AP Online back issues from Thursday, February 5:
Visa profit jumps 35 pct despite recession
Feb 05, 2009; ... Visa Inc. said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose by 35 percent as the shift from cash toward electronic payments maintained its staying power, even while consumers tightened spending amid the recession. The results beat Wall Street expectations, and shares of Visa rose ...
Beckham wants to stay at AC Milan, leave LA Galaxy
Feb 05, 2009 ... David Beckham wants to leave the Los Angeles Galaxy and stay with AC Milan after his stay with the Italian club ends next month. The 33-year-old English midfielder announced his intentions Wednesday after playing in Milan's 2-2 exhibition tie at Glasgow Rangers. Beckham has scored ...
Cable back with new staff, big plans for Raiders
Feb 05, 2009; ... Although Tom Cable is aware of the stiff challenges he is assuming by staying with the Oakland Raiders, their no-longer-interim coach only sees the opportunities. Owner Al Davis formally introduced Cable as his fifth head coach since 2003 on Wednesday in a news conference lacking the ...
Coroner: Death of boy, 10, at Ill. school suicide
Feb 05, 2009; ... A 10-year-old boy reportedly found hanging from a coat hook at his suburban Chicago school took his own life, according to a preliminary coroner's office ruling on Wednesday. A daily ledger released by the Cook County medical examiner noted "hanging" and "suicide" as the ...
House bill seeks new dust rules after Wis. blast
Feb 05, 2009 ... Three Democratic members of Congress have reintroduced a bill to prevent dust-related explosions after a blast at a Milwaukee-area power plant burned six workers. The bill was introduced Wednesday by U.S. Reps. George Miller and Lynn Woolsey of California and John Barrow of ...
Lawmakers clash with SEC over Madoff probe
Feb 05, 2009; ... House lawmakers on Wednesday accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of impeding their probe into how the agency failed to uncover the alleged $50 billion fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff. The clash between lawmakers and high-ranking SEC officials came at a hearing after the ...
Time Warner swings to 4Q loss on hefty writedown
Feb 05, 2009; ... Media and entertainment giant Time Warner Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss, hurt by a previously expected $24.2 billion writedown for its cable, publishing and AOL assets. The company predicted flat earnings in the year ahead as it takes on major restructuring charges amid a ...
FBI announces review of evidence in Tylenol deaths
Feb 05, 2009; ... Federal agents on Wednesday searched the home of a man linked to the fatal 1982 Tylenol poisonings in Illinois and the FBI in Chicago said authorities are reviewing evidence in the deaths, which triggered a nationwide scare and prompted dramatic changes in the way food and medical products are ...
AP Top News at 7:56 p.m. EST
Feb 05, 2009 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Prosecutors in Barry Bonds' trial intend to introduce notes seized from Greg Anderson's house and a clubhouse tape recording of the personal trainer discussing injections in an effort to get around his likely refusal to testify against the home-run king. Among hundred of ...
Congress considers changes to mortgage aid program
Feb 05, 2009; ... With fewer than 500 applications and only two-dozen homeowners helped so far, House lawmakers moved Wednesday to revamp a new program that was intended to help hundreds of thousands of borrowers avoid losing their homes. The changes approved by the House Financial Services Committee ...
Banks could still find wiggle room in pay caps
Feb 05, 2009; ... The squeeze on big paydays for executives of bailed-out banks will probably leave Wall Street plenty of wiggle room. Consultants on executive pay say the caps imposed by President Barack Obama on Wednesday will probably apply only to a few executives _ not star traders, brokers and ...
FBI announces review of evidence in Tylenol deaths
Feb 05, 2009; ... Federal agents on Wednesday searched the home of a man linked to the fatal 1982 Tylenol poisonings in Illinois and the FBI in Chicago said authorities are reviewing evidence in the deaths, which triggered a nationwide scare and prompted dramatic changes in the way food and medical products are ...
