AP Online back issues from Saturday, December 8:
Brazil Says Amazon Deforestation Is Down
Dec 08, 2007; ... Brazil announced a sharp drop in the rate of Amazon deforestation but environmentalists warned it could be a short-term trend masking the broader threat against the rainforest. The Environment Ministry reported late Thursday that the rate of Amazon destruction dropped 20 percent ...
Congress Wants Probe of Tape Destruction
Dec 08, 2007; ... Angry congressional Democrats demanded Friday that the Justice Department investigate why the CIA destroyed videotapes of the interrogation of two terrorism suspects. The Senate's No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, called on Attorney General Michael Mukasey to find out ...
Shortage Prompts Delay in Medical Tests
Dec 08, 2007; ... Thousands of patients are facing delays in crucial medical tests because of a shortage of a radioactive substance used in those examinations _ all because of the shutdown of one nuclear reactor in Canada. The substance is used in at least 15 million medical scans a year in the United ...
Weight Gain Hurts Breast Cancer Survival
Dec 08, 2007; ... Breast cancer patients might have a powerful incentive to avoid gaining weight: better odds of surviving the disease. New research suggests that for every 11 pounds a woman gains after being diagnosed with breast cancer, the chances of it proving fatal go up 14 percent. The study is ...
Jury Deliberates Miami Terror Case
Dec 08, 2007; ... A jury wrestled a fifth day on Friday with the guilt or innocence of seven men accused of conspiring to topple Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI buildings. A day after indicating they were deadlocked, the 12 jurors spent all of Friday debating the case against the so-called ...
Democrats Want Probe of Tape Destruction
Dec 08, 2007; ... Angry congressional Democrats demanded Friday that the Justice Department investigate why the CIA destroyed videotapes of the interrogation of two terrorism suspects. The Senate's No. 2 Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, called on Attorney General Michael Mukasey to find out ...
Friday's Sports Scoreboard
Dec 08, 2007; ... All Times Eastern National Football League No games today. National Basketball Association Chicago 45, Detroit 43...
Minn. Slaughterhouse Workers Fall Ill
Dec 08, 2007; ... On the slaughterhouse floor at Quality Pork Processors Inc. is an area known as the "head table," but not because it is the place of honor. It is where workers cut up pigs' heads and then shoot compressed air into the skulls until the brains come spilling out. But now the ...
Vivica A. Fox Pleads No Contest DUI Case
Dec 08, 2007 ... Vivica A. Fox has become the latest celebrity to enter a plea deal with prosecutors to settle her drunken driving case. A Los Angeles city attorney spokesman says Fox pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit of .08. A ...
AP Top News at 7:48 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
Shortage Prompts Delay in Medical Tests
Dec 08, 2007; ... Thousands of patients are facing delays in crucial medical tests because of a shortage of a radioactive substance used in those examinations _ all because of the shutdown of one nuclear reactor in Canada. The substance is used in at least 15 million medical scans a year in the United ...
NJ Parents Try to Block Vaccine Mandate
Dec 08, 2007; ... Parents concerned about possible vaccine dangers and government intrusion are trying to block New Jersey from becoming the first state to require flu shots for preschoolers. The Public Health Council on Monday is set to consider whether New Jersey should require flu shots as well as ...
Composer Karlheinz Stockhausen Is Dead
Dec 08, 2007; ... Karlheinz Stockhausen, one of the most important and controversial postwar composers who helped shape a new understanding of sound through electronic compositions, died at his home in western Germany. He was 79. Stockhausen, who gained fame through his avant-garde works in the 1960s ...
The 'O Factor' - and It's Not Obama
Dec 08, 2007; ... Even before Oprah Winfrey adopts her familiar pose _ microphone in hand _ in the unfamiliar venue of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama is already reaping the benefits of her high-wattage celebrity backing. Thousands of Iowans have flocked to his office, and have 1,385 signed up ...
