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Passengers stuck in Bronx Zoo's cable car system
Jul. 9, 2008
Firefighters are rescuing dozens of passengers from a sightseeing cable car system that is stuck above the Bronx Zoo.
La. attorney general to appeal "Angola 3" ruling
Jul. 9, 2008
Louisiana's attorney general said Wednesday he plans to appeal a federal judge's decision to overturn the conviction of a former Black Panther in the 1972 killing of a prison guard.
Vt. community bids goodbye to 12-year-old victim
Jul. 9, 2008
Nearly 1,000 people gathered Wednesday to say goodbye to a slain 12-year-old girl, with her grieving sister recalling "someone precious" and the crowd echoing a pastor's plea: "Never, never again."
Timeline of JonBenet Ramsey case
Jul. 9, 2008
Key dates in the JonBenet Ramsey case:
Flames force Calif. residents to flee _ again
Jul. 9, 2008
For Clay and Nancy Henphill, running from raging wildfires has become a familiar routine.
3rd climber attempts to scale NY Times skyscraper
Jul. 9, 2008
A self-proclaimed expert on al-Qaida climbed part-way up the New York Times' 52-story building early Wednesday to publicize his activism against the terrorist organization, citing two previous climbers as inspiration.
NY Times corrects front-page photo caption
Jul. 9, 2008
The New York Times ran a lengthy correction Wednesday after the newspaper learned that a recent front-page photo of a crying Zimbabwean baby with casts on his feet misrepresented the boy's injuries.
Report: Cause of SC furniture store fire unclear
Jul. 9, 2008
A federal report says the cause of the fire at a South Carolina furniture store which claimed the lives of nine Charleston firefighters remains unknown.
Prosecutor: DNA clears JonBenet Ramsey's family
Jul. 9, 2008
Prosecutors cleared JonBenet Ramsey's parents and brother Wednesday in the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen, saying they were "deeply sorry" for putting the family under a cloud of suspicion that hung heavy for more than a decade.
DNA in JonBenet case left behind in skin cells
Jul. 9, 2008
Crime scene DNA is typically recovered from blood or semen stains, but the DNA that exonerated members of JonBenet Ramsey's family came from invisible skin cells.
Ex-NY prosecutor gets 2 years for sex with boys
Jul. 9, 2008
A former prosecutor was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for having sex with boys, after her 16-year-old daughter told the judge she and her mother had competed for the same 15-year-old boy.
Lawyer: Mass. senator in legal trouble is bipolar
Jul. 9, 2008
A Massachusetts state senator accused of sexually harassing four women in one day has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, an attorney said Wednesday.
Ailing Kennedy returns to the Senate for vote
Jul. 9, 2008
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked through a wall of applause and into the Senate on Wednesday and cast a dramatic, decisive vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation.
High gas prices fuel boom in online classes
Jul. 9, 2008
Laurel Ranticelli considered driving 40 miles round-trip to take education classes at the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst. Then she realized she could take the same courses from her computer at home and save on fuel costs.
Family, friends of killing spree suspect baffled
Jul. 9, 2008
Marcia Frey laid down the law when her daughter and son-in-law, Holly and Nicholas Sheley, moved into her trailer after losing their apartment last month: No alcohol. No drugs.
