Comcast, Time Warner to offer customers ‘family choice’
WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Under pressure from the government, the nation’s two largest cable companies plan to offer packages of family friendly channels to give parents a new way to shield children from sex, rough language and violence. Industry…
Read MoreBush says racial indifference didn’t figure into Katrina response
WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? President Bush said Monday the federal government’s reaction to Hurricane Katrina was appalling, but was not the result of racial indifference to blacks hard-hit by the storm. “You can call me anything you want, but…
Read MoreArmy stays on track with sixth straight month of meeting recruiting target
WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The Army exceeded its recruiting goal in November, the sixth consecutive on-target month, but it has fallen off the pace for meeting its re-enlistment goal for the year, the Pentagon said Monday. The Navy, Air…
Read More$50-a-barrel oil seen as here to stay
WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Oil prices will persist near or above $50 a barrel for years and force a shift to more fuel-efficient cars and alternative fuels, the government said Monday, discarding earlier predictions that costs would drop to…
Read MoreFederal judge clears way for construction of border fence
SAN DIEGO Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A federal judge on Monday lifted the final legal barrier to completing a border fence meant to thwart illegal immigrants in the southwestern corner of the U.S. The project comprises 14 miles of additional…
Read MoreImmigration booming as Congress grapples with border control
WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Immigration ? both legal and illegal ? has accelerated, pushing the percentage of the U.S. population born in other countries to the highest point in nearly a century. There are 35.2 million foreign-born people living…
Read MoreWilliamson Co. woman indicted in death of adopted child
SPRING HILL, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A Williamson County woman has been indicted on charges related to the death of her 20-month-old daughter adopted from China. Jennifer Alvey, 34, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse,…
Read MoreTennessee, 21 other states reach $5 million DirecTV settlement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? DirecTV must more clearly explain in advertising shown in Tennessee the restrictions and conditions tied to service contracts as a result of a $5 million agreement with 22 states. Tennessee Attorney General Paul G.…
Read MoreSt. Clair man sentenced to 22 years for drug charges
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A St. Clair man described by Hawkins County authorities as one of the area’s most prolific dealers was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in selling a wide variety of drugs.…
Read MoreNashville police fired stun guns repeatedly after maker’s warning
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Police used stun guns to repeatedly fire electric shocks at least 35 times after the gun’s maker warned doing so could be dangerous when suspects are in a drug-induced state of agitation, records show.…
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