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Time magazine's Hugh Sidey dies at 78
Nov 21 2005 11:52PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hugh Sidey, whose personal portraits of America's chief executives appeared in Time magazine's "The Presidency" column over four decades, died Monday. He was 78.
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Mall suspect: 'Just follow the screams'
Nov 21 2005 11:50PM (CT)
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A man accused of a shooting spree at a crowded shopping mall told authorities to "just follow the screams" when he called them shortly before opening fire with a pair of assault weapons, according to court documents released Monday.
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Nike corporate jet makes safe landing
Nov 21 2005 11:19PM (CT)
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) - The pilots of a Nike corporate jet got a stuck landing gear to drop into place and landed the plane safely Monday after putting it through a series of twisting high-altitude maneuvers, passenger and Nike CEO William Perez said.
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Man gets 24 years in railcar deaths case
Nov 21 2005 11:18PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - The accused leader of a smuggling ring was sentenced Monday to more than 24 years in prison for his role in the train car deaths of 11 illegal immigrants in 2002.
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Prosecutors say Pa. girl wasn't kidnapped
Nov 21 2005 11:16PM (CT)
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - A 14-year-old girl whose 18-year-old boyfriend is accused of killing her parents left with him willingly after the slayings, prosecutors said in court papers filed Monday.
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Calif. engineer, family plead not guilty
Nov 21 2005 11:10PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A Chinese-American engineer who worked on Navy warship technology and two family members pleaded not guilty Monday to an indictment alleging they were unregistered agents for China.
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Pakistani: Terror confession was coerced
Nov 21 2005 10:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Pakistani man accused of trying to help an al-Qaida operative slip past U.S. immigration officials testified Monday that investigators pressured him into making a false confession.
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Two U.S. crash victims were Fla. newlyweds
Nov 21 2005 10:44PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - An American couple killed in a plane crash in Belize blamed on Tropical Storm Gamma's heavy rain and winds were newlyweds on their honeymoon, relatives said Monday.
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Prosecutor upset over Ryan's TV remarks
Nov 21 2005 10:10PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal prosecutor asked the judge at former Gov. George Ryan's trial Monday to discourage the defendant from making public statements like one last week in which he criticized a prosecution witness, former Sen. Phil Gramm.
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Inmate used guard's phone before escape
Nov 21 2005 10:08PM (CT)
KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) - A guard gave an inmate serving a 41-year sentence a cell phone to call his wife three weeks before the couple mounted a bloody escape at a county courthouse that killed a fellow prison guard.
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Monsignor in Phoenix is arrested
Nov 21 2005 9:51PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - The former vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix was arrested Monday on charges he fondled boys and young men and asked them prying questions about their sex lives that he pretended were part of confession.
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Feds pledge $337M for O'Hare expansion
Nov 21 2005 9:20PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta on Monday pledged $337 million in federal funds for a planned expansion at O'Hare International Airport that is aimed at reducing flight delays at one of the nation's busiest airports.
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N.J. school shut after student threatened
Nov 21 2005 9:13PM (CT)
OLD TAPPAN, N.J. (AP) - A high school was closed Monday while authorities investigated a threat that a student received in a computer instant message, police said.
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Texas deputies punished in prison escape
Nov 21 2005 9:11PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - One deputy has been fired and eight others disciplined for allowing a death row inmate to stroll out the front door of a jail in downtown Houston this month, an official said Monday.
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Pregnant woman to stand trial in stabbing
Nov 21 2005 9:04PM (CT)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) - A pregnant woman who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend because he tried to keep her from eating a candy bar has been ordered to stand trial on attempted murder and assault charges.
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N.C. mayor calls slayings deliberate
Nov 21 2005 8:38PM (CT)
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Investigators believe four men found shot to death in an upscale rented town house were targeted and not victims of a random crime, the police chief said Monday.
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FBI probes claim group set Md. fires
Nov 21 2005 8:33PM (CT)
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) - Federal authorities are investigating a claim that a radical environmental group was responsible for fires that damaged four townhouses in a large-scale subdivision under construction.
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Woodward explains silence in leak case
Nov 21 2005 8:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward dismissed claims that he should have revealed his role in the CIA leak case when he discussed the investigation on news interview shows.
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Ex-DeLay aide pleads guilty in conspiracy
Nov 21 2005 7:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Michael Scanlon, a former partner to lobbyist Jack Abramoff, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to bribe public officials, a charge growing out of the government investigation of attempts to defraud Indian tribes and corrupt a member of Congress.
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Panda cub tickets going quickly
Nov 21 2005 7:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - He isn't Sting, Bon Jovi, Barry Manilow or U2, but Tai Shan is proving quite the draw anyhow.
