Saturday, December 12, 2009

Student, 18, wounded in shooting at La. school (AP)


AP - Police in the northwestern Louisiana city of Shreveport say a female student was shot on the grounds of a high school and a suspect was arrested.

Swiss Muslims protest minaret ban (AP)


AP - Around 700 Swiss Muslims peacefully protested against their country's minaret ban on Saturday, with speakers denouncing what they called a hate campaign against Islam.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Arsonists torch Bronx synagogue-turned-church (AP)


AP - A former Bronx synagogue that was turned into a church was torched by assailants who smeared Satanic graffiti on its walls.

Anna Nicole


AP - Anna Nicole Smith's two doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to drug conspiracy charges, and a judge has refused to suspend the physicians' medical licenses.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Police end SF State Univ sit-in; 33 arrested (AP)


AP - Police have arrested several San Francisco State University students who barricaded themselves inside a campus building to protest budget cuts and fee hikes.

A parent

 
AP - It's a dilemma no parent wants to face — fearing a son or daughter may be mixed up in terrorism, wondering whether to turn in a loved one.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

LA schools approve plan to cut 5,000 jobs (AP)


AP - The Los Angeles school board has approved a budget plan that calls for more than 5,000 job cuts.