AP Online back issues from Wednesday, October 29:
Detroit's ex-Mayor Kilpatrick jailed for 4 months
Oct 29, 2008; ... Kwame Kilpatrick was sent to jail for four months Tuesday for his part in a sex-and-text scandal and the judge chastised the disgraced ex-mayor for arrogance and disregard for the rule of law. Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner's sentence was the ...
Selig back in Milwaukee, waits for better weather
Oct 29, 2008; ... Bud Selig didn't stick around. The baseball commissioner returned to Milwaukee to wait out the weather and a chance to resume Game 5 of the World Series. A day after the Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays were stopped because of rain with the score 2-all after 5 1/2 ...
Court extends Spears' conservatorship indefinitely
Oct 29, 2008; ... Britney Spears' father will maintain indefinite control of her personal and financial affairs after a court commisioner on Tuesday extended the arrangement beyond 2008. The conservatorship, which had been set to expire Dec. 31, also allows the people controlling Spears' affairs _ a ...
'Dawgs, Gators try to stifle talk about 'Stomp'
Oct 29, 2008; ... Urban Meyer vowed in writing to get back at the Georgia Bulldogs. Now, he dismisses any hard feelings as "old news." Mark Richt won't talk about it either, brushing off questions with an explanation he trotted out three months ago. Nice try, guys. They ...
Mexico approves watered-down oil industry reform
Oct 29, 2008 ... Mexico's Congress has passed a watered-down energy industry reform that enables private contractors to participate in the state-owned oil business but won't likely draw enough investment to reverse declining production in the third-largest oil supplier to the United States. The reform ...
Judge tosses detainee confession citing torture
Oct 29, 2008; ... A U.S. military judge barred the Pentagon Tuesday from using a Guantanamo prisoner's confession to Afghan authorities as trial evidence, saying it was obtained through torture. Army Col. Stephen Henley said Mohammed Jawad's statements "were obtained by physical intimidation and ...
Saints' Nesbit files suit against diet pill maker
Oct 29, 2008; ... Saints offensive guard Jamar Nesbit filed suit Tuesday against the maker of a weight-loss supplement, alleging it was improperly spiked with a diuretic that is banned by the NFL. The lawsuit against the makers of StarCaps, an over-the-counter product, was filed in federal district ...
States, schools will have to improve dropout rates
Oct 29, 2008; ...High schools are coming under pressure from the federal government to improve the nation's dismal dropout rate _ one in four students. Schools and ...
Mexico approves watered-down oil industry reform
Oct 29, 2008 ... Mexico's Congress has passed a watered-down energy industry reform that enables private contractors to participate in the state-owned oil business but won't likely draw enough investment to reverse declining production in the third-largest oil supplier to the United States. The reform ...
Washington begins stretch with lame-duck coach
Oct 29, 2008; ... Michael Jackson songs blared from the speakers next to the field. Tyrone Willingham still wore a purple cap with a white "W" on the front, bouncing around to various players and clapping encouragement during the beginning stages of Tuesday's practice. But the air of ...
Lawyer: American, ex-beau indicted in Italy murder
Oct 29, 2008; ... An American college student and her former boyfriend were ordered Tuesday to stand trial in last year's slaying of her roommate, while the judge also convicted an Ivory Coast man in the killing, lawyers said. The judge indicted Amanda Knox, 21, of Seattle and Raffaele Sollecito of ...
US: Yemeni suspect made videos glorifying al-Qaida
Oct 29, 2008; ... A Yemeni detainee made videos glorifying al-Qaida's attacks to lure new recruits and was so close to Osama bin Laden the two were holed up together in an Afghanistan hideout on the day of the Sept. 11 attacks, a military prosecutor said Tuesday. One of Ali Hamza al-Bahlul's videos ...
MGM Mirage to post 3rd-quarter earnings Wednesday
Oct 29, 2008; ... MGM Mirage Inc. is to report its third-quarter financial results before the market opens Wednesday. Below is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. OVERVIEW: Las Vegas-based MGM Mirage is the world's second largest gambling company by revenue, with ...
Today on the presidential campaign trail
Oct 29, 2008; ... IN THE HEADLINES Obama gets his normal cheering crowd at cold, outdoor rally ... With polls showing Pa. slipping away, McCain says 'it's wonderful to fool the pundits' ... Biden urges early voting in Florida, says state could determine election ... McCain calls for Alaska Sen. Ted ...
