Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!

Get unlimited access to articles from new and old issues of newspapers, trade journals, magazines, and more!

Take a free, 7-day trial

AP Online articles from Wednesday, August 15

3,083,830 total articles

AP Online is the Associated Press's online newsportal that provides extensive coverage of international news, business, politics, sports, and weather.

Find out when new articles from AP Online arrive. Set up an RSS feed.

Link to this article

CloseClose

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.highbeam.com/AP+Online/publications.aspx?date=20070815" title="Articles and back issues from AP Online">AP Online articles</a>

AP Online back issues from Wednesday, August 15:

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Price Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

4 Suicide Bombings Kill 200 in Iraq

Aug 15, 2007 ...BAGHDAD - Rescuers dug through the muddy wreckage of collapsed clay houses in northwest Iraq on Wednesday, uncovering victims of four suicide bombings that Iraqi officials said killed at least 200 ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Price Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

Book Excerpts to Be Viewed on IPhone

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - The publishing world is linking up to the iPhone.HarperCollins announced Wednesday that it had set up a special link, <A ...

Spanish Garbage Men Win Lottery Prize

Aug 15, 2007 ...MADRID, Spain - A duo of Spanish garbage men who emerged victorious in a recent strike demanding bonus pay now have won something bigger: $600,000 in lottery booty.Joaquin Ligero, a ...

Deere Profit Rises 23 Percent on Sales

Aug 15, 2007 ...MOLINE, Ill. - Agricultural equipment maker Deere & Co. said Wednesday its third quarter profit rose 23 percent on strong sales outside the U.S. and Canada.For the quarter ended July ...

Slight Hike Expected in Inflation Number

Aug 15, 2007 ...WASHINGTON - Economists expect the July Consumer Price Index to edge 0.1 percent higher, according to a Thomson Financial survey. The new number will be released this morning by the Labor ...

U.S. May Declare Iran Guards Terrorists

Aug 15, 2007 ...WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is moving toward blacklisting Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a "terrorist" organization, subjecting at least part of the entity to financial sanctions in ...

Historians Eye Bridge Collapse Artifacts

Aug 15, 2007 ...ST. PAUL, Minn. - Certain images will be indelibly linked to the Interstate 35W bridge disaster: Mangled green steel beams, giant concrete slabs that seem to float on the Mississippi River, a ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of CPI Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Price Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

Book Excerpts to Be Viewed on IPhone

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - The publishing world is linking up to the iPhone.HarperCollins announced Wednesday that it had set up a special link, <A ...

India Marks 60th Anniversary

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW DELHI - India celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence from British rule Wednesday in a triumphant mood, with many here feeling the country is finally taking its rightful place as a ...

6 Italians Shot Dead in Germany in Feud

Aug 15, 2007 ...DUISBURG, Germany - Six Italian men were fatally shot Wednesday in an execution-style killing that officials said appeared to be part of a long feud between two Italian organized crime clans. ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Price Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

Rutgers Player Sues Imus, CBS Radio

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - A member of the Rutgers women's basketball team has sued Don Imus and CBS, claiming the radio personality's sexist and racist comments about the team damaged her reputation.Kia ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of CPI Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

Deere Profit Rises 23 Percent on Sales

Aug 15, 2007 ...MOLINE, Ill. - Agricultural equipment maker Deere & Co. said Wednesday its third quarter profit rose 23 percent on strong sales outside the U.S. and Canada.For the quarter ended July ...

Slight Hike Expected in Inflation Number

Aug 15, 2007 ...WASHINGTON - Economists expect the July Consumer Price Index to edge 0.1 percent higher, according to a Thomson Financial survey. The new number will be released this morning by the Labor ...

Sodden Texas Warily Eyes Tropical System

Aug 15, 2007 ...HARLINGEN, Texas - Rescue workers were activated in southern Texas in preparation for heavy rain expected to accompany a tropical depression slowly churning its way through the Gulf of Mexico on ...

