Druggist faces murder charge

Web-posted 05/30/09

OKLAHOMA CITY --- Confronted by two holdup men, pharmacist Jerome Ersland pulled a gun, shot one of them in the head and chased the other away.

4 Ill. cemetery workers accused in grisly plot
Web-posted 7/09/2009
Three gravediggers and a cemetery manager unearthed hundreds of corpses from a historic black cemetery south of Chicago, dumping some in a weeded area and double-stacking others in existing graves, in an elaborate scheme to resell the plots, authorities said Thursday. All four were charged with felonies.

Coast Guard ends search for plane crash survivors
Web-posted 7/09/2009
The Coast Guard ended its search Thursday for five people aboard a small plane that crashed off Florida's Gulf Coast, saying it believes all are dead.

Jackson children were well prepared for spotlight
Web-posted 7/09/2009
Even Michael Jackson knew the masks and veils would have to come off one day.

LA official: Promoter should pay Jackson memorial
Web-posted 7/09/2009
A Los Angeles city councilman is calling on AEG Live to pay some of the estimated $1.4 million cost for Michael Jackson's memorial service Tuesday at the Staples Center.

Woman sues, says NY school used her as 'plaything'
Web-posted 7/09/2009
A fundraiser at an upstate university has sued two senior athletic department officials, accusing them of using her as a "plaything" and trying to make her ply big donors with her sexuality.

Train hits car in Mich.; 5 thought to be teens die
Web-posted 7/09/2009
An Amtrak passenger train carrying about 170 people struck a car that had skirted a gate at a road crossing near Detroit on Thursday, killing all five people in the sedan, authorities said. The victims were believed to be teens.

Club: Racism accusations at Pa. pool untrue
Web-posted 7/09/2009
A suburban Philadelphia swim club accused of kicking out a group of minority children visiting from the city denies any racial discrimination.

Lawyers spar in Paris Hilton film contract dispute
Web-posted 7/09/2009
Paris Hilton hated her 2006 movie "Pledge This!" and refused for months to make promotional appearances for it despite a contract requiring her to do so, lawyers for the film's investors said as trial opened Thursday in an $8 million lawsuit against her.

Mount Rushmore may adjust security after protest
Web-posted 7/09/2009
Officials at Mount Rushmore may change their security measures after environmentalists were able to hang a banner warning about global warming from atop the national monument, a spokesman said.

NH tax evaders convicted of plot to kill agents
Web-posted 7/09/2009
Tax evaders Ed and Elaine Brown were convicted Thursday on all counts of plotting to kill federal agents during a nine-month standoff at their fort-like home in rural New Hampshire.