AP Online back issues from Wednesday, June 24:
Retired National Guard general among train victims
Jun 24, 2009 ... The victims of the Metro train collision in Washington included the recently retired commanding general of the D.C. National Guard and his wife; two working moms; a retired teacher who was working as a substitute, and a woman who worked with nurses around the world. Here is what ...
Computer failure may have caused D.C. train crash
Jun 24, 2009; ... Investigators looking into the deadly crash of two Metro transit trains focused Tuesday on why a computerized system failed to halt an oncoming train, even though there is evidence that the operator tried to slow it down. At the time of the crash, the train was also operating in ...
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
Jun 24, 2009; ... Interleague Boston 3, Washington 2 -5 Chicago Cubs 2, Detroit 1-7 Cleveland 4, Pittsburgh 0 ...
Outman will miss start Wednesday
Jun 24, 2009 ... Rookie left-hander Josh Outman will miss his start Wednesday for the Oakland Athletics with tightness in his throwing arm. Outman underwent an MRI on Monday on his elbow area and is scheduled for another more extensive test Wednesday. The A's had hoped he would be examined Tuesday but ...
Cornell probes theft of laptop with personal data
Jun 24, 2009 ... Cornell University officials are investigating the theft of a school computer that may have compromised the personal information of about 45,000 current and former students, faculty and staff. University spokesman Simeon Moss says the university has sent e-mails about the incident to ...
Computer failure may have caused D.C. train crash
Jun 24, 2009; ... Investigators looking into the deadly crash of two Metro transit trains focused Tuesday on why a computerized system failed to halt an oncoming train, even though there is evidence that the operator tried to slow it down. At the time of the crash, the train was also operating in ...
MySpace to cut 300 intl positions, close offices
Jun 24, 2009; ... Social-networking site MySpace said Tuesday it plans to cut 300 jobs, or two-thirds of its overseas work force, in an effort to rein in costs and focus on countries where it has many users and better business opportunities. The move comes a week after the News Corp. unit said it would ...
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
Jun 24, 2009; ... Interleague Boston 3, Washington 3 -7 Chicago Cubs 4, Detroit 3-8 Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 0 ...
AP Top News at 8:03 p.m. EDT
Jun 24, 2009 ... Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Brian Leetch are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The selection committee announced on a conference call Tuesday it had elected the maximum four players this year. All were eligible for the first time ....
FACT CHECK: Obama's words about Iran get tougher
Jun 24, 2009; ... President Barack Obama described himself on Tuesday as being "entirely consistent" in his expressions of concern about the disputed Iranian election and the government crackdown that followed street protests. But his language clearly has gotten tougher since his first statement that ...
Swine flu means no camp for Jerry's Kids
Jun 24, 2009; ... Thousands of Jerry's Kids won't be going to summer camp this year because of the swine flu. The Muscular Dystrophy Association has canceled the remainder of its summer camps because swine flu was reported in three of its earliest camps. Comedian Jerry Lewis holds a telethon ...
Spector in 'sensitive needs' area of Calif. prison
Jun 24, 2009; ... Music legend Phil Spector has been assigned to a "sensitive needs facility" in California's largest state prison to serve his sentence for murdering an actress. Spector was taken Monday to the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran, where ...
Deal sends global warming bill to House floor
Jun 24, 2009; ... Key Democrats reached a deal Tuesday that its supporters hope will lead to House passage of the biggest environmental bill in decades, one aimed at slowing the gradual, destructive heating of the planet. Farm-state Democrats won concessions that will delay the Environmental Protection ...
Deal sends global warming bill to House floor
Jun 24, 2009; ... Key Democrats reached a deal Tuesday that its supporters hope will lead to House passage of the biggest environmental bill in decades, one aimed at slowing the gradual, destructive heating of the planet. Farm-state Democrats won concessions that will delay the Environmental Protection ...
Dealer says he regrets kidnap in 'Alpha Dog' case
Jun 24, 2009; ... An admitted marijuana supplier testified Tuesday that he and two friends grabbed a 15-year-old boy off a street nine years ago but said a cohort acting without his knowledge later killed the boy whose slaying inspired the movie "Alpha Dog." Jesse James Hollywood told a ...
Man takes steamroller on a late-night joyride
Jun 24, 2009 ... Boulder police are looking for a man they said stole a city steamroller for a late-night joyride. Some Boulder residents were awakened at about 2 a.m. Tuesday by the rumbling of a steamroller down a neighborhood street. Witnesses told police they saw a man driving the steamroller before crashing ...