AP Top News at 7:49 p.m. EST
Feb 05, 2009 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Prosecutors in Barry Bonds' trial intend to introduce notes seized from Greg Anderson's house and a clubhouse tape recording of the personal trainer discussing injections in an effort to get around his likely refusal to testify against the home-run king. Among hundred of ...
Woman claims McDonald's drink contained chemical
Feb 05, 2009 ... A Baltimore woman said when she ordered an iced tea at a local McDonald's restaurant last year, employees gave her a cup containing a cleaning chemical. Caryl Jones has filed a $100,000 lawsuit in Baltimore City Circuit Court. The lawsuit alleges negligence and breach of warranty ....
Senate OKs $15,000 tax break for homebuyers
Feb 05, 2009; ... The Senate voted Wednesday night to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry, a victory for Republicans eager to leave their mark on a mammoth economic stimulus bill at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan. The tax ...
Obama caps executive pay tied to bailout money
Feb 05, 2009; ... Assailing out-of-touch corporate pay and perks, President Barack Obama on Wednesday slammed a salary cap on top executives from companies that want bailouts _ but it's a limit that could end up thinning the wallets of only a small number of people. Obama's action comes as many ...
Iraq: Sunni tribal leader says he can prove fraud
Feb 05, 2009; ... A senior Sunni tribal leader claimed Wednesday to have hundreds of documents proving fraud in weekend elections in Anbar province, escalating a crisis that has threatened to reignite violence in the former insurgent stronghold. Iraq's electoral commission, which is overseeing the ...
Wednesday's Sports Scoreboard
Feb 05, 2009; ... All Times Eastern National Football League Playoffs No games today. National Basketball Association L.A. Clippers vs Orlando, 7 p.m....
Senate approves $15,000 tax credit for homebuyers
Feb 05, 2009; ... The Senate voted Wednesday night to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry, a victory for Republicans eager to leave their mark on a mammoth economic stimulus bill at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan. The tax break was ...
Immigrant roundups snare nonviolent offenders
Feb 05, 2009; ... Over the past six years, federal immigration agents assigned to track down violent criminals who were in the country illegally have also rounded up thousands of nonviolent offenders. A Washington think tank says the arrests of nonviolent offenders was a misuse of funds Congress gave ...
Lawmakers clash with SEC over Madoff probe
Feb 05, 2009; ... House lawmakers on Wednesday accused the Securities and Exchange Commission of impeding their probe into how the agency failed to uncover the alleged $50 billion fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff. The clash between lawmakers and high-ranking SEC officials came at a hearing after the ...
Lawyer: Guilty plea coming in TN church shooting
Feb 05, 2009; ... An out-of-work truck driver accused of opening fire in a Tennessee church will plead guilty to killing two people and wounding six others, his attorney said Wednesday. Jim D. Adkisson, 58, will enter guilty pleas to all counts Monday in exchange for a sentence of life without ...
AP Top News at 7:30 p.m. EST
Feb 05, 2009 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Prosecutors in Barry Bonds' trial intend to introduce notes seized from Greg Anderson's house and a clubhouse tape recording of the personal trainer discussing injections in an effort to get around his likely refusal to testify against the home-run king. Among hundred of ...
Federal judge unseals evidence against Bonds
Feb 05, 2009; ... Prosecutors in Barry Bonds' trial intend to introduce notes seized from Greg Anderson's house and a clubhouse tape recording of the personal trainer discussing injections in an effort to get around his likely refusal to testify against the home-run king. Among hundred of pages of ...
Senate approves $15,000 tax credit for homebuyers
Feb 05, 2009; ... The Senate voted Wednesday night to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry, a victory for Republicans eager to leave their mark on a mammoth economic stimulus bill at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan. The tax break was ...
