AP Online back issues from Tuesday, June 3:
Nuclear dump application is ready
Jun 03, 2008; ... After years of delay, the Bush administration will submit a formal license application on Tuesday to build a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, government officials have told the Associated Press. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will have three years to review the ...
Spokesman: Kelsey Grammer had 'mild' heart attack
Jun 03, 2008 ... A spokesman for Kelsey Grammer says the "Frasier" star is recovering in a Hawaii hospital after a mild heart attack this weekend. Stan Rosenfield says Grammer is "resting comfortably" in an undisclosed hospital after being stricken Saturday. Rosenfield says the 53-year-old ...
Cheney calls suspending gas tax a 'false notion'
Jun 03, 2008; ... Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday rejected a suspension of the federal gasoline tax as proposed by his party's presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain. Cheney said it would offer little help to consumers coping with gas prices around $4 a gallon. The vice president's ...
Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
Jun 03, 2008; ... Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79. Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, ...
`Entertainment Tonight' mum on Jolie twins snafu
Jun 03, 2008; ... In the world of celebrity news, prematurely declaring the birth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's twins is like calling an election before enough votes are counted. That was the problem facing the TV show "Entertainment Tonight," which on Monday would not discuss its report ...
Reporter Obama called 'sweetie' gets interview
Jun 03, 2008; ... He called her "sweetie," then apologized and promised the local TV reporter an interview the next time he was in town. On Monday, Barack Obama kept his word and gave WXYZ-TV's Peggy Agar what she wanted in the first place _ an answer. Agar had shouted a question ...
Australian PM attacks decision to join war in Iraq
Jun 03, 2008; ... Prime Minister Kevin Rudd accused his predecessor of abusing intelligence information to justify entering the Iraq war, saying Monday that the Australian people were misled. In remarks to parliament on the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, which began Sunday, Rudd said the nation must ...
Spokesman says Sen. Robert C. Byrd hospitalized
Jun 03, 2008 ... Sen. Robert C. Byrd's spokesman says the 90-year-old lawmaker was hospitalized Monday night at his doctor's urging after suffering from lethargy and sluggishness at his home. Press secretary Jesse L. Jacobs says the West Virginia Democrat will be there overnight for observation....
Russian president criticizes media bill
Jun 03, 2008 ... Russia's new president urged parliament Monday to scrap a bill widely seen as restrictive to the media. In a letter to the lower house of Parliament, the text of which was released by the Kremlin, President Dmitry Medvedev criticized the proposed legislation and warned that it could ...
Rock pioneer Bo Diddley dies at age 79
Jun 03, 2008; ... Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79. Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, ...
Ex-Kevorkian lawyer acquitted of campaign charges
Jun 03, 2008; ... A one-time attorney for assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian and his law partner were acquitted Monday of illegally funneling campaign money for the 2004 presidential race. ...
Shuttle Discovery docks at space station with lab
Jun 03, 2008; ... Space shuttle Discovery docked at the international space station on Monday, delivering a mammoth lab, spare parts for a balky toilet and two new occupants: a NASA astronaut and Buzz Lightyear. "You looking for a plumber?" shuttle commander Mark Kelly called out as he opened ...
Obama nears win amid signs Clinton may admit loss
Jun 03, 2008; ... Barack Obama pushed close to victory in the marathon Democratic presidential race Monday on the eve of a final pair of primaries amid signs that Hillary Rodham Clinton was preparing to acknowledge defeat. Said a confident-sounding Obama: "I told her that once the dust settled I'm ...
Prosecution rests in R Kelly child-porn trial
Jun 03, 2008; ... A star prosecution witness grew emotional Monday as she alleged at R. Kelly's child pornography trial several three-way sexual encounters with the R&B superstar and the alleged victim, some of which she said were videotaped. Lisa Van Allen, the last witness before prosecutors ...
McCain to try to claim mantle of change
Jun 03, 2008; ... With voters sour on the status quo, Republican John McCain plans to spend the next five months arguing that he has a history of fighting to reform government and that Democrat Barack Obama talks of change with nothing to show for it. "I have a record of doing that, not a rhetoric ...
Shuttle Discovery docks at space station with lab
Jun 03, 2008; ... Space shuttle Discovery docked at the international space station on Monday, delivering a mammoth lab, spare parts for a balky toilet and two new occupants: a NASA astronaut and Buzz Lightyear. "You looking for a plumber?" shuttle commander Mark Kelly called out as he opened ...
Red Sox DH David Ortiz gets MRI on ailing wrist
Jun 03, 2008 ... Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz missed a second straight game Monday after undergoing an MRI on his ailing left wrist. Ortiz sprained his wrist while swinging at a pitch Saturday night in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. He missed Sunday's game, then left the team ...
