AP Online back issues from Thursday, November 29:
Clinton Says Obama Weak on Health Care
Nov 29, 2007; ... Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday accused her leading Democratic presidential rival of flinching from the struggle to provide health care for all Americans and said, "I am not afraid of the Republican attacks" on the subject. "If we don't have universal health ...
US Obesity Rates Seem to Have Leveled
Nov 29, 2007; ... Obesity rates in U.S. women seem to be staying level, and the rate in men may be hitting a plateau now, too, according to a new government report released Wednesday. With more than 72 million Americans counted as obese, adult obesity rates for both sexes seem to be holding steady at ...
Lottery Winner Wasn't Supposed to Gamble
Nov 29, 2007; ... The winner of a $1 million lottery scratch ticket may not be so lucky after all: He's a convicted bank robber who isn't supposed to gamble. Timothy Elliott faces a Dec. 7 court hearing over whether he violated his probation when he bought the $10 ticket for the $800 Million Spectacular game at a ...
Estimates of Chinese With HIV Rise
Nov 29, 2007; ... The number of people estimated to be living with HIV in China has risen to 700,000, with increases among intravenous drug users and sex workers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.N. and the Chinese government. Earlier Thursday, the official Xinhua News Agency mistakenly ...
UN Has New Concern About Baghdad Cholera
Nov 29, 2007 ... The United Nations raised new concern Wednesday about a possible cholera outbreak in Baghdad ahead of the rainy season, saying the capital accounts for 79 percent of all new cases despite a national decline. The Iraqi Health Ministry reported that two boys in a Baghdad orphanage died ...
Adobe, Yahoo Partner on Ads
Nov 29, 2007 ... Adobe Systems Inc. and Yahoo Inc. plan to launch a service Thursday allowing publishers to insert advertisements into many online newsletters or other electronic documents. For example, a company that publishes a daily bulletin for electrical engineers may open the content to digital ...
Tar Heels Pull Away to Beat Buckeyes
Nov 29, 2007; ... Wayne Ellington and Deon Thompson led a second-half surge and No. 1 North Carolina held Ohio State without a field goal for almost 11 minutes in a 66-55 victory Wednesday night. Ellington, averaging 17 points per game, scored 23 and Thompson had 14, most at critical times for the Tar ...
Republicans Hold Fight Night at Debate
Nov 29, 2007; ... Welcome to fight night. With the final round of a yearlong campaign approaching, the Republican presidential race grew remarkably bitter as the top contenders jockeyed for the upper hand _ and sought it by tearing down one another. Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham ...
53 Bird Species Face Extinction in S.C.
Nov 29, 2007 ... Nearly 30 percent of the nation's most threatened birds species can be found in South Carolina, according to a conservation report released Wednesday. Of 178 rare bird species in danger of extinction, 53 spend at least part of their lives in the Palmetto State. The biggest threat to ...
Poem Headstone Uncovered at Courthouse
Nov 29, 2007 ... Workers on a courthouse renovation project have made an eerie discovery in the basement, the headstone of a man who died in 1874. County Administrator Bill Collins said no one knows why the headstone was kept in the basement of the courthouse, but he guesses it may have been evidence ...
Yao Helps Rockets Defeat Suns 100-94
Nov 29, 2007 ... Yao Ming had 31 points and 13 rebounds, helping the Houston Rockets beat the Phoenix Suns 100-94 Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Yao was impressive throughout _ shooting 12-for-19 from the floor on an assortment of shots, including turnarounds, jump hooks and stuffs ....
GOP Rivals Clash on Immigration, Torture
Nov 29, 2007; ... Republican presidential rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney scornfully debated immigration Wednesday in a provocative, no-holds-barred CNN/YouTube debate just over a month before the first votes are cast. Giuliani, the front-runner in national polls, accused Romney of employing ...
Today on the Presidential Campaign Trail
Nov 29, 2007; ... IN THE HEADLINES Edwards sought Tar Heel tickets ... Clinton jabs at Obama over health care ... Dodd counts on a late surge in Iowa ... Republican group that supports abortion rights launches ad campaign against Romney ... Some Massachusetts Republicans, backing Giuliani, conduct ...