Iraq: Sunni tribal leader says he can prove fraud
Feb 05, 2009; ... A senior Sunni tribal leader claimed Wednesday to have hundreds of documents proving fraud in weekend elections in Anbar province, escalating a crisis that has threatened to reignite violence in the former insurgent stronghold. Iraq's electoral commission, which is overseeing the ...
Texas executes man who used bat to kill woman, son
Feb 05, 2009; ... Texas has executed a parolee convicted of using a baseball bat to fatally bludgeon his girlfriend and her teenage son at their home in San Antonio. Thirty-six-year-old David Martinez was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m. Wednesday. He had won permission from the courts to stop appeals ...
Obama caps executive pay tied to bailout money
Feb 05, 2009; ... Assailing out-of-touch corporate pay and perks, President Barack Obama on Wednesday slammed a salary cap on top executives from companies that want bailouts _ but it's a limit that could end up thinning the wallets of only a small number of people. Obama's action comes as many ...
Obama signs kids' health insurance bill
Feb 05, 2009; ... President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a bill extending health coverage to 4 million uninsured children, a move he called a first step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge to provide insurance for all Americans. It was a victory for Obama a day after his ...
AP Top News at 7:00 p.m. EST
Feb 05, 2009 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Prosecutors in Barry Bonds' trial intend to introduce notes seized from Greg Anderson's house and a clubhouse tape recording of the personal trainer discussing injections in an effort to get around his likely refusal to testify against the home-run king. Among hundred of ...
Obama signs bill extending kids' health insurance
Feb 05, 2009; ... President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a bill extending health coverage to 4 million uninsured children, a move he called a first step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge to provide insurance for all Americans. It was a victory for ...
Fire burns through roof of iconic Chicago church
Feb 05, 2009; ... A fire burned for more than two hours Wednesday at Holy Name Cathedral, severely damaging the attic and leaving gaping holes in the roof of the 134-year-old landmark that is the seat of Cardinal Francis George. Firefighters battled the blaze in frigid temperatures at the iconic ...
Bomb critically wounds head of Ark. medical board
Feb 05, 2009; ... A car bomb explosion critically wounded the head of the Arkansas panel that licenses and disciplines doctors, detonating in his driveway as he was leaving for work, authorities said. Police said they had no idea why someone would target Dr. Trent P. Pierce, chairman of the Arkansas ...
2 hurt during failed takeoff from Calif. airport
Feb 05, 2009 ... Authorities say a transport plane on a training flight veered off the runway and crashed during takeoff at a California desert airport, injuring its two pilots. The twin-engine C-47 Turbo Dakota aircraft crashed onto its nose in a failed takeoff Wednesday morning from the Mojave Air ...
Cisco earnings down; January notably weak
Feb 05, 2009; ... Technology bellwether Cisco Systems Inc. said Wednesday that incoming orders declined dramatically in January, indicating that the shrinking economy has more pain in store for the industry. Chief executive John Chambers said the company, the world's largest maker of computer ...
Wednesday's Sports Scoreboard
Feb 05, 2009; ... All Times Eastern National Football League Playoffs No games today. National Basketball Association Orlando 37, L.A. Clippers 24 ...
In colon cancer drug study, more wasn't better
Feb 05, 2009; ... Doctors thought that combining two newer drugs that more precisely attack cancer would help people with advanced colon cancer. Instead, it made the cancer worse and made the patients more miserable, a study found. The surprising findings underscore the importance of doing rigorous studies before ...
Trial for NYC doctor accused in murder-for-hire
Feb 05, 2009; ... A woman distraught over losing custody of her 4-year-old daughter plotted with a relative to lure her estranged husband to a playground, where he was shot to death in front of the little girl by a gunman with a makeshift silencer, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The prosecutor made the ...
Obama signs kids' health insurance bill
Feb 05, 2009; ... President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a bill extending health coverage to 4 million uninsured children, a move he called a first step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge to provide insurance for all Americans. It was a victory for Obama a day after his ...
