AP Online back issues from Friday, January 4:
Thursday's Sports Scoreboard
Jan 04, 2008; ... All Times Eastern National Football League No games today. National Basketball Association Portland vs Chicago, 8 p.m. ...
Sri Lanka Pulls Out of Cease-Fire Deal
Jan 04, 2008; ... Sri Lanka's government officially notified peace-broker Norway on Thursday that it is pulling out of a 2002 cease-fire agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels that has failed to quell the violence. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama handed a letter to Norwegian Ambassador Tore Hattrem, ...
AP Top News at 7:50 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
Analysis: Iowa Challenges Clinton Camp
Jan 04, 2008; ... For all her celebrity, connections and cash, the people of Iowa made sure Hillary Rodham Clinton would not have an easy road to the presidential nomination. The state's voters have a history of looking past front-runners and rejecting women candidates, and they gave a close look at ...
Flurries in Fla., but No Crop Damage
Jan 04, 2008; ... Flurries fell across the Sunshine State on Thursday, but it appeared that growers were spared the deep freeze they feared would devastate the nation's citrus supply. Meanwhile, California was preparing for a trio of storms expected to unleash heavy rain and snow through the weekend. A ...
Lawyer: Lohan Is Back on Sobriety Track
Jan 04, 2008 ... Lindsay Lohan rang in the New Year drinking champagne in Italy, her lawyer says, but is "back on track" in terms of sobriety. A video obtained by The Associated Press shows Lohan, who spent much of 2007 in and out of rehab, taking a swig from a champagne bottle while in ...
Norman Mailer Archive Opens in Texas
Jan 04, 2008; ... Norman Mailer was a literary pugilist, attacking his subjects and opponents as writer, debater and cultural provocateur. A Pulitzer Prize-winning author, fighter, feuder, journalist and poet, Mailer was a key figure as postwar America roiled through the era of civil rights, Vietnam ...
NJ Nears Undermining Electoral College
Jan 04, 2008; ... New Jersey is close to entering a compact that would eliminate the power of the Electoral College to choose a president if enough states endorse the idea. The state Senate voted Thursday to approve delivering the state's 15 electoral votes for president to the winner of the national ...
AP Top News at 7:28 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
Former Officers Get Long Prison Terms
Jan 04, 2008; ... Three former Chicago police officers were sentenced Thursday to federal prison for staging mock raids to steal cocaine and marijuana from drug dealers and resell it to other dealers. "You and your merry band essentially raped and plundered entire neighborhoods," U.S ....
'08 Candidates Grapple for First in Iowa
Jan 04, 2008; ... Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards fought for first Thursday in Iowa's presidential caucuses, a multimillion-dollar exercise in grass-roots democracy and the initial, critical test in the campaign for the party's 2008 nomination. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee vied ...
Analysis: Head Versus Heart for Iowa GOP
Jan 04, 2008 ... Iowa Republicans chose between their hearts and their heads. Mike Huckabee appealed to emotions, an ordained Southern Baptist minister with rock-solid culturally conservative credentials who is beloved by Christian evangelicals influential in the caucuses. Mitt Romney was the practical pick, an ...
Woman Sues After Texas Bus Wreck
Jan 04, 2008 ... A woman whose right arm was amputated after the deadly crash of a bus traveling from Mexico to Houston sued the bus company and a charter service Thursday. Bernarda Pena's lawsuit came one day after a bus carrying nearly 50 people overturned on a highway near Victoria, killing one ....
Lawyer Says Lohan Back on Sobriety Track
Jan 04, 2008 ... Lindsay Lohan rang in the New Year drinking champagne in Italy, her lawyer says, but is "back on track" in terms of sobriety. A video obtained by The Associated Press shows Lohan, who spent much of 2007 in and out of rehab, taking a swig from a champagne bottle while in Capri, ...
