- 'Tick Riders' guard US from deadly pest, one cow at a time (AP)
- Charity sues R.I. hospital over free bed donated century ago (AP)
- How a hunting ground became polygamous nightmare (AP)
- Dalai Lama: Preserve religious traditions, respect others (AP)
- Oklahomans pause to remember victims of 1995 bombing (AP)
- Report: Language help better for patients at NY hospitals (AP)
- Foxy Brown gets out of NYC jail after serving 8 months (AP)
- Police: Indiana girls beat 12-year-old, posted video online (AP)
- Pope working to clean up priesthood (AP)
- Alaska governor gives birth to 5th child, a boy named Trig (AP)
- Man who spent 26 years in prison is freed on bond (AP)
- Lucky dog! Adrift pooch is plucked from Pacific isle (AP)
- 5.2 earthquake rattles skyscrapers, nerves across Midwest (AP)
- Report: NYC Freedom Tower plans found in trash (AP)
- Polygamous-sect children ordered to stay in Texas custody (AP)
- Benedict becomes first pope to visit American synagogue (AP)
- Benedict becomes first pope to visit American synagogue (AP)
- Alaska governor gives birth to 5th child, a boy named Trig (AP)
- Camp counselor arrested, accused of teaching 'choking game' (AP)
- Feds are looking into the dangers of lead in artificial turf (AP)
- Amateurs use video cameras to watch the border for illegals (AP)
- 9/11 family members seek pope's blessing of 'sacred ground' (AP)
- Convicted child killer asks to represent self at sentencing (AP)
- British prime minister calls for global `interdependence' (AP)
- Other states woo California teachers amid wave of pink slips (AP)
- Report: NYC Freedom Tower plans found in trash (AP)
- Kirkwood, Mo., mayor returns to City Hall after shooting (AP)
- Bush chooses SBA chief Steve Preston to take over HUD (AP)
- Despite myth, old age is the happiest time, research says (AP)
- 5.4 earthquake rocks Illinois; also felt in Indiana (AP)
- Juneau utility costs to soar; avalanches cut cheap power (AP)
- After intimate meeting, pope turns to global audience (AP)
- Pope meets with victims of sex abuse by clergy, apologizes (AP)
- Vermont weighs longer life for state's aging nuclear reactor (AP)
- Chief Justice Roberts presides at Columbia moot court (AP)
- Praying passenger removed from plane at NY airport (AP)
- Oklahoma sheriff charged with using inmates as sex slaves (AP)
- Yale: Student artwork purporting to show abortion a hoax (AP)
- Texas wildfire burns at least 6 homes; 150 more evacuated (AP)
- Pope prays with victims of clergy sex abuse scandal (AP)
- Polygamist sect hearing in Texas descends into farce (AP)
- Jury hears new arguments in LA insurance murders case (AP)
- Maryland woman gives birth to rare quadruplets, 3 identical (AP)
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets 'shaken baby' ruling stand (AP)
- Pope: Catholic colleges should be in line with church (AP)
- Oklahoma sheriff charged with using inmates as sex slaves (AP)
- NIU building evacuated following bomb threat (AP)
- Alaska Airlines 737 evacuated on landing in Seattle (AP)
- Methadone deaths are rising in New England; police get tough (AP)
- Many polygamists blend into modern society (AP)
- Former US diplomat admits possessing child pornography (AP)
- Accused gunman in killing of Mass. mob boss pleads guilty (AP)
- CDC: Flu season worst in 4 years; vaccine didn't work well (AP)
- Judge blocks Philly from enforcing new gun laws, for now (AP)
- Bolivia's ex-president targeted in US lawsuit over deaths (AP)
- Snow blankets Colorado area where deadly wildfire had raged (AP)
- Pregnant woman wounded in shooting dies (AP)
- Federal loans not an option for many junior college students (AP)
- For sale: Land next to HOLLYWOOD sign (AP)
- Audit: Hawaii gave in to Superferry (AP)
- States' death row injections get OK after high court ruling (AP)
- Survivors say ship sailed through rough, broken ice (AP)
- Bells toll in Blacksburg for victims of Va. Tech massacre (AP)
- Sect members live 'normal' life on polygamous church ranch (AP)
- Hundreds arrested in immigration raids at poultry plants (AP)
- Alaska teen survives cold night after fatal helicopter crash (AP)
- Calif. jury convicts elderly women in murder conspiracy (AP)
- Pope says clergy abuse scandal sometimes 'badly handled' (AP)
- Killer of Idaho family wants to defend self in penalty phase (AP)
- Man at center of Las Vegas ricin case arrested, charged (AP)
- Deputy, local police chief shot at house in Michigan town (AP)
- Weather helps crews battle Colo. wildfires that killed 3 (AP)
