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Pa. Senate approves repeal of pay raise
Nov 2 2005 11:55PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Responding to months of public uproar, Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday voted to repeal a July law that gave big pay raises to lawmakers, judges and senior executive branch officials.
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Man gets life for shooting bingo winner
Nov 2 2005 11:49PM (CT)
STUART, Fla. (AP) - A man who followed a mother of nine home and shot her in an attempt to steal a $6,000 bingo jackpot has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Judge: Calif. bungled teaching changes
Nov 2 2005 11:20PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A judge on Wednesday ruled that the state erred when it created a new classification for thousands of teachers working on emergency credentials in order to meet a provision of the No Child Left Behind Act.
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Appeals court tosses N.J. death sentence
Nov 2 2005 11:11PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A federal appeals court Wednesday threw out a former insurance salesman's death sentence for arranging his wife's murder 22 years ago in a case that was the subject of a true-crime book and a TV miniseries.
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Lawyers fight for release of sex criminals
Nov 2 2005 11:07PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers for 12 sex criminals who are being held in mental hospitals after their prison sentences ended complained to a judge Wednesday that the state is holding them illegally, a charge the state's lawyer denied.
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Blockbuster stamp swap worth millions
Nov 2 2005 10:58PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - In a multimillion-dollar swap, a California collector traded a block of four 1918 stamps bearing the image of an upside-down plane Wednesday for an equally rare 1868 one-cent stamp.
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Thousands honor Parks with songs, thanks
Nov 2 2005 10:52PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A church packed with 4,000 mourners celebrated the life of Rosa Parks Wednesday in an impassioned, song-filled funeral, with a crowd of notables giving thanks for the humble woman whose dignity and defiance helped transform a nation.
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4 officers join Air Force evangelism suit
Nov 2 2005 10:50PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Four Air Force officers have joined a lawsuit claiming senior officers and cadets at the Air Force Academy illegally imposed Christianity on others at the school.
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U.S. steps up effort to unload barges
Nov 2 2005 10:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is stepping up efforts to unload hundreds of Mississippi River barges carrying crops damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
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Charles shows off Camilla at White House
Nov 2 2005 10:39PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Prince Charles dryly pronounced himself "still here" and "alive" Wednesday on his arrival at the White House for a visit showing off his new bride, Camilla. The Duchess of Cornwall, hoping to impress American Diana-philes on her first overseas trip as a British royal, was decidedly more enthusiastic.
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Idaho lawyers reach deal in murder case
Nov 2 2005 10:27PM (CT)
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - Prosecutors agreed Wednesday to withhold graphic videos from the trial of a suspected killer, resolving a dispute with the defense.
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Hurricanes damaged La.'s coastal marshes
Nov 2 2005 10:06PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita tore up about 100 square miles of environmentally significant marsh in southeastern Louisiana, federal geologists said Wednesday.
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Five kids killed in Wash. highway crash
Nov 2 2005 9:20PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A vehicle crossed a median into oncoming traffic and collided with a pickup truck, killing five children in the pickup and seriously injuring their father, State Patrol officers said Wednesday.
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Kennedy memorabilia to be auctioned
Nov 2 2005 9:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A trove of John F. Kennedy memorabilia amassed by a cleaning-supplies salesman _ from presidential doodles to a "hot line" telephone to the White House _ will be auctioned next month.
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Court upholds Calif. school's sex survey
Nov 2 2005 9:00PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal appeals court Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by parents who were outraged that a school district had surveyed their elementary school-age children about sex.
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Man convicted in abortion clinic attack
Nov 2 2005 8:47PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A man who rammed his van into the front doors of an abortion clinic in 2003 was convicted of violating a federal law aimed at penalizing such attacks.
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Judge upholds Africa bombings conviction
Nov 2 2005 8:37PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Wednesday upheld the conviction of an aide to Osama bin Laden in the bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa despite government "inaction, incompetence and stonewalling" that he said had seriously jeopardized its case.
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Hurricane survivors wait for insurers
Nov 2 2005 8:21PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Once a proud businessman, William Dwyer sits in a parking lot these days begging his insurer for money. The 57-year-old retiree said he was quick to file claims after Hurricane Katrina severely damaged his home in suburban Slidell. An adjuster inspected the property about four weeks after the storm, but after four more weeks he's heard nothing about compensation aside from a cash advance for living expenses.
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Son of Miami's police chief arrested
Nov 2 2005 8:15PM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - The son of Miami's police chief was arrested for trying to buy 400 pounds of marijuana from an undercover federal agent, officials said Wednesday.
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Polygamous judge fights for job at hearing
Nov 2 2005 8:04PM (CT)
PROVO, Utah (AP) - A small-town judge who has three wives should not be removed from the bench because his private behavior has not tarnished the office he holds, the judge's attorney told the Utah Supreme Court on Wednesday.
