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Bus crashes kill 2 in Mo., 1 in Fla.
Nov 9 2006 11:58PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A crash involving a school bus, two tractor-trailers and a car killed a couple Thursday, but no children were seriously injured, officials said.
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Ex-UMass president wins pension increase
Nov 9 2006 11:48PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A former University of Massachusetts president will get a $17,000 annual pension increase after the state's highest court agreed Thursday that his housing allowance should be counted as compensation.
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L.A. settles suit with black firefighter
Nov 9 2006 11:48PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The city is paying $2.7 million to settle a lawsuit brough by a black firefighter who claims he suffered racial discrimination after co-workers served him spaghetti laced with dog food.
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Rapist pleads guilty to 5 assaults
Nov 9 2006 11:46PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A man convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl pleaded guilty Thursday to five other sexual assaults and to charges of escaping from jail last year.
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McGovern to meet with Congress on war
Nov 9 2006 11:31PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - George McGovern, the former senator and Democratic presidential candidate, said Thursday that he will meet with more than 60 members of Congress next week to recommend a strategy to remove U.S. troops from Iraq by June.
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FBI probes use of force in L.A. arrest
Nov 9 2006 11:29PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FBI opened an investigation Thursday into video footage of a police officer repeatedly striking a suspect in the face during a struggle on a Hollywood street.
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Mehlman to step down from RNC post
Nov 9 2006 11:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman, whose party lost both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, will step down from his post when his two-year term ends in January, GOP officials said Thursday.
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Deer's head gets stuck in fake pumpkin
Nov 9 2006 10:56PM (CT)
CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A plastic jack-o'-lantern meant for collecting Halloween candy is threatening the life of a small, immature deer that calls a gated community home.
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Okla. man kills 3, himself, police say
Nov 9 2006 10:55PM (CT)
SKIATOOK, Okla. (AP) - A man apparently angry over a fence dispute fatally shot three men before committing suicide in front of police officers, authorities said Thursday.
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1 dead in Calif. train derailment
Nov 9 2006 10:46PM (CT)
BAXTER, Calif. (AP) - A maintenance train loaded with thousands of gallons of diesel fuel and other flammable liquids derailed in the mountains east of Sacramento on Thursday, killing one person, injuring several others and sparking a fire in the heavily forested area.
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More bones found at trade center site
Nov 9 2006 10:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Seven more pieces of remains were found Thursday in the same manhole at ground zero where the discovery of bones prompted a renewed search for Sept. 11 victims.
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Virginia executes killer of bank guard
Nov 9 2006 10:22PM (CT)
JARRATT, Va. (AP) - Virginia executed a man Thursday for fatally shooting a security guard who tried to protect bank tellers during a 1999 robbery.
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Houston landscaper accused of bigotry
Nov 9 2006 9:58PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A few short weeks ago, Garden Guy was just a mom-and-pop landscaping business that promoted itself as "making Houston beautiful since 1991" and promised to treat its customers with respect and honesty.
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Deadly storm wipes out road at Mt. Hood
Nov 9 2006 9:16PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Heavy rain and flooding already blamed for three deaths in the Pacific Northwest washed out a major highway near Mount Hood on Thursday and forced authorities to close 59 miles of road in Washington state.
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Wyo. Sen. Thomas diagnosed with leukemia
Nov 9 2006 9:11PM (CT)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - Sen. Craig Thomas, hospitalized since Monday with pneumonia, began treatment for leukemia on Thursday, his spokesman said.
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Reno arson suspect charged with murder
Nov 9 2006 8:48PM (CT)
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Prosecutors filed 12 counts of first-degree murder Thursday against a woman they say started a deadly hotel blaze by setting a mattress on fire after a dispute with a fellow tenant.
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Mob gambling ring busted, police say
Nov 9 2006 8:44PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Eleven people, including members and associates of the Genovese and Lucchese organized crime families, have been indicted on charges of running an illegal gambling ring at one of the world's largest food distribution centers, prosecutors said Thursday.
