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Wooden beam could be detached part of shipwreck

Wooden beam could be detached part of shipwreck
By JOHN FLESHERAssociated Press FAIRPORT, Mich. (AP) - A wooden beam that has long been the focus of the search for a 17th century shipwreck in northern Lake Michigan was not attached to a buried vessel as searchers had suspected, but still may have come from the elusive Griffin or some other ship

Father, son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking

Father, son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking
By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A judge who heard prostitutes testify that a father-and-son pimp team made them feel like family cleared the two men of sex trafficking charges Wednesday. The men's supporters in the Manhattan courtroom cheered the verdict, but the gallery fell silent

Federal Grand Jury Indictment Filed For Spokane Man Accused Of Mailing Ricin Laced Letters

Federal Grand Jury Indictment Filed For Spokane Man Accused Of Mailing Ricin Laced Letters
SPOKANE, Wash. - A federal grand jury has indicted a Spokane man for mailing a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to President Obama.    The indictment handed down Wednesday contends that 37-year-old Matthew Buquet developed the biological agent in violation of federal

3 Navy football players accused of sexual assault

3 Navy football players accused of sexual assault
By BRIAN WITTEAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The U.S. Naval Academy on Wednesday charged three football players with sexually assaulting a female midshipman at an off-campus house in Annapolis more than a year ago, a case that has brought renewed focus to how the nation's military

Cops: Disabled Pa. man dies after gruesome neglect

Cops: Disabled Pa. man dies after gruesome neglect
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania woman and her two daughters were charged Wednesday with murder in the death of their 32-year-old son and brother, who had Down syndrome, after officials said he was severely neglected and underfed. Robert Gensiak weighed just 69 pounds and was covered in scabies

Dem senator presses Pentagon on Guantanamo feeding

Dem senator presses Pentagon on Guantanamo feeding
By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The force-feeding of terror suspects at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, runs counter to international standards, medical ethics and the practices at American prisons, the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday

Obama making plans to tackle global warming

Obama making plans to tackle global warming
By DINA CAPPIELLO and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more

Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts

Russia could stand in way of Obama's nuke cuts
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to agree. Relations between Obama

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th
UPDATE: Authorities say that a tan SUV was heading west on 35th on Wednesday afternoon when the driver ran a stop sign at Freya. A blue SUV that was headed south on Freya hit the tan SUV causing the vehicle to flip over. There were two people in the overturned SUV, a woman and a little girl. They

As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention

As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and MEAD GRUVERAssociated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place. A combination of government austerity and

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UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th
UPDATE: Authorities say that a tan SUV was heading west on 35th on Wednesday afternoon when the driver ran a stop sign at Freya. A blue SUV that was headed south on Freya hit the tan SUV causing the vehicle to flip over. There were two people in the overturned SUV, a woman and a little girl. They

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car

Idaho Toddler Dies After Being Left In Car
AMMON, Idaho (AP) - Officials with the Bonneville County sheriff's department say a 21-month-old southeastern Idaho girl has died after she was left in a vehicle.    A news release says deputies and paramedics were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to a residence in Ammon,

Not Guilty Plea In Nine Mile Slaying

Not Guilty Plea In Nine Mile Slaying
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The man accused of strangling his girlfriend and putting her body in a tub of acid at a Nine Mile Falls home pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge in Spokane. The trial for 27-year-old Jason Hart is set for Aug. 12. He's accused of killing 33-year-old Regan