AP Online back issues from Thursday, November 15:
Airport Screeners Missed Bomb Parts
Nov 15, 2007; ... Government investigators smuggled liquid explosives and detonators past airport security, exposing a dangerous hole in the nation's ability to keep these forbidden items off of airplanes, according to a report made public Wednesday. The investigators learned about the components to ...
Iraqi Forces Seize Powerful Sunni Office
Nov 15, 2007; ... Iraqi authorities seized the headquarters of the country's most influential Sunni clerical group Wednesday, sealing off its west Baghdad compound and accusing the organization of supporting al-Qaida in Iraq. The group, the Association of Muslim Scholars, has long opposed the U.S ....
AP Top News at 7:19 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Judge Orders O.J. Simpson to Stand Trial
Nov 15, 2007; ... O.J. Simpson must face trial on kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges stemming from an alleged sports memorabilia heist, a justice of the peace ruled Wednesday. Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure ruled after a preliminary hearing of the charges and arguments against the ...
Airport Screeners Missed Bomb Parts
Nov 15, 2007; ... Government investigators smuggled liquid explosives and detonators past airport security, exposing a dangerous hole in the nation's ability to keep these forbidden items off of airplanes, according to a report made public Wednesday. The investigators learned about the components to ...
AP Top News at 7:13 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Zellweger Proud She's Kept Her Sanity
Nov 15, 2007 ... What makes Renee Zellweger most proud in her celebrated acting career is that she's kept her sanity. "It's weird to have fame precede you in any situation ... and I'm very proud of myself that I've not been to Betty Ford (Center) yet," Zellweger, 38, tells Harper's Bazaar. "Never ...
AP Top News at 7:27 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Stay-Rod? Rodriguez Speaks With Yankees
Nov 15, 2007; ... Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the talks. "The ...
AP Top News at 7:13 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Judge Orders O.J. Simpson to Stand Trial
Nov 15, 2007; ... O.J. Simpson must face trial on kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges stemming from an alleged sports memorabilia heist, a justice of the peace ruled Wednesday. Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure ruled after a preliminary hearing of the charges and arguments against the ...
18 Nabbed in Atlantic City Gambling Bust
Nov 15, 2007; ... An illegal sports gambling ring run out of a high-stakes poker room in an Atlantic City casino was busted Wednesday, authorities said, and 18 people were arrested, including four with mob ties. Since March 2006, the ring took in $22 million in bets on college and professional football ...
AP Top News at 7:00 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and ...
Airport Screeners Missed Bomb Parts
Nov 15, 2007; ... Government investigators smuggled liquid explosives and detonators past airport security, exposing a dangerous hole in the nation's ability to keep these forbidden items off of airplanes, according to a report made public Wednesday. The investigators learned about the components to ...
Ellen DeGeneres Cancels NYC Show Tapings
Nov 15, 2007; ... Ellen DeGeneres has pulled the plug on plans to tape her show next week in New York, where Writers Guild East members had vowed to protest her decision to stay on the air during their strike. Michael Winship, president of the East Coast branch of the Writers Guild, said the ...
Marie Osmond Says Son Has Entered Rehab
Nov 15, 2007 ... Marie Osmond announced Wednesday that her 16-year-old son has entered a rehabilitation facility but she didn't disclose the nature of his problem. "My son, Michael, is an amazing young man, shown through his courage in facing his issues. As his mother I couldn't be more proud of ...
Stay-Rod? Rodriguez Speaks With Yankees
Nov 15, 2007; ... Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Grossman Back As Starter
Nov 15, 2007; ... Rex Grossman has his job back as the Chicago Bears' starting quarterback. At least for one week. He'll replace the injured Brian Griese in Sunday's game in Seattle. Bears coach Lovie Smith made the announcement Wednesday. Griese's injury wasn't the only consideration. ...
Ken Follett Is Latest Oprah Winfrey Pick
Nov 15, 2007; ... Oprah Winfrey went for the big time Wednesday with her latest book club pick, choosing Ken Follett's 973-page "The Pillars of the Earth," an announcement that will likely mean hundreds of thousands more sales for an author with a huge, international following. Winfrey, whose ...
Report: Disabled Kids Abused in Serbia
Nov 15, 2007; ... Troubled children bound tightly to fetid cribs they have never left since birth. A 6-year-old boy who tried to rip off his ear while tied to a chair. A teenage girl who attempted to gouge out her eyes as mental hospital staff stood by and did nothing. The scenes of horror are ...
AP Top News at 7:05 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Judge Orders O.J. Simpson to Stand Trial
Nov 15, 2007; ... O.J. Simpson must face trial on kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges stemming from an alleged sports memorabilia heist, a justice of the peace ruled Wednesday. Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure ruled after a preliminary hearing of the charges and arguments against the ...