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Gay marriage vote put off in Mass.
Nov 9 2006 8:39PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday again avoided taking a formal stand on a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage, recessing a constitutional convention instead of taking up the thorny issue.
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Gay marriage vote put off in Mass.
Nov 9 2006 8:39PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday again avoided taking a formal stand on a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage, recessing a constitutional convention instead of taking up the thorny issue.
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Witness gives account in yacht killing
Nov 9 2006 8:27PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former jail guard testified Thursday about how a husband and wife were killed by being tied to an anchor aboard their yacht and dumped into the ocean.
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2 Dem. congressmen won't challenge Daley
Nov 9 2006 8:22PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Two Democratic congressmen who could have mounted formidable challenges to longtime Mayor Richard Daley announced Thursday that they will not run for mayor next year because of their party's newfound power in Congress.
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Mother's ex kills 2 sisters, police say
Nov 9 2006 7:40PM (CT)
STAFFORD, N.J. (AP) - A man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's two daughters on Thursday and then killed himself, authorities said.
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Four plead guilty in Ore. ecoterror case
Nov 9 2006 7:36PM (CT)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Four environmental extremists pleaded guilty to arson and conspiracy Thursday for their part in a five-year wave of firebombings that caused $30 million in damage.
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Center studies hurricane forecasting
Nov 9 2006 7:21PM (CT)
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) - Scientists at a new research institute are studying ways to improve hurricane forecasts and protect the Gulf Coast's natural resources from storms, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday.
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Army officer to be court-martialed
Nov 9 2006 7:08PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - An Army lieutenant who challenged the Bush administration's reasons for going to war in Iraq and then refused to deploy to the country will face a military trial, the Army said Thursday.
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New rules for Fla. child-welfare agency
Nov 9 2006 6:42PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A judge ordered the state Thursday to temporarily house foster children only in licensed facilities, in a lawsuit prompted by the use of a conference room to shelter children.
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Ex-Black Panther's conviction questioned
Nov 9 2006 6:30PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A state court official has recommended reversing the murder conviction of a former Black Panther who has been held in solitary confinement at Louisiana's state penitentiary since the early 1970s.
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Army charges ex-sergeant in 3 killings
Nov 9 2006 6:00PM (CT)
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - A retired Army master sergeant who was recalled to active duty so the military could investigate him in a 1985 triple slaying was charged Thursday with murder and rape in the deaths of an Air Force captain's wife and daughters.
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Boys Town sex abuse lawsuit dismissed
Nov 9 2006 4:42PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The last of five recent sexual abuse lawsuits against Boys Town, the celebrated home for troubled youngsters, has been dismissed after an attorney said his client's mental illness prevented him from continuing the case.
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Ore. family killer's sentence upheld
Nov 9 2006 3:50PM (CT)
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Supreme Court upheld the death sentence Thursday against a man who pleaded guilty to killing his wife and three small children. Their bodies were found in two coastal bays around Christmas 2001.
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Veil or not to veil?
Nov 9 2006 2:57PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Earlier this year on an Arabic Web site, a Muslim woman scholar posted an open letter to the Islamic world. "Take off the veil, sister," began Elham Manea, a professor of Yemeni descent who now works in Switzerland.
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Dozens of arsons hit Saginaw, Mich.
Nov 9 2006 2:17PM (CT)
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) - Dozens of vacant homes have been set ablaze since a pre-Halloween arson spree last week, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.
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Former Chicago official gets 4 years
Nov 9 2006 2:08PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A former city official was sentenced to almost four years in prison Thursday for racketeering conspiracy and tax fraud in a federal corruption investigation at City Hall.
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CBS newsman Ed Bradley dead at 65
Nov 9 2006 1:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Ed Bradley, the award-winning "60 Minutes" correspondent who grew up in the tough streets of Philadelphia, was wounded while covering the Vietnam War and later became CBS's first black White House correspondent, died Thursday. He was 65.
