AP Online back issues from Wednesday, May 28:
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... CINCINNATI (AP) _ Outfielder Jay Bruce, the Cincinnati Reds' top prospect, was called up from the minors Tuesday in a move that represents another step toward the franchise's future. The Reds promoted the 21-year-old outfielder from Triple-A Louisville and ...
AP Top News at 8:24 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... Robbery suspect who pretended to be clerk arrested ...
Obesity battle among US children may have peaked
May 28, 2008; ... The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new figures that offer a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dismal battle. "That is a first encouraging finding in what has been unremittingly bad ...
McCain's policy on fundraisers: Close them
May 28, 2008; ... John McCain prides himself on being a remarkably transparent presidential candidate, with rolling news conferences on his "Straight Talk Express" campaign bus and an open-door policy when it comes to the media. Yet, the door closes tightly on the Republican's ...
Paul Hamm has surgery on hand
May 28, 2008 ... The first step in Olympic gold medalist Paul Hamm's recovery is already done. Hamm had surgery Tuesday to repair the broken bone in his right hand, and will begin physical therapy Thursday. Recovery is expected to take at least four weeks, and the gymnast is optimistic he'll be ...
Radio glitch delays activities for Mars lander
May 28, 2008; ... NASA couldn't send commands Tuesday to the Phoenix Mars lander because of a radio glitch, delaying a second day of activities, officials said. NASA said the problem was minor and workers were trying to fix it. Phoenix, the latest spacecraft on Mars, communicates with Earth ...
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
May 28, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Cleveland 7, Chicago White Sox 2 -6 N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 8 -6...
Venezuela information minister resigns
May 28, 2008 ... A top aide to Hugo Chavez offered to resign Tuesday after he unilaterally decided to force Venezuela's privately-owned networks to pay to broadcast the president's speeches. Information Minister Andres Izarra announced during a brief television appearance that he would submit his ...
Obama mistaken on name of Nazi death camp
May 28, 2008; ... The Barack Obama campaign said Tuesday the candidate mistakenly referred to the wrong Nazi death camp when relating the story of a great uncle who helped liberate the camps in World War II. The Democratic presidential candidate said the story is accurate except that the camp was ...
National Spelling Bee has international flair
May 28, 2008; ... Thomas North sounded a little groggy Tuesday morning, having experienced what he called a "pretty erratic" sleep pattern during his first 24 hours in the United States. Who could blame him? Of the record 288 competitors in this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee, no one ...
Boy who hopped 2 flights last year tries it again
May 28, 2008 ... A 10-year-old boy who last year talked his way onto airline flights to Texas tried another getaway Tuesday but was stopped at a boarding gate, authorities said. Security tapes show Semaj Booker passing through a metal detector and other procedures before 5 a.m. at a checkpoint ...
McCain's policy on fundraisers: Close them
May 28, 2008; ... John McCain prides himself on being a remarkably transparent presidential candidate, with rolling news conferences on his "Straight Talk Express" campaign bus and an open-door policy when it comes to the media. Yet, the door closes tightly on the Republican's ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... CINCINNATI (AP) _ Outfielder Jay Bruce, the Cincinnati Reds' top prospect, was called up from the minors Tuesday in a move that represents another step toward the franchise's future. The Reds promoted the 21-year-old outfielder from Triple-A Louisville and ...
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
May 28, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 2 -5 N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 6 -5...
Wartime PTSD cases jumped roughly 50 pct. in 2007
May 28, 2008; ... The number of troops with new cases of post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007 amid the military buildup in Iraq and increased violence there and in Afghanistan. Records show roughly 40,000 ...
Clemens asks judge to let lawsuit proceed
May 28, 2008 ... Roger Clemens' lawyers asked a federal judge to let his defamation suit against Brian McNamee proceed to trial. Clemens' attorneys filed a 39-page response to the motion to dismiss that McNamee's lawyers filed on March ...
Wartime PTSD cases jumped roughly 50 pct. in 2007
May 28, 2008; ... The number of troops with new cases of post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007 amid the military buildup in Iraq and increased violence there and in Afghanistan. Records show roughly 40,000 ...
Desperate Housewives star dishes up Frostys, fries
May 28, 2008 ... Eva Longoria Parker took time to dish out Frostys and french fries at a Wendy's where she once worked on Tuesday. The "Desperate Housewives" star worked the drive-thru at the restaurant to help kick off the Father's Day Frosty Weekend, an event that donates 50 cents for ...