Phelps: 'I have to live with fallout from photo'
Feb 05, 2009; ... Olympic champion Michael Phelps said Wednesday it has been difficult coping with the fallout from a photo of him smoking from a marijuana pipe. "It's something I am going to have to live with and something I'll have to grow from," Phelps told The Associated Press outside the pool where ...
Recalls: Jackets, wheel rims, swing sets
Feb 05, 2009; ... The following recalls have been announced: _1,200 Harajuku Lovers Hooded Jackets, made in China and distributed by Jerry Leigh of California Inc., of Van Nuys, Calif., because the jackets' drawstring through the hood can pose a strangulation hazard to children. No injuries or ...
Senate approves $15,000 tax credit for homebuyers
Feb 05, 2009; ... The Senate voted Wednesday night to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry, a victory for Republicans eager to leave their mark on a mammoth economic stimulus bill at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan. The tax break was ...
Cops: Ore. man who killed 2 girls hated `tweens'
Feb 05, 2009; ... The gunman who killed himself and two teenage girls outside a youth nightclub had been diagnosed as a potential schizophrenic and wrote about his dislike of "pop tweens" on his Web journal, police said Wednesday. Investigators said Erik Ayala, 24, also tried to kill himself ...
FBI announces review of evidence in Tylenol deaths
Feb 05, 2009; ... Federal agents on Wednesday searched the home of a man linked to the fatal 1982 Tylenol poisonings in Illinois and the FBI in Chicago said authorities are reviewing evidence in the deaths, which triggered a nationwide scare and prompted dramatic changes in the way food and medical products are ...
Mich. woman gets prison in online bid for hit man
Feb 05, 2009 ... A Michigan woman who advertised online seeking a hit man to kill her lover's wife has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison. Ann Marie Linscott was sentenced Wednesday in a federal court in Grand Rapids, near her suburban Rockford home. She pleaded guilty in April to ...
Fla. lawsuit claims 3 kids died from hospital mold
Feb 05, 2009; ... The families of three pediatric cancer patients sued a Florida hospital this week, claiming their children died after contracting fungal infections from renovations being performed at the facility. The lawsuit filed by parents against St. Joseph's Hospital Inc. in Tampa on Tuesday ...
Senate approves $15,000 tax credit for homebuyers
Feb 05, 2009; ... The Senate voted Wednesday night to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry, a victory for Republicans eager to leave their mark on a mammoth economic stimulus bill at the heart of President Barack Obama's recovery plan. The tax break was ...
Coroner: Death of boy, 10, at Ill. school suicide
Feb 05, 2009; ... A 10-year-old boy reportedly found hanging from a coat hook at his suburban Chicago school took his own life, according to a preliminary coroner's office ruling on Wednesday. A daily ledger released by the Cook County medical examiner noted "hanging" and "suicide" ...
Garmin teams up with ASUSTek on new smart phones
Feb 05, 2009; ... Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. said Wednesday it has entered into a "strategic alliance" with Taiwan-based Asustek Computer Inc. to develop and produce a co-branded line of feature-rich mobile phones. The first device, called the Garmin-Asus nuvifone G60, will be ...
Ackerman sci-fi, horror collection up for sale
Feb 05, 2009; ... He always vowed that he wouldn't die unless he could take it with him. But now that Forrest J Ackerman really is gone, the grand old man of science fiction's memorabilia collection is on the auction block. Thousands of items, including the Count Dracula ring worn by Bela ...
AP Top News at 7:14 p.m. EST
Feb 05, 2009 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Prosecutors in Barry Bonds' trial intend to introduce notes seized from Greg Anderson's house and a clubhouse tape recording of the personal trainer discussing injections in an effort to get around his likely refusal to testify against the home-run king. Among hundred of ...
AP Top News at 7:33 p.m. EST
Feb 05, 2009 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Prosecutors in Barry Bonds' trial intend to introduce notes seized from Greg Anderson's house and a clubhouse tape recording of the personal trainer discussing injections in an effort to get around his likely refusal to testify against the home-run king. Among hundred of ...
