Ex-astronaut pleads guilty in attack on rival
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A former astronaut who drove 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando to mount a bizarre attack on a romantic rival pleaded guilty Tuesday to reduced charges and was sentenced to a year on probation....

Family disputes police role in Celtics fan's death
BOSTON (AP) -- The parents of a Boston Celtics fan who stopped breathing while in police custody say they do not believe an investigator's finding that police did not contribute to their son's death....

Police: 42-year-old man held NY principal hostage
PINE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- A 42-year-old man sneaked a disassembled shotgun into a middle school just after classes began Tuesday, put it together in a bathroom, then held the principal hostage for more than two hours before surrendering without firing a shot, police said....

'Junior' Gotti arrives in court about 2 hours late
NEW YORK (AP) -- The murder trial of John "Junior" Gotti - a case already marked by hysterical outbursts - took another weird turn on Tuesday when the mob scion refused to come to court....

DC sniper's Muhammad's execution set for tonight
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia's governor refused to spare the life of John Allen Muhammad and cleared the way for his execution Tuesday night for the sniper attacks in 2002 that left 10 dead and spread such fear people were afraid to go shopping, cut grass or pump gas....

Navajo Code Talkers break silence for Veterans Day
NEW YORK (AP) -- The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them....

Md. grocery store evacuated after 14 fall ill
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Six people are on their way to the hosptial after a strange smell sickened more than a dozen people at a Maryland grocery store....

Bill collectors keep hounding basset rescue owner
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The basset hounds at Daphneyland aren't the only ones with long, sad faces....

Ida weakens to a depression, soaks the Southeast
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast....

Sotomayor poses in court for Latina magazine cover
Sonia Sotomayor heeded White House advice to paint her fingernails a neutral shade during her Supreme Court confirmation process - up to a point....