AP Online back issues from Saturday, June 14:
McCain slams high court on detainees
Jun 14, 2008 ... Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday sharply denounced a Supreme Court decision that gave suspected terrorist detainees a right to seek their release in federal courts. "I think it's one of the worst decisions in history," McCain said. "It opens up a ...
Student facing explosives charges agrees to plea deal
Jun 14, 2008 ... An attorney for an Egyptian college student facing federal explosives charges says her client will plead guilty to a charge of providing material support to terrorists. Attorney Lisa Moreno said Friday Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed faces up to 15 years in prison and a $250,000 ...
AP Top News at 8:31 p.m. EDT
Jun 14, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Instant replay might be coming to Major League Baseball in an instant. Moving faster than expected and coming after a rash of blown calls, baseball wants to put replay into effect by August for home run disputes in hopes of fine-tuning the ...
Spider monkey uses garden hose to flee Indiana zoo
Jun 14, 2008 ... A spider monkey used a garden hose to scale the wall of a moat at a Michigan City zoo before being captured at a nearby boat dealership. One of two spider monkeys recently added to the Washington Park Zoo broke out of its enclosure this week while workers were cleaning the moat, which ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Jun 14, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Instant replay might be coming to Major League Baseball in an instant. Moving faster than expected and coming after a rash of blown calls, baseball wants to put replay into effect by August for home run disputes in hopes of fine-tuning the ...
The Weather Channel moves closer to deal with NBC
Jun 14, 2008; ... An investor group led by NBC Universal moved closer to buying The Weather Channel Friday after Time Warner Inc. dropped out of the bidding. NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co., said late Friday that it had entered exclusive negotiations to buy The Weather Channel from its ...
WR Chris Henry suspended indefinitely by NFL
Jun 14, 2008; ... Former Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL. The Bengals released Henry on April 3 after he was arrested for the fifth time. Henry is scheduled for trial June 24 in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court on charges of assault and criminal ...
Ford tells union more cuts needed as market slumps
Jun 14, 2008; ... With the U.S. auto market worsening for Ford Motor Co. almost daily, managers told union officials Friday that the company will have to further reduce its factory work force in the coming months. The slumping U.S. economy has cut U.S. auto sales by 8 percent during the first five ...
CEO of strikebound car hauler: Company to close
Jun 14, 2008 ... Performance Transportation Services Inc.'s president said Friday that the car hauler and its related companies were ceasing operations, five days after 1,250 Teamster-member employees went on strike. Allen Park-based PTS is North America's second-largest hauler of new vehicles and was ...
Feds: Man had heroin in diaper he wore
Jun 14, 2008 ... Frank Keys Jr. faces up to 40 years in prison after he was found cruising down the highway with more than 200 grams of heroin in the diaper he was wearing, federal officials said. Keys, 38, of New Orleans was charged Friday by a federal grand jury. He got in trouble June 3 in St. John ...
Feds: Man had over 200 grams of heroin in diaper
Jun 14, 2008 ... Frank Keys Jr. faces up to 40 years in prison after he was found cruising down the highway with more than 200 grams of heroin in the diaper he was wearing, federal officials said. Keys, 38, of New Orleans was charged Friday by a federal grand jury. He got in trouble June 3 in St. John ...
Calif. wildfires destroy homes, force evacuations
Jun 14, 2008; ... Strong, erratic winds that had been complicating efforts to fight wildfires in Northern California calmed down Friday, but firefighters were still struggling to get the upper hand on one stubborn fire that scorched more than 31 square miles and destroyed at least 40 homes. The fire ...
CEO of strikebound car hauler: Company to close
Jun 14, 2008 ... Performance Transportation Services Inc.'s president said Friday that the car hauler and its related companies were ceasing operations, five days after 1,250 Teamster-member employees went on strike. Allen Park-based PTS is North America's second-largest hauler of new vehicles and was ...
