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Wreckage of missing plane found in Wash.
Oct 8 2007 11:59PM (CT)
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Ground searchers have found the wreckage of a plane carrying nine skydivers and a pilot that crashed in the rugged central Washington Cascades.
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Wis. deputy flew into rage after rebuff
Oct 8 2007 11:23PM (CT)
CRANDON, Wis. (AP) - A young sheriff's deputy who opened fire on a pizza party and killed six people reportedly flew into a rage when he was rebuffed by his old girlfriend, and others at the gathering called him a "worthless pig."
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Wis. deputy flew into rage after rebuff
Oct 8 2007 11:23PM (CT)
CRANDON, Wis. (AP) - A young sheriff's deputy who opened fire on a pizza party and killed six people reportedly flew into a rage when he was rebuffed by his old girlfriend, and others at the gathering called him a "worthless pig."
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Wis. deputy flew into rage after rebuff
Oct 8 2007 11:23PM (CT)
CRANDON, Wis. (AP) - A young sheriff's deputy who opened fire on a pizza party and killed six people reportedly flew into a rage when he was rebuffed by his old girlfriend, and others at the gathering called him a "worthless pig."
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Wis. deputy flew into rage after rebuff
Oct 8 2007 11:23PM (CT)
CRANDON, Wis. (AP) - A young sheriff's deputy who opened fire on a pizza party and killed six people reportedly flew into a rage when he was rebuffed by his old girlfriend, and others at the gathering called him a "worthless pig."
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Wis. deputy flew into rage after rebuff
Oct 8 2007 11:23PM (CT)
CRANDON, Wis. (AP) - A young sheriff's deputy who opened fire on a pizza party and killed six people reportedly flew into a rage when he was rebuffed by his old girlfriend, and others at the gathering called him a "worthless pig."
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Judge drops murder charge after 14 years
Oct 8 2007 10:54PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A mentally retarded man ruled incompetent to stand trial on robbery and murder charges but held in state custody for 14 years while he fought his case was ordered released on Monday.
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Family wants impostor removed from grave
Oct 8 2007 10:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When the family of a Harlem man began arranging his burial at a veterans' cemetery, they were shocked to learn that the body of a man with the same name, Social Security number and military honors was already there.
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Fire breaks out in high-rise in N.J.
Oct 8 2007 10:29PM (CT)
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Dozens of firefighters battled a fire on Monday night near the top of a high-rise luxury condominium building under construction across the Hudson River from New York City.
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Life term in teenage Mo. boy's abduction
Oct 8 2007 10:08PM (CT)
UNION, Mo. (AP) - A former pizzeria manager who snatched a teen off a rural road _ a crime that led to the discovery of another missing boy _ was sentenced to life in prison Monday as the sprawling case neared an end.
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Life term in teenage Mo. boy's abduction
Oct 8 2007 10:08PM (CT)
UNION, Mo. (AP) - A former pizzeria manager who snatched a teen off a rural road _ a crime that led to the discovery of another missing boy _ was sentenced to life in prison Monday as the sprawling case neared an end.
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Life term in teenage Mo. boy's abduction
Oct 8 2007 10:08PM (CT)
UNION, Mo. (AP) - A former pizzeria manager who snatched a teen off a rural road _ a crime that led to the discovery of another missing boy _ was sentenced to life in prison Monday as the sprawling case neared an end.
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Papers: Benoit got 'excessive' steroids
Oct 8 2007 10:08PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The amount of testosterone prescribed to pro wrestler Chris Benoit far exceeded the normal amount for a hormone disorder he was purportedly being treated for, federal prosecutors said in new court papers.
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Ore. teacher wants to take gun to school
Oct 8 2007 10:07PM (CT)
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - High school English teacher Shirley Katz insists she needs to take her pistol with her to work because she fears her ex-husband could show up and try to harm her. She's also worried about a Columbine-style attack.
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Ore. teacher wants to take gun to school
Oct 8 2007 10:07PM (CT)
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - High school English teacher Shirley Katz insists she needs to take her pistol with her to work because she fears her ex-husband could show up and try to harm her. She's also worried about a Columbine-style attack.
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Minuteman meeting still set for Mo.
Oct 8 2007 9:59PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - National leaders of an anti-illegal immigration group said Monday they were postponing their conference but would still hold it in Kansas City, in part to support one of their members on a local parks board.