AP Top News at 8:30 p.m. EDT
Jun 03, 2008 ... IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Adam "Pacman" Jones can join the Dallas Cowboys for everything but the regular season _ for now. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday he would decide by Sept. 1 whether to fully end Jones' suspension, which wiped out the entire 2007 season when he was with the ...
Chemo and radiation next for Kennedy after surgery
Jun 03, 2008; ... After investigating his options with his trademark intensity, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent 3 1/2 hours of risky and exquisitely delicate surgery Monday to cut out as much of his cancerous brain tumor as possible. "I feel like a million bucks. I think I'll do that again ...
Monday's Sports Scoreboard
Jun 03, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Boston 2, Baltimore 2-7 N.Y. Yankees 4, Minnesota 4 -7...
Police say red dye pack exploded in man's pants
Jun 03, 2008 ... Staffers at a pawn shop in Fort Lauderdale thought the shopper with a goatee looked suspicious. Their instincts were confirmed Monday when, two minutes later, a red dye pack exploded in the man's pants. He fled the store, ditching a stolen wad of cash that contained the theft-detection ...
Obama says he will meet Clinton after race ends
Jun 03, 2008; ... Barack Obama said Monday he has asked Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton for a meeting on her terms "once the dust settles" from their race. "The sooner we can bring the party together, the sooner we can start focusing on John McCain in November," ...
Chemo and radiation next for Kennedy after surgery
Jun 03, 2008; ... After investigating his options with his trademark intensity, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent 3 1/2 hours of risky and exquisitely delicate surgery Monday to cut out as much of his cancerous brain tumor as possible. "I feel like a million bucks. I think I'll do that again ...
Chemo and radiation next for Kennedy after surgery
Jun 03, 2008; ... After investigating his options with his trademark intensity, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent 3 1/2 hours of risky and exquisitely delicate surgery Monday to cut out as much of his cancerous brain tumor as possible. "I feel like a million bucks. I think I'll do that again ...
AP Top News at 8:28 p.m. EDT
Jun 03, 2008 ... IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Adam "Pacman" Jones can join the Dallas Cowboys for everything but the regular season _ for now. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday he would decide by Sept. 1 whether to fully end Jones' suspension, which wiped out the entire 2007 season when he was with the ...
'The Second City' founder Paul Sills dies at 80
Jun 03, 2008 ... Paul Sills, founder of Chicago's famed improvisational comedy group "The Second City," has died at age 80. His wife, Carol Sills, told the Chicago Tribune that Sills died early Monday at his home in Baileys Harbor, Wis., from complications from pneumonia. The comedy troupe ...
Families separated by raid on sect are reunited
Jun 03, 2008; ... More than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch two months ago began returning to the arms of their tearful parents Monday, hours after a judge bowed to a state Supreme Court ruling that the seizure was not justified. "It's just great day," said Nancy Dockstader, ...
Families separated by raid on sect are reunited
Jun 03, 2008; ... More than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch two months ago began returning to the arms of their tearful parents Monday, hours after a judge bowed to a state Supreme Court ruling that the seizure was not justified. "It's just great day," said Nancy Dockstader, ...
Monday's Sports Scoreboard
Jun 03, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Baltimore 2, Boston 0-4 N.Y. Yankees 2, Minnesota 2 -4...
Mexico warns it may reject US drug aid
Jun 03, 2008 ... The Mexican government warned Monday it would not accept conditions the U.S. Congress has imposed on an aid package to combat drug trafficking. The Merida Initiative would provide US$1.4 billion over several years to help Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic and Haiti ...
Defendant in CA torture trial denies abusing kids
Jun 03, 2008; ... A self-described polygamist accused of torturing and starving many of his 19 children and stepchildren testified Monday the family fasted as part of their Muslim faith but were not deprived of food, and he never crushed their toes with a hammer. ...
`Entertainment Tonight' mum on Jolie twins snafu
Jun 03, 2008; ... In the world of celebrity news, prematurely declaring the birth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's twins is like calling an election before enough votes are counted. That was the problem facing the TV show "Entertainment Tonight," which on Monday would not discuss its report ...
UN program cleared of North Korea misdealing
Jun 03, 2008; ... A panel of auditors said Monday it found no evidence that a U.N. anti-poverty program in North Korea knew of any counterfeiting, money laundering or other improper financial dealings linked to U.N. money. In response to the report, U.N. Development Program Administrator Kemal Dervis ...
"The Second City" founder Paul Sills dies at 80
Jun 03, 2008 ... Paul Sills, founder of Chicago's famed improvisational comedy group "The Second City," has died at age 80. His wife, Carol Sills, told the Chicago Tribune that Sills died early Monday at his home in Baileys Harbor, Wis., from complications from pneumonia. The ...
