AP Online back issues from Friday, April 25:
AP Exclusive: US alleges baby-selling in Vietnam
Apr 25, 2008; ... Vietnam has failed to police its adoption system, allowing corruption, fraud and baby-selling to flourish, the U.S. Embassy says in a new report obtained by The Associated Press. The nine-page document describes brokers scouring villages for babies, hospitals selling infants whose ...
Congressman calls for review of slain Marine's rape claims
Apr 25, 2008 ... A member of the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday that he wants the Department of Defense to review what he called a botched investigation of a pregnant Marine's rape allegations against a corporal now charged in her death. The Marine Corps has defended its response to a ...
Wesley Snipes to serve 3 years in prison for tax convictions
Apr 25, 2008; ... Wesley Snipes called on famous friends to vouch for him, highlighted his clean criminal record and even wrote the government $5 million in checks _ all in an effort to convince a judge that his conviction on tax charges should cost him nothing more than home detention and some public service ...
Penguin's wetsuit puts him back in the swim of things
Apr 25, 2008; ... What's black and white and warm all over? A penguin in a wetsuit, naturally. Sounds like a joke, but it's quite serious for biologists at the California Academy of Sciences, who had a wetsuit created for an African penguin to help him get back in the swim of things. Pierre, a ...
Bush administration opposes Democrats' housing rescue plan
Apr 25, 2008; ... A top housing official said Thursday that the Bush administration "strongly opposes" Democrats' housing rescue package, calling it a bailout that would expose taxpayers to excessive risk. Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Roy A. Bernardi also indicated that ...
Senators ask Pentagon to reopen Air Force contract probe
Apr 25, 2008; ... Two senators have asked the Pentagon to reopen the investigation into Air Force officials' efforts to influence the award of a $50 million contract, urging investigators to focus on the actions of key service leaders, The Associated Press has learned. The chairman and the top ...
UN chief to announce plan to eliminate deaths from malaria
Apr 25, 2008; ... Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will announce a global initiative on Friday aimed eliminating deaths from malaria, a tropical scourge blamed for killing a million people a year. In a video message for a World Malaria Day event at U.N. headquarters, Ban said the initiative will offer ...
AP Top News at 9:16 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
White House says Syria 'must come clean' about nuclear work
Apr 25, 2008; ... The White House said Thursday that North Korea's secret work on a nuclear reactor with Syria was "a dangerous and potentially destabilizing development for the world," raising doubts about Pyongyang's intention to carry through with a promised disclosure of its nuclear activities. ...
Parnevik's opens with 68, stroke behind at Nelson
Apr 25, 2008; ... Jesper Parnevik has been so inconsistent that he's willing to take advice from a golfing buddy he refers to as a "complete hack monster." Something worked Thursday, with Parnevik overcoming gusty wind and a redesigned course to shoot a 2-under 68 in the first round of the ...
Study: Illegal worker crackdown would cost employers $1B
Apr 25, 2008; ... The government's plan to crack down on illegal workers could cost employers more than $1 billion a year and legal workers billions in lost wages, a study commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says. Those costs are enough to trigger a federal law that would require the Homeland ...
Prosecutors: Ind. student planned Columbine-like attack
Apr 25, 2008; ... A 16-year-old boy is accused of plotting an attack on his high school, prosecutors said Thursday, alleging that he discussed plans by e-mail with another person to carry out simultaneous "Columbine-like mass murders" in two states on Sept. 11, 2008. Authorities detained the ...
Selig hints no fine for brass implicated in Mitchell Report
Apr 25, 2008; ... Baseball commissioner Bud Selig hinted strongly Thursday that management officials implicated in the Mitchell Report won't be suspended or fined. Speaking at his annual meeting with the Associated Press Sports Editors, Selig indicated public service will be required of officials found ...
AP Top News at 8:15 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
Ethics committee criticizes retiring Sen. Domenici
Apr 25, 2008; ... Retiring Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., created an appearance of impropriety when he called a federal prosecutor in New Mexico to inquire about the timing of corruption indictments, the Senate ethics committee said Thursday. The committee criticized Domenici in a letter to the senator, ...