Everton beats Liverpool in FA Cup
Feb 05, 2009; ... Dan Gosling scored with 2 minutes left in extra time, putting Everton into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over short-handed Liverpool on Wednesday. With a penalty-kick shootout looming to separate the cross-city rivals in their replay, the 19-year-old Gosling put in ...
Obama signs kids' health insurance bill
Feb 05, 2009; ... President Barack Obama signed a bill Wednesday extending health coverage to 4 million uninsured children, a much-needed win a day after he lost his nominee to lead his drive for sweeping health care reform. "This is good. This is good," a smiling Obama ...
AP Top News at 7:23 p.m. EST
Feb 05, 2009 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Prosecutors in Barry Bonds' trial intend to introduce notes seized from Greg Anderson's house and a clubhouse tape recording of the personal trainer discussing injections in an effort to get around his likely refusal to testify against the home-run king. Among hundred of ...
Emmy Awards open field to more nominees
Feb 05, 2009 ... More TV shows and stars will be going for the gold at this fall's Emmy Awards ceremony. The TV academy's board of governors voted to expand the number of nominees from five to six in 10 major prime-time Emmy categories, including best comedy and drama series and lead actor and actress ...
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,237
Feb 05, 2009; ... As of Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at least 4,237 members of the U.S. military had 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 3,406 military personnel died as a result ...
Phelps: 'I have to live with fallout from photo'
Feb 05, 2009; ... Olympic champion Michael Phelps said Wednesday it has been difficult coping with the fallout from a photo of him smoking from a marijuana pipe. "It's something I am going to have to live with and something I'll have to grow from," Phelps told The Associated Press outside the pool where ...
James Franco wins Harvard Hasty Pudding award
Feb 05, 2009 ... James Franco, who won recent acclaim for playing both a goofy pot dealer and Harvey Milk's lover, has been named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. Franco will receive the award at a roast Feb. 13 by the Hasty Pudding _ the nation's oldest undergraduate drama troupe. ...
AP EXCLUSIVE: Records wiped from speaker's office
Feb 05, 2009; ... Before Texas lawmakers voted their three-term speaker of the House out of his powerful job, state officials wiped his computers clean and deleted scores of electronic files, raising concerns that important public records may have been destroyed. Files on one shared computer network ...
Coroner: Death of boy, 10, at Ill. school suicide
Feb 05, 2009; ... A 10-year-old boy reportedly found hanging from a coat hook at his suburban Chicago school took his own life, according to a preliminary coroner's office ruling on Wednesday. A daily ledger released by the Cook County medical examiner noted "hanging" and "suicide" ...
AP Top News at 7:05 p.m. EST
Feb 05, 2009 ... SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Prosecutors in Barry Bonds' trial intend to introduce notes seized from Greg Anderson's house and a clubhouse tape recording of the personal trainer discussing injections in an effort to get around his likely refusal to testify against the home-run king. Among hundred of ...
Survey: Auto deaths drop in 40 states in 2008
Feb 05, 2009; ... Automobile fatalities declined in 40 states in 2008, according to a survey of state highway safety agencies, an early sign that traffic deaths could dip to their lowest levels in four decades. The Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety departments, ...
Cops: Ore. man who killed 2 girls hated `tweens'
Feb 05, 2009; ... The gunman who killed himself and two teenage girls outside a youth nightclub had been diagnosed as a potential schizophrenic and wrote about his dislike of "pop tweens" on his Web journal, police said Wednesday. Investigators said Erik ...
Survey: Auto deaths drop in 40 states in 2008
Feb 05, 2009; ... Automobile fatalities declined in 40 states in 2008, according to a survey of state highway safety agencies, an early sign that traffic deaths could dip to their lowest levels in four decades. The Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state highway safety departments, ...