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Calif. high court refuses Williams' stay
Dec 11 2005 11:52PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The state Supreme Court late Sunday refused to grant a stay of execution for gang member and convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams, meaning Williams will be executed early Tuesday unless the governor grants clemency or a last-ditch federal appeal succeeds.
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Man charged, said to menace baby on plane
Dec 11 2005 11:48PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - A passenger who became agitated on a flight to Honolulu and allegedly charged toward the cockpit faces federal charges of interfering with a flight crew.
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More black families home schooling
Dec 11 2005 10:41PM (CT)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Denise Armstrong decided to home school her daughter and two sons because she thought she could do a better job of instilling her values in her children than a public school could. And while she once found herself the lone black parent at home-education gatherings that usually were dominated by white Christian evangelicals, she's noticed more black parents joining the ranks.
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Three teens die in fire at friend's house
Dec 11 2005 10:02PM (CT)
KEEDYSVILLE, Md. (AP) - Fire raced through an old stone home in rural Maryland early Sunday, killing three teenage boys who were sleeping over with friends, authorities said.
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Crash victim family lawyer seeks witnesses
Dec 11 2005 9:20PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - An attorney for the parents of a boy killed when an airliner slid off a runway and into their car urged witnesses and passengers Sunday to contact his office.
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Katrina's official death toll incomplete
Dec 11 2005 8:22PM (CT)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Singer Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was 81 and already seriously ill when he fled the area ahead of Hurricane Katrina, and associates think the stress of evacuating and the heartbreak of losing his home hastened his death.
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Service held for two slain N.H. children
Dec 11 2005 8:07PM (CT)
HILLSBORO, N.H. (AP) - A standing-room-only crowd of classmates, friends and relatives finally had the chance to say farewell Sunday to two children whose bodies were found in Ohio 2 1/2 years after their father killed them.
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Baghdad TV helps Iraqi expatriates vote
Dec 11 2005 2:56PM (CT)
POMONA, Calif. (AP) - When Iraqi state television began transmitting internationally a few months ago, Zaid Altahan bought a satellite dish and got more than he expected: A news source that will help him decide how to vote.
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Young adults admire boomers - sometimes
Dec 11 2005 12:18PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Abby Lovett's friends would die laughing if they heard her. Here she is in her office at a Chicago ad agency, the place she spends many a night and weekend, loudly proclaiming that her generation needs to work less than their baby boomer parents have.
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NYC school shows how to bait, trap rats
Dec 11 2005 7:04AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - City officials _ hoping better educated foot soldiers can wage a smarter battle against an all-time high rat population _ have opened the Rodent Control Academy, an insitution of higher learning about vermin that scurry around in low places.
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New Jersey bear hunt ends with 280 kills
Dec 11 2005 3:20AM (CT)
VERNON, N.J. (AP) - About 280 bears were killed in New Jersey's six-day hunt aimed at thinning out the burgeoning population, which ended with more than 100 protesters waiting for hunters to emerge from the woods with their kills.
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As boomers age, legacy doubts surface
Dec 11 2005 2:51AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - They partied and protested, then grew up to dominate America with their chutzpah and sheer numbers. Yet now, as the oldest of the baby boomers prepare to turn 60, there are glimmers of doubt within this "have it all" generation about how they will be judged by those who come next.
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Jeep overturns, killing three Miss. teens
Dec 11 2005 1:59AM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Jeep carrying four teenagers leaving a high school football game overturned early Saturday, killing three young women in the car.
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'Integrity' tops Web dictionary's lookups
Dec 11 2005 12:41AM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - In a year filled with political wrangling, natural disasters and pop culture curiosities, Americans turned to Merriam-Webster to help define it all.
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