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Survey shows US honey bee deaths increased over last year 6 May 08, 22:57 ET AP - A survey of bee health released Tuesday revealed a grim picture, with 36.1 percent of the nation's commercially managed hives lost since last year. more 3 states head to court to keep control over wolves 6 May 08, 21:16 ET AP - Three states are defending their ability to sustain a gray wolf population in the Northern Rockies, asking to be heard in a federal lawsuit that seeks to return the wolves to the endangered species list. more TV video shows Philly officers kicking, hitting 3 suspects 6 May 08, 21:08 ET AP - A half-dozen police officers kicked and beat three men pulled from a car during a traffic stop as a TV helicopter taped the confrontation. more Co-branded Nike-Finish Line store targets runners 6 May 08, 21:04 ET Reuters - A new co-branded store by Nike Inc and Finish Line, the No. 2 U.S. athletic shoe retailer, opens on Wednesday, aimed at gaining a foothold in the niche market of runners and athletes in training. more U.S. executes first inmate after moratorium 6 May 08, 20:44 ET Reuters - Georgia executed a convicted murderer on Tuesday, the first person to be put to death in the United States since the Supreme Court ended a de facto moratorium on capital punishment last month. more 8 in NYC accused of torturing, robbing drug dealers 6 May 08, 20:35 ET AP - A gang of police impersonators abducted and tortured cocaine traffickers, forcing them to hand over multimillion-dollar stashes by holding their families hostage or threatening to squeeze their testicles with pliers, authorities said Tuesday. more Oregon parents hear Afghanistan gun battle on voice mail 6 May 08, 20:16 ET AP - An Oregon couple checking their voice mail found a frightening three-minute recording of their son caught in a battle in Afghanistan. more Ga. man executed, ending 7-month moratorium 6 May 08, 20:09 ET AP - A Georgia man who killed his live-in girlfriend was executed Tuesday, the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of lethal injections. more Tragedy and Triumph at the Derby 6 May 08, 20:00 ET Time.com - Once again, tragedy mars the Triple Crown. But Big Brown could lift the cloud more Indictment: Reputed Russian arms smuggler conspired to kill 6 May 08, 19:38 ET AP - Prosecutors announced an indictment Tuesday against a reputed Russian arms smuggler who they say tried to sell weapons to a U.S.-designated terrorist organization with the goal of killing Americans. more Baskin-Robbins ice cream co-founder dead at 90: company 6 May 08, 19:24 ET AFP - Irvine Robbins, who delighted ice cream aficionados by conjuring up ever more inventive flavors as co-founder of the Baskin-Robbins empire, has died aged 90, officials said Tuesday. more APNewsBreak: Sniper Muhammad seeks to halt death-row appeal 6 May 08, 19:20 ET AP - Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad is asking prosecutors in a letter to help him end legal appeals of his conviction and death sentence "so that you can murder this innocent black man." more Nevada governor wants his mansion back and his wife out 6 May 08, 18:48 ET AP - The state that pioneered the quickie divorce is witnessing a potentially ugly breakup that has the governor of Nevada fighting to get back into his own mansion. more 'Sex and the City,' at 40 and even maybe (gasp) 50 6 May 08, 18:46 ET AP - Early on in the new "Sex and the City" film - and don't worry, we're not spoiling the plot here - Carrie and longtime love Mr. Big are in bed together. A passionate interlude? Nah, they're just reading. Except they both need glasses, and there's only one pair. more Bryant wins long-sought NBA Most Valuable Player award 6 May 08, 18:35 ET AFP - Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant was named this season's National Basketball Association's Most Valuable Player here on Tuesday, marking the first time the flamboyant playmaker has won the award. more L.A. gang member-turned-author gets 6 years for carjacking 6 May 08, 17:06 ET AP - A South Los Angeles gang member who wrote a critically praised autobiography behind bars has been sentenced to six years in state prison for a 2006 carjacking. more Co-founder of Baskin-Robbins ice cream stores dies at 90 6 May 08, 16:33 ET AP - Irvine Robbins, who as co-founder of Baskin-Robbins brought Rocky Road, Pralines 'n Cream and other exotic ice cream concoctions to every corner of America, has died at age 90. Robbins had been ill for some time and died Monday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., said his daughter Marsha Veit. more U.S. sees oil use down on weak economy and high prices 6 May 08, 16:25 ET Reuters - Higher U.S. gasoline prices and a slowing economy will cut into U.S. oil demand through the summer driving season much more than previously thought, the government's top energy forecasting agency said on Tuesday. more Agencies issue plan to run Columbia dams, preserve salmon 6 May 08, 16:16 ET AP - The Bush administration Monday issued its final court-ordered plans for making Columbia Basin hydroelectric dams and irrigation projects safe for endangered salmon. more Charges dropped in Pa. case of autistic boy given wrong drug 6 May 08, 15:51 ET AP - Charges have been dropped against a Pittsburgh-area doctor accused of causing the death of a 5-year-old autistic boy by incorrectly administering a controversial chemical treatment. more Around 100 arrested in San Diego college drug bust 6 May 08, 15:49 ET AFP - Around 100 people, including 75 students, have