The Weather Channel moves closer to deal with NBC
Jun 14, 2008; ... An investor group led by NBC Universal moved closer to buying The Weather Channel Friday after Time Warner Inc. dropped out of the bidding. NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co., said late Friday that it had entered exclusive negotiations to buy The Weather Channel from its ...
Agent says WR Chris Henry suspended pending trial
Jun 14, 2008; ... Former Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL. The Bengals released Henry on April 3 after he was arrested for the fifth time. Henry is scheduled for trial June 24 in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court on charges of assault and criminal ...
Friday's Sports Scoreboard
Jun 14, 2008; ... All Times Eastern Interleague L.A. Dodgers 0, Detroit 0-2 Pittsburgh 6, Baltimore 2-5...
Michigan governor vetoes ban on abortion procedure
Jun 14, 2008 ... Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has vetoed a ban on the medical procedure that opponents call partial-birth abortion. Granholm's veto Friday was expected. The Democrat has said she won't support the law because it doesn't allow the abortion method to be used if a mother's health is in ...
Police: 2 dead in NC bottling plant shooting
Jun 14, 2008; ... A longtime employee and a laid-off tech worker seeking a job were shot and killed Friday morning during an apparent robbery of a soda bottling plant north of Charlotte. The bodies of Donna Barnhardt, 59, and Darrell Noles, 44, were found inside the office at Sun-drop Bottling Co ....
Alleged wig-wearing robber fails to plan escape
Jun 14, 2008 ... A would-be bank robber was taken down by four civilians and arrested Friday after getting his money but failing to plan his escape, police said. Police arrested Larry Don Enos, 57, and charged him with aggravated robbery, said Lt. Paul Henderson, a Fort Worth police spokesman. ...
AP Top News at 8:57 p.m. EDT
Jun 14, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Instant replay might be coming to Major League Baseball in an instant. Moving faster than expected and coming after a rash of blown calls, baseball wants to put replay into effect by August for home run disputes in hopes of fine-tuning the ...
Court says campaign finance rules too weak
Jun 14, 2008; ... A federal appeals court on Friday invalidated campaign finance rules that give wealthy donors broad latitude in underwriting expensive political ads. Limits on coordinated campaign spending apply too narrowly to time frames just before elections and should be toughened, the U.S. Court ...
Police: 2 dead in NC bottling plant shooting
Jun 14, 2008; ... A longtime employee and a laid-off tech worker seeking a job were shot and killed Friday morning during an apparent robbery of a soda bottling plant north of Charlotte. The bodies of Donna Barnhardt, 59, and Darrell Noles, 44, were found inside the office at Sun-drop Bottling Co ....
NASCAR suspends 2 officials in lawsuit investigation
Jun 14, 2008; ... Two officials named in a $225 million racial discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against NASCAR have been placed on administrative leave for violating company policy, The Associated Press has learned. The officials, who were not immediately identified, were sent home from ...
NASCAR suspends 2 officials in lawsuit investigation
Jun 14, 2008; ... Two officials named in a $225 million racial discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against NASCAR have been placed on administrative leave for violating company policy, The Associated Press has learned. The officials, who were not immediately identified, were sent home from ...
NASCAR suspends 2 officials in lawsuit investigation
Jun 14, 2008 ... Two officials named in a $225 million racial discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against NASCAR have been placed on administrative leave for violating company policy, The Associated Press has learned. The officials, who were not immediately identified, were sent home from ...
Strong quake shakes northern Japan
Jun 14, 2008 ... The Meteorological Agency says a magnitude 7.0 earthquake has hit northern Japan. The agency says the 8:43 a.m. quake Saturday was centered in the northern prefecture of Iwate. There ...
Alleged wig-wearing robber fails to plan escape
Jun 14, 2008 ... A would-be bank robber was taken down by four civilians and arrested Friday after getting his money but failing to plan his escape, police said. Police arrested Larry Don Enos, 57, and charged him with aggravated robbery, said Lt. Paul Henderson, a Fort Worth police spokesman. ...
