APNewsBreak: Conn. chimp attack victim to appeal
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 plans to appeal a decision denying her permission to sue the state for $150 million on her claim that officials knew the chimp was dangerous but didn't do anything about it, her attorney told The Associated Press on Tuesday....
Boy, 13, charged in 'wrestling' death of girl, 5
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV....
Prosecutor: 3 Ohioans enslaved disabled mom, child
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A mentally disabled woman and her young child were enslaved for more than a year, denied food and threatened with a pet python and pit bills, and the woman was beaten and forced to get pain medication for her captors, authorities said Tuesday in announcing federal charges against three suspects....
Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- The latest possible resting place of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers....
New video, $65K reward in '08 Times Square bombing
NEW YORK (AP) -- New video footage of a suspected bomber riding a blue bicycle was offered Tuesday along with a $65,000 award in an effort to generate leads in the 2008 blast at the military recruitment station in Times Square....
UN likely to expand Golan peacekeeping force
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The Security Council president says the U.N. is likely to expand its peacekeeping force in the disputed Golan Heights with more troops and heavy weapons....
Radar shows tornado touched down at Denver airport
DENVER (AP) -- The National Weather Service says radar shows a tornado briefly touched down over the east runways of Denver International Airport, where thousands of people took shelter in bathrooms and stairwells until a tornado warning passed....
Jury can't reach verdict in Detroit cop's trial
DETROIT (AP) -- A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a chaotic search for a murder suspect that was recorded by a reality TV crew....
Grand jury to get charges in Va. mall shooting
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) -- The case against a man charged with shooting two women at a community college inside a Virginia mall is headed to a grand jury....
NTSB: Bad eyesight likely caused Okla. train crash
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- An engineer killed in a fiery train collision in the Oklahoma Panhandle last year suffered from serious vision problems for much of his life, underwent several corrective procedures in the years leading up to the crash and had even complained that he couldn't distinguish between red and green signals, a doctor told a federal oversight board Tuesday....
South Texas county sued over jail abuse
GEORGE WEST, Texas (AP) -- A South Texas county has been sued in federal court for the second time in a year over the sexual abuse of women in its jail....
Utah man shot in church upgraded to fair condition
OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- It was a quiet part of the Father's Day Mass as about 300 people stood up in preparation for communion. A parishioner, known by many at the church as Ricky Jennings, entered through the glass doors in back, holding his wife Cheryl's hand....
Justices won't take abortion-doctor killer's case
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a petition to review the case of an anti-abortion extremist who claims his constitutional rights were violated during the state and federal trials that sent him to prison for life for the sniper-style slaying of an abortion provider....
Authorities: Unattended campfire caused Calif fire
MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) -- An unattended campfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park has grown into a more than 2-square-mile blaze that officials said Tuesday has led to the evacuations of 800 homes and 1,500 people....