AP Top News at 7:57 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
Ne-Yo Sues R. Kelly Promoter Over Tour
Jan 04, 2008 ... Ne-Yo claims he was fired as an opening act for R. Kelly because the audience and critics liked him better. Ne-Yo, whose real name is Shaffer Smith, and Compound Touring Inc., sued the promoter of R. Kelly's tour, Georgia-based Rowe Entertainment Inc., on Monday in Superior Court. The ...
TO's Status Uncertain After 2 Weeks Rest
Jan 04, 2008; ... Terrell Owens' two-week absence from practice because of a sprained left ankle hasn't caused any high anxiety for the Dallas Cowboys. Not yet, anyway. Owens didn't practice again Thursday, the last workout for the NFC's top-seeded team before their three-day weekend. When ...
AP Top News at 7:47 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
Clemens: Injections Were Lidocaine, B-12
Jan 04, 2008; ... Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the Mitchell report on doping in baseball, McNamee said he ...
N.C. Man Ruled Insane in Child's Death
Jan 04, 2008 ... A man accused of decapitating his 4-year-old daughter last year was mentally ill, a judge ruled Thursday. John Violette's wife, Amber, found the child's body in the family's home last January. An autopsy determined she died of a stab wound before the decapitation. Superior ...
'08 Candidates Grapple for First in Iowa
Jan 04, 2008; ... Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards fought for first Thursday in Iowa's presidential caucuses, a multimillion-dollar exercise in grass-roots democracy and the initial, critical test in the campaign for the party's 2008 nomination. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee vied ...
Rice Holds Talks With Libyan Official
Jan 04, 2008; ... Libya's remarkable transformation from U.S. foe to friend is almost complete. Despite unresolved terrorism and human rights concerns, the United States took another step toward ending decades of hostility with the North African nation on Thursday as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ...
'08 Candidates Grapple for First in Iowa
Jan 04, 2008; ... Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards fought for first Thursday in Iowa's presidential caucuses, a multimillion-dollar exercise in grass-roots democracy and the initial, critical test in the campaign for the party's 2008 nomination. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee vied ...
Rev. Jackson's Wife Supports Clinton
Jan 04, 2008 ... The wife of the Rev. Jesse Jackson is backing Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in a new radio ad being aired in South Carolina, a split from her husband, who is supporting rival Barack Obama. Jesse Jackson said in March that Obama, an Illinois senator, has his ...
AP Top News at 7:32 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
Woman's Lost Pug Given As Christmas Gift
Jan 04, 2008; ... The holidays were sad enough for Kim Velevis after her lovable pug "Scooter" dug its way out of the back yard and disappeared. But the real blow came with the new year: A letter from an anonymous woman who found the friendly dog and gave it to her daughter as a Christmas present. To ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
UK Fire-Hit Hospital to Reopen Next Week
Jan 04, 2008; ... A leading British cancer center whose upper floors were ravaged by a dramatic fire was due to reopen its doors next week, the hospital said. The Royal Marsden hospital said its outpatient department would be open by Monday and that it hoped some of the wards unaffected by the fire ...
Couple to Leave US After Custody Dispute
Jan 04, 2008; ... A Chinese couple who fought for seven years to get their daughter back from foster care won a judge's approval Thursday to avoid deportation by leaving the United States voluntarily. Shaoqiang and Qin Luo He regained custody of 8-year-old Anna Mae in July on orders from the state ...
Britney Spears Deposed in Custody Case
Jan 04, 2008; ... Britney Spears finally appeared Thursday for a deposition in her child-custody battle with Kevin Federline, her ex-husband's lawyer said. Spears was deposed for just 14 minutes, attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told reporters after the 26-year-old singer left. Paparazzi sprinted after ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
Docs: Home Care OK for Kids' Pneumonia
Jan 04, 2008; ... Children with severe pneumonia can be treated just as effectively at home as in a hospital, according to new research. Doctors in Pakistan found that children taking antibiotics at home were as likely to survive serious pneumonia as those treated in hospitals. The study was published Friday in ...
