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U.N. members approve two-year budget
Dec 23 2005 11:44PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. General Assembly on Friday approved a two-year budget with a $950 million spending cap for next year, stepping up pressure for speedy U.N. management reforms that are a top priority for the United States and the European Union.
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Mormons honor church founder's birthday
Dec 23 2005 11:23PM (CT)
SHARON, Vt. (AP) - Faithful Mormons on Friday celebrated the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of Joseph Smith, the founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of the fastest-growing religions in the world.
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Woman aboard Southwest jet at Midway sues
Dec 23 2005 10:59PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A woman who was aboard a Southwest Airlines jet when it slid off the end of a runway at Midway International Airport in a snowstorm earlier this month sued the airline and the city on Friday.
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Authorities: Body is Fla. crash victim's
Dec 23 2005 10:56PM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - The last missing victim of a fatal seaplane crash was found Friday floating in the Atlantic Ocean nine miles from where the plane went down south of Miami Beach, authorities said.
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Four arrested in stolen explosives case
Dec 23 2005 10:46PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Four men, including two brothers, were taken into custody Friday by federal authorities in connection with the theft of 400 pounds of explosives from a storage depot southwest of Albuquerque.
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Bullied Kansas teen wins $440K settlement
Dec 23 2005 10:40PM (CT)
TONGANOXIE, Kan. (AP) - A small-town teenager who was bullied for years by classmates because they believed he was gay was awarded $440,000 in a settlement, his lawyer said.
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Student accused of stabbing professor
Dec 23 2005 10:38PM (CT)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A college student upset about a failing grade pleaded not guilty Friday to allegations that he followed his professor home and stabbed her in the neck.
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Agency: Utah van was at 75 mph speed limit
Dec 23 2005 10:19PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah State University van was traveling at the legal limit of 75 mph before a rollover crash that killed eight students and an instructor, a state agency said in disputing the faster speed estimated by police.
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Bonfires to guide Papa Noel to La. bayous
Dec 23 2005 10:15PM (CT)
LUTCHER, La. (AP) - On Saturday evening, the Mississippi River in bayou country will look much as it has in more than a century of Christmas Eves _ with miles of massive bonfires on the levee tops showing Papa Noel, the south Louisiana Santa Claus, the way to children's homes.
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NYC back on the move after transit strike
Dec 23 2005 10:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Relieved New Yorkers happily hopped on subways and buses Friday and drove into the city without carpooling requirements a day after a strike of the nation's largest mass transit system ended.
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NYC authorities probe theft of body parts
Dec 23 2005 10:14PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Bruno's life had been uncomplicated: He was an immigrant who worked hard, spoke his mind and succumbed to kidney cancer two years ago at 75.
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Man jailed for over a year saw no lawyer
Dec 23 2005 9:14PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - A man was jailed for more than a year without ever seeing a lawyer as he waited for a repeatedly postponed court hearing, gaining release only after a cellmate told an attorney about the case.
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Calif. officials warn voting machine co.
Dec 23 2005 8:25PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Another voting machine company is in trouble with the state of California, this time over problems with vote counting and verification during the November special election.
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Famed explorer Norman Vaughan dies at 100
Dec 23 2005 8:21PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Norman Vaughan, a dog handler and driver in Admiral Richard Byrd's 1928 expedition to the South Pole, died Friday just a few days after turning 100 years old.
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NYC seen as well-behaved throughout strike
Dec 23 2005 7:56PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - If anyone came out looking good in New York's three-day transit strike, it was the city itself. No one looted, rioted or set anything on fire.
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NYC back on the move after transit strike
Dec 23 2005 7:49PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Relieved New Yorkers happily hopped on subways and buses Friday and drove into the city without carpooling requirements a day after a strike of the nation's largest mass transit system ended.
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Pastor's wife says she chose to exit plane
Dec 23 2005 7:39PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - The wife of the pastor of the nation's largest church said she chose to leave an airplane after a disagreement with a flight attendant, disputing accounts that she was asked to go.
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Ga. doctor suspended in pesticide case
Dec 23 2005 7:39PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The state medical board on Friday suspended the license of a doctor accused of treating patients with a chemical used in pesticides and reported that one of his patients died after receiving a high dose of a chemotherapy drug.