AP Top News at 9:00 p.m. EDT
Jun 03, 2008 ... IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Adam "Pacman" Jones can join the Dallas Cowboys for everything but the regular season _ for now. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday he would decide by Sept. 1 whether to fully end Jones' suspension, which wiped out the entire 2007 season when he was with the ...
Obama nears win amid signs Clinton may admit loss
Jun 03, 2008; ... Barack Obama pushed close to victory in the marathon Democratic presidential race Monday on the eve of a final pair of primaries amid signs that Hillary Rodham Clinton was preparing to acknowledge defeat. Said a confident-sounding Obama: "I told her that once the dust settled I'm ...
Nuclear dump application is ready
Jun 03, 2008; ... After years of delay, the Bush administration will submit a formal license application on Tuesday to build a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, government officials have told the Associated Press. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will have three years to review the ...
Guilty plea in ID theft that fueled lavish life
Jun 03, 2008 ... A handsome, athletic Ivy League graduate admitted in court Monday that he and a girlfriend stole the identities of friends, co-workers and neighbors to finance their luxury lifestyle. As his grim-faced parents looked on, Edward K. Anderton, 25, of Everett, Wash., admitted to federal ...
Draft plan: FEMA may use trailers in new disaster
Jun 03, 2008; ... The government may house disaster victims in trailers this hurricane season as a last resort, despite promises never to use them again because of high levels of formaldehyde found in trailers used after the Katrina catastrophe. Only the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
'Entertainment Tonight' mum on Jolie twins snafu
Jun 03, 2008; ... In the world of celebrity news, prematurely declaring the birth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's twins is like calling an election before enough votes are counted. That was the problem facing the TV show "Entertainment Tonight," which on Monday would not discuss its report that Jolie ...
Obama say he will meet Clinton after race ends
Jun 03, 2008; ... Barack Obama said Monday he has asked Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton for a meeting on her terms "once the dust settles" from their race. "The sooner we can bring the party together, the sooner we can start focusing on John McCain in November," ...
'Pacman' given permission to work out with Cowboys
Jun 03, 2008; ... Adam "Pacman" Jones can join the Dallas Cowboys for everything but the regular season _ for now. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday he would decide by Sept. 1 whether to fully end Jones' suspension, which wiped out the entire 2007 season when he was with the Tennessee Titans. The ...
Guilty plea in ID theft that fueled lavish life
Jun 03, 2008; ... A handsome, athletic Ivy League graduate admitted in court Monday that he and a girlfriend stole the identities of friends, co-workers and neighbors to finance their luxury lifestyle. As his grim-faced parents looked on, Edward K. Anderton, 25, of Everett, Wash., admitted to federal ...
Gay marriage ban qualifies for California ballot
Jun 03, 2008 ... California's Secretary of State says an initiative that would again outlaw gay marriage in the state has qualified for the November ballot. Debra Bowen says a random check of signatures submitted by the measure's sponsors showed that they had gathered enough for it to be put to ...
Patching of Big Brown's hoof to wait a few days
Jun 03, 2008; ... Big Brown's cracked left front hoof won't be patched until Friday, the day before he races in the Belmont Stakes for a shot at Triple Crown history. Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay planned to apply the acrylic and fiberglass patch Monday, but decided to wait a few days so the crack could ...
Clinton campaign making final assessments
Jun 03, 2008; ... Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed through South Dakota Monday as an air of finality and resignation began to settle in among her supporters, aides and financial backers. Nancy Sutterer, a 52-year-old unemployed technician, implored Clinton at a restaurant stop to tackle the economy ...
Parliament committee to probe minister
Jun 03, 2008; ... A Canadian parliamentary committee opened an inquiry Monday into a security breach by the country's foreign minister, who left classified documents at the home of an ex-girlfriend with ties to a notorious motorcycle gang. Maxime Bernier resigned last week just as the woman, Julie ...
AP Top News at 9:13 p.m. EDT
Jun 03, 2008 ... IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Adam "Pacman" Jones can join the Dallas Cowboys for everything but the regular season _ for now. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday he would decide by Sept. 1 whether to fully end Jones' suspension, which wiped out the entire 2007 season when he was with the ...
Pa. man, 71, friend in wheelchair nab suspect
Jun 03, 2008 ... A 21-year-old robbery suspect was jailed in Luzerne County thanks to the efforts of the 71-year-old victim and his friend in a wheelchair. Harry Kopenis, said he went to an ATM at a bank near his Kingston home Monday morning and withdrew $100 when a woman came out of nowhere, knocked ...
Monday's Sports Scoreboard
Jun 03, 2008; ... All Times Eastern American League Baltimore 2, Boston 1-6 N.Y. Yankees 4, Minnesota 2 -6...
