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Dozens of Amish mourn schoolhouse killer
Oct 7 2006 11:24PM (CT)
GEORGETOWN, Pa. (AP) - Dozens of Amish neighbors came out Saturday to mourn the quiet milkman who killed five of their young girls and wounded five more in a brief, unfathomable rampage.
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Carrier named for elder Bush christened
Oct 7 2006 11:09PM (CT)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - Spraying the bubbles from sparkling wine across the enormous gray bow of the USS George H.W. Bush, the Bush family on Saturday christened the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after the 82-year-old former president.
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Ex-Rep. Cunningham lashes out in letter
Oct 7 2006 10:03PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Cunningham has lashed out at the reporter who uncovered the corruption scandal that sent him to prison, telling him in a letter that his "constant cruelty" had nearly destroyed Cunningham's life.
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NYC mayor takes charge of WTC memorial
Oct 7 2006 8:22PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The final truckloads of rubble had just left the World Trade Center site in the spring of 2002 when Mayor Michael Bloomberg foretold the difficulties ahead for the process of building a memorial to the victims of the terror attack.
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Residents allowed home after N.C. fire
Oct 7 2006 7:51PM (CT)
APEX, N.C. (AP) - Residents trickled back into town Saturday after a fire at a hazardous materials plant, relieved that there were no serious injuries or damage to their homes while they were forced out for two nights.
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Woman sues over dog lost in Katrina
Oct 7 2006 7:26PM (CT)
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A New Orleans woman who lost her dog during Hurricane Katrina is suing the suburban Philadelphia family that adopted it and two kennels that processed the animal.
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Heavy rain forces evacuations in Va.
Oct 7 2006 6:57PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A storm that dropped as much as 9 inches of rain forced the evacuation Saturday of about 100 people in a six-block section of the capital, caused scattered flooding in the southeastern part of the state and likely contributed to the death of two fishermen.
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Freed reporter details his Sudan ordeal
Oct 7 2006 6:54PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - American journalist Paul Salopek said he believes his arrest in Sudan was intended to be a message from that nation's government to foreign journalists to tone down their criticism of conditions in the African nation.
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Sailor 'shocked' by killing of Iraqi
Oct 7 2006 6:50PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - Saying he was unable to stop the bloodshed, a Navy corpsman testified that Marines in his patrol seized an Iraqi civilian from his home, threw him into a hole and shot him at least 10 times after growing frustrated in their search for an insurgent.
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Mother, 4 children laid to rest in S.C.
Oct 7 2006 6:06PM (CT)
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Singing hymns and choking back tears, about 2,000 people gathered Saturday for the funeral of a mother and her four children who police say were gunned down by her husband.
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Pol wounded in Iraq recovering
Oct 7 2006 5:59PM (CT)
PARKVILLE, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri state legislator wounded by enemy fire near Baghdad was up and walking Saturday at a hospital in Iraq, a family spokesman said.
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Jeb Bush seeks refuge from Pa. activists
Oct 7 2006 5:50PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Protesters greeted Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on his way to a campaign event for a Pennsylvania senator, and he briefly took refuge in a subway station supply closet to avoid the anti-Republican demonstrators.
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Man charged with killing 4 kids
Oct 7 2006 5:19PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A man charged with killing his four young children and assaulting his wife was ordered held without bail Saturday as the bodies were laid to rest.
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McGovern Library dedicated in S.D.
Oct 7 2006 5:13PM (CT)
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) - George McGovern may have lost the 1972 presidential election, but he inspired many others to work for justice, decency and a better life for poor people around the world, former President Bill Clinton said Saturday at a ceremony to dedicate a library in McGovern's honor.
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Airport bus fire prompts evacuation
Oct 7 2006 4:33PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A shuttle bus caught fire outside an airport terminal Saturday, prompting the evacuation of several hundred people for an hour, authorities said.
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Detroit teachers approve 3-year contract
Oct 7 2006 4:30PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The city's teachers, who last month returned to their classrooms after a 16-day strike, have voted by a 3-to-1 ratio to approve a three-year contract that includes eventual raises.
