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Gulf Coast residents stay put ahead of Ida

By JAY REEVES, Associated Press Writer | Today at 5:38 a.m.

Weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents refused to retreat from a rare late-season tropical storm that weakened as it crept toward shore Tuesday, bringing heavy rain, stiff winds and some flooding.

  • Coroner: 3 killed, 6 hurt in SC shooting

    The Associated Press | Today at 6:28 a.m.

    A South Carolina coroner says three people including a young child are dead and six were injured in a drive-by shooting in a small town.

  • Loaded gun found in Texas juvenile lockup

    The Associated Press | Today at 3:38 a.m.

    Texas authorities are trying to figure out how a 16-year-old may have gotten a loaded handgun past officers at a juvenile detention center in Houston.

  • Ida blows ashore as Gulf Coast rides out storm

    By JAY REEVES, Associated Press Writer | Today at 7:11 a.m.

    Tropical Storm Ida blew ashore with rain and gusty but weakening winds before dawn Tuesday as weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents rode out the rare late-season storm.

  • Teen killed while sleeping at Ore. hunting camp

    The Associated Press | Today at 12:03 a.m.

    Authorities say a 14-year-old boy is dead and his cousin is in custody after a bullet came through the wall of the motor home the boy was sleeping in at a central Oregon hunting camp and struck him in the head.

  • Navajo Code Talkers to be in NYC Veterans parade

    By ULA ILNYTZKY, Associated Press Writer | Today at 6:43 a.m.

    The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them.

  • Boston subway train stops short of woman on tracks

    The Associated Press | Today at 6:48 a.m.

    The driver of Boston subway train that came to a screeching halt just before hitting a woman who had fallen onto the tracks has been hailed as a hero.

  • Hospital: Ft. Hood shooting suspect awake, talking

    The Associated Press | Nov. 9 at 10:08 a.m.

    A U.S. Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk.

  • Attorney meets with Fort Hood shooting suspect

    The Associated Press | Today at 6:28 a.m.

    The attorney for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says he's assured the suspect that all of his rights as a defendant in the military justice system will be respected.

  • Radical imam praises alleged Fort Hood shooter

    By PAMELA HESS and EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Writers | Nov. 9 at 8:38 p.m.

    A radical American imam on Yemen's most wanted militant list who had contact with two 9/11 hijackers praised alleged Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan as a hero on his personal Web site Monday.

  • DC area relives terror as sniper's execution nears

    By DAVID DISHNEAU, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 9 at 12:08 p.m.

    When James D. Martin was shot dead seven years ago in the parking lot of a grocery store in suburban Washington, it got little attention on the nightly news.

  • Man confesses to shooting Kan. abortion provider

    By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press Writer | Today at 1:43 a.m.

    Defiant and unapologetic, a man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider confessed to the slaying Monday, telling The Associated Press that he killed the doctor to protect unborn children.

  • NY jurors deliberate at hedge fund trial

    The Associated Press | Nov. 9 at 2:23 p.m.

    A jury began deliberations Monday at the trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with lying to investors.

  • US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa

    The Associated Press | Nov. 9 at 2:43 p.m.

    Army Sgt. Ryan C. Adams

  • Madoff's personal effects go on the block

    By TOM HAYS, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 9 at 9:28 p.m.

    Of all the items set to go on the auction block this week at a midtown Manhattan hotel, there's one that would take some mettle to wear in public: A satin New York Mets baseball jacket emblazoned with the name "Madoff."

  • Federal judge asked to end Yellowstone bison kills

    By MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press Writer | Nov. 9 at 6:28 p.m.

    A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups sued two federal agencies Monday to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in search of food.

  • Palin says she back on Twitter

    The Associated Press | Nov. 9 at 7:23 p.m.

    Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says she's back on Twitter.

  • Rains hitting Gulf Coast ahead of tropical storm

    By JAY REEVES, Associated Press Writer | Today at 2:13 a.m.

    Squalls ahead of a rare late-season tropical storm that was crawling toward the Gulf Coast blew in heavy rain Monday as residents hunkered down mostly at home to ride out high winds and anticipated flooding.

  • Lawyer defends Pa. Judicial Conduct Board

    The Associated Press | Nov. 9 at 7:18 p.m.

    The senior counsel for the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board says the board acted properly when it referred allegations against two Luzerne County judges to federal prosecutors.

  • US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 836

    The Associated Press | Nov. 9 at 8:18 p.m.

    As of Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at least 836 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EST.

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