Obama seeks union's help while Clinton promotes vets issues
Apr 25, 2008; ... How does Sen. Barack Obama spend a day off in his hometown? By urging hundreds of union activists to back his presidential bid in the final Democratic primaries. That meant criticizing Republican presidential candidate John McCain, whom Obama accused of failing to offer "any meaningful ...
Texas court: State can take sect children to foster homes
Apr 25, 2008; ... Dozens of mothers from a polygamist retreat were bused away from their children Thursday, their legal efforts to stay united rejected as Texas officials sort out their massive custody case. Two buses took the women from the San Angelo Coliseum, where they had been temporarily housed ...
Guillermo del Toro to direct `The Hobbit' and sequel
Apr 25, 2008 ... Guillermo del Toro is directing "The Hobbit" and its sequel, which will span the 60 years between the first book and the beginning of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. New Line Cinema announced Thursday that the 43-year-old filmmaker, who wrote and directed ...
AP Top News at 8:51 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
Study: Illegal worker crackdown would cost employers $1B
Apr 25, 2008; ... The government's plan to crack down on illegal workers could cost employers more than $1 billion a year and legal workers billions in lost wages, a study commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says. Those costs are enough to trigger a federal law that would require the Homeland ...
Ethics committee criticizes Domenici
Apr 25, 2008; ... Retiring Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., created an appearance of impropriety when he called a federal prosecutor in New Mexico to inquire about the timing of corruption indictments, the Senate ethics committee said Thursday. The committee criticized Domenici in a letter to the senator, ...
Guillermo del Toro to direct 'The Hobbit' and sequel
Apr 25, 2008 ... Guillermo del Toro is directing "The Hobbit" and its sequel, which will span the 60 years between the first book and the beginning of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. New Line Cinema announced Thursday that the 43-year-old filmmaker, who wrote and directed ...
AP Top News at 8:54 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
Texas court: State can take sect children to foster homes
Apr 25, 2008; ... Dozens of mothers from a polygamist retreat were bused away from their children Thursday, their legal efforts to stay united rejected as Texas officials sort out their massive custody case. Two buses took the women from the San Angelo Coliseum, where they had been temporarily housed ...
Obama seeks union's help while Clinton promotes vets issues
Apr 25, 2008; ... How does Sen. Barack Obama spend a day off in his hometown? By urging hundreds of union activists to back his presidential bid in the final Democratic primaries. That meant criticizing Republican presidential candidate John McCain, whom Obama accused of failing to offer "any meaningful ...
Wall Street rises after drop in jobless claims, Ford results
Apr 25, 2008; ... Wall Street rallied Thursday after the government's jobless claims data and Ford Motor Co.'s first-quarter results helped reinject some optimism about the economy into the market. The Dow Jones industrial rose more than 80 points as investors focused on the Labor Department data ...
AP Top News at 9:00 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
Utah judge rejects new trial for polygamist-sect leader
Apr 25, 2008; ... A Utah judge on Thursday rejected claims by polygamous-sect leader Warren Jeffs' attorneys that his rape-by-accomplice convictions should be thrown out because of a decision to remove a juror that the defense had actually supported at the time. Jeffs' attorneys argued that the jury ...
AP Top News at 8:06 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
Wall Street rises after drop in jobless claims, Ford results
Apr 25, 2008; ... Wall Street rallied Thursday after the government's jobless claims data and Ford Motor Co.'s first-quarter results helped reinject some optimism about the economy into the market. The Dow Jones industrial rose more than 80 points as investors focused on the Labor Department data ...
Prosecutors: Ind. student planned Columbine-like attack
Apr 25, 2008; ... A 16-year-old boy is accused of plotting an attack on his high school, prosecutors said Thursday, alleging that he discussed plans by e-mail with another person to carry out simultaneous "Columbine-like mass murders" in two states on Sept. 11, 2008. Authorities detained the ...
AP Top News at 9:18 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
AP Top News at 8:09 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
Yahoo plans makeover with elements of social network
Apr 25, 2008; ... Yahoo Inc. plans to make its Web site a social hub by hosting applications from other online services, part of the Internet pioneer's effort to spawn more advertising opportunities. "We are going to rewire the entire experience at Yahoo to make it social in every dimension," ...