NASA robot scoops Martian soil for first time
Jun 03, 2008; ... NASA's newest spacecraft got down and dirty on Mars, taking its first practice scoop of Martian soil ahead of the actual dig expected later this week, scientists said Monday. The test dig made Sunday by the Phoenix Mars Lander's 8-foot-long robotic arm uncovered bits of bright specks ...
Prosecution rests in R Kelly child-porn trial
Jun 03, 2008; ... A star prosecution witness cried Monday as she alleged at R. Kelly's child pornography trial several three-way sexual encounters with the R&B superstar and the alleged victim, some of which she said Kelly videotaped. Lisa Van Allen, 27, the last witness before prosecutors rested ...
Gun dealer backs out of NYC trial over gun sales
Jun 03, 2008; ... A Georgia gun dealer accused in a federal lawsuit of selling weapons that ended up in the hands of New York City criminals has opted not to go to trial this week. A lawyer for Jay Wallace, the owner of Adventure Sports Inc. in Smyrna, Ga., said in court papers Monday that his client ...
Guilty plea in ID theft that fueled lavish life
Jun 03, 2008; ... A handsome, athletic Ivy League graduate admitted in court Monday that he and a girlfriend stole the identities of friends, co-workers and neighbors to finance their luxury lifestyle. As his grim-faced parents looked on, Edward K. Anderton, 25, of Everett, Wash., admitted to federal ...
Elvis Presley backup singer dies at 78 in Atlanta
Jun 03, 2008 ... A funeral home says one of Elvis Presley's backup singers has died in Atlanta. Hugh Jarrett was 78. Northside Chapel Funeral Directors & Crematory says the former member of The Jordanaires died Saturday at a hospital in Atlanta of injuries from an auto accident. The ...
Families separated by raid on sect are reunited
Jun 03, 2008; ... More than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch two months ago began returning to the arms of their tearful parents Monday, hours after a judge bowed to a state Supreme Court ruling that the seizure was not justified. "It's just great day," said Nancy Dockstader, ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Jun 03, 2008 ... IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Adam "Pacman" Jones can join the Dallas Cowboys for everything but the regular season _ for now. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday he would decide by Sept. 1 whether to fully end Jones' suspension, which wiped out the entire 2007 season when he was with the ...
Pa. man, 71, friend in wheelchair nab suspect
Jun 03, 2008 ... A 21-year-old robbery suspect was jailed in Luzerne County thanks to the efforts of the 71-year-old victim and his friend in a wheelchair. Harry Kopenis, said he went to an ATM at a bank near his Kingston home Monday morning and withdrew $100 when a woman came out of nowhere, knocked ...
Kennedy out of 'successful' brain surgery
Jun 03, 2008; ... After investigating his options with his trademark intensity, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent 3 1/2 hours of risky and exquisitely delicate surgery Monday to cut out as much of his cancerous brain tumor as possible. "I feel like a million bucks ....
Ex-Kevorkian lawyer acquitted of campaign charges
Jun 03, 2008; ... A one-time attorney for assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian and his law partner were acquitted Monday of illegally funneling campaign money for the 2004 presidential race. ...
AP Top News at 9:26 p.m. EDT
Jun 03, 2008 ... IRVING, Texas (AP) _ Adam "Pacman" Jones can join the Dallas Cowboys for everything but the regular season _ for now. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday he would decide by Sept. 1 whether to fully end Jones' suspension, which wiped out the entire 2007 season when he was with the ...
Tornado oddities: Toilet paper unwinds and rewinds
Jun 03, 2008 ... As residents in Hugo begin to move on from last week's tornado, some say they noticed a few bizarre things amid all the damage. Jason Akins said the twister unwound a roll of toilet paper in his bathroom _ draped it across the countertop, then rewound it in the sink. The toilet paper didn't even ...
Drug arrest revives old troubles for Tatum O'Neal
Jun 03, 2008; ... Tatum O'Neal swore she was done with drugs. The Oscar-winning former child actress proclaimed she was sober as she promoted her 2004 tell-all memoir, cobbled her acting career back together and even offered advice to misbehaving pop star Britney Spears. O'Neal's arrest Sunday on ...
Hossa, Hall hand Penguins 2-0 lead after 1 period
Jun 03, 2008; ... The Pittsburgh Penguins gave themselves a great chance to extend the Stanley Cup finals against the Detroit Red Wings, going ahead 2-0 in the first period of Game 5 on a quick-hitting goal and a fortunate one Monday night. Marian Hossa's wrist shot went across Chris Osgood and in the ...
Obama nears win amid signs Clinton may admit loss
Jun 03, 2008; ... Barack Obama pushed close to victory in the marathon Democratic presidential race Monday on the eve of a final pair of primaries amid signs that Hillary Rodham Clinton was preparing to acknowledge defeat. Said a confident-sounding Obama: "I told her that once the dust settled I'm ...