been arrested as part of a drug probe at San Diego State University targeting campus dealers and users, authorities said Tuesday. more Bone marrow treatments restore nerves, expert says 6 May 08, 14:38 ET Reuters - An experiment that went wrong may provide a new way to treat multiple sclerosis, a Canadian researcher said on Tuesday. more Man convicted of stalking Uma Thurman 6 May 08, 14:15 ET Reuters - A New York jury convicted a former mental patient of stalking actress Uma Thurman on Tuesday and a judge ordered him held for a psychiatric evaluation. more Britney Spears arrives for custody court hearing 6 May 08, 14:08 ET AFP - Pop star Britney Spears arrived at a Los Angeles court Tuesday for a custody hearing that will see her attempt to win greater access to her two children. more California students arrested in major drug bust 6 May 08, 13:47 ET Reuters - Police have arrested 18 San Diego State University students on drug-related charges stemming from an undercover investigation there, a spokesman for the college said on Tuesday. more Church leader arrested on sex charges in northeast N.M. 6 May 08, 13:14 ET AP - New Mexico state police say they've arrested the leader of an apocalyptic church on sex charges. more Britney Spears in court for key custody hearing 6 May 08, 12:51 ET Reuters - Britney Spears turned up on time and in the company of her parents for a key hearing on Tuesday in her prolonged battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline over custody of their two young sons. more Nearly 100 students at San Diego State arrested in drug bust 6 May 08, 12:38 ET AP - The San Diego County district attorney's office says nearly 100 students have been arrested at San Diego State University on drug-related charges. more Stephen Colbert takes home top Internet award 6 May 08, 11:47 ET Reuters - Stephen Colbert, whose U.S. presidential campaign was cut short, came out a winner on Tuesday when he walked away with a Webby award as the Internet's "Person of the Year." more U.S. military marriages strained by long deployments 6 May 08, 11:42 ET Reuters - U.S. military chaplain Nathan McLean says he deliberately makes it difficult for young soldiers to get married because if they have to "jump through some hoops" the marriage is more likely to survive. more "Lioness" shows U.S. women on frontline in Iraq 6 May 08, 11:40 ET Reuters - Women are officially barred from frontline combat in the U.S. military, but a new documentary shows that in Iraq, some are "out there playing GI Joe with the guys," as one female soldier puts it. more Ex-N.H. candidate convicted for fake disappearance arrested 6 May 08, 10:16 ET AP - A former congressional candidate convicted of faking his disappearance after a car crash two years ago was arrested Tuesday for allegedly violating his bail conditions. more Iraq war strains U.S. army mental health system 6 May 08, 08:28 ET Reuters - Fort Drum, a bleak U.S. Army base in upstate New York, is a test case for how the military is handling a looming mental health crisis. more Reservoir larger than Manhattan planned to help Everglades 6 May 08, 07:37 ET AP - Around South Florida's vast sugar cane fields, where turtles grow to the size of basketballs and alligators own the marsh, the silence of the swamp is broken by the sound of rumbling trucks and explosions. more Classic Cadillacs turned into show cars at garage near NYC 6 May 08, 07:18 ET AP - In a repair shop packed with Cadillacs - the classic kind with fins, whitewall tires, curvy chrome bumpers and V-8 engines that get miles per gallon you can count on your fingers - Elsa Nicodemus showed off a favorite. more Judge plans to let half of bay spill crew return to China 6 May 08, 07:08 ET AP - A judge plans to allow three of six Chinese crew members who have been held in the United States since their ship spilled 53,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay to return home in the next few weeks. more Ga. execution would be first since Supreme Court ruling 6 May 08, 06:57 ET AP - Georgia moved forward with preparations to execute a convicted killer, who on Tuesday night could become the first inmate put to death since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a three-drug lethal injection procedure. more Iraqi alleges Abu Ghraib torture, sues US contractors 6 May 08, 06:40 ET AP - An Iraqi man sued two U.S. military contractors, claiming he was repeatedly tortured while being held at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison for more than 10 months. more Ark. governor urges schools to install tornado-safe rooms 6 May 08, 04:54 ET AP - Just before the tornado sirens sounded, school superintendent Floyd Marshall got the warning from police - a twister was coming right for the town's elementary and high school. more Gay former N.J. gov's divorce trial to begin in closed court 6 May 08, 04:41 ET AP - After two tell-all books, tawdry sex claims and 3 1/2 years of living apart, New Jersey's gay former governor and his estranged wife are finally facing off in divorce court. more South Texas town abolishes 1931 segregation law 6 May 08, 04:01 ET AP - A South Texas town has abolished an anti-Hispanic segregation law more than seven decades after it was enacted. more U.S. set for first execution since end of moratorium 6 May 08, 01:09 ET Reuters - Georgia is set to execute a convicted murderer on Tuesday, the first U.S. inmate to be put to death since the Supreme Court ended a de facto moratorium on capital punishment last month. more

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