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Last updated Thursday May 15th 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio's attorney general resigned Wednesday under threat of impeachment because of a sexual harassment investigation in his office and his extramarital affair. Woman pleads guilty in Spitzer prostitution probe Last updated Thursday May 15th 2008 NEW YORK (AP) A woman accused of booking clients for a high-priced call girl ring pleaded guilty Wednesday to money laundering and promoting prostitution in the federal probe that brought down former Gov. Eliot Spitzer. More rain expected over storm-weary Louisiana Last updated Thursday May 15th 2008 SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) A third day of drenching storms loomed Thursday over water-logged portions of Louisiana, threatening to overwhelm drainage systems and strip more roofs off buildings. NY prosecutor wins big with Spitzer investigation Last updated Thursday May 15th 2008 NEW YORK (AP) Michael Garcia's predecessors as U.S. attorney in Manhattan took on all five mob families, the titans of Wall Street, Osama bin Laden and even Martha Stewart. So it was largely unnoticed when Garcia wanted to attack public corruption. Some wine grape growers turning to dry farming methods Last updated Thursday May 15th 2008 KENWOOD, Calif. (AP) Vineyard manager Steve Thomas grasps the trunk of a zinfandel vine, a redwood of the vineyard, gnarled with age and planted in the days when irrigation meant a barrel of water on a horse-drawn cart. Sea lions likely died from the heat Last updated Thursday May 15th 2008 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) The deaths of six sea lions found in traps on the Columbia River earlier this month were likely caused by the heat, and not by gunshots as officials first suspected, the National Marine Fisheries Service said. HIV-positive man sentenced 35 years for spitting at officer Last updated Thursday May 15th 2008 DALLAS (AP) An HIV-positive man convicted of spitting into the eye and mouth of a Dallas police officer has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. California's top court to rule on gay marriage Last updated Thursday May 15th 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Both sides in the gay marriage debate will be watching California's highest court Thursday to see if the nation's biggest state goes the way of Massachusetts and legalizes same-sex marriage. Immigrant workers in New Orleans start leaving Last updated Thursday May 15th 2008 NEW ORLEANS (AP) Josue Vega was one of thousands of immigrant workers who flocked to New Orleans in 2005 in hopes of finding a rebuilding job in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Man gets more than 6 years for posting police threat video Last updated Thursday May 15th 2008 MIAMI (AP) A reputed street gang leader was sentenced to more than six years in prison after posting an Internet video threatening police with guns and taunting them to arrest him. Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics Wednesday May 14th 2008 Man arrested in Phoenix-area serial predator case Wednesday May 14th 2008 Arrest made as crews continue battling Fla. fires Wednesday May 14th 2008 NJ woman vanishes after fall from cruise ship Wednesday May 14th 2008 Scientists are building database of bite marks Wednesday May 14th 2008 911 operator fired for cursing after report Wednesday May 14th 2008 Obituaries in the news Wednesday May 14th 2008 Chicago overturns ban on foie gras in restaurants Wednesday May 14th 2008 Court hears man's claim to cut of Hughes' estate Wednesday May 14th 2008 NH driver in fatal crash says she felt threatened Wednesday May 14th 2008 WVU faculty demands school president ouster again Wednesday May 14th 2008 Colombian paramilitaries appear in US courts Wednesday May 14th 2008 Ex-officer tells court he covered up botched raid Wednesday May 14th 2008 OSHA cites Mass. power plant where blast killed 3 Wednesday May 14th 2008 One dead in explosion at Duke University Wednesday May 14th 2008 Coal exec proves stumbling block for W.Va. justice Wednesday May 14th 2008 Attys: Ohio man to plead guilty to writing threats Wednesday May 14th 2008 Tony Blair to address Yale seniors this month Wednesday May 14th 2008 New disaster-housing design wins praise Wednesday May 14th 2008 Canadian polygamist sect under pressure Wednesday May 14th 2008 Va., Del. death row inmates challenge lethal injections Wednesday May 14th 2008 A personality test for your cat Wednesday May 14th 2008 Gay ex-governor says he has no money for alimony in divorce Wednesday May 14th 2008 10-year-old scholar takes Calif. college by storm Wednesday May 14th 2008 Texas cops: Substitute teacher came to class drunk Wednesday May 14th 2008 Correction: Missing helicopter story Wednesday May 14th 2008 Mixed results for divisive ballot measures Wednesday May 14th 2008 Ex-Marine to pay $11K in recruiting sex case Wednesday May 14th 2008 Texas man accused of trying to sell cyanide Wednesday May 14th 2008 Mich. man goes for deputy's gun after conviction Wednesday May 14th 2008 Trial ordered for Marine in killing of Iraqi Wednesday May 14th 2008 $1M for motorcyclist's family in Janklow crash Wednesday May 14th 2008 Study: Sea wall sinking around Jefferson Memorial Wednesday May 14th 2008 Ohio man finds someone already buried in his grave Wednesday May 14th 2008 Detroit gang founder gets 30 years on drug charges Wednesday May 14th 2008 Woman dies after being pinned by husband's body Wednesday May 14th 2008 N.J. student banned in torching of kid's turban Wednesday May 14th 2008 7 more cops pulled from Philly streets over taped beating Thursday May 8th 2008 Feds penetrated drug culture easily at San Diego State Thursday May 8th 2008 Today in History Thursday May 8th 2008 © 2008 Tri-City Herald, Associated Press & Other Wire Services Contact Us | Advertising Info | User Agreement | Copyright Notice |
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