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Boyd, former NYC Times editor, dies
Nov 23 2006 11:59PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Gerald M. Boyd, who became the first black managing editor of The New York Times and was forced to resign two years later amid a reporter's plagiarism scandal, has died. He was 56.
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2 taken hostage in Chicago standoff
Nov 23 2006 11:56PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - An armed man took two women hostage inside their apartment building early Thursday, sparking a police standoff that dragged into the night.
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Report suggests better background checks
Nov 23 2006 11:42PM (CT)
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) - A disabled 3-year-old boy whose charred remains were found near a chimney might have lived had a domestic violence charge against a foster father been reported to children's services, a detective evaluating the department said.
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Thousands watch parade despite rain
Nov 23 2006 11:39PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Wind and rain could not keep thousands of spectators from crowding Manhattan streets to see Big Bird, Snoopy and other signature balloons and floats of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Earthquake hits Hawaii's Big Island
Nov 23 2006 11:30PM (CT)
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) - An earthquake with a magnitude of at least 4.5 struck off the northwest coast of the Big Island on Thursday in the same area where two stronger temblors struck last month.
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Ohio mom found incompetent in arson case
Nov 23 2006 11:09PM (CT)
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A woman charged with setting the family's house on fire, killing her two children, is incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled.
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Man shot at courthouse had knife
Nov 23 2006 8:23PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A man who was shot and killed at a county courthouse had threatened sheriff's deputies with a knife, authorities said Thursday.
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12 injured in Mass. blast leave hospital
Nov 23 2006 8:19PM (CT)
DANVERS, Mass. (AP) - A dozen people hospitalized from injuries they got when a chemical plant exploded were released Thursday, while investigators kept residents away from the neighborhood riddled with homes and businesses blasted off their foundations.
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Retailers push Thanksgiving specials
Nov 23 2006 4:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options _ both online and in stores _ than ever this Thanksgiving.
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Retailers push Thanksgiving specials
Nov 23 2006 4:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options _ both online and in stores _ than ever this Thanksgiving.
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Retailers push Thanksgiving specials
Nov 23 2006 4:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options _ both online and in stores _ than ever this Thanksgiving.
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Retailers push Thanksgiving specials
Nov 23 2006 4:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options _ both online and in stores _ than ever this Thanksgiving.
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Retailers push Thanksgiving specials
Nov 23 2006 4:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options _ both online and in stores _ than ever this Thanksgiving.
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Retailers push Thanksgiving specials
Nov 23 2006 4:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options _ both online and in stores _ than ever this Thanksgiving.
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Retailers push Thanksgiving specials
Nov 23 2006 4:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options _ both online and in stores _ than ever this Thanksgiving.
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Retailers push Thanksgiving specials
Nov 23 2006 4:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A traditional day of feasting with family turned into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options _ both online and in stores _ than ever this Thanksgiving.
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Lawyer wants Simpson book off eBay
Nov 23 2006 4:48PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An attorney representing the family of Nicole Brown Simpson accused eBay on Thursday of not moving quickly enough to yank auctions of "If I Did It," O.J. Simpson's hypothetically story of how he would have killed his ex-wife.
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WWI vet, recently honored, dies at 111
Nov 23 2006 4:06PM (CT)
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Ernest Charles Pusey, one of the nation's longest living World War I veterans, died a little over a week after he was honored with a medal for his service to the country, family members said. He was 111.
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Judge tosses Beverly Hills cancer claims
Nov 23 2006 4:00PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has thrown out 12 lawsuits claiming an oil well that operated for decades at Beverly Hills High School caused cancer in former students.
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Peace Corps vets ready for Round 2
Nov 23 2006 3:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In its 45 years, the Peace Corps has sent more than 180,000 volunteers around the world to help people in developing nations and serve as goodwill ambassadors for the United States.
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Peace Corps vets ready for Round 2
Nov 23 2006 3:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In its 45 years, the Peace Corps has sent more than 180,000 volunteers around the world to help people in developing nations and serve as goodwill ambassadors for the United States.
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Peace Corps vets ready for Round 2
Nov 23 2006 3:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In its 45 years, the Peace Corps has sent more than 180,000 volunteers around the world to help people in developing nations and serve as goodwill ambassadors for the United States.
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Kansas man gets prison time in HIV case
Nov 23 2006 3:50PM (CT)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - An HIV-positive man accused of knowingly exposing three women to the virus has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison.
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Kan. school shooting plot student pleads
Nov 23 2006 3:44PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Kan. (AP) - A teenager accused with four others of plotting an armed attack on their high school has been sentenced to probation and community service.
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Jury orders rancher to pay hunting party
Nov 23 2006 3:25PM (CT)
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) - An anti-illegal immigration activist accused of threatening to shoot a Mexican-American family of hunters with an assault rifle and using racial slurs against them was ordered to pay them $98,000.
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Laborers warned about meth trade dangers
Nov 23 2006 2:02PM (CT)
MERCED, Calif. (AP) - Fotonovelas _ pocket-sized picture books popular in Mexico _ have gotten a California makeover that authorities hope persuades immigrant laborers to resist the easy-money temptation of the methamphetamine trade.
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Police: Amateur videos don't tell story
Nov 23 2006 1:44PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Arlin Pacheco turned her video camera from the kittens on her porch to the police officers she saw chasing and tackling a neighbor. The camera was rolling as one officer pressed his knee on the man's neck and punched his face. That arrest of suspected gang member William Cardenas didn't draw much attention until last week, when Pacheco's video appeared on the YouTube Web site.
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Judge orders city to stop homeless raids
Nov 23 2006 12:34PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - When city workers tore down her hillside encampment, Charlene Clay lost her asthma medicine, sleeping bags and her only photos of her dead granddaughter.
