AP Worldstream back issues from Tuesday, February 17:
NBA to resume with Bryant harboring title hopes
Feb 17, 2009; ... Their triumphant reunion complete, Shaquille O'Neal revealed that Kobe Bryant let him keep the All-Star MVP trophy they shared. Bryant doesn't need it. He's got his eyes on a much bigger prize. His Los Angeles Lakers bring the best record in the league into the second half ...
British, French nuclear subs collide in Atlantic
Feb 17, 2009; ... Nuclear submarines from Britain and France collided deep in the Atlantic Ocean this month, authorities said in the first acknowledgment of a highly unusual accident that one expert called the gravest in nearly a decade. Officials said Monday that the low-speed crash did not damage the ...
Showdown set in Polanski case
Feb 17, 2009; ... After months of legal maneuvers, it's time for the much anticipated courtroom showdown on film director Roman Polanski's effort to have a 31-year-old sex prosecution against him dismissed. Polanski's campaign to clear himself of fugitive status was sparked by an HBO documentary film, ...
Showdown set in Polanski case
Feb 17, 2009; ... After months of legal maneuvers, it's time for the much anticipated courtroom showdown on film director Roman Polanski's effort to have a 31-year-old sex prosecution against him dismissed. Polanski's campaign to clear himself of fugitive status was sparked by an HBO documentary film, ...
US calls for treaty on mercury reduction
Feb 17, 2009; ... The Obama administration has reversed years of U.S. policy by calling for a treaty to cut mercury pollution, which it described as the world's gravest chemical problem. Some 6,000 tons of mercury enter the environment each year, about a third generated by power stations and coal ...
British, French nuclear subs collide in Atlantic
Feb 17, 2009; ... Nuclear submarines from Britain and France collided deep in the Atlantic Ocean this month, authorities said in the first acknowledgment of a highly unusual accident that one expert called the gravest in nearly a decade. Officials said Monday that the low-speed crash did not damage the ...
Showdown set in Polanski case
Feb 17, 2009; ... After months of legal maneuvers, it's time for the much anticipated courtroom showdown on film director Roman Polanski's effort to have a 31-year-old sex prosecution against him dismissed. Polanski's campaign to clear himself of fugitive status was sparked by an HBO documentary film, ...
US calls for treaty on mercury reduction
Feb 17, 2009; ... The Obama administration has reversed years of U.S. policy by calling for a treaty to cut mercury pollution, which it described as the world's gravest chemical problem. Some 6,000 tons of mercury enter the environment each year, about a third generated by power stations and coal ...
France's role in Holocaust legally recognized
Feb 17, 2009; ... France's top judicial body has formally recognized the nation's role in deporting Jews to Nazi death camps during the Holocaust _ but effectively ruled out any more reparations for the deportees or their families. Jewish groups welcomed Monday's ruling by the Council of State, the ...
France's role in Holocaust legally recognized
Feb 17, 2009; ... France's top judicial body has formally recognized the nation's role in deporting Jews to Nazi death camps during the Holocaust _ but effectively ruled out any more reparations for the deportees or their families. Jewish groups welcomed Monday's ruling by the Council of State, the ...
Crisis leaves rare flaws in Goldman's reputation
Feb 17, 2009; ...For years, you were golden if you hired someone from Goldman Sachs. Alumni of the Wall Street firm have advised presidents from both parties, taken ...
Crisis leaves rare flaws in Goldman's reputation
Feb 17, 2009; ... For years, you were golden if you hired someone from Goldman Sachs. Alumni of the Wall Street firm have advised presidents from both parties, taken high-profile Cabinet posts, run big businesses and been involved in multimillion-dollar philanthropies. But recent missteps ...
Kosovo struggles 1 year after independence
Feb 17, 2009; ... Giant steel letters still spell out an exultant "NEWBORN" on a downtown square in Kosovo's gritty capital. But a year after the majority Albanian territory defiantly declared independence from Serbia, the elation has given way to frustration. Bombs still explode in northern ...
Kosovo struggles 1 year after independence
Feb 17, 2009; ... Giant steel letters still spell out an exultant "NEWBORN" on a downtown square in Kosovo's gritty capital. But a year after the majority Albanian territory defiantly declared independence from Serbia, the elation has given way to frustration. Bombs still explode in northern ...