Historians Eye Bridge Collapse Artifacts

Aug 15, 2007 ...ST. PAUL, Minn. - Certain images will be indelibly linked to the Interstate 35W bridge disaster: Mangled green steel beams, giant concrete slabs that seem to float on the Mississippi River, a ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of CPI Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Price Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

Rutgers Player Sues Imus, CBS Radio

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - A member of the Rutgers women's basketball team has sued Don Imus and CBS, claiming the radio personality's sexist and racist comments about the team damaged her reputation.Kia ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of CPI Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

Guard Uses Taser on Man Holding Newborn

Aug 15, 2007 ...HOUSTON - In a confrontation captured on videotape, a hospital security guard fired a stun gun to stop a defiant father from taking home his newborn, sending both man and child crashing to the ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of CPI Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

Posh Proclaims New House `Totally Major'

Aug 15, 2007 ...LOS ANGELES - David and Victoria Beckham have unpacked and are "loving" their new Beverly Hills home a month after the English soccer superstar relocated his family to play for the Los Angeles ...

Consumer Prices Edge Up by Small Amount

Aug 15, 2007 ...WASHINGTON - A big drop in the cost of gasoline in July contributed to the smallest rise in consumer prices in eight months, providing a hopeful sign that inflation is easing.Consumer ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Price Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

4 Suicide Bombings Kill 200 in Iraq

Aug 15, 2007 ...BAGHDAD - Rescuers dug through the muddy wreckage of collapsed clay houses in northwest Iraq on Wednesday, uncovering victims of four suicide bombings that Iraqi officials said killed at least 200 ...

HBO Cancels `John From Cincinnati'

Aug 15, 2007 ...LOS ANGELES - "John From Cincinnati" has caught its last wave on HBO.The surfer drama that aired its season finale this week will not return for a second run, the premium cable channel ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of CPI Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

NASA Shuttle May Not Need Space Repair

Aug 15, 2007 ...HOUSTON - After days of anxiety about a gouge in the belly of the shuttle Endeavour, NASA finally got some good news: tests suggested repairs may not be needed, and the agency fulfilled a ...

6 Italian Men Shot Dead in Germany

Aug 15, 2007 ...DUISBURG, Germany - Six Italian men were fatally shot in the head in a western German city Wednesday, an execution-style killing that Italy's interior minister said appeared to be a feud between ...

Lou Diamond Phillips' Divorce Finalized

Aug 15, 2007 ...LOS ANGELES - Lou Diamond Phillips' second marriage is over.The actor's nearly 11-year marriage to Kelly Phillips was dissolved on July 30, according to a Los Angeles Superior Court ...

Efforts to Free Utah Miners Continue

Aug 15, 2007 ...ORANGEVILLE, Utah - Efforts to free six coal miners trapped when a Utah mine collapsed nine days ago plodded forward Wednesday, with mine officials hoping to break through a third bore hole that ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Price Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

4 Suicide Bombings Kill 200 in Iraq

Aug 15, 2007 ...BAGHDAD - Rescuers dug through the muddy wreckage of collapsed clay houses in northwest Iraq on Wednesday, uncovering victims of four suicide bombings that Iraqi officials said killed at least 200 ...

HBO Cancels `John From Cincinnati'

Aug 15, 2007 ...LOS ANGELES - "John From Cincinnati" has caught its last wave on HBO.The surfer drama that aired its season finale this week will not return for a second run, the premium cable channel ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of CPI Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

NASA Shuttle May Not Need Space Repair

Aug 15, 2007 ...HOUSTON - After days of anxiety about a gouge in the belly of the shuttle Endeavour, NASA finally got some good news: tests suggested repairs may not be needed, and the agency fulfilled a ...

4 Suicide Bombings Kill 200 in Iraq

Aug 15, 2007 ...BAGHDAD - Rescuers dug through the muddy wreckage of collapsed clay houses in northwest Iraq on Wednesday, uncovering victims of four suicide bombings that Iraqi officials said killed at least 200 ...

Sara Lee Profit Grows on Strong Sales

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Food maker Sara Lee Corp. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit soared due to higher sales in nearly every division, led by retail meats and household and body care products....

Efforts to Free Utah Miners Continue

Aug 15, 2007 ...ORANGEVILLE, Utah - Efforts to free six coal miners trapped when a Utah mine collapsed nine days ago plodded forward Wednesday, with mine officials hoping to break through a third bore hole that ...

NASA Shuttle May Not Need Space Repair

Aug 15, 2007 ...HOUSTON - After days of anxiety about a gouge in the belly of the shuttle Endeavour, NASA finally got some good news: tests suggested repairs may not be needed, and the agency fulfilled a ...

Slight Hike Expected in Inflation Number

Aug 15, 2007 ...WASHINGTON - Economists expect the July Consumer Price Index to edge 0.1 percent higher, according to a Thomson Financial survey. The new number will be released this morning by the Labor ...

