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Lawsuit filed in Missouri home fire
Dec 5 2006 11:55PM (CT)
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Family members of a caregiver who was among 10 people killed in a group home fire in southwest Missouri have sued the home's owner and the group that operated it, claiming both were negligent.
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Promoters: Williams sisters lied
Dec 5 2006 11:29PM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Attorneys for a pair of promoters suing tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams and their father over a tennis match accused the three of perjury.
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Accused mobster requests larger cell
Dec 5 2006 11:23PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A reputed leader of Chicago's organized crime family pleaded with a federal judge Tuesday for more space in jail while he awaits trial on charges of plotting 18 slayings going back three decades.
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Ohio teen sentenced in deer decoy crash
Dec 5 2006 11:21PM (CT)
KENTON, Ohio (AP) - The last of five teenagers accused of putting a deer decoy on a country road as a prank, causing a crash that seriously injured two other teens, was sentenced Tuesday 90 days in juvenile detention.
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Group: Close New Orleans ship channel
Dec 5 2006 11:15PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A coalition of scientists, environmentalists and politicians on Tuesday told the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close a shipping channel that scientists say contributed to the devastating deluge of parts of eastern New Orleans, including the Lower Ninth Ward.
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NYC has new emergency center
Dec 5 2006 11:03PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city's new high-tech emergency command center was unveiled Tuesday, replacing the bunker that was located at the World Trade Center and destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks more than five years ago.
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Suit: Anti-terror unit filled with hate
Dec 5 2006 11:02PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A celebrated police anti-terrorism cyber unit became a beehive of anti-Muslim rhetoric after a city consultant unleashed hundreds of hateful e-mails saying Muslims and Arabs were all potential terrorists, a unit member said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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No parole for judge in sex toy case
Dec 5 2006 10:55PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A former judge convicted of exposing himself while presiding over jury trials by using a sexual device under his robes was denied parole on Tuesday.
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Wounded dispute NYPD shooting account
Dec 5 2006 10:45PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - One of two men wounded in a hail of 50 police bullets that killed their unarmed friend hours before his wedding was released from a hospital Tuesday, more than a week after the shooting.
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Taco Bells used same distributor
Dec 5 2006 10:25PM (CT)
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) - All 11 Taco Bells implicated in an E. coli outbreak used the same food distributor, the restaurant chain said Tuesday as health officials tried to pinpoint the source of the bacteria that sickened at least three dozen people.
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Cal. wildfire contained
Dec 5 2006 10:17PM (CT)
MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters took advantage of calm weather Tuesday to douse smoldering hot spots and corralled a 13,600-acre wildfire that burned five homes in Ventura County.
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Cal. wildfire contained
Dec 5 2006 10:17PM (CT)
MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) - Firefighters took advantage of calm weather Tuesday to douse smoldering hot spots and corralled a 13,600-acre wildfire that burned five homes in Ventura County.
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Ala. mom held in 'abducted' son's death
Dec 5 2006 10:10PM (CT)
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - A mother's report that her 5-year-old son was asleep in the back of a car when it was stolen was a hoax, and her boyfriend was charged Tuesday with killing the boy, authorities said.
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Peace Mom goes on trial in Manhattan
Dec 5 2006 10:08PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Peace activist Cindy Sheehan, who protested the Iraq war by camping outside President Bush's Texas ranch, went on trial with three other women Tuesday on charges of trespassing at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
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Boy booked for opening Christmas present
Dec 5 2006 9:52PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A fed-up mother had her 12-year-old son arrested for allegedly rummaging through his great-grandmother's things and playing with his Christmas present early.
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Neighbor testifies in 'caged kids' trial
Dec 5 2006 9:47PM (CT)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) - A man who lived next door to the parents accused of abusing some of their adopted children by making them sleep in cages testified Tuesday that the father said he planned to leave his job because he made enough money adopting youngsters.
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Hearing for 'Dog' postponed in Mexico
Dec 5 2006 9:40PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - A court hearing in Mexico that could set Duane "Dog" Chapman free or order his criminal case to proceed has been postponed.
