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400+ Kids Taken From Polygamist Compound
Apr 08, 2008; ... More than 400 children, mostly girls in pioneer dresses, were swept into state custody from a polygamist sect in what authorities described Monday as the largest child-welfare operation in Texas history. The dayslong raid on the sprawling compound built by now-jailed polygamist leader ...
AMD Lowers Sales Outlook, Plans Job Cuts
Apr 08, 2008; ... Battered by product delays and acquisition costs, beleaguered chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Monday that it will jettison 10 percent of its work force and warned investors that first-quarter sales were lower than expected across all business lines. The Sunnyvale-based ...
AMD Lowers Sales Outlook, Plans Job Cuts
Apr 08, 2008; ... Battered by product delays and acquisition costs, beleaguered chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Monday that it will jettison 10 percent of its work force and warned investors that first-quarter sales were lower than expected across all business lines. The Sunnyvale-based ...
Yemen Holds 7 in Western Complex Blasts
Apr 08, 2008; ... Seven people were arrested Monday on suspicion of involvement in attacks against a residential complex for Westerners in Yemen's capital, a security official said. The official said some of those detained may have connections to al-Qaida, but he did ...
Judge Convicts 2 Makah in Whale Hunt
Apr 08, 2008; ... Two Makah tribal members who led a rogue hunt for gray whales have been convicted of federal misdemeanor charges in Tacoma, Wash. U.S. Magistrate Judge J. Kelley Arnold found Wayne Johnson and Andy Noel guilty Monday after the pair waived their right to a jury trial and admitted their ...
Giants Fall in Post-Bonds Home Opener
Apr 08, 2008; ... Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated the 50th anniversary of their ...
Body Parts Found at 2 S.C. Homes
Apr 08, 2008 ... Authorities in South Carolina are investigating the discovery of severed hands and feet at two homes about a mile apart. Greenville County Coroner's investigator Scott Ramsey says the body parts were found early Monday in black plastic bags. Greenville police Cpl. Jason ...
Washington Post Wins 6 Pulitzers
Apr 08, 2008; ... The Washington Post won six Pulitzer Prizes on Monday _ the most in its history _ including awards for its coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre and a series exposing shoddy treatment of America's war wounded at Walter Reed hospital. The New York ...
D'backs, Young Agree on 5-Year Extension
Apr 08, 2008; ... Center fielder Chris Young and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension through 2013. The agreement, which includes a team option for 2014, was confirmed by a person familiar with the details who spoke on condition of ...
Padres Spoil Giants Home Opener
Apr 08, 2008; ... Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated the 50th anniversary of their ...
AMD Lowers Sales Outlook, Plans Job Cuts
Apr 08, 2008; ... Battered by product delays and acquisition costs, beleaguered chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Monday that it will jettison 10 percent of its work force and warned investors that first-quarter sales were lower than expected across all business lines. The Sunnyvale-based ...
2008 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Apr 08, 2008; ... The 2008 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists: JOURNALISM: Public Service: The Washington Post for exposing the mistreatment of wounded veterans at Walter Reed Hospital. Finalists: The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer for reporting on the effects of the mortgage crisis; Newsday of ...
Voter Rolls Swelling in Pa.
Apr 08, 2008 ... Voter registration for Pennsylvania's April 22 presidential primary is close to setting a a new record, and a surge of Democratic sign-ups has reversed years of Republican domination in two suburban Philadelphia counties. Statewide registration stands at 8.32 million _ fewer than ...
Hundreds Flee Fight in Shiite Stronghold
Apr 08, 2008; ... Hundreds of people fled fighting in Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold Monday as U.S. and Iraqi forces increased pressure on anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who faces an ultimatum to either disband his Mahdi Army or give up politics. Al-Sadr's aides said he would only dismantle ...
Skycaps Win Lawsuit Over $2-A-Bag Fee
Apr 08, 2008; ... A federal jury on Monday awarded more than $325,000 to nine Logan International Airport skycaps for American Airlines who claimed they lost tips when the airline instituted a $2 fee for checking a bag at curbside. American Airlines said its decision to impose the baggage fee in 2005 ...