AP Top News at 7:22 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
18 Nabbed in Atlantic City Gambling Bust
Nov 15, 2007; ... An illegal sports gambling ring run out of a high-stakes poker room in an Atlantic City casino was busted Wednesday, authorities said, and 18 people were arrested, including four with mob ties. Since March 2006, the ring took in $22 million in bets on college and professional football ...
Broadway Talks to Resume This Weekend
Nov 15, 2007; ... With the lucrative Thanksgiving week looming, striking Broadway stagehands and theater producers say they will start talking again _ this weekend. Local 1 and the League of American Theatres and Producers jointly announced Wednesday that they will resume negotiations "at an ...
Judge Orders O.J. Simpson to Stand Trial
Nov 15, 2007; ... O.J. Simpson must face trial on kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges stemming from an alleged sports memorabilia heist, a justice of the peace ruled Wednesday. Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure ruled after a preliminary hearing of the charges and arguments against the ...
Airport Screeners Missed Bomb Parts
Nov 15, 2007; ... Government investigators smuggled liquid explosives and detonators past airport security, exposing a dangerous hole in the nation's ability to keep these forbidden items off of airplanes, according to a report made public Wednesday. The investigators learned about the components to ...
Stay-Rod? Rodriguez Speaks With Yankees
Nov 15, 2007; ... Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
AP Top News at 7:00 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Obama Says He Has No Illinois Records
Nov 15, 2007; ... Barack Obama, who's been scolding Hillary Rodham Clinton for not hastening the release of records from her time as first lady, says he can't step up and produce his own records from his days in the Illinois state Senate. He says he hasn't got any. "I don't have _ I don't maintain ...
Charges Uncertain in Blackwater Inquiry
Nov 15, 2007; ... The government has not decided whether to prosecute Blackwater Worldwide bodyguards for the September shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians, the Justice Department said Wednesday. The FBI is continuing its investigation of the Sept. 16 shootings, and prosecutors are far from reaching ...
Grossman Returns As Starter for Bears
Nov 15, 2007; ... Rex Grossman has his job back as the Chicago Bears' starting quarterback. At least for one week. He'll replace the injured Brian Griese in Sunday's game in Seattle. Bears coach Lovie Smith made the announcement Wednesday. Griese's injury wasn't the only consideration. ...
Boy, 16, Charged With Shooting Officers
Nov 15, 2007; ... A teenage boy was charged Wednesday with attempted murder in the shootings of two narcotics officers trying to serve an arrest warrant. Donyea Phillips, 16, was charged as an adult with nine counts of attempted murder _ one for each officer at the scene when the shots were fired from ...
AP Top News at 7:12 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Matt Damon Named 'Sexiest Man Alive'
Nov 15, 2007 ... Matt Damon has been named the "sexiest man alive" by People magazine, an honor that has been bestowed twice on his pals George Clooney and Brad Pitt. The 37-year-old actor is featured on the cover of People's annual issue, on newsstands Friday. Damon, who is married to ...
O.J. Simpson Ordered to Stand Trial
Nov 15, 2007; ... O.J. Simpson must face trial on kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges stemming from a suspected sports memorabilia heist, a justice of the peace ruled Wednesday. Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure ruled after a preliminary hearing on the charges and arguments against the ...
Stay-Rod? Rodriguez Speaks With Yankees
Nov 15, 2007; ... Stay-Rod? In startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the talks. "The ...
Wednesday's Sports Scoreboard
Nov 15, 2007; ... All Times Eastern National Football League No games today. National Basketball Association Charlotte 0, Atlanta 0...
AP Top News at 7:17 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
AP Top News at 7:26 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Stay-Rod? Rodriguez Speaks With Yankees
Nov 15, 2007; ... Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the talks. Yankees officials ...
Pet Massacres Carried Out in Puerto Rico
Nov 15, 2007; ... Back roads, gorges and garbage dumps on this tropical island are littered with the decaying carcasses of dogs and cats. An Associated Press investigation reveals why: possibly thousands of unwanted animals have been tossed off bridges, buried alive and otherwise inhumanely disposed of by ...
Diabetes Drug to Warn of Risk to Heart
Nov 15, 2007; ... The government slapped a prominent, though confusing, warning on the popular diabetes drug Avandia on Wednesday _ telling patients that it may, or may not, increase the risk of heart attacks. The move is less stringent than steps Canada took last week to restrict the drug's use to ...
Judge Orders O.J. Simpson to Stand Trial
Nov 15, 2007; ... O.J. Simpson must face trial on kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges stemming from an alleged sports memorabilia heist, a justice of the peace ruled Wednesday. Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure ruled after a preliminary hearing of the charges and arguments against the ...
