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Navy ship built with WTC steel goes into service
AP
(08 November 01:59) |
| AP - The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength. |
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When confetti runs out Yankee fans toss files
AP
(08 November 01:52) |
| AP - New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade apparently began tossing files and documents out the window when they couldn't get their hands on con... |
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Philly transit union says pact reports premature
AP
(08 November 01:21) |
| AP - A national spokesman for the Philadelphia transit system's largest union says reports of a tentative agreement were "premature" and the negotiations aimed at ending a five-day strike co... |
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Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa
AP
(08 November 12:22) |
| AP - With the word's "let's roll," U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and relatives of United Flight 93 victims have turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony for a permanent nati... |
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Killings remain unsolved as sniper execution nears
AP
(08 November 12:18) |
| AP - It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote letters to convicted snipers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo: If you murdered my son, please conf... |
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Muslim leader had troubling talks with suspect
AP
(08 November 12:09) |
| AP - An Army psychiatrist who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local ... |
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NY case spotlights Dead Sea Scrolls fake e-mails
AP
(07 November 11:50) |
| AP - Students and university officials started getting e-mails last year in which a prominent Judaic studies scholar seemed to make a startling confession: He had committed plagiarism. |
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Obama appeals for health care votes
AP
(07 November 11:42) |
| AP - President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to milli... |
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Perry says hes humbled after visiting wounded
AP
(07 November 11:40) |
| AP - Texas governor Rick Perry has visited with wounded victims from the Fort Hood shooting. |
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Spat over terrorists halts Conn 911 memorial
AP
(07 November 11:33) |
| AP - An effort to honor a Sept. 11 victim in Connecticut has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from the victim's father insisting that his son's memorial say he was murdered by ... |
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Suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims
AP
(07 November 10:09) |
| AP - The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about fighting Muslims in Iraq or ... |
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Lawyer Fla office shooting suspect mentally ill
AP
(07 November 09:59) |
| AP - The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bank... |
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Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu
AP
(07 November 09:35) |
| AP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help. |
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Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean
AP
(07 November 09:28) |
| AP - Tropical storm warnings have been issued for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gains strength over Caribbean waters. |
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Ft Hood victims had different reasons for enlisting
AP
(07 November 09:10) |
| AP - The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a... |
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House opens debate on health care overhaul bill
AP
(07 November 09:00) |
| AP - President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would let federall... |
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Shock sadness grip tight-knit Fort Hood community
AP
(07 November 08:10) |
| AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army ps... |
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Decision day for health care in the House
AP
(07 November 07:32) |
| AP - President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency. |
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Gift card scandal could sink Baltimore mayor
AP
(07 November 07:16) |
| AP - The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees may sound like a minor embarrassment at worst, a small-time case of a polit... |
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Ida spurs tropical storm warning for Grand Cayman
AP
(07 November 06:13) |
| AP - A tropical storm warning has been issued for Grand Cayman Island as Ida gains strength over Caribbean waters. |
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Both sides set to vote on Philly transit contract
AP
(07 November 04:49) |
| AP - Members of Philadelphia's largest transit union and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority are set to vote on a contract to end the strike that has idled buses, subways ... |
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Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into service
AP
(07 November 04:43) |
| AP - The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center. |
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Ida returns to tropical storm strength
AP
(07 November 03:30) |
| AP - Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it swirls in the Caribbean on a track that could bring it to the U.S. Gulf Coast next week. |
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After immigrant killed in NY others tell of abuse
AP
(07 November 02:11) |
| AP - The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner hopping." |
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Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash
AP
(07 November 02:06) |
| AP - Many Islamic leaders say the Fort Hood shooting could pose the sternest test for U.S. Muslims since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. |
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Fort Hood community mourn shooting victims
AP
(07 November 02:04) |
| AP - A chaplain exhorted hundreds of mourners gathered at a candlelight vigil to not give up hope as Fort Hood and its surrounding community looked to each other for comfort after an Army ps... |
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Police Fla shooting suspect was angry at company
