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Texas authorities investigate more polygamy charges
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:57 p.m.
CLYDE, Texas (AP) -- Behind guarded, ornate gates at the end of a rural road, a self-proclaimed prophet warns his followers about the end of time and rails against a dangerous and unclean world outside their West Texas compound....
Ohio Dems seek impeachment of scandal-scarred AG
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:53 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- House Democrats filed articles of impeachment Tuesday against scandal-scarred Attorney General Marc Dann, a fellow Democrat who could become the first official impeached and convicted in Ohio in two centuries....
Fla. wildfires hit 160 homes; arsonists sought
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:32 p.m.
PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) -- Investigators searched Tuesday for one or more arsonists behind a string of stubborn wildfires that have destroyed or damaged more than 160 homes on Florida\'s Atlantic coast....
Deputies kill 2 in gun battle on Calif. reservation
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:27 p.m.
SAN JACINTO, Calif. (AP) -- A man and woman opened fire on guards at an entrance to an Indian reservation and fled into the hills, where they were killed in a gun battle with sheriff\'s deputies and a SWAT team, authorities said Tuesday. It was the second deadly gunfight involving deputies on the reservation in five days....
CA installs 1st black female top legislator in US
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:11 p.m.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California on Tuesday installed the nation\'s first black female legislative leader, swearing in Los Angeles Democrat Karen Bass as speaker of the state Assembly....
Sect mother of newborn not a minor, Texas concedes
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:57 p.m.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Texas child welfare officials conceded Tuesday that a newborn\'s mother, held in foster care as a minor after being removed from a polygamous sect\'s ranch, is an adult....
Chinese-Americans open wallets for quake relief
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:48 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Chinese communities around the country are mobilizing to help victims of a catastrophic earthquake that destroyed countless buildings and killed thousands of people in China\'s Sichuan province, where many immigrants have roots....
Man jailed when daughter fails to get diploma
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:44 p.m.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter hit the books has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma....
Mom, 2 children mutilated and dismembered in Fla.
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:26 p.m.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A woman and her two young children slain north of Tampa were found mutilated and dismembered in a crime scene that investigators described as one of the most gruesome they had ever seen....
Rebuilding unlikely in tornado-ravaged Okla. town
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:13 p.m.
PICHER, Okla. (AP) -- No government money will be awarded for rebuilding any of the 100 homes leveled by a deadly tornado that tore through one of the nation\'s most polluted areas, state and federal officials said Tuesday on a tour of the region....
Science, Symbolism Mix in Army Mortuary Training
NPR - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:01 p.m.
At Fort Lee in Virginia, soldiers train to become 92Ms — mortuary affairs specialists. They will go on to help recover, identify and prepare the remains of fallen soldiers. The 92Ms use the language of medical examiners, and they also make sure to properly honor the soldiers in their care.
Detroit Council Eyes Ouster of Mayor Kilpatrick
NPR - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1 p.m.
The Detroit City Council has voted to launch removal proceedings against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — and has asked Gov. Jennifer Granholm to remove Kilpatrick from office. Council members say Kilpatrick withheld key information about a multi-million dollar legal settlement.
Congress Eyes Answers to Rising Gas Prices
NPR - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1 p.m.
The Senate votes to suspend oil shipments to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the rest of the year. A House vote is expected later Tuesday. The move could have a marginal impact on gas prices.
Earthlink to End Philadelphia WiFi Network
NPR - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1 p.m.
Earthlink notified Philadelphia subscribers that it will dismantle its WiFi network in the city on June 12. Negotiations to transfer the network to another operator broke down. Earthlink is giving subscribers 30 days to find other paths to the Internet.
Anonymous rape tests are going nationwide
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:53 p.m.
ELKTON, Md. (AP) -- Starting next year across the country, rape victims too afraid or too ashamed to go to police can undergo an emergency-room forensic rape exam, and the evidence gathered will be kept on file in a sealed envelope in case they decide to press charges....
Detroit City Council moves toward ousting mayor
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:45 p.m.
