AP Online back issues from Saturday, June 27:
Jackson death was twittered, texted and Facebooked
Jun 27, 2009; ... "Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response. But nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at ...
AP Source: Jackson apparently had heart attack
Jun 27, 2009; ... Michael Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. Police planned to interview the doctor who was with the pop icon during his last minutes and pumped his chest in a vain attempt to save his life. As grief ...
AP Source: Jackson apparently had heart attack
Jun 27, 2009; ... Michael Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. Police planned to interview the doctor who was with the pop icon during his last minutes and pumped his chest in a vain attempt to save his life. As grief ...
Friday's Sports Scoreboard
Jun 27, 2009; ... Interleague Chicago Cubs 5, Chicago White Sox 4 F Cleveland 7, Cincinnati 0-5 Pittsburgh 4, Kansas City 2 ...
Controller: IOUs signal Calif fiscal mismanagement
Jun 27, 2009; ... Thousands of Californians will be hurt and it will cost millions if the state is forced to hand out IOUs instead of payments next week, the state controller said Friday. The IOUs could come as soon as next Thursday, yet lawmakers remained no closer to a budget compromise. State ...
AP sources: Obama eyeing order for Gitmo detainees
Jun 27, 2009; ... Stymied by Congress so far, the White House is considering issuing an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees considered too dangerous to prosecute or release, two administration officials said Friday. No final decisions have been made about ...
AP Source: Jackson apparently had heart attack
Jun 27, 2009; ... Michael Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. Police planned to interview the doctor who was with the pop icon during his last minutes and pumped his chest in a vain attempt to save his life. As grief ...
Dallas stop yields 100 pounds of pot in casket
Jun 27, 2009 ... A casket minus a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas. William Dale Crock of Cave City, Ark., was in jail Friday on a marijuana possession charge, plus traffic and seat beat violations. Dallas police say Crock was arrested Wednesday when bundles of ...
Swiss team unveils prototype for sun-powered plane
Jun 27, 2009; ... It has the wingspan of a Boeing 747 but weighs less than a small car. And it is powered entirely by the sun. Adventurer Bertrand Piccard on Friday unveiled the Solar Impulse, which, with its sleek white wings and pink trimming, aims to make history as the prototype for a solar-powered ...
Venezuelan ambassador arrives in Washington
Jun 27, 2009 ... President Hugo Chavez's ambassador returned to the United States on Friday as both nations move to repair strained diplomatic ties. The countries' decision to restore top-level diplomatic envoys is the "first step in normalizing relations," Ambassador Bernardo Alvarez said ...
AP Top News at 8:37 p.m. EDT
Jun 27, 2009 ... CHICAGO (AP) _ Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more ...
House rejects GOP energy alternative
Jun 27, 2009 ... The House has rejected a Republican alternative to a Democratic climate bill. The vote set the stage for passage of a bill that for the first time would limit U.S. greenhouse gases linked to global warming. The GOP proposal was defeated 172-255. The measure would have scuttled a ...
Shaq goes back to No. 33
Jun 27, 2009; ... Shaquille O'Neal hasn't picked out a house in Cleveland yet. He has chosen a jersey number _ his old one. Shaq is going back to No. 33. Traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, the 15-time All-Star has decided to wear 33, the team confirmed Friday. That's the number ...
AP Top News at 8:24 p.m. EDT
Jun 27, 2009 ... CHICAGO (AP) _ Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more ...
Obama scoffs at Ahmadinejad's demand for apology
Jun 27, 2009; ... President Barack Obama's criticism of Iran escalated Friday into an unusually personal war of words. To Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's demand he apologize for meddling, Obama shot back that the regime should "think carefully" about answers owed to protesters it has arrested, ...
Michael Jackson memorabilia sells in Las Vegas
Jun 27, 2009 ... Twenty-one pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia have sold for a total of $205,000 at an auction held in Las Vegas just a day after his death. A crystal beaded shirt worn by the performer during his 1984 Victory tour was the top-selling item in the collection, at $52,500. Prices ...