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Humane Society sues over poultry slaughter
Nov 21 2005 6:14PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chickens and turkeys should be covered by the same law as cows, pigs and other animals when they are slaughtered, the Humane Society of the United States said in a lawsuit filed Monday against the Agriculture Department.
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Convicted priest said too close to kids
Nov 21 2005 5:44PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - After his conviction for sexually abusing a boy, a retired Roman Catholic priest lived in a retirement home next to a child-care facility, apparently in violation of state law, an activist group said Monday.
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Authorities say Pa. slay suspect confessed
Nov 21 2005 5:42PM (CT)
LITITZ, Pa. (AP) - An 18-year-old man accused of killing his 14-year-old girlfriend's parents and taking the girl to Indiana confessed to the slayings after his arrest and told police the murder weapon was in his car, according to court documents released Monday.
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Holidays, shooting highlight mall safety
Nov 21 2005 5:28PM (CT)
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - In an instant, the controlled chaos of holiday shopping turned bloody when a man strolled into a busy shopping mall and opened fire on shoppers with an assault rifle.
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Two sentenced to life in murder-for-hire
Nov 21 2005 4:31PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Two men were sentenced to life in prison Monday in the assassination of a sheriff-elect who was gunned down on orders from the man he defeated at the polls.
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Man convicted in Pa. fire that killed two
Nov 21 2005 4:20PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A handyman whose basement marijuana-growing operation resulted in a smoky fire that killed two firefighters was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter.
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Chief deputy sheriff in Pittsburgh charged
Nov 21 2005 3:29PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Allegheny County's chief deputy sheriff was arrested Monday and charged with accepting several thousand dollars' worth of payoffs from a person who wanted to establish a for-profit jail.
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Little Wheaton College's prestige grows
Nov 21 2005 3:04PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Little Wheaton College isn't as big or as well known as the Ivy League schools, but in recent years it has had as many Rhodes Scholars as some of them have had.
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JFK assassination debate lives on
Nov 21 2005 3:04PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the 42 years since the assassination of President Kennedy, here's what has been agreed on by those who still pursue one of the most sensational crimes in history: very little, if anything.
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Hurricanes sap New Orleans' holiday season
Nov 21 2005 2:24PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - As Glenn Poche looked for sales in the hardware department and his wife combed through racks of clothing, luxuries like grand turkey dinners and festive holiday shopping were far from their minds.
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Man who kept dead mom in freezer sentenced
Nov 21 2005 2:20PM (CT)
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - A recluse who kept his dead mother in his freezer and shot at his neighbors when they came to his door was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday.
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Anti-Castro activist arrested in Miami
Nov 21 2005 11:49AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - An anti-Castro activist who earlier this year helped shelter an exiled militant linked to deadly bombings was arrested on federal weapons and false passport charges.
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Calif. students find decomposed body
Nov 21 2005 8:27AM (CT)
POMONA, Calif. (AP) - Two university students found a badly decomposed body when they peeked inside in a hay trailer while searching for a missing calf, officials said.
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Reindeer arrive at San Francisco Zoo
Nov 21 2005 6:56AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Some of Rudolph's cousins are paying an early visit to San Francisco. Four reindeer arrived at the San Francisco Zoo this weekend.
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Small quake hits northeast California
Nov 21 2005 5:44AM (CT)
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) - A small earthquake shook the eastern Sierra Nevada early Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Dispute threatens Utah canyon's treasures
Nov 21 2005 4:46AM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A remote Utah canyon that long concealed a string of ancient Indian settlements holds another surprise: The rancher who sold it kept the mineral rights and says he may use them.
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Calif. wildfire nearly surrounded
Nov 21 2005 4:13AM (CT)
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - A nearly 4,000-acre wildfire that blackened hillsides above expensive oceanfront homes was nearly surrounded Monday despite a weekend resurgence of fierce, dry Santa Ana winds.
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Border Patrol follows migrants to mountain
Nov 21 2005 4:11AM (CT)
DULZURA, Calif. (AP) - Immigrant smugglers once avoided the rugged, chaparral-covered canyons east of San Diego for easier crossing points _ but now the Otay Mountains are one of the busiest areas along California's border with Mexico.
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Authorities crack down on NYC poker clubs
Nov 21 2005 3:44AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - On a busy night at the New York Players Club in upper Manhattan, vice squad officers wearing bulletproof vests and raid jackets dealt the underground poker scene a losing hand.
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Report: School crime halved over 10 years
Nov 21 2005 12:09AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - One in 20 students was a victim of violence or theft at school in 2003, the government said in a report that shows school crime rates about were half what they were 10 years earlier.
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Camden, N.J., ranked most-dangerous city
Nov 21 2005 12:04AM (CT)
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - For the second year in a row, this destitute city has been named the nation's most dangerous, according to a company's annual ranking based on crime statistics.
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