• OJ co-defendant asks judge for lenient sentence 12/2/2008, 9:39 p.m. EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson's co-defendant is asking a Las Vegas judge for leniency and the minimum prison sentence in the gunpoint robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers.

• Barbara Bush discharged from hospital 12/2/2008, 9:37 p.m. EST
HOUSTON (AP) — Former first lady Barbara Bush was released from a hospital Tuesday, a week after she underwent surgery for a perforated ulcer.

• Phoenix-area politician accused of nondisclosure 12/2/2008, 9:32 p.m. EST
PHOENIX (AP) — A member of the board that governs Arizona's most populous county is accused of failing to disclose his business assets and involvement in a variety of land deals and business associations.

• Chained teen shows up at Calif. gym; 2 arrested 12/2/2008, 9:25 p.m. EST
TRACY, Calif. (AP) — A Girl Scout leader and her husband were arrested after an emaciated, terrified and nearly naked 17-year-old showed up at a gym with a chain locked to his ankle, saying he had just fled his captors, authorities said Tuesday.

• Dropped dental student bites back with $1.7M award 12/2/2008, 9:22 p.m. EST
DETROIT (AP) — A federal jury awarded more than $1.7 million Tuesday to a former University of Michigan dental student who said she was illegally kicked out of school after she became ensnared in a feud between a dean and faculty members.

• Man accused of tossing Christmas tree at his dad 12/2/2008, 9:19 p.m. EST
PARRISH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a west Florida man who lives with his parents has been arrested on a felony assault charge after he used a Christmas tree as a weapon to attack his father.

• Man jumps into cab of moving pickup to stop theft 12/2/2008, 9:19 p.m. EST
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A man who saw his pickup truck being stolen jumped into the bed of the moving vehicle, kicked out the back window and crawled into the cab to stop the thief. Police said the woman who stole the truck then jumped out and hopped into her boyfriend's car, which the truck owner chased until officers intervened.

• DUI suspect drives off with fuel hose in tank 12/2/2008, 9:19 p.m. EST
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Highway Patrol says a drunken driving suspect in Reno was gassed in more ways than one. A 40-year-old Reno woman was arrested early Tuesday after an ambulance crew saw her driving on U.S. Highway 395 with a fuel hose and nozzle sticking out of her gas tank.

• Man arrested for lighting grill in apartment 12/2/2008, 9:19 p.m. EST
LEDYARD, Conn. (AP) — Police arrested a 44-year-old man who lit a small charcoal grill inside his apartment, endangering his neighbors. Police charged him with second-degree reckless endangerment after two people became ill.

• Woman accused of stealing neighbor's decorations 12/2/2008, 9:19 p.m. EST
MANCHESTER, Md. (AP) — A woman was facing misdemeanor theft charges for allegedly swiping Christmas decorations from her neighbor's lawns. The county sheriff's office said a 51-year-old woman was found Monday in her Manchester home with decorations from at least three area homes.

• Message in bottle tossed off NJ in '69 found in NC 12/2/2008, 9:19 p.m. EST
NORTH HALEDON, N.J. (AP) — A message in a bottle tossed into the ocean off Barnegat Bay has turned up in North Carolina — 39 years later. The note was sealed in a Schaefer beer bottle. It was dated Aug. 17, 1969 and read: "If found notify the North Haledon Fire Co. 2."

• Another suspect denies NY murder-for-hire plot 12/2/2008, 8:42 p.m. EST
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Another suspect has pleaded not guilty in the killing of a Long Island attorney who authorities say was targeted by his business partner.

• Ex-Houston prosecutor avoids charges over e-mails 12/2/2008, 8:31 p.m. EST
HOUSTON (AP) — A prominent Texas prosecutor who fell from grace after the mistaken release of racist, political and pornographic e-mails found on his office computer will not face charges stemming from the scandal, his replacement said Tuesday.

• Pa. township official accused of rape, kidnapping 12/2/2008, 8:25 p.m. EST
HANOVER, Pa. (AP) — A township commissioner and former police officer who once ran for Congress was arrested after a standoff Monday and accused of kidnapping and raping a woman in Baltimore last month.

• Ex-Oregon governor doubts he'll get Cabinet job 12/2/2008, 8:23 p.m. EST
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber says it's "extremely doubtful" he'll be picked to be interior secretary in the Obama administration.

• Ex-Oregon governor doubts he'll get Cabinet job 12/2/2008, 8:22 p.m. EST
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber says it's "extremely doubtful" he'll be picked to be interior secretary in the Obama administration.

• Indictment against evangelist Alamo unsealed 12/2/2008, 8:16 p.m. EST
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — A judge in Arkansas has unsealed a federal indictment that includes eight new charges against evangelist Tony Alamo.

• St. Louis alderman calls on residents to get armed 12/2/2008, 8:14 p.m. EST
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A city alderman frustrated with the police response to rising crime called Tuesday on residents to arm themselves to protect their lives and property.

• Confession introduced in NJ bank robbery trial 12/2/2008, 8:08 p.m. EST
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Testimony began Tuesday in the case against three men charged in a series of bank robberies — including a botched attempt that led to the death of an FBI agent last year.

• Bush touts program mentoring prisoners' children 12/2/2008, 8:06 p.m. EST
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — President George W. Bush, trying to emphasize the softer side of his policy record before leaving office, on Tuesday thanked volunteers who have served as mentors to children of prisoners.

• Police: 2 homemade bombs dismantled in Ohio town 12/2/2008, 8:04 p.m. EST
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A homemade bomb was found Tuesday at a gas station a block away from a school, and authorities arresting a suspect found a second bomb on the man's body, police said.

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,207 12/2/2008, 8:00 p.m. EST
(AP) — As of Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, at least 4,207 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

• Informant: Alleged plotters wanted sniper training 12/2/2008, 7:59 p.m. EST
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Jurors in the case of an alleged plot to attack Fort Dix heard recordings Tuesday in which some of the five defendants talked about buying weapons, sniper training and killing soldiers.

• Va. father, daughter killed in India remembered 12/2/2008, 7:55 p.m. EST
FABER, Va. (AP) — In an isolated spiritual community in Virginia, 13-year-old Naomi Scherr was an especially adventurous kid, dyeing her hair purple, then shades of blue and teal. She adored the music of rockers Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance and usually had headphones on.

• NYPD: Man confesses to fatally stabbing bus driver 12/2/2008, 7:46 p.m. EST
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a 20-year-old man has confessed to fatally stabbing a bus driver in front of horrified passengers.