House narrowly passes major energy-climate bill
Jun 27, 2009; ...In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher ...
AP INTERVIEW: SC 1st lady told him to stop affair
Jun 27, 2009; ... South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford sat in her oceanfront living room Friday, recalling how her husband repeatedly asked permission to visit his lover in the months after she discovered his affair. "I said absolutely not. It's one thing to forgive adultery; it's another thing ...
Post-Blagojevich, Conn. gov won't fill Senate jobs
Jun 27, 2009; ... Connecticut's Republican governor has signed a bill pushed by Democrats after the Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) scandal that strips her of the power to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat and instead requires a special election. Blagojevich is the former Illinois governor accused by ...
Same NY house catches fire two night in a row
Jun 27, 2009 ... Authorities said the same house caught fire two nights in a row this week. Nassau County, N.Y., Fire Marshal Michael Mennello said both fires were deemed accidental. They appeared to be related to construction work. No injuries were reported....
AP Top News at 8:08 p.m. EDT
Jun 27, 2009 ... CHICAGO (AP) _ Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more ...
AP Source: Jackson apparently had heart attack
Jun 27, 2009; ... Michael Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. Police sought to talk to the doctor who was with the pop icon during his last minutes and pumped his chest in a vain attempt to save his life. As grief for ...
Scott Niedermayer tells Ducks he'll be back
Jun 27, 2009 ... Scott Niedermayer has told the Anaheim Ducks he intends to return next season. The defenseman, who turns 36 in August, informed general manager Bob Murray of his decision Thursday evening. Murray called ...
Cops: Man deposits $200 with pot, cocaine at bank
Jun 27, 2009 ... Authorities said a man using the drive-through at a Tallahassee bank deposited $200 and a small bag containing marijuana and cocaine. Police said an employee at the Wachovia Bank called police Wednesday after the unusual deposit. An officer arrested a 38-year-old man and found the remnants of ...
House passes major energy-climate bill
Jun 27, 2009; ... In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy. The vote was 219-212, ...
House narrowly passes major energy-climate bill
Jun 27, 2009; ...In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher ...
AP Top News at 8:30 p.m. EDT
Jun 27, 2009 ... CHICAGO (AP) _ Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more ...
Tenn. couple accused of assault using Cheetos
Jun 27, 2009 ... Authorities said a couple got into a fight using Cheetos. The Bedford County Sheriff's Department said a 40-year-old man and 44-year-old woman became involved in a 'verbal altercation.' Somehow, the orange puffy snacks were used in the assault. Deputies ...
Soto homer lifts Cubs over White Sox
Jun 27, 2009; ... Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more controversy for the ...
AP Top News at 8:20 p.m. EDT
Jun 27, 2009 ... CHICAGO (AP) _ Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more ...
Boehner protests last-minute climate amendment
Jun 27, 2009; ... Republican leader John Boehner knew Democrats had the votes to push through a massive climate bill. Still, after a day of debate, he wasn't quite finished. Democrats had added 341 pages to a bill that had already grown to more than 1,200 pages and did it in the dead of ...
AP Top News at 8:41 p.m. EDT
Jun 27, 2009 ... CHICAGO (AP) _ Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more ...
Franchitti wins pole in IndyCar Series at Richmond
Jun 27, 2009; ... Dario Franchitti hasn't lost his touch at Richmond International Raceway, even if he wasn't so sure during his four-lap qualifying run Friday night. "The car was understeering off of (turn) two and it was probably oversteering out of four, so it took some hanging onto," ...
Jackson may be 'worth more dead than alive'
Jun 27, 2009; ... Michael Jackson spent the last years of his life buried in debt. But the King of Pop's death is likely to yield a financial bonanza more lucrative than any comeback tour ever could, as fans snap up his music and memorabilia and perhaps one day get the chance to tour his Neverland home. ...