- Michigan jury convicts 18-year-old in stabbing, beheading (AP)
- Byrd's chairmanship seems safe despite his age and health (AP)
- Illnesses rise among plant workers who handled pig brains (AP)
- Executions to resume after ruling (AP)
- MIT prof Edward Lorenz, father of chaos theory, dies at 90 (AP)
- Youth group from N.D. reservation arrives for papal Mass (AP)
- DNA frees man who spent almost 23 years in prison for rape (AP)
- Deputy, local police chief shot at house in Mich. town (AP)
- 2 NYC Council workers indicted in slush fund probe (AP)
- 2 accused in dehydration death of Conn. toddler (AP)
- Man at center of Las Vegas ricin case arrested, charged (AP)
- Sole surviving son denied health benefits post-Iraq (AP)
- Court upholds NYC's rule requiring calories on menus (AP)
- Wounded man accused of contract killing of girlfriend in NYC (AP)
- Supreme Court upholds Kentucky's use of lethal injections (AP)
- Jury reaches verdict in trial of ex-Newark, N.J. mayor (AP)
- Sheriff: Immigration agents raid poultry plant in north Ark. (AP)
- History, humor in Alaska names from Eek to Sagavanirktok (AP)
- Jury still deadlocked in Miami terrorism retrial (AP)
- Bush, big White House crowd to greet pope on his birthday (AP)
- History, humor in Alaska names from Eek to Sagavanirktok (AP)
- Court meeting to weigh death penalty for child rapists (AP)
- Utah nuclear waste company ramps up campaign contributions (AP)
- Day of mourning begins to mark year since Va. Tech shooting (AP)
- 800 workers punished for abusing disabled in Texas since '04 (AP)
- Wildfire forces evacuation of 1,100 from small Colorado town (AP)
- Pope lands in US, vows to fight clergy sex abuse (AP)
- Images show police well armed for raid on polygamist retreat (AP)
- Kentucky latest state to prohibit alcohol vaporizers (AP)
- Shock-jocks suspended over slur against Alaska Native women (AP)
- Man arrested in pregnant girlfriend's shooting sobs in court (AP)
- Group finds 6 million pounds of trash on world's beaches (AP)
- Shock-jocks suspended over slur against Alaska Native women (AP)
- `Billable hours for the soul' drive lawyers to West Texas (AP)
- New charges against owner of Mo. group home that burned (AP)
- Virginia Tech quietly prepares for shooting anniversary (AP)
- Taser may have killed cat in Calif.; jail staff investigated (AP)
- Army set to destroy old chemical weapons on island of Oahu (AP)
- Ghostwriters for medical research criticized, reforms urged (AP)
- Dallas VA closes psych unit after 4th suicide of year (AP)
- Blast destroys Wash. house where man may have made bomb (AP)
- Army creates new units to help wounded soldiers get better (AP)
- Man arrested in pregnant girlfriend's shooting sobs in court (AP)
- Some gay couples are having trouble obtaining divorces (AP)
- Woman convicted of running Washington prostitution service (AP)
- Train stalls in Chicago subway tunnel, up to 100 evacuated (AP)
- Judge orders suspect in 1983 Conn. robbery held without bail (AP)
- 911 call recounts aftermath of teen's videotaped beating (AP)
- Pope: 'Ashamed' of clergy abuse scandal (AP)
- Carolina breeders try to save tackies (AP)
- 'Milkshake murder' appeal continues (AP)
- Man held in 5 deaths found dead in cell (AP)
- McCain proposes break in gas taxes (AP)
- Divorce, unwed parenting costing taxpayers (AP)
- Seattle Jewish shooting trial under way (AP)
- Hundreds protest Dalai Lama in Seattle (AP)
- Media outlets sue N.C. gov. over e-mails (AP)
- Court will hear wrongful conviction case (AP)
- Threats close 3 colleges, 4 more schools (AP)
- Jury gets case in LA hit-and-run deaths (AP)
- Report: Unsecured TSA uniforms at O'Hare (AP)
- Mothers of sect children forced to leave (AP)
- Court will hear wrongful conviction case (AP)
- Threats close 3 colleges, 4 more schools (AP)
- Forecast: Big quake likely in Calif. (AP)
- Media outlets sue N.C. gov over e-mails (AP)
- Women deny blame for hit-and-run deaths (AP)
- Philly seeks controls on drugs in water (AP)
- Seattle Jewish shooting trial under way (AP)
- Pope introduces himself to US this week (AP)
- Death penalty for child rape is fought (AP)
- Chronic NYC subway groper could get life (AP)
- Council silences embattled Detroit mayor (AP)
- Court won't hear young killer's appeal (AP)
- Study: Boomers to flood medical system (AP)
- US woman appeals in 'milkshake murder' (AP)
- AP poll: More avoid buying homes (AP)
- Papal visit provokes array of protests (AP)
- 2nd college closes because of threats (AP)