China evacuates villagers after new flood threat
May 28, 2008; ... About 80,000 people were evacuated Tuesday from downstream of an unstable earthquake-created dam that is threatening to collapse, and troops rushed to carve a trench to drain the water before it floods the valley. The threat of flooding from dozens of lakes swelling behind walls of ...
Man accused of stealing bracelet and swallowing it
May 28, 2008; ... A 25-year-old man bit off more than he could chew when he allegedly stole a gold bracelet from an 8-year-old girl and then swallowed the evidence, police in northern Mexico said Tuesday. Jose Rigoberto Cruz Salas was being administered laxatives to recover the evidence at a jail in a ...
Reds call up Jay Bruce, designate Hatteberg
May 28, 2008; ... Outfielder Jay Bruce, the Cincinnati Reds' top prospect, was called up from the minors Tuesday in a move that represents another step toward the franchise's future. The Reds promoted the 21-year-old outfielder from Triple-A Louisville and designated first baseman Scott Hatteberg for ...
AP Top News at 8:23 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... Robbery suspect who pretended to be clerk arrested ...
Desperate Housewives star dishes up Frostys, fries
May 28, 2008 ... Eva Longoria Parker took time to dish out Frostys and french fries at a Wendy's where she once worked on Tuesday. The "Desperate Housewives" star worked the drive-thru at the restaurant to help kick off the Father's Day Frosty Weekend, an event that donates 50 cents for ...
Defendant 'sorry' for SoCal commuter rail deaths
May 28, 2008; ... A murder defendant apologized Tuesday for causing a commuter train disaster that killed 11 people, testifying that he was trying to kill himself and never meant to harm anyone else. On the witness stand, Juan Alvarez, 29, asked for forgiveness from families of those killed in the ...
Blackwater grand jury hears from Iraqi witnesses
May 28, 2008; ... Three Iraqis, including the father of a slain 9-year-old boy, appeared Tuesday before a federal grand jury investigating a deadly Sept. 16 shooting in Baghdad involving Blackwater Worldwide contractors. The Iraqis were escorted to the closed-door session by federal prosecutors who are ...
'Farmer Wants a Wife' brings country life to CW
May 28, 2008; ... The glossy, big-city world of "Gossip Girls" is far afield of the modest, small-town doings of "Farmer Wants a Wife." Logic dictates that the ratings gap between the two CW shows _ the highly promoted, buzzed-about "Gossip Girls" and the largely ...
Woods says he's 'on schedule' to play US Open
May 28, 2008; ... Tiger Woods entered the room with a slight limp and unwavering determination to play the U.S. Open. "The knee's doing better," said Woods, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee April 15. "The rehab is boring. It gets really old riding that bike, man. But everything's on ...
AP Top News at 9:21 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... BETHESDA, Md. (AP) _ Tiger Woods entered the room with a slight limp and unwavering determination to play the U.S. Open. "The knee's doing better," said Woods, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee April 15. "The rehab is boring. It gets really old riding that bike, man ....
Ex-Kelly employee testifies singer appears on sex tape
May 28, 2008; ... A recent employee of R. Kelly testified Tuesday that she didn't want to believe the R&B superstar appeared on a sex tape at the center of his child pornography trial because he was such a good boss. But now she's sure he did. Lindsey Perryman, who worked as a personal assistant to ...
`Farmer Wants a Wife' brings country life, ratings to hip CW
May 28, 2008; ... The glossy, big-city world of "Gossip Girls" is far afield of the modest, small-town doings of "Farmer Wants a Wife." Logic dictates that the ratings gap between the two CW shows _ the highly promoted, buzzed-about "Gossip Girls" and the largely ...
Judge rejects La. congressman's bribery theory
May 28, 2008; ... A federal judge has refused to toss out a bribery indictment against a Louisiana congressman who argued that his alleged misdeeds were technically more akin to influence peddling than bribery. In an order made public Tuesday, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III denied a motion filed by ...
Desperate Housewives star dishes up Frostys, fries
May 28, 2008 ... Eva Longoria Parker took time to dish out Frostys and french fries at a Wendy's on Tuesday. The "Desperate Housewives" star worked the drive-thru at the restaurant to help kick off the Father's Day Frosty Weekend, an event that donates 50 cents for every Frosty sold to the Dave Thomas ...
AP Top News at 9:37 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... BETHESDA, Md. (AP) _ Tiger Woods entered the room with a slight limp and unwavering determination to play the U.S. Open. "The knee's doing better," said Woods, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee April 15. "The rehab is boring. It gets really old riding that bike, man ....