Conn. Cops Seek Dead Doc's Porn Victims
Nov 29, 2007; ... A doctor who once faced child abuse allegations kept a staggeringly large collection of child pornography, found nearly a decade after his death, and investigators fear there could be hundreds of victims, authorities said Wednesday. The owner of a West Hartford home formerly owned by ...
Study: CT Scans Raise Cancer Risk
Nov 29, 2007; ... Millions of Americans, especially children, are needlessly getting dangerous radiation from "super X-rays" that raise the risk of cancer and are increasingly used to diagnose medical problems, a new report warns. In a few decades, as many as 2 percent of all cancers in the ...
6,000 Sunnis Join Pact With US in Iraq
Nov 29, 2007; ... Nearly 6,000 Sunni Arab residents joined a security pact with American forces Wednesday in what U.S. officers described as a critical step in plugging the remaining escape routes for extremists flushed from former strongholds. The new alliance _ called the single largest volunteer ...
Judge: Feds Must Release Telecom Records
Nov 29, 2007; ... An electronic privacy group challenging President Bush's domestic spying program scored a minor victory after a judge ordered the federal government to release information about lobbying efforts by telecommunications companies to protect them from prosecution. The Electronic Frontier ...
Scholars Use Art to Study Climate Change
Nov 29, 2007; ... The vivid sunsets painted by J.M.W. Turner are revered for their use of color and light and for their influence on the Impressionists. But could they also help global warming experts track climate change? A group of scientists has studied the colors in more than 500 paintings of ...
Ferrera Racks Up Another 'Betty' Honor
Nov 29, 2007 ... The ABC series "Ugly Betty" and the Disney movie "High School Musical 2" were double winners Wednesday night at the ninth Family Television Awards. America Ferrera took home yet another honor as the title character on "Ugly Betty," winning best actress ...
Roberts Says God Forced His Resignation
Nov 29, 2007; ... Richard Roberts told students at Oral Roberts University Wednesday that he did not want to resign as president of the scandal-plagued evangelical school, but that he did so because God insisted. God told him on Thanksgiving that he should resign the next day, Roberts told students in ...
Pregnant Aguilera Poses for Marie Claire
Nov 29, 2007 ... Christina Aguilera flaunts her pregnancy in an upcoming issue of Marie Claire magazine. The 26-year-old singer is shown wearing a cropped jacket, hoop earrings and a ring on the cover of the January issue, on newsstands Dec. 11. Excerpts from the story were released Wednesday. ...
This Suspect Can Expect a Lump of Coal
Nov 29, 2007 ... Taking holiday decorations from a man named Clouse might get you on the "naughty" list. A Missoula man is charged with felony burglary after Christmas trees and wreath-making supplies were stolen from the Montana Wreaths & Pink Grizzly Christmas Store and found outside the ...
News Web Sites Seek More Search Control
Nov 29, 2007; ... The desire for greater control over how search engines index and display Web sites is driving an effort by leading news organizations and other publishers to revise a 13-year-old technology for restricting access. Currently, Google Inc., Yahoo Inc. and other top search companies ...
Intel Centers Losing Anti-Terror Focus
Nov 29, 2007; ... Local intelligence-sharing centers set up after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks have had their anti-terrorism mission diluted by a focus on run-of-the-mill street crime and hazards such as hurricanes, a government report concludes. Of the 43 "fusion centers" already established, ...
Government Outs Worst Nursing Homes
Nov 29, 2007; ... Fifty-four nursing homes are being told by the government that they're among the worst in their states in an effort to goad them into improving patient care. Lawmakers and advocacy groups have been pushing the Bush administration to make it easier for consumers to identify poorly ...
China Fireworks Explosion Leaves 11 Dead
Nov 29, 2007 ... An explosion in a fireworks factory in central China killed 11 people and injured eight, the government's Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday. The explosion late Wednesday afternoon reduced part of the Yangquan Xingtong Fireworks Co. workshop _ on the rural outskirts of Yangquan city ...