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Haitians in U.S. Revolution get monument
Oct 8 2007 9:29PM (CT)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Haitians learn it in school, but it's virtually unknown in the U.S.: In the Revolutionary War's bloody siege of Savannah, hundreds of Haitian soldiers were there for the colonies.
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1 killed, 3 hurt in N.M. balloon crash
Oct 8 2007 9:17PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - One of hundreds of balloons in town for a festival tipped after snagging a utility line Monday, sending a woman plummeting at least 70 feet to her death.
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1 killed, 3 hurt in N.M. balloon crash
Oct 8 2007 9:17PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - One of hundreds of balloons in town for a festival tipped after snagging a utility line Monday, sending a woman plummeting at least 70 feet to her death.
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ICE seeks to sedate Albanian deportee
Oct 8 2007 9:05PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Immigration authorities are asking a court to let them sedate an Albanian restaurateur on a deportation flight to keep him from becoming hysterical again over fears he'll be killed if he returns to that country.
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Victims of Wis. shootings were young
Oct 8 2007 9:03PM (CT)
CRANDON, Wis. (AP) - The victims of an off-duty deputy's shooting spree were students or graduates of Crandon High School, and had gathered for pizza and movies on homecoming weekend.
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Design for new Minnesota bridge unveiled
Oct 8 2007 8:42PM (CT)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A soaring yet simple concrete bridge set atop 70-foot, land-based piers will replace the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River.
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Design for new Minnesota bridge unveiled
Oct 8 2007 8:42PM (CT)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A soaring yet simple concrete bridge set atop 70-foot, land-based piers will replace the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River.
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Design for new Minnesota bridge unveiled
Oct 8 2007 8:42PM (CT)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A soaring yet simple concrete bridge set atop 70-foot, land-based piers will replace the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River.
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Pleas in what cops call vigilante fire
Oct 8 2007 8:29PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man pleaded guilty Monday to a child pornography charge that authorities say drew two men to set a house fire that killed his wife in a botched bid to drive him from their neighborhood.
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Pleas in what cops call vigilante fire
Oct 8 2007 8:29PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man pleaded guilty Monday to a child pornography charge that authorities say drew two men to set a house fire that killed his wife in a botched bid to drive him from their neighborhood.
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Albuquerque mayor to seek Senate seat
Oct 8 2007 8:21PM (CT)
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The mayor of Albuquerque will run for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, The Associated Press has learned.
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Work fails to block Ore. gay rights law
Oct 8 2007 8:10PM (CT)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Opponents of Oregon's new same-sex domestic partnership law failed to turn in enough valid signatures to block the measure, clearing the way for it to take effect next year, state elections officials said Monday.
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Guard testifies in his boot camp trial
Oct 8 2007 8:06PM (CT)
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - A guard charged with killing a 14-year-old boy at a juvenile boot camp told jurors Monday that a video showing himself and other guards hitting, kneeing and dragging the boy depicts training designed to protect both the guards and the child.
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Guard testifies in his boot camp trial
Oct 8 2007 8:06PM (CT)
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - A guard charged with killing a 14-year-old boy at a juvenile boot camp told jurors Monday that a video showing himself and other guards hitting, kneeing and dragging the boy depicts training designed to protect both the guards and the child.
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Ex-Mexico prez: Racists stop immigration
Oct 8 2007 8:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Monday that the United States is letting racism dictate its policies, especially when it comes to immigration.
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Ex-Mexico prez: Racists stop immigration
Oct 8 2007 8:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Monday that the United States is letting racism dictate its policies, especially when it comes to immigration.
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Ex-Mexico prez: Racists stop immigration
Oct 8 2007 8:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said Monday that the United States is letting racism dictate its policies, especially when it comes to immigration.
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More scrutiny of Orange County diocese
Oct 8 2007 7:16PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Bishop Tod D. Brown was lauded three years ago for quickly handling Orange County's share of the nationwide sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church, reaching settlements totaling $100 million for some 90 victims.
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Virginia Tech to test emergency alerts
Oct 8 2007 7:06PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Nearly six months after the Virginia Tech shootings, the school this week plans to test its expanded notification system to alert the campus community during emergencies.
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Dems bill demands spying data
Oct 8 2007 7:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department would have to reveal to Congress the details of all electronic surveillance conducted without court orders since Sept. 11, 2001, including the so-called Terrorist Surveillance Program, if a new Democratic wiretapping bill is approved.
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Four planes escorted out of no-fly area
Oct 8 2007 6:29PM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - A presidential no-fly zone took some of the air out of an air show Sunday, but added one unscheduled event: a sleek fighter jet flying circles around a small propeller plane, piloted by someone who evidently didn't get the message.
