AP Online back issues from Thursday, May 29:
Cops: Dropped phone caused emergency river search
May 29, 2008 ... Police in southwest Idaho say a woman who dropped her phone in the Boise River and then yelled for help to get it back resulted in reports of a woman who had fallen into the river. Garden City Police say the resulting search on Tuesday on what turned out to be a false alarm drew 30 ...
Train crashes injure passengers in Boston, Chicago
May 29, 2008; ... Two commuter trains collided and derailed during the evening rush hour outside Boston on Wednesday, hurting several passengers and trapping the seriously injured operator of one train, authorities said. The crash came just hours after an elevated train derailed in Chicago, sending ...
White House calls McClellan's book sour grapes
May 29, 2008; ... In a shocking turnabout, the press secretary most known for defending President Bush on Iraq, Katrina and a host of other controversial issues produced a memoir damning of his old boss on nearly every level _ from too much secrecy to a less-than-honest selling ...
Palestinians pin biz hopes on high-tech industry
May 29, 2008; ... Hunched over their laptops, Palestinian software engineers are working on a program that makes desktop computers accessible from anywhere. But the real breakthrough they are working toward is the possibility that the fledgling Palestinian high-tech industry could one day drive the ...
Marine goes on trial on obstruction charges
May 29, 2008; ... A Marine intelligence officer went on trial Wednesday on charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements related to a squad's killings of 24 Iraqi civilians. First Lt. Andrew Grayson, of Springboro, Ohio, is the first of three defendants to go to trial in the case. A ...
NASA begins releasing robotic arm of Mars lander
May 29, 2008; ... Scientists began releasing the robotic arm on NASA's new Mars spacecraft on Wednesday, one day late because of a radio problem. The Phoenix lander, which arrived on Mars on Sunday, is in excellent shape, said project manager Barry Goldstein. He said the communications glitch was only a blip in ...
Dems seek compromise to delegate dispute
May 29, 2008; ... With the nomination in sight, Barack Obama is willing to give rival Hillary Rodham Clinton the lion's share of the delegates from Florida and Michigan but is stopping short of her demand to fully recognize the two renegade states. The Democratic National Committee is trying to work ...
Utley, Jenkins hit homers and Phillies sweep Rockies
May 29, 2008; ... Chase Utley hit his major league-leading 17th homer to help Adam Eaton earn his first win, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Eaton (1-3) allowed one run over six innings, Geoff Jenkins hit a two-run shot and the ...
Documents claim accused Marine researched Mexico
May 29, 2008; ... A Marine charged with killing a pregnant colleague who had accused him of rape was active online for months as a fugitive, according to court documents released Wednesday. The documents offer a comprehensive look at the monthslong search for Cpl. Cesar Laurean, who is charged in the ...
800-word Harry Potter prequel to be auctioned
May 29, 2008; ... An 800-word Harry Potter prequel is one of 13 card-sized works to be sold at a charity auction in the British capital. Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd. says the cream-colored A5 papers _ each slightly bigger than a postcard _ were distributed to 13 authors and illustrators, including the boy ...
AP Top News at 9:23 p.m. EDT
May 29, 2008 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Another win, another dismal crowd for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over the Texas Rangers 5-3 ...
Yankees 4, Orioles 2
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Matos McGreevey says she paid for lavish wedding
May 29, 2008; ...The estranged wife of New Jersey's gay former governor took the stand in their bitter divorce trial Wednesday, saying she depleted her savings to pay for their $30,000 ...
Harry Potter prequel to be auctioned
May 29, 2008; ... An 800-word Harry Potter prequel is one of 13 card-sized works to be sold at a charity auction in the British capital. Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd. says the cream-colored A5 papers _ each slightly bigger than a postcard _ were distributed to 13 authors and illustrators, including the ...
Wife of gay ex-governor says she paid for wedding
May 29, 2008; ... The estranged wife of New Jersey's gay former governor took the stand in their bitter divorce trial Wednesday, saying she depleted her savings to pay for their $30,000 wedding and reluctantly agreed to add dozens of his political cronies to the guest list. Dina Matos McGreevey painted ...
