National Briefing | Midwest: Kansas: No Indictment For Abortion Doctor
Friday, July 4, 2008
| A doctor whose Wichita clinic is one of the nation’s few providers of late-term abortions was not indicted at the end of a six-month investigation on Wednesday by a citizen-initiated grand jury, an unusual practice allowed in only a handful of states. The jurors said their investigation into the clinic of the doctor, George Tiller, right, did not yield sufficient evidence of a crime, but they noted that a review of medical records “revealed a number of questionable late-term abortions” that might not have met a common interpretation of the words in state law, which limits abortions of viable fetuses to pregnant women who would otherwise face “substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.” The jury was convened after abortion opponents collected signatures to prompt the investigation.
National Briefing | Midwest: Ohio: Diocese’s Ex-Accountant Is Guilty of Tax Charges
Friday, July 4, 2008
| A federal jury convicted the former top accountant at the Cleveland Catholic Diocese of tax charges, but acquitted him of more serious charges related to kickback accusations. The jury in the trial of the man, Joseph H. Smith, 51, had been deliberating for nearly two weeks. The prosecution portrayed Mr. Smith as a manipulator who arranged $785,000 in kickbacks and secret payments because he felt he was underpaid. He was acquitted of more serious charges of mail fraud related to the alleged kickbacks, but convicted of six tax-related charges. A judge had earlier dismissed money laundering charges. Sentencing was set for Oct. 3. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.
National Briefing | South: Kentucky: Mistrial In Fen-Phen Case
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Two lawyers accused of defrauding their clients in a diet-drug settlement of $65 million were sent back to jail, after a jury in Covington deadlocked and a federal judge declared a mistrial. The jury considered the case against the lawyers, William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham Jr., for eight days, and twice in two days sent out notes indicating it was stumped. A third defendant, Melbourne Mills Jr., was acquitted this week. All faced a single charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The case has been watched in the horse racing industry because Mr. Gallion and Mr. Cunningham are part-owners of the 2007 Horse of the Year, Curlin. Prosecutors said they planned to request and schedule a new trial in the next two months. The lawyers were accused of keeping millions of dollars that should have gone to plaintiffs in a $200 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit over the diet drug fen-phen.
National Briefing | Recall: Beef Recall Is Expanded
Friday, July 4, 2008
| Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall announced this week to include all 5.3 million pounds of meat produced for ground beef from May 16 to June 26. The company’s products have been linked to an outbreak of E. coli affecting 40 people in Michigan and Ohio. Some products were sold by Kroger, which has recalled ground beef products in more than 20 states because the meat may have been contaminated. The company said Monday that beef involved in the original recall went to Nebraska, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. Thursday’s release did not specify whether the beef now being recalled went to additional states.
Subplots on Guantánamo
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| The long legal story of the Bush administration’s effort to prosecute detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, now has two fast-moving subplots, and either one could soon write something of a final chapter.
Copying Issue Raises Hurdle for Bush Pick
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| For Michael E. O’Neill, who helped steer Supreme Court nominations through the confirmation process, there are signs his nomination to a federal district court might be difficult as well.
Obama Fuels Pullout Debate With Remarks
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| The changing dynamics in Iraq have posed a challenge for Barack Obama, who said Thursday that he might “refine” his policies but later held a second news conference to clarify his first statement.
Outlook Darker as Jobs Are Lost
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| The unemployment rate held steady as 62,000 jobs disappeared in June, the Labor Department reported.
2 Supervisors Are Arrested After Sweep at Meat Plant
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Hundreds of illegal immigrants were rounded up in May at the kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa, and the two supervisors were arrested on criminal immigration charges.
Governor of Florida Is Rebuffed on Gambling
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| The Florida Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Charlie Crist overstepped his authority in a deal that let the Seminole Tribe install slot machines and offer blackjack and baccarat at its casinos.
Report Finds Far More Viewing of Celebrities’ Passport Files
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Investigators selected 150 prominent politicians, athletes and entertainers and found that the passport files of 127 of them had been viewed, some multiple times, over five and a half years.
Google Told to Turn Over User Data of YouTube
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| The order raised concerns that the online video viewing habits of tens of millions of people could be exposed.
McCain Winds Up Latin Trip in Mexico
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Senator John McCain used his visit to appeal to residents of both sides of the border: Mexicans and, more urgently, Latinos in the United States.
