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2 unrepentant about selling Katrina gift
Nov 21 2006 11:16PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A church that wanted to do something special for Hurricane Katrina victims gave a $75,000 house, free and clear, to a couple who said they were left homeless by the storm. But the couple turned around and sold the place without ever moving in, and went back to New Orleans.
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Marine arrested in baby son's death
Nov 21 2006 11:16PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A young Marine who was called back from a mission to Iraq to be with his ailing wife just before she died of childbirth complications was arrested on suspicion of murdering his newborn son.
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Woman, 92, dies in shootout with police
Nov 21 2006 11:10PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A 92-year-old woman was shot to death Tuesday after she fired at three narcotics officers trying to serve a warrant at her house, officials said.
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Group drops plans to protest Wal-Mart
Nov 21 2006 11:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A conservative group that had called on supporters to boycott Wal-Mart's post-Thanksgiving Day sales to protest the retailer's support of gay-rights groups withdrew its objections Tuesday.
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Autopsy: Diver sank uncontrollably
Nov 21 2006 10:30PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - One of two Coast Guard divers who mysteriously died during a training dive in the Arctic last summer sank uncontrollably as far as 190 feet below the icy surface and suffocated, according to an autopsy summary obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
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Bride says she was 'trapped' in marriage
Nov 21 2006 10:29PM (CT)
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) - A woman who says she was forced to marry her cousin when she was 14 told a judge Tuesday that she sometimes used sex to get favors from her husband, such as money and the freedom to see friends.
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37 percent of U.S. births out of wedlock
Nov 21 2006 10:24PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Out-of-wedlock births in the United States have climbed to an all-time high, accounting for nearly four in 10 babies born last year, government health officials said Tuesday.
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Romney forges on, heedless of GOP losses
Nov 21 2006 10:01PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - By almost any measure, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney _ a would-be presidential candidate _ should be hanging his head right now.
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Schwarzenegger aides land plum jobs
Nov 21 2006 10:00PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed or assigned dozens of staff members this year to high-paying jobs elsewhere in state government _ some of them to six-figure posts he once said were a waste of taxpayer money and should be eliminated.
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Iraq vet to lead Ill. vets' affairs
Nov 21 2006 9:59PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Iraq war veteran and failed congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth has a new mission: directing the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Tuesday.
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Death toll hits 4 in Ala. bus crash
Nov 21 2006 9:50PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A fourth high school student died of injuries she got when her school bus nose-dived off an interstate overpass, the police chief said Tuesday.
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Nursing moms rally at airports
Nov 21 2006 9:50PM (CT)
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Carrying signs with slogans such as "Best in-flight meal ever," scores of mothers breast-fed their babies at airports around the country Tuesday in a show of support for a woman who was ordered off a plane for nursing her daughter without covering up.
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Teachers emphasize the Indians' side
Nov 21 2006 9:49PM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Teacher Bill Morgan walks into his third-grade class wearing a black Pilgrim hat made of construction paper and begins snatching up pencils, backpacks and glue sticks from his pupils. He tells them the items now belong to him because he "discovered" them. The reaction is exactly what Morgan expects: The kids get angry and want their things back.
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6 imams removed from Twin Cities flight
Nov 21 2006 9:48PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Six Muslim clerics removed from a US Airways flight said Tuesday they were victims of discrimination and called for a boycott of the airline.
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Two killed on NJ Transit tracks
Nov 21 2006 9:48PM (CT)
BRADLEY BEACH, N.J. (AP) - A man was struck and killed early Tuesday by a commuter train sent to pick up passengers stranded after their first train hit and killed a woman, authorities said.
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Woman's family sues CNN, Nancy Grace
Nov 21 2006 9:47PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Relatives of a mother who committed suicide after CNN's Nancy Grace aggressively questioned her about the disappearance of her son sued the network and the talk-show host Tuesday, accusing Grace of pushing the woman over the edge.