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Florida bolsters personnel data security
Dec 23 2005 6:49PM (CT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The security of Florida's new privately run personnel system is being strengthened after a complaint that confidential information on Gov. Jeb Bush and other top officials was compromised, the state announced Friday.
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Outcry returns menorah to California mall
Dec 23 2005 6:36PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Managers of a shopping center have decided to permit display of a 13-foot Hanukkah menorah, a day after announcing that religious symbols were not appropriate for the mall.
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Pet food recalled for deadly fungus
Dec 23 2005 5:04PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A pet food company has advised retailers in more than 20 states to stop selling some of its dog and cat food that may be contaminated with toxic fungus. Several dogs have gotten sick and some have died.
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None hurt in Fla. plane gear malfunction
Dec 23 2005 5:04PM (CT)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The landing gear on a commuter plane carrying 15 people malfunctioned when the aircraft landed Friday at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, but the plane landed safely and no one was injured.
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153 police died in line of duty in 2005
Dec 23 2005 4:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two law enforcement groups said Friday that 153 officers have died in the line of duty so far in 2005, with the majority killed in traffic accidents and shootings.
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Judge rules against slain soldier's family
Dec 23 2005 3:58PM (CT)
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A judge has ruled against relatives of an Oklahoma soldier slain in Iraq who had sued Harper's magazine over its publication of a photograph of his body in an open casket.
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Ex-mayor pleads guilty to cocaine charge
Dec 23 2005 3:11PM (CT)
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A former Burbank mayor pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine but can stay out of prison if she completes a drug diversion program and drug and parenting classes.
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Marine charged in crowd firing to go home
Dec 23 2005 2:28PM (CT)
SALEM, Mass. (AP) - A Marine accused of firing a shotgun into a noisy crowd of late-night revelers was arraigned on reduced charges and allowed to return home for the first time since the incident.
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Archbishop wishes civility this Christmas
Dec 23 2005 1:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a year when stores and politicians are wishing people "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas," the Archbishop of Washington is calling on people to celebrate Christmas without creating battle lines.
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Developers squeeze out mobile homes
Dec 23 2005 11:16AM (CT)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Wading nearly knee-deep in the mattresses, sooted clothing and discarded tires dumped outside his trailer, Rubin Reams wants visitors to know he hasn't always lived this way. The 51-year-old poker dealer never had much of a financial cushion. But he worked full time and steadily, and owned a 40-foot double tip-out trailer he happily called home.
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Ill. gas stations must donate or face suit
Dec 23 2005 10:24AM (CT)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois attorney general is notifying several gas stations that they can donate $1,000 to the American Red Cross or risk being sued for price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
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Swimmer bitten by shark in Hawaii
Dec 23 2005 9:31AM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - The shark bit into Jonathan Genant's left hand, then swam off. The swimmer gripped the wrist of his injured arm to slow the blood loss, flipped on his back and began to kick. But without the use of his arms, he could only drift. Then it hit him: Would the shark come back?
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Banks seek share of remittance business
Dec 23 2005 9:25AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - U.S. banks have raced to join the remittance industry in recent years, seeking a share of the billions of dollars immigrants send to their native countries, especially around the holiday season.
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Accused serial rapist had help escaping
Dec 23 2005 6:03AM (CT)
MIAMI (AP) - An accused serial rapist who brazenly escaped from jail using bed sheets for a rope had sawlike tools that may have been smuggled in, and he had apparently plotted the breakout for months, police said Thursday.
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Surfer found dead in California
Dec 23 2005 5:53AM (CT)
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) - A surfer's body was found by other wave riders taking advantage of large swells generated by storms in the Pacific, authorities said.
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U.S. soldiers train for Iraq on sheep farm
Dec 23 2005 3:45AM (CT)
ROY, Wash. (AP) - Huddled in the snow near a sheep pen, two dozen soldiers call out jokes to their friend inside as he stomps his feet and hisses, trying to drive the animals in the desired direction.
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3 charged for storing unstable dynamite
Dec 23 2005 12:10AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three men were charged with felonies Thursday after authorities found 50 pounds of deteriorating dynamite in a warehouse.
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