and ordering them out of their bedrooms _ even if they slept through the beeping sound a smoke alarm makes, according to a small study.
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Hurricane Isaac moving north in Atlantic
Oct 1 2006 10:07PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Isaac weakened slightly as it moved north in the Atlantic on Sunday, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland, forecasters said.
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Neighbor catches baby who fell 3 floors
Oct 1 2006 8:45PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A baby girl dangling by one hand from a third-floor balcony was spared death when she fell into the arms of a neighbor who waited underneath, police said Sunday.
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Man charged in deaths of wife, 4 kids
Oct 1 2006 8:35PM (CT)
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A man was charged Sunday with murdering his wife and her four children in a domestic dispute at their home, authorities said.
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Tax beef stings Nike home town
Oct 1 2006 8:20PM (CT)
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Can Nike Inc. and this growing suburb ever be good neighbors again? After the "smoking gun?" After running up a legal bill of about $1.1 million over a file less than a couple dozen pages thick? And, oh, how about the judge finding the city in contempt?
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Wildfire threatens homes in Washington
Oct 1 2006 8:15PM (CT)
BRIDGEPORT, Wash. (AP) - A wildfire in central Washington threatened several homes Sunday after destroying two outbuildings, fire officials said.
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Ole Miss marks integration anniversary
Oct 1 2006 7:21PM (CT)
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - The University of Mississippi marked the 44th anniversary of its integration Sunday by dedicating a civil rights monument at a ceremony attended by politicians, actor Morgan Freeman and the student, now 73, who started it all.
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Civil War artist finally gets his due
Oct 1 2006 6:30PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Almost a year ago, a book by William B. Styple lifted Civil War artist-historian James Edward Kelly from obscurity. Now, Styple is making sure Kelly is never forgotten.
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School safety back under scrutiny
Oct 1 2006 6:02PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A bearded drifter walks into a Colorado school and fatally shoots a student before taking his own life. Wisconsin authorities charge three boys with plotting a bomb attack on their high school and, two weeks later, a student in a rural school allegedly shoots his principal. A gunman bursts into a Vermont elementary school looking for his ex-girlfriend and guns down a teacher.
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Boater rescued after day in Atlantic
Oct 1 2006 6:00PM (CT)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A man who decided to swim to safety after the boat he was on capsized about 15 miles offshore was rescued Sunday after spending 24 hours in the Atlantic Ocean, the U.S. Coast Guard said. His four fishing companions also were rescued.
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Blogger sought for posts on Ga. teen sex
Oct 1 2006 5:59PM (CT)
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Authorities are searching for whoever posted a long list and description of supposed sexual encounters between dozens of high school students on the online networking site MySpace.com.
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Mormon president, 96, says he's healthy
Oct 1 2006 5:21PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gordon B. Hinckley, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, assured Mormons at their twice-yearly conference Sunday that his health is fine, despite major surgery this year.
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Spinach growers take stock after warning
Oct 1 2006 2:36PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Relieved farmers say they are heartened by the government's announcement that it's safe to eat most spinach, but they feel uneasy about their industry's future, knowing it may take time to win back public confidence.
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$100 million homes hit the market
Oct 1 2006 1:50PM (CT)
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Donald Trump's property for sale here has all the big-time extras one might expect. Pricey marble and 24-karat gold fixtures decorate bathrooms. There's a gargantuan fountain in the driveway and 475 feet of oceanfront out back.
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6 people die in 3-car collision in Ill.
Oct 1 2006 1:44PM (CT)
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A three-vehicle crash in southern Illinois killed six people, including five family members, authorities said Sunday.
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Teen prodigy killed in motorcycle crash
Oct 1 2006 1:26PM (CT)
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A teen engineering prodigy who gained national attention in 2002 when he and his family received identification chip implants on live television was killed in a motorcycle accident, authorities said.
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Decorated Army deserter returns to U.S.
Oct 1 2006 1:25PM (CT)
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - A decorated soldier who deserted from the U.S. Army to avoid a second tour of duty in Iraq has crossed back into the United States after fleeing to Canada almost two years ago.
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Former S.D. Gov. returns to courtroom
Oct 1 2006 12:10PM (CT)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The last time Bill Janklow appeared before the South Dakota Supreme Court, he asked the justices for the early return of his law license _ which he had lost after his conviction of manslaughter for causing a fatal traffic crash.
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Blacks in Queens make more than whites
Oct 1 2006 8:01AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Queens is the only large county in the nation where the median income of black residents has surpassed that of white residents, a newspaper analysis found.
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S.C. official: Sterilize bad parents
Oct 1 2006 6:14AM (CT)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A City Council member, reacting to a video store holdup believed to have been carried out by children, says parents who can't properly care for their kids should be sterilized.
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FEMA trailers freed up for other uses
Oct 1 2006 5:28AM (CT)
HOPE, Ark. (AP) - Nearly 10,000 emergency housing trailers that were intended to be sent to the Gulf Coast to help Hurricane Katrina victims have been freed up for other uses.
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1 dead after CB radio argument in Wash.
Oct 1 2006 1:56AM (CT)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A man was shot to death Saturday in a mall parking lot following an argument over citizens band radio, police said.
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1 dead in Vancouver mall shooting
Oct 1 2006 1:45AM (CT)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - A man was shot to death Saturday in a mall parking lot following an argument over citizens band radio, police said.
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