Study: Women look away more from abnormal babies
Jun 24, 2009; ... Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise finding. Psychiatrists from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, who were studying perceptions of beauty, had expected women to spend more time than men cooing over ...
Two minor league pitchers suspended for drugs
Jun 24, 2009 ... Two minor league pitchers have been suspended for 50 games each after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The commissioner's office announced the penalties Tuesday for Jose Hernandez of the New York Mets and Dail Villanueva of the St. Louis Cardinals. Hernandez tested ...
Economy eats into funds for Thunder arena project
Jun 24, 2009; ... City officials are reassessing an ongoing $100 million renovation of the arena where the Oklahoma City Thunder play, because a sales tax that was supposed to fund it has brought in less money than expected. With shoppers buying less so far this year, the tax approved by voters as a ...
AP Top News at 9:02 p.m. EDT
Jun 24, 2009 ... MILWAUKEE (AP) _ A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal says Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. The official said Tuesday, ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Jun 24, 2009 ... Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Brian Leetch are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The selection committee announced on a conference call Tuesday it had elected the maximum four players this year. All were eligible for the first time ....
Report: Wizards send T-Wolves No. 5 pick
Jun 24, 2009; ... Yahoo! Sports is reporting the Wizards and Timberwolves have agreed in principle to a deal that would send Minnesota guards Randy Foye and Mike Miller to Washington for the No. 5 pick in the draft and three players. ...
AP Top News at 8:34 p.m. EDT
Jun 24, 2009 ... MILWAUKEE (AP) _ A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal says Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. The official said Tuesday, ...
AP Top News at 9:00 p.m. EDT
Jun 24, 2009 ... MILWAUKEE (AP) _ A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal says Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. The official said Tuesday, ...
Hurricane Andres forms off Mexico's Pacific coast
Jun 24, 2009; ... Andres strengthened into the Pacific season's first hurricane Tuesday, flooding homes, toppling trees and killing at least one person as it swiped Mexico's southwestern coast with wind and rain. Andres packed maximum winds near 75 mph (120 kph), just over the threshold of hurricane ...
NKorean cargo ship could test new UN sanctions
Jun 24, 2009; ... An American destroyer tailed a North Korean ship Tuesday as it sailed along China's coast, U.S. officials said, amid concerns the vessel is carrying illicit arms destined for Myanmar. The sailing sets up the first test of a new U.N. Security Council resolution that authorizes member ...
Obama wants to trim complex college aid form
Jun 24, 2009; ... The Obama administration plans to simplify the federal college aid form, which at 153 questions drives millions of families to give up before they finish it. President Barack Obama wants to make the form much more user-friendly as part of a sweeping plan to put higher education within ...
Pa. cheerleader stabbing suspect cites pimple meds
Jun 24, 2009; ... An ex-boyfriend who fatally stabbed a 16-year-old cheerleader started looking for an excuse _ mood swings caused by pimple medicine _ while still hospitalized with injuries he suffered when he slashed his own throat moments after the killing, a prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of his ...
Northwestern extends Fitzgerald's contract
Jun 24, 2009 ... Northwestern University has extended the contract of football coach Pat Fitzgerald through the 2015 season. Northwestern athletics director Jim Phillips announced the new deal in a release Tuesday. Fitzgerald, a former All-American linebacker at Northwestern, has been the ...
Assassination in Pakistan exposes Taliban rifts
Jun 24, 2009; ... The assassination of the leader of a renegade Pakistani Taliban faction by one of his own men Tuesday underscores a growing rift in the ranks of the militant group as it braces for an impending army assault in the volatile northwest. Qari Zainuddin's killing sets back government hopes ...
'You Light Up My Life' writer accused of NYC rapes
Jun 24, 2009; ... The Oscar-winning composer and director behind "You Light Up My Life" raped 11 women he lured to his apartment with the promise of a starring role in a movie, prosecutors said at his arraignment Tuesday. The women read an online ad placed by the director, Joseph Brooks, ...
Padres outfielder Giles lands on DL
Jun 24, 2009 ... San Diego Padres outfielder Brain Giles was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of a right knee contusion. The injury is to Giles' right knee, the same knee that he had surgery on following the 2007 season. Giles injured the knee when he landed on first base during a ...
Perez Hilton not backing down for using gay slur
Jun 24, 2009 ... Perez Hilton isn't apologizing for using a gay slur, and says he's never claimed to be a spokesperson for the gay community. The celebrity blogger said in a statement Tuesday that he will continue to say things upsetting to gay and straight people alike. The comments came after the ...