Top Chilean Cabinet Official Resigns
Jan 04, 2008 ... Interior Minister Belisario Velasco, one of the most powerful officials in President Michelle Bachelet's government, resigned Thursday as part of an expected Cabinet shake-up. Velasco said Bachelet accepted his resignation after "a cordial meeting" at Chile's presidential ...
Woman's Lost Pug Given As Christmas Gift
Jan 04, 2008; ... The holidays were sad enough for Kim Velevis after her lovable pug "Scooter" dug its way out of the back yard and disappeared. But the real blow came with the new year: A letter from an anonymous woman who found the friendly dog and gave it to her daughter as a Christmas present. To ...
Ouch! Cervical Cancer Shots Painful
Jan 04, 2008; ... The groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer in girls is gaining a reputation as the most painful of childhood shots, health experts say. As Austin Powers would say; "Ouch, baby. Very ouch." Health officials have touted the Gardasil vaccine as an important new ...
Ouch! Cervical Cancer Shots Painful
Jan 04, 2008; ... The groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer in girls is gaining a reputation as the most painful of childhood shots, health experts say. As Austin Powers would say; "Ouch, baby. Very ouch." Health officials have touted the Gardasil vaccine as an important new ...
China Limits Providers of Internet Video
Jan 04, 2008; ... China has moved to restrict videos online, allowing only state-controlled sites to post any _ including those shared by users _ and requiring Internet providers to delete and report a variety of content. It wasn't immediately clear how the new rules would affect YouTube and other ...
Can Golden Globes Shine Without Stars?
Jan 04, 2008; ... Talk about star power: The success of Hollywood's awards season sits squarely on the shoulders of celebrities. With no new talks scheduled in the 10-week Writers Guild of America strike, stars would have to cross picket lines to attend the Golden Globe awards _ and industry insiders ...
Clemens Says He Took B-12 Injection
Jan 04, 2008; ... Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12 _ not any performance-enhancing drugs. In the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes," which is to be broadcast Sunday night, ...
Group Sues FDA for Stronger Warnings
Jan 04, 2008 ... A consumer group sued the Food and Drug Administration Thursday, charging the agency is ignoring calls for stronger warnings that Cipro and similar antibiotics may cause serious tendon injuries. Labels of the fluoroquinolone family of antibiotics _ drugs that include the popular Cipro ...
Window Washer Who Fell 47 Floors Awake
Jan 04, 2008; ... Doctors say they have never seen anything like it: A window washer who fell 47 stories from the roof of a Manhattan skyscraper is now awake, talking to his family and expected to walk again. Alcides Moreno, 37, plummeted almost 500 feet in a Dec. 7 scaffolding collapse that killed his ...
Iowa Picking Campaign's First Winners
Jan 04, 2008; ... Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards fought for first Thursday in Iowa's presidential caucuses, a multimillion-dollar exercise in grass-roots democracy and the initial, critical test in the campaign for the party's 2008 nomination. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee vied ...
Giuliani Skips Iowa Caucuses for Fla
Jan 04, 2008; ... Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani skipped the Iowa caucuses Thursday and showered attention instead on Florida, where he holds an early lead he hopes will offset poor showings in the early-voting states. The former New York City mayor asked the mostly Cuban-American crowd ...
AP Top News at 7:16 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
China Limits Providers of Internet Video
Jan 04, 2008; ... China has moved to restrict videos online, allowing only state-controlled sites to post any _ including those shared by users _ and requiring Internet providers to delete and report a variety of content. It wasn't immediately clear how the new rules would affect YouTube and other ...
Iowa Picking Campaign's First Winners
Jan 04, 2008; ... Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards fought for first Thursday in Iowa's presidential caucuses, a multimillion-dollar exercise in grass-roots democracy and the initial, critical test in the campaign for the party's 2008 nomination. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee vied ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
AP Top News at 7:00 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
Correction:Hollywood Labor-Golden Globes
Jan 04, 2008 ... In a Jan. 2 story about the Writers Guild of America strike's impact on the Golden Globe Awards, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Screen Actors Guild would advise its members to boycott the show....