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Marine enters pleas in Iraqi death
Nov 21 2006 9:46PM (CT)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - A Marine was sentenced to 21 months in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to lesser charges in the killing of an unarmed Iraqi civilian whose body was left with an AK-47 and a shovel to make him look like an insurgent.
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Ohio brokers found not guilty of bribery
Nov 21 2006 7:27PM (CT)
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Two investment brokers were found not guilty Tuesday of bribing a former Ohio workers' compensation official in a statewide scandal.
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Man sentenced for ant abuse punishment
Nov 21 2006 6:51PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A college business professor who allegedly punished one of his children by covering the boy with ants and putting pepper juice in his eyes has been sentenced to two years in prison for child abuse.
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Ala. jury convicts ex-mayor of murder
Nov 21 2006 6:18PM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, Ala. (AP) - The former acting mayor of a sleepy mill town on the Alabama-Georgia line was convicted Tuesday of murdering his wife while on a lunch break six years ago.
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Navy hopes to move Intrepid next month
Nov 21 2006 6:01PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Navy is beginning the final stages of its dredging operation to free the USS Intrepid and may be ready to move the grounded aircraft carrier out of the mud early next month, officials said Tuesday.
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Prison gang members sentenced in Calif.
Nov 21 2006 5:22PM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Three suspected leaders of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for what prosecutors called decades of terrorizing some of the nation's most dangerous penitentiaries.
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New Orleans must hire public defenders
Nov 21 2006 5:02PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The board overseeing the city public defender's office, struggling after Hurricane Katrina sent an already shaky system into crisis, has been ordered to hire more attorneys to represent impoverished criminal defendants.
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O.J. Simpson project could turn on Web
Nov 21 2006 4:17PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The O.J. Simpson project is dead, but the book and the TV interview could turn up in bootleg form in this age of YouTube and eBay, when scandalous information seldom stays secret for long.
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Lost dog found after 3 weeks, 700 miles
Nov 21 2006 3:37PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A three-week search for the companion dog of an Oregon man battling depression has ended with a happy reunion in Wyoming, more than 700 miles from the spot where the pet was stolen.
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Report: Hunger rising in New York City
Nov 21 2006 3:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The number of city residents relying on food from charities and unable to feed their families is rising, according to a report issued by an advocacy group.
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U.S. asks to reinstate terror charge
Nov 21 2006 3:08PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Federal prosecutors have asked an appeals court to reinstate a key terrorism charge against alleged al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla, contending a judge erred in finding that it duplicated other counts in the same indictment.
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Woman gets life for Mich. murders
Nov 21 2006 3:06PM (CT)
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - A woman convicted of killing a suburban Detroit man and his pregnant wife with the help of her former boyfriend was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole.
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'King of Hobos' dies at age 89
Nov 21 2006 3:04PM (CT)
NAPOLEON, Ohio (AP) - Maurice Graham, who began hitching rides on trains as a teenager and was known as the "King of the Hobos," has died at the age of 89.
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Court: NY wrongly confined sex criminals
Nov 21 2006 3:01PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's highest court ruled Tuesday that the state wrongly confined convicted sex offenders in psychiatric facilities after their prison sentences ended.
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Puzzle leads to teacher's resignation
Nov 21 2006 2:23PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A high school Spanish teacher has resigned because of an extra-credit assignment he gave that included anti-American phrases and defended the Palestinian group Hamas.
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6th body found in remote Utah reservoir
Nov 21 2006 2:16PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Searchers looking for a husband and wife missing when their boat capsized in a remote reservoir have found the couple's remains and also discovered four other bodies, thought to be swimmers and boaters who disappeared in the reservoir over the last decade.
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N.C. death case centers on competency
Nov 21 2006 2:09PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Guy Tobias LeGrande, serving as his own lawyer, wore a Superman T-shirt the day he stood in court and pleaded with the jury to sentence him to death: "Pull the switch and let the good times roll."