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Greek church leader's transplant stopped
Oct 8 2007 6:25PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Doctors were forced Monday to halt liver transplant surgery on the leader of Greece's Orthodox Church because his cancer appears to have spread.
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3 charged in football player's death
Oct 8 2007 6:00PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Three men were charged with murder on Monday in the shooting of a football player on the University of Memphis campus during an attempted robbery, authorities said.
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Ga. man killed in apparent deer attack
Oct 8 2007 4:04PM (CT)
BALL GROUND, Ga. (AP) - A man who kept exotic animals on his property was killed when a red deer gored him with its antlers, authorities said.
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Boston mayor demands fire dept. review
Oct 8 2007 3:41PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - When firefighters Paul Cahill and Warren Payne died in a fast-moving restaurant fire in August, they were hailed as heroes _ the first Boston firefighters to die in the line of duty since 1999.
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Ore. teacher wants to take gun to school
Oct 8 2007 3:07PM (CT)
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - English teacher Shirley Katz insists she needs to take her pistol with her to school because she fears her ex-husband could show up and try to harm her. She's also worried about a Columbine-style attack.
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Ore. teacher wants to take gun to school
Oct 8 2007 3:07PM (CT)
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - English teacher Shirley Katz insists she needs to take her pistol with her to school because she fears her ex-husband could show up and try to harm her. She's also worried about a Columbine-style attack.
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Still no sign of missing aviator Fossett
Oct 8 2007 1:42PM (CT)
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - With winter closing in, efforts to find aviator Steve Fossett have dwindled _ along with hopes that his proven ability to cheat death enabled him to survive a plane crash in the rugged desert of northern Nevada.
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Shooting report at NJ college is hoax
Oct 8 2007 12:55PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making a bogus 911 call reporting a shooting on a college campus, authorities said Monday.
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Twins thrive 4 years after surgery
Oct 8 2007 10:14AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - With bright smiles and energy to spare, formerly conjoined twins Mohamed and Ahmed Ibrahim of Egypt have returned to Dallas, four years after a marathon operation to separate them.
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Cab jumps curb, kills 1, injures 2 in NY
Oct 8 2007 10:12AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An out-of-control taxicab ran onto a crowded sidewalk outside a midtown restaurant, killing a man and injuring two others.
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US, UK scientists win Nobel in medicine
Oct 8 2007 9:23AM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Two American scientists and a Briton won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for groundbreaking discoveries that led to a powerful technique for manipulating mouse genes.
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US, UK scientists win Nobel in medicine
Oct 8 2007 9:23AM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Two American scientists and a Briton won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for groundbreaking discoveries that led to a powerful technique for manipulating mouse genes.
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US, UK scientists win Nobel in medicine
Oct 8 2007 9:23AM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Two American scientists and a Briton won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for groundbreaking discoveries that led to a powerful technique for manipulating mouse genes.
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US, UK scientists win Nobel in medicine
Oct 8 2007 9:23AM (CT)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) - Two American scientists and a Briton won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for groundbreaking discoveries that led to a powerful technique for manipulating mouse genes.
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Heat kills 1 at Chicago Marathon
Oct 8 2007 8:34AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A Michigan police officer died and dozens of others needed medical care while running the Chicago Marathon as record heat and smothering humidity forced race organizers to shut down the course midway through the event.
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Fla. prosecutors build foster child case
Oct 8 2007 7:13AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - It's now been more than six years since foster child Rilya Wilson went missing, a disappearance that led to a shakeup at Florida's child welfare agency and murder charges against the little girl's former caretaker.
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Fla. prosecutors build foster child case
Oct 8 2007 7:13AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - It's now been more than six years since foster child Rilya Wilson went missing, a disappearance that led to a shakeup at Florida's child welfare agency and murder charges against the little girl's former caretaker.
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Members vote to retain pastor
Oct 8 2007 5:41AM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Members have voted to keep a prominent pastor accused of misspending money at a Southern Baptist megachurch.
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Threats to bumblebees fly under radar
Oct 8 2007 1:39AM (CT)
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Looking high and low, Robbin Thorp can no longer find a species of bumblebee that just five years ago was plentiful in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon.
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UAW, Chrysler make progress on talks
Oct 8 2007 12:28AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The United Auto Workers put Chrysler LLC on notice that a strike is possible if contract talks stall, a person briefed on the talks said, but a labor expert said the union's action could be a bargaining tactic.
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