Hells Angels win payoff after city kills dogs

SAN JOSE, California (AP) -- The city agreed to pay nearly $800,000 to the Hells Angels motorcycle club to settle claims that police needlessly killed three dogs during raids on club members' homes.

Medicare sends out millions in mistaken refunds

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Don't cash that check.

Sago mine survivor sues over blast

CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- The lone survivor of the Sago Mine disaster and the families of two victims filed lawsuits Wednesday against the mine owner and five other companies.

A fifth of Citadel's female cadets claim sexual assault

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) -- Almost 20 percent of the female cadets at The Citadel last spring reported being sexually assaulted since enrolling at the state military college, according to results of a survey released by the school Wednesday.

Boy Scouts rescue toddler in river

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) -- A troop of Boy Scouts on a camping trip saved an 18-month-old girl who had fallen in a river upstream from them and was floating face down, officials said.

Authorities: Extreme fire danger in Northwest

DAYTON, Washington (AP) -- Red flag warnings were posted for wide areas of the Northwest on Wednesday, indicating extreme fire danger as crews battled spreading wildfires.

Bush: Katrina recovery will take time

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Wednesday cautioned against placing too much importance on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's Gulf Coast strike, saying it will take a long, sustained effort to rebuild the area.

Lieberman secures spot on November ballot

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman has enough voter signatures to secure a spot on the November ballot with a new party, Connecticut's secretary of state said Wednesday.

Foie gras fracas sizzles as restaurants file suit

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Saying the City Council stuck its beak where it didn't belong, a restaurant association sued the city Tuesday in hope of making foie gras legal again.

Zoo chief shoots rare tiger

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) -- A rare Sumatran tiger was shot and killed by the head of a Florida zoo after it escaped from its cage and charged at a veterinarian, zoo officials said.

Alaska governor concedes defeat in primary

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) -- Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski lost his bid for a second term on Tuesday, making him the first incumbent Alaska governor in 20 years to be unseated in his party's primary election.

Thai police: Karr said he had 'sex' with JonBenet

(CNN) -- John Mark Karr, the man facing charges in the slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey 10 years ago, told an officer in Thailand last week that he had sex with the girl before she died but added "there was no penetration," Thai Immigration Chief Gen. Suwat Tumrongsiskul told CNN on Wednesday.

Hundreds of body parts recalled

WASHINGTON (AP) -- -- A leading medical firm has quietly recalled hundreds of human tissue products destined for transplants around the nation that were supplied by a North Carolina body parts broker believed to have a tainted history.

Northwest wildfires spark evacuations

DAYTON, Washington (AP) -- Nursing home residents were evacuated Tuesday when smoke from a nearby wildfire, one of several started by lightning, rolled across Washington.

Two killed in police charity bike ride

COVINGTON, Indiana (AP) -- A van accompanying bicyclists riding to raise money for slain police officers was struck by a truck and spun into the group, killing a state trooper and a retired sheriff's official, authorities said. Another cyclist was injured.

Bush OKs involuntary Marine recall

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush has authorized the U.S. Marine Corps to recall 2,500 troops to active duty because there are not enough volunteers returning for duty in Afghanistan and Iraq, Marine commanders announced Tuesday.

Thousands of Marines face recalls due to war shortage

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday it has been authorized to recall thousands of Marines to active duty, primarily because of a shortage of volunteers for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Conservatives ask FBI to investigate hotel porn

NEW YORK (AP) -- Pornographic movies now seem nearly as pervasive in America's hotel rooms as tiny shampoo bottles, and the lodging industry shows little concern as conservative activists rev up a protest campaign aimed at triggering a federal crackdown.

JonBenet suspect will be extradited to Colorado

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Schoolteacher John Mark Karr waived extradition Tuesday, speeding his journey to Colorado to face charges in the 1996 slaying of child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey.

Alleged cannibal plot is murder one, judge says

PURCELL, Oklahoma (AP) -- A man accused of killing a 10-year-old girl in what investigators describe as a cannibalistic plot will be tried for first-degree murder, a judge ruled Tuesday.