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NY police officer mortally wounded
Nov 28 2005 11:32PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A police officer who was shot in the heart early Monday during a car chase ignored the wound and helped try to catch the gunman before dying later at a hospital, authorities said.
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Post-holiday travelers stranded in Plains
Nov 28 2005 11:04PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Travelers trying to get home after Thanksgiving were stranded across the Plains on Monday as the region's first big snowstorm of the season closed hundreds of miles of highways, cutting visibility to zero and piling up drifts 6 feet high.
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First New Orleans public school reopens
Nov 28 2005 10:44PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - After two years of trying, Ronald Coleman was at last delivering his children Monday to one of New Orleans' best public schools _ thanks in large part to a catastrophe.
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Katrina victims ask to keep hotel program
Nov 28 2005 10:42PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Lawyers for Hurricane Katrina victims asked a federal court Monday to keep alive a program that lodges those displaced by the storm in hotels at government expense.
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Calif. liquor store trashed, burned
Nov 28 2005 10:31PM (CT)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A liquor store was heavily damaged by an apparent arson fire Monday, just days after it was trashed by well-dressed vandals who told the owners to stop selling to black people, authorities said.
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Group seeks end to NYPD taping protests
Nov 28 2005 10:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A civil rights group on Monday asked a judge to stop city police from routinely videotaping political demonstrations as part of efforts to fight terrorism.
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Lingerie store window has live models
Nov 28 2005 10:03PM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - In this town, window shopping is attracting a lot more guys than usual. A lingerie store called Spellbound is grabbing attention with live models in the window. Some people have complained, but police say there is nothing illegal about the lingerie models.
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Moore makes more now than as Ala. justice
Nov 28 2005 9:47PM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Roy Moore makes more as a speaker and writer than he did as Alabama's chief justice.
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Democrats to hold meeting in New Orleans
Nov 28 2005 9:46PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Democratic National Committee plans to hold a meeting of about 400 people in New Orleans early next year as a way to express confidence in the city's future after Hurricane Katrina, officials said.
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Prosecutor: Case Western rampage planned
Nov 28 2005 9:45PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - A former student accused of going on a seven-hour shooting rampage at Case Western Reserve University planned the attack for more than a year, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.
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Thousands have no power after Ohio blast
Nov 28 2005 9:44PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An explosion at a power substation Monday sent fireballs into the sky and knocked out electricity to about 35,000 customers.
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Execution sought for Fla. girl's killer
Nov 28 2005 9:32PM (CT)
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) - A former auto mechanic should be executed because he killed Carlie Brucia in order to cover up evidence that he had kidnapped and raped the 11-year-old girl, a prosecutor said Monday.
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Driver fatigue may be behind bus crash
Nov 28 2005 9:30PM (CT)
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) - A Greyhound bus drifted off a freeway, rolled and then slid at least 100 yards on its side before hitting a tree Sunday, killing a pregnant woman and another passenger, authorities said.
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Barge leaks hot asphalt into Va. river
Nov 28 2005 9:29PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A barge filled with more than 1 million gallons of hot liquid asphalt ran aground Monday, leaking 8,400 gallons into the James River, officials said.
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Miami police take new tack against terror
Nov 28 2005 9:28PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Miami police announced Monday they will stage random shows of force at hotels, banks and other public places to keep terrorists guessing and remind people to be vigilant.
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High wind drives wildfires in Okla., Texas
Nov 28 2005 8:52PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - High winds on Monday hampered crews who for a second day battled wildfires that destroyed homes, forced hundreds to evacuate and injured firefighters in parts of Oklahoma and Texas.
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Testimony on Miss. killings not excluded
Nov 28 2005 8:45PM (CT)
HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - A judge denied a defense request Monday to exclude testimony from the former wife of a man accused of killing three relatives who vanished from their home on Valentine's Day last year.
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Police: Teen charged in NYC subway death
Nov 28 2005 6:35PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A Brooklyn teenager was charged Monday with pushing a friend onto subway tracks, where he was struck by a train and killed, police said.
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Remnants of Delta now threaten Africa
Nov 28 2005 2:51PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The still-powerful remnants of Tropical Storm Delta could bring strong wind to the northwestern coast of Africa and the Canary and Madeira Islands, forecasters said.
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Two presumed dead after canoe accident
Nov 28 2005 2:22PM (CT)
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - A 21-year-old woman and 16-year-old boy were presumed dead after falling out of a canoe in near-freezing weather over the weekend, authorities said.
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Plenty of help wanted in New Orleans
Nov 28 2005 1:59PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nicole Guinchard left home with a fine arts degree nearly two years ago to find work in Alaska. Now she's back, hoping to land a job waiting tables at a top restaurant and support family members who lost their homes.
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Inner cities continue to hemorrhage jobs
Nov 28 2005 12:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many of America's inner cities continue to hemorrhage jobs despite years of federal programs designed to improve their economies.
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Mo. priests urge opposition on stem cells
Nov 28 2005 10:17AM (CT)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The battle over embryonic stem cell research moved into the pews Sunday, as Roman Catholic priests across Missouri urged churchgoers to oppose a petition seeking a constitutional amendment that would protect the controversial work.
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Graying singles adopt new dating mores
Nov 28 2005 9:23AM (CT)
BERLIN, Md. (AP) - Forgive Charles Walsh if he's a little slow to join in the rounds of speed dating going on around him. Not only has the 55-year-old divorced father never tried speed dating _ he hasn't been out at night except for work events in about a decade.
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2nd 'Time' reporter to testify in leak case
Nov 28 2005 7:16AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A second Time magazine reporter has agreed to cooperate in the CIA leak case and will testify about her discussions with Karl Rove's attorney, a sign that prosecutors are still exploring charges against the White House aide.
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Tropical Storm Delta gains strength
Nov 28 2005 5:07AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Delta gained strength in the central Atlantic but would likely weaken before reaching the Canary Islands on Monday, forecasters said.
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Feds offer new way to manage elk
Nov 28 2005 4:40AM (CT)
HANFORD REACH NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. (AP) - To passing motorists, the massive elk roaming across this sagebrush-dotted land are a delightful sight.
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Campaign blunder a issue in governor case
Nov 28 2005 4:34AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - It began with an embarrassing blunder. A memo describing behind-the-scenes efforts to win the gay vote for George Ryan in his 1998 race for Illinois governor was supposed to have been for internal campaign use only.
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Comeback hard for New Orleans' restaurants
Nov 28 2005 3:29AM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Breakfast at Brennan's, a tradition since 1946, is postponed until next year. Dinner at Antoine's, a French Quarter delight for 165 years, won't be served until January or later. Same story at Galatoire's, the century-old Bourbon Street landmark. In this city where two favorite pastimes are eating and talking about eating, Hurricane Katrina caused a massive case of indigestion for the world-renowned restaurant industry.
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U.S. farmers use pesticide despite treaty
Nov 28 2005 1:30AM (CT)
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) - Shoppers rifle through store shelves brimming with succulent tomatoes and plump strawberries, hoping to enjoy one last round of fresh fruit before the Western growing season ends. There is no hint of a dark side to the blaze of red.
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One killed as tornadoes rake Arkansas
Nov 28 2005 12:32AM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms ripped through eastern Kansas and Arkansas on Sunday, killing a motorist and damaging homes and businesses in several counties.
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