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Man accused of faking retardation
Dec 5 2006 9:15PM (CT)
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - For nearly 20 years _ ever since Pete Costello was 8 _ his mother has collected disability benefits on his behalf. In meetings with Social Security officials and psychologists, he appeared mentally retarded and unable to communicate. His mother insisted he couldn't read or write, shower, take care of himself or drive a car.
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Search continues for man missing in Ore.
Dec 5 2006 9:14PM (CT)
MERLIN, Ore. (AP) - Searchers scouring a rugged canyon Tuesday found a pair of pants matching the description of those worn by a missing man who struck out for help after his family's car got stuck in the snow.
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Search continues for man missing in Ore.
Dec 5 2006 9:14PM (CT)
MERLIN, Ore. (AP) - Searchers scouring a rugged canyon Tuesday found a pair of pants matching the description of those worn by a missing man who struck out for help after his family's car got stuck in the snow.
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Flatulence forces plane to land
Dec 5 2006 9:07PM (CT)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - It is considered polite to light a match after passing gas. Not while on a plane.
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Marine Corps nears Haditha charges
Dec 5 2006 8:50PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Military prosecutors are close to charging some of the Marines involved in the deaths of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha last year, the Marine Corps said Tuesday.
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NYC backs off rule change on gender
Dec 5 2006 8:35PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - City health officials Tuesday backed off a plan that would have allowed New Yorkers to switch the sex on their birth certificates without undergoing sex-change surgery.
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Conspiracy Museum temporarily closing
Dec 5 2006 8:34PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Surely an institution that floats the idea of two Lee Harvey Oswalds can blame its closure on a more complex plot than making way for turkey subs.
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Conspiracy Museum temporarily closing
Dec 5 2006 8:34PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Surely an institution that floats the idea of two Lee Harvey Oswalds can blame its closure on a more complex plot than making way for turkey subs.
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Conspiracy Museum temporarily closing
Dec 5 2006 8:34PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Surely an institution that floats the idea of two Lee Harvey Oswalds can blame its closure on a more complex plot than making way for turkey subs.
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Family sues U.S. Mint over rare coins
Dec 5 2006 8:12PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A family is suing the U.S. Mint, saying it illegally seized 10 gold coins that are among the rarest and most valuable in the world that the family found among a dead relative's possessions.
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R.I. club owner disciplined in jail
Dec 5 2006 7:58PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - An owner of The Station nightclub serving time in prison for a fire that killed 100 people has been disciplined for having an unauthorized visit, officials said Tuesday.
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N.J. civil unions hung up on 'marriage'
Dec 5 2006 7:53PM (CT)
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) - In inheritance, health insurance, parental rights and virtually everything else but name, gay couples in New Jersey would be treated the same as married couples under a bill introduced this week.
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Sago Mine report to come Monday
Dec 5 2006 7:52PM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Nearly a year after an underground explosion led to the deaths of 12 miners, West Virginia officials say they will release their conclusions about the Sago Mine tragedy on Monday.
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Temps rise in storm-stricken Midwest
Dec 5 2006 7:46PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The temperature rose back above the freezing mark Tuesday as hundreds of thousands of people waited for the restoration of electrical service that was knocked out by last week's snow and ice storm.
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NYC bans trans fats from eateries
Dec 5 2006 7:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New York on Tuesday became the first city in the nation to ban artery-clogging artificial trans fats at restaurants, leading the charge to limit consumption of an ingredient linked to heart disease and used in everything from french fries to pizza dough to pancake mix.
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Court decision favors native Hawaiians
Dec 5 2006 6:39PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a private school in Hawaii can favor Hawaiian natives for admission as a means of helping a downtrodden indigenous population.
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Immigration fees to increase by spring
Dec 5 2006 6:20PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - The fees immigrants pay for citizenship and permanent residency petitions will rise as officials try to prevent more backlogs in the system, the director of the nation's immigration service said Tuesday.
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Rare Greek antiquities go on display
Dec 5 2006 6:15PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Warned that the barrage of Persian arrows would hide the sun at Thermopylae, the Spartan hero Dienekes replied with cool bravado, It will be pleasant to fight in the shade.
