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Air Force adds 3K personnel to Guam base
Nov 27 2006 11:55PM (CT)
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AP) - The Air Force plans to add as many as 3,000 airmen and their families to this Pacific Ocean base beginning next year.
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Small quake rattles California coast
Nov 27 2006 11:49PM (CT)
PASO ROBLES, Calif. (AP) - A magnitude-4.1 earthquake rattled California's central coast Monday night, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, authorities said.
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NC execution delayed for mental tests
Nov 27 2006 11:32PM (CT)
ALBEMARLE, N.C. (AP) - A judge ordered an execution delayed for 60 days Monday so psychiatrists can evaluate a man who wore a Superman T-shirt while representing himself at trial and pleaded with jurors to sentence him to death.
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Pa. house explosion injures 4
Nov 27 2006 11:27PM (CT)
NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) - Four people were injured in an explosion that leveled a house, sparked a fire that gutted one nearby and damaged 20 other homes Monday afternoon, authorities said.
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Mo. group home fire kills 10, injures 24
Nov 27 2006 11:25PM (CT)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
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Mo. group home fire kills 10, injures 24
Nov 27 2006 11:25PM (CT)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
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Mo. group home fire kills 10, injures 24
Nov 27 2006 11:25PM (CT)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
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Mo. group home fire kills 10, injures 24
Nov 27 2006 11:25PM (CT)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
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Mo. group home fire kills 10, injures 24
Nov 27 2006 11:25PM (CT)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
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Mo. group home fire kills 10, injures 24
Nov 27 2006 11:25PM (CT)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
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Mo. group home fire kills 10, injures 24
Nov 27 2006 11:25PM (CT)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
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Mo. group home fire kills 10, injures 24
Nov 27 2006 11:25PM (CT)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
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Mo. group home fire kills 10, injures 24
Nov 27 2006 11:25PM (CT)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) - An early morning fire broke out in a group home for the elderly and mentally ill Monday, killing 10 people and injuring two dozen others in a blaze that the governor said was being treated as a crime.
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'Nativity' booted from Ill. holiday fair
Nov 27 2006 11:24PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A public Christmas festival is no place for the Christmas story, the city says. Officials have asked organizers of a downtown Christmas festival, the German Christkindlmarket, to reconsider using a movie studio as a sponsor because it is worried ads for its film "The Nativity Story" might offend non-Christians.
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'Nativity' booted from Ill. holiday fair
Nov 27 2006 11:24PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A public Christmas festival is no place for the Christmas story, the city says. Officials have asked organizers of a downtown Christmas festival, the German Christkindlmarket, to reconsider using a movie studio as a sponsor because it is worried ads for its film "The Nativity Story" might offend non-Christians.
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Man pleads guilty in shrine desecration
Nov 27 2006 11:10PM (CT)
WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) - A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to desecrating one of Wisconsin's most popular religious shrines to commemorate "Satan's birthday."
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NYC mayor says shooting disturbed him
Nov 27 2006 11:05PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg weighed in on the uproar over a deadly police shooting Monday, saying bluntly that officers appeared to use excessive force when they fired 50 shots at an unarmed man in a confrontation outside a strip club hours before his wedding.
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S.C. cops chase murder suspect in school
Nov 27 2006 10:48PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A murder suspect ran through an elementary school Monday as he fled police trying to arrest him, and schools in the area were locked down while officers tried to find him.
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Exotic pets in U.S. may pose health risk
Nov 27 2006 10:16PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming into the U.S. by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act.
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Ga. teens charged in bomb incident
Nov 27 2006 10:11PM (CT)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Two 14-year-old prep school students accused of taking a homemade bomb to school were arrested Monday, police said.
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Ala. school bus wreck commemorated
Nov 27 2006 9:02PM (CT)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Parents, teachers and students, some on crutches, limping or with cuts and bruises, attended the funeral on Monday for a 17-year-old girl who was among four students killed when the school bus they were on plunged off a highway overpass last week.
