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UN in grief at Algeria bombings
Dec 11 2007 11:55PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The truck bombings that killed at least 11 U.N. employees in the Algerian capital Tuesday were the deadliest attack in four years on the United Nations, where officials expressed fresh outrage that neutrality no longer protected them.
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6 shot after leaving Vegas school bus
Dec 11 2007 11:41PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Assailants shot six young people Tuesday at a school bus stop, wounding two critically, in a midday attack that followed a fight over a high school girl, authorities said.
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6 shot after leaving Vegas school bus
Dec 11 2007 11:41PM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Assailants shot six young people Tuesday at a school bus stop, wounding two critically, in a midday attack that followed a fight over a high school girl, authorities said.
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Gunman may have warned of 2nd attack
Dec 11 2007 11:15PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - In between his two deadly shooting sprees, church gunman Matthew Murray apparently posted furious threats on the Internet to kill Christians. But whether the warnings reached police before he struck again was unclear Tuesday.
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Gunman may have warned of 2nd attack
Dec 11 2007 11:15PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - In between his two deadly shooting sprees, church gunman Matthew Murray apparently posted furious threats on the Internet to kill Christians. But whether the warnings reached police before he struck again was unclear Tuesday.
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Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to abduction
Dec 11 2007 10:22PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - A former FBI supervisor who once headed the bureau's Toledo, Ohio, office pleaded guilty Tuesday to abducting a girlfriend, holding her captive and forcing a gun into her mouth in a jealous rage.
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7 N.J. troopers suspended in sex case
Dec 11 2007 10:18PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Seven state troopers have been suspended with pay as authorities investigate a woman's claims that one or more off-duty troopers participated in sexually assaulting her, officials said Tuesday.
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Ex-worker in Houston police lab indicted
Dec 11 2007 10:14PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A former worker in the city's troubled police crime lab was indicted Tuesday on charges of theft and tampering with drug evidence, officials said.
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FAA: Jets never in danger at JFK airport
Dec 11 2007 10:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that two jets landing on nearby runways at Kennedy Airport were never in danger, contradicting assertions by the air traffic controllers' union and a lawmaker that the planes almost hit each other.
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NYC shuts 9/11 remains sifting facility
Dec 11 2007 10:13PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city has closed a facility where debris was sifted for Sept. 11 victims' remains, but the search won't end until after the World Trade Center site is rebuilt, a city official said Tuesday.
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DUI inmates don pink in Ariz. chain gang
Dec 11 2007 9:27PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A sheriff known for housing inmates in old military tents has a new idea _ a chain gang of drunken driving convicts wearing pink shirts and performing burials of people who died of alcohol abuse.
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DUI inmates don pink in Ariz. chain gang
Dec 11 2007 9:27PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A sheriff known for housing inmates in old military tents has a new idea _ a chain gang of drunken driving convicts wearing pink shirts and performing burials of people who died of alcohol abuse.
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DUI inmates don pink in Ariz. chain gang
Dec 11 2007 9:27PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A sheriff known for housing inmates in old military tents has a new idea _ a chain gang of drunken driving convicts wearing pink shirts and performing burials of people who died of alcohol abuse.
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DUI inmates don pink in Ariz. chain gang
Dec 11 2007 9:27PM (CT)
PHOENIX (AP) - A sheriff known for housing inmates in old military tents has a new idea _ a chain gang of drunken driving convicts wearing pink shirts and performing burials of people who died of alcohol abuse.
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Was courtroom shooting attempted murder?
Dec 11 2007 9:12PM (CT)
NEW CITY, N.Y. (AP) - A man who fired a rifle in a courtroom, sending a bullet whizzing past the head of the judge, was not trying to kill a woman who had accused him of groping her, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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Jury deliberates in Miami terrorism case
Dec 11 2007 9:05PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - A jury considering the guilt or innocence of seven men accused of plotting terror attacks completed a seventh day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict or announcing an impasse.
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DNA test clears man after 27 years
Dec 11 2007 9:01PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A man enjoyed freedom Tuesday after a DNA test proved he did not commit a 1979 rape. John Jerome White, 48, left Macon State Prison on Monday evening.