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Navajo leader hopes Democrats will help
Nov 9 2006 12:51PM (CT)
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) - The newly re-elected president of the Navajo Nation said he hopes that the Democrats' takeover of Congress will help the nation's largest American Indian reservation, saying it was hard to win federal money from Republicans.
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Religion news in brief
Nov 9 2006 12:01PM (CT)
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Scientists advising Pope Benedict XVI told the pontiff that they will study scientific insights into evolution, reflecting his special interest in the subject.
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Religion today
Nov 9 2006 12:01PM (CT)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Earlier this year on an Arabic Web site, a Muslim woman scholar posted an open letter to the Islamic world. "Take off the veil, sister," began Elham Manea, a professor of Yemeni descent who now works in Switzerland.
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15 N.C. students hurt when 3 buses crash
Nov 9 2006 11:50AM (CT)
ERWIN, N.C. (AP) - Three charter buses collided early Thursday after the brakes on one apparently failed, injuring at least 15 middle schools students on a field trip to the Atlantic coast, officials said.
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Media OK'd for Atlanta courthouse trial
Nov 9 2006 11:12AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Television crews will be allowed to broadcast the murder trial of a rape defendant accused of killing four people in an escape from a downtown Atlanta courthouse, a judge ruled Thursday.
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Conn. tree going to Rockefeller Center
Nov 9 2006 11:09AM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An 88-foot Norway spruce from a western Connecticut home was headed to Manhattan on Thursday to become this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
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Fla. fraternity shut after hazing claims
Nov 9 2006 10:55AM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - One of University of Central Florida's oldest fraternities has been disbanded by its national headquarters following allegations of hazing involving heavy drinking and pledges wearing women's underwear.
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Donations replace stolen wedding gowns
Nov 9 2006 10:18AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Donations of wedding dresses have been pouring in to a charity that grants the dying wishes of women with breast cancer, just days after a trailer containing thousands of gowns worth an estimated $3 million was stolen from the group.
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Man convicted in TV station shooting
Nov 9 2006 9:27AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A jury has found a man guilty but mentally ill on an attempted murder charge for shooting a former TV station employee last year.
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Carjacker executed for Texas slaying
Nov 9 2006 8:46AM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Texas executed a man convicted in the 1992 carjack slaying of a vacationer who had been living under an assumed identity in the federal Witness Protection Program.
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California to rebuild with model plan
Nov 9 2006 8:20AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tired of exasperating traffic jams, aging schools and inadequate affordable housing, Californians have launched a new era of public works construction that could become a model for other states.
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Gates mostly praised for Texas A&M work
Nov 9 2006 4:42AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - As president of Texas A&M University, Robert Gates' goals were to increase diversity, improve academic programs and undertake the most ambitious construction program in school history.
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Man charged in fatal dog attack in S.C.
Nov 9 2006 4:39AM (CT)
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) - A man was charged with involuntary manslaughter after six of his dogs attacked and killed a 10-year-old boy as he walked home, prosecutors said.
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California to rebuild with model plan
Nov 9 2006 4:34AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tired of exasperating traffic jams, aging schools and inadequate affordable housing, Californians have launched a new era of public works construction that could become a model for other states.
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Fresno teen charged in fist fight death
Nov 9 2006 3:31AM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A teenager was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a parking lot fistfight with a 13-year-old classmate who later died.
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Federline seeks support, child custody
Nov 9 2006 1:36AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A day after Britney Spears filed divorce papers, Kevin Federline counter-filed court papers Wednesday seeking sole custody of the couple's two children.
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'Fed-Ex' Federline has dubious future
Nov 9 2006 1:32AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - While a newly fit and fabulous Britney Spears appears to be staging a career comeback, her soon to be ex-husband, Kevin Federline, is hanging on by a very thin thread.
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Lawyers testify in Thompson slay case
Nov 9 2006 12:02AM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Two lawyers testifying in the trial of a man accused of slaying racing legend Mickey Thompson said the court battle over the pair's severed business ties two decades ago was vitriolic.
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