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  Nursery programs allow imprisoned moms, newborns to bond AP - Sat May 10, 12:59 PM ET

  INDIANAPOLIS - Three-week-old Kevin fussed in mother Melissa Lankey's arms until she started singing softly to him, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." The newborn began dozing within seconds.

• Emily, Jacob most popular baby names AP - Sat May 10, 1:13 PM ET

  WASHINGTON - Emily again topped the list of most popular baby girl names last year, registering as No. 1 for the 12th straight time. Jacob led among names for boys for the ninth year in a row.

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  Ohio Dems strip embattled attorney general of endorsement AP - 51 minutes ago

  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Democratic Party no longer considers scandal-plagued Attorney General Marc Dann one of its own, voting Saturday to strip an officeholder of his endorsement for the first time in the organization's history.

• School districts start to face sanctions under landmark law AP - Sat May 10, 1:06 PM ET

  THERMAL, Calif. - At Las Palmitas Elementary School, nestled between rundown homes and fields of grapes, peppers and dates in Southern California, 99 percent of students live in poverty and fewer than 20 percent speak English fluently.

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  Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction AP - Sat May 10, 6:06 AM ET

  MIAMI - About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.

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  Narrow escapes for CNN reporter in Myanmar AP - Sat May 10, 12:20 AM ET

  NEW YORK - A CNN reporter who left Myanmar Friday was chased by authorities as he reported on the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis but escaped primarily because of the incompetence of the people after him.

• Pollution brings end to mining town in Oklahoma AP - Sat May 10, 1:21 PM ET

  PICHER, Okla. - Waiting in their cars or on broken sidewalks, the blue-jeaned crowd has turned out for a parade. But they could pass for mourners at a funeral.

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  Records show Sharpton owes overdue taxes, other penalties AP - Sat May 10, 7:41 AM ET

  NEW YORK - Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the governor's mansion. The Rev. Al Sharpton has emerged over the past decade as perhaps the nation's most prominent civil rights leader, a status that was demonstrated again this week when he led protests against police brutality that briefly shut down six of Manhattan's major bridges and tunnels.

• Anti-illegal immigration group wants San Diego highway sign AP - Sat May 10, 6:43 AM ET

  SAN DIEGO - When members of an anti-illegal immigration group offered to sponsor litter cleanup on local roads, they never imagined California officials would offer them an Adopt-a-Highway stretch near a Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 5, the main artery carrying illegal migrants north from the U.S.-Mexico border.

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  Child 'Forrest Gump' actor leaving Army AP - Sat May 10, 5:09 AM ET

  FORT RILEY, Kan. - As a boy, Michael Conner Humphreys made a splash on the silver screen as "Young Forrest Gump." As an adult, he somewhat mirrored the life of his movie character: He joined the Army and fought in an unpopular war.

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  Kids, mom lived with 90-year-old's corpse for weeks in Wis. AP - Sat May 10, 1:00 AM ET

  MADISON, Wis. - Two children and their mother lived for about two months with the decaying body of a 90-year-old woman on the toilet of their home's only bathroom, on the advice of a religious "superior" who claimed the corpse would come back to life, authorities said Friday.

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  Jury selection begins in R. Kelly's child pornography trial AP - Sat May 10, 3:25 AM ET

  CHICAGO - On the first day of his child pornography trial in Chicago, a suit-clad R. Kelly faced nearly 150 Cook County residents, bowed his head slightly, smiled and said, "Hello."

• Governor tours NC tornado damage areas AP - 1 hour, 44 minutes ago

  GREENSBORO, N.C. - Gov. Mike Easley says it will be several days before officials know what type of government assistance to request for residents of central North Carolina who were hit by a tornado.

• Hundreds brawl at LA high school, broken up by police AP - Sat May 10, 5:23 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES - A fight that broke out at a troubled South Los Angeles school escalated into a campuswide brawl involving as many as 600 students before it was quelled by police in riot gear.

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  A crash course in true political science AP - Fri May 9, 6:11 PM ET

  WASHINGTON - Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task — getting elected to public office.

Crimes and Trials News

• Judge: Woman's rape case against Halliburton can go to trial AP - Fri May 9, 10:34 PM ET

  HOUSTON - A woman who said she was raped by co-workers while employed by a contractor in Iraq can take her claims to trial, a federal judge ruled Friday.

• Judge: Japanese man can be absent from LA courtroom AP - Fri May 9, 9:17 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES - A Japanese man accused of killing his wife can be absent from a Los Angeles courtroom when his attorney argues for the charges to be dismissed, a judge said Friday.

• Passaic mayor pleads guilty in corruption case, resigns AP - Fri May 9, 6:15 PM ET

  TRENTON, N.J. - The mayor of Passaic City resigned Friday after he pleaded guilty to attempted extortion and admitted he accepted $5,000 in cash to influence government contracts.

• Nevada judge accused of demanding royal treatment AP - Fri May 9, 5:52 PM ET

  LAS VEGAS - Elizabeth Halverson is a judge. But the way courthouse staffers see it, she expects to be treated like a queen.

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  R. Kelly faces jurors in child sex tape trial AFP - Fri May 9, 4:58 PM ET

  CHICAGO (AFP) - Six years after R. Kelly was charged with filming himself having sex with a girl as young as 13, the rhythm and blues superstar's child pornography trial began Friday with jury selection.