AP Top News at 10:00 p.m. EDT
May 29, 2008 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Another win, another dismal crowd for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over the Texas Rangers 5-3 ...
Warlords' laptops not handled with care
May 29, 2008; ... Laptop computers have become treasure troves of evidence for Colombian investigators probing crimes committed by far-right militias and leftist rebels. So many Colombians were dismayed to learn that prison authorities didn't immediately secure laptops and cell phones belonging to most ...
AP Top News at 9:00 p.m. EDT
May 29, 2008 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Another win, another dismal crowd for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over the Texas Rangers 5-3 ...
Kirk Douglas, wife, dedicate LA school playground
May 29, 2008 ... Kirk Douglas and his wife have dedicated their 400th school playground _ completing a decade-long effort to give Los Angeles kids a place to frolic. The 91-year-old actor took a ride down a slide during the unveiling Wednesday at a Los Angeles elementary school. Douglas and ...
Haas-CNC Racing penalized for LMS violations
May 29, 2008; ... NASCAR handed down its most severe penalties yet concerning alterations to its new car Wednesday, when the crew chiefs and car chiefs for Scott Riggs and Johnny Sauter were suspended six races apiece for tampering with the rear wings on their Chevrolets last weekend at Lowe's Motor Speedway. ...
California court hears lesbian insemination case
May 29, 2008; ... California's highest court considered Wednesday whether doctors' religious beliefs give them the right to withhold medical treatment from lesbians and gay men, a group specifically protected under state anti-discrimination laws. Taking up a case that has pitted the promise of ...
AP Top News at 8:42 p.m. EDT
May 29, 2008 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Another win, another dismal crowd for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over the Texas Rangers 5-3 ...
Train crashes injure passengers in Boston, Chicago
May 29, 2008; ... Two commuter trains collided and derailed during the evening rush hour outside Boston on Wednesday, hurting several passengers and trapping the seriously injured operator of one train, authorities said. The crash came just hours after an elevated train derailed in Chicago, sending ...
800-word Harry Potter prequel to be auctioned
May 29, 2008; ... An 800-word Harry Potter prequel is one of 13 card-sized works to be sold at a charity auction in the British capital. Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd. says the cream-colored A5 papers _ each slightly bigger than a postcard _ were distributed to 13 authors and illustrators, including the boy ...
Former spokesman bashes Bush in new book
May 29, 2008; ... In a shocking turnabout, the press secretary most known for defending President Bush on Iraq, Katrina and a host of other controversial issues produced a memoir damning of his old boss on nearly every level _ from too much secrecy to a less-than-honest selling ...
Jury in Trevor Graham trial reaches verdict on 1 of 3 counts
May 29, 2008; ... Federal jurors deliberating the fate of track coach Trevor Graham reached a verdict Wednesday on one of three counts that he lied to investigators probing steroid use in sports, but told the judge they are "hopelessly deadlocked" on the other two. U.S. District Judge Susan ...
Obama considering Iraq visit
May 29, 2008; ... Barack Obama is considering a visit to Iraq this summer, his first to the war zone since becoming a presidential candidate. Obama revealed his plans to The New York Times. He has been under criticism from Republican rival John McCain for failing to visit Iraq since 2006. Obama also ...
Tests identify Argentine kidnap victim
May 29, 2008; ... DNA tests have established the identity of an Argentine woman taken from her parents during the country's military dictatorship _ the 90th such child identified by a group of grandmothers searching for their missing relatives. Laura Ruiz Dameri, now 27, had refused to cooperate, but a ...
Giambi, Pettitte carry Yankees past Orioles, 4-2
May 29, 2008; ... Jason Giambi homered and drove in two runs to back an effective pitching performance by Andy Pettitte, and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 Wednesday night to avert a three-game sweep. Pettitte (5-5) gave up two runs and eight hits in 6 2-3 innings to ...
