Thursday, May 03, 2007

RIVERTON, Kan. (AP) - Five teenage boys accused of plotting a shooting rampage at their high school on the anniversary of the Columbine massacre were arrested Thursday after a message authorities said warned of a gun attack appeared on the Web site MySpace.com.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - At first, a stripper who performed at a Duke University lacrosse team party doubted the story of a colleague who told police she was dragged into a bathroom and raped.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Prosecutors acknowledged on Thursday the government has no evidence to support - and actually doubts - part of Zacarias Moussaoui's dramatic courtroom confession that he was involved in the Sept. 11 attacks: His claim that shoe bomber Richard Reid was to be on his team.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts acknowledged Thursday that relations between Congress and the judiciary are strained and he is relying on a new official to help ease the tension.

WASHINGTON (AP) - While they didn't announce any major agreements, President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao both agreed that they had a productive summit meeting. U.S. critics of China's trade policies had a different view.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Archives promised to avoid drawing ''unnecessary public attention'' to its efforts to remove declassified CIA documents from public view after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, according to a once-secret agreement with the spy agency.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The mountaintop swimming hole near where a black bear killed a 6-year-old girl and injured her mother and 2-year-old half brother was a favorite spot for the outdoors-loving family, relatives said Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush's new chief of staff said Monday it was time to ''refresh and re-energize the team,'' and he told senior White House aides who might be thinking about quitting this year to go ahead and leave now.

Lawyer: Grand jury issues sealed indictments against two Duke lacrosse players

WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of children, including some brought by gay and lesbian parents, braved chilly rain at the South Lawn of the White House Monday to roll colored eggs across soggy grass as part of an event dating to the 19th century.

Ex-tour manager writes apology letters to relatives of nightclub fire victims

CORINTH, Maine (AP) - A man who shot two sex offenders to death in Maine got their names from the state's online sex offender registry, authorities said Monday, renewing fears that such lists expose ex-convicts to vigilante violence.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Spotted two extra days by a friendly calendar, procrastinating taxpayers scrambled Monday to file their returns on time - and grudgingly give up whatever they owed.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday it will relax eligibility requirements for part-time employees who want health insurance, allowing an additional 150,000 workers to gain coverage if they choose.