Nevada judge accused of demanding royal treatment
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen....
Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk....
Mo. woman enters Alford plea in kidnapping case
UNION, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri woman accused of slashing a young mother's throat, kidnapping her newborn and passing off the child as her own for five days has reached a plea deal with prosecutors....
Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman - she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins....
Mourners pay respects to slain Philadelphia police officer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hundreds of mourners lined up in the pouring rain outside a cathedral Friday to pay their respects to a Philadelphia police officer killed in the line of duty....
Fans long to have their ashes scattered on sporting sites
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Even though he's only 37 and in good health, Nathan Davis has already made out his will. In it, he bequeaths money to the University of Alabama athletic department and his ashes to Bryant-Denny Stadium....
Car full of weapons lands US soldier in Mexican jail
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- When he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, Spc. Richard Torres was carrying a small arsenal in his car: an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun, 171 rounds of ammunition, several cartridges and three knives....
Investigation at Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson hid
INDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) -- National Park Service officials say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to search for possible human remains....
Church records offer rare look inside polygamist families
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Hand-scrawled records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the Yearning For Zion ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives....
NC officials: Fatal twister could have been worse
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Amber Parker watched on television as the storm near her home grew into a tornado threat. Then, when the roaring wind outside suddenly fell silent, she grabbed her two toddlers and rushed to get under the stairwell....
77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Seventy-seven more people who were treated at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic have been diagnosed with hepatitis C, health officials said....
Kentucky death row inmate: 'I'm ready and I'm sorry'
EDDYVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Marco Allen Chapman is ready to die. After more than three years of waiting for courts to consider an appeal he never wanted, the death row inmate may soon get his wish and become the first person executed in Kentucky since 1999....
Mo. woman enters Alford plea in kidnapping case
UNION, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri woman accused of slashing a young mother's throat, kidnapping her newborn and passing off the child as her own for five days has reached a plea deal with prosecutors....
Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman - she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins....
Yale Club settles ex-nominee Bork's suit over 2006 stumble
NEW YORK (AP) -- One-time U.S. Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork has settled a lawsuit against the Yale Club after he fell stepping onto a platform to speak....
Nevada judge accused of demanding royal treatment
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen....
Ask AP: Leaded gas and college football poll votes
It used to be called "regular." But there's nothing regular about leaded gasoline these days - good luck even finding a gallon....
Mourners pay respects to slain Philadelphia police officer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hundreds of mourners lined up in the pouring rain outside a cathedral Friday to pay their respects to a Philadelphia police officer killed in the line of duty....
Prosecutor: Arkansas school shooter not mistreated in jail
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A prosecutor says there's no evidence that one of two Arkansas men who killed a teacher and four students in a school shooting a decade ago has been mistreated while in jail on separate charges....
Ohio woman sentenced to life for ice pick death of roommate
XENIA, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio woman has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole for killing her roommate with an ice pick through the ear....
Driver found guilty in crash that killed 5 in Ohio
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- A man has been found guilty in a wrong-way crash in Toledo, Ohio that killed a mother and four children....
Oldest gorilla in captivity turns 55 at Dallas Zoo
DALLAS (AP) -- A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday by munching down a four-layer frozen fruit cake and banana leaf wrapped treats....
Car full of weapons lands US soldier in Mexican jail
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- When he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, Spc. Richard Torres was carrying a small arsenal in his car: an AR-15 assault rifle, a .45-caliber handgun, 171 rounds of ammunition, several cartridges and three knives....
Man who lost homes in Katrina claims $97M Powerball prize
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A construction company owner who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million Powerball prize, a jackpot won off a ticket he bought at a convenience store where he stopped to buy his wife a gallon of milk....
Court orders American Indian to trial for shooting eagle
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) -- An American Indian who shot a bald eagle for use in a tribal religious ceremony must stand trial, a federal appeals court has ruled....
Investigation at Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson hid
INDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) -- National Park Service officials say the Death Valley ranch where Charles Manson was arrested will be closed for a second time this year to search for possible human remains....
'Best Santa ever' arrested in N.J. on child sex charges
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A rare international alert seeking a man shown in dozens of raw child porn images quickly led to the arrest of a small-time actor, who painted faces at children's parties and performed as "the best Santa Claus anyone has ever seen."...
