Yahoo! News: U.S. News

Conn. students warned to stay in after shooting (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 05:16 PM PDT AP - Wesleyan University students were told to stay in their dorms and the city's only synagogue closed Thursday as police warned that the man wanted in the shooting death of a woman at a bookstore may be bent on killing other students and Jews.

Supreme Court denies alleged Nazi guard's deportation plea (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 04:03 PM PDT AP - Alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk lost his bid Thursday to get the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his deportation to Germany, where an arrest warrant accuses him of 29,000 counts of accessory to murder during World War II. The legal case spans more than three decades.

Calif. wildfire imperils Santa Barbara; homes lost (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 04:17 PM PDT AP - Paradise is not lost, but it's in flames — again.

Peterson indicted on murder charge in wife's death (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 04:47 PM PDT AP - Authorities say former Illinois police sergeant Drew Peterson has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of his third wife.

Storms hit Ala. for 2nd day; tornado traps family (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 02:38 PM PDT AP - Torrential rains and flooding left one person dead Thursday in central Alabama, and lawmakers had to evacuate the statehouse after the basement filled with four feet of water and collapsed a wall.

Attacks on homeless become hate crime in Md. (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 03:52 PM PDT AP - Maryland granted a new safeguard to its most downtrodden residents Thursday, becoming the first state in the nation to extend hate-crimes protection to homeless people.

Feds ready to build virtual fence along border (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 03:59 PM PDT AP - Federal officials plan to start construction within weeks on a new "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border that they say could almost completely cover the nearly 2,000-mile frontier within five years.

Ex-soldier convicted in Iraq rape, 4 slayings (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 04:50 PM PDT AP - A federal jury convicted a former soldier Thursday of raping and fatally shooting a 14-year-old girl after killing her parents and younger sister while he was serving in Iraq.

Colorful Miss. mayor dies days after primary loss (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 02:11 PM PDT AP - Right or wrong, Frank Melton did things his way.

Jury convicts Texas mom of 9 of endangering kids (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - A mother of nine who was arrested after authorities found a dead fetus stored in the refrigerator of her trash-strewn home was convicted Thursday of child injury and child endangerment.

Flu overhyped? Some say officials 'cried swine' (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 05:09 PM PDT AP - Did government health officials "cry swine" when they sounded the alarm on what looked like a threatening new flu? The so-far mild swine flu outbreak has many people saying all the talk about a devastating global epidemic was just fear-mongering hype. But that's not how public health officials see it, calling complacency the thing that keeps them up at night.

Government to condemn land for Flight 93 memorial (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 01:31 PM PDT AP - One man inherited property that his grandfather bought during the Depression. A Lutheran pastor owns a cottage where he planned to retire with his wife. Two others own businesses.

Opponents challenging new Maine gay marriage law (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 02:21 PM PDT AP - Couples anxious to wed under Maine's new gay marriage law may have a long wait. A formal challenge to it has been filed, setting into motion plans for a possible public vote that could be months or more than a year away.

Elizabeth Edwards: Rebuilding trust a slow process (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 01:00 PM PDT AP - Elizabeth Edwards said rebuilding trust with her husband after his admitted affair was "a slow process" during an interview aired Thursday on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."

7 Pa. ACORN workers charged in voter probe (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 01:54 PM PDT AP - Seven Pittsburgh-area ACORN workers were charged with falsifying voter registration forms, with six accused of doing so to meet the group's alleged quota system before last year's general election.

Dodgers' Ramirez suspended for 50 games for drug violation (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 04:29 PM PDT AP - Manny Ramirez joined a growing lineup of All-Stars linked to drugs Thursday, with the dreadlocked slugger banished for 50 games by a sport that cannot shake free from scandal.

Boy, 16, pleads guilty to taking beaten man's bike (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 02:04 PM PDT AP - A 16-year-old boy charged with attacking a bicyclist has pleaded guilty to larceny in a deal with Michigan prosecutors.

Wreckage of Easter crash hits 3 Atlanta families (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 01:31 PM PDT AP - Easter Sunday was supposed to be a day to rejoice. It didn't feel that way to Morris Johnson, whose 6-year-old daughter died in a grisly three-car crash, or to Kathy Smith, who lost her daughter, her son-in-law and two grandchildren.

HBO: Drew Peterson not welcome on brothel show (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 01:50 PM PDT AP - HBO says there's no chance Drew Peterson will appear on a reality television show set in a Nevada brothel.

NY mom says she was wrong to leave kids on curb (AP) Posted: 07 May 2009 10:20 AM PDT AP - The suburban mother who ordered her bickering daughters out of her car and drove off without them said Thursday that she made a mistake. A charge against her is likely to be dismissed.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: U.S. News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Inbox too full? Subscribe to the feed version of Yahoo! News: U.S. News in a feed reader.
If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Yahoo! News: U.S. News, c/o Google, 20 W Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610