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Wisconsin foundation drops estate fight
Nov 23 2006 12:07PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - For two years, the University of Wisconsin's fundraising arm risked looking greedy as it fought for another $100,000 from the estate of a donor who meant to leave the money to his once-estranged daughter.
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Lost camper starts California wildfire
Nov 23 2006 12:01PM (CT)
YUCAIPA, Calif. (AP) - A wildfire that had consumed about 125 acres and continued to burn Thursday was started by a camper who lit a signal fire after getting lost in a national forest, authorities said.
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Religion news in brief
Nov 23 2006 12:01PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The Episcopal task force on property disputes related to the church fight over the Bible and sexuality is monitoring dioceses it considers "problems" for the church.
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Trial ordered in deadly hit-and-run case
Nov 23 2006 10:20AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An SUV driver accused of running down 19 people in a deadly spree through streets and sidewalks was found competent to stand trial after his medication was changed.
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Not guilty plea in captive girl case
Nov 23 2006 8:34AM (CT)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) - A 16-year-old girl whose parents thought she had run away from home returned with a much different story: She had been repeatedly beaten and raped by a man for four years, one of which she spent captive in his basement. John Paule France Gonzales, 22, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 142 counts, including lewd and lascivious acts on a child, sodomy and penetration with a foreign object.
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Student paper pulled over racist article
Nov 23 2006 6:54AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A high school is apologizing after an anonymous article was published in the school paper comparing rowdy black students at a fast food restaurant to "a pack of monkeys."
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Schools push radioactive safety
Nov 23 2006 6:32AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A physics teacher was taking inventory of chemicals in a storage room at Tri-City High School when she noticed a container that looked a little strange.
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Hate crime charges filed against youths
Nov 23 2006 6:23AM (CT)
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Eight black youths have been charged with hate crimes and felony assault in the brutal beating of three white women on Halloween night.
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Meals On Wheels help elderly feed pets
Nov 23 2006 6:18AM (CT)
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - When 87-year-old Lucille Mann knits, her 2 1/2-pound dog Pepper curls up beside her or nuzzles in her lap.
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Woman, 92, dies in shootout with police
Nov 23 2006 4:33AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Many people on the rundown northwest Atlanta street where Kathryn Johnston lived fortify their windows with metal bars and arm themselves for protection. Johnston, 92, was no exception. She was waiting with her gun on Tuesday night when a group of plainclothes officers with a warrant knocked down her door in a search for drugs, police said. She opened fire, wounding three officers, before being shot to death, police said.
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Sonar helps find six bodies in Utah lake
Nov 23 2006 3:57AM (CT)
STRAWBERRY RESERVOIR, Utah (AP) - For more than a decade, the remains of several boaters have been hidden in the dark, cold depths of this 26-square-mile lake high in the Uinta National Forest.
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Police say man beaten after shooting
Nov 23 2006 3:20AM (CT)
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) - A man who killed his wife and then shot his mother-in-law was nearly beaten to death by relatives summoned by the wounded matriarch before authorities were alerted, police said.
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EPA to regulate form of nanotechnology
Nov 23 2006 3:17AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer products using extremely small particles of silver to kill germs will need Environmental Protection Agency approval, part of the government's first move to regulate the burgeoning nanotechnology industry.
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Ohio bat attack takes strange twist
Nov 23 2006 3:15AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Joe Mammana, who is known for providing reward money to help get high-profile criminal cases solved, has found himself in the middle of an unsolved crime. The head of a Columbus crime stoppers group suing Mammana says he became a crime victim himself after being beaten up by a baseball bat-wielding attacker who told him to drop the lawsuit.
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Live poultry market not for fainthearted
Nov 23 2006 3:03AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When his turn came to pick a Thanksgiving turkey among the birds squawking and flapping in their Manhattan lair _ some snow-white, others pitch-black _ Onnie McIntyre chickened out.
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Live poultry market not for fainthearted
Nov 23 2006 3:03AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When his turn came to pick a Thanksgiving turkey among the birds squawking and flapping in their Manhattan lair _ some snow-white, others pitch-black _ Onnie McIntyre chickened out.
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Live poultry market not for fainthearted
Nov 23 2006 3:03AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When his turn came to pick a Thanksgiving turkey among the birds squawking and flapping in their Manhattan lair _ some snow-white, others pitch-black _ Onnie McIntyre chickened out.
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Live poultry market not for fainthearted
Nov 23 2006 3:03AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When his turn came to pick a Thanksgiving turkey among the birds squawking and flapping in their Manhattan lair _ some snow-white, others pitch-black _ Onnie McIntyre chickened out.
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Live poultry market not for fainthearted
Nov 23 2006 3:03AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - When his turn came to pick a Thanksgiving turkey among the birds squawking and flapping in their Manhattan lair _ some snow-white, others pitch-black _ Onnie McIntyre chickened out.
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PR expert to help Richards apologize
Nov 23 2006 2:29AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - First he went on national television to apologize for his racial tirade against two black hecklers. Now Michael Richards is taking his contriteness to the next level: he's hired a public relations expert with deep contacts in the black community.
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Patrons testy as NYC nightclub shut down
Nov 23 2006 1:17AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities shut down a big Manhattan nightclub a half-hour before it was due to host a party celebrating hip hop titan Jay-Z's new album Wednesday night, prompting testy exchanges as hundreds of angry patrons were told to leave, a club manager and a witness said.
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Cosmonaut hits golf ball into space
Nov 23 2006 1:04AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin was late for his tee time in space Wednesday, but still managed to launch a super-lightweight golf ball into orbit _ even if he shanked his shot.
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