McKinney cleared in police face-off

Washington

A grand jury declined Friday to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., in connection with a confrontation in which she admitted hitting a Capitol Police officer who tried to stop her from entering a House office building.

The grand jury had been considering the case since soon after the March 29 incident, which has led to much discussion on Capitol Hill about race and the conduct of lawmakers and the officers who protect them.

"I am relieved that this unfortunate incident is behind me," McKinney said Friday.

The encounter began when McKinney tried to enter a House office building without walking through a metal detector or wearing the lapel pin that identifies members of Congress. A white Capitol Police officer did not recognize her as a member of Congress and asked her three times to stop. When she ignored him, he tried to stop her. McKinney, who is black, then hit him.

Martinez, Calif.

Millionaire's wife killed him, jury finds

A suburban housewife was convicted Friday of stabbing to death her millionaire psychotherapist husband, whom she had met when she was his 14-year-old patient.

Susan Polk's second-degree-murder conviction ended a circuslike trial in which Polk, acting as her own attorney, discussed her psychic powers and cross-examined two of her sons.

The jury deliberated for four days before convicting Polk, 48, in the 2002 stabbing of Felix Polk, 70, at their home near San Francisco. She faces a mandatory 15 years to life in prison at sentencing, set for July 14.

Bridgeport, Conn.

FBI file linking mayor to coke sealed

Federal prosecutors inadvertently filed a court document saying the mayor of Connecticut's largest city had used cocaine, but after a newspaper reported it Friday, they took the unusual step of apologizing to the mayor and had the document sealed.

Bridgeport Mayor John Fabrizi, who took office after Joseph Ganim was convicted of corruption in 2003, declined to address the allegations Friday but said he had made "poor choices in the past."

Fabrizi was named in a summary of an FBI interview with Juan Marrero, who faces cocaine-trafficking charges. Marrero said an associate told him he had a videotape of Fabrizi using cocaine, according to the Connecticut Post. Fabrizi, a Democrat, said he has no plans to resign.

Parks' appointees, kin going to court

Two groups feuding over Rosa Parks' estate, including her name and image, have not reached a settlement and will continue their dispute in court, a lawyer said Friday.

"Efforts to negotiate a settlement have failed, so we're heading to trial," said Frederick Toca Jr., an attorney representing Parks' 13 nieces and nephews.

The family has squabbled for years with the people Parks appointed to handle her affairs, primarily her longtime friend Elaine Steele. In early May, the family filed a legal challenge to the will of the civil-rights icon, who died last year.

The modest possessions Parks left are not the crux of the dispute. Far more significant is control over the legal rights to Parks' name, image and other intellectual property.

Compiled from The Associated Press