Obama takes on insurers over gov't plan
Jun 24, 2009; ... President Barack Obama on Tuesday squared off with the insurance lobby over industry charges that a government health plan he backs would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half-century and overtake the system. The harsh exchange came after months of polite ...
Kate Gosselin says marriage 'irretrievably broken'
Jun 24, 2009; ... Kate Gosselin says in divorce papers that her marriage to Jon is "irretrievably broken." The star of TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8" filed for a no-fault divorce Monday in Montgomery County Court outside Philadelphia. She said in papers that she's willing to ...
Chavez undergoes back surgery
Jun 24, 2009 ... Athletics third baseman Eric Chavez had back surgery Tuesday, a season-ending procedure he hopes will salvage his career. The six-time Gold Glover, on the 60-day disabled list with a herniated disk and strained right forearm, had the operation performed by Dr. Robert Watkins in Los ...
Study: Women look away more from abnormal babies
Jun 24, 2009; ... Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise finding. Psychiatrists from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, who were studying perceptions of beauty, had expected women to spend more time than men ...
Ark. governor has `full faith' in prisons chief
Jun 24, 2009; ... A spokesman says Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has "full faith" in the state's prison director despite revelations that guards left a naked inmate covered in excrement for a ...
AP source: Bucks to send Jefferson to Spurs
Jun 24, 2009; ... A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal says Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. The official said Tuesday, in another move, the Bucks would send Oberto to Detroit for forward Amir Johnson. ...
Kate Gosselin says marriage 'irretrievably broken'
Jun 24, 2009; ... Kate Gosselin says in divorce papers that her marriage to Jon is "irretrievably broken." The star of TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8" filed for a no-fault divorce Monday in Montgomery County Court outside Philadelphia. She said in papers that she's willing to "negotiate a ...
Surrogate makes Parker, Broderick parents again
Jun 24, 2009; ... Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are the proud parents of twin girls delivered by a surrogate mother, a publicist said Tuesday, following a pregnancy that proceeded less than smoothly. The girls were born Monday afternoon at an Ohio hospital, publicist Simon Halls said ....
Chicago writers to discuss steroids, Hall of Fame
Jun 24, 2009; ... The Chicago chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America is taking up the thorny question of what to do with "Steroid Era" players and the Hall of Fame. The writers plan to meet Friday to discuss whether there should be any guidelines for voting in light of the ...
AP Top News at 8:30 p.m. EDT
Jun 24, 2009 ... Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Brian Leetch are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The selection committee announced on a conference call Tuesday it had elected the maximum four players this year. All were eligible for the first time ....
AP Top News at 8:45 p.m. EDT
Jun 24, 2009 ... MILWAUKEE (AP) _ A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal says Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. The official said Tuesday, ...
Indicted billionaire Stanford returned to Texas
Jun 24, 2009 ... Billionaire R. Allen Stanford is back in Texas to face federal charges that he ran a $7 billion scheme to defraud investors with his international banking empire. Dick DeGuerin, Stanford's attorney, says his client arrived in Houston on Tuesday and is being held in the Montgomery ...
Stomach stapling may lower cancer risk in women
Jun 24, 2009; ... Women who have their stomachs stapled not only lose weight, they also may reduce their cancer risk by up to 40 percent, new research says. In a study of more than 2,000 obese people who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs, Swedish researchers found women who had the procedure were ...
Obama condemns violence against Iran protesters
Jun 24, 2009; ... Dramatically hardening the U.S. reaction to Iran's disputed elections and bloody aftermath, President Barack Obama condemned the violence against protesters Tuesday and lent his strongest support yet to their accusations the hardline victory was a fraud. Obama, who has been accused by ...
FAA says 3 die in small plane crash in NW Iowa
Jun 24, 2009 ... Authorities say three people died when a small plane crashed into a northwest Iowa road embankment. The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine Piper 28 went down Tuesday morning about 50 miles southeast of Sioux Falls, S.D....
Surrogate makes Parker, Broderick parents again
Jun 24, 2009; ... Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are the proud parents of twin girls delivered by a surrogate mother after a pregnancy that proceeded less than smoothly, a publicist said Tuesday. The girls were born Monday afternoon at an Ohio hospital, publicist Simon Halls said. Marion ...
Tuesday's Sports Scoreboard
Jun 24, 2009; ... Interleague Boston 2, Washington 1 -4 Chicago Cubs 1, Detroit 1-5 Cleveland 4, Pittsburgh 0 ...