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Hearing officer weighs court-martial
Nov 2 2005 7:39PM (CT)
FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) - The government had probable cause to charge a soldier accused of mistreating detainees in Afghanistan, a hearing officer ruled Wednesday.
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McGovern and Eagleton joke about '72 race
Nov 2 2005 7:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Presidential nominee George McGovern said Wednesday it probably was a mistake to dump running mate Thomas F. Eagleton from the Democratic ticket in 1972.
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Simpson told to pay more in DirecTV case
Nov 2 2005 7:15PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge has ordered O.J. Simpson to pay more than $33,000 in legal fees for DirecTV, two months after he was ordered to pay the company $25,000 for pirating its satellite television signals.
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Terror suspect: 'Everyone makes mistakes'
Nov 2 2005 6:52PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - After confessing to FBI agents that he joined al-Qaida and discussed plans to assassinate President Bush, an American student wrote a letter to his parents saying that "everyone makes mistakes."
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Vt. adopts new rules to cut car emissions
Nov 2 2005 6:45PM (CT)
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Vermont on Wednesday approved stricter standards for vehicle emissions to reduce greenhouse gases, leading five other Northeastern states working on the same rules.
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Talks break off in Philly transit strike
Nov 2 2005 6:25PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - As a disabling transit strike entered its third day Wednesday, contract negotiations bogged down over a proposal to eliminate free health insurance for veteran workers.
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U.N. faces reputation crisis after scandal
Nov 2 2005 5:56PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations faces a crisis of reputation in the wake of the oil-for-food scandal, but the 191 member states and Secretary-General Kofi Annan are determined to reform the world body, the top U.N. management official said Wednesday.
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Group holds Santorum 'retirement parties'
Nov 2 2005 5:36PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A national political group for gays is staging mock "retirement parties" for Sen. Rick Santorum as part of a campaign to defeat the high-ranking Republican next year.
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Hamburger patties tied to illness recalled
Nov 2 2005 5:17PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A Pennsylvania company is recalling more than 40 tons of hamburger patties in 12 states because of possible E. coli contamination.
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FBI: Detained Muslims weren't profiled
Nov 2 2005 5:16PM (CT)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Five Muslim football fans were detained and questioned during a game at Giants Stadium because they were congregating near an air duct on a night former President Bush was in the stadium, the FBI said Wednesday.
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Ala. Killer admits to 12 more slayings
Nov 2 2005 4:20PM (CT)
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A man convicted of raping and murdering an Alabama woman has confessed to at least 12 more slayings in four other states, and may be linked to four more killings, authorities said Wednesday.
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Police say rapist posed as NYC firefighter
Nov 2 2005 3:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A man in a firefighter costume set a small blaze in a stairwell to dupe a woman into letting him into her apartment, then sexually assaulted her, police said.
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Boston Mayor Menino has commanding lead
Nov 2 2005 3:11PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Mayor Thomas M. Menino would prefer to be known as the "Urban Mechanic." But since "Mumbles" is the nickname that stuck, he is trying to turn his mushmouth style to his advantage in his bid to become the longest-serving mayor in Boston history.
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Woman gets probation in airport case
Nov 2 2005 3:10PM (CT)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - A woman has been sentenced to a year of probation for responding to an airport pat-down search by grabbing the screener's breasts and asking, "How would you like it if I did that to you?"
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Woman who hid boy's body gets 25 years
Nov 2 2005 3:06PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A woman who admitted hiding the body of a 7-year-old relative in a basement storage bin was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison, and her son, who said he killed the child in a wrestling move, was sentenced to three.
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Some Calif. ballot measures losing steam
Nov 2 2005 2:14PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California voters are increasingly leaning toward rejecting two dueling prescription drug initiatives, as well as an abortion measure requiring parental notification, according to a new statewide poll.
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5 Mennonite siblings die in Wash. crash
Nov 2 2005 1:15PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Five siblings who were members of a Mennonite family died when the pickup truck their father was driving was struck head-on by a pickup truck traveling in the wrong lane, the Washington State Patrol said Wednesday.
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Judge reduces fines in Alabama mine blast
Nov 2 2005 1:01PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A judge threw out most of the penalties levied against a mine operator for fatal blasts in 2001, saying government regulators didn't prove wrongdoing.
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Carter: White House misled U.S. on Iraq
Nov 2 2005 12:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Bush Administration's prewar claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction were "manipulated, at least" to mislead the American people, former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday.
