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Cipel calls McGreevey bisexual
Nov 30 2006 11:54PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The man former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey identified as his gay lover said Thursday he believes McGreevey is not gay.
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Ex-mayor pleads guilty to 243 felonies
Nov 30 2006 11:43PM (CT)
WISE, Va. (AP) - The former mayor of a tiny coal town who prosecutors say masterminded a scheme to buy votes with beer, cigarettes and even pork rinds, pleaded guilty Thursday to 243 felonies, including vote-rigging and corruption.
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Orca returns to Calif. tank after attack
Nov 30 2006 11:42PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Some days, killer whales just wake up on the wrong side of the pool. A 2 1/2-ton orca that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld may have been put out by a spat with another whale, grumpy because of the weather or just irritable from a stomach ache, according to marine mammal experts.
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Worker killed by train in Va.
Nov 30 2006 11:34PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A train headed to a rail yard struck two track inspectors Thursday, killing one and critically injuring the other, officials said.
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Major snowstorm hits Plains, Midwest
Nov 30 2006 11:05PM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The first major snowstorm of the season blew across the Plains and Midwest on Thursday, grounding hundreds of flights, closing schools, glazing highways and threatening to dump up to a foot of snow on communities that had basked in balmy weather only days earlier.
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Another Ford faces corruption charges
Nov 30 2006 11:05PM (CT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Two city councilmen, including the uncle of U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr., were charged Thursday with taking thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for their votes to allow new billboards in the city.
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Mystery witness sought in NYPD shooting
Nov 30 2006 10:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The search for a witness to a fatal shooting by police intensified with the arrests of four people who have provided clues about the mysterious man's identity, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
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Teen cites abuse in sword slay trial
Nov 30 2006 10:52PM (CT)
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - A teenager accused of killing his stepfather with a samurai sword denied it Thursday but testified that the retired police officer had molested him for years and had threatened to kill him if he told anyone.
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Ariz. treasurer resigns as per plea
Nov 30 2006 10:42PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - State Treasurer David Petersen resigned Thursday as part of his guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge for failing to report outside sales commissions.
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Army proposes new site for museum
Nov 30 2006 10:40PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The Army agreed Thursday to find a new site for a planned national Army museum after elected officials said its original proposal would have caused traffic problems for that area.
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Pa. drivers' license center robbed
Nov 30 2006 10:37PM (CT)
DUNMORE, Pa. (AP) - Thieves who broke into a driver's license center stole equipment to make fraudulent licenses and got away with computers containing personal information on more than 11,000 customers, officials said Thursday.
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Judge rules on road ban in forests
Nov 30 2006 10:36PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a Clinton-era ban on road construction in national forests applies to hundreds of oil and gas leases sold by the Bush administration.
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No domestic spying in Ohio terror case
Nov 30 2006 10:23PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge who dismissed a challenge of the Bush administration's domestic spying program said the case against a convicted al-Qaida supporter was built on statements he made to investigators, not evidence from warrantless eavesdropping.
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Robber convicted in trooper's death
Nov 30 2006 10:07PM (CT)
FORREST CITY, Ark. (AP) - A man who had fled authorities was convicted of capital murder Thursday in the death of a state trooper who was struck by another officer's patrol car after the chase.
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Ohio trains derail; 3 injured in crash
Nov 30 2006 10:02PM (CT)
NORTH BALTIMORE, Ohio (AP) - Two freight trains derailed Thursday, injuring three people in cars waiting to cross the tracks, authorities said.
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Japanese missile passes first live test
Nov 30 2006 9:56PM (CT)
McGREGOR RANGE, N.M. (AP) - The Japanese military successfully tested a new surface-to-air defensive missile in a live training exercise for the first time Thursday in a remote area of Fort Bliss.
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Episcopalians reach out to conservatives
Nov 30 2006 9:51PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Episcopal leaders offered conservatives more independence from the national church Thursday, as a California diocese quietly backed down from its threat of a swift break with the denomination.
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Lawyers seek fees from Astor's estate
Nov 30 2006 9:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers involved in the fight over philanthropist Brooke Astor's $120 million estate have asked the court for hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees and expenses from the socialite's assets.