DETROIT (AP) -- The City Council narrowly approved taking the first step Tuesday toward removing Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is charged with perjury over explicit text messages sent to a former aide....
Lesbian chased out of NYC bathroom settles suit
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:55 a.m.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A popular restaurant has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a lawsuit with a lesbian who said a bouncer chased her out of the women\'s bathroom and forced her to leave because she looked masculine....
Nissan Builds Buzz with Plans for Electric Car
NPR - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:41 a.m.
Despite warning of "tougher times" because of the weak U.S. economy, Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Tuesday that the automaker plans to become the global leader in zero-emission vehicles.
Supreme Court Clears Path for Apartheid Lawsuits
NPR - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:30 a.m.
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it would allow lawsuits to proceed against more than 50 U.S. and foreign corporations for their connection to South Africa\'s racist apartheid policies. Jeffrey Rosen, professor of law at George Washington University, explains the impact of the decision.
Immigration raid in Iowa largest ever in US
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:11 a.m.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Federal officials say a raid at a northeastern Iowa meat processing plant this week was the largest in U.S. history....
La. furniture salesman guilty of spying for China
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:04 a.m.
McLEAN, Va. (AP) -- A New Orleans furniture salesman pleaded guilty Tuesday to spying for the Chinese government and providing Beijing with secret information on military relations between the U.S. and Taiwan....
Retailer Meijer fined for campaign violations
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:53 a.m.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan fined big-box retail chain Meijer Inc. more than $190,000 Tuesday for campaign law violations in its effort to build a big-box superstore in a northern Michigan suburb....
Military cracks down on scrap-metal scavengers
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:31 a.m.
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) -- Hundreds of Marines were conducting a combat training mission in the Mojave Desert when an air patrol spotted something kicking up dust: A civilian pickup truck speeding across the barren landscape....
Judge dismisses case of woman who says veil cost her claim
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:08 a.m.
DETROIT (AP) -- A federal judge in Detroit has dismissed the case of a Muslim woman who sued a judge for demanding she remove her veil in court....
Inflation Calculation Leaves Out Food, Energy Prices
NPR - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:29 a.m.
The government releases new inflation statistics Wednesday, and consumer prices are expected to rise. While the Federal Reserve does keep an eye on inflation, it usually doesn\'t take food and energy prices into account. David Wessel, economics editor at the Wall Street Journal, talks about the Fed data.
Lawmakers Press Bush to Tap Petroleum Reserve
NPR - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:26 a.m.
When gas prices go up, Congress tries to do what it can to make them go back down. The Senate votes Tuesday on two measures. Proposals from Democrats and Republicans would stop the federal government\'s practice of adding 70,000 barrels of oil a day to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg dies in Fla. at 82
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:18 a.m.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Artist Robert Rauschenberg, whose use of odd and everyday articles earned him regard as a pioneer in pop art but whose talents spanned the worlds of painting, sculpture and dance, has died, a his gallery representative said Tuesday. He was 82....
U.S. Railroad Industry Thriving as Economy Slumps
NPR - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:02 a.m.
The railroad freight industry is booming. Executives say higher fuel prices and a weak dollar are helping freight lines. Wick Moorman, CEO of Norfolk Southern, talks about how the industry can thrive despite an economic slump.
Bush Begins Five-Day Mideast Tour
NPR - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:57 a.m.
President Bush heads to Israel on Tuesday to join in celebrations marking its 60th anniversary. His visit to the Jewish state is the first stop on a five-day trip that will take him to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. President Bush will also work on getting the Middle East peace negotiations back on track.
Survivors remain linked by drunken driving tragedy
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:52 a.m.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- One earned a football scholarship years after burns and lung damage kept him in the hospital for two months. Another poured her grief into preventing other alcohol-fueled crashes and became president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. A third began speaking publicly about the tragedy only after two decades of staring at scars in the mirror....
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:15 a.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. official says North Korean nuclear documents turned over to United States appear complete...
Victims say Swiss bank funded Iran terror
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 7:09 a.m.