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Mother in trial in kids' bay deaths
Nov 27 2006 8:36PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A 24-year-old mother's mental illness may have led her to toss her three young boys into chilly San Francisco Bay, but lawyers disagreed Monday about whether the act was first-degree murder.
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Immigrant-smuggling case goes to jury
Nov 27 2006 7:52PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A jury began deliberating Monday to determine the fate of a truck driver whom a prosecutor called "vile and heartless" for his role in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt.
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Ex-Chicago school workers' info exposed
Nov 27 2006 7:43PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Names, Social Security numbers and home addresses of nearly 1,740 former Chicago school employees were mistakenly mailed to other members of the group, prompting concerns the information could be used for identity theft.
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Lawyer: Marine's baby's death accidental
Nov 27 2006 7:40PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - A Marine charged with beating his 3-month-old son to death handled the child improperly but is not guilty of murder, his lawyer said Monday.
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Pulitzers to allow more online material
Nov 27 2006 7:21PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Pulitzer Prize will allow newspapers to submit video and interactive graphics as part of their entries for the top award in American print journalism, prize officials announced Monday.
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FBI to probe elderly woman's shooting
Nov 27 2006 7:15PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The FBI will lead the investigation into the shootout between plainclothes police officers and an 88-year-old woman who was killed in her home, which was suspected to contain drugs, the city police chief said Monday.
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N.J. bill: Rights for gays, siblings
Nov 27 2006 7:13PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Conservative groups in New Jersey are pushing a proposal that would grant the rights of marriage _ but not the title _ to gays, siblings and others involved in domestic partnerships.
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Lincoln Memorial closed briefly
Nov 27 2006 7:02PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Authorities briefly closed the Lincoln Memorial on Monday after finding suspicious containers and a note reading, "Do you know what anthrax is?" and "Do you know what a bomb is?"
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Md. settles with parents of slain boy
Nov 27 2006 6:40PM (CT)
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - The state of Maryland has paid $200,000 to the parents of a slain 9-year-old boy to settle their claim that the killer, a convicted sex offender, was wrongly freed from prison five days before the murder. But the boy's mother may seek more, her attorney said.
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Mass. to sue Big Dig companies
Nov 27 2006 5:23PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The state attorney general said Monday that he will sue the companies that worked on a Big Dig highway tunnel, claiming their negligence led to the ceiling collapse that killed a woman in July.
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Imams stage airport 'pray-in' as protest
Nov 27 2006 5:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Imams, ministers and a rabbi staged a "pray-in" demonstration Monday at Reagan Washington National Airport and asked an apology from US Airways for barring six Muslims from a Minneapolis to Phoenix flight last week.
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Imams stage airport 'pray-in' as protest
Nov 27 2006 5:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Imams, ministers and a rabbi staged a "pray-in" demonstration Monday at Reagan Washington National Airport and asked an apology from US Airways for barring six Muslims from a Minneapolis to Phoenix flight last week.
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Imams stage airport 'pray-in' as protest
Nov 27 2006 5:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Imams, ministers and a rabbi staged a "pray-in" demonstration Monday at Reagan Washington National Airport and asked an apology from US Airways for barring six Muslims from a Minneapolis to Phoenix flight last week.
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Imams stage airport 'pray-in' as protest
Nov 27 2006 5:19PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Imams, ministers and a rabbi staged a "pray-in" demonstration Monday at Reagan Washington National Airport and asked an apology from US Airways for barring six Muslims from a Minneapolis to Phoenix flight last week.
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Coin dealer must repay $16.7 million
Nov 27 2006 3:07PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A former GOP fundraiser convicted of embezzling from a state investment in rare coins must repay the state $13.7 million, a judge ruled Monday.
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5 people killed in Neb. crash
Nov 27 2006 2:55PM (CT)
KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) - An out-of-control pickup truck crossed the median of a four-lane highway and struck another pickup coming from the opposite direction, killing a woman and her two young children and two other people.
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New Orleans police to ask Guard to stay
Nov 27 2006 2:29PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans police chief, reeling from the deaths of six people over the holiday weekend, said Monday that he would ask the governor to keep National Guard troops in the city past the end of the year, when their mission to help patrol hurricane-damaged neighborhoods was supposed to end.