Texas teens tell police they converted skull into bong
HOUSTON (AP) -- Three teenagers were arrested after two of them told police they dug up a secluded grave north of Houston, removed the skull from the coffin and converted it into a marijuana bong....
Police: Convicted murderer shot hikers on Appalachian Trail
PEARISBURG, Va. (AP) -- A convicted murderer is suspected of shooting and wounding two men on the Appalachian Trail a few miles from the spot where he killed two hikers in 1981, authorities said....
Wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Indiana mining accident
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- The family of a man who plunged more than 500 feet in a coal mine's air shaft filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Thursday against a company he helped found that was building the shaft....
Church records offer rare look inside polygamist families
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Hand-scrawled records taken from a polygamist sect are helping untangle the spider-web network of family relationships at the Yearning For Zion ranch, where some husbands had more than a dozen wives....
NIU plans remodel for building where gunman killed students
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Northern Illinois University wants to remodel a building where five students were slain by a suicidal gunman on Valentine's Day, instead of demolishing it, the school president said Thursday....
Conservationists, developer reach major Calif. land deal
LEBEC, Calif. (AP) -- A group of environmentalists and the owners of a large stretch of wilderness have reached a deal that would set aside the largest parcel of land for conservation in California history....
Illegal immigrant convicted of killing Houston policeman
HOUSTON (AP) -- An illegal immigrant from Mexico was convicted of capital murder Thursday in the 2006 shooting of a police officer during a traffic stop....
7 more cops pulled from Philly streets over taped beating
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Seven more police officers were taken off street duty Thursday as investigators look into the videotaped police beating of three shooting suspects during a traffic stop....
Family of woman who died after airport arrest sues Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) -- The family of a New York woman who died in police custody at the Phoenix airport sued the city Thursday, accusing officers of using excessive force and contributing to her death....
Lawyers: McGreeveys reach custody deal in divorce case
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Former Gov. James E. McGreevey and his estranged wife settled custody issues for their only child on Thursday as they moved closer to dissolving their marriage, their lawyers said....
Lack of water cited in deaths of 9 S.C. firefighters
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Emergency crews didn't have enough hoses or adequate water pressure to properly fight a blaze that killed nine Charleston firefighters in a giant furniture store almost a year ago, according to a federal report released late Thursday....
San Diego State students plead not guilty in major drug bust
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The suspected leader of a drug trafficking ring was among seven students who pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges stemming from an undercover operation at San Diego State University that netted more than 100 arrests....
NY governor vows to examine undercover police procedures
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gov. David Paterson pledged to examine undercover police conduct on Thursday, a day after more than 200 people were arrested protesting the acquittal of three detectives involved in the shooting death of an unarmed man....
Air pollution in Wyo. community rivals that of big cities
BOULDER, Wyo. (AP) -- There isn't anything metropolitan about this tiny unincorporated town in southwest Wyoming, where a few single-family homes and a volunteer fire station stand against a skyline of snowcapped mountains....
Huge Texas sinkhole's appetite decreasing, officials say
DAISETTA, Texas (AP) -- Geologists said a 260-foot-deep sinkhole that grew to the length of three football fields over just two days seemed to be slowing down Thursday, but that it could take months before it's clear whether surrounding areas are stable....
Hispanic growth fueled by higher fertility rates
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hispanic women born in the United States are more likely to have children out of wedlock than women who are immigrant Hispanics or non-Hispanics, according to an analysis released by Pew Hispanic Center Thursday....
Commencement readers cram to prep for tongue-twister names
A week from Saturday, 453 new graduates will cross the commencement stage on the lawn of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. Among them: Nokuthula Sikhethiwe Kitikiti, Udochukwu Chinyere Obodo, and Baitnairamdal Otgonshar....
N.Y. judge to review CIA memo on interrogation methods
NEW YORK (AP) -- The CIA must let a judge view a 2002 memo purportedly including waterboarding among interrogation methods to be used on prisoners in U.S. custody so he can decide whether it should be made public, the judge ruled Thursday....
Bond lowered for N.M. sect leader accused of sex crimes
CLAYTON, N.M. (AP) -- A judge reduced the bond of an apocalyptic-sect leader accused of sex crimes against girls who were part of his church, but she rejected his request Thursday to be released on his own recognizance....