Michael Caine to co-host Nobel Concert
Oct 29, 2008 ... Michael Caine will co-host the 2008 Nobel Peace Concert honoring this year's laureate, organizers said Tuesday. The 75-year-old two-time Oscar winner will host the Dec. 11 show with Scarlett Johansson. The show is headlined by Diana Ross and includes Feist, Dierks Bentley, ...
Barenaked Ladies' Page admits to drug possession
Oct 29, 2008; ... Barenaked Ladies singer-guitarist Steven Page pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor drug charge that will be dismissed from his record if he stays out of legal trouble for six months. The 38-year-old musician apologized to his family and fans after his brief appearance in ...
Authorities say skinhead plot wasn't fully formed
Oct 29, 2008; ... Two white supremacists charged with plotting to behead blacks across the country and assassinate Barack Obama while wearing white top hats and tuxes were likely too disorganized to carry out the plot, authorities said, and their planning was riddled with ...
Tens of thousands of civilians flee in east Congo
Oct 29, 2008; ... Rebels vowing to take Congo's eastern provincial capital advanced toward Goma Tuesday, sending tens of thousands fleeing. Chaos gripped a separate front as government soldiers fired on civilians and aid workers trying to escape, the top U.N. envoy said. Alan Doss said peacekeepers ...
AP Top News at 8:37 p.m. EDT
Oct 29, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast. So just sit tight, folks, we'll ...
FDA's conclusion that chemical is safe is flawed
Oct 29, 2008; ... The Food and Drug Administration's assurances that a controversial chemical is safe for use in food containers are badly flawed, an independent panel of scientific advisers concluded in a report released Tuesday. The chemical, known as bisphenol A, is used to make plastic for food ...
AP Top News at 8:07 p.m. EDT
Oct 29, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast. So just sit tight, folks, we'll ...
Celtics raise 17th championship banner to rafters
Oct 29, 2008 ... The Boston Celtics' first NBA championship banner in 22 years is hanging from the rafters of their arena. The banner was raised Tuesday night at the end of a ceremony in which players were presented with their championship rings before their season opener against the Cleveland ...
Court extends Spears' conservatorship indefinitely
Oct 29, 2008; ... Britney Spears' father will maintain indefinite control of her personal and financial affairs after a court commisioner on Tuesday extended the arrangement beyond 2008. The conservatorship, which had been set to expire Dec. 31, also allows the people controlling Spears' affairs _ a group that ...
Authors, publishers settle suit against Google
Oct 29, 2008; ... Eager to cool the debate over copyrighted text online and anxious to make some money, Google and the publishing industry announced Tuesday that they have settled their three-year legal battle over the Internet giant's book search program. Under an agreement reached by Google, the ...
AP Top News at 8:07 p.m. EDT
Oct 29, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast. So just sit tight, folks, we'll ...
Detroit's ex-Mayor Kilpatrick jailed for 4 months
Oct 29, 2008; ... A judge sentenced former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to four months in jail Tuesday for a sex-and-text scandal, calling him "arrogant and defiant" and questioning the sincerity of a guilty plea that ended his career at City Hall. Kilpatrick ...
Calls mount for Stevens to resign, but when?
Oct 29, 2008; ... A growing chorus of Republicans on Tuesday called for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to resign from a seat he's held for four decades after his conviction on seven felony charges. But with the party bracing for losses in the upcoming election, many hope Stevens will first win re-election ...
AP Top News at 9:00 p.m. EDT
Oct 29, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast. So just sit tight, folks, we'll ...
AP Exclusive: Hudson suspect had June drug arrest
Oct 29, 2008; ... The convicted felon suspected in the slayings of Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew was arrested after police allegedly found crack cocaine in his car in June, but authorities declined to return him to prison on a parole violation, according to documents obtained by The ...
CW network explores `Melrose Place' remake
Oct 29, 2008 ... Having done well with a remake of "Beverly Hills 90210" this season, the CW network is considering a remake of that show's spinoff, "Melrose Place." The CW and the studio CBS Paramount Network Television are exploring whether to put the remake in development for ...
Texas executes rapist, killer of 7-year-old girl
Oct 29, 2008; ... A former plumbing supply salesman was executed Tuesday for strangling and raping a 7-year-old girl whose body he hid in his attic. Asked by the warden if he had a final statement, Eric Nenno replied, "No, warden." Eight minutes after the lethal drugs began to ...
Biden urges early voting in Florida
Oct 29, 2008; ...Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden told Florida supporters Tuesday that their state could determine the winner of the presidential election and they should vote early. "How you go, ...
Northeast snowstorm closes major highways, schools
Oct 29, 2008 ... The first big snowstorm of the season in the Northeast closed sections of major highways Tuesday and blacked out more than 100,000 utility customers. The National Weather Service posted a winter storm warning for ...