Car Bomb Kills 5, Wounds 67 in Turkey
Jan 04, 2008; ... Suspected Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb Thursday near a bus carrying soldiers in a Kurdish-dominated city in southeastern Turkey, killing five people and wounding 67. Thirty soldiers were among the wounded in the attack, the deadliest against Turkish troops since an Oct. 21 ...
AP Top News at 7:55 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
Charges in Ark. Bus Crash That Killed 4
Jan 04, 2008; ... A bus driver involved in a crash that killed four people and injured more than 20 has been charged with homicide after tests showed he had amphetamines in his system, a prosecutor said Thursday. Felix B. Tapia, 28, of Brownsville, Texas, faces four felony counts of negligent homicide ....
Purported Spammer Accused of Stock Fraud
Jan 04, 2008; ... A man described as one of the nation's most prolific senders of spam e-mail was among 11 people accused in an indictment unsealed Thursday of defrauding people by manipulating Chinese stock prices. Alan Ralsky, 52, of suburban West Bloomfield Township, made about $3 million through ...
Man Awake, Talking After 47-Floor Fall
Jan 04, 2008; ... Doctors say they have never seen anything like it: A window washer who fell 47 stories from the roof of a Manhattan skyscraper is now awake, talking to his family and expected to walk again. Alcides Moreno, 37, plummeted almost 500 feet in a Dec. 7 scaffolding collapse that killed his ...
Ratings Strong for Late-Night Shows
Jan 04, 2008; ... Television viewers welcomed late-night hosts with open arms for their first night back at work in two months because of a writers strike. Jay Leno's "Tonight" show on NBC was seen by 7.2 million viewers, or 43 percent more than what he had been averaging this season before the strike ...
A's Send Swisher to White Sox
Jan 04, 2008; ... Billy Beane went into the offseason believing his Oakland Athletics could compete in the AL West again if they just stayed healthier than last year. Six weeks before spring training opens, the general manager has changed his stance and is beginning a rebuilding project in Oakland. ...
Warren Sapp Tells Raiders He's Retiring
Jan 04, 2008; ... Warren Sapp told the Oakland Raiders on Thursday that he was retiring, ending the career of one of the best defensive tackles to play in the NFL. Sapp told the Contra Costa Times that he phoned Raiders owner Al Davis with the news Thursday. The Raiders had no official comment, but ...
Man Awake, Talking After 47-Floor Fall
Jan 04, 2008; ... Doctors say they have never seen anything like it: A window washer who fell 47 stories from the roof of a Manhattan skyscraper is now awake, talking to his family and expected to walk again. Alcides Moreno, 37, plummeted almost 500 feet in a Dec. 7 scaffolding collapse that killed his ...
'08 Candidates Grapple for First in Iowa
Jan 04, 2008; ... Democrats Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards fought for first Thursday in Iowa's presidential caucuses, a multimillion-dollar exercise in grass-roots democracy and the initial, critical test in the campaign for the party's 2008 nomination. Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee vied ...
AP Top News at 8:02 p.m. EST
Jan 04, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes." In the ...
US Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,907
Jan 04, 2008; ... As of Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, at least 3,907 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 3,178 died as a result of hostile action, according to the ...
Thursday's Sports Scoreboard
Jan 04, 2008; ... All Times Eastern National Football League No games today. National Basketball Association Portland vs Chicago, 8 p.m. ...
Highlights of Iowa Caucus-Goers' Survey
Jan 04, 2008; ... Preliminary results of a survey conducted for The Associated Press among voters arriving at the Iowa caucuses Thursday night: IDEOLOGY Iowa caucus-goers historically have been more ideological than voters in other states with competitive presidential nomination contests ....
Flurries in Fla., but No Crop Damage
Jan 04, 2008; ... Flurries fell across the Sunshine State on Thursday, but it appeared that growers were spared the deep freeze they feared would devastate the nation's citrus supply. Meanwhile, California was preparing for a trio of storms expected to unleash heavy rain and snow through the weekend. A ...