Target: Barack Obama. Strategy: What Day Is It?
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| John McCain has struggled to solidify lines of attack against Mr. Obama, Republican operatives say and some of his own advisers acknowledge.
American Flags as Big as Fields
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Big flags have found a home inside the ballparks, arenas and raceways of American sporting events.
California Fires Prompt Evacuations
Thursday, July 3, 2008
| Officials in Santa Barbara County declared a state of emergency as a wildfire swept out of the mountains and threatened several hundred homes.
Judge Rejects Bush’s View on Wiretaps
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| A federal judge said that the wiretapping law established by Congress was the “exclusive” means for the president to eavesdrop on Americans, ruling out presidential authority to override that law.
R. C. Seamans Jr., NASA Figure, Dies at 89
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Dr. Seamans was NASA’s nuts-and-bolts manager of the Apollo moon-landing program, later serving as the first administrator of the federal energy research agency.
National Briefing | Recall: Kroger Expands Beef Recall
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Kroger expanded its voluntary recall of some ground beef products beyond stores in Michigan and parts of Ohio to stores in more than 20 states.
On Campus, Liberal Professors Retire
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Baby boomers, hired in large numbers during a huge expansion in higher education, are being replaced as part of a vast generational change.
Justice Dept. Admits Error in Supreme Court Case
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Government lawyers should have known about a recent military law on child rape relevant to Supreme Court deliberations on the death penalty, the Justice Department acknowledged.
Catholic Aid for Abortion Creates Stir in Virginia
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| The Roman Catholic bishop of Richmond, Va., apologized after workers from a Catholic organization helped a teenager in its care have an abortion.
Texas Ranch Moves From Raid Toward Runway
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| The comely, country fashions sported by Texas polygamists while fighting to regain custody of their children are now available in youth sizes on the Web.
Police Detail a Killing Spree Across 2 States
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| An ex-convict who spent more than three years in the Illinois State Prison for aggravated robbery is said to have killed eight people indiscriminately.
At Midlife, Called to a New Field
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| A change in home life, as much as in career, seems to appeal to a new breed of back-to-the-landers: former urban professionals.
New Money Prevents Layoffs at Fermilab
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| The particle research laboratory at the center of a budget showdown in Congress will resume work, allaying some fears of long-term damage to basic research in the United States.
Bush Keeps Up Pressure on Iran
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| President Bush said that the United States still strongly preferred diplomacy as it confronts rising tensions over Iran, but that “all options are on the table.”
McCain Orders Shake-Up of His Campaign
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Responding to Republican concerns, John McCain placed a veteran of President Bush’s 2004 re-election in charge of day-to-day operations.
Obama Picks Up Fund-Raising Pace
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Barack Obama’s stepped-up schedule of big-money fund-raisers showcases a formidable high-dollar donor network that is gaining more heft with an influx of former supporters of Hillary Clinton.
McCain and Obama Differ on Same-Sex Marriage Initiative
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Barack Obama and John McCain are at odds over a California ballot initiative that would amend the state’s Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.
Hostage Rescue Is Happy Coincidence for McCain in Colombia
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Though the timing of an operation to free hostages in Colombia was unrelated to John McCain’s visit, the events helped the candidate highlight his foreign policy credentials.
Steelworkers Merge With British Union
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| The United Steelworkers signed a merger agreement with the largest labor organization in Britain and Ireland to create what union leaders said would be the world’s first global union.
Georgia Bars Insurance Firm Over Violations
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Regulators in the state say Trans World Assurance violated rules adopted in 2007 to prevent the sale of misleading or unsuitable life insurance policies to military personnel.
U.S. Lifts Moratorium on New Solar Projects
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Under increasing public pressure, the federal government lifted a freeze on new solar projects, barely a month after it was put into effect.
Washington’s Boyhood Home Is Found
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| Researchers say the remains of the farm in Virginia may yield insights into George Washington’s formative years.
Suspect in 8 Deaths Is Held on Murder Charge
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| An Illinois man thought to be responsible for the deaths of eight people in Illinois and Missouri made a brief court appearance and was ordered held on a charge of murder.
E. Coli Illnesses Prompt Beef Recall
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
| The Agriculture Department is warning that the beef supplied by a Nebraska company may be responsible for at least 40 illnesses.