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,085
May 28, 2008; ... As of Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at least 4,085 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,328 died as a result of hostile action, ...
Man accused of stealing bracelet and swallowing it
May 28, 2008 ... Police in northern Mexico say a 25-year-old man bit off more than he could chew when he allegedly stole a gold bracelet from an 8-year-old girl and then swallowed the evidence. Jose Rigoberto Cruz Salas was being administered laxatives at a jail in a suburb of the northern city of ...
McCain campaigns with Bush, seeing pluses, minuses
May 28, 2008; ... John McCain's complex relationship with President Bush can be summed up with a simple saying: can't live with him, can't live without him. The president's own popularity is bottom-of-the-barrel low. Even allies privately fret that he's an albatross for the Republican looking to ...
China evacuates villagers after new flood threat
May 28, 2008; ... About 80,000 people were evacuated Tuesday from downstream of an unstable earthquake-created dam that is threatening to collapse, and troops rushed to carve a trench to drain the water before it floods the valley. The threat of flooding from dozens of lakes swelling behind walls of ...
AP Top News at 8:03 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... CINCINNATI (AP) _ Outfielder Jay Bruce, the Cincinnati Reds' top prospect, was called up from the minors Tuesday in a move that represents another step toward the franchise's future. The Reds promoted the 21-year-old outfielder from Triple-A Louisville and ...
Clinton affirms commitment to Native American issues
May 28, 2008; ... Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged her commitment Tuesday to tribal sovereignty and Indian health care. "I want to be a strong partner with Indian country," the Democratic presidential candidate told several hundred people at Salish Kootenai College on the sprawling Flathead ...
Obama mistaken on name of Nazi death camp
May 28, 2008; ... The Barack Obama campaign said Tuesday the candidate mistakenly referred to the wrong Nazi death camp when relating the story of a great uncle who helped liberate the camps in World War II. The Democratic presidential candidate said the story is accurate except that the camp was ...
Clemens asks judge to let lawsuit proceed
May 28, 2008 ... Roger Clemens' lawyers asked a federal judge to let his defamation suit against Brian McNamee proceed to trial. Clemens' attorneys filed a 39-page response to the motion to dismiss that McNamee's lawyers filed on March ...
China evacuates villagers after new flood threat
May 28, 2008; ... About 80,000 people were evacuated Tuesday from downstream of an unstable earthquake-created dam that is threatening to collapse, and troops rushed to carve a trench to drain the water before it floods the valley. The threat of flooding from dozens of lakes swelling behind walls of ...
Groups sue government over new smog rules
May 28, 2008; ... Health and environmental organizations filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that the Bush administration failed to protect public health and the environment when it issued new smog requirements. The lawsuit maintains that the Environmental Protection Agency ignored the recommendation of a ...
CIA watching for al-Qaida 'succession crisis'
May 28, 2008; ... The U.S. is making "a big and continual push" to capture or kill al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, but his demise won't end the organization's menace, CIA Director Michael Hayden said Tuesday in an Associated Press interview. The CIA is equally interested in those jockeying to replace ...
Wartime PTSD cases jumped roughly 50 pct. in 2007
May 28, 2008; ... The number of troops with new cases of post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007 amid the military buildup in Iraq and increased violence there and in Afghanistan. Records show roughly 40,000 ...
Blackwater grand jury hears from Iraqi witnesses
May 28, 2008; ... Three Iraqis, including the father of a slain 9-year-old boy, appeared Tuesday before a federal grand jury investigating a deadly Sept. 16 shooting in Baghdad involving Blackwater Worldwide contractors. The Iraqis were escorted to the closed-door session by federal prosecutors who are ...
AP Top News at 8:54 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... CINCINNATI (AP) _ Outfielder Jay Bruce, the Cincinnati Reds' top prospect, was called up from the minors Tuesday in a move that represents another step toward the franchise's future. The Reds promoted the 21-year-old outfielder from Triple-A Louisville and ...
US on track to break record for tornadoes
May 28, 2008; ... Another week, another rumbling train of tornadoes that obliterates entire city blocks, smashing homes to their foundations and killing people even as they cower in their basements. With the year not even half done, 2008 is already the deadliest tornado year in the United States since ...
Obama mistaken on name of Nazi death camp
May 28, 2008; ... The Barack Obama campaign said Tuesday the candidate mistakenly referred to the wrong Nazi death camp when relating the story of a great uncle who helped liberate the camps in World War II. The Democratic presidential candidate said the story is accurate except that the camp was ...
