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Convicted killer executed in Texas
Nov 16 2005 11:58PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - An inmate was executed Wednesday evening for a Christmas Eve killing spree 12 years ago that left a man and two of his children dead.
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N.Y. auction helps New Orleans musicians
Nov 16 2005 11:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - More than two months after Hurricane Katrina, all 21-year-old trumpeter Terrell Batiste has is a temporary home, a donated horn and a chance to eke out a living by playing New Orleans music in other parts of America.
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Lawyer says Pa. double-slay suspect scared
Nov 16 2005 11:20PM (CT)
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - An 18-year-old who's charged with killing his girlfriend's parents before fleeing with the 14-year-old girl is frightened and confused, his attorney said Wednesday.
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Midwestern residents begin cleaning up
Nov 16 2005 10:49PM (CT)
CANNELBURG, Ind. (AP) - Amish farmers tracked down missing cattle and surveyed what remained of their barns Wednesday as residents across three Midwestern states began cleaning up the debris left behind by a deadly storm and its nearly three dozen tornadoes.
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Judge finds Post reporter in contempt
Nov 16 2005 10:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge found Washington Post reporter Walter Pincus in contempt Wednesday, saying the journalist must reveal his government sources for stories about the criminal investigation of nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee.
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Calif. AG files suit against energy co.
Nov 16 2005 10:20PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging an energy company affiliate "played the Enron game" and "ripped us off for hundreds of millions of dollars" in higher electricity prices during the power crisis of 2000-01.
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Documents show Nixon deception on Cambodia
Nov 16 2005 9:47PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Even after Richard Nixon's secret war in Cambodia became known, the president persisted in deception. "Publicly, we say one thing," he told aides. "Actually, we do another."
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Woodward defends role in CIA leak probe
Nov 16 2005 9:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Post editor Bob Woodward tried to fend off criticism Wednesday over revelations that he didn't reveal to his bosses that a top Bush administration official had told him the name of a CIA operative.
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Tenn. school slay suspect to be examined
Nov 16 2005 9:43PM (CT)
JACKSBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A judge Wednesday ordered a mental evaluation for a 14-year-old boy being held in a school shooting that left an administrator dead and two others wounded.
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Mom makes teen stand on street with sign
Nov 16 2005 9:42PM (CT)
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - Tasha Henderson got tired of her 14-year-old daughter's poor grades, her chronic lateness to class and her talking back to her teachers, so she decided to teach the girl a lesson.
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Calif. store waiting for $315M winner
Nov 16 2005 9:25PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Reporters swarmed a gift shop Wednesday where a winning $315 million lottery ticket was sold, then shifted to a medical center in Garden Grove when they were told seven of its employees shared the golden ticket.
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Both sides rest in filmed-abduction trial
Nov 16 2005 9:24PM (CT)
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - A "mountain" of evidence points to the guilt of a former auto mechanic charged with kidnapping, raping and killing 11-year-old Carlie Brucia, the prosecution said in closing arguments Wednesday.
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Immigrants' charges short of allegations
Nov 16 2005 9:10PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The federal charge against three Chinese immigrants _ failing to register as foreign agents _ is a far cry from what investigators first alleged: a broad plot to steal secrets behind U.S. warship technology.
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W.Va. bans grain alcohol, citing concerns
Nov 16 2005 8:50PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia is doing away with high-proof grain alcohol, citing safety concerns raised by college officials and others.
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Campaign staffer testifies on ex-Gov. Ryan
Nov 16 2005 8:49PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A political consultant testified at former Gov. George Ryan's corruption trial Thursday that while Ryan was endorsing Sen. Phil Gramm for the GOP presidential nomination in 1995, Ryan's aides were quietly pressing the Texan's campaign for $103,000 in consulting fees.
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Sheehan to return to court for second day
Nov 16 2005 8:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - War protester Cindy Sheehan and several others return to court Thursday for the second day of trials on misdemeanor charges of demonstrating without a permit outside the White House.
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Expat U.S. citizen charged in Iraq bribes
Nov 16 2005 7:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An American businessman living overseas paid at least $630,000 in kickbacks to U.S. occupation authority officials to win reconstruction contracts in Iraq, according to a federal affidavit made public Wednesday.