Improve Human Rights, McCain Tells Colombian President
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| In a 20-hour visit, John McCain is seeking to use Colombia as a backdrop to score political points against Barack Obama and to promote his foreign policy and national security credentials.
Kroger Expands Voluntary Recall of Ground Beef
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| Kroger said on Wednesday it expanded its voluntary recall of ground beef products sold in two states because the meat had been linked to recent outbreaks of E. coli bacteria.
National Briefing | West: California: Evacuations Ordered
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| Hundreds of firefighters were working overtime to beat back wildfires from the western edge of the Sierra Nevada to coastal mountains near Big Sur, where the authorities enforced new, mandatory evacuations.
National Briefing | South: Florida: Inmate Is Executed
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| Mark D. Schwab, who was convicted of raping and killing a child, became the first prisoner put to death in Florida since the botched execution of another prisoner in 2006.
National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Maryland: Jail Guards Suspected
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| Investigators looking into the death of a man who was arrested in the hit-and-run death of a police officer and was later found strangled in his cell were focusing on guards at the jail.
China Inspired Interrogations at Guantánamo
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| An interrogation class at Guantánamo Bay was based on a 1957 study of Chinese Communist techniques used to obtain confessions, many of them false, from American prisoners.
Possible Flaws in State Plan to Rescue the Everglades
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| Skeptics of Florida’s proposed purchase of a large swath of the Everglades fear the oft-fertilized farmland could take at least a decade and billions of dollars to rehabilitate.
Airport’s Ban on Guns Is Disputed in Atlanta
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| A decision by Georgia legislators to relax the state’s gun laws has led to a dispute over whether people can legally carry concealed firearms in the nation’s busiest airport.
Denver Archdiocese to Pay $5.5 Million in Abuse Suits
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| More than a dozen claims were filed against the archdiocese by people who said that as children, they were abused by priests and that the archdiocese concealed the crimes.
In Weighing Death Penalty, a Flaw in Fact
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| A military law blog pointed out that a central part of the Supreme Court’s analysis leading it to rule against capital punishment for child rape was based on incorrect information.
Nuclear Agency Weighs Attack Threat at Plants
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| The Nuclear Regulatory Commission heard arguments from a California group that the commission’s staff had overlooked one category of potentially serious attacks.
Obama Seeks Bigger Role for Religious Groups
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| Barack Obama outlined a plan to expand federal spending on faith-based initiatives, a move that could alienate some supporters.
Obama Voters Protest His Switch on Telecom Immunity
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| Thousands of Barack Obama’s backers are using the online organizing tools his campaign created to protest his recent support for expanding government surveillance powers.
Suspect Is Seized in Illinois After 8 Killings in 2 States
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| An Illinois man thought to be responsible for a rampage that left eight people dead across Illinois and Missouri was captured Tuesday night, the authorities said.
Prosecutor Seeks Review of Testimony in Firefighter Deaths
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| A federal prosecutor said that he had asked the Justice Department to review claims that witnesses, under pressure, lied about a 1988 explosion in Kansas City that killed six firefighters.
New Scrutiny of Hiring at Justice Department
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| The department is facing a federal examination and the first in what could be a series of lawsuits from lawyers who say they were rejected for elite jobs because of their liberal politics.
Helmsley’s Fortune May Go to the Dogs
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| In addition to $12 million Leona Helmsley left to her pet Maltese, Trouble, she left instructions that a trust valued at $5 billion to $8 billion be used to benefit dogs.
Group Challenges Atlanta Airport’s Ban on Guns
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| A decision to relax Georgia’s gun laws has led to a clash over whether people can legally carry concealed firearms in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Claims Alleging Abuse by Colorado Priests Settled
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| The Archdiocese of Denver says it has agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle 18 claims by people who said they were sexually abused as children by Roman Catholic priests.
Snow in July? A Mixed Blessing in the Rockies
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
| Huge amounts of snow still blanket the Northern Rockies high country, delaying until after July 4 the opening of the Going-to-the-Sun road.
Budget Pain Hits States, With Relief Not in Sight
Monday, June 30, 2008
| States from coast to coast have struggled to close yawning budget gaps while bracing for another difficult fiscal year, which in most states begins Tuesday.
Campaign Flashpoint: Patriotism and Service
Monday, June 30, 2008
| John McCain and Barack Obama espouse a new kind of politics, while still pointing out flaws in each other.