NEW YORK (AP) -- American victims of terrorist attacks in Israel have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $500 million from UBS AG, saying the Swiss bank made it possible for Iran to fund the terrorists....
No injuries reported in collapsed N.C. parking deck
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:55 a.m.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Authorities say it appears no one was injured when a small section of a four-story parking deck in Charlotte, N.C., collapsed....
Shipping containers could become condos in Detroit
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:31 a.m.
DETROIT (AP) -- A Detroit-based group hopes to use empty shipping containers to build a $1.8 million, 17-unit condominium project....
Arizona police hunting for a serial predator
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:28 a.m.
PHOENIX (AP) -- Police are hunting for a serial predator who has been linked to four unsolved attacks on women in Phoenix and nearby Mesa, including two unsolved killings....
Fashion students at Va. university design abayas
AP - Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:25 a.m.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The assignment for Virginia Commonwealth University fashion students: design an abaya, an enveloping cloak worn by Muslim women, that is stylish yet acceptable in Arab countries....
N.Y. farmers fear a shortage of skilled workers
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 11:40 p.m.
BATAVIA, N.Y. (AP) -- New York farmers say a shift in state policy is making it harder for them to hire experienced seasonal workers through federal guest-worker contracts....
Lawyer: 2 will admit fraud fueled luxury lifestyle
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 10:43 p.m.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Presumably, she didn\'t fleece Prince Charles. But a couple of young jet-setters plan to admit in court that other people who crossed their paths unwittingly financed their luxury lifestyle....
Exxon seeks $800M from Alaska over gas, oil leases
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 9:29 p.m.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. asked Monday that Alaska pay $800 million in damages, claiming the state breached a deal when it revoked gas and oil leases on a North Slope oil field....
American Indian School a Far Cry from the Past
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 9:26 p.m.
Much has changed since the days when off-reservation schools were used to expel Indian culture. Students at Sherman Indian High School in California say they appreciate that instructors teach about other tribes. But budget cuts may put the schools in peril.
Gay rights groups launch hospital rating system
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 9:04 p.m.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Just over half of 88 hospitals got top marks under a new rating system created by two national gay-rights organizations which hope the standards will result in more compassionate treatment of gay and lesbian patients....
New Stamp Puts Sinatra Back in the Spotlight
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 9:01 p.m.
The United States Postal Service releases its commemorative Frank Sinatra stamp Tuesday — a day before the 10th anniversary of the singer\'s death. It features his trademark fedora, a big smile and Ol\' Blue Eyes.
Helicopter that crashed lacked some safety gear
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 8:24 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A medical helicopter that crashed in Wisconsin did not have two pieces of safety technology the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended to prevent crashes, company officials said Monday....
S. Ill. hospital resumes some outpatient surgeries
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 8 p.m.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital has resumed some outpatient surgeries, more than eight months after its entire surgical unit was shut down because of a reported spike in post-surgical deaths, officials said Monday....
Prosecutor wraps up case in Ill. fundraiser trial
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 7:48 p.m.
CHICAGO (AP) -- A top political fundraiser parlayed his success at amassing enormous amounts of campaign money for Gov. Rod Blagojevich into the access and clout to launch a $7 million shakedown scheme in state government, a prosecutor told jurors Monday....
FEMA, EPA visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 7:38 p.m.
PICHER, Okla. (AP) -- The reason most residents of Picher won\'t be able to rebuild their homes following a massive tornado is plainly visible from most parts of town....
Missouri lawmakers advance 2nd voter photo ID bill
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 7:13 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Republicans on Monday advanced a constitutional amendment allowing a photo identification requirement for voting and recrafted an ID law similar to one the state Supreme Court struck down two years ago....
Networks, AP sue in South Dakota over exit polling
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 7:08 p.m.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The three major networks, CNN, Fox News and The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal judge to strike down a South Dakota law that prevents exit polling within 100 feet of a voting place....
Man, woman indicted in sale of child for sex acts
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 6:48 p.m.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Monday accusing a man and woman of training the woman\'s child to be a dominatrix, selling her sexual services and photographing some of the acts....