Twins Get Delmon Young in Deal With Rays
Nov 29, 2007; ... Delmon Young was traded by Tampa Bay to Minnesota on Wednesday night as part of a six-player deal that sent right-hander Matt Garza to the Rays. In a swap of promising youngsters that's been discussed for weeks, the Twins also gave up starting shortstop Jason Bartlett and minor league ...
Musharraf Sworn in As Pakistan President
Nov 29, 2007; ... Pervez Musharraf embarked on a new, five-year term as a civilian president Thursday, a day after ceding the powerful post of army chief _ the basis of his rule for the past eight years. In his inaugural address, Musharraf welcomed the return from exile of his old foes, former prime ...
Grieving Redskins Try to Move On
Nov 29, 2007; ... Sean Taylor's father urged the Washington Redskins to make a playoff push, while Miami police asked for the public's help to solve the safety's death in what they suspect was a random burglary. Miami-Dade police director Robert Parker said Wednesday there were no indications the slain ...
China Reports Sharp Drop in HIV Cases
Nov 29, 2007 ... China has 223,501 people infected with HIV, the official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday, a sharp drop in previously reported figures. The brief dispatch from Xinhua did not give any more details. In 2004, China scaled back the estimated number of people infected with HIV, ...
Bush Says Mideast Peace Possible
Nov 29, 2007; ... President Bush told the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian territories on Wednesday he is personally committed to their mission of peace, urging them to stick with it and not lose sight of their goal. Bush met separately with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime ...
Missing Student May Have Been Porn Star
Nov 29, 2007; ... A missing Kansas college student believed to be the victim of foul play apparently led a double life as an Internet porn star by the name of Zoey Zane. Nude photos of 18-year-old Emily Sander appeared on a Zoey Zane Web site before she vanished, and investigators are looking into ...
New Software Detects Web Interference
Nov 29, 2007; ... Increasingly worried over Internet providers' behavior, a nonprofit has released software that helps determine whether online glitches are innocent hiccups or evidence of deliberate traffic tampering. The San Francisco-based digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation hopes ...
Scientists Discover 'Teenager Galaxies'
Nov 29, 2007; ... Young galaxies, so faint that scientists struggled to prove they were there at all, have been discovered by aiming two of the world's most powerful telescopes at a single patch of sky for nearly 100 hours. An international group of researchers has identified 27 pre-galactic fragments, ...
Parker Lifts Spurs Past Wizards 109-94
Nov 29, 2007; ... Tony Parker had 29 points and 11 assists to help the San Antonio Spurs beat the Washington Wizards 109-94 on Wednesday night. Manu Ginobili added 19 points and Tim Duncan had 16 for the Spurs. Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison, who have stepped up for the Wizards since guard ...
Howard Leads Magic Past SuperSonics
Nov 29, 2007; ... Dwight Howard dunked, blocked and dominated Seattle's undersized frontline for a career-high 39 points and 16 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the SuperSonics 110-94 on Wednesday night for their NBA-best 14th win. No matter the combination Seattle used to try and stymie Howard, it ...
O.J. Simpson's Hearing a Quiet Affair
Nov 29, 2007; ... The "Special Event" signs placed around courthouse parking lots suggesting O.J. Simpson's court appearance might cause a frenzy of activity were hardly necessary. The arraignment of the former football star and two co-defendants on armed robbery and kidnapping charges lasted ...
Contempt Citation Against Bishop Dropped
Nov 29, 2007; ... Lawyers said Wednesday that a contempt-of-court citation against the Roman Catholic bishop of Orange County was dropped as part of the finalization of a nearly $7 million sexual abuse settlement. Attorneys for four plaintiffs who allege they were abused by Diocese of Orange lay ...
China Reports Riot in Southwestern Tibet
Nov 29, 2007 ... Rioters in Chinese-ruled Tibet destroyed shops and government offices following a dispute between Buddhist monks and a local shopkeeper, the government's news agency reported Wednesday. Seven people were arrested over the Nov. 20 clashes, the Xinhua News Agency said. Among those ...
Lawyer: Discipline Led to Girl's Death
Nov 29, 2007; ... The stepfather of a 2-year-old girl lost control and beat her to death because she wouldn't say "please" and "yes sir," an attorney for the girl's mother said Wednesday. A body found last month in Galveston Bay is believed to be that of the little girl, Riley Ann ...