- 1 teen remains jailed in video beating (AP)
- Sludge tested as lead-poisoning fix (AP)
- Moth spraying's impact worries some (AP)
- 2 boats collide on Mississippi; 18 hurt (AP)
- Sect mothers appeal to Texas governor (AP)
- Vt. mother evades rescuers, and 3 die (AP)
- 2nd college closes because of threats (AP)
- Sludge tested as lead-poisoning fix (AP)
- Police: Vermont woman drowns self, child (AP)
- Turmoil hits Mont. club for ultra rich (AP)
- Govs to gather to address global warming (AP)
- Wounded student returns to normal (AP)
- Museum houses Okla. bombing evidence (AP)
- Harry Potter author goes to court (AP)
- Papal visit provokes array of protests (AP)
- VA Tech shootings continue to reverbrate (AP)
- Feds not addressing drugs in water (AP)
- Hadley: 'Cop-out' to skip Olympics start (AP)
- Jimmy Carter defends meeting with Hamas (AP)
- Poll: Catholics embrace faith, not Mass (AP)
- 'Dr. Phil' staff bails out jailed teen (AP)
- Ohio troopers disciplined for Klan photo (AP)
- Burt Glinn, Magnum photographer, dies (AP)
- A 26-year-old secret could free inmate (AP)
- Benedict XVI ready to meet America (AP)
- Cereal link to food poisoning is probed (AP)
- Small plane crashes into 2 SoCal homes (AP)
- Rangers talk to man in polygamist probe (AP)
- Dalai Lama urges hope for the future (AP)
- Online reservations only at NYC hot spot (AP)
- Oy! Eating champ downs 35 dozen oysters (AP)
- Computer glitch delays Northeast flights (AP)
- Unusual earthquakes measured off Oregon (AP)
- Wanted Marine may have e-mailed sheriff (AP)
- Chertoff defends immigration enforcement (AP)
- Man charged in ID theft at NY hospital (AP)
- Attys: Texas polygamists may recant (AP)
- A 26-year-old secret could free inmate (AP)
- Pope Benedict XVI ready to meet America (AP)
- Teen held in identical twin's death (AP)
- Iraq veterans help new immigrants (AP)
- Online reservations only at NYC hot spot (AP)
- Jury to decide fate of child killer (AP)
- More Catholic schools closing across US (AP)
- Costs soar for Mass. health care law (AP)
- SoCal freeway crash kills 4, hurts 1 (AP)
- 2 police officers shot southwest of LA (AP)
- Rookie NYPD cop linked to bank heists (AP)
- Peterson says media's portrayal unfair (AP)
- Misfired artillery hits home, hurts cat (AP)
- Car pins man on NYC courthouse steps (AP)
- More storms damage homes in South (AP)
- Threats close down Ill. Catholic college (AP)
- Calif. gov says no to marriage amendment (AP)
- Polygamist sect encouraged fear (AP)
- Colo. town's salmonella water scare over (AP)
- Schwarzenegger shifts gay marriage stand (AP)
- Many cities struggling to fill potholes (AP)
- Oregon officials quit over ethics rule (AP)
- Man acquitted in New Orleans slaying (AP)
- Car pins man on NYC courthouse steps (AP)
- Explosion levels 2 homes in Pittsburgh (AP)
- Pilots make emergency landing in Ky. (AP)
- Husband of slain mother sues Fla. agency (AP)
- NYCLU seeks suburban police race records (AP)
- Dalai Lama set to discuss compassion (AP)
- College students tour Nevada brothel (AP)
- Texas authorities defend sect raid (AP)
- Report: UCLA file snooping an old issue (AP)
- American cuts more flights; fliers fume (AP)
- Woman sues Miss California USA pageant (AP)
- NY won't approve LI Sound LNG terminal (AP)
- UN climate chief: US election may help (AP)
- FBI arrests suspect in slaying of Marine (AP)
- Va. Tech families reach $11M settlement (AP)
- Salmon fishing canceled in Ore., Calif. (AP)
- Storms pound Midwest with rain, snow (AP)
- Woman fatally shot at LA freeway ramp (AP)
- Terror drill left a bit to be desired (AP)
- NYC officer charged in Pa. bank heist (AP)
- What's next for the children in Eldorado (AP)
- Name of new witness emerges in O.J. case (AP)
- Obama's ex-pastor to speak in Detroit (AP)
- NY won't approve LI Sound LNG terminal (AP)
- Higher cig taxes could promote smuggling (AP)
- Slaying sparks backlash against homeless (AP)
- Slaughterhouse gets $67M recall bill (AP)
- 2nd arrest in birthday party shooting (AP)
- Va. Tech families reach $11M settlement (AP)
- WWI vet allowed burial at Arlington (AP)
- No surge of food-borne illness in 2007 (AP)
- Attorney: Girl too young for attack case (AP)
- Raw milk demand grows despite concerns (AP)
- Colonel is 9th of rank to die in Iraq (AP)
- Poll: More using tax refunds for bills (AP)
- Dalai Lama set to begin 6-day US visit (AP)
- Apparent tornadoes hit Texas, Oklahoma (AP)
- Raids have strengthened polygamous sect (AP)
- Lawyers argue against Texas church raid (AP)