AP source: Bucks to send Jefferson to Spurs
Jun 24, 2009; ... A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal says Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. The official said Tuesday, in another move, the Bucks would send Oberto to Detroit for forward Amir ...
Vonn, Mancuso, Ligety head 2010 US Alpine Team
Jun 24, 2009 ... Two-time World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn heads the roster for the 2010 U.S. Alpine Ski Team. Bode Miller is not on the team announced Tuesday. The World Cup champion and 2002 Olympic medalist left the U.S. squad in 2007. A separate roster will be named for the 2010 ...
Palin reimburses Alaska $8K for 19 family trips
Jun 24, 2009; ... Gov. Sarah Palin has paid more than $8,100 to reimburse Alaska for the costs associated with 19 trips taken with her children. Palin's attorney, Thomas Van Flein, says the governor paid $8,143.62 to the state on June 19 for the trips taken between January 2007 and February of this ...
AP source: Bucks to send Jefferson to Spurs
Jun 24, 2009; ... A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal says Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. The official said Tuesday, in another move, the Bucks would send Oberto to Detroit for forward Amir ...
Interior Secretary optimistic about Flight 93 land
Jun 24, 2009; ... The government has made "substantial progress" in negotiating with the seven landowners whose property is needed so the Flight 93 National Memorial can be built by the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Tuesday. Some work remains, ...
AP Top News at 8:44 p.m. EDT
Jun 24, 2009 ... MILWAUKEE (AP) _ A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal says Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. The official said Tuesday, ...
Minn. teen says he's angry about continuing chemo
Jun 24, 2009; ... A 13-year-old boy with cancer who fled Minnesota last month to avoid chemotherapy says he's angry that a judge has ruled he must continue getting the treatment. Daniel Hauser told The Associated Press he had hoped he would instead be able to stop chemotherapy, which he says makes him ...
Ohio politician objects to Naked Cowboy's return
Jun 24, 2009 ... The entertainer known as the Naked Cowboy says he will continue with plans to perform in his hometown, despite objections from a mayoral candidate who considers the act indecent. Robert Burck says he has nothing to be ashamed of and is proud to have grown up in Greenhills, Ohio, near ...
Intensified crackdown mutes protests in Iran
Jun 24, 2009; ... Overwhelmed by police and left with limited alternatives, Iranian demonstrators resorted Tuesday to more subtle ways of challenging the outcome of the presidential election: holding up posters, shouting from rooftops and turning on car headlights. But the restrained expressions of ...
Calif. lawmakers to vote on Democratic budget plan
Jun 24, 2009; ... Lawmakers scheduled a Wednesday vote on a Democratic proposal to close part of California's $24.3 billion budget deficit, but the plan appears doomed to fail. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Republicans criticize it as not addressing the full deficit and raising taxes. Even ...
Rosenblatt son says new CWS ballpark needed
Jun 24, 2009 ... For the son of the man whose name is on Rosenblatt Stadium, it'll be hard saying goodbye to the venerable ballpark on the hill in south Omaha. The stadium that has been home to the CWS since 1950 was named after former Omaha mayor Johnny Rosenblatt in 1964. Rosenblatt will ...
Paraguay woman says Lugo raped her in '01
Jun 24, 2009 ... A woman who claims that Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is the father of her son on Tuesday accused the former Roman Catholic bishop of raping her in their first sexual encounter. Lugo declined to address the allegation against him in detail, but said in a news conference that it ...
US nixes 40 percent cuts at climate change talks
Jun 24, 2009; ... President Barack Obama's climate envoy dismissed recommendations that the United States and other developed countries reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases 40 percent by 2020. "The 40 percent below 1990 (levels) is something which in our judgment is not necessary, and not ...
ND deputy accused of vomiting at concert arrested
Jun 24, 2009 ... A sheriff's deputy and his mother face charges of disorderly conduct after the deputy vomited on people at a Kenny Chesney concert in Fargo and refused to leave, authorities say. Police Sgt. Mark Lykken said Stark County Deputy Justin Krohmer, 26, and his mother, Susan, 47, whose husband is the ...
Report: Wizards send T-Wolves No. 5 pick
Jun 24, 2009; ... The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to trade guards Randy Foye and Mike Miller to the Washington Wizards for the fifth overall draft pick and three players, according to Yahoo! Sports. The deal would give Minnesota the fifth and sixth overall selections in Thursday's NBA draft, as ...