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Ground beef recalled on E. coli fears
Oct 7 2006 3:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Iowa company is recalling about 5,200 pounds of ground beef products distributed from seven states because they could be contaminated with a dangerous strain of E. coli, the government said Friday.
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Immigration rally draws smaller crowd
Oct 7 2006 3:10PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Several thousand immigrants rallied Saturday on one side of the Georgia Capitol, calling for laws that would allow them to stay in the United States legally, while two dozen people who want them to go home were kept a few blocks away.
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NY Rep. Reynolds runs ads on scandal
Oct 7 2006 2:57PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Facing a tight re-election race, Rep. Thomas Reynolds has launched an ad campaign to defend himself against criticism over the scandal involving former Rep. Mark Foley and congressional pages.
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Woman dedicates her virginity to Jesus
Oct 7 2006 2:45PM (CT)
EAST AURORA, N.Y. (AP) - She stood at the altar in a white gown and veil, but she was there for no earthly man. Lori Rose Cannizzaro was dedicating her virginity to Jesus.
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Goodyear workers prepare for long strike
Oct 7 2006 2:41PM (CT)
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Legend has it you used to be able to smell the rubber in this blue-collar city, home to the world's third largest tiremaker.
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Court rules in favor of newspaper
Oct 7 2006 2:00PM (CT)
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - A newspaper does not have to turn over two reporters' computers to the Pennsylvania attorney general, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
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Failing hedge fund making big job cuts
Oct 7 2006 1:55PM (CT)
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - The hedge fund Amaranth Advisors, which is preparing to shut down after losing more than $6 billion because of bad energy trades, expects to cut about 60 percent of its work force within a week.
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Mammoth fined $50,000 for ski deaths
Oct 7 2006 12:20PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - State regulators have fined Mammoth Mountain Ski Area $50,000 for several job safety violations related to the deaths of three ski patrol members earlier this year.
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Last days for largest housing project
Oct 7 2006 12:01PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The menacing row of concrete towers where four of Katie Sistrunk's children were shot is almost all gone now, replaced by weeds and fields, mud and memories.
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Deep questions remain in Duke rape case
Oct 7 2006 11:32AM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - There's not much middle ground in the legal community when it comes to opinions of local prosecutor Mike Nifong's most famous case.
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Single-engine Cessna crash kills 4
Oct 7 2006 9:44AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The lone survivor from the crash of a small airplane near a suburban airfield died early Saturday, bringing the death toll to four.
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Pentagon to probe Gitmo beatings claim
Oct 7 2006 5:56AM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - The Pentagon said Friday that it will investigate a Marine's sworn statement that guards at Guantanamo Bay bragged about beating detainees and described it as a common practice.
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Police: 6 stabbed during party in N.J.
Oct 7 2006 4:59AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Six young people were stabbed early Saturday during a brawl at a party in a northern New Jersey church hall, police said.
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Wildfire devastates Calif. sheep ranch
Oct 7 2006 3:24AM (CT)
ZAMORA, Calif. (AP) - For four generations, the Slavens have heard the bleating of ewes giving birth and the cries of newborn lambs on their family ranch in October. This year, the only sounds are of grief.
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Homeless men are aging on the streets
Oct 7 2006 3:13AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - So where does he go, this aging veteran, now that his legs and kidneys don't work and everything he owns fits inside the pair of pajama pants tied to his wheelchair?
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Hungry critters dine on NYC waterfront
Oct 7 2006 2:20AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city's waterfront is getting cleaner, and bothersome river critters not seen in hundreds of years are once again attacking wooden ships and piers.
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Karr free on investigative blunders
Oct 7 2006 2:20AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - John Mark Karr's own words _ written and spoken _ landed him in the criminal spotlight, but it was a series of law enforcement failures that let him walk free.
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Gallaudet students protest new president
Oct 7 2006 12:00AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Protests over Gallaudet University's choice for president of the school for the deaf escalated Friday as about 200 students blocked access to a campus building.
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Church fire damages 4 Memphis buildings
Oct 7 2006 12:00AM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Fire swept through a historical downtown church early Friday, collapsing its steeple and flicking off embers that ignited three other buildings. Arson was not suspected, a fire official said.
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