McCain Heads Today for Colombia, Where Adviser Has Long Had Ties
Monday, June 30, 2008
| As John McCain seeks to highlight his support for free trade with Colombia, the role of Charlie Black, a top adviser and former lobbyist who represented a Colombian oil interest, comes into focus.
Obama and Bill Clinton Talk
Monday, June 30, 2008
| Barack Obama discussed making a joint appearance in July with the former president and husband of his defeated rival.
Drug Arrests Were Real; the Badge Was Fake
Monday, June 30, 2008
| A man who pretended to be a federal agent has stirred a legal and political controversy in a small Missouri town.
Man Taken Into Custody by Police in Boston Dies
Monday, June 30, 2008
| The death of a 22-year-old man who had been taken into custody on the night the Boston Celtics won the N.B.A. championship has prompted an official investigation.
Evidence Faulted in Detainee Case
Monday, June 30, 2008
| The text of a decision shows some derision for the Bush administration’s arguments in the case of a detainee held at Guantánamo Bay for more than six years.
Obama Courting Evangelicals Once Loyal to Bush
Monday, June 30, 2008
| As Barack Obama prepares for a major speech on faith, his campaign is engaged in the most intensive effort yet by a Democratic candidate to reach out to conservative, born-again Christians.
Court Dismisses Rendition Suit
Monday, June 30, 2008
| The Canadian who was detained by U.S. officials and sent to Syria, where he claims he was tortured, was never technically inside the country, so his claims could not be heard in U.S. courts.
Presidential Campaign Turns Personal
Monday, June 30, 2008
| John McCain responded to attacks on the relevance of his military service as Barack Obama addressed persistent rumors about his loyalties to the country.
A New Campaign Charge: You Supported Clinton
Monday, June 30, 2008
| Democratic incumbents with large African-American constituencies are trying to soothe resentments incited by their support for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
National Briefing | West: California: Smoke Blankets Foothills
Monday, June 30, 2008
| Two of more than 1,400 wildfires in Northern California choked parts of the Sierra Nevada foothills, darkening a 100-mile stretch of Interstate 80 with clouds of smoke.
National Briefing | South: Arkansas: Coming, 3 Little Democrats
Monday, June 30, 2008
| Representative Vic Snyder, a Democrat, announced that he and his wife, the Rev. Betsy Singleton, pastor at a United Methodist church in Little Rock, are expecting triplets.
Medical Helicopter Crashes Stir Concern
Monday, June 30, 2008
| The last two months have been one of the deadliest periods in the history of the fast-growing industry of medical helicopters.
Missouri Town Finds Drug Agent Is Really an Impostor
Monday, June 30, 2008
| The strange adventures of “Sergeant Bill” unraveled after almost five months of pretending to be a federal agent on an anti-drug campaign.
Crashes of Medical Aircraft Examined
Monday, June 30, 2008
| Air safety officials said they were trying to understand a “disturbing level” of crashes involving medical aircraft.
This Land: Through Decades of Change, a Core Crew Remains
Sunday, June 29, 2008
| Every weekday, workers from the Southbury Training School, a residence for people with mental retardation, head off to work at a rest stop welcoming people to Connecticut.
6 Killed and 3 Are Injured as Copters Collide
Sunday, June 29, 2008
| The two helicopters collided on Sunday as one was taking off and the other landing near a hospital in Flagstaff, Ariz., officials said.
Commanding a Role for Women in the Military
Sunday, June 29, 2008
| Lt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody’s climb into the Army’s upper echelon highlights both the widening role that women are playing in the armed forces and the difficulties they encounter in reaching the top.
Veterans Long to Reclaim the Name ‘Swift Boat’
Sunday, June 29, 2008
| When they talk about Swift boats, veterans recall friends killed, not the new synonym for a nasty campaign smear.
McCain Gets Praise, Not Backing, From Grahams
Sunday, June 29, 2008
| Senator John McCain met with the evangelist Billy Graham and his son, the Rev. Franklin Graham, for a private, 45-minute conversation.
Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth
Sunday, June 29, 2008
| A simple change to the design of the gallon milk jug, adopted by Wal-Mart and Costco, keeps the milk fresher when it arrives in stores and keeps costs down.
The Caucus: Traveling Overseas to Win Votes at Home
Sunday, June 29, 2008
| American voters confer a reward for gravitas — the stature and experience that reassures them their would-be president can safeguard them from unforeseen events.
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