Monkey dies from blow to head after zoo break-in
BOISE, Idaho — A break-in at Zoo Boise early Saturday left a Patas monkey dead from blunt force trauma to the head and neck and police were analyzing blood found at the scene to determine if it came from the monkey or one of two human intruders.
Man accused of ‘Twilight’ plot committed in ‘09
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A southwest Missouri man who confessed this week to plotting to shoot up a “Twilight” showing and a Walmart store was detained in 2009 after threatening a store clerk, police said Saturday.
NJ official: Doc’s home had bomb-making chemicals
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — Prosecutors say large amounts of chemicals commonly used for making bombs and explosive devices have been found at the home of an unemployed northern New Jersey doctor.
Dolphins found shot, slashed, stabbed with tool
GULFPORT, Miss. — Authorities are investigating several attacks on dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico after some were found with gunshot wounds, cuts and missing jaws.
Deputy: Truck hit by plane was allowed on runway
OWLS HEAD, Maine — A small plane hit a truck on the runway during takeoff, caught fire and crashed into the woods near a coastal Maine airport, killing three people, authorities said Saturday.
Obama set to kick off legacy-building Asia trip
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — For President Barack Obama, expanding U.S. influence in Asia is more than just countering China or opening up new markets to American businesses. It’s also about building his legacy.
Fresh off re-election, Obama will make a significant investment in that …
Chris Christie won’t take ‘bait’ on Twinkies: ‘I’m on SNL enough’
NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he wasn’t about to take the bait: a question dealing with that quintessential junk food, Twinkies.
So when asked Friday at a news conference about Twinkies-maker Hostess shutting down, the target of many a fat joke …
Stephen Colbert gets wax statue at Madame Tussauds in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Comedian Stephen Colbert is taking his place among the presidents at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington and will be featured in a new media gallery.
Colbert visited the museum Friday to unveil a wax figure created to represent him. The museum …
Obama again talks with Netanyahu on Gaza attacks
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama spoke separately to Israeli and Egyptian leaders Friday night as violence escalated in Gaza, and Israel signaled a possible ground invasion.
Man sought in deaths of 2 found in SC barrels
ANDERSON, S.C. — Authorities in South Carolina are looking for a man they say killed two people whose bodies were found in separate barrels in a lake.
Woman with infant drives on Phoenix airport runway
PHOENIX — A woman driving with her infant son in her car crashed through a gate at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and drove on the runway in the latest in a series of similar mishaps across the country that have raised questions whether the nation’s airports are truly secure.
Judge sides with company on contraceptive coverage
WASHINGTON — A federal judge is temporarily preventing the Obama administration from forcing a Christian publishing company to provide its employees with certain contraceptives under the new health care law.
FBI agent in Petraeus scandal was seen as a hero
TAMPA, Fla. — FBI Special Agent Frederick Humphries II played a key role in investigating a terrorist attack aimed at blowing up Los Angeles International Airport just as the year 2000 dawned. Today, the agent, who also fatally shot a knife-wielding man in 2010, finds …
Eisenhower memorial delayed by family’s objections to Gehry work
WASHINGTON — Plans to build a national memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower will be delayed into next year as the World War II general’s family continues to object to a design by architect Frank Gehry. A review of the memorial design was left off …
Man plotted ‘Twilight’ attack similar to Colorado massacre: cops
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A southwest Missouri man accused of plotting to shoot up a movie theater during the new “Twilight” film was charged Friday after his mother contacted police, telling them she worried her son had purchased weapons similar to those used during the …