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New Orleans activist wins RFK award
Nov 16 2005 7:30PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A New Orleans community organizer who has fought for the poorest victims of Hurricane Katrina received the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award on Wednesday.
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Schools may hire teachers they don't want
Nov 16 2005 7:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Four of every 10 teachers hired in city school systems have something troubling in common, a study contends. They may not be wanted by the schools.
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Investigators: Law broken over FEMA deal
Nov 16 2005 7:23PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A politically connected business that landed $108 million in no-bid FEMA contracts to supply emergency housing to Hurricane Katrina victims violated state law because it did not have a Louisiana license to sell new trailer homes, a state commission has found. The business is a motorcycle shop owned by the father and uncle of state Rep. Gary Smith.
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Pa. lawmakers vote to repeal pay hike
Nov 16 2005 7:21PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - After bringing four months of abuse down on their heads, Pennsylvania lawmakers Wednesday repealed a pay raise they gave themselves in the middle of the night.
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Schwarzenegger in Shanghai on China visit
Nov 16 2005 7:09PM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was set for a busy schedule Thursday that included a tour of a steel plant and a stroll down the red carpet at the Shanghai premiere of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
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U.S. seeks to preserve oil-for-food papers
Nov 16 2005 6:40PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States urged the U.N. Wednesday to prevent any destruction of documents collected during the investigation that found massive corruption in its Iraq oil-for-food program.
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Defense rests in assassination plot trial
Nov 16 2005 6:28PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - An American college student accused of joining al-Qaida and plotting to assassinate President Bush declined to take the stand at his trial Wednesday, and the defense rested its case after putting on just three witnesses.
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Ore. Archdiocese may settle suits for $42M
Nov 16 2005 6:09PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland said it hopes to settle all pending sex abuse claims it faces for about $42 million, according to court documents released Wednesday. The archdiocese faces 129 unresolved claims, it said in a bankruptcy reorganization plan filed Tuesday.
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N.Y. school construction officials charged
Nov 16 2005 5:11PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Six current or former officials of the agency that oversees New York City school construction have been arrested and charged with taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes.
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Katrina victim, a symbol in death, buried
Nov 16 2005 3:58PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In death, Ethel Freeman became an anonymous symbol of the government's slow response to Hurricane Katrina: The 91-year-old woman's body, covered by a poncho and slumped in a wheelchair, lay outside the convention center for days.
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Bishops task force to meet with lawmakers
Nov 16 2005 3:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's Roman Catholic bishops spent half of Tuesday and all Wednesday in unusual private discussions. By policy, even the topics considered were supposed to be secret, but it is certain the sex-abuse scandal was among them.
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'Underneath' blog on judges is prosecutor
Nov 16 2005 3:03PM (CT)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The author of a sassy blog about the federal judiciary, "Underneath Their Robes," is no longer cloaked in mystery, and it turns out it's a federal prosecutor.
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Ford recalling six models on cable, straps
Nov 16 2005 2:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ford Motor Co. recalled about 220,000 vehicles from the 2005 model year on Wednesday amid concerns that a battery cable was rubbing against the vehicle frame, potentially causing fires, and that a fuel tank strap could separate after logging tens of thousands of miles.
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Fallen New York police officers honored
Nov 16 2005 2:18PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Thanks to an unusual effort by the New York Police Department to identify its forgotten dead, the names of fallen officers dating as far back as the mid-1800s have finally been added to a memorial wall.
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Fear hangs over Wisc. deer hunt
Nov 16 2005 2:05PM (CT)
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) - Chao Xiong plans to join tens of thousands of hunters taking to the woods Saturday for the opening of Wisconsin's deer season. But he will be doing it against the advice of his mother.
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Prosecutors begin case against rap mogul
Nov 16 2005 1:58PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A rap music mogul and his brother laundered shopping bags of drug money for a notorious crack kingpin who was masquerading as a music executive, a federal prosecutor told jurors Wednesday.
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Senators try to fix pension agency
Nov 16 2005 1:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate faces far-reaching legislation to ensure the future viability of company-based pension plans after hearing that the agency charged with insuring those benefits is carrying a $22.8 billion deficit.