USVI delegate backs Clinton _ again
May 29, 2008; ... He's for Hillary Clinton. No, he's for Barack Obama. Wait, Kevin Rodriquez really is for Clinton. Whichever candidate the U.S. Virgin Islands superdelegate really supports in this tight race for the Democratic presidential nomination, he has become the first ...
Man accused of stealing bracelet and swallowing it
May 29, 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 ...
Tenn. woman who spent life in iron lung dies at 61
May 29, 2008; ... A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said. Dianne Odell, 61, had been confined to the 7-foot-long machine since she was ...
Reds 9, Pirates 1
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Lieberman says he'll speak to controversial pastor's group
May 29, 2008; ... Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land. "I believe that Pastor Hagee has made comments that are deeply ...
Man's wheelchair 'vanishes' while he's in car wash
May 29, 2008 ... Jason Dorshorst thought somebody ripped off his $4,000 wheelchair in broad daylight while he washed his pickup truck. It turns out that a good Samaritan took it to keep it from being stolen. Dorshorst, 26, of Plover, washed his vehicle Monday at Speedy Clean Car Wash. He left the ...
800-word Harry Potter prequel to be auctioned
May 29, 2008; ... An 800-word Harry Potter prequel is one of 13 card-sized works to be sold at a charity auction in the British capital. Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd. says the cream-colored A5 papers _ each slightly bigger than a postcard _ were distributed to 13 authors and illustrators, including the boy ...
Utley, Jenkins hit homers and Phillies sweep Rockies
May 29, 2008; ... Chase Utley hit his major league-leading 17th homer to help Adam Eaton earn his first win, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Eaton (1-3) allowed one run over six innings, Geoff Jenkins hit a two-run shot and ...
Craig says new book will cover arrest turmoil
May 29, 2008 ... Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is writing a book that will reflect on the turmoil after his arrest last year in an airport sex sting. Craig, 62, is retiring in January after 18 years in the Senate and a decade in the House. He told KTVB-TV in Boise, Idaho, the book will focus ...
Texas town's immigrant-renting rule is struck down
May 29, 2008; ... A Dallas suburb's ban on apartment rentals to illegal immigrants, an ordinance passed by city leaders and later endorsed in a vote by its residents, is unconstitutional, a federal judge found Wednesday. Only the federal government can regulate immigration, U.S. District Judge Sam A ....
McCain, Bush largely similar on nuclear policies
May 29, 2008; ... John McCain's nuclear proposals are largely in line with those of the unpopular President Bush, and even where the two disagree, the Republican presidential candidate has waffled. Like the president, McCain favors extending arms control deals with Russia, opening strategic nuclear ...
Ross homers, drives in 4 during Reds' 9-1 win
May 29, 2008; ... David Ross' first homer put the finishing touch on a six-run first inning off left-hander Tom Gorzelanny, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their home winning streak to nine games Wednesday night with a 9-1 victory over the ...
Wednesday's Sports Scoreboard
May 29, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 5 F Tampa Bay 5, Texas 3 F...
Nude maid accused of really cleaning up
May 29, 2008 ... A nude maid is accused of really cleaning up at a Florida man's home. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said a 50-year-old man hired the maid from the Internet on Friday to clean his Tampa home. Authorities said the woman arrived at the home in a one-piece, light colored dress ....
Bush says country must not lose its nerve in Iraq
May 29, 2008; ... President Bush said Wednesday that rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan is proving difficult as the wars rage on, and "we're learning as we go." The president harkened back to the patriotic sacrifice of World War II, the deadliest conflict in ...
Ross homers, drives in 4 during Reds' 9-1 win
May 29, 2008; ... David Ross' first homer put the finishing touch on a six-run first inning off left-hander Tom Gorzelanny, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their home winning streak to nine games Wednesday night with a 9-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ross drove in four runs overall, and ...
2 commuter trains collide near Boston at rush hour
May 29, 2008; ... Two commuter trains collided during the evening rush hour outside Boston on Wednesday, hurting several passengers and trapping the seriously injured operator of one train, authorities said. There were "multiple injuries" in the above-ground accident on the city's ...