Reaction to Tim Russert's death
Jun 14, 2008; ... Reaction to NBC News moderator Tim Russert's death: "I think I can invoke personal privilege to say that this news division will not be the same without his strong, clear voice. He'll be missed as he was loved _ greatly." _ Tom Brokaw, NBC News anchor emeritus. ...
Waste collectors Republic, Allied in buyout talks
Jun 14, 2008 ... Waste collection and disposal companies Republic Services Inc. and Allied Waste Industries Inc. said Friday the companies are discussing a possible buyout deal. Under the current proposal, Allied Waste shareholders would receive 0.45 shares of Republic Services common stock for each ...
Friday's Sports Scoreboard
Jun 14, 2008; ... All Times Eastern Interleague L.A. Dodgers 0, Detroit 0-1 Pittsburgh 6, Baltimore 1-3...
Police: 2 dead in NC bottling plant shooting
Jun 14, 2008; ... A longtime employee and a laid-off tech worker seeking a job were shot and killed Friday morning during an apparent robbery of a soda bottling plant north of Charlotte. The bodies of Donna Barnhardt, 59, and Darrell Noles, 44, were found inside the office at Sun-drop Bottling Co ....
NASCAR suspends 2 officials in suit investigation
Jun 14, 2008; ... Two officials named in a $225 million racial discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit against NASCAR have been placed on administrative leave for violating company policy, The Associated Press has learned. The officials, who were not immediately identified, were sent home from ...
Strong quake shakes northern Japan
Jun 14, 2008 ... A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Japan early Saturday, swaying buildings and forcing authorities to close highways and stop high-speed trains. News reports said some people were cut by broken glass. Authorities said two nuclear power plants in the area were not ...
Mexico says tomato demand falls on scare
Jun 14, 2008 ... The scare over a U.S. salmonella outbreak has reduced consumption of tomatoes in Mexico, despite repeated assurances that local produce is not contaminated, Mexican officials said Friday. Mexico plans to hold talks with U.S. officials about the salmonella, which has caused few ...
Feds: Man had heroin in diaper he wore
Jun 14, 2008 ... Frank Keys Jr. faces up to 40 years in prison after he was found cruising down the highway with more than 200 grams of heroin in the diaper he was wearing, federal officials said. Keys, 38, of New Orleans was charged Friday by a federal grand jury. He got in trouble June 3 in St. John ...
Feds: Man had over 200 grams of heroin in diaper
Jun 14, 2008 ... Frank Keys Jr. faces up to 40 years in prison after he was found cruising down the highway with more than 200 grams of heroin in the diaper he was wearing, federal officials said. Keys, 38, of New Orleans was charged Friday by a federal grand jury. He got in trouble June 3 in St. John ...
Ford tells union more cuts needed as market slumps
Jun 14, 2008; ... With the U.S. auto market worsening for Ford Motor Co. almost daily, managers told union officials Friday that the company will have to further reduce its factory work force in the coming months. The slumping U.S. economy has cut U.S. auto sales by 8 percent during the first five ...
AP Top News at 8:09 p.m. EDT
Jun 14, 2008 ... NEW YORK (AP) _ Instant replay might be coming to Major League Baseball in an instant. Moving faster than expected and coming after a rash of blown calls, baseball wants to put replay into effect by August for home run disputes in hopes of fine-tuning the ...
Feds: Man had over 200 grams of heroin in diaper
Jun 14, 2008 ... Frank Keys Jr. faces up to 40 years in prison after he was found cruising down the highway with more than 200 grams of heroin in the diaper he was wearing, federal officials said. Keys, 38, of New Orleans was charged Friday by a federal grand jury. He got in trouble June 3 in St. John ...
A look at disaster relief efforts in the Midwest
Jun 14, 2008; ... Some of the federal government's disaster relief efforts in the Midwest states, as provided by FEMA: ___ IOWA After record flooding, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and others are looking after more than 4,000 evacuees in the Cedar Rapids area. Several ...