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DNA test clears man after 27 years
Dec 11 2007 9:01PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A man enjoyed freedom Tuesday after a DNA test proved he did not commit a 1979 rape. John Jerome White, 48, left Macon State Prison on Monday evening.
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DNA test clears man after 27 years
Dec 11 2007 9:01PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - A man enjoyed freedom Tuesday after a DNA test proved he did not commit a 1979 rape. John Jerome White, 48, left Macon State Prison on Monday evening.
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Landslide covers Ore. road, hits 4 homes
Dec 11 2007 8:39PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A landslide Tuesday in a region hit hard by last week's storms slammed into at least four homes and covered a highway shortly after it was closed, officials said. No injuries were reported.
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Landslide covers Ore. road, hits 4 homes
Dec 11 2007 8:39PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A landslide Tuesday in a region hit hard by last week's storms slammed into at least four homes and covered a highway shortly after it was closed, officials said. No injuries were reported.
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Landslide covers Ore. road, hits 4 homes
Dec 11 2007 8:39PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A landslide Tuesday in a region hit hard by last week's storms slammed into at least four homes and covered a highway shortly after it was closed, officials said. No injuries were reported.
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Sgt. shot unarmed Iraqi, soldier says
Dec 11 2007 8:35PM (CT)
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - An Army sergeant kicked and shot an Iraqi insurgent who lay bleeding from nearly two dozen gunshot wounds, then after he was dead told fellow soldiers to say the man had been armed, a private at the scene testified Tuesday.
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Sgt. shot unarmed Iraqi, soldier says
Dec 11 2007 8:35PM (CT)
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - An Army sergeant kicked and shot an Iraqi insurgent who lay bleeding from nearly two dozen gunshot wounds, then after he was dead told fellow soldiers to say the man had been armed, a private at the scene testified Tuesday.
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Thousands shiver after Midwest ice storm
Dec 11 2007 7:59PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Stan Turner awoke Tuesday to find not only was his home without power but an ice-coated tree limb had crashed into his classic Mustang. The only heat available for the house came from a fireplace, a wood-burning chimenea on the porch and a gas stove.
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Thousands shiver after Midwest ice storm
Dec 11 2007 7:59PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Stan Turner awoke Tuesday to find not only was his home without power but an ice-coated tree limb had crashed into his classic Mustang. The only heat available for the house came from a fireplace, a wood-burning chimenea on the porch and a gas stove.
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Thousands shiver after Midwest ice storm
Dec 11 2007 7:59PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Stan Turner awoke Tuesday to find not only was his home without power but an ice-coated tree limb had crashed into his classic Mustang. The only heat available for the house came from a fireplace, a wood-burning chimenea on the porch and a gas stove.
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Boys charged with attempted sex assault
Dec 11 2007 7:51PM (CT)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Two boys, ages 11 and 14, have been charged with breaking into the home of a 60-year-old woman and trying to sexually assault her, police said Tuesday.
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Maine newborns to get $500 for college
Dec 11 2007 6:51PM (CT)
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Every child born in Maine will be eligible for a $500 college savings nest egg, thanks to the generosity of a shoe company founder who never attended college himself.
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NYC subway attack possible hate crime
Dec 11 2007 6:42PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A group of people exchanging holiday greetings on a subway last week hurled anti-Semitic slurs and beat four Jewish riders who had wished them "Happy Hanukkah," authorities said Tuesday.
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DOJ questioned about '05 Iraq rape case
Dec 11 2007 6:34PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to give a full account of its investigation into the alleged rape of a female contract worker in Iraq two years ago.
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Trucker gets 25 years for attacking girl
Dec 11 2007 6:19PM (CT)
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) - A trucker charged in a New Jersey woman's killing and suspected in a string of crimes along the East Coast pleaded guilty Tuesday to attacking a 15-year-old girl with a knife at her family's home.
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Top officer says Afghanistan No. 2
Dec 11 2007 6:04PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military's top officer acknowledged on Tuesday that for all the importance of preventing Afghanistan from again harboring al-Qaida terrorists, Washington's first priority is Iraq.