AP Top News at 7:53 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
AP Top News at 8:32 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
Images of Gunman, Suicide Note Released
Dec 08, 2007; ... Chilling surveillance images released Friday show a shaggy haired, bespectacled Robert Hawkins taking aim at holiday shoppers, and his hand-scrawled suicide note offers compassion for his friends and only contempt for his victims. "I know everyone will remember me as some sort of ...
Calif. Storm Dumps Less Rain Than Feared
Dec 08, 2007; ... A Pacific Northwest storm blew through Southern California early Friday without causing much damage or delivering the mudslides and severe flooding that many had feared. But the mountains of Nevada and Colorado saw as much as 2 feet of snow, delighting ski resorts. ...
Vivica Fox Spared Jail in DUI Case
Dec 08, 2007 ... Vivica A. Fox on Friday became the latest celebrity to enter a plea deal with prosecutors to settle a drunken driving case, authorities said. The actress and former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol ...
NASA: Launch No Earlier Than Sunday
Dec 08, 2007; ... NASA delayed the launch of space shuttle Atlantis until Sunday at the earliest as managers debated whether to loosen longtime launch rules to get around fuel gauge problems. Shuttle managers were still meeting late Friday and trying to decide how best to proceed. After six hours of ...
Press Freedom Group Weighs in on AP Case
Dec 08, 2007 ... An international press freedom group expressed relief Friday that an Associated Press photographer held since April 2006 by the U.S. military in Iraq is "finally getting the chance" to learn the formal charges against him. But the New York-based group, the Committee to ...
The 'O Factor' _ and It's Not Obama
Dec 08, 2007; ... Even before Oprah Winfrey adopts her familiar pose _ microphone in hand _ in the unfamiliar venue of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama is already reaping the benefits of her high-wattage celebrity backing. Thousands of Iowans have flocked to his office, and have 1,385 signed up ...
Vivica Fox Spared Jail Time in DUI Case
Dec 08, 2007 ... Vivica A. Fox on Friday became the latest celebrity to enter a plea deal with prosecutors to settle a drunken driving case, authorities said. The actress and former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol ...
NASA Delays Shuttle Launch Until Sunday
Dec 08, 2007; ... NASA delayed the launch of space shuttle Atlantis until Sunday at the earliest as managers debated whether to loosen longtime launch rules to get around fuel gauge problems. Shuttle managers were still meeting late Friday and trying to decide how best to proceed. After six hours of ...
US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,886
Dec 08, 2007; ... As of Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at least 3,886 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,165 died as a result of hostile action, according to the ...
AP Top News at 7:32 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
Images of Gunman, Suicide Note Released
Dec 08, 2007; ... Chilling surveillance images released Friday show a shaggy-haired, bespectacled Robert Hawkins taking aim at holiday shoppers, and his hand-scrawled suicide note offers compassion for his friends and only contempt for his victims. "I know everyone will remember me as some sort of ...
UN: US States, Cities Can Impact Climate
Dec 08, 2007; ... Despite Bush administration reluctance, U.S. states and cities could make an American "national commitment" to a new global agreement to cut greenhouse gases, the chief U.N. climate scientist said Friday. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rajendra Pachauri said the ...
RU Staying? Schiano Says Yes to Rutgers
Dec 08, 2007; ... Luring Greg Schiano away from Rutgers is proving to be very difficult, even for some of college football's most powerful programs. The University of Miami couldn't swing the deal last year with a potential $2 million contract and Michigan failed to entice Schiano to one of the ...
Gunman's Suicide Note, Images Released
Dec 08, 2007; ... Chilling surveillance images released Friday show a shaggy haired, bespectacled Robert Hawkins taking aim at holiday shoppers, and his hand-scrawled suicide note offers compassion for his friends and only contempt for his victims. "I know everyone will remember me as some sort of ...
Train Hits Van in Texas, Killing 3
Dec 08, 2007 ... A van whose driver disregarded a warning signal at a train crossing was hit by a freight train, killing three and critically injuring another, police said. The driver was the only occupant of the van to survive and was hospitalized in critical condition. By Friday he was in fair ...
