| More than 30K ordered to flee Santa Barbara fire (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT  AP - Turning the horizon a lurid orange and raining embers on roofs as it advanced, a raging wildfire that has destroyed scores of homes in the hills menaced this celebrity enclave and other coastal towns Friday, and the number of people ordered to flee climbed to 30,000. Authorities warned an additional 23,000 to be ready to leave at a moment's notice.
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| Ill. law allowing hearsay to shape Peterson case (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 04:12 PM PDT  AP - Drew Peterson's third wife will have a chance to "testify from the grave" under an Illinois law passed amid the media frenzy over his missing fourth wife, but some say prosecutors could be on shaky legal ground if they plan to build their murder case around that testimony.
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| 4 dead as heavy storms push through Midwest (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 02:43 PM PDT  AP - Thunderstorms packing winds gusting to 120 mph pounded parts of the Midwest on Friday, leaving four people dead, collapsing a church and knocking out power to thousands, authorities said.
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| Liberty's crown, closed since 9/11, to open July 4 (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 02:25 PM PDT  AP - The Statue of Liberty's crown, with its exhilarating view of New York's skyscrapers, bridges and seaport, is reopening on Independence Day for the first time since terrorists leveled the World Trade Center just across the harbor.
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| Son says US has ordered Demjanjuk to surrender (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 04:18 PM PDT  AP - Immigration agents served suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk on Friday with a notice to surrender to an immigration office in Cleveland, his son said the latest volley in a more than 30-year legal battle over Demjanjuk's citizenship.
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| Gay-marriage effort stalls in heavily Catholic Rhode Island (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 12:05 PM PDT  AP - Gay marriage could soon become the law of the land across New England except in the heavily Roman Catholic state of Rhode Island.
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| Brain surgery patient left in OR after doc no-show (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 01:12 PM PDT AP - One of the highest-paid doctors in New York refused to perform brain surgery on an already-anesthetized patient whose scheduled surgeon had failed to show up, and the state health department is investigating. |
| Barack, Miley move up; baby names Emma, Jacob rule (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 01:36 PM PDT  AP - Barack and Miley move up, but the classics still rule. Emma is the top baby name for girls, Jacob for boys. Emma's surge to the top in 2008 ended Emily's 12-year reign as the No. 1 baby name for girls, the Social Security Administration announced Friday.
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| Despite pirates' threat, attacks on US ships rare (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 01:57 PM PDT  AP - After U.S. Navy SEALs killed three men holding an American captain hostage in the Gulf of Aden, some Somali pirates vowed retaliation, saying they would target U.S. ships in the area.
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| Doctor: HIV infections will never be traced to VA (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 02:35 PM PDT  AP - Former patients who tested positive for HIV or hepatitis will not be able to show they were infected by tainted equipment at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, a top doctor for the agency said Friday.
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| Study: Some children may be able to 'recover' from autism (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 02:24 PM PDT  AP - Leo Lytel was diagnosed with autism as a toddler. But by age 9 he had overcome the disorder. His progress is part of a growing body of research that suggests at least 10 percent of children with autism can "recover" from it most of them after undergoing years of intensive behavioral therapy.
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| SC beach town picks tough time to nix bike rallies (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 01:11 PM PDT  AP - In the midst of a recession and with loads of empty hotel rooms, South Carolina's vacation hot spot is hanging a "No Vacancy" sign for hundreds of thousands of motorcycle riders who have come here each May.
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| Cheap summer getaways might go away this summer (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 12:55 PM PDT  AP - Cash-strapped Americans looking for a cheap getaway at a state park or campground this summer are likely to find instead reduced hours, higher fees and closed beaches and pools.
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| Mock trial was at center of real legal dispute (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 02:11 PM PDT AP - The dozens of mock murder trials held in Atlanta's main courthouse Friday were punctuated with stubborn witnesses, compelling arguments and dizzying legal back-and-forths from high school students. |
| Former NJ beauty queen gets year in jail (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 12:26 PM PDT  AP - A former New Jersey beauty pageant winner has been sentenced to a year in jail for bouncing more than $70,000 in bad checks to purchase antique furniture. Heather "Hedy" Di Carlo also was given five years' probation Friday in state Superior Court in Newark.
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| The `underemployed' get by on fewer hours (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 12:34 PM PDT  AP - Jody Taylor dodged the bullet twice in the past year when the industrial-coating factory where she works as a machine operator went through a series of layoffs. But her hours have been cut back to a four-day workweek.
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| Phoenix police fear wave of kidnappings could grow (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 11:59 AM PDT  AP - A 13-year-old girl was grabbed off the street and thrown into an SUV by Mexican kidnappers who mistakenly believed she was the niece of a drug dealer who helped steal 55 pounds of marijuana.
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| A look at top baby names from the last 50 years (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 09:54 AM PDT AP - A look at top baby names for boys and girls over the last 50 years, as compiled by the Social Security Administration. |
| African-American Pullman porters to be honored (AP) Posted: 08 May 2009 11:43 AM PDT AP - They worked long hours doing often menial labor for meager pay on America's railroads, and paved the way for the civil rights movement in the process. Now, the unsung men known as Pullman porters are getting overdue recognition for their historical legacy. |
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