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Merriam-Webster's word of '07: 'w00t'
Dec 11 2007 5:55PM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when they learn Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Or, more accurately, expect them to "w00t."
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N.Y. slave-case prosecutor mocks defense
Dec 11 2007 5:50PM (CT)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - Two Indonesian housekeepers who say they were abused and forced into servitude by a millionaire couple concocted many of the stories they told federal prosecutors, a defense attorney said Tuesday.
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N.Y. slave-case prosecutor mocks defense
Dec 11 2007 5:50PM (CT)
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - Two Indonesian housekeepers who say they were abused and forced into servitude by a millionaire couple concocted many of the stories they told federal prosecutors, a defense attorney said Tuesday.
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Potential juror arrested with sword
Dec 11 2007 5:09PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A man reporting for jury duty was arrested when security discovered that his cane concealed a 2 1/2-foot sword and a 6-inch dagger, police said.
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'Deeply wounded' Omaha steeps in grief
Dec 11 2007 4:44PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A second day of funerals for those killed by a gunman in a crowded shopping mall brought reflection Tuesday that grief haunts not just the victims' relatives, but also the entire community.
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'Deeply wounded' Omaha steeps in grief
Dec 11 2007 4:44PM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A second day of funerals for those killed by a gunman in a crowded shopping mall brought reflection Tuesday that grief haunts not just the victims' relatives, but also the entire community.
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Fla. man held in false airliner threat
Dec 11 2007 4:21PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Authorities in Florida arrested a 42-year-old man in connection with a false threat against a plane bound for Atlanta from Orlando.
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Pregnant attorney recants kidnap story
Dec 11 2007 4:17PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - An attorney and former city councilwoman was getting treatment after admitting she fabricated her tale of being kidnapped at gunpoint last week, her husband said Tuesday. Police said she probably will be charged with filing a false report.
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Pregnant attorney recants kidnap story
Dec 11 2007 4:17PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - An attorney and former city councilwoman was getting treatment after admitting she fabricated her tale of being kidnapped at gunpoint last week, her husband said Tuesday. Police said she probably will be charged with filing a false report.
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Drew Peterson asks public for money
Dec 11 2007 4:16PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A former police officer suspected in his wife's disappearance has set up a Web site to ask for financial help with his legal defense.
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House increases controls on Marianas
Dec 11 2007 4:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Marianas in the western Pacific, tainted by past associations with lobbyist Jack Abramoff and reports of sweatshop labor, would come under greater federal immigration and labor law controls with legislation that passed the House on Tuesday.
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Poll: More in US see progress in Iraq
Dec 11 2007 3:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Growing numbers of people think the U.S. is making progress in Iraq and will eventually be able to claim some success there, a poll showed Tuesday in a sign the politics of the war could become more complicated for Democrats.
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Mukasey undecided on CIA tapes questions
Dec 11 2007 3:44PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Michael Mukasey refused Tuesday to be rushed into deciding whether he considers waterboarding a form of torture, saying simply he understands the "intense interest" in the issue now at the heart of an inquiry into videotaped interrogations of terror suspects that were destroyed by the CIA.
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Defense: No prison for S.C. ex-treasurer
Dec 11 2007 3:43PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former state Treasurer Thomas Ravenel suffered from "cocaine's spell" but never sold the narcotic, his attorneys said in arguing against prison time for him on a drug count.
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GOP favored to win vacant House seats
Dec 11 2007 2:56PM (CT)
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Republicans were favored to keep two conservative congressional districts Tuesday in Ohio and Virginia in special elections to fill the seats of two incumbents who died recently.
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Spy court won't release wiretap docs
Dec 11 2007 2:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's spy court said Tuesday that it will not make public documents regarding the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program.
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U.S. refuses `Any Wounded Soldier' mail
Dec 11 2007 2:22PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of holiday cards and letters thanking wounded American troops for their sacrifice and wishing them well never reach their destination. They are returned to sender or thrown away unopened.
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Man says he's not 'Dinnertime Bandit'
Dec 11 2007 12:38PM (CT)
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - The man police say is the "dinnertime bandit" who broke into wealthy homes during the evening pleaded not guilty Tuesday, weeks after he was extradited from Belgium after nine years on the run.
