Across the Country [Archive]

Facing hard times, Shriners may close 6 hospitals (AP)
Lawsuit: Firms sold poison gas ingredients to Iraq (AP)
Murder charge dismissed in Ala. baby death (AP)
Boston hospital performs face transplant (AP)
No salmonella found in New York pistachio plant (AP)
Search of tornado-hit city finds no new casualties (AP)
Bills' Whitner zapped, arrested in Cleveland melee (AP)
Calif. Sunday school teacher booked in child death (AP)
Tornado survivor: 'Sounded like 7 freight trains' (AP)
In Phillips' hometown, 'elation' over his release (AP)
AP IMPACT: Citizens held as illegal immigrants (AP)
Dozens of cottages burn at NH Christian center (AP)
Somber return for 5 soldiers killed in Mosul, Iraq (AP)
Florida boat slams into tug; 5 killed, 7 injured (AP)
Korean War casualty from Ky. is finally buried (AP)
Passenger lands plane in Fla. after pilot dies (AP)
Wife: Ship captain calls US military 'real heroes' (AP)
Jury still deliberating in Castroneves tax case (AP)
Cuban-Americans optimistic, wary of new Cuba rules (AP)
DC court lifts sanctions on Stevens' law license (AP)
NY company's ship damaged in Somali pirate attack (AP)
Feds release accused Nazi prison guard Demjanjuk (AP)
Crying Calif mom arraigned on murder, rape charges (AP)
Dam threatened, residents evacuate small ND town (AP)
Ohio prison worker handcuffed herself to youth (AP)
American sailors who thwarted pirates return to US (AP)
GOP hopes to build momentum behind 'tea parties' (AP)
Governing not easy for Alaska's polarizing Palin (AP)
Police: 3 dead in California hospital shooting (AP)
Palin stands against abortion during Ind. speech (AP)
Captain held by pirates heading home to Vermont (AP)
An energized Paul McCartney opens Coachella fest (AP)
Snowstorm weakens after closing stretch of I-70 (AP)
Solar finds it hard to squeeze water from desert (AP)
Couple, their 3 kids found dead in Maryland home (AP)
Officials: 5 Houston children dead in swamped car (AP)
Former Utah congressman killed in ATV accident (AP)
21 polo horses die at Fla. match; cause unknown (AP)
Katrina flooding victims in court to seek damages (AP)
10 years on, Columbine principal still on the job (AP)
Accused Craigslist killer's fiancee: He's innocent (AP)
Somali pirate arrives in NYC, awaits court hearing (AP)
12 navies launch warfare exercises off Fla. (AP)
Colo. man convicted of murdering transgender woman (AP)
Backyard refineries blamed for fires, explosions (AP)
Police: Craigslist suspect had items belonging to both victims (AP)
SC wildfire hopscotches homes, turns northward (AP)
Badly mixed supplement blamed in polo horse deaths (AP)
Mom-to-be hit by car while fleeing bear is OK (AP)
Accused Craigslist killer linked to assault at Rhode Island hotel (AP)
US video shows Demjanjuk having no trouble walking (AP)
MIT the No. 1 jock school? You're kidding, right? (AP)
Craigslist founder isn't closing 'erotic' section (AP)
Accused man says SC wildfire not his fault (AP)
Officer, suspect killed in southeast Ala. standoff (AP)
NY awaits confirmation of probable swine flu cases (AP)
Net cast for Ga. prof suspected in fatal shootings (AP)
Officials: 2 Fla. sheriff's deputies fatally shot (AP)
Swine flu fears close schools in NY, Texas, Calif. (AP)
Shootings leave close-knit theater troupe shaken (AP)
NYC financial workers see low-flying planes, panic (AP)
Same-sex couples tie the knot in Iowa (AP)
Recriminations after NYC jet flyover photo op (AP)
Authorities search for motive in Georgia slayings (AP)
Officer: Accused ex-soldier lost friends in combat (AP)
At least 5 killed, dozens hurt in Calif. bus crash (AP)
Officials blame mineral overdose for deaths of 21 polo horses (AP)
Mexican boy visiting Texas 1st US swine flu death (AP)
Korean-American charged in rocket technology plot (AP)
Teen reflects on NH mountain ordeal (AP)
Little boy, far from home, 1st US swine flu death (AP)
State labs: US swine flu cases likely higher (AP)
Police call man LA's 'largest ever' serial killer (AP)
Swine flu cases pass 100 in US, vaccine pursued (AP)
Police: Wanted Ga. professor's vehicle found (AP)
More schools close in US as swine flu spreads (AP)
Cops search woods for prof. suspected in killings (AP)
Immigrants push for reforms at rallies nationwide (AP)
Cautious optimism on flu but US 'not out of woods' (AP)
Jack Kemp, quarterback turned politician, dies (AP)
Clinton returns to Oklahoma bombing site for tour (AP)
US flu tally jumps to 244 as labs catch up (AP)
