Former KGO radio talk show host Bernie Ward was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 87 months in prison for sending child pornography over the Internet.

In an effort to deter metal thieves, state lawmakers have passed legislation that would require recyclers to withhold payment for three days.

The California Farm Bureau Federation is urging boaters to clean and drain their vessels before heading to the water this Labor Day weekend.

The driver of a concrete truck struck and killed a pedestrian in the Oak Park neighborhood of Sacramento this morning.

High pressure over California will bring higher fire danger and hot temperatures.

The San Joaquin County Mosquito & Vector Control is preparing to conduct additional adult mosquito control operations using ground units in four scheduled areas.

AP - With Gustav approaching hurricane strength and showing no signs of veering off a track to slam into the Gulf Coast, authorities across the region began laying the groundwork Thursday to get the sick, elderly and poor away from the shoreline.

AP - The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Hanna has formed northeast of the northern Leeward Islands in the Atlantic.

AP - It requires enough concrete to build a sidewalk from New York to Miami and enough pipe to reach the top of the Empire State Building 140 times over. Workers carved out enough dirt from the ground to fill more than 100,000 dump trucks.

AP - Like millions of motorists, Eric Hanson used a GPS unit in his Chevrolet TrailBlazer to find his way around. He probably didn't expect that prosecutors would eventually use it too — to help convict him of killing four family members.

AP - A mother intentionally put her month-old daughter in a microwave oven and cooked the child to death after a fight with her boyfriend, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.

AP - Three lawyers are refusing to testify next week at a removal hearing for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, possibly harming his ability to defend himself, the mayor's attorney says.

AP - A crane lowering a heavy length of pipe toppled Thursday morning at a city water pumping station on the Trinity River in Dallas, injuring two city workers.

Dennis Kucinich, the Ohio representative and two-time presidential candidate, roused the Democratic National Convention tonight with a fiery speech with the refrain: "Wake up America!" Later, Sen. Hillary Clinton planned to urge her supporters to rally behind Sen. Barack Obama.

Every major airport in the United States is experiencing flight delays this afternoon because of a communications breakdown at a Federal Aviation Administration facility. The administration said there are no radar outages and that they have not lost contact with any planes.

Hurricane Gustav made landfall this afternoon on Haiti's southwest peninsula, the National Hurricane Center said. Gustav hit near Port-au-Prince with 90 mph winds. It's expected to weaken slightly as it moves over Haiti, but forecasters warn it will restrengthen before approaching Cuba on Wednesday.

Bush administration officials are angrily questioning whether a senior U.S. diplomat has interfered in Pakistani politics.

Sen. Edward Kennedy and Michelle Obama kicked off the first night of the Democratic National Convention with speeches that focused on "new hope" and the American dream. iReporters across the country watched the convention and shared their reaction to Monday night's addresses.

The Beverly Hillary-billies come to Denver.