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Calif. adult prisons chief resigns
Nov 30 2006 9:41PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's adult prisons chief resigned days after reports surfaced that he improperly altered disciplinary reports, according to a memo made public Thursday.
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Serial killer appeals death sentence
Nov 30 2006 9:38PM (CT)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Convicted serial killer Robert Yates Jr. asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to throw out his death sentence, arguing that he was sentenced to die for two murders while more prolific killers escaped execution.
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Former judge appointed to stem patronage
Nov 30 2006 9:25PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge approved a plan Thursday meant to root out widespread political patronage in Cook County government, where having a sponsor with clout has long been the key to getting on the payroll.
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Man sentenced in money transfer to Yemen
Nov 30 2006 9:06PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A man was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for running an unlicensed money-transfer business that sent $5 million to Yemen.
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Fla. detective accused of sharing info
Nov 30 2006 8:55PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A detective was arrested Thursday on charges that he tried to woo a woman he was assigned to watch by showing her confidential information about the slaying case he was involved in.
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Thursday 'View' kind to drunken DeVito
Nov 30 2006 8:53PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The ladies of "The View" are laughing off Danny DeVito's loopy behavior during his appearance on the daytime talk show. "Danny DeVito is not an alcoholic," co-host Rosie O'Donnell said Thursday. "He's just a guy who had too many with his friend."
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Witness: 'Caged kids' mom was stressed
Nov 30 2006 8:48PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A mother accused of caging some of her 11 special needs adopted children showed signs years ago of being emotionally overwhelmed by her parenting duties, a former social worker testified Thursday.
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Witness: 'Caged kids' mom was stressed
Nov 30 2006 8:48PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A mother accused of caging some of her 11 special needs adopted children showed signs years ago of being emotionally overwhelmed by her parenting duties, a former social worker testified Thursday.
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Witness: 'Caged kids' mom was stressed
Nov 30 2006 8:48PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A mother accused of caging some of her 11 special needs adopted children showed signs years ago of being emotionally overwhelmed by her parenting duties, a former social worker testified Thursday.
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Witness: 'Caged kids' mom was stressed
Nov 30 2006 8:48PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A mother accused of caging some of her 11 special needs adopted children showed signs years ago of being emotionally overwhelmed by her parenting duties, a former social worker testified Thursday.
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Witness: 'Caged kids' mom was stressed
Nov 30 2006 8:48PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A mother accused of caging some of her 11 special needs adopted children showed signs years ago of being emotionally overwhelmed by her parenting duties, a former social worker testified Thursday.
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Wis. woman accused of faking cancer
Nov 30 2006 8:44PM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin woman faked having cancer and collected thousands of dollars from sympathetic donors in the process, according to a criminal complaint.
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Fla. man loses arm to alligator attack
Nov 30 2006 8:43PM (CT)
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Sheriff's deputies pulled a naked man from the jaws of a nearly 12-foot long alligator that almost completely severed the man's arm, the sheriff's office said.
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Preacher arrested in alleged murder plot
Nov 30 2006 8:32PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Even in 2004, when the Rev. Howard Douglas Porter eulogized a friend killed in a car crash in which Porter was driving, the victim's friends and relatives were suspicious. They feared Porter deliberately planned the crash to get his hands on the multimillion-dollar trust fund of Frank Craig, an 85-year-old farmer.
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Wrongfully convicted man to be freed
Nov 30 2006 8:30PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A judge agreed Thursday to release a man serving a 20-year sentence for a 1992 rape that DNA tests showed he didn't commit.
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Police decry Web site on informants
Nov 30 2006 8:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Police and prosecutors are worried that a Web site claiming to identify more than 4,000 informants and undercover agents will cripple investigations and hang targets on witnesses.
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Court stays out of abortion records case
Nov 30 2006 8:18PM (CT)
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Supreme Court refused Thursday to intervene on behalf of two abortion clinics in a dispute with the state attorney general over patient records that were leaked to "The O'Reilly Factor."