2 murder convictions for suspect in Michigan serial killings
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A man suspected of killing several women in this city over several terrifying weeks was convicted Thursday of two of the slayings and of attacking a third woman who survived....
Federal judge in Montana rejects bid to delay wolf lawsuit
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- A federal judge in Montana has rejected a request by the government to delay a lawsuit seeking to place the gray wolf back on the endangered species list, saying he's "unwilling to risk more deaths."...
12 children hurt in Yosemite school bus collision
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) -- Two school buses carrying sixth-graders to Yosemite National Park collided Thursday, injuring a dozen children and a parent, park officials said....
Judge sentences former Alaska lawmaker in bribery case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- A former Alaska legislator convicted of taking bribes to push legislation for a major natural gas pipeline was sentenced Thursday to 3 1/2 years in federal prison....
System uses sound to find whales, avoid ship strikes
ON CAPE COD BAY, Mass. (AP) -- A spotter bangs three times on the boat's cabin roof, signaling the captain to cut the throttle - now. In the foggy gray of Cape Cod Bay, the reason for the abrupt stop soon becomes apparent: The research vessel is surrounded by rare North Atlantic right whales, their glossy black heads bobbing just above the surface as they feed on plankton slicks....
Authorities: Fla. courthouse shooter had ammo, gas mask
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- About 12 seconds was all it took for two bailiffs to gun down a man who shot at them in a courthouse lobby, and authorities said the swift response helped prevent anyone else from being seriously hurt....
Charges dropped against central Fla. reality show director
APOPKA, Fla. (AP) -- Prosecutors dropped a false imprisonment charge against an aspiring reality show director accused of holding women against their will while filming a show....
Minn. gov signs bill to pay bridge collapse victims
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- A close-knit coalition of Minneapolis bridge collapse victims - some in wheelchairs and others still wearing casts - looked on Thursday as Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a $38 million package to compensate them for their injuries and losses....
Oldest league bowler dies at 106
ATLANTA (AP) -- By the time Bill Hargrove was recognized last year as the nation's oldest league bowler, his eyesight had deteriorated so much he could hardly see the pins....
Experts check to see if tornadoes caused damage in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Experts picked through debris and damage Thursday to determine whether tornadoes touched down after severe storms moved through the state, toppling trees and knocking out power to thousands of people....
Marine who killed Iraqi gets sentence cut, rank reduction
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Marine sentenced to 15 years in the brig for killing an Iraqi civilian had his term reduced by four years and was given a dishonorable discharge, the man's attorney and a Marine spokesman said....
Firefighters make progress on blaze in central New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Firefighters have managed to keep a blaze that has torched more than 59 homes in central New Mexico from growing for several days, and they're hopeful they can keep it up in the face of dry, gusty conditions....
$5 million lottery winner found slain; ex-boyfriend charged
DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) -- A woman who won $5 million in the Georgia lottery a year ago has been found stabbed to death in her home, and her former boyfriend has been charged with murder, authorities said....
Woman extradited to Michigan after 32 years as fugitive
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A woman arrested in San Diego 32 years after escaping a Detroit prison is on her way back to Michigan to serve out her sentence on drug charges....
Massey subsidiary cited for violations in W.Va. mine death
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Coal operator Massey Energy Co. was cited for safety violations that federal investigators say contributed to the death of a West Virginia miner last year, according to a federal report released Wednesday....
Once-missing NH candidate agrees to electronic monitoring
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A former congressional candidate who was convicted of faking his own disappearance during the campaign will be released from jail but be subject to electronic monitoring for violating his bail conditions, his attorney said Wednesday....
Handcuffed Colo. inmate hurt in jump from courtroom window
DENVER (AP) -- An inmate in handcuffs and shackles jumped through a closed window in a third-floor courtroom, shattering the glass, plunging to the ground and critically injuring himself, police said....
Humane Society releases new video of mistreated livestock
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Humane Society of the United States released video footage Wednesday of sick and injured livestock the group says were mistreated at auction sites and stockyards where cattle are sold for slaughter....
Agreement reached on safety at Texas juvenile prison
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A federal judge has approved a settlement between the Justice Department and the agency that oversees Texas juvenile prisons regarding the safety of inmates at one state facility....