AP Source: Jackson apparently had heart attack
Jun 27, 2009; ... Michael Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. Police planned to interview the doctor who was with the pop icon during his last minutes and pumped his chest in a vain attempt to save his life. As grief ...
Nelson: Curry will stay with Warriors
Jun 27, 2009; ... Stephen Curry can get comfortable with the Golden State Warriors. Coach Don Nelson isn't sending his newest high-scoring guard anywhere else. Nelson firmly declared the Warriors won't trade Curry on Friday, quashing suspicions about Golden State's intentions in selecting the former ...
Friday's Sports Scoreboard
Jun 27, 2009; ... Interleague Chicago Cubs 5, Chicago White Sox 4 F Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 0-4 Pittsburgh 3, Kansas City 2 ...
AP Source: Jackson apparently had heart attack
Jun 27, 2009; ... Michael Jackson apparently suffered a heart attack, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. Police planned to interview the doctor who was with the pop icon during his last minutes and pumped his chest in a vain attempt to save his life. As grief ...
AP sources: Obama eyeing order for Gitmo detainees
Jun 27, 2009; ... Stymied by Congress so far, the White House is considering issuing an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees considered too dangerous to prosecute or release, two administration officials said Friday. No final decisions have been made about ...
AP Top News at 8:43 p.m. EDT
Jun 27, 2009 ... CHICAGO (AP) _ Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more ...
Layers and proportions key themes in Paris
Jun 27, 2009; ... Designers flaunted their edgy side at Paris' 2010 spring-summer menswear shows Friday offering layered looks that played with proportion and sporty pieces in caustic pinks and citrus shades drawing liberally from historic emperors and modern-day street gangs. Show-stoppers included ...
Jackson was energetic, upbeat ahead of London tour
Jun 27, 2009; ... The King of Pop seemed driven and upbeat in the weeks, even hours, before his death as he rehearsed rigorously for a series of 50 concerts in London that were to begin a late-career comeback. Friends and colleagues said Friday that Jackson appeared in recent months to be rejuvenated ...
AP sources: Obama eyeing order for Gitmo detainees
Jun 27, 2009; ... Stymied by Congress so far, the White House is considering issuing an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees considered too dangerous to prosecute or release, two administration officials said Friday. No final decisions have been made about ...
Jackson was energetic, upbeat ahead of London tour
Jun 27, 2009; ... The King of Pop seemed driven and upbeat in the weeks, even hours, before his death as he rehearsed rigorously for a series of 50 concerts in London that were to begin a late-career comeback. Friends and colleagues said Friday that Jackson appeared in recent months to be rejuvenated ...
Jackson death was twittered, texted and Facebooked
Jun 27, 2009; ... "Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response. But nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at ...
Analysis: Liberals prod Obama on their health bill
Jun 27, 2009; ... Presidents quickly learn that legislative showdowns on tough issues, such as overhauling the nation's health care system, must be dealt with eventually. Some liberal Democrats worry that President Barack Obama may be waiting too long to face down Republicans on one of the issue's knottiest ...
AP Top News at 8:36 p.m. EDT
Jun 27, 2009 ... CHICAGO (AP) _ Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more ...
Jackson was energetic, upbeat ahead of London tour
Jun 27, 2009; ... The King of Pop seemed driven and upbeat in the weeks, even hours, before his death as he rehearsed rigorously for a series of 50 concerts in London that were to begin a late-career comeback. Friends and colleagues said Friday that Jackson appeared in recent months to be rejuvenated ...
AP Top News at 8:00 p.m. EDT
Jun 27, 2009 ... CHICAGO (AP) _ Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more ...
AP sources: Obama eyeing order for Gitmo detainees
Jun 27, 2009; ... Stymied by Congress so far, the White House is considering issuing an executive order to indefinitely imprison a small number of Guantanamo Bay detainees considered too dangerous to prosecute or release, two administration officials said Friday. No final decisions have been made about ...