Akon Performs at Early New Year's Party
Dec 08, 2007; ... A day after earning four Grammy nominations, Akon performed at a New Year's Eve party. "Wattup! Happy New Year!" the singer called out to a young crowd decked out in party hats and "2008" glasses. Hold it. A New Year's party in early December? That's television ....
AP Top News at 7:00 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
AP Top News at 7:21 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
Gunman's Suicide Note, Images Released
Dec 08, 2007; ... Chilling surveillance images released Friday show a shaggy haired, bespectacled Robert Hawkins taking aim at holiday shoppers, and his hand-scrawled suicide note offers compassion for his friends and only contempt for his victims. "I know everyone will remember me as some sort of ...
Inspector General Out at State
Dec 08, 2007; ... CALLING IT QUITS: The State Department's embattled inspector general, Howard Krongard _ accused of impeding a Justice Department investigation of Blackwater Worldwide _ announced his resignation Friday, saying a poisonous political atmosphere in Washington deters people from careers in public ...
The 'O Factor' _ and It's Not Obama
Dec 08, 2007; ... Even before Oprah Winfrey adopts her familiar pose _ microphone in hand _ in the unfamiliar venue of the presidential campaign, Barack Obama is already reaping the benefits of her high-wattage celebrity backing. Thousands of Iowans have flocked to his office, and have 1,385 signed up ...
Pa. Bridge Collapses; Truck May Be Cause
Dec 08, 2007 ... The state will review the inspection records of 216 bridges with designs similar to a 116-year-old, single-lane bridge that collapsed soon after a snow plow truck drove over it, state officials said Friday. Nothing was on the 103-foot-long steel truss bridge when it fell Thursday ...
Tebow Goes for Heisman First
Dec 08, 2007; ... A freshman or sophomore has never won the Heisman Trophy. Of course, there's never been an underclassmen quite like Tim Tebow. Actually, Florida's charismatic and multitalented quarterback has had a season like no other in major college football history. Tebow, a sophomore, ...
AP Top News at 7:49 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
NBC Rejects Ad From Conservative Group
Dec 08, 2007; ... NBC has rejected an advertisement that asks viewers to remember and thank U.S. troops during the holiday season because it refers to the sponsor's Web site, which the network said was too political. The ad is part of a seven-figure newspaper and television campaign by Freedom's Watch, ...
Navy Football Coach Heading to Ga. Tech
Dec 08, 2007; ... New Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson is accustomed to winning the big rivalry games, something the Yellow Jackets haven't done in a while. The former Navy coach, unbeaten in six games against Army, was hired Friday to replace Chan Gailey, who had six consecutive winning seasons at ...
Huckabee Rises to 2nd in GOP Race
Dec 08, 2007; ... Mike Huckabee has vaulted from nowhere into second place in the Republican presidential race, riding a burst of support from evangelicals, Southerners and conservatives, a nationwide poll showed Friday. The surge by the former Arkansas governor has come largely at the expense of Fred ...
AP Top News at 7:59 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
AP Top News at 8:36 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Baseball is about to get its official boxscore on the Steroids Era. It's the Mitchell Report, the findings of former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use that has tarnished ...
Navy Football Coach Heading to Ga. Tech
Dec 08, 2007; ... New Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson is accustomed to winning the big rivalry games, something the Yellow Jackets haven't done in a while. The former Navy coach, unbeaten in six games against Army, was hired Friday to replace Chan Gailey, who had six consecutive winning seasons at ...
Vivica A. Fox Pleads No Contest DUI Case
Dec 08, 2007 ... Vivica A. Fox has become the latest celebrity to enter a plea deal with prosecutors to settle her drunken driving case. The actress and former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
Vivica Fox Spared Jail Time in DUI Case
Dec 08, 2007 ... Vivica A. Fox on Friday became the latest celebrity to enter a plea deal with prosecutors to settle a drunken driving case, authorities said. The actress and former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of driving with a blood-alcohol ...