Economy buffeting student pilots, flight schools (AP)
Senators: Pick next justice from outside judiciary (AP)
Teen son escapes Fla. family slaying; 4 dead (AP)
RI authorities to announce charges in hotel attack (AP)
Judge: Can't order board to let kids miss school (AP)
Nation's first face transplant patient shows face (AP)
Texas confirms first flu death of US resident (AP)
NC woman who spent 61 years in iron lung dies (AP)
Feds want 3-year term for Mo. mom in MySpace hoax (AP)
Appeals court says raid on Muslims' Va. home OK (AP)
Class action status sought in NJ Ticketmaster suit (AP)
Mansions, humble homes burn in coastal Calif. city (AP)
Jackson, Miss., mayor dies after losing primary (AP)
Government to condemn land for Flight 93 memorial (AP)
Ala. Army officer, wife accused in $2.8M bribery (AP)
Another coastal SC county combed for NY teen (AP)
The `underemployed' get by on fewer hours (AP)
More than 30,000 ordered to flee Calif. wildfire (AP)
Nice going, mom! Right whales break birth record (AP)
US, Costa Rica report swine flu deaths; toll at 53 (AP)
Caution advised as Calif. fire evacuations lifted (AP)
Biden offering words of advice to Syracuse grads (AP)
Demjanjuk taken to federal officials by ambulance (AP)
Not again: FAA stops military flight over Hudson (AP)
NY mass transit agency approves fare increases (AP)
Crews hope to finish corraling Santa Barbara fire (AP)
Ore. babies switched at birth meet 56 years later (AP)
Gusty wind forecast again in SoCal fire area (AP)
Father: Army 'broke' soldier accused of killing 5 (AP)
2 of Baghdad shooting victims counseled soldiers (AP)
NH governor backs gay marriage (AP)
Former astronaut withdraws insanity plea (AP)
APNewsBreak: Habitat for Humanity gets $100M gift (AP)
Judge to decide if family can refuse chemo for boy (AP)
Workers target swine flu virus at 3 NYC schools (AP)
Coast Guard suspends search for migrants at sea (AP)
AP source: Obama to name Utah gov. envoy to China (AP)
CDC seeing more regular flu cases now (AP)
Complex repairs face weary Hubble spacewalkers (AP)
Obama calls for understanding in Notre Dame speech (AP)
Stuck bolt, dead battery bedevil Hubble repairs (AP)
AP IMPACT: Stress map outlines recession's stories (AP)
Sheriff: La. 8th-grader planned school shooting (AP)
Drew Peterson pleads not guilty to murdering wife (AP)
Sentencing delayed for Mo. woman in MySpace hoax (AP)
Arrest ordered for mom of boy, 13, resisting chemo (AP)
Small aftershock rattles downtown Los Angeles (AP)
Milwaukee police link 7th case to serial killer (AP)
Police look for Minn. mother, son who fled chemo (AP)
APNewsBreak: 4 arrested in plot to bomb NYC temple (AP)
5 Ala. officers fired for beating caught on tape (AP)
Terror plot suspects have lengthy criminal records (AP)
Wash. state has first death under new assisted suicide law (AP)
Seattle deputy's shove leaves innocent man in coma (AP)
Memorial Day roll call honors 148,000 veterans (AP)
Critics blast Milwaukee cops over serial killings (AP)
NASA scraps landing for shuttle 2nd day in a row (AP)
Bad weather keeps shuttle from landing on 1st try (AP)
2 dead, 4 hurt in Ariz. graduation party shooting (AP)
Oregon mom accused in river drowning of 4-year-old (AP)
Wis town's parade canceled after train hits van (AP)
Crisis spurs spike in 'suburban survivalists' (AP)
Long past heyday, oldest black Ala. city in peril (AP)
Mom returns voluntarily with cancer-stricken boy (AP)
Police: Mike Tyson's daughter on life support (AP)
Man, police officer hurt saving 2 from train crash (AP)
Deaths linked to swine flu top 100 worldwide (AP)
Minnesota boy prepares for chemo, ends legal fight (AP)
Tyson family asks for privacy after tot's death (AP)
Study says uninsured are costly for all (AP)
DA: Missing Pa. mom, girl found at Disney World (AP)
Employee shot dead at Trump casino, patron held (AP)
Immune therapies finally working against cancer (AP)
Trial looms for suspect in alleged jihad plot (AP)
Foreclosed homes a problem during hurricane season (AP)
Kan. doctor refused to quit: `I know they need me' (AP)
Police: Recruiting center gunman targeted military (AP)
Suspect in doctor killing railed against abortion (AP)
Obama in Cairo for outreach speech (AP)
US pork industry baffled by bans in China, Russia (AP)
In NH and Iowa, gay marriage has political angle (AP)
NC man charged with arranging wife's rape online (AP)
Suspect in abortion provider death talks from jail (AP)
Corps: Costs for storm surge barrier work rises (AP)