Body of missing Montana woman found in Yellowstone River
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- The body of a mother of four who vanished last month was found in the Yellowstone River, weeks after her ex-husband was accused of violating an order of protection she had obtained a decade ago....
Obituaries in the news
Joseph Graham...
Mich. high court says gay partners can't get health benefits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A same-sex marriage ban prevents governments and universities in Michigan from providing health insurance to the partners of gay workers, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday....
FBI withdraws digital library's national security letter
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A nonprofit digital library has successfully fought an FBI attempt to seize information about one of its users, and is calling on other groups to challenge government agencies attempting to obtain online customer information without a judge's order....
La. frat suspended after pledges allegedly burned in hazing
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Ten Tulane University students faced felony battery charges Wednesday and their fraternity was suspended after accusations that the group burned pledges with hot water and pepper spray during a "hell night" initiation....
Tenn. gov. to offer buyouts to more than 2,000 state workers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee plans to cut 2,011 state jobs, mostly through voluntary buyouts, to shore up the state budget, the governor said Wednesday....
Ohio woman gets at least 30 years for children's fire deaths
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A woman who set a fire that killed her young son and baby daughter was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison on Wednesday....
Group's lawsuit challenges NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy
NEW YORK (AP) -- A civil liberties group sued Wednesday in a challenge to the NYPD's practice of stopping hundreds of thousands of people each year for questioning, saying it is racially biased....
Army OKs $248M in barracks repairs, but housing still aging
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- Spc. Loren Dauterman, who trained at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin last month with the National Guard, found something good to say about the falling-apart floors and ceilings in her quarters....
Howard University names Ohio school president as new leader
WASHINGTON (AP) -- One of the nation's most prestigious historically black schools has named a new president....
Officials now say sea lions weren't shot to death in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Federal officials investigating the deaths of six sea lions at a Columbia River dam did an about-face Wednesday, saying their initial assumption that the animals had been shot to death was wrong....
Idaho student says teacher tossed his Mexican flag in trash
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- A high school student says he may file a lawsuit against a physical education teacher who took a Mexican flag he had brought for Cinco de Mayo and put it in the garbage....
New Orleans mayor pushing residents to leave FEMA trailers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Lingering fears about formaldehyde fumes inside federally issued trailers and the impending hurricane season have Mayor Ray Nagin pushing to empty thousands of the structures, intended as temporary housing after Katrina....
Burmese Americans try to help, but have few options
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- In the days since Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, Eh Taw Dwe has heard only snippets about the villages he left behind when he fled the country....
8 officers who died of post-9/11 illness on NYPD memorial
NEW YORK (AP) -- More than two years after he took his last breath, a detective who developed lung disease after toiling in the World Trade Center's ruins has been added to the New York Police Department's wall of heroes....
Beyond the family ranch, Texas town makes Bush wedding plans
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- So you didn't get your invitation to Jenna Bush's wedding this weekend? No worries....
Survey shows US honey bee deaths increased over last year
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year....
Giuliani to advise Ukrainian mayoral candidate
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is offering his expertise to a candidate for mayor of Kiev, Ukraine....
Texas mayor's colorful past called into question
CARROLLTON, Texas (AP) -- The mayor of this Dallas suburb has long talked about her colorful background, saying she used to sing backup for Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne and other famous musicians. Her campaign Web site lists less glamorous credentials, including a stint at Western Kentucky University....
Editorial Roundup
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:...
Truck, school bus crash in Ohio, about 4 children injured
NORTON, Ohio (AP) -- The State Highway Patrol says a truck and a school bus have crashed in central Ohio. About four children have been take to a hospital....
Exemption to 40-year-old billboard ban in Vt. worries some
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- For 40 years, it's been the guardian of the state's pastoral landscapes, keeping interstates and back roads clear of outdoor advertising. Vermont's billboard ban has always been a sacred cow, and a distinction few other states hold. But an exemption to it - approved by lawmakers and awaiting Gov. Jim Douglas' signature - has some worrying that roadside signs could return....
APNewsBreak: Sniper Muhammad seeks to halt death-row appeal
McLEAN, Va. (AP) -- Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad is asking prosecutors in a letter to help him end legal appeals of his conviction and death sentence "so that you can murder this innocent black man."...
Ga. man executed, ending 7-month moratorium
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend was executed, the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections....