Olympic Torch Relay in Chaos in Paris
Apr 08, 2008; ... Paris' Olympic torch relay descended into chaos Monday, with protesters scaling the Eiffel Tower, grabbing for the flame and forcing security officials to repeatedly snuff out the torch and transport it by bus past demonstrators yelling "Free Tibet!" The relentless ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ Broadcaster Dick Vitale, a man who had limited success as a coach but brought the game of basketball to millions of TV watchers, was selected to the game's Hall of Fame on ...
Riley, Vitale, Olajuwon, Ewing in Hall
Apr 08, 2008; ... Broadcaster Dick Vitale, a man who had limited success as a coach but brought the game of basketball to millions of TV watchers, was selected to the game's Hall of Fame on Monday alongside Pat Riley, one of the most successful NBA coaches of all time. Overcome with emotion, Vitale ...
AP Top News at 8:27 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated ...
Monday's Sports Scoreboard
Apr 08, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Baltimore 5, Seattle 4 F Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 4 F...
Giants Fall in Post-Bonds Home Opener
Apr 08, 2008; ... Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated the 50th anniversary of their ...
Hundreds Flee Fight in Shiite Stronghold
Apr 08, 2008; ... Hundreds of people fled fighting in Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold Monday as U.S. and Iraqi forces increased pressure on anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who faces an ultimatum to either disband his Mahdi Army or give up politics. Al-Sadr's aides said he would only dismantle ...
Skycaps Win Lawsuit Over $2-A-Bag Fee
Apr 08, 2008; ... A federal jury on Monday awarded more than $325,000 to nine Logan International Airport skycaps for American Airlines who claimed they lost tips when the airline instituted a $2 fee for checking a bag at curbside. American Airlines said its decision to impose the baggage fee in 2005 ...
AP Top News at 8:42 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated ...
AP Top News at 8:02 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated ...
AP Top News at 8:17 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated ...
World Bank Expects More High Food Prices
Apr 08, 2008; ... Rising food prices, which have caused social unrest in several countries, are not a temporary phenomenon, but are likely to persist for several years, World Bank President Robert Zoellick says. Strong demand, change in diet and the use of biofuels as an alternative source of energy ...
Clinton's Tale Part Truth, Part Errors
Apr 08, 2008 ... Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has stopped telling a story of a pregnant woman's medical tragedy after an Ohio hospital challenged its accuracy last weekend. But recent accounts of the episode have omitted key details that suggest there was more truth in the essence of ...
Key Figure in O.J. Case Releases Book
Apr 08, 2008; ... Thomas Riccio, the memorabilia dealer who arranged O.J. Simpson's ill-fated meeting in a Las Vegas hotel room, says in a book released Monday that the former football star's entourage carried at least one gun, even though Simpson tried afterward to tell him otherwise. "He was ...
Ill. Law Would Bypass Electoral College
Apr 08, 2008; ... Illinois will award its presidential electoral votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote _ but only if several other states follow suit. A bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich made Illinois the third state, after Maryland and New Jersey, ready to bypass the ...
Police: Mom Spoke of Killing Her Kids
Apr 08, 2008; ... A widowed mother accused of killing her children and taking a college counselor hostage at gunpoint spoke of a plan to kill her son and daughter the day before they were found dead, a police detective testified Monday. Gail Coontz, 37, has pleaded not guilty to murder in the deaths of ...
Ga. Soldier's Widow Wants His Sperm
Apr 08, 2008; ... A soldier's widow has succeeded in having sperm taken from his body and frozen four days after he was slain in Iraq, though medical experts said it's highly unlikely she would be able to bear his child. Sgt. Dayne Darren Dhanoolal, 26, died March 31 when an explosive detonated near ...