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Prosecutor mocks slay suspect's tale
Dec 5 2006 5:44PM (CT)
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) - A man accused of nearly beheading his sleeping stepfather with a samurai sword concocted a "preposterous tale" when he blamed his mother for the killing and claimed the man had sexually abused him for years, a prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments.
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Suspect in La. serial deaths 'a nobody'
Dec 5 2006 5:38PM (CT)
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Short, overweight and suffering from a heart condition, Ronald J. Dominique hardly seemed a threat, much less a serial killer.
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Suspect in La. serial deaths 'a nobody'
Dec 5 2006 5:38PM (CT)
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Short, overweight and suffering from a heart condition, Ronald J. Dominique hardly seemed a threat, much less a serial killer.
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Suspect in La. serial deaths 'a nobody'
Dec 5 2006 5:38PM (CT)
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Short, overweight and suffering from a heart condition, Ronald J. Dominique hardly seemed a threat, much less a serial killer.
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Suspect in La. serial deaths 'a nobody'
Dec 5 2006 5:38PM (CT)
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Short, overweight and suffering from a heart condition, Ronald J. Dominique hardly seemed a threat, much less a serial killer.
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Boy sentenced in group rape of girl
Dec 5 2006 4:56PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - A 14-year-old boy was sentenced to a year in a juvenile correctional facility Tuesday in the case of an 11-year-old girl who police say was coached by an older girl as she was sexually assaulted by at least 14 males.
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Intrepid freed from NYC river mud
Dec 5 2006 3:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Finally pulled free from the Hudson River bottom, the historic aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was on the move again Tuesday, passing majestically through New York Harbor, bound for a long-awaited overhaul at a New Jersey shipyard.
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Intrepid freed from NYC river mud
Dec 5 2006 3:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Finally pulled free from the Hudson River bottom, the historic aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was on the move again Tuesday, passing majestically through New York Harbor, bound for a long-awaited overhaul at a New Jersey shipyard.
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Intrepid freed from NYC river mud
Dec 5 2006 3:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Finally pulled free from the Hudson River bottom, the historic aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was on the move again Tuesday, passing majestically through New York Harbor, bound for a long-awaited overhaul at a New Jersey shipyard.
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Intrepid freed from NYC river mud
Dec 5 2006 3:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Finally pulled free from the Hudson River bottom, the historic aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was on the move again Tuesday, passing majestically through New York Harbor, bound for a long-awaited overhaul at a New Jersey shipyard.
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Intrepid freed from NYC river mud
Dec 5 2006 3:55PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Finally pulled free from the Hudson River bottom, the historic aircraft carrier USS Intrepid was on the move again Tuesday, passing majestically through New York Harbor, bound for a long-awaited overhaul at a New Jersey shipyard.
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Hackers attack Naval War College network
Dec 5 2006 3:39PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Hackers attacked the computer network at the Naval War College in Newport, taking down the school's network for more than two weeks, including some e-mail services and the college's Web site.
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Water to flow again in California river
Dec 5 2006 3:31PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In Los Angeles, William Mulholland is remembered as the visionary who helped transform L.A. from a dusty desert town into a metropolis by building a 240-mile aqueduct in 1913 that brought water from the Sierra Nevada to the city.
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Deportation reprieve for senator's wife
Dec 5 2006 3:07PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia state senator's Colombia-born wife who went into hiding rather than face deportation turned herself in on Tuesday and was released when an immigration judge agreed to reopen her case.
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Deportation reprieve for senator's wife
Dec 5 2006 3:07PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia state senator's Colombia-born wife who went into hiding rather than face deportation turned herself in on Tuesday and was released when an immigration judge agreed to reopen her case.
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Deportation reprieve for senator's wife
Dec 5 2006 3:07PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia state senator's Colombia-born wife who went into hiding rather than face deportation turned herself in on Tuesday and was released when an immigration judge agreed to reopen her case.
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Deportation reprieve for senator's wife
Dec 5 2006 3:07PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia state senator's Colombia-born wife who went into hiding rather than face deportation turned herself in on Tuesday and was released when an immigration judge agreed to reopen her case.