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
May 28, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 2 -4 N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 4 -4...
Desperate Housewives star dishes up Frostys, fries
May 28, 2008 ... Eva Longoria Parker took time to dish out Frostys and french fries at a Wendy's on Tuesday. The "Desperate Housewives" star worked the drive-thru at the restaurant to help kick off the Father's Day Frosty Weekend, an event that donates 50 cents for every Frosty sold to the ...
McCain campaigns with Bush, seeing pluses, minuses
May 28, 2008; ... John McCain's complex relationship with President Bush can be summed up with a simple saying: can't live with him, can't live without him. The president's own popularity is bottom-of-the-barrel low. Even allies privately fret that he's an albatross for the Republican looking to ...
Pedro Martinez likely to rejoin Mets next week
May 28, 2008 ... Pedro Martinez is likely to rejoin the New York Mets' rotation early next week in San Francisco. He is scheduled to make a minor league rehab start for Class-A St. Lucie tomorrow and ...
Robbery suspect who pretended to be clerk arrested
May 28, 2008 ... A Mesa man suspected of robbing a 7-11 after pretending to be a clerk was arrested Monday during a traffic stop in Phoenix. Mesa police alleged Marc Antoine Stovall, 21, called a 7-11 store April 27, falsely said he was a new employee, arranged for training and then went to the store ...
Pedro Martinez likely to rejoin Mets next week
May 28, 2008 ... Pedro Martinez is likely to rejoin the New York Mets' rotation early next week in San Francisco. On the disabled list nearly all season with a strained left hamstring, Martinez is scheduled to make a minor league rehab start Wednesday night for Class-A St. Lucie. If all goes well, his ...
AP Top News at 9:18 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... BETHESDA, Md. (AP) _ Tiger Woods entered the room with a slight limp and unwavering determination to play the U.S. Open. "The knee's doing better," said Woods, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee April 15. "The rehab is boring. It gets really old riding that bike, man ....
Earle Hagen, 'Andy Griffith' composer, dies at 88
May 28, 2008; ... Earle H. Hagen, who co-wrote the jazz classic "Harlem Nocturne" and composed memorable themes for "The Andy Griffith Show," "I Spy," "The Mod Squad" and other TV shows, has died. He was 88. Hagen, who is heard whistling the folksy tune for ...
AP Top News at 8:13 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... CINCINNATI (AP) _ Outfielder Jay Bruce, the Cincinnati Reds' top prospect, was called up from the minors Tuesday in a move that represents another step toward the franchise's future. The Reds promoted the 21-year-old outfielder from Triple-A Louisville and ...
NJ mayor resigns, pleads guilty to corruption
May 28, 2008; ... A former lawmaker ensnared in a federal bribery investigation pleaded guilty to federal and state corruption charges Tuesday and resigned as mayor of Orange. Mims Hackett Jr. admitted he took a $5,000 bribe to steer a city contract to an insurance ...
AP Top News at 9:20 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... BETHESDA, Md. (AP) _ Tiger Woods entered the room with a slight limp and unwavering determination to play the U.S. Open. "The knee's doing better," said Woods, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee April 15. "The rehab is boring. It gets really old riding that bike, man ....
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
May 28, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Cleveland 8, Chicago White Sox 2 -8 N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 8 -8...
Sheffield goes on DL, Tigers promote Larish from Triple-A
May 28, 2008 ... The Detroit Tigers placed Gary Sheffield on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with an oblique strain on his left side. Sheffield, who started Monday night's game as the designated hitter, was injured running out a grounder to shortstop in the third inning. He slowed up halfway down the ...
AP Top News at 9:00 p.m. EDT
May 28, 2008 ... CINCINNATI (AP) _ Outfielder Jay Bruce, the Cincinnati Reds' top prospect, was called up from the minors Tuesday in a move that represents another step toward the franchise's future. The Reds promoted the 21-year-old outfielder from Triple-A Louisville and ...
US on track to break record for tornadoes
May 28, 2008; ... Another week, another rumbling train of tornadoes that obliterates entire city blocks, smashing homes to their foundations and killing people even as they cower in their basements. With the year not even half done, 2008 is already the deadliest tornado year in the United States since ...
China evacuates villagers after new flood threat
May 28, 2008; ... About 80,000 people were evacuated Tuesday from downstream of an unstable earthquake-created dam that is threatening to collapse, and troops rushed to carve a trench to drain the water before it floods the valley. The threat of flooding comes even as quake aftershocks continue to hit ...