Colombia Union Members Still Targeted
Apr 08, 2008; ... The Colombian government said Monday that the U.S. trade deal will grow its economy. U.S. President George W. Bush also praised the deal, saying that dropping Colombian tariffs will be a boon to U.S. factory workers and farmers. Colombia's government also hopes the pact will create ...
D'backs, Young Agree on 5-Year Extension
Apr 08, 2008; ... Center fielder Chris Young and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension through 2013. The agreement, which includes a team option for 2014, was confirmed by a person familiar with the details who spoke on condition of anonymity because an ...
US Military Deaths in Iraq at 4,023
Apr 08, 2008; ... As of Monday, April 7, 2008, at least 4,023 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 3,274 died as a result of hostile action, according to the ...
AP Top News at 8:43 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ Broadcaster Dick Vitale, a man who had limited success as a coach but brought the game of basketball to millions of TV watchers, was selected to the game's Hall of Fame on ...
Young Gets New Deal
Apr 08, 2008; ... Center fielder Chris Young and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension through 2013. The agreement, which includes a team option for 2014, was confirmed by a person familiar with the details who spoke on condition of anonymity because an ...
World Bank Expects More High Food Prices
Apr 08, 2008; ... Rising food prices, which have caused social unrest in several countries, are not a temporary phenomenon, but are likely to persist for several years, World Bank President Robert Zoellick says. Strong demand, change in diet and the use of biofuels as an alternative source of energy ...
AP Top News at 8:42 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated ...
AP Top News at 8:05 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated ...
AMD Lowers Sales Outlook, Plans Job Cuts
Apr 08, 2008; ... Battered by product delays and acquisition costs, beleaguered chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said Monday that it will jettison 10 percent of its work force and warned investors that first-quarter sales were lower than expected across all business lines. The Sunnyvale-based ...
Ex-Hostage: Betancourt Not Near Death
Apr 08, 2008; ... A former hostage of Colombian rebels on Monday said that captive Ingrid Betancourt was sick but denied assertions that he had said she was near death. France launched a mission to help the French-Colombian hostage, citing fears for her health after more than six years in captivity in ...
N.J. Approves Paid Leave for Family Care
Apr 08, 2008; ... New Jersey moved Monday to become the third state to require companies to offer six weeks of paid leave to workers wishing to care for a new child or sick relative. The state Senate voted 21-15 to approve the bill that would offer up to six weeks paid leave. The Assembly approved the ...
Young Gets New Deal
Apr 08, 2008; ... Center fielder Chris Young and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension through 2013. The agreement, which includes a team option for 2014, was confirmed by a person familiar with the details who spoke on condition of ...
Civil Rights Icon's Incest Trial Starts
Apr 08, 2008; ... A daughter of a civil rights icon who served as a top lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. testified Monday that her father regularly molested her beginning when she was 6 years old. The Rev. James L. Bevel pleaded not guilty to a charge of incest before jury selection began Monday ....
400+ Kids Taken From Polygamist Compound
Apr 08, 2008; ... More than 400 children, mostly girls in pioneer dresses, were swept into state custody from a polygamist sect in what authorities described Monday as the largest child-welfare operation in Texas history. The dayslong raid on the sprawling compound built by now-jailed polygamist leader ...
AP Top News at 8:41 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated ...
London's Tower Bridge to Get Facelift
Apr 08, 2008 ... London's famous Tower Bridge is getting an $8 million facelift over the next four years. The British landmark will be stripped of its paint and repainted in traditional blue and white as part of plans announced Monday. Work on the improvements are due to start in June or ...
Monday's Sports Scoreboard
Apr 08, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Baltimore 5, Seattle 4 F Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 4 F...
Riley, Vitale, Olajuwon, Ewing in Hall
Apr 08, 2008; ... Broadcaster Dick Vitale, a man who had limited success as a coach but brought the game of basketball to millions of TV watchers, was selected to the game's Hall of Fame on Monday alongside Pat Riley, one of the most successful NBA coaches of all time. Overcome with emotion, Vitale ...