Pat Tillman's mother recalls journey for facts in new book
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 5:44 p.m.
The mother of former NFL player Pat Tillman suspects the military\'s account of how fellow Army Ranger comrades shot and killed her son in Afghanistan is still not the true story, four years later, according to her new book....
Woman sentenced to 10 years in ND infant's death
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 5:14 p.m.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A woman who left her newborn son alone for about two weeks to die, then put his body in a suitcase and placed it in a ditch near her home, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison....
Deadly mob beating unnerves Cleveland neighborhood
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 5 p.m.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Even by tough, urban-crime standards it was a grisly attack: Up to 15 people chased a man, then kicked and beat him to death on the street. Before police arrived, one attacker urinated on the victim\'s head....
Thailand museum director indicted in federal probe
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 4:40 p.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The director of a Thailand museum was indicted on a wire fraud charge in connection with a federal investigation into looted Southeast Asian antiquities....
Texas teen with bullet in head pleads guilty
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:53 p.m.
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) -- A teenager with a bullet lodged in his forehead that police wanted removed in order to prove he tried to kill the owner of a used-car lot pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated assault and other charges....
Companies agree to $30M settlement in RI club fire
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:36 p.m.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Several foam manufacturers have agreed to pay $30 million to settle lawsuits brought by survivors and family members of those who died in a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people, according to court papers filed Monday....
Dos and don'ts when a tornado is approaching
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:13 p.m.
You\'re in your house, your car, maybe your mobile home, and you\'ve just heard a tornado warning announced for your area. What should you do now? Just as importantly, what shouldn\'t you do? Here are some dos and don\'ts:...
Divorce talks for dueling McGreeveys break down
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:12 p.m.
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- Settlement negotiations between former Gov. James McGreevey and his estranged wife broke down Monday and the two prepared for trial in a divorce case that has spawned tell-all books and a series of public squabbles....
Mo. biologists to study snake movement, mortality
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 1:58 p.m.
PUXICO, Mo. (AP) -- Snakes wouldn\'t be at the top of most people\'s favorite critter list. They\'re feared and misunderstood and often, killed. That\'s a shame, said Jason Lewis, a wildlife biologist at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge near Puxico. The refuge is a major migration and wintering area for migratory waterfowl....
Scientists probe recent coyote attacks in California
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 1:54 p.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park - but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl\'s buttocks and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal....
No bail for N.J. man in Thailand child porn case
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 1:41 p.m.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- A small-time New Jersey actor accused of traveling to Thailand to have sex with underage boys was denied bail on Monday....
4 Sean Taylor murder suspects won't face death penalty
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 1:13 p.m.
MIAMI (AP) -- Prosecutors said Monday they will not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor when the crime was committed....
Immigration Raids Shake California Schools
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 1 p.m.
Raids by federal authorities on undocumented immigrants in Northern California panic parents and school officials as fears spread that students might be targeted. Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and other big-city mayors are denouncing the raids.
McCain Talks Climate Change in Oregon Speech
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 1 p.m.
During a campaign visit to Oregon, Sen. John McCain outlines his strategy for confronting global climate change. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee hopes to take Oregon in the fall election.
Oklahoma Town Faced Demolition Before Tornado
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 1 p.m.
Damage estimates in Picher, Okla., where deadly tornadoes struck over the weekend, are complicated by the fact that much of the former lead-mining town was already scheduled for demolition because of ecological concerns.
Fla. man sentenced to die for teen's fire death
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 12:40 p.m.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A central Florida man has been sentenced to death for murdering his ex-girlfriend by setting her on fire....
Man convicted in beheading gets life in prison
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 11:24 a.m.
DETROIT (AP) -- A teenager convicted of killing a man, then beheading him and setting fire to his body in what prosecutors called a thrill killing was sentenced Monday to life in prison without parole....
Mid-Atlantic storm cuts power, prompts evacuations
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 11:12 a.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Heavy rain drenched the mid-Atlantic region Monday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of customers, flooding roads and chasing people out of their homes....