Exploding Lawn Mower Destroys Ga. Home

Aug 15, 2007 ...JOHNS CREEK, Ga. - Danny Fendley started more than just his lawn mower when he tugged at its pull cord - he started a fire that destroyed his home.The mower exploded Tuesday in hot, ...

Efforts to Free Utah Miners Continue

Aug 15, 2007 ...ORANGEVILLE, Utah - Efforts to free six coal miners trapped when a Utah mine collapsed nine days ago plodded forward Wednesday, with mine officials hoping to break through a third bore hole that ...

Guard Uses Taser on Man Holding Newborn

Aug 15, 2007 ...HOUSTON - In a confrontation captured on videotape, a hospital security guard fired a stun gun to stop a defiant father from taking home his newborn, sending both man and child crashing to the ...

6 Italian Men Shot Dead in Germany

Aug 15, 2007 ...DUISBURG, Germany - Six Italian men were fatally shot in the head in a western German city Wednesday, an execution-style killing that Italy's interior minister said appeared to be a feud between ...

Posh Proclaims New House `Totally Major'

Aug 15, 2007 ...LOS ANGELES - David and Victoria Beckham have unpacked and are "loving" their new Beverly Hills home a month after the English soccer superstar relocated his family to play for the Los Angeles ...

Rutgers Player Sues Imus, CBS Radio

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - A member of the Rutgers women's basketball team has sued Don Imus and CBS, claiming the radio personality's sexist and racist comments about the team damaged her reputation.Kia ...

NASA Shuttle May Not Need Space Repair

Aug 15, 2007 ...HOUSTON - After days of anxiety about a gouge in the belly of the shuttle Endeavour, NASA finally got some good news: tests suggested repairs may not be needed, and the agency fulfilled a ...

6 Italian Men Shot Dead in Germany

Aug 15, 2007 ...DUISBURG, Germany - Six Italian men were fatally shot in the head in a western German city Wednesday, an execution-style killing that Italy's interior minister said appeared to be a feud between ...

Lou Diamond Phillips' Divorce Finalized

Aug 15, 2007 ...LOS ANGELES - Lou Diamond Phillips' second marriage is over.The actor's nearly 11-year marriage to Kelly Phillips was dissolved on July 30, according to a Los Angeles Superior Court ...

Rutgers Player Sues Imus, CBS Radio

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - A member of the Rutgers women's basketball team has sued Don Imus and CBS, claiming the radio personality's sexist and racist comments about the team damaged her reputation.Kia ...

Guard Uses Taser on Man Holding Newborn

Aug 15, 2007 ...HOUSTON - In a confrontation captured on videotape, a hospital security guard fired a stun gun to stop a defiant father from taking home his newborn, sending both man and child crashing to the ...

Slight Hike Expected in Inflation Number

Aug 15, 2007 ...WASHINGTON - Economists expect the July Consumer Price Index to edge 0.1 percent higher, according to a Thomson Financial survey. The new number will be released this morning by the Labor ...

Sodden Texas Warily Eyes Tropical System

Aug 15, 2007 ...HARLINGEN, Texas - Rescue workers were activated in southern Texas in preparation for heavy rain expected to accompany a tropical depression slowly churning its way through the Gulf of Mexico on ...

Consumer Prices Edge Up by Small Amount

Aug 15, 2007 ...WASHINGTON - A big drop in the cost of gasoline in July contributed to the smallest rise in consumer prices in eight months, providing a hopeful sign that inflation is easing.Consumer ...

Stock Futures Fall Ahead of Price Report

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Stock futures fell Wednesday ahead of the government's report on consumer price inflation and following a more than 200-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average a day earlier. ...

6 Italian Men Shot Dead in Germany

Aug 15, 2007 ...DUISBURG, Germany - Six Italian men were fatally shot in the head in a western German city Wednesday, an execution-style killing that Italy's interior minister said appeared to be a feud between ...

Sara Lee Profit Grows on Strong Sales

Aug 15, 2007 ...NEW YORK - Food maker Sara Lee Corp. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit soared due to higher sales in nearly every division, led by retail meats and household and body care products....

US Hunts al-Qaida in Eastern Afghanistan

Aug 15, 2007 ...BAGRAMI, Afghanistan - Hundreds of U.S.-led troops have launched an offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban militants in an area of eastern Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden once hid, officials ...