6,000 Sunnis Join Pact With US in Iraq
Nov 29, 2007; ... Nearly 6,000 Sunni Arab residents joined a security pact with American forces Wednesday in what U.S. officers described as a critical step in plugging the remaining escape routes for extremists flushed from former strongholds. The new alliance _ called the single largest volunteer ...
Helio Castroneves, Fiancee Call It Quits
Nov 29, 2007; ... Helio Castroneves won the mirrorball trophy on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," but lost his fiancee, Aliette Vazquez. Less than a day after Castroneves was declared the winner, Vazquez, a Miami-based business executive, announced she had called off her engagement to the Brazilian ...
James Hurt in Cavaliers' Loss to Pistons
Nov 29, 2007; ... LeBron James did not duplicate his last performance at The Palace. An injury wouldn't let him. James sprained his left index finger in the second quarter Wednesday night, and did not return, and the Detroit Pistons went on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-74 Wednesday night. ...
TiVo Posts Narrower 3Q Loss
Nov 29, 2007; ... TiVo Inc., the maker of digital video recorders, on Wednesday reported a narrower third-quarter loss than last year and beat expectations as revenue rose sharply and expenses fell. For the quarter ended Oct. 31, TiVo posted a loss of $8.2 million, or 8 cents per share, versus a ...
Asia Markets Rally Following Wall Street
Nov 29, 2007 ... Asian stocks rallied Thursday, tracking an overnight surge on Wall Street, amid a brightening outlook for the U.S. economy _ a key export market for Asian companies. Investors took heart after the Dow Jones industrial average mustered its biggest two-day point gain in five years after ...
Man Tries to Deposit Fake $1M Bill
Nov 29, 2007 ... A bank teller had a million reasons to deny this transaction. Police say a man tried to open an account with a $1 million bill, which does not exist. The teller refused and called police while the man started to curse at bank workers, said Aiken County Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Michael Frank. ...
50 Cent Shows Off Mansion on 'Cribs'
Nov 29, 2007; ... When 50 Cent bought Mike Tyson's 48,000-square-foot mansion three years ago, the rapper felt like he'd stepped into a time warp. "It kind of had a `Miami Vice' feel. It was like turquoise blue on the floor and purple," the 31-year-old rapper told The Associated Press in a recent ...
Revlon's Perelman Sues Ex-Wife Barkin
Nov 29, 2007; ... Revlon cosmetics mogul Ronald Perelman has sued his most recent former wife, actress Ellen Barkin, and her brother, claiming they drained money from a movie production company they formed together and he financed. Perelman, 63, alleges that Barkin and her brother, George Barkin, ...
Shows to Resume on Broadway; Strike Ends
Nov 29, 2007; ... Curtain up. Broadway raced to reopen for business Thursday after stagehands and theater producers reached a tentative agreement, ending a crippling strike that kept more than two dozen shows dark for 19 days. The settlement came Wednesday night, the third day of marathon sessions ...
Relative Adds Fuel to Ill. Officer Probe
Nov 29, 2007; ... A relative of former police officer Drew Peterson reportedly helped him move a large, heavy container out of his suburban home the day his wife vanished, an allegation that sparked a furious denial from Peterson's attorney. Peterson and his stepbrother removed the container from an ...
Gaborik Leads Wild Past Coyotes 3-1
Nov 29, 2007 ... Marian Gaborik scored his fourth goal in four games and the Minnesota Wild beat Phoenix 3-1 on Wednesday night, handing goalie Ilya Bryzgalov his first loss in five games with the Coyotes. Gaborik, who leads the Wild with nine goals, took advantage of Steven Reinprecht's turnover at ...
Venezuela Threatens to Expel US Official
Nov 29, 2007; ... Venezuela threatened Wednesday to expel a U.S. Embassy official for allegedly conspiring to defeat a referendum championed by President Hugo Chavez, accusing the diplomat of plotting to sway public opinion. The allegation comes ahead of a fiercely contested referendum on reforms that ...
