Jersey City councilman becomes 6th to plead guilty in massive NJ corruption sweepNEWARK, N.J. — A northern New Jersey councilman has become the 45th person charged and the sixth to plead guilty in the state’s largest corruption sweep. DC councilman introduces same-sex marriage bill that would let couples wed in nation’s capitalWASHINGTON — Same-sex couples would be allowed to marry in the nation’s capital under a bill introduced Tuesday by a District of Columbia councilman. Albuquerque voters deicde whether to give mayor a record fourth termALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque voters will decide Tuesday whether to give the mayor an unprecedented fourth term. Yemeni troops fighting Shiite rebels chew local drug to boost flagging moraleHARF SOFYAN, Yemen — Resting between frenetic bursts of fighting with tenacious Shiite rebels in the north, many Yemeni soldiers pass the day chewing qat leaves — the mild stimulant plant that is the impoverished Arab nation’s traditional drug of choice. Montana jail plan on hold after revelations about lead figure’s pastHARDIN, Mont. — Officials in this remote Montana town have placed plans for a California company to take over a never-used, $27 million jail on hold amid increasing doubts about the legitimacy of the firm. Newark Mayor Booker-TV host O’Brien ‘feud’ changes political rules, shows new media powerNEWARK, N.J. — The old media story for politicians: Television show slams city, outraged mayor pens complaint, controversy fades away. Bill Clinton raises cash, and hopes, for Calif. gubernatorial candidate’s campaignLOS ANGELES — With his campaign for governor off to a sluggish start, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom enlisted former President Bill Clinton on Monday to help him raise political funds and the visibility of his candidacy. RI man faces Caribbean murder charges in wife’s scuba death; already responsible in civil casePROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scuba shop owner David Swain and his wife of six years, Shelley Tyre, traveled to Tortola in 1999 for what was to be a romantic Caribbean getaway. Newark Mayor Booker-TV host O’Brien ‘feud’ changes political rules, new media powerNEWARK, N.J. — The old media story for politicians: television show slams city, outraged mayor pens complaint, controversy fades away. Named by unpopular governor, NY’s junior senator must tread election bid carefullyALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson keeps sinking in the public’s opinion, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is stuck in the vortex: She has to avoid getting sucked down by the governor’s historic low ratings without appearing ungrateful to the man who picked her to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton. Cory Booker-Conan O’Brien mock feud rewrites political rules, illustrates power of new mediaNEWARK, N.J. — The old media story for politicians: television show slams city, outraged mayor pens complaint, controversy fades away. Jury finds Dallas City Council member, others guilty in bribery and extortion case schemeDALLAS — A federal jury has returned guilty verdicts against a Dallas City Council member accused of bribery and extortion. Iran replaces head of feared Basij militia with officer under UN sanctionsTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader has replaced the head of the feared militia at the center of the postelection crackdown with a senior military officer under U.N. sanctions for links to the country’s ballistic missile program, state media reported Monday. Death toll in flood-devastated southern India rises to 222HYDERABAD, India — The death toll from flooding in southern India rose to 222 on Monday after days of torrential rain left vast tracts of land devastated and displaced millions of people, officials said. Site of the nation’s deadliest labor strike violence 75 years ago crumbles in SCHONEA PATH, S.C. — All that remains of the abandoned South Carolina textile mill that was the site of the deadliest violence during a national labor strike 75 years ago are crumbling brick walls, creaky wood floors and whispers of the tragedy. Some students get classes in tents after Indonesian quake ravages school systemPADANG, Indonesia — Hundreds of children went back to class Monday in schools set up in tents in Indonesia’s earthquake zone to get counseling on the loss of loved ones and homes, as authorities tried to restore normalcy after the disaster. Somalian president condemns terrorist recruiting of young men in Minn.’s huge Somali communityST. PAUL, Minn. — The president of Somalia on Sunday denounced the recruiting of young men from Minnesota’s huge Somali community for terrorist activity in his war-ravaged homeland, and said he plans to work with the U.S. government to bring those still alive back home. Greek Socialists trounce governing conservatives on wave of anger over scandals, economyATHENS, Greece — Greece’s Socialist leader George Papandreou trounced the governing conservatives in a landslide election victory after a campaign focused on dramatically different visions of how to dig the country out of its worst economic crisis in years. South Dakota town finally rids itself of 44 tons of rotting, stinking meat, but bills lingerBRIDGEWATER, S.D. — Behind the freezer doors at a meat plant mysteriously abandoned by its owner, the 44 tons of bison meat managed to hold its own for months, masked by the brutal chill of two South Dakota winters. NYC’s Chinatown could get 1st Chinese rep on council as Asian-Americans see surge at the pollsNEW YORK — Chinatown is likely to get its first Chinese-American representative on the City Council, and a Taiwanese immigrant is headed for citywide office — a dramatic change for the nation’s largest city, which had no Asian-Americans in elected office just eight years ago. What’s that smell? 44 tons of bison meat in abandoned warehouse stink up South Dakota townBRIDGEWATER, S.D. — A South Dakota town that had to remove 44 tons of rotting bison meat left in a warehouse wants to know if the owner plans to pay for the cleanup. Exit poll: opposition socialists projected to win Greek electionATHENS, Greece — The main opposition Socialists will easily win Greece’s parliamentary election on Sunday, as voters angered by a faltering economy and a string of corruption scandals turned against Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis’ governing conservatives, exit polls indicated. Latest typhoon kills 16 in Philippines, sparing capital, then heads toward TaiwanMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Parma caused widespread flooding and landslides that buried at least two families in the Philippines, then hung threateningly off the coast Sunday drenching the country’s north as well as Taiwan. Police: Landslides caused by Typhoon Parma have killed 12 in northern PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Police say landslides caused by Typhoon Parma have killed 12 people in two northern Philippines villages. The death from the storm is now at least 16. Expected tourism boost halted in Appalachia as region takes greater hit from sour economyELBERTON, Ga. — Along the quiet banks of Lake Russell, where bees buzz and grass blows lazily in the wind, Elbert County’s top development official envisioned a resort that would bring vacationers’ dollars to the declining granite quarrying hub. Latest typhoon kills 4 in Philippines, sparing capital, before churning toward TaiwanMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines military rushed Sunday toward villages cut off by floodwaters from Asia’s latest deadly storm, which killed at least four across the northern part of the country but spared the capital. American Samoan mother recounts horror as tsunami rips 6-year-old child from her armsLEONE, American Samoa — Mourning islanders of American Samoa were set to hold a national prayer service Sunday for victims of the tsunami that obliterated villages on the shores of the South Pacific and left at least 176 dead. 2016 Olympic bid team returns home; Daley says Chicago has bright future even without gamesCHICAGO — It wasn’t the homecoming Chicago’s Olympic delegation expected. Burials start for Samoan tsunami victims, some traditional funerals impossibleLEONE, American Samoa — Taitasi Suapaia Fitiao is preparing for every parent’s nightmare — burying her young child. Canadian mayors nix plan to retaliate against Buy American provisions in US stimulus spendingTORONTO — Canada’s mayors said Saturday that they are withdrawing their threat to boycott suppliers from the United States in retaliation for Buy American provisions involving U.S.-funded stimulus projects. |
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