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Businesses more prepared than government
Nov 16 2005 1:43PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Preparing for Hurricane Katrina, Wal-Mart stocked its shelves with food and water for Gulf Coast customers. Southern Company workers were readied to restore lost electricity. And the New Orleans Sheraton moved guests to safe areas in the hotel, fixing them hot meals and providing access to the news before they could be evacuated two days later.
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Chicago jury rejects ex-inmate's $24M suit
Nov 16 2005 1:27PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A jury rejected a $24 million lawsuit brought by a former death row inmate who claimed Chicago police conspired to frame him for two murders.
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Elderly Miss. woman attacked by rare pet
Nov 16 2005 1:20PM (CT)
PONTOTOC, Miss. (AP) - An elderly woman received 20 stitches after being attacked and bitten by a kinkajou, a racoon-like pet that authorities said escaped from a home five miles away.
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Judge admonished in sighing case
Nov 16 2005 12:26PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A sigh isn't just a sigh in the courtroom of Nassau County Family Court Judge Richard Lawrence. There, a sigh could lead to a few nights in jail. But on Tuesday the state Commission on Judicial Conduct ruled Lawrence should be admonished for ordering a man locked up for contempt without first warning him he could be sent to jail or allowing him to say anything in his defense.
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Grandmother of child groom disgusted
Nov 16 2005 11:17AM (CT)
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - The grandmother of a 15-year-old who wed a 37-year-old woman said Wednesday that she doesn't want anything to do with her grandson's bride.
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Nephew to challenge Rosa Parks' will
Nov 16 2005 11:04AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A nephew of civil rights icon Rosa Parks will contest her 2003 will on grounds that Parks lacked the mental capacity to sign it because of dementia, the nephew's attorney said.
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Deal reached in Oregon teacher strike
Nov 16 2005 8:06AM (CT)
SANDY, Ore. (AP) - An agreement to settle a bitter teacher strike in a school district east of Portland was reached early Wednesday, representatives for both sides said.
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Woman plans to marry man who shot her
Nov 16 2005 6:36AM (CT)
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - A woman says she still plans to marry the man who shot her in the groin and then held her hostage in his family's garage for six days.
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FBI settles SUV Arsons case
Nov 16 2005 4:25AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The FBI has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by an environmentalist who was mistakenly jailed for a string of arson attacks targeting more than 100 vehicles.
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Ga. examines law that allows kids to wed
Nov 16 2005 3:55AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Ever since her 13-year-old niece wed a 14-year-old boy last year, Sharon Cline has sent lawmakers a slew of letters begging them to change a Georgia law that allows children of any age to marry _ without parental consent _ as long as the bride-to-be is pregnant.
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Panda to go on public view Dec. 8
Nov 16 2005 3:37AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Fans eager to get their first live look at the National Zoo's new baby panda need only wait a few more weeks.
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Ill. Governor signs health insurance plan
Nov 16 2005 1:24AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law on Tuesday a bill meant to guarantee every child in Illinois receives health care, despite complaints from some lawmakers about the program's cost to taxpayers.
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Emancipation Proclamation copy auctioned
Nov 16 2005 1:17AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A souvenir copy of the Emancipation Proclamation autographed by Abraham Lincoln sold for $688,000 on Tuesday at an auction of American artifacts collected by the late publishing magnate Malcolm Forbes.
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Donors invest $24M in Oakland schools
Nov 16 2005 1:17AM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The city's troubled public schools are getting a $24 million boost from private donors to help redesign campuses and district offices, school officials said Tuesday.
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Judge: Sex criminals illegally detained
Nov 16 2005 1:12AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of 12 sex criminals she said were illegally detained when they were sent to a psychiatric hospital on Gov. George Pataki's orders after their prison sentences ended.
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San Francisco passes sweeping dog laws
Nov 16 2005 1:09AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - City supervisors passed new laws requiring spaying and neutering of pit bulls on Tuesday, five months after the fatal mauling of a 12-year-old boy by his family's pit bulls.
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Severe storms cause damage in four states
Nov 16 2005 12:46AM (CT)
PARIS, Tenn. (AP) - Severe thunderstorms rolled across the nation's midsection late Tuesday, producing funnel clouds that tore off roofs and destroyed or damaged buildings in at least four states.
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More women interested in adoption
Nov 16 2005 12:09AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of women interested in adopting children is up, but fewer of those women are acting on that impulse, a study being released Wednesday shows.
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