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Air traffic system crashes in S. Florida
Dec 5 2006 2:52PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A computerized air traffic system experienced a temporary outage in South Florida, forcing controllers to ground some flights and resulting in at least four instances in which planes almost came too close together, officials said Tuesday.
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Family burned body, kept benefits
Dec 5 2006 2:46PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Three relatives of a deceased northeast Missouri man admitted burning his body, then cashing his Social Security disability checks for nine years.
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Doctor sentenced in illegal injections
Dec 5 2006 1:31PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An Argentine doctor who used the homes of wealthy Beverly Hills residents to inject clients with illicit anti-wrinkle chemicals was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.
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Human smuggling charges filed in crash
Dec 5 2006 12:52PM (CT)
GEORGETOWN, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors have filed human smuggling and other charges against a man accused of driving a minivan that careened off a snowy highway last month with 14 passengers inside, killing four.
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New England arson fires tied to suspect
Dec 5 2006 9:22AM (CT)
WOODSTOCK, Vt. (AP) - Rory Kilcullen saw a flickering flame and smelled smoke in the kitchen of his parents' home, then saw a strange woman in the hallway.
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Water war brewing along Mexican border
Dec 5 2006 9:19AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Bush administration is urging a federal appeals court to allow part of a canal separating California and Mexico to be lined with concrete to stop millions of gallons of water from seeping south of the border.
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Ex-President Bush praises Gov. Jeb Bush
Dec 5 2006 5:08AM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush broke down in tears as he cited his son, Gov. Jeb Bush, as an example of leadership.
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Bush agenda came 1st for Bolton at U.N.
Dec 5 2006 5:04AM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - When U.S. Ambassador John Bolton took over the presidency of the U.N. Security Council in February, he started meetings promptly at 10 a.m. even if some seats were empty and kept a list of latecomers, not the usual diplomatic behavior.
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Countdown to shuttle launch begins
Dec 5 2006 4:54AM (CT)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The countdown clock to the launch of Discovery ticked away Tuesday as a promising weather forecast gave NASA officials hope that the space shuttle would lift off on schedule Thursday night.
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New Army finds need for older recruits
Dec 5 2006 4:35AM (CT)
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) - As the World Trade Center rubble smoldered, Sharon Samuel felt determined to do something for her adopted country; she decided to enlist in the Army.
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Police: NY man posts teens pics on Web
Dec 5 2006 4:12AM (CT)
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - A 25-year-old man is accused of threatening a teenage Ohio girl and coercing her into using a Web camera to take explicit images of herself that he later posted on the online social network, Myspace.com.
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Episcopal head responds to diocese vote
Dec 5 2006 2:45AM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Members of a conservative Episcopal diocese who voted to distance themselves from the faith's national denomination received a letter Monday from church leaders lamenting their decision.
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Bush accepts Bolton's U.N. resignation
Dec 5 2006 2:28AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lacking the votes to keep his job, embattled U.N. Ambassador John Bolton said Monday he would resign, a defeat for a chagrined President Bush who had clung to hopes of Senate confirmation.
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Sean Bell's girlfriend: I'm not angry
Dec 5 2006 1:26AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The girlfriend of an unarmed man who was killed when police sprayed 50 bullets at his car the day he was to marry her said Monday she's not angry.
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Wind eases on California fire lines
Dec 5 2006 12:52AM (CT)
MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) - The desert winds that stoked a destructive wildfire diminished Monday, easing the threat from flames in this Southern California city where the blaze gutted five homes.
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Pulitzers to look into famous Iran photo
Dec 5 2006 12:19AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Pulitzer Prize board will consider changing its records to recognize a photographer who is now credited with taking a Pulitzer-winning picture of a 1979 Iranian execution, the administrator said Monday.
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Cubans urge U.S. to relax restrictions
Dec 5 2006 12:06AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Twenty organizations representing Cuban exiles called on the U.S. government Monday to relax travel restrictions for Cuban-Americans who want to visit family on the island nation and to permit Americans to send humanitarian aid.
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Fake TV producer gets year jail term
Dec 5 2006 12:05AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A man was sentenced to a year in prison Monday for bilking investors out of millions of dollars by fraudulently claiming to be producing a government-backed television show about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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