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Ark. justices order public school review
Nov 30 2006 7:59PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Supreme Court ordered another review of the state's public school system Thursday, saying it was unsure that reforms the Legislature passed this year adequately addressed shortcomings.
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Shooting furor: NYPD's image is mixed
Nov 30 2006 7:57PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The fatal shooting of an unarmed man by undercover officers again places New York police under unwelcome scrutiny. Critics say it's evidence of an unaccountable, sometimes trigger-happy force, while defenders _ backed by statistics _ insist the NYPD is among the best-trained, most restrained departments in the nation.
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Security official admits taking bribes
Nov 30 2006 7:38PM (CT)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A former supervisor at the Department of Homeland Security pleaded guilty Thursday to accepting at least $600,000 in bribes to provide fraudulent citizenship documents to hundreds of Asian immigrants.
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F-18 crashes near San Diego
Nov 30 2006 7:21PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - An F-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Thursday, but the pilot ejected and escaped injury, authorities said.
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At least 20 hurt in Calif. bus crash
Nov 30 2006 7:19PM (CT)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A university bus carrying medical students and health workers overturned on a busy freeway interchange Thursday, injuring 20 people and snarling rush-hour traffic around the state capital.
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At least 20 hurt in Calif. bus crash
Nov 30 2006 7:19PM (CT)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A university bus carrying medical students and health workers overturned on a busy freeway interchange Thursday, injuring 20 people and snarling rush-hour traffic around the state capital.
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At least 20 hurt in Calif. bus crash
Nov 30 2006 7:19PM (CT)
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A university bus carrying medical students and health workers overturned on a busy freeway interchange Thursday, injuring 20 people and snarling rush-hour traffic around the state capital.
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Police: Soldiers' home contained bomb
Nov 30 2006 7:05PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A pipe bomb and other explosive materials were found at an apartment shared by two soldiers who had served in Iraq, and one reportedly talked to his roommate about placing a bomb at a high school and shooting students, authorities said.
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Woman: Soldier's casket on baggage cart
Nov 30 2006 6:34PM (CT)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - The Army is investigating a woman's claim that a soldier's flag-draped casket was placed in an airport baggage cart with other luggage while being transferred between airline flights.
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Minnesota man guilty in mother's death
Nov 30 2006 6:23PM (CT)
CHASKA, Minn. (AP) - A 21-year-old man was convicted Thursday of killing his mother, who was shot by his friend moments after being asked where she wanted to be hit: "Head or chest?"
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Pa. computers with personal data stolen
Nov 30 2006 6:18PM (CT)
DUNMORE, Pa. (AP) - Thieves stole equipment from a driver's license center and got away with computers containing personal information on more than 11,000 people, state officials said Thursday.
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Mich. man gets new hand in surgery
Nov 30 2006 6:13PM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Michigan man who lost his right hand in a work-related accident more than 30 years ago became the third successful hand transplant recipient in the United States, doctors said Thursday.
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Private landowners conserve acreage
Nov 30 2006 5:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Private U.S. landowners have set aside land comparable in acreage to Georgia for conservation purposes.
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Man admits killing S.C. officer
Nov 30 2006 5:10PM (CT)
ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) - A Virginia man who shot an off-duty South Carolina police officer nine times and then set his body on fire pleaded guilty to murder Thursday.
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Sago Mine operator cited
Nov 30 2006 5:05PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia regulators have cited a mining company for allowing workers in September to carry damaged emergency equipment into the Sago Mine, where an explosion nearly a year ago led to the deaths of 12 men.
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Pa. soldier died from 'huffing' in Iraq
Nov 30 2006 4:49PM (CT)
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania National Guard soldier found dead in his room in Iraq in March accidentally killed himself by inhaling gases from a container of pressurized air to get high, an Army investigation concluded.
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GOP chairman urges party to get on track
Nov 30 2006 4:11PM (CT)
DORAL, Fla. (AP) - The sting of Republican electoral defeats still fresh, the GOP chairman suggested Thursday the party has strayed and challenged it to refocus on core principles and reform.
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Nurse charged in boot camp death
Nov 30 2006 3:57PM (CT)
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Of eight former staff members arrested in the death of a 14-year-old boy who was pummeled at a juvenile boot camp, one of them _ a nurse _ did not knee, hit or otherwise strike the youngster during the videotaped melee.