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More parents taking kids' DNA samples
Nov 27 2006 2:11PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Many parents across the country are swabbing the inside of their children's mouths to get a DNA sample just in case they need it if the youngster is kidnapped, runs away or suffers a terrible accident.
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Indicted sheriff pleads not guilty
Nov 27 2006 1:27PM (CT)
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - A former sheriff pleaded not guilty Monday to federal charges that he took part with 12 former and current officers in a scheme to sell drugs seized from criminals.
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Poll: Giuliani, McCain, Obama rank high
Nov 27 2006 11:07AM (CT)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Americans have the warmest feelings about former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, according to a poll released Monday that scores the popularity of national leaders.
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Ex-Chicago school workers' info exposed
Nov 27 2006 10:01AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Names, Social Security numbers and home addresses of nearly 1,740 former Chicago school employees were mistakenly mailed to other members of the group, prompting concerns the information could be used for identity theft.
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First responders learning Spanish
Nov 27 2006 9:18AM (CT)
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) - Every day, emergency responders and law enforcement officers nationwide help non-English-speaking people whose lives might be in immediate danger. The job is particularly challenging for small agencies in the South, which has seen a recent influx of Hispanic residents.
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First responders learning Spanish
Nov 27 2006 9:18AM (CT)
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) - Every day, emergency responders and law enforcement officers nationwide help non-English-speaking people whose lives might be in immediate danger. The job is particularly challenging for small agencies in the South, which has seen a recent influx of Hispanic residents.
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First responders learning Spanish
Nov 27 2006 9:18AM (CT)
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) - Every day, emergency responders and law enforcement officers nationwide help non-English-speaking people whose lives might be in immediate danger. The job is particularly challenging for small agencies in the South, which has seen a recent influx of Hispanic residents.
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First responders learning Spanish
Nov 27 2006 9:18AM (CT)
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) - Every day, emergency responders and law enforcement officers nationwide help non-English-speaking people whose lives might be in immediate danger. The job is particularly challenging for small agencies in the South, which has seen a recent influx of Hispanic residents.
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First responders learning Spanish
Nov 27 2006 9:18AM (CT)
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) - Every day, emergency responders and law enforcement officers nationwide help non-English-speaking people whose lives might be in immediate danger. The job is particularly challenging for small agencies in the South, which has seen a recent influx of Hispanic residents.
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First responders learning Spanish
Nov 27 2006 9:18AM (CT)
FORT VALLEY, Ga. (AP) - Every day, emergency responders and law enforcement officers nationwide help non-English-speaking people whose lives might be in immediate danger. The job is particularly challenging for small agencies in the South, which has seen a recent influx of Hispanic residents.
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Top Toyota engineer dies in plane crash
Nov 27 2006 9:04AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A pilot who died when his aerobatic plane plunged into the sea was an engineer who promoted fuel-efficient hybrid vehicles and was dubbed the "American father of the Prius."
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Raided Muslim charity sues bank
Nov 27 2006 8:57AM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - A Muslim charity raided by federal agents in September has sued a bank, saying it violated the charity's civil rights by planning to close its accounts.
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Officer in Bush motorcade accident dies
Nov 27 2006 6:37AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - President Bush sent his condolences to the family of an officer who died less than a week after three police motorcycles crashed while escorting his motorcade.
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Thanksgiving trekkers find few headaches
Nov 27 2006 5:32AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Ken Edwards brought his 11-year-old son to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport nearly three hours before his flight home to make sure they had plenty of time to negotiate lines and get a boarding pass.
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Centers give medics war-like training
Nov 27 2006 5:10AM (CT)
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (AP) - Their vision obscured by thick smoke, heads rattling with the booms of nearby explosions and lungs choked by the stench of burning diesel fuel, two Army medics worked fast to stabilize the wounded patient for evacuation.
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Thanksgiving killings shock Eritreans
Nov 27 2006 3:33AM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The deadly shooting of a widow, her brother and her mother during Thanksgiving dinner has shocked Eritrean immigrants in Northern California and beyond.
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