Prosecutors: Ind. student planned Columbine-like attack
Apr 25, 2008; ... A 16-year-old boy is accused of plotting an attack on his high school, officials said Thursday, alleging that he discussed plans by e-mail with another person to carry out simultaneous "Columbine-like mass murders" in two states on Sept. 11, 2008. Authorities detained the ...
AP Top News at 9:26 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
Al-Sadr may restart full-scale fight against US in Iraq
Apr 25, 2008; ... Muqtada al-Sadr is considering setting aside his political ambitions and restarting a full-scale fight against U.S.-led forces _ a worrisome shift that may reflect Iranian influence on the young cleric and could open the way for a shadow state protected by his powerful Mahdi Army. A ...
White House says Syria 'must come clean' about nuclear work
Apr 25, 2008; ... The White House said Thursday that North Korea's secret work on a nuclear reactor with Syria was "a dangerous and potentially destabilizing development for the world," raising doubts about Pyongyang's intention to carry through with a promised disclosure of its nuclear activities. ...
Guillermo del Toro to direct `The Hobbit' and sequel
Apr 25, 2008 ... Guillermo del Toro is directing "The Hobbit" and its sequel, which will span the 60 years between the first book and the beginning of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, New Line Cinema announced Thursday. The 43-year-old filmmaker will move to New Zealand for four ...
Wesley Snipes to serve 3 years in prison for tax convictions
Apr 25, 2008; ... Wesley Snipes called on famous friends to vouch for him, highlighted his clean criminal record and even wrote the government $5 million in checks _ all in an effort to convince a judge that his conviction on tax charges should cost him nothing more than home detention and some public service ...
Poll: Obama, Clinton running tight race in Indiana poll
Apr 25, 2008; ... THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats in Indiana. ___ THE NUMBERS Barack Obama, 48 percent Hillary Rodham Clinton, 47 percent ___ OF INTEREST: A similar poll conducted March 31-April 2 found 49 percent support ...
Senators ask Pentagon to reopen Air Force contract probe
Apr 25, 2008; ... Two senators have asked the Pentagon to reopen the investigation into Air Force officials' efforts to influence the award of a $50 million contract, urging investigators to focus on the actions of key service leaders, The Associated Press has learned. The chairman and the top ...
Ethics committee criticizes Domenici
Apr 25, 2008; ... Retiring Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., created an appearance of impropriety when he called a federal prosecutor in New Mexico to inquire about the timing of corruption indictments, the Senate ethics committee said Thursday. The committee criticized Domenici in a letter to the senator, ...
AP Exclusive: US alleges baby-selling in Vietnam
Apr 25, 2008; ... Vietnam has failed to police its adoption system, allowing corruption, fraud and baby-selling to flourish, the U.S. Embassy says in a new report obtained by The Associated Press. The nine-page document describes brokers scouring villages for babies, hospitals selling infants whose ...
White House says Syria 'must come clean' about nuclear work
Apr 25, 2008; ... The White House said Thursday that North Korea's secret work on a nuclear reactor with Syria was "a dangerous and potentially destabilizing development for the world," raising doubts about Pyongyang's intention to carry through with a promised disclosure of its nuclear activities. ...
Plane leaving Memphis returns for emergency landing
Apr 25, 2008 ... A Delta jet bound for Atlanta has turned around and made an emergency landing at Memphis International Airport after reporting engine trouble. Janice Young, a spokeswoman for the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, says Flight 4230 was carrying about 75 people ...
Thursday's Sports Scoreboard
Apr 25, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Detroit 8, Texas 2 F L.A. Angels 7, Boston 5 F...
Texas court: State can take sect children to foster homes
Apr 25, 2008; ... Dozens of mothers from a polygamist retreat were bused away from their children Thursday, their legal efforts to stay united rejected as Texas officials sort out their massive custody case. Two buses took the women from the San Angelo Coliseum, where they had been temporarily housed ...
Microsoft 3Q profit falls from Vista-heavy 2007 quarter
Apr 25, 2008; ... Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 11 percent from a year earlier, when the software maker reported more than $1 billion in deferred revenue tied to delays in the launch of the Windows Vista operating system. The earnings report didn't affect the ...