3 in Ohio guilty of plot against US troops in Iraq
Jun 14, 2008; ... Three Ohio men were convicted Friday of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to kill American soldiers in Iraq, a case put together with help from a former soldier who posed as a radical bent on violence. Mohammad Amawi, 28, Marwan El-Hindi, 45, and Wassim Mazloum, 27, face ...
Judge declares mistrial in LA obscenity case
Jun 14, 2008; ... A federal judge under scrutiny for posting sexually explicit material on his own Web site declared a mistrial Friday in an obscenity trial over which he was presiding. Judge Alex Kozinski said he would ask that the case be assigned to another judge. Kozinski is chief judge ...
Police: 2 dead in NC bottling plant shooting
Jun 14, 2008; ... A longtime employee and a laid-off tech worker seeking a job were shot and killed Friday morning during an apparent robbery of a soda bottling plant north of Charlotte. The bodies of Donna Barnhardt, 59, and Darrell Noles, 44, were found inside the office at Sun-drop Bottling Co ....
Floods could reduce corn supplies, raise prices
Jun 14, 2008; ... Floods that have inundated the Midwest could reduce world corn supplies and drive food prices higher at a time when Americans are already stretching their grocery budgets and people in poor countries have rioted over rising food costs. The U.S. government will report later this month ...
Sketch released in case of 2 Okla. girls slain
Jun 14, 2008; ... Authorities released a sketch Friday of a "person of interest" investigators want to interview about the slayings of two girls along an eastern Oklahoma country road. The man, looking "a little suspicious," was seen standing ...
Celtics coach influenced by father's guidance
Jun 14, 2008; ... Doc Rivers often thinks about his father, a former Chicago police lieutenant who taught him life lessons that the Celtics coach relies on to guide his team. Grady Rivers preached patience, consistency and hard work. He juggled his schedule so he could watch his son's games. He coached ...
Packaging co. settles for $25M in nightclub fire
Jun 14, 2008; ... A packaging company sued after a Rhode Island nightclub burned down five years ago has agreed to pay $25 million to survivors and relatives of the 100 people killed, according to court papers filed Friday. The settlement with Elmwood Park, N.J.-based Sealed Air Corp. is the latest in ...
Strong quake shakes northern Japan
Jun 14, 2008 ... A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked northern Japan early Saturday, swaying buildings and forcing authorities to close highways and stop high-speed trains. There were no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage. Less than an hour after the quake struck at 8:43 a.m., ...
Girl survives lightning strike, then wins $20
Jun 14, 2008 ... No one quite understands the term "striking it lucky" better than 16-year-old BreAnna Helsel. The Michigan teen survived being struck by lightning and went on to win $20 in the lottery the next day. Helsel was at her home in Blanchard, about 50 miles northeast of Grand ...
DOE considers selling scrap from uranium sites
Jun 14, 2008; ... The U.S. Department of Energy has revived a plan to salvage millions of dollars from radioactive scrap culled from old uranium enrichment operations in Tennessee and Kentucky. The government has 15,300 tons of low-level contaminated nickel left ...
Cooper skyjacking cash sells for $37K at auction
Jun 14, 2008 ... Fifteen tattered $20 bills recovered from the 1971 D.B. Cooper skyjacking sold Friday for more than 120 times their face value at a Dallas auction. Heritage Auction Galleries said the bills sold for a total of more than $37,000 _ two to three times higher than expected. ...
Navy pilot missing after jets collide over Nevada
Jun 14, 2008; ... A pilot was missing after two U.S. Navy jets flying a routine training mission collided Friday over northern Nevada's high desert about 50 miles east of the Fallon Naval Air Station. Two pilots safely ejected from an F-5 Tiger and were rescued, but the pilot of an F/A-18C Hornet was ...