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Authorities charge man with 1989 slaying
Nov 21 2006 2:05PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Authorities have charged a white man with murder and ethnic intimidation in the shooting of a black man 17 years ago.
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2 bodies recovered from home explosion
Nov 21 2006 2:01PM (CT)
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Two bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a house that exploded after a cable company worker hit a gas line, officials said Tuesday.
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'Paxil defense' embezzler avoids prison
Nov 21 2006 1:27PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A federal judge agreed with a Tampa executive's claim that the antidepressant Paxil prompted him to embezzle $1.8 million from a former employer.
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Fraternity punished for Halloween party
Nov 21 2006 12:50PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Johns Hopkins University has put a fraternity on social probation because of a "Halloween in the Hood" party that angered members of the Black Student Union and sparked debate about race relations.
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Students rule at this New York school
Nov 21 2006 12:33PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - One recent day at the Brooklyn Free School, the "schedule" included the following: filming horror movies, chess, debate and making caves for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Bus hits trailer in Pa.; 12 hurt
Nov 21 2006 12:07PM (CT)
MONROEVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A Greyhound bus hit a trailer that disconnected from a truck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Tuesday, injuring 12 passengers, none seriously, state police said.
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NJ probes deaths of 4 women in ditch
Nov 21 2006 11:03AM (CT)
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Autopsies were being conducted Tuesday on four women whose bodies were found in a seedy area just outside Atlantic City.
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LA mayor vetoes harassment settlement
Nov 21 2006 10:52AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The mayor has vetoed a $2.7 million settlement the City Council awarded to a black firefighter who said he suffered racial harassment after co-workers served him spaghetti laced with dog food.
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D.C. names female police chief
Nov 21 2006 10:40AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A veteran of 16 years on the force has been named chief of police for the District of Columbia, the first woman to serve as permanent chief of the department in the nation's capital.
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Board: Drink contributed to train death
Nov 21 2006 10:35AM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A teenager who died after falling through the gap between a commuter train and a station platform had been drinking and pulled away from people who tried to help her, a state panel concluded.
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4.4 million magnetic toys recalled
Nov 21 2006 6:26AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mattel Inc. is recalling 4.4 million Polly Pocket magnetic play sets after three children were hospitalized with serious injuries from swallowing tiny magnets that fell off the toys, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Tuesday.
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International Emmys held in NYC
Nov 21 2006 5:58AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Steven Spielberg became known for his films, but he was honored for his contributions to the small screen during the presentation of the International Emmy Awards.
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Richards: outburst fueled by anger
Nov 21 2006 5:21AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - He called two black hecklers the "n-word" and enthusiastically referenced a time when blacks were often victims of civil rights abuses, but Michael Richards said his verbal barrage during a stand-up routine was fueled by anger and not bigotry.
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Study: Warming speeds species die off
Nov 21 2006 4:24AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Animal and plant species have begun dying off or changing sooner than predicted because of global warming, a review of hundreds of research studies contends.
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Anschutz enters contract to sell stock
Nov 21 2006 2:19AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Philip Anschutz, Qwest Communications' founder and largest shareholder, has entered into a contract to sell an additional 25 million shares and also agreed to donate another 53 million shares to the Anschutz Foundation, the company said Monday.
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Autopsy: Inmate's death was accident
Nov 21 2006 12:25AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A 21-year-old mentally ill inmate who spent four days naked and shackled in a hot, isolated cell died of hyperthermia _ an increase in body temperature _ and dehydration, according to an autopsy.
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Gangsters who targeted blacks get life
Nov 21 2006 12:09AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three members of a Hispanic gang were sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for using murder and other violent acts to intimidate blacks in their neighborhood.
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Students told to pay for school mistake
Nov 21 2006 12:06AM (CT)
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A computer glitch erroneously refunded dozens of Old Dominion University students thousands of dollars, and now the school is asking for the money back.
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