Botox and a resume: Job seekers get wrinkles out (AP)
US loses just 345,000 jobs in May, raising hopes (AP)
SD rancher wins $232 million jackpot (AP)
Carradine family takes action on probe, photos (AP)
Alabama escaped convicts caught in North Dakota (AP)
Slain abortion doctor eulogized as generous (AP)
Suspect in abortion doctor death warns of violence (AP)
Ore. woman charged in death of pregnant woman (AP)
5 tornadoes touch down in Colorado, mall damaged (AP)
FBI director defends use of informants in mosques (AP)
Families appeal for clemency for 2 held in NKorea (AP)
Sell San Quentin prison? Inmates don't want to go (AP)
Va. voters decide Democratic nominee for governor (AP)
20 cat deaths leave Fla. communities worried (AP)
Trial of Guantanamo detainee tests US legal system (AP)
Search of NC plant blast hampered by damaged roof (AP)
NASA scrubs Saturday morning space shuttle launch (AP)
Wife fought off Pa. man killed in shootout (AP)
2 Mount McKinley climbers fall to their deaths (AP)
Idol auditions attract thousands in Mass. (AP)
Hearing to air VA mistakes with hospital equipment (AP)
Son of alleged museum shooter expresses remorse (AP)
Chief blames 'knuckleheads' for Lakers disturbance (AP)
Mo. woman pleads guilty to kidnapping 5-year-old (AP)
High court won't review 'Cuban 5' espionage case (AP)
Chief blames `knuckleheads' for Lakers disturbance (AP)
Ohioans ticketed for parking in own driveways (AP)
Low tide: Shrimp industry hit by imports, prices (AP)
Photos tipped man he could be kid snatched in '55 (AP)
Calif. lawmaker seeks apology for Chinese (AP)
Schwarzenegger: Higher taxes will be vetoed (AP)
Freight train derails northwest of Chicago (AP)
Abortion clinic in focus again, with vigil planned (AP)
Judge in Va. orders Stanford to return to Texas (AP)
Fire moves into houses abandoned by foreclosures (AP)
Ammonia leak at NC plant kills 1, injures 3 (AP)
NM police looking for suspects in Denny's killing (AP)
Greener diet reduces dairy cows' methane burps (AP)
Immigration enforcement in Arizona could toughen (AP)
Train emergency brake pushed down in deadly crash (AP)
Group agrees to buy Iowa kosher slaughterhouse (AP)
SC governor admits affair, secret Argentina trip (AP)
Investigators look at 'anomalies' in track circuit (AP)
Feds arrest head of anti-gang group in LA (AP)
Michael Jackson, the 'King of Pop,' dies at age 50 (AP)
'Charlie's Angel' Farrah Fawcett dies at 62 (AP)
Politicians call for disgraced governor to resign (AP)
AP Source: Jackson apparently had heart attack (AP)
Jackson may be 'worth more dead than alive' (AP)
Bribery charges stand against ex-congressman's kin (AP)
Jesse Jackson: Family wants 2nd autopsy (AP)
Thread of pain ran through Jackson's career (AP)
Questions swirl over legality of SC gov's tryst (AP)
SC governor resolves to stay put despite scandal (AP)
Lawyer for doctor: Jackson had pulse when found (AP)
Day of reckoning comes for Bernard Madoff (AP)
Study charts swine flu's spread through air travel (AP)
Man gets life sentence in Colo. slaying of student (AP)
Fans gather for Apollo Theater's Jackson memorial (AP)
Gov. Sanford admits additional liasons with Argentine mistress (AP)
Conn. man in critical condition after saving dad (AP)
Jackson family seeks delay in naming will executor (AP)
Shooting unveils very different sides of McNair (AP)
Alaska observers say Palin had gone fishin' on job (AP)
Jackson memorial performers announced as LA braces (AP)
Slain SC serial killing suspect had long rap sheet (AP)
Elephants to crash Staples before Jackson memorial (AP)
Poignant service says goodbye to M.J., the man (AP)
Conn. standoff ends with man taken in ambulance (AP)
Palin returns to work, defends decision to resign (AP)
AP IMPACT: Tugboat pilot plan may have backfired (AP)
All-you-can-eat seats: Baseball fans pig out (AP)
Blagojevich aide pleads guilty in corruption case (AP)
4 accused of digging bodies, reselling grave plots (AP)
Tests reveal some pet supplements skimp on meds (AP)
Lawyer: Madoff won't appeal 150-year sentence (AP)
Attempt to beat train in Mich. ends 5 young lives (AP)
LA wants reports on Jackson memorial cost, revenue (AP)
Fla. couple who adopted 12 children found slain (AP)
NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour launch 1 day (AP)
Thousands seek relatives' graves at Ill. cemetery (AP)
Seemingly indestructible QB's death hard to accept (AP)
Man charged with evidence tampering in Fla. deaths (AP)
Man shot dead in scuffle with NYC cop on his stoop (AP)