Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling
 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation's most populous state. A conservative group said it would... |
Tours of Hanford nuclear waste site draw interest
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) -- In a cramped control room, a bright yellow sticker cautions workers about critical radiation alarms. Now a novelty stuck on a wall between dials that haven't spun in decades, the sign hints at the enormity of the plant's mission. The world's... |
Wiretap victims grateful private eye is convicted
 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The nine-week trial of Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano often had seamy plot lines and suspense worthy of a movie: death threats, offers of murder and extramarital affairs. But for those who believe they were targets of Pellicano'... |
Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case
 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide. Lori Drew, 49, of suburban St. Louis, who allegedly helped create a MySp... |
Muskogee, Okla., teen ready for mayoral challenge
 MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) -- Nineteen-year-old John Tyler Hammons has a lot on his plate as he prepares to take over as mayor of this eastern Oklahoma city, but he's trying to keep his priorities straight. Juggling calls from people around the country Thursday, he took a... |
Arizona man charged in serial predator investigation
PHOENIX (AP) -- A suspected serial predator accused of sexually assaulting four women, killing two of them, was described by co-workers as a polite, soft-spoken car salesman who mostly kept to himself. Trent Christopher Benson made an initial court appearance Thursd... |
Spree of jewel heists puts Houston dealers on edge
HOUSTON (AP) -- Brazen jewel thieves are robbing traveling dealers around Houston in a spree of heists that has jewelers on edge. Police say the fourth holdup in three weeks occurred Thursday when three masked men walked into a restaurant, pistol-whipped a dealer in... |
Ex-Army Corps consultant indicted in bribery case
 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A former Army Corps of Engineers consultant and a dirt subcontractor were indicted Thursday on bribery charges stemming from an investigation into levee work after Hurricane Katrina. Durwanda Elizabeth Morgan Heinrich, a dirt, sand and gravel sub... |
Polygamist sect's finances are murky
 ELDORADO, Texas (AP) -- In just five years, the West Texas polygamist sect transformed 1,700 acres of scrubland purchased for $700,000 into a bustling ranch with a blazing-white limestone temple, sprawling three-story log cabins, woodworking shops and a dairy. Asses... |
Prosecutor: Landlord tried to kill man over rent
NEW YORK (AP) -- Prosecutors say a New York landlord who tried to kill a tenant with a bomb has been indicted on attempted murder and other charges. The tenant lost a leg in the blast. Prosecutors said Thursday that 38-year-old Yung Tang placed the bomb in a bag nex... |
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