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College cancels classes for race seminar
Nov 8 2006 11:40PM (CT)
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - Students who wore blackface to an off-campus party sparked such an outcry on campus that officials at Whitman College canceled classes Thursday so students and faculty could attend a diversity symposium.
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Mental health crisis strains New Orleans
Nov 8 2006 11:22PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mental health problems soared after Hurricane Katrina, just as the city's ability to handle them plummeted, creating a crisis so acute that police officers say they take some disturbed people to a destination of last resort _ jail.
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Peace mom Sheehan arrested in Washington
Nov 8 2006 11:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Wednesday as she led about 50 protesters to a White House gate Wednesday to deliver anti-war petitions she said were signed by 80,000 Americans.
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Ex-Penn prof charged with child porn
Nov 8 2006 11:17PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A former University of Pennsylvania business professor who was previously convicted in a teen sex sting was indicted Wednesday on charges he produced and distributed child pornography.
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Rains flood N.J. streets
Nov 8 2006 11:06PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A storm dumped more than 4 inches of rain Wednesday on parts of New Jersey, flooding streets, sending small streams out of their banks and causing lengthy flight delays.
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Northwest rain eases; 3 dead, 1 missing
Nov 8 2006 9:47PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The body of a 78-year-old woman who disappeared on a storm-battered beach was found Wednesday, the third confirmed death from storms in the Pacific Northwest that smashed rainfall records and damaged hundreds of homes, authorities said.
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Haggard begins spiritual 'restoration'
Nov 8 2006 9:36PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - There will be prayer, and perhaps the laying on of hands. There will be counseling and a confession. And there will be advice, confrontation and rebuke from "godly men" appointed to oversee the spiritual "restoration" of the Rev. Ted Haggard.
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Ill. employee: Broker did gov's hiring
Nov 8 2006 9:25PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A state employee who says he was wrongly passed over for a promotion claims in a federal lawsuit that a political power broker decided who was hired at two agencies under Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
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Amtrak hits truck in Fla., driver dead
Nov 8 2006 9:01PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - An Amtrak train carrying 89 people slammed into a tractor trailer Wednesday, killing the truck driver and leaving three passengers with minor injuries, authorities said.
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Amtrak hits truck in Fla., driver dead
Nov 8 2006 8:55PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - An Amtrak train carrying 89 people slammed into a tractor trailer Wednesday, killing the truck driver and leaving three passengers with minor injuries, authorities said.
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Texas man executed for 1992 slaying
Nov 8 2006 8:32PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Convicted killer Willie Shannon was executed by lethal injection Wednesday night for the carjack-slaying of a man who was on vacation with his family in Houston more than 14 years ago.
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Lawyer testifies in Thompson murder case
Nov 8 2006 8:22PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A lawyer who once represented slain racing legend Mickey Thompson described on Wednesday a vitriolic court battle over soured business ties between the driver and the former business partner who is now charged in his killing.
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Judge blocks Calif. sex offender rules
Nov 8 2006 8:18PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of key provisions of a ballot measure designed to crack down on sex offenders, ruling the law was unconstitutional just a day after voters overwhelmingly approved it.
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Gatorland fire caused by heating device
Nov 8 2006 8:09PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A faulty reptile heating device caused the fire that destroyed the gift shop and killed three animals at Gatorland, one of Florida's oldest tourist attractions, investigators said Wednesday.
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Malvo gets life in 6 Md. sniper killings
Nov 8 2006 7:40PM (CT)
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for six murders in Maryland that were part of a three-week shooting spree that terrorized the Washington area in 2002.
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N.C. school: Sorry for pregame Nazi talk
Nov 8 2006 7:39PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Part of a Nazi leader's speech was played over the public address system before a high school soccer game, prompting an apology by the home team's principal.
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Jury deadlocks in pier collapse case
Nov 8 2006 6:17PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A jury deadlocked Wednesday and a mistrial was declared for the owner and operator of a pier that collapsed into the Delaware River more than six years ago, killing three nightclub patrons and injuring 43 others.
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Katrina dog reunited with La. owners
Nov 8 2006 6:12PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Rocket, a dog that survived Hurricane Katrina and ended up in a Pennsylvania home, is back with its owner in New Orleans after a custody fight that went to court.
