Police Still Searching For Monkey Taken From SF Zoo

SAN FRANCISCO - Police in San Francisco were searching on Friday for a squirrel monkey that disappeared from the San Francisco Zoo.

Financial Dispute Delays 9/11 Museum Opening

NEW YORK - The National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York will not be ready in time for its planned 2012 opening on the 11th anniversary of the attacks, due to a financial dispute between agencies involved in its construction, officials said on Friday.

Maryland Abortion Doctors Charged With Murder

BALTIMORE - Two doctors have been charged with murder after an investigation into a botched abortion uncovered 35 fetuses in a Maryland clinic's freezer, authorities said on Friday, calling the case the first of its kind in the state.

Washington To Be First State To Top $9 Minimum Wage

CHICAGO - Washington will be the first state to require a minimum wage of more than $9 an hour when it joins seven other states on Sunday in automatically adjusting salaries to keep up with inflation.

Winds, Winter Storms Snarl Some Holiday Travel

DENVER - High winds and snow slowed travelers in Colorado and Nebraska ahead of the new year, as many Americans hit the roads over the holiday weekend, officials said on Saturday.

Voter Photo ID, E-Verify Laws To Take Effect In New Year

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - Laws that require voters to present photo identification at the polls, recognize same-sex civil unions and aim to restrict illegal immigration are among the state measures taking effect on New Year's Day.

LA Firefighters On New Year's Alert Amid Arson Attacks

LOS ANGELES - Firefighters in Los Angeles were steeling themselves for a busy New Year's eve on Saturday, following a rash of arson fires that saw more than 30 cars torched in recent days.

Man With Explosives Stopped At Texas Airport

SAN ANTONIO, Dec 31 - A man found to be carrying explosives in "military grade wrapping" was detained at a western Texas airport on Saturday, forcing the evacuation of the area, officials said.

Obama Strikes Hopeful Note In Year-end Address

- President Barack Obama, striking a hopeful note in a year-end weekly address, hailed foreign policy milestones while keeping pressure on Congress to further extend payroll tax cuts through the end of 2012.

Throngs Of Times Square Revelers Ring In 2012

NEW YORK - Throngs of revelers in and around New York's Times Square gave a boisterous welcome to 2012 on Sunday amid tight security, sending off a year marked by the grim 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the city.

Boxer Mayweather Pleads No Contest To Battery Of Guard

LAS VEGAS - Boxing welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. pleaded no contest on Friday in Las Vegas to misdemeanor battery against a security guard, prosecutors said.

Man Pleads Guilty In Bomb Attempt Near Columbine

DENVER - A convicted bank robber accused of trying to set off a bomb at a shopping mall near Columbine High School on the 12th anniversary of the shooting rampage there pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal charge.

Police Still Searching For Monkey Taken From SF Zoo

SAN FRANCISCO - Police in San Francisco were searching on Friday for a squirrel monkey that disappeared from the San Francisco Zoo.

FDA Says No Need To Recall Enfamil Formula

- U.S. health officials said they found no trace of potentially deadly bacteria that killed two infants in recent weeks in sealed cans of Enfamil baby formula, and that a recall was unnecessary, providing relief for the product's manufacturer, Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

Police Suspect Foul Play In Case Of Missing Maine Toddler

- Authorities searching for a Maine toddler who vanished from her home about a week before Christmas said on Friday they now suspect foul play in the girl's disappearance.

Man Caught Trying To Board Flight With Loaded Handgun

KANSAS CITY, Mo - A man trying to board a Delta Airlines flight in Kansas City with a loaded handgun was charged on Thursday with carrying a concealed weapon, authorities said.

Ice-breaking Russian Ship Gets OK To Deliver Fuel To Nome

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An ice-breaking Russian tanker won an exemption from U.S. maritime law on Friday allowing it to deliver fuel to the isolated Alaska city of Nome, the state's two U.S. senators announced.

New Court Challenge To Wisconsin Union Law Filed

MADISON, Wisc - The Wisconsin Supreme Court should void a controversial state law curbing the power of public sector unions because a judge who ruled on the law had a conflict of interest, a county attorney said on Friday.

Maryland Abortion Doctors Charged With Murder

BALTIMORE - Two doctors have been charged with murder after an investigation into a botched abortion uncovered 35 fetuses in a Maryland clinic's freezer, authorities said on Friday, calling the case the first of its kind in the state.

Financial Dispute Delays 9/11 Museum Opening

NEW YORK - The National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York will not be ready in time for its planned 2012 opening on the 11th anniversary of the attacks, due to a financial dispute between agencies involved in its construction, officials said on Friday.