Bear spotted taking a dip at the Hard Rock Hotel
May 29, 2008 ... Orlando police and wildlife officials were at Universal Studios, looking for a bear seen taking a dip in the pool at the Hard Rock Hotel. Reports said a security guard at the hotel called police early Wednesday morning when he spotted the bear on a ...
Va. college gets $7M for Latin American painting
May 29, 2008 ... The first of four paintings auctioned by Virginia's Randolph College to raise money has sold for more than $7.2 million. Rufino Tamayo's "Troubadour" was bought Wednesday night by an anonymous telephone bidder at Christie's Latin American art auction. Christie's ...
Reds 9, Pirates 1
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Lieberman to speak at conference hosted by Hagee
May 29, 2008; ... Sen. Joe Lieberman said Wednesday he will address a conference hosted by the Rev. John Hagee, who was spurned by Republican John McCain for his claim that God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land. "I believe that Pastor Hagee has made comments that are deeply ...
Bush: US 'learning as we go' in Iraq, Afghanistan
May 29, 2008; ... President Bush said Wednesday that rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan as the wars rage on is proving difficult and "we're learning as we go." The president harkened back to the patriotic sacrifice of World War II, the deadliest conflict in ...
Bush: US 'learning as we go' in Iraq, Afghanistan
May 29, 2008; ... President Bush said Wednesday that rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan is proving difficult as the wars rage on, and "we're learning as we go." The president harkened back to the patriotic sacrifice of World War II, the deadliest conflict in ...
Ross homers, drives in 4 during Reds' 9-1 win
May 29, 2008; ... David Ross' first homer put the finishing touch on a six-run first inning off left-hander Tom Gorzelanny, and the Cincinnati Reds extended their home winning streak to nine games Wednesday night with a 9-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Ross drove in four runs overall, and ...
Craig says new book will cover arrest turmoil
May 29, 2008 ... Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is writing a book that will reflect on the turmoil after his arrest last year in an airport sex sting. Craig, 62, is retiring from Congress in January after 18 years in the Senate and a decade in the House. He told KTVB-TV in Boise, Idaho, the ...
Garza leads first-place Rays over Rangers 5-3
May 29, 2008; ... Another win, another dismal crowd for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over the Texas Rangers 5-3 Wednesday. Despite being off to the best start in franchise history and beginning the day tied with the Chicago Cubs for ...
AP Top News at 9:21 p.m. EDT
May 29, 2008 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Another win, another dismal crowd for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over the Texas Rangers 5-3 ...
Phillies 6, Rockies 1
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AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
May 29, 2008 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Another win, another dismal crowd for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over the Texas Rangers 5-3 ...
Wednesday's Sports Scoreboard
May 29, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 5 F Tampa Bay 5, Texas 3 F...
3 shark attacks have Mexico resort area in panic
May 29, 2008; ... No one could even remember a shark attack along this resort-studded stretch of Mexican coast popular with surfers and Hollywood's elite. Many of the large predators had been pulled from the ocean by fishermen. So when sharks attacked three surfers in less than a month, two fatally, it was ...
AP Top News at 9:29 p.m. EDT
May 29, 2008 ... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) _ Another win, another dismal crowd for the Tampa Bay Rays. Matt Garza pitched a career-high eight innings, leading first-place Tampa Bay over the Texas Rangers 5-3 ...
Plane crashes into boat in Calif. driveway; 1 hurt
May 29, 2008 ... A single-engine airplane crashed between two homes Wednesday, slamming into a boat parked in a driveway, but the pilot suffered only minor injuries, authorities said. No one else was hurt in the crash near Big Bear Airport in the San Bernardino ...
Bush says country must not lose its nerve in Iraq
May 29, 2008; ... President Bush said Wednesday that rebuilding Iraq and Afghanistan as the wars rage on is proving difficult and "we're learning as we go." The president harkened back to the patriotic sacrifice of World War II, the deadliest conflict in ...
Wednesday's Sports Scoreboard
May 29, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 5 F Tampa Bay 5, Texas 3 F...
Wednesday's Sports Scoreboard
May 29, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 5 F Tampa Bay 5, Texas 3 F...