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SoCal prepares for mudslides after fires
Dec 6 2007 11:52PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California residents stacked sandbags Thursday and authorities ordered thousands of people to evacuate ahead of possible flash flooding and mudslides in areas burned bare by recent wildfires.
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TSA screener boards plane sans ticket
Dec 6 2007 11:43PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A security screener at Kennedy International Airport trying to see his parents off on a trip boarded their plane without a ticket or a boarding pass Thursday and was arrested, authorities said.
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Immigrant couple wins reprieve from ICE
Dec 6 2007 11:17PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A doctor and his wife who were ordered deported because of a long-ago error on their immigration paperwork have been granted an indefinite reprieve, authorities and their lawyer said Thursday.
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Omaha gunman freed from centers, homes
Dec 6 2007 11:06PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The young man who killed eight people and committed suicide in a shooting rampage at a department store spent four years in a series of treatment centers, group homes and foster care after threatening to kill his stepmother in 2002.
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Omaha gunman freed from centers, homes
Dec 6 2007 11:06PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The young man who killed eight people and committed suicide in a shooting rampage at a department store spent four years in a series of treatment centers, group homes and foster care after threatening to kill his stepmother in 2002.
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Omaha gunman freed from centers, homes
Dec 6 2007 11:06PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The young man who killed eight people and committed suicide in a shooting rampage at a department store spent four years in a series of treatment centers, group homes and foster care after threatening to kill his stepmother in 2002.
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Omaha gunman freed from centers, homes
Dec 6 2007 11:06PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The young man who killed eight people and committed suicide in a shooting rampage at a department store spent four years in a series of treatment centers, group homes and foster care after threatening to kill his stepmother in 2002.
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Recording nets charges for NY detective
Dec 6 2007 10:46PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A teenage suspect who secretly recorded his interrogation on an MP3 player has landed a veteran detective in the middle of perjury charges, authorities said Thursday.
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Man acquitted in '90 NYC bouncer slaying
Dec 6 2007 10:40PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - One of two men who were imprisoned for more than 13 years for the fatal shooting of a bouncer outside a nightclub in 1990 was acquitted Thursday after being tried a second time for the killing.
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Bay spill pilot accused of misconduct
Dec 6 2007 10:37PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The pilot of a ship that hit a bridge, leading to San Francisco Bay's worst oil spill in nearly two decades, was formally accused of misconduct Thursday.
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Motorist dies in N.C. garage collapse
Dec 6 2007 10:35PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A portion of parking deck at a busy shopping mall collapsed Thursday, and a motorist who may have triggered the accident by crashing into the structure died, police said.
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Motorist dies in N.C. garage collapse
Dec 6 2007 10:35PM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A portion of parking deck at a busy shopping mall collapsed Thursday, and a motorist who may have triggered the accident by crashing into the structure died, police said.
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NJ cops fire 20 shots at unarmed driver
Dec 6 2007 10:35PM (CT)
PASSAIC, N.J. (AP) - Police officers fired about 20 shots at an unarmed driver as she tried to flee, striking her six times, authorities said Thursday, and investigators quickly pronounced the shooting justified.
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Law firm: Judge should hold Katrina fees
Dec 6 2007 10:34PM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A law firm fighting over legal fees with a prominent trial attorney recently charged with bribery wants a judge to take control of millions of dollars in settlement money from a Hurricane Katrina insurance case.
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Holiday cheer shattered in an instant
Dec 6 2007 10:34PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Von Maur department store in December is so full of holiday spirit that one real estate agent took a job wrapping gifts _ not for the money but just to be part of the cheery bustle.
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Holiday cheer shattered in an instant
Dec 6 2007 10:34PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The Von Maur department store in December is so full of holiday spirit that one real estate agent took a job wrapping gifts _ not for the money but just to be part of the cheery bustle.
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Police release 911 calls from shooting
Dec 6 2007 10:21PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Three quick gunshots, then nothing. Then a gasp, and again, nothing. Then more gunfire, and a 911 operator's questions going unanswered.
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Man jailed for not taking TB medication
Dec 6 2007 9:56PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A man was jailed for failing to take his tuberculosis medication after officials said he was a serious health risk.
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Lawsuit: NYPD harasses photographers
Dec 6 2007 9:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A civil liberties group sued the New York Police Department Thursday to stop its officers from detaining and questioning photographers and filmmakers who take pictures of city landmarks.
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Navy chaplain gets 2 years for sex crime
Dec 6 2007 9:01PM (CT)
QUANTICO, Va. (AP) - An HIV-positive Navy chaplain was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday after admitting he had sex with an Air Force officer without disclosing he had the virus and that he forced himself on a Naval Academy midshipman.
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N.O. fracas over plans to raze housing
Dec 6 2007 8:32PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Protesters angry about the pending demolition of more than 4,000 public housing units stormed a City Council meeting Thursday in a confrontation that ended with a prominent civil rights lawyer being hauled off in handcuffs.
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Last sentencings in Wis. police beatings
Dec 6 2007 8:25PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Two former police officers were each sentenced to more than two years in federal prison Thursday for their roles in a racially charged attack involving a group of white, off-duty officers.
