Authorities: Tenn. man accused of killing wife, 3 of her relatives, neighbor in 2-state spreeFAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee man is accused of killing his wife and three of her relatives, along with two others in a two-state spree, authorities said Sunday. Top Republican on Senate Judiciary Committee says he remains troubled by Sotomayor’s recordWASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate committee reviewing Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination said Sunday her testimony did not settle his concerns about elevating her to the Supreme Court. Authorities: Man on porch charged after 6 people, many related, found slain in Tenn., AlabamaFAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says a man is accused of killing his wife and three of her relatives, along with two others in a two-state spree. Authorities: Man charged after 6 people, many related, found slain in Tenn., AlabamaFAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. — A 30-year-old man was charged with homicide Saturday in the slayings of six people, most believed to be from the same family, in two communities about 30 miles apart in Tennessee and Alabama. Authorities: 6 slain, 5 in southern Tennessee, another in northern Ala.; suspect in custodyFAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. — Six slayings in two communities about 30 miles apart in Tennessee and Alabama are linked, and a suspect who was sitting on the front porch of a home where some the bodies were found was being questioned, authorities said Saturday. Poor Alabama county banks on coal ash dumping for jobs, at a cost critics say is too highUNIONTOWN, Ala. — Two-lane roads lined with weeds and trees seem to stretch forever in Perry County, where thousands of residents are poor even by Alabama standards and they don’t produce much for the outside world besides timber and catfish. Supreme Court confirmation in sight, Sotomayor deflects questions on abortion, gun rightsWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor determinedly sidestepped volleys of Republican questions on abortion and gun rights Wednesday, keeping her demeanor cool and her opinions mostly private as she neared the end of a marathon Senate grilling on the road to all but sure confirmation. States awash in weatherization money scramble to spend it; 10 times the usual amount allottedMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ready or not, states are getting a tenfold boost in federal money to weatherize drafty homes, an increase so huge it has raised fears of waste and fraud and set off a scramble to find workers and houses for them to repair. Sui what? A guide to head-scratching lingo in Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearingsWASHINGTON — What does a Latina judge from the Bronx have in common with a white male lawyer from Alabama? Struggling to balance budgets, state lawmakers seek nickel-and-dime cuts in basic servicesJACKSON, Miss. — South Dakota eliminated grants for mosquito spraying. Illinois stopped paying for funerals for the poor. Kansas reduced mowing along highways and turned off air conditioning in government buildings earlier than usual. Nomination of Alabama doctor may _ or may not _ draw spotlight to surgeon general postATLANTA — The U.S. Surgeon General has been described as “the nation’s doctor,” a “national nanny” and the person who puts warning labels on cigarette packs. But lately, the position has been mostly called something else: invisible. Physician at hurricane-battered Alabama bayou clinic picked for nation’s top doctor postBAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — Battered and flooded by Hurricane Katrina, this coastal Alabama fishing village was in wreckage four years ago when Dr. Regina Benjamin began assessing her patients’ needs. Trouble was, her little health clinic had been flooded and they couldn’t come to see her. At the Sotomayor hearing, lawmakers find an intent listener for their praise and criticismWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor was a mostly wordless figure in the opening act of her Senate confirmation hearing Monday, but no less striking for her silence. Employee spots suspect’s toy gun and uses cricket bat to foil gas station robberyBAY MINETTE, Ala. — Authorities in south Alabama say a gas station employee used a cricket bat to chase away a would-be robber who brandished a toy gun. State-by-state list of cites and areas to receive stimulus money to combat homelessnessState-by-state look at cities, counties and communities where stimulus money will be distributed to combat homelessness and the dollars for each location, according to the Housing and Urban Development Department: Closing arguments end in Ala. lawsuit accusing drug company of overcharging Medicaid programsMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Closing arguments have ended in the state of Alabama’s lawsuit against a California-based drug maker accused of cheating the state’s Medicaid program out of millions of dollars. Critics on right target Sotomayor on race and guns without promising to stop her confirmationWASHINGTON — Conservatives stepped up their criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday, but it was unclear how far Senate Republicans were willing to go to create bumps in what appears to be a smooth road to confirmation for President Barack Obama’s first high-court choice. Fireworks blasts kill 4 on NC island and 1 in Pa; 25 hurt in Ind. pedestrian bridge collapseOCRACOKE, N.C. — Five people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, four of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer Banks. Fireworks blasts kill 3 on NC island and 1 in Pa; 25 hurt in Ind. pedestrian bridge collapseOCRACOKE, N.C. — Four people working on Independence Day fireworks shows were killed by explosions, three of them by a single blast that rocked this remote village on the Outer Banks islands. States that prohibit debt collectors from seizing wages have lower bankruptcy rates than peersStates that allow debt collectors to seize consumers’ wages have sharply higher bankruptcy rates than neighboring states that prohibit or strictly limit the practice, an Associated Press analysis has found. EPA approves TVA plan to dump millions of tons of coal ash from Tenn. spill in Ala. landfillBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The nation’s largest utility can dump millions of tons of coal ash from a Tennessee spill into an Alabama landfill, federal regulators said Thursday, despite criticism that the plan is unfair to one of Alabama’s poorest counties. Obesity rates still rising in 23 states, and Medicare should brace for influx of fat boomersWASHINGTON — Mississippi’s still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. Pantry buys 38 convenience stores as it enters Mobile, Ala., marketSANFORD, N.C. — Pantry Inc. has bought 38 convenience stores from Herndon Oil Corp. as it enters the Mobile, Ala., market, the company said Tuesday. Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman asks for new trial in corruption caseMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman is asking for a new trial following his convictions on bribery and other government corruption charges a few years ago. Woman who said she was on tracks ‘to clear her mind’ has leg broken after being hit by trainBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham police said a 22-year-old woman has suffered a broken leg after being hit by a train. Officer Lawrence Billups said the woman told police she was lying on the tracks “to clear her mind” when the train approached around 7 a.m. Sunday. Former HealthSouth CEO Scrushy asks for new trial, citing selective prosecutionMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy asked a judge to grant him a new trial Friday, saying he was a victim of selective prosecution when he was convicted of bribery in 2006. Man arrested for driving under the influence allegedly tries to bribe officers to ‘go away’ATHENS, Ala. — Athens Police Capt. Marty Bruce said a man arrested for driving under the influence faces additional charges after attempting to bribe two police officers to “go away.” The man was charged Monday after officers Josh Garlen and Cortny Barksdale responded to a call about a fight. Mo. measure would rename highway adopted by neo-Nazis after rabbi who fought for civil rightsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The state’s litter prevention program got an unusual ally last year: A neo-Nazi group adopted a half-mile section of highway in Springfield and picked up the trash. John Daly leaves a damaged bus behind as he heads for EuropeFARMINGDALE, N.Y. — John Daly’s bus turned out to be too big for a tunnel. Shrimp industry at low tide: Imports, fuel costs and low prices put bayou way of life in perilBAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — Ho Van Le, who trawls in the Gulf of Mexico aboard his 50-foot vessel Star Light, understands the price squeeze facing shrimpers as this year’s season gets under way amid a global recession. |
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