Philippine Officers Demand Arroyo Ouster
Nov 29, 2007; ... Several military officers defied a deadline to surrender after storming out of their coup trial Thursday, taking over an upscale hotel and demanding that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo resign. Shots were heard about 75 minutes after the deadline passed. SWAT teams and troops used ...
Guyana's Ex-First Lady Appeals for a Car
Nov 29, 2007; ... Guyana's former first lady on Wednesday appealed to her fellow citizens to lend her a car to carry out charitable work, complaining she currently has to walk or take a bus. In a bizarre news conference, Varshnie Jagdeo said state cars are no longer available to take her to her job at ...
Rudd Names New Australian Cabinet
Nov 29, 2007 ... Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd named his Cabinet on Thursday, choosing a woman as deputy leader for the first time, a former rock singer as environment minister and a lawyer from the Outback as foreign minister. Rudd's center-left Labor Party swept to power at general elections last ...
Japan Industrial Output at Record High
Nov 29, 2007 ... Japan's industrial production rose 1.6 percent in October to a record high, boosted by output of semiconductors and autos, the trade ministry said Thursday. Industrial production climbed a seasonally adjusted 1.6 percent from a month earlier, according to the Ministry of Economy, ...
Program to Fight Obesity in Kids Expands
Nov 29, 2007; ... Ivonne Borrero liked that her son's teacher was pushing him to do good work. She just didn't like the rewards: The pizza parties and Burger King coupons weren't helping 11-year-old Jose's waistline. So Borrero and other parents asked for changes. The teacher responded by stopping the ...
Venus Has Frequent Bursts of Lightning
Nov 29, 2007; ... Nearby Venus is looking a bit more Earth-like with frequent bursts of lightning confirmed by a new European space probe. For nearly three decades, astronomers have said Venus probably had lightning _ ever since a 1978 NASA probe showed signs of electrical activity in its atmosphere ....
LSU Lets Miles Talk to Michigan
Nov 29, 2007 ... Michigan officials asked for and received permission from LSU to meet with Les Miles about the Wolverines' head football coaching vacancy. LSU athletic director Skip Bertman granted the request on condition that Michigan representatives wait until after Saturday's Southeastern ...
Twins Get Delmon Young in Deal With Rays
Nov 29, 2007; ... The Minnesota Twins weren't worried about Delmon Young's troubled past. They wanted his bat, and they wanted it badly. Young was traded by Tampa Bay to Minnesota on Wednesday night as part of a six-player deal that sent right-hander Matt Garza to the Rays. In a swap of ...
Study: CT Scans Raise Cancer Risk
Nov 29, 2007; ... Millions of Americans, especially children, are needlessly getting dangerous radiation from "super X-rays" that raise the risk of cancer and are increasingly used to diagnose medical problems, a new report warns. In a few decades, as many as 2 percent of all cancers in the ...
Bankers Plead Guilty in Enron Case
Nov 29, 2007; ... Three British bankers who were set to go to trial for their roles in a fraudulent scheme with former Enron Chief Financial Officer Andrew Fastow changed their pleas to guilty Wednesday. David Bermingham, Giles Darby and Gary Mulgrew had originally pleaded not guilty to seven counts of ...
Domestic Wolf Brings Headaches in Idaho
Nov 29, 2007; ... Law enforcement officers in southwestern Idaho have been told by federal wildlife managers not to shoot a domesticated wolf that's been killing and maiming livestock for a month, for fear they might mistakenly kill one of the roughly 800 federally protected wild wolves that roam the state....
Vanderbilt Defeats Duke 68-55
Nov 29, 2007; ... Jessica Mooney scored 16 points to lead No. 23 Vanderbilt to a 68-55 win over 11th-ranked Duke on Wednesday night. Mooney was 4-for-7 was from the field and added six rebounds for Vanderbilt (6-1), which packed Memorial Gym with a rowdy 6,022 fans, many wearing black and gold ...
Dow Gets Biggest 2-Day Gain in 5 Years
Nov 29, 2007; ... Although Wall Street has logged its biggest two-day rally in five years, no one is ready to declare an end to the credit crisis that has pummeled stocks since the summer. Moreover, the Dow Jones industrial average will have to keep posting gains this week to keep November from being ...