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Unions see opportunity at N.C. plant
Nov 30 2006 3:29PM (CT)
TAR HEEL, N.C. (AP) - For Hector Pizzaro, it wasn't the rigors of a bloody workday spent slicing freshly killed hogs along an assembly line that led him to walk off the job. It was the chance he might lose that job.
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Pa. philanthropist booked on gun charge
Nov 30 2006 3:23PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A convicted felon-turned-philanthropist who has offered reward money in several high-profile cases was arrested on a gun charge, authorities said Thursday.
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Aunt: Maine teen saved mom, sisters
Nov 30 2006 3:15PM (CT)
PALMYRA, Maine (AP) - An eighth-grader led his mother and sisters from their home to safety before being shot to death, his aunt said. The mother's live-in boyfriend was charged with murder hours later.
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Court weighs Moussaoui trial evidence
Nov 30 2006 3:15PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Justice Department lawyer urged a federal appeals court Thursday to deny some families of Sept. 11 victims evidence from the Zacarias Moussaoui trial for their lawsuits against the airline industry and others.
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Md. deputy had heart attack before crash
Nov 30 2006 3:07PM (CT)
ABINGDON, Md. (AP) - A sheriff's deputy was struck by a fatal heart attack moments before his cruiser pitched down an embankment and crashed into a shallow creek, the state medical examiner reported Thursday.
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Schools offer cars for good attendance
Nov 30 2006 2:53PM (CT)
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Sixteen-year-old Kaytie Christopherson was getting ready to do her homework on a Friday when she got a call that made a big improvement in her life: She had won a brand-new pickup truck for near-perfect school attendance.
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Mass. gay-marriage case on to full court
Nov 30 2006 2:52PM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - The state's entire high court should decide whether to force lawmakers to take action on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, one justice decided Thursday.
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Co-founder of Haagen-Dazs dies at 90
Nov 30 2006 2:50PM (CT)
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - Rose Mattus, who launched Haagen-Dazs ice cream with her husband, peddling the super-premium treat in grocery stores, has died. She was 90.
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Smuggler sentenced in N.M. crash; 4 died
Nov 30 2006 2:49PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - An illegal immigrant smuggler whose overloaded sports utility vehicle crashed in the Santa Fe area, killing four Mexican nationals, will spend the next eight years in prison.
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2nd plea expected in NHL betting ring
Nov 30 2006 2:34PM (CT)
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) - A second man accused of running a gambling ring with former hockey star Rick Tocchet will plead guilty and agree to cooperate with authorities, according to a report published Thursday.
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Renewed calls for strategies
Nov 30 2006 2:08PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Circumcision, microbicides and microfinance. These are some of the most promising options being examined as potential ways to prevent AIDS.
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1 in 32 Americans in jails, on parole
Nov 30 2006 1:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A record 7 million people _ or one in every 32 American adults _ were behind bars, on probation or on parole by the end of last year, according to the Justice Department. Of those, 2.2 million were in prison or jail, an increase of 2.7 percent over the previous year, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Kerkorian selling another 14M GM shares
Nov 30 2006 1:32PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Corp. shareholder Kirk Kerkorian is selling another 14 million shares in the troubled automaker, dropping his stake by a third to 4.95 percent.
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Ohio pols want uniform firearm rules
Nov 30 2006 1:12PM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state House and Senate passed legislation that allows for uniform concealed handgun laws across the state but would wipe out municipalities' weapons bans and gun sales regulations.
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Phila. mayor's brother pleads not guilty
Nov 30 2006 1:06PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The older brother of Mayor John F. Street pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he failed to pay taxes on $2 million in income and took consulting fees from companies that wanted city contracts.
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Chi. gas main break prompts evacuation
Nov 30 2006 12:58PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A gas main at a construction site ruptured Thursday morning, prompting officials to close a busy expressway and evacuate about 1,000 people from a lakefront exposition center.