Yahoo plans makeover with elements of social network
Apr 25, 2008; ... Yahoo Inc. plans to make its Web site a social hub by hosting applications from other online services, part of the Internet pioneer's effort to spawn more advertising opportunities. "We are going to rewire the entire experience at Yahoo to make it social in every dimension," ...
White House says Syria 'must come clean' about nuclear work
Apr 25, 2008; ... The White House said Thursday that North Korea's secret work on a nuclear reactor with Syria was "a dangerous and potentially destabilizing development for the world," raising doubts about Pyongyang's ...
Israel's UN ambassador calls Jimmy Carter 'a bigot'
Apr 25, 2008; ... Israel's ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday called former President Jimmy Carter "a bigot" for meeting with the leader of the militant Hamas movement in Syria. Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, "went to the region with soiled hands and came back with bloody ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
Obama seeks union's help while Clinton promotes vets issues
Apr 25, 2008; ... How does Sen. Barack Obama spend a day off in his hometown? By urging hundreds of union activists to back his presidential bid in the final Democratic primaries. That meant criticizing Republican presidential candidate John McCain, whom Obama accused of failing to offer "any meaningful ...
Stewart exploring options that could take him from Gibbs
Apr 25, 2008; ... Tony Stewart has several different offers to leave Joe Gibbs Racing, and the two-time champion is considering every option _ including ones that could make him the owner of his own NASCAR team. "We've got multiple offers on the table right now, and there's a couple in particular ...
Bush administration opposes Democrats' housing rescue plan
Apr 25, 2008; ... A top housing official said Thursday that the Bush administration "strongly opposes" Democrats' housing rescue package, calling it a bailout that would expose taxpayers to excessive risk. Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Roy A. Bernardi also indicated that ...
UN chief to announce plan to eliminate deaths from malaria
Apr 25, 2008; ... Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will announce a global initiative Friday that steps up the global fight against malaria _ seeking to eventually wipe out a tropical scourge blamed for killing a million people a year. In a video message for a World Malaria Day event at U.N. headquarters, ...
Thursday's Sports Scoreboard
Apr 25, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Detroit 8, Texas 2 F L.A. Angels 7, Boston 5 F...
Study questions cost of illegal worker crackdown
Apr 25, 2008; ... The government's plan to crack down on illegal workers could cost employers more than $1 billion a year and legal workers billions in lost wages, a study commissioned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says. Those costs are enough to trigger a federal law that would require the Homeland ...
White House says Syria 'must come clean' about nuclear work
Apr 25, 2008; ... The White House said Thursday that North Korea's secret work on a nuclear reactor with Syria was "a dangerous and potentially destabilizing development for the world," raising doubts about Pyongyang's intention to carry through with a promised disclosure of its nuclear activities. ...
Wall Street rises after drop in jobless claims, Ford results
Apr 25, 2008; ... Wall Street rallied Thursday after the government's jobless claims data and Ford Motor Co.'s first-quarter results helped reinject some optimism about the economy into the market. The Dow Jones industrial rose more than 80 points as investors focused on the Labor Department data ...
Microsoft 3Q profit falls from Vista-heavy 2007 quarter
Apr 25, 2008; ... Microsoft Corp. said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit fell 11 percent from a year earlier, when the software maker reported more than $1 billion in deferred revenue tied to delays in the launch of the Windows Vista operating system. The earnings report didn't affect the ...
AP Top News at 8:33 p.m. EDT
Apr 25, 2008 ... DENVER (AP) _ Aaron Cook pitched eight strong innings and Brian Fuentes earned his first save in 10 months to help the Colorado Rockies end a four-game skid with a ...
Thursday's Sports Scoreboard
Apr 25, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Detroit 8, Texas 2 F L.A. Angels 7, Boston 5 F...
Wall Street rises after drop in jobless claims, Ford results
Apr 25, 2008; ... Wall Street rallied Thursday after the government's jobless claims data and Ford Motor Co.'s first-quarter results helped reinject some optimism about the economy into the market. The Dow Jones industrial rose more than 80 points as investors focused on the Labor Department data ...