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Burris' support in black community begins to waver (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 08:36 PM CST AP - A group of black ministers who supported U.S. Sen. Roland Burris as he fought to get his job now plan to ask for his resignation following revelations that he tried to raise money for the disgraced governor who appointed him, one of the ministers told The Associated Press on Thursday.

2 suspects arrested in southeastern Pa. arsons (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 11:08 PM CST AP - A second man was arrested Thursday in connection with a series of arsons plaguing southeastern Pennsylvania, hours after a teenager was charged with setting nine fires in this steel town.

NY Post apologizes — to some — over monkey cartoon (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 10:47 PM CST AP - After two days of protests, the New York Post apologized Thursday for a cartoon that some have interpreted as comparing President Barack Obama to a violent chimpanzee gunned down by police. But the newspaper also said its longtime antagonists exploited the image for revenge.

SC Rep: Opposition to stimulus is slap in face (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 10:26 PM CST AP - The highest-ranking black congressman said Thursday that opposition to the federal stimulus package by southern GOP governors is "a slap in the face of African-Americans."

Chimp in Conn. attack had unusual bond with owner (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2009 12:56 AM CST AP - Travis the chimpanzee's relationship with his owner was closer than those of some married couples.

Medics describe horror of Conn. chimp attack (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 07:05 PM CST AP - Her hands looked like they were wrecked by a machine. Eyes wounded, hair yanked out. Face and scalp injuries so extensive, all the blood obscured whatever parts were left.

Arizona 9-year-old pleads guilty in shooting death (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:31 PM CST AP - A 9-year-old boy accused of methodically shooting his father and his father's roommate to death last fall pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of negligent homicide, settling the case that shocked and mystified the nation.

Gov. Schwarzenegger to sign budget-balancing bill (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:59 PM CST AP - California lawmakers passed a massive tax increase Thursday along with making billions in spending cuts, ending a grueling week of negotiations over closing the state's $42 billion budget deficit.

Banks slapping fees on unemployment benefit debit cards (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 08:37 PM CST AP - First, Arthur Santa-Maria called Bank of America to ask how to check the balance of his new unemployment benefits debit card. The bank charged him 50 cents.

Officials: Woman killed in Mass. house explosion (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 10:11 PM CST AP - An explosion possibly caused by a gas leak leveled a home Thursday evening, killing a woman and her dog and damaging at least two nearby houses, officials said.

Tenn. woman charged in 5-year cancer 'charade' (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 05:20 PM CST AP - For five years, Keele Maynor carried a walking cane, cropped her hair short and coaxed co-workers, neighbors and cancer survivor groups to be generous as she battled breast cancer. She accepted 194 days of paid leave donated by co-workers and blogged about protecting her children from the trauma of hospice care.

Terrorist in 1973 NYC bomb plot to be deported (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:45 PM CST AP - A Black September terrorist who served only about half his 30-year sentence for planting three car bombs in New York City in 1973 was released Thursday into the custody of immigration officials to be deported.

Octuplets' grandfather: Daughter `irresponsible' (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 08:37 PM CST AP - The father of the California woman who recently gave birth to octuplets told Oprah Winfrey that he hopes people don't punish his grandchildren for his daughter's irresponsible behavior.

Calif. Republicans keep their no-new-taxes promise (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 03:15 PM CST AP - Why did it take California lawmakers so long to pass a budget to close the state's $42 billion deficit? To find one reason, look about 3,000 miles east to an office in Washington.

South Beach modeling agency from TV show closes (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 04:40 PM CST AP - A South Beach modeling agency whose young image-setters once starred in an MTV reality show has closed its doors, the victim of an ailing economy.

Facebook has removed 5,500 sex offenders since May (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:12 PM CST AP - Facebook has removed more than 5,500 convicted sex offenders from its social networking Web site since May, Connecticut's attorney general said Thursday.

Home of Marlboro man passes partial smoking ban (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 06:01 PM CST AP - Lawmakers in tobacco-friendly Virginia passed a limited ban on smoking in bars and restaurants Thursday.

Texas may let hunters shoot pigs from choppers (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 05:57 PM CST AP - Millions of wild pigs weighing up to 300 pounds have been tearing up crops, trampling fences and eating just about anything in their path in Texas. But now they had better watch their hairy backs.

Kin of Wal-Mart stampede victim to sue NY county (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 05:10 PM CST AP - Relatives of a worker trampled to death in a crush of post-Thanksgiving bargain-hunters at a New York Wal-Mart have filed court papers indicating they intend to sue Nassau County and its police department.

Police: Cancer researcher killed in Atlanta condo (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2009 02:40 PM CST AP - A prominent researcher who studied the links between cancer and obesity was beaten to death in her condominium after a chance encounter with a man who claimed to be interested in buying it, police said Thursday.