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Star Tribune reviewing writer's work
Nov 30 2006 12:56PM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Star Tribune said it was reviewing a year's worth of work by one of its editorial page writers after finding two of his pieces contained similarities to the work of a writer at The New Yorker magazine.
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Three 6 Mafia settles injured fan's suit
Nov 30 2006 12:21PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Rap group Three 6 Mafia has settled a lawsuit by a suburban Pittsburgh teenager who claimed he was severely beaten at a concert when fans followed lyrics of the song "Let's Start A Riot."
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Religion today
Nov 30 2006 12:01PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Belmont University has a national reputation as country music's best finishing school, with a music business program that has trained countless executives and country singers including Brad Paisley, Trisha Yearwood and Lee Ann Womack.
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Religion news in brief
Nov 30 2006 12:01PM (CT)
LUCKNOW, India (AP) - Muslim clerics at a leading seminary are warning against using verses from the Quran as ringtones for their cell phones, calling the practice un-Islamic.
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Ex-NY fugitive pleads guilty to escape
Nov 30 2006 11:56AM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A day after swaggering into court and admitting killing one state trooper and wounding two others, a former fugitive pleaded guilty Thursday to a jail escape that led to the largest manhunt in state history.
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Ex-NY fugitive pleads guilty to escape
Nov 30 2006 11:56AM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A day after swaggering into court and admitting killing one state trooper and wounding two others, a former fugitive pleaded guilty Thursday to a jail escape that led to the largest manhunt in state history.
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Ex-NY fugitive pleads guilty to escape
Nov 30 2006 11:56AM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A day after swaggering into court and admitting killing one state trooper and wounding two others, a former fugitive pleaded guilty Thursday to a jail escape that led to the largest manhunt in state history.
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Dem. challenger concedes in N.C. race
Nov 30 2006 11:55AM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Democrat challenger Larry Kissell conceded defeat Wednesday to Rep. Robin Hayes, after an initial phase of a hand recount showed the result was not likely to change.
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Genetic clue tied to Nev. cancer cluster
Nov 30 2006 11:06AM (CT)
FALLON, Nev. (AP) - Children in a northern Nevada leukemia cluster are more likely to have a variation in a gene that helps combat unsafe chemicals, and more research is needed to learn why, federal researchers said Thursday.
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Phone-jammed NH Dems can seek more money
Nov 30 2006 11:05AM (CT)
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - State Democrats seeking compensation in an Election Day 2002 phone-jamming scheme can argue that the GOP plot hindered their get-out-the-vote efforts, a judge has decided.
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Civil Rights Project moving to Calif.
Nov 30 2006 9:39AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - One of the nation's most prominent research centers on civil rights is moving to the University of California, Los Angeles and will expand its focus to include immigration and language discrimination, the California school said.
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Military trying to ID Iraq crash remains
Nov 30 2006 8:12AM (CT)
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The American pilot whose F-16 crashed in Iraq this week was described by military members and his family as a husband and father of five who always completed his missions.
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Military trying to ID Iraq crash remains
Nov 30 2006 8:12AM (CT)
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) - The American pilot whose F-16 crashed in Iraq this week was described by military members and his family as a husband and father of five who always completed his missions.
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Survey: U.S. foreign feelings improving
Nov 30 2006 8:07AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans have the warmest feelings about England, Canada and Israel, and good feelings have improved about China and India more than any other country since an August poll, according to a survey measuring U.S. attitudes toward foreign nations.
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Mich. woman sentenced for drugging child
Nov 30 2006 8:05AM (CT)
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) - A suburban Detroit woman who admitted injecting heroin into her 12-year-old nephew and giving him and her 15-year-old niece heroin and cocaine was sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Snow, freezing rain on tap for Midwest
Nov 30 2006 7:15AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The winter storm that roared through the Northwest and Rockies _ causing traffic nightmares and helping break a Seattle rain record _ blew across the southern Plains and Midwest, bringing with it the first significant ice and snow of the season.
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Snow, freezing rain on tap for Midwest
Nov 30 2006 7:15AM (CT)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The winter storm that roared through the Northwest and Rockies _ causing traffic nightmares and helping break a Seattle rain record _ blew across the southern Plains and Midwest, bringing with it the first significant ice and snow of the season.