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Ohio coin dealer case sent to jury
Nov 8 2006 6:05PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Jurors on Wednesday weighed the fate of a former GOP fundraiser accused of pilfering a state investment in rare coins, a day after the scandal helped toss many Republicans out of statewide office.
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Runaway SUV kills boy, hurts mom in NYC
Nov 8 2006 5:25PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A sport utility vehicle collided with another SUV, jumped a curb and plowed into a family Wednesday, killing a 5-year-old boy on his way to school and leaving his mother in critical condition, police said.
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Bus carrying N.C. students crashes
Nov 8 2006 4:54PM (CT)
MARION, N.C. (AP) - A bus carrying elementary school students back from a field trip crashed Wednesday, injuring more than two dozen people aboard, officials said.
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Mass. judge orders Briton to give DNA
Nov 8 2006 4:00PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A British man accused of killing his wife and infant daughter must submit to a DNA test, a judge ruled.
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Bus carrying N.C. students crashes
Nov 8 2006 3:45PM (CT)
MARION, N.C. (AP) - An activity bus carrying more than 50 elementary school students back from a field trip crashed Wednesday, injuring 17 students, officials said.
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LAX power cut delays dozens of flight
Nov 8 2006 3:34PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A construction accident blacked out lighting on a runway at Los Angeles International Airport for several hours, briefly delaying flights around the country, authorities said.
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22 students seek care after bus accident
Nov 8 2006 2:56PM (CT)
RED SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) - A car collided with a school bus Wednesday and 22 middle school students and their bus driver were taken to a hospital, authorities said. No one was seriously injured.
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Warning-film producer Davis dies at 90
Nov 8 2006 2:48PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sid Davis, who produced more than 180 educational films warning youngsters of the dangers of drugs, drinking and running with scissors, has died. He was 90.
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Fla. senator's 30-year-old son arrested
Nov 8 2006 2:13PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The son of Sen. Bill Nelson was arrested early Wednesday after allegedly pushing an officer in a confrontation hours after he had taken the stage at his father's re-election party.
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County clink goes pink in Missouri
Nov 8 2006 12:29PM (CT)
BUFFALO, Mo. (AP) - Prisoners returning to a jail damaged in a failed breakout attempt will find a radically new decor _ pink with blue teddy bear accents.
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Sanctions for soldiers who posed nude
Nov 8 2006 12:20PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Female Kentucky National Guard soldiers who allegedly posed nude for pictures before being sent to Iraq will face nonjudicial, administrative sanctions rather than courts-martial, the Army said.
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Six states to get extra day for taxes
Nov 8 2006 12:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Six eastern states and the District of Columbia will get an extra day, until April 17, to file their 2006 returns, the Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday.
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Ex-soldier accused in deaths of Iraqis
Nov 8 2006 11:14AM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A former 101st Airborne Division soldier pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the rape and slaying of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the killings of three others in her family.
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Mich. teen dies trying to save sister, 4
Nov 8 2006 9:20AM (CT)
RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A teenage girl tried to save her 4-year-old sister when their home caught fire in the middle of the night, but both were killed, police said. Their mother and three other siblings escaped.
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Cyclist rescued after forest crash
Nov 8 2006 9:08AM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - A man with a broken leg crawled 75 feet up a remote hillside after crashing his motorcycle, then had to spend the night in the open waiting for rescue, officials said.
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Flooding prompts evacuations in N.W.
Nov 8 2006 5:21AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Record rainfall that brought heavy flooding to the Northwest, killing at least one person, causing evacuations and damaging roads and houses, began to ease Tuesday, as high waters continued to threaten some areas.
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17 Marines' conduct in Iraq investigated
Nov 8 2006 1:41AM (CT)
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - Seventeen Marine reservists just back from Iraq have been ordered to remain at Camp Lejeune while allegations of misconduct during their deployment are investigated, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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McCain resigns Gallaudet trustee post
Nov 8 2006 1:13AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain has resigned as a trustee of the nation's only liberal arts university for the deaf after its board voted to revoke the appointment of the school's incoming president, a university spokeswoman said.
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Woman fatally bitten by snake in church
Nov 8 2006 12:54AM (CT)
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - A woman who was bitten by a snake at a church that neighbors say practices serpent handling died of her wounds hours later, a newspaper reported.
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