400+ Kids Taken From Polygamist Compound
Apr 08, 2008; ... More than 400 children, mostly girls in pioneer dresses, were swept into state custody from a polygamist sect in what authorities described Monday as the largest child-welfare operation in Texas history. The dayslong raid on the sprawling compound built by now-jailed polygamist leader ...
MySpace Expanding Site for US Latinos
Apr 08, 2008; ... The online hangout MySpace is expanding its offerings for U.S. Hispanics, adding eight bilingual communities focused on Latino bands and celebrities, soccer and other interests. The year-old MySpace Latino has largely been a translation of MySpace's English site into Spanish ....
5 San Diego Officials Face SEC Charges
Apr 08, 2008; ... The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint Monday against five former San Diego city officials, alleging they committed fraud by concealing a ballooning shortfall in the city pension fund. The complaint said the officials knew the city was underfunding its pension ...
al-Qaida Won't Bear Blame for Austrians
Apr 08, 2008; ... An Al-Qaida-linked group said Monday that it refuses to be responsible for the fate of two Austrian tourists it kidnapped two months ago, and lashed out at Austrian authorities for not complying with the group's conditions for their release. The posting came just hours after a ...
AP Top News at 8:40 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated ...
Omagh Bombing Lawsuit Starts
Apr 08, 2008; ... The IRA dissidents responsible for Northern Ireland's bloodiest terror attack should pay for their crime, a lawyer argued Monday as he launched an unprecedented civil lawsuit against five men accused of being behind the car bombing. The blast in Omagh on Aug. 15, 1998, killed 29 ...
5 San Diego Officials Face SEC Charges
Apr 08, 2008; ... The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint Monday against five former San Diego city officials, alleging they committed fraud by concealing a ballooning shortfall in the city pension fund. The complaint said the officials knew the city was underfunding its pension ...
AP Top News at 8:25 p.m. EDT
Apr 08, 2008 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Greg Maddux earned his 348th career win, Adrian Gonzalez went 4-for-5 with a homer and four runs, and the San Diego Padres spoiled the San Francisco Giants' first home opener since cutting ties with Barry Bonds by winning 8-4 Monday. The Giants celebrated ...
Jury Says Driver, Paparazzi Killed Diana
Apr 08, 2008; ... A coroner's jury returned the most serious verdict within its power Monday, ruling that Princess Diana and her boyfriend were unlawfully killed because their driver and pursuing paparazzi were reckless _ behavior tantamount to manslaughter. Criminal charges were unlikely, however, ...
MySpace Expanding Site for US Latinos
Apr 08, 2008; ... The online hangout MySpace is expanding its offerings for U.S. Hispanics, adding eight bilingual communities focused on Latino bands and celebrities, soccer and other interests. The year-old MySpace Latino has largely been a translation of MySpace's English site into Spanish ....
Civil Rights Icon's Incest Trial Starts
Apr 08, 2008; ... A daughter of a civil rights icon who served as a top lieutenant to Martin Luther King Jr. testified Monday that her father regularly molested her beginning when she was 6 years old. The Rev. James L. Bevel pleaded not guilty to a charge of incest before jury selection began Monday ....
400-Plus Children at Polygamist Compound
Apr 08, 2008; ... More than 400 children, mostly girls in pioneer dresses, were swept into state custody from a polygamist sect in what authorities described Monday as the largest child-welfare operation in Texas history. The dayslong raid on the sprawling compound built by now-jailed polygamist leader ...
Hundreds Flee Fight in Shiite Stronghold
Apr 08, 2008; ... Hundreds of people fled fighting in Baghdad's Shiite militia stronghold Monday as U.S. and Iraqi forces increased pressure on anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who faces an ultimatum to either disband his Mahdi Army or give up politics. Al-Sadr's aides said he would only dismantle ...
DA: 'Laziness' at Orange County Jail
Apr 08, 2008; ... Results of a grand jury investigation released Monday show that an Orange County sheriff's deputy watched TV and sent text messages while jail inmates beat a fellow prisoner to death. The findings were compiled in a report released by District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, who told ...