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Judge dismisses claim by Kerik attorney
Dec 6 2007 8:11PM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A judge on Thursday dismissed claims by an attorney for former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik that prosecutors tainted the potential jury pool in Kerik's upcoming corruption trial by publicizing some of Kerik's conversations with his lawyers.
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Judge dismisses claim by Kerik attorney
Dec 6 2007 8:11PM (CT)
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A judge on Thursday dismissed claims by an attorney for former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik that prosecutors tainted the potential jury pool in Kerik's upcoming corruption trial by publicizing some of Kerik's conversations with his lawyers.
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Panel floats NYC air congestion remedies
Dec 6 2007 7:24PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Remedies including express flight paths for congested routes could help ease the chronic flight delays that have turned the region's three major airports into a national headache, according to a report released Thursday.
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Mall gunman called quiet and depressed
Dec 6 2007 7:03PM (CT)
BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) - A high school dropout with a criminal past, Robert A. Hawkins had struggled to overcome depression. But friends thought he was making strides.
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Gigot elected to Pulitzer Prize board
Dec 6 2007 7:00PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Paul Gigot, the editorial page editor and vice president of The Wall Street Journal, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize board, Columbia University announced Thursday.
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Jury struggling in Miami terror case
Dec 6 2007 6:42PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Jurors have not agreed to a single verdict after four days of deliberations in the trial of seven men accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices, a defense lawyer said Thursday.
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Iraq war dominates news coverage
Dec 6 2007 6:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The debate over U.S. policy in Iraq eclipsed presidential politics as the top story in recent news coverage, according to a study released Thursday.
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Mo. family shunned over hoax, suicide
Dec 6 2007 6:31PM (CT)
DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. (AP) - Waterford Crystal Drive is one of those suburban streets that seem so new as to have no history at all. But the suicide of a teenage girl _ and allegations she had been tormented by a neighbor over the Internet _ have brought a reaction that is old, almost tribal, in its nature.
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Mo. family shunned over hoax, suicide
Dec 6 2007 6:31PM (CT)
DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. (AP) - Waterford Crystal Drive is one of those suburban streets that seem so new as to have no history at all. But the suicide of a teenage girl _ and allegations she had been tormented by a neighbor over the Internet _ have brought a reaction that is old, almost tribal, in its nature.
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Mo. family shunned over hoax, suicide
Dec 6 2007 6:31PM (CT)
DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. (AP) - Waterford Crystal Drive is one of those suburban streets that seem so new as to have no history at all. But the suicide of a teenage girl _ and allegations she had been tormented by a neighbor over the Internet _ have brought a reaction that is old, almost tribal, in its nature.
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Top NOPD cop defends firing officer
Dec 6 2007 6:31PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - This city's police superintendent on Thursday defended his decision to fire an officer who was videotaped beating a man in the French Quarter, even though the ex-officer was cleared of criminal charges.
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Top NOPD cop defends firing officer
Dec 6 2007 6:31PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - This city's police superintendent on Thursday defended his decision to fire an officer who was videotaped beating a man in the French Quarter, even though the ex-officer was cleared of criminal charges.
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Top NOPD cop defends firing officer
Dec 6 2007 6:31PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - This city's police superintendent on Thursday defended his decision to fire an officer who was videotaped beating a man in the French Quarter, even though the ex-officer was cleared of criminal charges.
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Couple accused of fraud will pursue plea
Dec 6 2007 6:06PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A young couple accused of stealing their neighbors' identities to pay for their lavish lifestyle are hoping to negotiate a plea deal and turn their lives around, a defense attorney said Thursday.
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Man to be extradited to US for '75 death
Dec 6 2007 5:50PM (CT)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A Canadian man accused of killing an American Indian Movement activist in 1975 will be extradited to the United States to stand trial.
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Man to be extradited to US for '75 death
Dec 6 2007 5:50PM (CT)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A Canadian man accused of killing an American Indian Movement activist in 1975 will be extradited to the United States to stand trial.
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Spies relying more on 'open sources'
Dec 6 2007 3:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Governments have long prized intelligence gleaned by spies, satellites and wiretaps. But senior intelligence officials said key findings in a new intelligence report on Iran's nuclear weapons hinged on intelligence that was hidden in plain sight _ on the Web, in newspapers and in non-governmental reports.
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Spies relying more on 'open sources'
Dec 6 2007 3:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Governments have long prized intelligence gleaned by spies, satellites and wiretaps. But senior intelligence officials said key findings in a new intelligence report on Iran's nuclear weapons hinged on intelligence that was hidden in plain sight _ on the Web, in newspapers and in non-governmental reports.
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Spies relying more on 'open sources'
Dec 6 2007 3:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Governments have long prized intelligence gleaned by spies, satellites and wiretaps. But senior intelligence officials said key findings in a new intelligence report on Iran's nuclear weapons hinged on intelligence that was hidden in plain sight _ on the Web, in newspapers and in non-governmental reports.
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Spies relying more on 'open sources'
Dec 6 2007 3:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Governments have long prized intelligence gleaned by spies, satellites and wiretaps. But senior intelligence officials said key findings in a new intelligence report on Iran's nuclear weapons hinged on intelligence that was hidden in plain sight _ on the Web, in newspapers and in non-governmental reports.