Bill and Melinda Gates Name New Foundation Head
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 10:14 a.m.
Jeff Raikes, a 27-year veteran of Microsoft, will take over the $37 billion Gates Foundation in September. Bill and Melinda Gates tell NPR that they picked Raikes because he shares their passion to try to help minimize poverty around the globe.
Young Workers Flee Midwestern States
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 10:01 a.m.
Upper Midwestern states are in danger of losing a precious economic commodity: young people. Many are leaving for other parts of the country after finishing school. Without young, educated workers, there\'s little incentive for businesses to locate in economically hard-hit states.
U.S. Ships Stand By to Offer Myanmar Aid
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 10 a.m.
Navy ships are massing off the shore of Myanmar, preparing to assist in disaster relief efforts after last week\'s cyclone. But the military personnel haven\'t been called into action yet.
Prosecutors drop charges against former N.J. mayor
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 9:57 a.m.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors said Monday it is dropping fraud charges against former Mayor Sharpe James and he will not face a second trial....
Twisters Cut Deadly Path Across Plains and South
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 6:48 a.m.
Tornadoes ripped through parts of Oklahoma, Missouri Georgia and many other states over the weekend, killing nearly two dozen and injuring hundreds more. Weather forecasters say this year could be the worst tornado season in 10 years.
U.S. Postal Rates Go Up a Penny
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 6:42 a.m.
U.S. postal rates go up a penny Monday. The number of letters being mailed is down, but costs are up, especially for gasoline.
Denver Drivers Learn How to Boost Fuel Economy
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 5:41 a.m.
Around 400 Denver residents, including the city\'s mayor, are part of an experiment to see if drivers can be trained to drive "greener." A device in their cars will track whether they have bad driving habits that increase fuel consumption, thus contributing more to greenhouse gas emissions.
How Clinton Handles Her Candidacy's Historic Nature
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 5:40 a.m.
When the going has gotten tough during Hillary Clinton\'s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination — gender politics have been a lifeline. Clinton\'s gender has helped her rally female votes and money. But Clinton hasn\'t talked too much about being a woman running for president.
Tornado Devastates Oklahoma Superfund Town
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 5:35 a.m.
Picher, Okla., was once among the nation\'s largest Superfund sites. It was a town prone to cave-ins, from years of overzealous mining. The federal government was in the process of buying out the people who hadn\'t left yet. Over the weekend, Picher was destroyed by a tornado, and it\'s unlikely anyone will rebuild.
Hour Two: Deadly Twisters in Plains and South
NPR - Monday, May 12, 2008 4 a.m.
Tornadoes ripped through parts of Oklahoma, Missouri, and Georgia over the weekend, killing nearly two dozen and injuring hundreds more. Weather forecasters say this year could be the worst tornado season in 10 years.
David Byrne to make music with NYC building
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 3:43 a.m.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ex-Talking Heads front man David Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in Manhattan into a giant musical instrument....
Evacuations in progress in coastal Delaware
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 3:06 a.m.
KITTS HUMMOCK, Del. (AP) -- Delaware officials say evacuations are in progress in flooded coastal communities....
Army Corps says Condition of many levees a mystery
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 2:05 a.m.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Across America, earthen flood levees protect big cities and small towns, wealthy suburbs and rich farmland. But the Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency that oversees levees, lacks an inventory of thousands of them and has no idea of their condition, the corps\' chief levee expert told The Associated Press....
AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 12:57 a.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come - even as the total population of America\'s vets shrinks....
Anti-stress dolls made in SC cheer deployed troops
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 12:31 a.m.
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina grandmother has become a sensation among stressed-out U.S. military men and women around the globe by sending the most incongruous of gifts: pliable, google-eye dolls....
Chicago's new top cop shaking things up
AP - Monday, May 12, 2008 12:28 a.m.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Everyone expected Jody Weis to make changes in the Chicago Police Department when he left the FBI to become the first outsider in decades to head the city force....
Families will make case for vaccine link to autism
AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:43 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court....
