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Man, woman indicted in sale of child for sex acts 12 May 08, 21:48 ET AP - Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Monday accusing a man and woman of training the woman's child to be a dominatrix, selling her sexual services and photographing some of the acts. more Lawyer: 2 will admit fraud fueled luxury lifestyle 12 May 08, 21:01 ET AP - Presumably, she didn't fleece Prince Charles. But a couple of young jet-setters plan to admit in court that other people who crossed their paths unwittingly financed their luxury lifestyle. more Mid-Atlantic storm cuts power, prompts evacuations 12 May 08, 19:56 ET AP - A wet, gusty storm that lashed the mid-Atlantic states Monday forced evacuations, flooded roads, fanned the flames of a deadly New Jersey fire and wrecked a research vessel off the Delaware coast, killing a crew member. more Deadly mob beating unnerves Cleveland neighborhood 12 May 08, 19:14 ET AP - Even by tough, urban-crime standards it was a grisly attack: Up to 15 people chased a man, then kicked and beat him to death on the street. Before police arrived, one attacker urinated on the victim's head. more NY man sues airline over flight spent in toilet 12 May 08, 18:52 ET Reuters - A New York man who says he was denied a seat on a five-hour jetBlue flight and was instead told to "hang out" in the plane's bathroom has sued the airline for $2 million, saying he suffered "extreme humiliation." more Hollywood actors and studios clash over Internet clips 12 May 08, 18:38 ET Reuters - Getting Hollywood actors paid for their smallest performances -- video clips on the Internet -- is shaping up as one their biggest sticking points in stalemated contract negotiations with major studios. more Hundreds arrested in Iowa immigration raid 12 May 08, 18:13 ET AP - Federal immigration agents raided a northeastern Iowa meat processing plant Monday, arresting more than 300 people and housing many of them at a converted fairgrounds. more Companies agree to $30M settlement in RI club fire 12 May 08, 17:36 ET AP - Several foam manufacturers have agreed to pay $30 million to settle lawsuits brought by survivors and family members of those who died in a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people, according to court papers filed Monday. more Dos and don'ts when a tornado is approaching 12 May 08, 17:13 ET AP - You're in your house, your car, maybe your mobile home, and you've just heard a tornado warning announced for your area. What should you do now? Just as importantly, what shouldn't you do? Here are some dos and don'ts: more Immigration arrests top 300 at Iowa meat plant 12 May 08, 17:10 ET Reuters - U.S. immigration agents arrested more than 300 people on Monday at Agriprocessors Inc, a kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa, amid an ongoing investigation into identification theft, fraudulent use of Social Security numbers, and for illegal immigrants, Immigration officials said. more Mo. biologists to study snake movement, mortality 12 May 08, 16:58 ET AP - Snakes wouldn't be at the top of most people's favorite critter list. They're feared and misunderstood and often, killed. That's a shame, said Jason Lewis, a wildlife biologist at Mingo National Wildlife Refuge near Puxico. The refuge is a major migration and wintering area for migratory waterfowl. more Scientists probe recent coyote attacks in California 12 May 08, 16:54 ET AP - The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park - but it was still dangerous. It snapped its jaws on the girl's buttocks and her nanny had to pry the toddler from the wild animal. more 4 Sean Taylor murder suspects won't face death penalty 12 May 08, 16:13 ET AP - Prosecutors said Monday they will not seek the death penalty against four people charged with murdering Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor because the accused shooter was a minor when the crime was committed. more Jimmy Fallon formally named next "Late Night" host 12 May 08, 14:48 ET Reuters - "Saturday Night Live" veteran Jimmy Fallon was officially named on Monday to take Conan O'Brien's place on NBC next year when O'Brien succeeds Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show." more Mid-Atlantic rain prompts evacuations, outages 12 May 08, 10:33 ET AP - Heavy rain drenched the mid-Atlantic region Monday, knocking out power to more than 70,000 customers, flooding roads and forcing evacuations. more Cablevision near deal to buy Newsday: source 12 May 08, 07:28 ET Reuters - Tribune Co is close to an agreement to sell its Newsday newspaper to Cablevision Systems Corp and an announcement could come as early as Monday, a source familiar with the situation said on Sunday. more David Byrne to make music with NYC building 12 May 08, 06:43 ET AP - Ex-Talking Heads front man David Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in Manhattan into a giant musical instrument. more Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town might not rebuild 12 May 08, 06:25 ET AP - Sue Sigle was hoping the government would offer more money for her home before she moves away from this pollution-scarred town. Then the tornado came. more McCain's 7 Steps to Beating Obama 12 May 08, 05:40 ET Time.com - There's no secret document stashed in a safe, but McCain's been giving strategic hints for weeks more Army Corps says Condition of many levees a mystery 12 May 08, 05:05 ET AP - Across America, earthen flood levees protect big cities and small towns, wealthy suburbs and rich farmland. But the Army Corps of Engineers, the federal agency that oversees levees, lacks an inventory of thousands of them and has no idea of their condition, the corps' chief levee expert told The Associated Press. more AP IMPACT: Number of disabled veterans rising 12 May 08, 03:57 ET AP - Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come - even as the total population of America's vets shrinks. more Obama-McCain fight takes shape on eve of W. Virginia primary 12 May 08, 02:15 ET AFP - A general election contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain took shape Monday, even though Hillary Clinton showed no inclination of abandoning the Democratic presidential nomination race. more Aid rushed in after tornadoes kill 23 across US 12 May 08, 02:01 ET AFP - US authorities rushed aid to disaster areas Monday after a series of tornadoes tore across the United States, killing at least 23 people and shattering homes and businesses. more April retail sales barely budged: SpendingPulse 12 May 08, 00:45 ET Reuters - Retail sales barely rose in April, as a relentless surge in gasoline prices made consumers cut back other types of spending, according to a report released on Monday. more Families will make case for vaccine link to autism 12 May 08, 00:43 ET AP - Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court. more

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