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No charges in Fla. sheriff race fatality
Nov 30 2006 5:53AM (CT)
TAVARES, Fla. (AP) - No criminal charges will be filed in connection with a crash that killed a Florida sheriff during a charity school bus race, authorities said.
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Seattle breaks record in snowy Northwest
Nov 30 2006 5:50AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - A new winter storm packing snow and rain that caused traffic nightmares and power outages also broke the one-month precipitation record for Seattle.
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Documents released in R.I. club fire
Nov 30 2006 5:13AM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - When they bought The Station nightclub in March 2000, Jeffrey and Michael Derderian assured town officials worried about noise they were using "sound retardant insulation" around the stage. That June, they added polyurethane foam as soundproofing on the walls.
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Ethanol demand boosting corn prices
Nov 30 2006 4:17AM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The ethanol industry's growing appetite for corn has pushed prices for the grain to their highest levels in a decade amid a surge that agricultural experts say could lead farmers next spring to plant their largest corn crop in 60 years.
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S.C. city checks names of homeless
Nov 30 2006 4:17AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Police are checking the names of homeless people at the city's shelters to weed out those with outstanding warrants, a move angering homeless advocates.
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Houston mayor calls for Taser study
Nov 30 2006 4:16AM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - Houston's mayor has called for an independent study of the city police department's use of Tasers, two weeks after officers zapped a pro football player with the weapon.
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Mo. group home fire spurs safety review
Nov 30 2006 3:54AM (CT)
ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) - State leaders promised another look at safety rules for residential care facilities in the wake of a fire _ possibly sparked by faulty attic wiring _ that killed 10 people at a southwest Missouri group home.
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Birth certificates slowly going digital
Nov 30 2006 3:47AM (CT)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - For decades, getting a copy of a birth certificate has required a weeks-long wait for the mail or a personal visit to a state's vital statistics office. That may soon change, much to the relief of those seeking passports, government aid and certain jobs.
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Rockefeller Center tree set aglow
Nov 30 2006 3:31AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was set aglow with 30,000 colored lights Wednesday night, officially kicking off the holiday season in the city.
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Dartmouth rallies for minority students
Nov 30 2006 3:28AM (CT)
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) - Dartmouth College has been repeatedly roiled in recent weeks over the way some students are treating the very people the school was founded to help: American Indians.
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Focus on hazing in L.A. firefighter case
Nov 30 2006 3:10AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The emotional debate over whether Los Angeles should pay nearly $3 million to a black firefighter who had his meal laced with dog food by white colleagues has put the spotlight on a larger issue that often goes unmentioned: the hazing rituals that are part of a macho culture that is the firefighter's world.
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Sharpton's stature rises amid shooting
Nov 30 2006 3:03AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The morning 23-year-old Sean Bell was shot to death by police, his grieving relatives did something that has become almost routine in such cases: They called the Rev. Al Sharpton.
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Iraq memorial stirs bad blood in Calif.
Nov 30 2006 2:40AM (CT)
LAFAYETTE, Calif. (AP) - The hundreds of white wooden crosses planted on a quiet suburban hillside honor the memory of troops killed in Iraq _ or, depending on your leanings, exploit personal grief for politics.
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Kentucky mine where 5 died is abandoned
Nov 30 2006 2:35AM (CT)
HARLAN, Ky. (AP) - The coal mine where five miners were killed in an explosion last spring in eastern Kentucky has been sealed and the mine abandoned, federal regulators said.
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Fire at Mo. plant leads to evacuations
Nov 30 2006 2:15AM (CT)
PLEASANT HOPE, Mo. (AP) - A fire at a pork processing plant in southwest Missouri forced the evacuation of nearly 100 people from a neighboring town amid concerns of ammonia fumes released by the blaze.
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Fire forces evacuation of Mo. town
Nov 30 2006 12:19AM (CT)
PLEASANT HOPE, Mo. (AP) - A fire at a poultry processing plant in southwest Missouri forced the evacuation of nearly 100 people from a neighboring town, authorities said. Officials were concerned about ammonia fumes released by the blaze.
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