Native American Boarding Schools Haunt Many
NPR - Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:01 p.m.
The U.S. government operated 100 boarding schools for Native American on and off reservations. One expert says the schools were part of a strategy to conquer Indians. Students who attended them were required to talk and dress as mainstream Americans.
53 illegal immigrants held against will in Phoenix
AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:21 p.m.
PHOENIX (AP) -- Fifty-three illegal immigrants found Sunday had been held against their will in a fortified home by suspected smugglers demanding more money, authorities said....
Minivan flips on western Pennsylvania interstate; 6 killed
AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 7:32 p.m.
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Pa. (AP) -- A minivan crossed an interstate median, flipped and was hit by another vehicle in western Pennsylvania, killing six of seven people on board, state police said Sunday....
Deadly Storms Tear Through Nation's Heartland
NPR - Sunday, May 11, 2008 4:08 p.m.
Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ravaged parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and Georgia on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, killing more than 20 people. KCUR\'s Frank Morris gives an update from Picher, a small town in northeast Oklahoma that was devastated by one of the weekend\'s storms.
Commission Calls for MLK Statue's Redesign
NPR - Sunday, May 11, 2008 1:59 p.m.
The sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. intended for a memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., is too "confrontational," according to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. The commission\'s approval is necessary for any monument or memorial in the capital. The commission says the sculpture needs to be reworked.
Ex-Ill. sergeant accused of rape to go on trial
AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:58 a.m.
Four times between the winters of 2002 and 2005, a blue-eyed man wearing a ski mask and dark clothes crept quietly into the bedrooms of women in Bloomington, Ill., and raped them....
Confusing ballot designs still plague elections
AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:55 a.m.
The solution should have been a no-brainer, voting experts say. After all, it was a badly designed ballot that enflamed the 2000 election meltdown and introduced the vagaries of chads to the political lexicon - pregnant, hanging and otherwise....
U.S. Universities No Longer Only Game in Town
NPR - Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:35 a.m.
In the past few years there has been an increase in applications to American graduate schools but the rate of growth is slowing. Beth McMurtrie, international editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education talks with Liane Hansen about why there has been a decline in the number of foreign students attending U.S. universities.
2008 valedictorian is different kind of 'Morehouse Man'
AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:18 a.m.
ATLANTA (AP) -- From his first day at Morehouse College - the country\'s only institution of higher learning dedicated to the education of black men - Joshua Packwood has been a standout....
Mother's Day celebration reaches 100th anniversary
AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 8:48 a.m.
GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) -- On this 100th anniversary of Mother\'s Day, the woman credited with creating one of the world\'s most celebrated holidays probably wouldn\'t be pleased with all the flowers, candy or gifts....
Nursery programs allow imprisoned moms, newborns to bond
AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 7:54 a.m.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Three-week-old Kevin fussed in mother Melissa Lankey\'s arms until she started singing softly to him, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." The newborn began dozing within seconds....
Mother's Day Founder Opposed Commercialization
NPR - Sunday, May 11, 2008 5:55 a.m.
West Virginian Anna Jarvis founded Mother\'s Day 100 years ago today. Her original idea was to make it a "day of rest" for mothers. However, as the years of the celebration progressed, Jarvis became discouraged by the commercialization of the day.
AP Exclusive: Ex-manager says O.J. Simpson confessed
AP - Sunday, May 11, 2008 4:36 a.m.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A memorabilia dealer who profited from O.J. Simpson for many years is the latest former crony to write a tell-all book, this one alleging a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, confessed to killing his ex-wife after he was acquitted....
Emily, Jacob again top list of most popular baby names
AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 11:01 p.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Emily again topped the list of most popular baby girl names last year, registering as No. 1 for the 12th straight time. Jacob led among names for boys for the ninth year in a row....
More 'virtual fencing' in cards for Arizona, Michigan
AP - Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:28 p.m.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A second section of the government\'s heavily criticized "virtual fence" is planned on the Arizona-Mexico border, and a third could be tested near Detroit by the end of the year, a Boeing Co. official said....