AP
(07 November 02:00) |
| AP - Employees at an engineering firm recognized their former co-worker when he drew a handgun from under his shirt, police said, and shot his first victim dead in the reception area. He the... |
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Court upholds removal of man after Nazi salute
AP
(07 November 11:22) |
| AP - A federal appeals court has ruled that Santa Cruz City Council members did not violate a man's rights when they ordered him removed from a council meeting after he made a one-armed Nazi... |
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Pa governor Philly transit strike could end soon
AP
(07 November 11:08) |
| AP - A tentative contract agreement has been reached that could end the public transit strike that has idled Philadelphia's subways, buses and trolleys for four days, Gov. Ed Rendell said la... |
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Police LA celebrity burglaries led by 19-year-old
AP
(07 November 10:56) |
| AP - A young woman broke into the homes of Hollywood celebrities she admired, including Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge, because she wanted to own their designer clothes and... |
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Honolulu Symphony cancels remaining 2009 concerts
AP
(07 November 10:42) |
| AP - The Honolulu Symphony said Friday it's canceling concerts for the rest of the year and filing for bankruptcy, citing a big drop in donations. |
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Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes
AP
(07 November 09:21) |
| AP - As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common... |
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Seattle team wins $900000 in Space Elevator Games
AP
(07 November 09:10) |
| AP - A space elevator may not be rocket science but it can be just as complicated — and rewarding. |
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Preliminary reports 3 ND college students drowned
AP
(07 November 07:25) |
| AP - Authorities say preliminary autopsy results show drowning as the cause of death for three North Dakota college softball players found dead inside a sport utility vehicle that sunk in a ... |
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Joe Jackson seeks stipend from Michaels estate
AP
(07 November 06:52) |
| AP - Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The request seeking... |
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But for heroes bloodbath could have been worse
AP
(07 November 05:53) |
| AP - Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted. |
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Wis man donates cheesehead hat signed by Obama
AP
(07 November 05:52) |
| AP - A Wisconsin man who got his cheesehead hat signed by President Barack Obama has decided to donate it to a museum rather than sell it on eBay. |
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Suspect in Orlando office shooting had money woes
AP
(07 November 05:35) |
| AP - A man who was so deep in debt that he did not have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person... |
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Stepfather convicted in death of Baby Grace
AP
(07 November 05:08) |
| AP - A Southeast Texas man was convicted Friday of capital murder in the 2007 beating death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter whose battered body was found in a container floating in Galveston ... |
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Circus elephant that escaped and was hit by SUV OK
AP
(07 November 04:58) |
| AP - An animal rights group on Friday asked a U.S. Department of Agriculture agency to look into an owner's treatment of a circus elephant that escaped and was hit by a sport utility vehicle... |
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In Europe most swine flu shots by invitation only
AP
(07 November 04:20) |
| AP - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is go... |
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Fort Hood suspect said his goodbyes before rampage
AP
(07 November 04:15) |
| AP - As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common... |
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Judge approves release of some Yale killing files
AP
(07 November 04:14) |
| AP - Some documents detailing the case against a former Yale University employee accused of killing a graduate student must be unsealed and made available to the public in three business day... |
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Hospital Fort Hood suspect moved to San Antonio
AP
(07 November 04:04) |
| AP - An Army medical official says the man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood has been transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. |
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Gay marriage foes win with message about schools
AP
(07 November 04:00) |
| AP - Gay marriage opponents pulled off another victory at the ballot box this week by using a tried-and-tested argument: Approve it and children will be taught homosexuality in school. |
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Exhaust cone falls off jet onto NY homes lawn
AP
(07 November 03:57) |
| AP - An engine tailcone fell off a Delta Air Lines jet shortly after takeoff Thursday and plummeted thousands of feet before landing harmlessly on a lawn in a Long Island residential neighbo... |
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Computers records seized at ACORN offices in La
AP
(07 November 03:19) |
| AP - Investigators are searching the New Orleans offices of the activist group ACORN in connection with embezzlement and tax fraud allegations. |
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Police Man posed as Ariz student for scholarship
AP
(07 November 03:19) |
| AP - A 22-year-old man accused of posing as a student at two Arizona high schools wanted to play basketball and hoped to get a college scholarship, authorities said. |
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AZ honor killing victim just wanted to be normal
AP
(07 November 02:49) |
| AP - Noor Faleh Almaleki just wanted to be a normal American woman. |
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Perot pledges $61M to Army college in Kansas
AP
(07 November 02:43) |
| AP - Texas billionaire and two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot has pledged $6.1 million to a private foundation to pay for programs at the Army's Command and General Staff College in ... |
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