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
Oct 29, 2008; ... All Times Eastern National Football League No games today. National Basketball Association Cleveland 8, Boston 4 ...
Tennessee's Phillip Fulmer defends career
Oct 29, 2008; ... Phillip Fulmer spent a lot of time Tuesday defending himself and dismissing speculation about his job security. Fulmer said at Tennessee's weekly media day that most of the talk about his job being on the line has been "misinformation," though he said he doesn't bother ...
McCain struggles for Pa. upset; GOP doubts grow
Oct 29, 2008; ... Doubts about John McCain's chances for the presidency grew louder among fellow Republicans on Tuesday as a White House race largely focused on Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania entered its final week Even two Republicans once on McCain's short list for vice president sounded skeptical ....
Northeast snowstorm closes major highways, schools
Oct 29, 2008 ... The first big snowstorm of the season in the Northeast closed sections of major highways Tuesday and blacked out more than 100,000 utility customers. The National Weather Service ...
Model Carol Alt testifies in claim against ex
Oct 29, 2008; ... Carol Alt had lots of good things to say about former hockey player Ron Greschner when she testified in federal court Tuesday about their 18-year marriage, but the good vibe wasn't enough to end their dispute over money earned in a business venture. The 47-year-old actress-model ...
Detroit's ex-Mayor Kilpatrick jailed for 4 months
Oct 29, 2008; ... A judge sentenced former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to four months in jail Tuesday for a sex-and-text scandal, calling him "arrogant and defiant" and questioning the sincerity of a guilty plea that ended his career at City Hall. Kilpatrick declined to speak ...
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
Oct 29, 2008; ... All Times Eastern National Football League No games today. National Basketball Association Cleveland 29, Boston 24 ...
Dow ends up almost 900, but no one is exhaling
Oct 29, 2008; ... Wall Street's best day in two weeks _ and one of its best ever _ brought little real reason to celebrate. Even the manic, final-hour of buying that sent the Dow Jones industrials soaring almost 900 points Tuesday was overshadowed by the reality that it could turn on investors in an instant. The ...
Dow ends up almost 900, but no one is exhaling
Oct 29, 2008; ... Wall Street's best day in two weeks _ and one of its best ever _ was a joyless rally. Even a manic, final-hour stampede of buying that sent the Dow Jones industrials soaring almost 900 points did nothing to dispel the feeling that the market could turn on investors in an instant. But ...
AP Top News at 8:14 p.m. EDT
Oct 29, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast. So just sit tight, folks, we'll ...
Cottrell out as Chargers' defensive coordinator
Oct 29, 2008; ... Norv Turner, of all people, came up with the San Diego Chargers' hardest hit in weeks when he fired defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell on Tuesday. Cottrell was sacked by the head coach in large part because his defense couldn't get to opposing quarterbacks, the most glaring ...
Pound puppy becomes narcotics dog in Florida
Oct 29, 2008 ... When his chief told him there was no money for a new narcotics dog, Polk County Sheriff's Deputy John Maney went to the pound, adopted and trained a dog himself. Maney, who has previously worked as a handler for five canines, turned down several dogs. He focused on ones that showed ...
Medical examiner: Iowa toddler's death a homicide
Oct 29, 2008; ... A toddler found dead after being reported missing with his brother and mother was a victim of homicide, the Iowa medical examiner's office ruled Tuesday. An autopsy showed Seth Kehoe, 2, died of cuts to the neck, the Iowa State Medical Examiner's Office said. Seth, his ...
DA: Criminal charges possible in boy's Uzi death
Oct 29, 2008; ... A prosecutor said Tuesday he is investigating whether criminal charges should be filed after an 8-year-old boy accidentally killed himself while firing an Uzi submachine gun at a gun fair in western Massachusetts. Christopher Bizilj (Bah-SEAL) of Ashford, Conn., shot himself in the ...
More Republicans call on Sen. Stevens to resign
Oct 29, 2008; ... A growing chorus of Republicans on Tuesday called for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to resign from a seat he's held for four decades after his conviction on seven felony charges. But with the party bracing for losses in the upcoming election, many hope Stevens will first win re-election next Tuesday, ...
Funeral home parties with replica Elvis casket
Oct 29, 2008 ... The owners of Endsley Funeral Home in Bartonville wanted to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the business by putting a little "fun" into "funeral." So, for their open house Saturday, they put a replica of Elvis Presley's 650-pound casket on display and hired Elvis ...
