California bans restaurants from using trans fats California on Friday became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food, following several cities and major fast-food chains in erasing the notorious artery-clogger from menus.
N.H. tornado caused severe damage in 9 towns A baby’s cries led rescuers to the 3-month-old in the wreckage of a home flattened by a tornado that killed his grandmother and blew his grandfather into the yard, officials said Friday.
Police kill man who threatened Pa. radio station A man who had threatened a Christian radio station was shot and killed by police Friday after he fired at officers with a rifle and tried to run them over with his sport utility vehicle, authorities said.
CMU prof whose `last lecture’ moved millions dies Randy Pausch said obstacles serve a purpose: They "give us a chance to show how badly we want something." Confronted with incurable cancer, he devised a last lecture that became an Internet sensation, a best-selling book and a celebration of a life spent achieving his dreams.
Phoenix police: College shooter was punched first The most seriously wounded of three people shot in a community-college computer lab had punched the gunman in the face before he opened fire, police said Friday.
Pa. teens charged in fatal beating of immigrant Three white teens were charged Friday in what officials said was an epithet-filled fatal beating of an illegal Mexican immigrant in a small northeast Pennsylvania coal town. Brandon J. Piekarsky, 16, and Colin J. Walsh, 17, were charged as adults with homicide and ethnic intimidation in the July 12 attack on Luis Ramirez.
Judge OKs custody plan for girls of slain NC woman The two young daughters of a slain North Carolina woman will remain with their grandparents and aunt under a temporary custody agreement approved by a judge Friday.
Agents arrest immigrants smuggled in tanker truck Border Patrol agents have arrested 49 alleged illegal immigrants who were discovered being smuggled into the U.S. inside the tank of a water truck.
Assault claim tightens terms against Detroit mayor Investigators alleged Friday that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick berated and attacked them as they tried to serve a subpoena to a friend, and a judge ordered the troubled mayor to pay $7,500 and undergo random drug testing.
Former NJ mayor gets probation in war lies case A judge ordered former Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy on Friday to serve three years’ probation and pay a $5,000 fine for lying about his Vietnam War service to pad his benefits check.
Long-missing soldier’s remains arrive in Mass. A procession of veterans on motorcycles and state police in their cruisers blocked parts of two interstates Friday as it finally brought home the body of an Army staff sergeant who was missing for months after being seized by insurgents in Iraq.
Tarantulas, fire ants lurk in Texas floodwaters South Texans eager to salvage what they can from waterlogged homes struck by Hurricane Dolly have another problem: The floodwaters they’re slogging through are laced with stinging fire ants, snakes and tarantulas.
Marine pleads innocent to murder of comrade A Marine has pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of a Camp Pendleton comrade who prosecutors say was killed in a dispute over stolen drug money.
W.V. proposes $400 fee to erect roadside memorials Balancing safety concerns against the wishes of families of highway fatality victims, West Virginia’s Division of Highways wants to offer the option of state-maintained memorial signs near crash sites.
AP Interview: Spitzer may yet face ethics inquiry The panel that charged former Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s aides with ethics violations in a political scandal may investigate whether Spitzer orchestrated delays in the initial probe.
Vets allege mismanagement of retirement colony Nestled among the lush forests and mountain foothills of rural southeastern Oklahoma is a soldier’s utopia, a sleepy enclave where U.S. military veterans can claim their share of the American dream for pennies on the dollar.
Former football player sentenced in brawl A former Tulane University football player convicted of attempted manslaughter for his role in a brawl outside a Bourbon Street nightclub was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.
Cape Cod man charged in baseball-bat beating freed A Cape Cod man accused of beating a man with a baseball bat because he thought he was a Yankees fan was released from jail Friday by a judge who said the media had made too much of the case.