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Md. teacher dies from resistant staph
Dec 11 2007 11:28AM (CT)
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - A public school teacher died of complications from a drug-resistant form of staph infection, school officials said.
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Train derails in Colo.; no injuries
Dec 11 2007 10:59AM (CT)
LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - A light-rail passenger train collided with a coal train during a snow storm early Tuesday, authorities said.
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NY judge ponders war vs. terrorism
Dec 11 2007 10:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge hearing appeals in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa questioned whether the attacks that killed 224 people amounted to the crime of terrorism or an act of war.
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Southern farmers may get drought relief
Dec 11 2007 8:30AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress plans to extend a disaster relief deadline so farmers hit by drought this year can get cash assistance to offset losses, Democratic lawmakers said.
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New York's top cop denies a mayoral bid
Dec 11 2007 8:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city's top cop chats with ease about his law enforcement forefather, Theodore Roosevelt. And, of course, about a murder rate in decline.
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New York's top cop denies a mayoral bid
Dec 11 2007 8:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city's top cop chats with ease about his law enforcement forefather, Theodore Roosevelt. And, of course, about a murder rate in decline.
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New York's top cop denies a mayoral bid
Dec 11 2007 8:29AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - The city's top cop chats with ease about his law enforcement forefather, Theodore Roosevelt. And, of course, about a murder rate in decline.
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Subtropical Storm Olga a little stronger
Dec 11 2007 7:18AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - Subtropical Storm Olga weakened slightly as it lashed the northern coast of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, but forecasters feared its heavy rains could trigger flash floods and mudslides by the time it reaches Haiti.
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Mourners applaud Evel Knievel's spirit
Dec 11 2007 7:04AM (CT)
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) - Mourners remembered daredevil Evel Knievel as a red, white and blue American icon who made a spiritual leap of faith long after his death-defying motorcycle jumps.
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Mourners applaud Evel Knievel's spirit
Dec 11 2007 7:04AM (CT)
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) - Mourners remembered daredevil Evel Knievel as a red, white and blue American icon who made a spiritual leap of faith long after his death-defying motorcycle jumps.
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Attacks force churches to boost security
Dec 11 2007 7:00AM (CT)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - When a black-clad gunman walked into New Life Church on Sunday and started shooting, he was met with the church's first line of defense: a congregant with a concealed-weapons permit and a law enforcement background.
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Jailed rapist confesses to killing 9
Dec 11 2007 6:51AM (CT)
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - For decades, people in this scenic Mississippi River town have been haunted by the thought that a man who killed five women here could be walking free.
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Colo. petition revives anti-abortion bid
Dec 11 2007 6:50AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A 20-year-old law student has become a cause celebre in the anti-abortion movement for her efforts to have the state Constitution define fertilized eggs as people _ a tactic spreading nationwide in bids to neutralize the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.
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Colo. petition revives anti-abortion bid
Dec 11 2007 6:50AM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - A 20-year-old law student has become a cause celebre in the anti-abortion movement for her efforts to have the state Constitution define fertilized eggs as people _ a tactic spreading nationwide in bids to neutralize the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.
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Teacher: Flight to Mexico was boy's idea
Dec 11 2007 6:48AM (CT)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A former teacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student said it was the boy's idea to flee to Mexico and that he told her he would kill her if she left him.
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Appeals court upholds Patriot Act ruling
Dec 11 2007 4:30AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled that some portions of the U.S. Patriot Act dealing with foreign terrorist organizations are unconstitutional because the language is too vague to be understood by a person of average intelligence.
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Coroner: Alcohol killed Clemson student
Dec 11 2007 12:18AM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A Clemson University freshman found dead in the basement of an off-campus fraternity house died of alcohol poisoning, a coroner said Monday.
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Raid conducted in Katrina attorney case
Dec 11 2007 12:02AM (CT)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Federal agents raided the office of an attorney hired to defend Richard "Dickie" Scruggs in a judicial bribery case that threatens the storied career of one the nation's most famous trial lawyers.
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