Ecuador police link plot to militias
Jun 14, 2008; ... Two Colombians arrested in an alleged plot against President Rafael Correa claimed to have links to Colombian paramilitaries and said they were offered US$1.5 million to kill Ecuador's leader, according to security officials and police documents. Police in Ecuador's capital arrested ...
McCain slams Supreme Court on terrorist detainees
Jun 14, 2008 ... Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Friday sharply denounced a Supreme Court decision that gave suspected terrorist detainees a right to seek their release in federal courts. "I think it's one of the worst decisions in history," McCain said. "It opens up a ...
Feds say man had heroin in diaper he wore
Jun 14, 2008 ... Frank Keys Jr. faces up to 40 years in prison after he was found cruising down the highway with more than 200 grams of heroin in the diaper he was wearing, federal officials said. Keys, 38, of New Orleans was charged Friday by a federal grand jury. He got in trouble June 3 in St. John ...
Feds say man wore diaper full of heroin
Jun 14, 2008 ... Frank Keys Jr. faces up to 40 years in prison after he was found cruising down the highway with more than 200 grams of heroin in the diaper he was wearing, federal officials said. Keys, 38, of New Orleans was charged Friday by a federal grand jury. He got in trouble June 3 in St. John ...
Paraguay's Lugo names Cabinet chief
Jun 14, 2008 ... President-elect Fernando Lugo, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Paraguay, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cabinet when he takes office on Aug. 15. Miguel Lopez Perito, 57, was one of the leaders of Paraguay's leftist Military ...
Cooper skyjacking cash sells for $37K at auction
Jun 14, 2008 ... Fifteen tattered $20 bills recovered from the 1971 D.B. Cooper skyjacking have sold for more than 120 times their face value at a Dallas auction. Heritage Auction Galleries says the bills sold for a total of more than $37,000 at Friday's auction _ two to three times higher than ...
Venezuelan helicopter crashes at military base
Jun 14, 2008; ... A Venezuelan army helicopter crashed Friday at a Caracas military base, injuring two crew members but leaving passengers _ including the commander of the National Guard _ unharmed, a military official said. The incident occurred when the Russian-made MI-17 helicopter was landing near ...
Floods could reduce corn supplies, raise prices
Jun 14, 2008; ... Floods that have inundated the Midwest could reduce world corn supplies and drive food prices higher at a time when Americans are already stretching their grocery budgets and people in poor countries have rioted over rising food costs. The U.S. government will report later this month ...
NC couple face murder in death of son tied to tree
Jun 14, 2008; ... A couple accused of tying their 13-year-old son to a tree for two nights to punish him for disobedience has been charged with murder in his death, authorities said Friday. Brice Brian McMillan, 41, of Macclesfield, told a deputy that the child was being disobedient and was forced to ...
DOE considers selling scrap from uranium sites
Jun 14, 2008; ... The U.S. Department of Energy has revived a plan to salvage millions of dollars from radioactive scrap culled from old uranium enrichment operations in Tennessee and Kentucky. The government has 15,300 tons of low-level contaminated nickel left ...
Cooper skyjacking cash sells for $37K at auction
Jun 14, 2008 ... Fifteen tattered $20 bills recovered from the 1971 D.B. Cooper skyjacking sold Friday for more than 120 times their face value at a Dallas auction. Heritage Auction Galleries said the bills sold for a total of more than $37,000 _ two to three times higher than expected. ...
A fair test proves plenty tough at Torrey Pines
Jun 14, 2008; ... Torrey Pines has been one big tease through two days of the U.S. Open, evident by a mixed bag of scores ranging from the eagle, bogeys and a late run of birdies for Tiger Woods to an 11-shot improvement for Padraig Harrington. Players praise the public course as being fair _ now ...
Pro-judge protesters mass in Pakistan's capital
Jun 14, 2008; ... Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed into Pakistan's capital Friday for a raucous, sweat-soaked rally led by lawyers demanding the reinstatement of judges and the ouster of President Pervez Musharraf. The gathering, which continued until around dawn Saturday, threatened to widen a ...