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Owner now says she never gave slain chimp Xanax (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 08:34 PM CST AP - As authorities considered criminal charges, the woman whose 200-pound domesticated chimpanzee went berserk and mauled a friend backtracked Wednesday on whether she gave the animal the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. Sandra Herold told The Associated Press on Wednesday that she never gave the drug to her 14-year-old chimp, Travis, who was shot dead by Stamford police Monday after he grievously wounded Herold's friend Charla Nash.

Burris saga is corruption deja vu for Illinois (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 06:42 PM CST AP - Should he resign? Can he be forced out? Will he face criminal charges?

Grand jury indicts alleged KKK group leader in La. (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 08:14 PM CST AP - The alleged leader of a Ku Klux Klan group was indicted on a second-degree murder charge Wednesday in the shooting death of an Oklahoma woman who police said was killed during an initiation in south Louisiana.

GOP governors consider turning down stimulus money (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 08:37 PM CST AP - A handful of Republican governors are considering turning down some money from the federal stimulus package, a move opponents say puts conservative ideology ahead of the needs of constituents struggling with record foreclosures and soaring unemployment.

Geronimo descendants suing Yale secret society over remains (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 04:36 PM CST AP - Geronimo's descendants have sued Skull and Bones — the secret society at Yale University linked to presidents and other powerful figures — claiming that its members stole the remains of the legendary Apache leader decades ago and have kept them ever since.

Missouri man convicted of '92 slaying released (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 09:58 PM CST AP - A man who spent half of his life in prison for a 1992 slaying was freed Wednesday after a judge ruled that he was wrongly convicted and had to be retried or released.

Lawyer: Religion not an issue in NY beheading case (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 06:11 PM CST AP - A Muslim-American television executive accused of decapitating his wife remained jailed without bail Wednesday as his lawyer dismissed suggestions that culture played a role in the crime.

Sheriff: Ohio man kills family, then himself (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 09:05 PM CST AP - A man who told a sheriff's dispatcher he had money problems strangled his wife and 11-year-old son, then shot and killed himself, authorities said Wednesday.

Report: ICE agents pressured to meet arrest quotas (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 07:04 PM CST AP - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 24 Hispanics at a convenience store in Baltimore two years ago after their supervisor told them to "bring more bodies" because they were behind their annual quota of 1,000 arrests per team, according to an ICE report released Wednesday.

Man kills self in SoCal televangelist's cathedral (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 09:17 PM CST AP - A man shot and killed himself in front of a cross inside televangelist Robert H. Schuller's Crystal Cathedral on Wednesday as a nearby volunteer told a group of visitors about the church's suicide-prevention program, police and church officials said.

Doc hurt in Ark. blast appears not to remember it (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 06:23 PM CST AP - The chairman of the Arkansas State Medical Board has no memory of a bombing that severely burned him and destroyed his left eye, a family friend said Wednesday.

Hispanics' Texas primary suit to be reconsidered (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 07:13 PM CST AP - Latino voters who sued the Texas Democratic Party, claiming its presidential delegate system discriminates against Hispanics, are getting another chance to make their case.

Outcry prompts LA to rethink billboard regulations (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 06:34 PM CST AP - David Allan works in advertising — literally. The six-story building where the chiropractor works is draped in it.

Work for America: Nonprofits see applications rise (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 02:55 PM CST AP - Meghan McCloskey heard the call to service when she was in college, applying to the Peace Corps during her senior year. That call only got louder as she realized her shrinking job options in the faltering economy.

Florida smoker's widow gets $8M in damages (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 05:52 PM CST AP - Philip Morris was ordered by a jury Wednesday to pay $8 million in damages to the widow of a smoker who died of lung cancer in a case that could set a standard for some 8,000 similar Florida lawsuits.

NY Post cartoon of dead chimpanzee stirs outrage (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 05:20 PM CST AP - A New York Post cartoon that some have interpreted as comparing President Barack Obama to a violent chimpanzee gunned down by police drew outrage Wednesday from civil rights leaders and elected officials who said it echoed racist stereotypes of blacks as monkeys.

Soldier pleads guilty to assault in Iraq death (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 06:00 PM CST AP - An Army staff sergeant who was facing a murder charge in the death of an Iraqi detainee pleaded guilty to assault on Wednesday and received more than a year's confinement.

Analysis: Meltdown could force college aid shift (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 03:18 PM CST AP - Johnny's a middle-class student who worked hard to get good grades and a high SAT score. Jane's record isn't as good, but her family is low-income, and without help she might not be able to go to college at all.

Sheriff: Body found identified as missing Ark. boy (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2009 05:16 PM CST AP - Searchers on Wednesday found the body of a 3-year-old boy missing for more than a week, floating in a southwestern Arkansas lake near his mother's home.

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