Pearl Harbor Survivors Honor Comrades
Dec 08, 2007; ... A few dozen graying Pearl Harbor survivors observed a moment of silence on Friday in honor of their comrades who perished in the Japanese bombing of Oahu 66 years ago. Wearing aloha shirts and orchid flower lei, the veterans stood on a pier overlooking the sunken hull of the USS ...
NYC Window Washer Dies in 47-Story Fall
Dec 08, 2007; ... A window washer fell 47 stories to his death and his brother was critically injured Friday when the scaffolding on a high-rise apartment building gave way, authorities said. The brothers were getting onto the scaffolding from the roof of the 47-story building when the platform gave ...
Huckabee New in Spotlight, Finds It Hot
Dec 08, 2007; ... Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, unaccustomed to the national spotlight, is squirming under the glare. With his bare-bones campaign, the former Arkansas governor was considered an also-ran until recently when he surged to a lead over fellow Republicans in Iowa. A ...
AP Top News at 8:37 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Baseball is about to get its official boxscore on the Steroids Era. It's the Mitchell Report, the findings of former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use that has tarnished ...
Friday's Sports Scoreboard
Dec 08, 2007; ... All Times Eastern National Football League No games today. National Basketball Association Chicago vs Detroit, 7 p.m. ...
AP Top News at 7:39 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
Navy Football Coach Heading to Ga. Tech
Dec 08, 2007; ... New Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson is accustomed to winning the big rivalry games, something the Yellow Jackets haven't done in a while. The former Navy coach, unbeaten in six games against Army, was hired Friday to replace Chan Gailey, who had six consecutive winning seasons at ...
AP Top News at 8:36 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Baseball is about to get its official boxscore on the Steroids Era. It's the Mitchell Report, the findings of former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use that has tarnished ...
Court: Gay Couple Can't Divorce in RI
Dec 08, 2007; ... A lesbian couple that married in Massachusetts cannot get divorced in their home state of Rhode Island, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The court, in a 3-2 decision, said the state's family court lacks the authority to grant the divorce of a same-sex couple because Rhode Island ...
Friday's Sports Scoreboard
Dec 08, 2007; ... All Times Eastern National Football League No games today. National Basketball Association Chicago 26, Detroit 25...
Barenboim Lauded in La Scala Debut
Dec 08, 2007; ... Daniel Barenboim made a triumphant debut Friday night as principal guest conductor at La Scala's gala premiere of "Tristan und Isolde," receiving 20 minutes of applause, a shower of roses and shouts of "bravi." The performance dispelled labor tensions that have ...
Suburban Sex Parties Draw Complaints
Dec 08, 2007; ... The most popular address on Cedar Ridge Drive is Jim Trulock's split-level home, which has a group sex room and attracts as many as 100 people to swinger parties featuring "Naked Twister" nights. But the festivities could soon be over. In response to neighbors' complaints, ...
Dec 08, 2007; ... As of Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at least 401 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Dec. 1 2007, at 10 a.m. EST. ...
AP Top News at 7:34 p.m. EST
Dec 08, 2007 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Barry Bonds let one of his six lawyers say the words: "Not guilty." No courtroom drama, no surprises. Flanked by an entourage of lawyers and family members, baseball's home run king smiled, waved and made eye contact with fans Friday as ...
Gunman's Suicide Note, Images Released
Dec 08, 2007; ... Chilling surveillance images released Friday show a shaggy-haired, bespectacled Robert Hawkins taking aim at holiday shoppers, and his hand-scrawled suicide note offers compassion for his friends and only contempt for his victims. "I know everyone will remember me as some sort of ...
Mitchell's Report on MLB Steroids Looms
Dec 08, 2007; ... Baseball is about to get its official boxscore on the Steroids Era. It's the Mitchell Report, the findings of former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell's 20-month investigation into performance-enhancing drug use that has tarnished some of the game's greatest stars and records. ...