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Ex-legislator angers town by taking in sex offenders

superuser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:23:31 -0400

A former tough-on-crime Pennsylvania lawmaker has adopted a new and unpopular cause, taking into his home three sex offenders who couldn't find a place to live — a stand that has angered neighbors, drawn pickets and touched off a zoning dispute.

Lights out again on 5th anniversary of blackout

superuser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:23:31 -0400

Five years to the day of the largest blackout in North America, a lightning strike caused the lights to go out again in several Cleveland suburbs

Police unsure why Ark. Democratic chairman targeted

superuser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:23:31 -0400

SEARCY, ARK. — The killer of Arkansas' Democratic Party chairman had written his victim's name on a Post-It note and had two sets of car keys from his victim's car dealership, but links between the men and a motive for the slaying remained a mystery to investigators Thursday.

Pregnant woman killed by van; baby survives

superuser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:23:31 -0400

A pregnant New York City traffic agent has been struck by a van and killed on the job, but doctors have saved her baby.

Probe may tarnish Alaska governor's reformist image

superuser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:23:31 -0400

Gov. Sarah Palin, a rising young GOP star mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain, could see her clean-hands reputation damaged by a growing furor over whether she tried to get her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper.

Saudi princes ruled not liable for 9/11

superuser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:23:31 -0400

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Saudi Arabia and four of its princes cannot be held liable in the Sept. 11 attacks even if they were aware that charitable donations to Muslim groups would be funneled to al-Qaida.

U.S. records its fewest traffic fatalities in 14 years

superuser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:23:31 -0400

Traffic deaths in the United States declined last year, reaching the lowest level in more than a decade, the government reported Thursday. Some 41,059 people were killed in highway crashes, down by more than 1,600 from 2006. It was the fewest number of highway deaths in a year since 1994, when 40,716 were killed.

Alaska Sen. Stevens says FBI's probe went too far

superuser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:23:30 -0400

Sen. Ted Stevens accused the Justice Department of trampling on the independence of Congress, arguing Thursday that the corruption case against him should be thrown out.

FEC: McCain didn't violate finance laws during primary

superuser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:23:30 -0400

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain won a round against Democrats on Thursday when the Federal Election Commission rejected their contention that he violated campaign finance laws during the GOP primary.

It takes more than needles to stop cactus thieves

superuser — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:23:30 -0400

Officials in Palm Desert, Calif., say they have lost nearly $20,000 worth of cactuses. The main target is the golden barrel, which, depending on the size, can fetch anywhere from $100 to $800 each.