AP Top News at 8:04 p.m. EDT
Oct 29, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast. So just sit tight, folks, we'll ...
4 charged in Ark. college shooting that killed 2
Oct 29, 2008; ... Four men were charged Tuesday with capital murder and other felonies for the fatal shootings of two students and wounding of a third near a University of Central Arkansas dormitory, and officials said the victims may not have been the assailants' targets. The two murder charges ...
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,188
Oct 29, 2008; ... As of Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at least 4,188 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 3,388 military personnel died as a result ...
Accused man allegedly drives stolen SUV to court
Oct 29, 2008 ... Police have charged a man with stealing a Lexus SUV he drove to court the day a jury was to decide whether to convict him in a separate auto theft case. The man was arraigned Monday on charges of receiving a stolen vehicle and receiving stolen property after police saw him approach the stolen ...
McCain says pundits being fooled, promises victory
Oct 29, 2008; ... Republican John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin told a Pennsylvania audience Tuesday that "it's wonderful to fool the pundits" and vowed to pull out an upset win over Democratic rival Barack Obama. "I'm not afraid of the fight, I'm ready for ...
Northeast snowstorm closes major highways, schools
Oct 29, 2008 ... The first big snowstorm of the season in the Northeast closed sections of major highways Tuesday and blacked out more than 100,000 utility customers. The National Weather Service posted a winter storm warning for parts of New York state, in effect until 8 a.m. Wednesday, and issued ...
Union votes Saturday on Boeing strike settlement
Oct 29, 2008; ... Boeing Co.'s Machinist union said it will vote on a tentative four-year labor pact on Saturday, a process that could end an eight-week strike against the airplane maker. The strike, now in its 53rd day, has shut Boeing's commercial jet factories, cut into profits and delayed airplane ...
Teen gets time for grandma in 'gangster rap' video
Oct 29, 2008 ... A Florida teenager has been sentenced to 18 months in juvenile detention for coaxing his senile grandmother into holding a gun and threatening to shoot "all the pigs" in a homemade "gangster rap" video. Eighteen-year-old Michael Alfinez pleaded guilty Tuesday to ...
Ga. residents wait up to 8 hours to vote early
Oct 29, 2008; ... Georgia residents packed polling places as early voting started in earnest this week, braving lines as long as eight hours to cast ballots and forcing some voting sites to stay open deep into the night. Polls have been open in Georgia since Sept ....
Maddon, cozy Rays ride out storm in Delaware
Oct 29, 2008; ... J.P. Howell woke up Tuesday morning, looked out the window of his hotel room and wondered aloud: "Now, where am I?" Like many of his teammates, the Tampa Bay Rays reliever had never been to Delaware before Game 5 of the World Series was suspended because of rain. The AL ...
Union votes Saturday on Boeing strike settlement
Oct 29, 2008; ... Boeing Co.'s Machinist union said it will vote on a tentative four-year labor pact on Saturday, a process that could end an eight-week strike against the airplane maker. The strike, now in its 53rd day, has shut Boeing's commercial jet factories, cut into profits and delayed airplane ...
Unusual four-legged creatures found at golf course
Oct 29, 2008 ... The O'Brien County sheriff's office is looking for the owner of two unusual four-legged creatures found wandering on a golf course in Primghar. Two hinnies, a cross between a stallion and a female donkey, were found about two weeks ago. Deputy Dean Fjeld said officials corralled the ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Oct 29, 2008 ... WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) _ Officers who responded to Isiah Thomas' home after a 911 call reporting an overdose on sleeping pills found a man passed out on the floor and gave him oxygen until an ambulance arrived. Authorities have ...
ABC out of Obama half-hour campaign ad buy
Oct 29, 2008; ... A half-hour Barack Obama campaign ad will blanket the major broadcast networks Wednesday night _ except for ABC. Attempting to protect its struggling Wednesday lineup, ABC tried to reach an agreement with the Obama campaign to air the commercial on a different night, according to ...
AP Top News at 8:20 p.m. EDT
Oct 29, 2008 ... PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Sooner or later, someone will win this World Series. Just not Tuesday night. Too wet. Besides, the baseball commissioner went home to Milwaukee. Maybe the Phillies and Rays can play ball Wednesday night. But snow showers are in the forecast. So just sit tight, folks, we'll ...
Hawaii Superferry postpones launch of 2nd ship
Oct 29, 2008; ... Hawaii Superferry Inc. announced Tuesday it has pushed back the introduction of its second ship and the 2009 scheduled launch of service between Oahu and the Big Island for about one year because of the slumping economy. The company said it will continue Oahu-Maui service with its ...