Russia won't participate in Jewish documents suit
Jun 27, 2009; ... Russia told a U.S. court on Friday that judges have no authority to tell the country how to handle sacred Jewish documents held in its state library that were seized by the Nazi and Soviet armies. The documents are at the center of a lawsuit brought by members of Chabad-Lubavitch, ...
Soto homer lifts Cubs over White Sox 5-4
Jun 27, 2009; ... Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more controversy for the ...
Clinton's injury still limiting her work schedule
Jun 27, 2009 ... One week after surgery to repair a broken right elbow, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday had not resumed a full work schedule at the State Department, officials said. Her spokesman, P.J. Crowley, told reporters that Clinton, who broke her arm in a fall at the State ...
House passes major energy-climate bill
Jun 27, 2009; ... In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy. The vote was 219-212, ...
Funk leads at En-Joie
Jun 27, 2009; ... A little more rain didn't faze Fred Funk. Four days after trudging around rain-soaked Bethpage Black to a last-place finish at the U.S. Open, Funk shot an 8-under 64 on Friday to gain a two-shot lead over Jay Haas and Lonnie Nielsen on the rain-delayed first round of the Dick's ...
Detroit councilwoman pleads guilty in bribery case
Jun 27, 2009; ... City Council member Monica Conyers, the wife of powerful and popular Democratic congressman John Conyers, pleaded guilty Friday to accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting a sludge contract with a Houston company. Conyers, a political unknown who won her council seat in 2005 ...
Jackson death was twittered, texted and Facebooked
Jun 27, 2009; ... "Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response. But nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at ...
Ind. mayor has big hopes for Jackson boyhood home
Jun 27, 2009; ... The hardscrabble city of Gary, Ind., which rose to prosperity in its steelmaking heyday and saw its fortunes fall with the industry, sees an opportunity in the death of its most famous native: Michael Jackson. The mayor is calling Jackson's modest boyhood home the new Graceland, and ...
Chilean found guilty in Colo. student's slaying
Jun 27, 2009; ... A jury on Friday convicted a Chilean national in the 1997 beating death of a University of Colorado student. The case had gone cold for about a decade until a DNA sample connected Diego Olmos Alcalde, 39, to the unsolved murder of Susannah Chase of Stamford, Conn. The 23-year-old ...
AP Top News at 8:39 p.m. EDT
Jun 27, 2009 ... CHICAGO (AP) _ Geovany Soto hit a three-run homer, Jake Fox went deep again to back another solid start by Randy Wells and the Chicago Cubs broke a four-game losing streak by beating the White Sox 5-4 on Friday. On a day when things finally went right on the field, there was more ...
Obama: Energy bill is bold step
Jun 27, 2009 ... President Barack Obama is calling House passage of an energy bill "a bold and necessary step.' And he says it holds promise for creating new industries and millions of new jobs. Obama says that the bill will reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and decrease the release of ...
Post-Blagojevich, Conn. gov won't fill Senate jobs
Jun 27, 2009 ... Connecticut's Republican governor has signed a bill pushed by Democrats after the Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY'-uh-vich) scandal that strips her of the power to fill a vacant U.S. Senate seat and instead requires a special election. Blagojevich is the former Illinois governor accused by ...
Jackson was energetic, upbeat ahead of London tour
Jun 27, 2009; ... The King of Pop seemed driven and upbeat in the weeks, even hours, before his death as he rehearsed rigorously for a series of 50 concerts in London that were to begin a late-career comeback. Friends and colleagues said Friday that Jackson appeared in recent months to be rejuvenated ...
Iranian cleric urges executing some protesters
Jun 27, 2009; ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. ...
Schwarzenegger visits victims of Mexico fire
Jun 27, 2009 ... California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has toured a Sacramento hospital that is treating children burned earlier this month in a blaze at a day care center in northern Mexico. The governor Friday gave teddy bears to nine children being treated at the hospital who were burned in the ...