Man who washed truck naked gets probation
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A man who scrubbed his pickup truck in the nude at a Massachusetts car wash has been sentenced to a year of probation. Robert E. Bailey, of Cumberland, R.I., pleaded guilty on Monday to open and…
UK gov’t orders extradition over honeymoon killing
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Wednesday that a suspect accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa should be extradited there to face trial. Home Secretary Theresa May approved the extradition…
More than 130,000 gay couples report they’re married
WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly visible, the number of gay Americans telling the U.S. census they’re living with same-sex partners nearly doubled in the past decade, to about 650,000 couples. And more than 130,000 recorded partners as husband or wife. Census…
Smugglers hand off drugs through new border fence
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A new type of border fence is apparently forcing drug smugglers to change the way they move their cargo from Mexico to the U.S. The Nogales International reports that law enforcement officers in Arizona recently noticed…
Philippines repairs after typhoon kills 21
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Forecasters sounded alarms over a new storm headed for the Philippines Wednesday, even as workers repaired seawalls demolished by a typhoon that killed at least 21 people and left scores stranded in swamped communities. Typhoon Nesat…
Jackson’s voice echoes through Los Angeles court
LOS ANGELES (AP) — First, prosecutors showed a photo of Michael Jackson’s pale and lifeless body lying on a gurney. Then, they played a recording of his voice, just weeks before his death. Slow and slurred, his words echoed Tuesday…
Jamaica’s departing PM meets with Cabinet members
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica’s departing prime minister met privately with his Cabinet colleagues as the Caribbean country’s governing party looked for a new chief to lead them into next year’s general elections. Prime Minister Bruce Golding has made no…
Shanghai subway trains crash; hundreds injured
SHANGHAI (AP) — A Shanghai subway train crashed into another that was stopped underground Tuesday afternoon, injuring more than 210 people in the latest trouble for the rapidly expanded transportation system in China’s commercial center. The crash occurred after Shanghai…
Jett, GNR, Heart, The Cure nominated for rock hall
NEW YORK (AP) — Long ago, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts professed their love for rock ‘n’ roll. It’s time to see if the feeling runs both ways. The iconic rock act is on the list of Rock and Roll…
Lawyer: Knox is like Jessica Rabbit
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — A defense lawyer told an Italian court Tuesday that Amanda Knox, the American student convicted of killing her roommate, isn’t a manipulating, sex-obsessed “femme fatale” as her accusers charge, but is rather like Jessica Rabbit —…