Farmer pioneers green energy practices in Ohio
BROOKVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- When he was laid up in the hospital recovering from knee surgery, farmer Ralph Dull picked up a thick notebook dropped off by a friend that detailed how wind generators produce electricity....
More than $11.5M awarded to Florida residents in citrus case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida owes more than $11.5 million to thousands of Broward County homeowners whose citrus trees were chopped down during a failed effort to control a harmful disease, a jury ruled....
Vallejo to become largest Calif. city to file for bankruptcy
VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) -- Vallejo is set to become the largest California city to declare bankruptcy after leaders voted in favor of it to solve the San Francisco Bay Area suburb's spiraling budget crisis....
Kansas high court limits grand jury's power in abortion case
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- The state's highest court Tuesday allowed a grand jury to keep investigating one of the few U.S. doctors who performs late-term abortions but limited its power to subpoena his patients' records....
Women enters pleas in 1-year disappearance of teenage girl
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Two women who lived in the home where a missing teenager was found hiding last year pleaded no contest to criminal charges Tuesday and could face up to 10 years in prison....
Man sentenced to 50 years to life for killing transient
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A man was sentenced Tuesday to 50 years to life in prison for killing a transient and scattering his body parts around San Diego County....
Baby satisfactory after being found in yard waste bin
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Remembering a forecast of rain, Wesley Falker decided to dump his grass clippings in a yard waste bin rather than leave them until morning....
3 states head to court to keep control over wolves
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- Three states are defending their ability to sustain a gray wolf population in the Northern Rockies, asking to be heard in a federal lawsuit that seeks to return the wolves to the endangered species list....
Officials: Phoenix gun dealer sold to Mexican drug cartels
PHOENIX (AP) -- The arrest of a gun shop owner on Tuesday broke up a suspected firearms trafficking operation that supplied violent Mexican drug cartels, authorities said....
Detroit City Council has 2 tough options for ousting mayor
DETROIT (AP) -- The City Council discussed its three options for dealing with scandal-plagued Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in closed session Tuesday - two could lead to his ouster but seem unlikely, and one would amount to a slap on the wrist....
Summary Box: Georgia Execution
WHAT HAPPENED: William Earl Lynd, 53, was executed on Tuesday for kidnapping his live-in girlfriend, 26-year-old Ginger Moore, and fatally shooting her three times in the face and head nearly 20 years ago....
8 in NYC accused of torturing, robbing drug dealers
NEW YORK (AP) -- A gang of police impersonators abducted and tortured cocaine traffickers, forcing them to hand over multimillion-dollar stashes by holding their families hostage or threatening to squeeze their testicles with pliers, authorities said Tuesday....
Oregon parents hear Afghanistan gun battle on voice mail
OTIS, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon couple checking their voice mail found a frightening three-minute recording of their son caught in a battle in Afghanistan....
Co-founder of Baskin-Robbins ice cream stores dies at 90
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Irvine Robbins, who as co-founder of Baskin-Robbins brought Rocky Road, Pralines 'n Cream and other exotic ice cream concoctions to every corner of America, has died at age 90. Robbins had been ill for some time and died Monday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., said his daughter Marsha Veit....
Charges dropped against doctor over autistic boy's death
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Criminal charges were dropped Tuesday against a doctor accused of causing the death of a 5-year-old autistic boy by incorrectly administering the wrong drug for him....
Indictment: Reputed Russian arms smuggler conspired to kill
NEW YORK (AP) -- Prosecutors announced an indictment Tuesday against a reputed Russian arms smuggler who they say tried to sell weapons to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization with the goal of killing Americans....
Fishermen suspected after 6 sea lions are killed in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- There's "protected" on paper and there's "protected" on the river....
Grand jury documents on nuke weapons plant probe stay secret
DENVER (AP) -- A judge has refused to make public some sworn statements by former grand jurors alleging that prosecutors committed misconduct during an investigation into possible environmental crimes at the old Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant....
Teachers weigh in on tenure, evaluations
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Think it's hard for schools to get bad teachers out of the classroom? Turns out teachers agree....
Nevada governor wants his mansion back and his wife out
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- The state that pioneered the quickie divorce is witnessing a potentially ugly breakup that has the governor of Nevada fighting to get back into his own mansion....
