SC cops say serial killer suspect slain in NC (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:29 PM PDT AP - A man suspected of killing five people and terrorizing a South Carolina community was shot to death Monday by police investigating a burglary complaint at a home 30 miles away.
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Exiled Uighur leader once a Chinese success story (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:35 PM PDT AP - Not long ago, Rebiya Kadeer was considered a symbol of success in modern China: a woman, a Muslim and a millionaire entrepreneur who also held a high-ranking post with the Communist regime in Beijing.
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AP IMPACT: New GI benefits vary widely by state (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 03:18 PM PDT AP - When the new GI Bill kicks in Aug. 1, the government's best-known education program for veterans will get the biggest boost since its World War II-era creation. But the benefit is hardly the "Government Issue," one-size-fits-all standard the name implies.
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Jackson memorial performers announced as LA braces (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:44 PM PDT AP - The stage was set Monday for Michael Jackson's final act as the world capital of make-believe braced for what could be the biggest, most spectacular celebrity send-off of all time.
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Elephants to crash Staples before Jackson memorial (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 03:23 PM PDT AP - As if the atmosphere outside Staples Center didn't promise to be circus-like enough come Tuesday morning, they're sending in the elephants.
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Mass. mom pleads not guilty to denying son meds (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 03:30 PM PDT AP - A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son by not filling prescriptions and misleading his doctors pleaded not guilty Monday to an attempted murder charge in the 9-year-old boy's death.
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Popular Tehran Bureau site covers Iran from Mass. (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:40 PM PDT AP - The updates shot quickly onto the Tehran Bureau Web site as postelection chaos gripped Iran: angry street protests, random police beatings, a defiant warning from the ayatollah of more violence to come.
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Police: 12 wounded in shooting at Miami party (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:12 PM PDT AP - As many as three gunmen stormed a birthday party on the edge of downtown Miami and opened fire early Monday, shooting 12 people and causing a chaotic scramble as people tried to flee, authorities said.
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A star quarterback's brief affair ends in tragedy (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 03:34 PM PDT AP - The star quarterback and the waitress met six months ago, at a restaurant where she worked and his family often ate. He was married and 16 years older, but she seemed happy and eager to build a life with him.
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School bullying, once a silent battle, now a crime (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:19 PM PDT AP - In a Tampa middle school locker room, prosecutors say four flag football players held down a younger teammate and committed a horrifying assault: Raping him with a hockey stick and a broom handle. |
AP Source: Tribune, Ricketts reach Cubs sale deal (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:47 PM PDT AP - The Tribune Co. has reached a written agreement to sell the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets to the family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts for about $900 million, a person close to the negotiations said Monday.
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Drunken breast-feeding arrest touches off debate (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 12:47 PM PDT AP - Police responding to a domestic disturbance arrived at Stacey Anvarinia's home to find the mother breast-feeding her 6-week-old baby in front of them. And she was drunk, they said.
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Police: Accused cat killer could be a 'sociopath' (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 12:30 PM PDT AP - A South Florida teenager accused of killing more than a dozen cats fits the profile of a sociopath and responded with laughter when police first spoke to him about the cat deaths, a detective said in an affidavit released Monday.
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Witness says Disney monorail crash was "head-on" (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:15 PM PDT AP - A witness to the monorail accident that killed a train operator at Walt Disney World over the weekend described it as "a head-on collision" between two trains in a 911 call released Monday.
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Detroit mayor taps ex-rival as new police chief (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:57 PM PDT AP - Mayor Dave Bing appointed a county sheriff as the city's third police chief in less than a year on Monday, saying his one-time political rival is just the person to help rein in Detroit's high crime rate and lead the department out from under federal oversight.
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Researchers study 'personality traits' of cars (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 11:11 AM PDT AP - The butterfly decals on the front bumper, flowers in the dashboard vase and lime-green paint job only confirmed Dennis Slice's perception of a Volkswagen Beetle parked in a lot at Florida State University.
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NY al-Qaida suspect wants to 'make peace' with USA (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 04:46 PM PDT AP - A U.S.-educated Pakistani scientist accused of shooting at FBI agents and helping al-Qaida turned a hearing to decide if she's competent for trial into a pulpit for telling anyone who would listen that she doesn't hate America but doesn't trust its courts.
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Ex-DC mayor's lawyer: New charge will be dropped (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 10:47 AM PDT AP - An attorney for former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry said Monday he's confident that a stalking charge filed against the veteran politician by a former girlfriend will be dropped.
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Debbie Rowe confirmed to attend Jackson memorial (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 08:46 AM PDT AP - Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar's memorial service.
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Observers say Palin showed 'disinterest' in state gov't (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:52 AM PDT AP - As surprised fans and critics of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin traded guesses behind her decision to resign more than a year before her term ends, the former vice presidential candidate offered few hints at her political future, except to say she'd gone fishing.
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