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Tribal leaders say lobbyists fooled them
Nov 2 2005 11:53AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A lobbyist and his partner exaggerated the threat of competing casinos opening in Texas and Louisiana to siphon millions from the Louisiana Coushatta tribe and then used the money to pad coffers of personal charities and political allies, two tribal leaders told a Senate committee Wednesday.
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Tribal leaders say lobbyists fooled them
Nov 2 2005 11:53AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A lobbyist and his partner exaggerated the threat of competing casinos opening in Texas and Louisiana to siphon millions from the Louisiana Coushatta tribe and then used the money to pad coffers of personal charities and political allies, two tribal leaders told a Senate committee Wednesday.
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AP correspondent Endre Marton dies
Nov 2 2005 10:36AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Endre Marton, The Associated Press correspondent who provided the first eyewitness account of the bloody 1956 Hungarian uprising against communist rule, died Tuesday at his daughter's home in New York. He was 95.
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Texas governor decries FEMA's inaction
Nov 2 2005 10:13AM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Gov. Rick Perry railed against the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday, saying its inaction is putting tens of thousands of hurricane victims at risk of getting evicted and preventing law enforcement from knowing which of the evacuees are dangerous criminals.
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Ore. land-use law ruling sows uncertainty
Nov 2 2005 9:58AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - For decades, Jean Jesse has dreamed of building a home on the plot she owns near the Portland suburb of Hillsboro. She may have to dream a little longer. When voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure last year loosening some of the strictest zoning restrictions in America, Jesse hoped she would be able to erect a house on the land she's owned since 1969.
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Libertarian group drops recruiting goal
Nov 2 2005 9:56AM (CT)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The Free State Project, a libertarian movement that chose New Hampshire as its promised land for a society based on maximum choice and minimum government, has abandoned its goal of recruiting 20,000 members by 2006.
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UNC details past slavery ties
Nov 2 2005 9:36AM (CT)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - In the early decades of the University of North Carolina, servants kindled fires in students' rooms and cut wood to fuel stoves. The 216-year-old school, which takes pride in being the nation's oldest public university, is now airing a shameful side of its past _ those servants were slaves.
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Poll gives Corzine clear lead in N.J. race
Nov 2 2005 6:41AM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Jon Corzine has opened a clear lead over Republican businessman Doug Forrester in the New Jersey governor's race a week before Election Day, according to a poll released Wednesday.
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Records expunged in '99 Texas drug sting
Nov 2 2005 6:12AM (CT)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Thirty people convicted in a discredited drug bust that sent dozens to prison on bogus charges had their criminal records wiped clean.
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Judge removed from DeLay's criminal case
Nov 2 2005 5:57AM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Lawyers for Rep. Tom DeLay are pushing for a change of venue after successfully arguing to have a judge removed from the case against the Texas Republican congressman.
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Colo. voters give up $3.7B in tax refunds
Nov 2 2005 3:33AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Colorado voters agreed Tuesday to give up $3.7 billion in taxpayer refunds over the next five years to help the state bounce back from a recession, ignoring fiscal conservatives who argued that the government doesn't need more money to spend.
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Collector buys rare 'King of Siam' coins
Nov 2 2005 3:13AM (CT)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A coin collector paid a record $8.5 million for a set of rare coins said to have been a gift from former President Andrew Jackson to the King of Siam.
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Denver voters approve teachers pay plan
Nov 2 2005 1:29AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Denver became the largest school district in the country to switch to paying teachers based on their students' achievement Tuesday, as voters approved an annual $25 million tax increase to link teacher salaries to test scores and other measurements.
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Ga. woman pleads guilty to killing child
Nov 2 2005 1:26AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A woman accused of helping her husband kill their 8-year-old daughter because they believed she was demonic pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday.
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Ex-mayor of LA suburb convicted
Nov 2 2005 12:38AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb was convicted Tuesday on federal charges involving the funneling of millions of dollars in city contracts to a sham consulting company he secretly controlled.
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Ore. hospital settles class-action claim
Nov 2 2005 12:32AM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A settlement was reached Tuesday in a closely watched class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of uninsured patients who claim a major nonprofit hospital system overcharged them.
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Ga. woman pleads guilty to killing child
Nov 2 2005 12:31AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A woman accused of helping her husband kill their 8-year-old daughter because they believed she was demonic pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday.
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Judge rules soldier's body stays in Okla.
Nov 2 2005 12:20AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A judge in a bitter dispute between divorced parents over where to bury a son killed in Iraq sided with the soldier's father Tuesday, saying he did not believe the mother's tearful testimony.
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Trial begins in R.I. lead paint lawsuit
Nov 2 2005 12:01AM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Trial began Tuesday in the state's second attempt to hold former makers of lead-based paint accountable for a product that prosecutors say has sickened children and contaminated hundreds of thousands of homes.
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