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Miss. governor says evacs will begin this weekend
Hurricane Katrina victims still living in temporary housing along Mississippi's coastline should begin evacuating this weekend as Gustav approaches the Gulf Coast, Gov. Haley Barbour said Friday.
Ohio jury convicts mom in microwaved-baby case
A mother was convicted Friday of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven, with jurors rejecting a defense attorney's claims there was evidence that someone else was responsible.
On Katrina anniversary, another storm brews
With a new storm threatening to cause chaos in New Orleans all over again, a horse-drawn carriage brought the last seven unclaimed bodies of Hurricane Katrina victims for entombment at a memorial site on Friday during ceremonies marking the disaster's third anniversary.
Gustav threatens Caymans after swamping Jamaica
Deadly Gustav drenched Jamaica and menaced the Cayman Islands on Friday, and on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's landfall, forecasters said for the first time there's a better-than-even chance that New Orleans will get slammed by tropical storm-force winds.
Acquittal of ex-Marine sparks debate over law
Some members of the civilian jury that acquitted a former Marine accused of war crimes in Iraq say they weren't qualified to judge actions in combat, and military and legal experts said the case raises serious questions about whether federal prosecutors should even pursue such cases.
Coroner: Cyanide suicide victim was schizophrenic
A coroner says a man who killed himself with cyanide in a Denver hotel room had been suffering from schizophrenia.
Indiana dad gets 18 months for killing family cat
A man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting he forced his 7-year-old daughter to kill the family cat by holding a knife in her hand and making her stab the pet.
Radar used to search for couple missing since '85
Homicide investigators used ground-penetrating radar Friday to determine if the bones of a long-vanished couple were buried in the backyard.
2 airliners nearly collide over Caribbean
Federal authorities say two airliners were a minute away from colliding when they turned away from each other over the Caribbean this week.
Forecasters: Gustav strengthens into a hurricane
On the same day that residents marked the three-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's wrath, another storm strengthened into a hurricane miles away and threatened to hit the Gulf Coast once again.
Ask AP: Commercial biodiesel, the nation's cash
Let's say everyone in the country woke up one day and decided to take their money out of the bank and bury it in the yard. Does the nation's banking system have enough cash to convert everyone's virtual money into bills and coins?
Smithsonian to make large cuts to executives' pay
At least 17 Smithsonian Institution executives with six-figure salaries will see future pay cuts - many in the tens of thousands of dollars - under reforms adopted by the museum complex.
Trying to get up to speed, Slow Food makes US push
A lush, under-the-stars spread of handmade bread, gourmet olives and fine wine makes an unlikely launch for a weekend dedicated to ending hunger, empowering poor nations and transforming farming as we know it.
Mom of missing Fla. girl won't return to jail
A bounty hunter who helped free the mother of a missing Florida toddler said Friday that he won't try to withdraw her bail after all.
Retired NYPD detective charged with bank robbery
A highly respected retired NYPD detective with inoperable liver cancer was charged with bank robbery Friday after authorities identified him as the so-called Bling Bandit, suspected of pulling off nine heists while wearing a flashy watch and ring.
Lawyer: Guilty plea coming in Pa. collar-bomb case
A defense attorney says his client will plead guilty to conspiracy in a bizarre 2003 bank robbery that led to the collar-bomb death of a Pennsylvania pizza delivery man.
Ex-private eye, lawyer, convicted of conspiracy
Former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and his entertainment lawyer co-defendant were convicted Friday of charges linked to the wiretapping of billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's former wife in a child support battle.
Demand for military bomb techs at all-time high
Many things have gone wrong for Navy Senior Chief Tommy Gura while disarming nearly 200 improvised explosive devices in Iraq. He's been shot at and targeted for mortar attacks. His robots have blown up and he's lost communication to call for backup.
Ala. judge's goof could mean prison for ex-soldier
Patrick Lett returned to south Alabama when he finished an unblemished 17-year Army career, including two tours in Iraq. Then his father died, he couldn't find work to support his two daughters and his life took a wrong turn.
NC man charged, accused of threatening Obama
A North Carolina man has been formally indicted on a charge that he threatened to shoot Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Calif. farmers use guns, poison to safeguard crops
Farmers in "America's Salad Bowl" are turning into hunters - stalking wild pigs, rabbits and deer - to keep E. coli and other harmful bacteria out of their fields.
1 killed, 1 injured in W.Va. chemical plant blast
Federal officials are investigating the cause of a plant explosion that rocked an area west of Charleston, hurling a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, killing one worker and injuring a second.
2 dead after train and tanker collide in Okla.
Authorities say a train has slammed into a propane tanker truck in north-central Oklahoma, triggering a large explosion that killed two people and injured a third.
Ind. driver in ID mix-up crash out of prison
A truck driver was released from prison Friday after serving two years for the traffic deaths of four Taylor University students and a university staff member.
Probe to identify bridge collapse cause in Nov.
The National Transportation Safety Board says it will have a draft in November of its final report the deadly Minneapolis bridge collapse last year.
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