Price Cut Boosts PlayStation 3 Sales
Nov 15, 2007; ... Sony Corp. said sales of its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles have risen fast in the United States since it cut the price of its 80 gigabyte model by $100 and launched a 40 gigabyte model. In the two weeks ending Nov. 11, Sony said it sold more than 100,000 consoles of all types. ...
Pakistan Unrest Threatens Supply Lines
Nov 15, 2007; ... The military is making backup plans in case the unrest in Pakistan begins to affect the flow of supplies to American troops fighting in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said the supply lines are "very real areas of ...
AP Top News at 7:16 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Pompeo Marries Record Producer in NYC
Nov 15, 2007 ... Ellen Pompeo promised she wouldn't have a big wedding. She kept her promise. Pompeo, who plays Dr. Meredith Grey on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," tied the knot with record producer Chris Ivery last Friday in a ceremonial office at City Hall, with Mayor Michael Bloomberg as a witness. ...
AP Top News at 7:30 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
AP News Alert
Nov 15, 2007 ... A judge has ruled that O.J. Simpson will ...
Marian McPartland Debuts Symphonic Work
Nov 15, 2007; ... Marian McPartland isn't ready to slow down. "Retire? Why retire? I've got a job, I'm making money, and I like what I do," says McPartland, host of National Public Radio's "Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz" for nearly 30 years. "I can't walk. I'm in ...
Airport Screeners Missed Bomb Parts
Nov 15, 2007; ... Government investigators smuggled liquid explosives and detonators past airport security, exposing a dangerous hole in the nation's ability to keep these forbidden items off of airplanes, according to a report made public Wednesday. The investigators learned about the components to ...
Price Cut Boosts PlayStation 3 Sales
Nov 15, 2007; ... Sony Corp. said sales of its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles have risen fast in the United States since it cut the price of its 80 gigabyte model by $100 and launched a 40 gigabyte model. In the two weeks ending Nov. 11, Sony said it sold more than 100,000 consoles of all types. ...
House Democrats Round Up Votes on Iraq
Nov 15, 2007; ... House Democrats defiantly pushed ahead Wednesday with a $50 billion war spending bill that calls for troops to leave Iraq, despite concerns raised by some party members and a veto threat issued by the White House. The bill would require that the U.S. initiate troop withdrawals within ...
18 Nabbed in Atlantic City Gambling Bust
Nov 15, 2007; ... An illegal sports gambling ring run out of a high-stakes poker room in an Atlantic City casino was busted Wednesday, authorities said, and 18 people were arrested, including four with mob ties. Since March 2006, the ring took in $22 million in bets on college and professional football ...
Pension Agency Has $13.1 Billion Deficit
Nov 15, 2007; ... The federal agency that insures private pension plans for millions of people in the U.S. ran a deficit of $13.1 billion this year, a four-year low and a big improvement from last year. The deficit reported by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. on Wednesday for the 2007 budget year ...
Ga. Farmers Lash Out at Atlanta
Nov 15, 2007; ... Southwest Georgia is one of the most productive agricultural regions in Dixie, but you wouldn't know it from the soil under the corn, peanuts and cotton. It can be sandy, it can be pebbly, and it doesn't hold water very well. That begins to explain why irrigation is so vital around ...
AP Top News at 7:10 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
AP Top News at 7:17 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
AP Top News at 7:25 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...
Judge Orders O.J. Simpson to Stand Trial
Nov 15, 2007; ... O.J. Simpson must face trial on kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges stemming from an alleged sports memorabilia heist, a justice of the peace ruled Wednesday. Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure ruled after a preliminary hearing of the charges and arguments against the ...
Broadway Talks to Resume This Weekend
Nov 15, 2007; ... With the lucrative Thanksgiving week looming, striking Broadway stagehands and theater producers say they will start talking again _ this weekend. Local 1 and the League of American Theatres and Producers jointly announced Wednesday that they will resume negotiations "at an ...
Seaman Says Ship's Gear Conked Out
Nov 15, 2007; ... Something didn't seem right to ship pilot John Cota when he inspected the bridge of the freighter Cosco Busan at dawn. The ship gleamed with state-of-the-art electronic charting equipment and two radar displays that penetrated fog and darkness, but these vital instruments seemed out ...
House Focuses on Internet Sex Predators
Nov 15, 2007; ... The House is taking on people who use the Internet to prey on children, working through bills that would make it easier to monitor and prosecute cyber crimes against juveniles and to educate children about online dangers. "We need to think of this as a war," said Rep. Debbie ...
AP Top News at 7:34 p.m. EST
Nov 15, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Stay-Rod? In a startling turn of events, Alex Rodriguez spoke with the Steinbrenner family and New York Yankees officials Wednesday and told them he wants to stay in pinstripes. His longtime agent, Scott Boras, wasn't involved in the ...