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Diocese may break with Episcopal Church
Dec 6 2007 3:47PM (CT)
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - Headed into a critical vote, an Episcopal diocese in central California is poised to split with the national denomination over what its bishop sees as the threat of moral decay in the church.
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Civilians suffered after Pearl Harbor
Dec 6 2007 3:34PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - Children carried gas masks to the playground. Military officers commanded civilian courts under martial law. Residents feared enemy troops would parachute into the mountains and then swarm the beaches.
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Preppie killer's girlfriend cops plea
Dec 6 2007 2:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The girlfriend of a man dubbed the "preppie killer" pleaded guilty Thursday to selling cocaine in a deal that sends her to a drug rehabilitation center.
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2 N.C. inmates escape from work crew
Dec 6 2007 12:56PM (CT)
TILLERY, N.C. (AP) - Two inmates escaped when they walked away from their prison work crew and later may have robbed two hunters of their guns, authorities said Thursday.
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Girl, 12, dies in Baltimore fire
Dec 6 2007 12:23PM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - Fire swept through a home early Thursday, killing a 12-year-old girl and critically injuring a 16-year-old boy, fire officials said.
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Religion news in brief
Dec 6 2007 12:19PM (CT)
RIDGECREST, N.C. (AP) - Almost 30 percent of recent graduates of Southern Baptist seminaries who became church pastors say they are Calvinists, according to a survey by the denomination.
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Religion today
Dec 6 2007 12:19PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - For some, it's a matter of pride. For others, it's about spreading the light of the season.
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Former oil exec Robert Anderson dies
Dec 6 2007 12:10PM (CT)
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - Robert O. Anderson, whose two-decade tenure as chief executive officer of the Atlantic Richfield Co. included the discovery of North America's largest oil field, had died. He was 90.
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Peterson warrants seek GPS information
Dec 6 2007 12:07PM (CT)
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (AP) - Investigators searching for an ex-police officer's wife are focusing on the Global Positioning System in her husband's vehicle along with "biological material" and other physical evidence, according to a published report.
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Man, 81, convicted of murder
Dec 6 2007 11:46AM (CT)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A jury convicted an 81-year-old man of murdering his ex-girlfriend's boss in a shooting at a synagogue two years ago after a Rosh Hashanah service.
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Man pleads not guilty in Ky. boy's death
Dec 6 2007 11:19AM (CT)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A convicted sex offender pleaded not guilty Thursday to kidnapping and killing a 4-year-old neighbor who was found in a garbage truck.
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High risk of runway collision plagues US
Dec 6 2007 7:07AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Air travelers face a high risk of a catastrophic collision on U.S. airport runways because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked controllers, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
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High risk of runway collision plagues US
Dec 6 2007 7:07AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Air travelers face a high risk of a catastrophic collision on U.S. airport runways because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked controllers, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
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High risk of runway collision plagues US
Dec 6 2007 7:07AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Air travelers face a high risk of a catastrophic collision on U.S. airport runways because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked controllers, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
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High risk of runway collision plagues US
Dec 6 2007 7:07AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Air travelers face a high risk of a catastrophic collision on U.S. airport runways because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked controllers, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
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High risk of runway collision plagues US
Dec 6 2007 7:07AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Air travelers face a high risk of a catastrophic collision on U.S. airport runways because of faltering federal leadership, malfunctioning technology and overworked controllers, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
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17 hurt as tour bus hits LA church yard
Dec 6 2007 7:04AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A tour bus full of people on their way to a taping of the "Dr. Phil" TV show crashed into a tree at a Hollywood church Wednesday, authorities said. Nineteen people suffered mostly minor injuries.
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Worker crashes through atrium roof, dies
Dec 6 2007 6:55AM (CT)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A man clearing snow off the glass roof of a skyscraper's atrium slipped, crashed through the roof and fell about three stories to his death on Wednesday, police said.
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Police chase in Arizona ends with 2 dead
Dec 6 2007 6:20AM (CT)
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - A suspected bank robber being chased by police crossed into oncoming traffic and smashed head-on into another car, killing the suspect and the other driver, authorities said.
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N.C. tries to get hay to cattle farmers
Dec 6 2007 3:31AM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Gov. Mike Easley is urging North Carolina residents to redouble water conservation efforts through the holiday season, and officials will buy bales of hay for struggling farmers.
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Kanye, Winehouse likely Grammy shoo-ins
Dec 6 2007 3:13AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kanye West and Amy Winehouse each have had a rough year. He weathered the death of his mother last month, and she has been battling health issues that forced her to cancel scores of shows.
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No charges over online Columbine comment
Dec 6 2007 1:54AM (CT)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin teacher who posted an anonymous comment online sarcastically praising the Columbine High School gunmen won't face criminal charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
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Poker star Chip Reese dies at 56
Dec 6 2007 12:30AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - David "Chip" Reese, whose plans for a Stanford University business school degree were sidetracked by his success at high-stakes poker in Las Vegas, died in his sleep. He was 56.
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