Mexico City police corral 3 fugitive buffaloes
Feb 17, 2009 ... Mexico City residents are thankful to have a home where the buffalo no longer roam. Police say residents of a west-side neighborhood called to report buffaloes standing in the street, saying they didn't know what to do. Two officers were dispatched to the scene Monday, and ...
Mexico City police corral 3 fugitive buffaloes
Feb 17, 2009 ... Mexico City residents are thankful to have a home where the buffalo no longer roam. Police say residents of a west-side neighborhood called to report buffaloes standing in the street, saying they didn't know what to do. Two officers were dispatched to the scene Monday, and ...
AP sources: Union, GM make progress in auto talks
Feb 17, 2009; ... With a government-imposed deadline for its restructuring plan just a day away, General Motors Corp. was making progress Monday in concession talks with debtholders and its main union, but deals may not come until after the deadline passes, according to people briefed on the situation. ...
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Feb 17, 2009; ... With a government-imposed deadline for its restructuring plan just a day away, General Motors Corp. was making progress Monday in concession talks with debtholders and its main union, but deals may not come until after the deadline passes, according to people briefed on the situation. ...
US soldier court-martial begins Tuesday in Germany
Feb 17, 2009; ... A U.S. soldier will be court-martialed beginning Tuesday for his alleged involvement in killing four Iraqi prisoners, who were bound, blindfolded, shot in the head and dumped in a Baghdad canal in 2007. Sgt. Michael Leahy Jr., 26, of Lockport, Illinois, faces life in prison and a ...
US soldier court-martial begins Tuesday in Germany
Feb 17, 2009; ... A U.S. soldier will be court-martialed beginning Tuesday for his alleged involvement in killing four Iraqi prisoners, who were bound, blindfolded, shot in the head and dumped in a Baghdad canal in 2007. Sgt. Michael Leahy Jr., 26, of Lockport, Illinois, faces life in prison and a ...
Police: No pot charge for Phelps after photo
Feb 17, 2009; ... A South Carolina sheriff said Monday he will not charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said during a news conference that he didn't have enough physical evidence to charge ...
Police: No pot charge for Phelps after photo
Feb 17, 2009; ... A South Carolina sheriff said Monday he will not charge swimmer Michael Phelps after a photo of the 14-time gold medalist showed him smoking from a marijuana pipe. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said during a news conference that he didn't have enough physical evidence to charge ...
Shoulder pads bring '80s style to NY Fashion Week
Feb 17, 2009; ... Remember the '80s, when big hair and even bigger shoulders were the height of chic? The designers at New York Fashion Week won't let you forget. Yes, the shoulder pad is back. Add that to power suits, Robert Palmer-style second-skin dresses, dark lipstick and even, at Miss ...
Shoulder pads bring '80s style to NY Fashion Week
Feb 17, 2009; ... Remember the '80s, when big hair and even bigger shoulders were the height of chic? The designers at New York Fashion Week won't let you forget. Yes, the shoulder pad is back. Add that to power suits, Robert Palmer-style second-skin dresses, dark lipstick and even, at Miss ...
Pakistan inks truce deal with militants in NW area
Feb 17, 2009; ... Pakistan has agreed to suspend military offensives and impose Islamic law in part of the restive northwest, making a gesture it hopes will help calm the Taliban insurgency while rejecting Washington's call for tougher measures against militants. A U.S. defense official called the deal ...
Pakistan inks truce deal with militants in NW area
Feb 17, 2009; ... Pakistan has agreed to suspend military offensives and impose Islamic law in part of the restive northwest, making a gesture it hopes will help calm the Taliban insurgency while rejecting Washington's call for tougher measures against militants. A U.S. defense official called the deal ...
RMK Championships & the Cellular South Cup Results
Feb 17, 2009; ... Results Monday from the RMK Championships and Cellular South Cup, a $1,226,500 ATP and $220,000 WTA event played on hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis (seedings in parentheses): Singles Men First Round Chris Guccione, Australia, def. Vince ...
RMK Championships & the Cellular South Cup Results
Feb 17, 2009; ... Results Monday from the RMK Championships and Cellular South Cup, a $1,226,500 ATP and $220,000 WTA event played on hard courts at the Racquet Club of Memphis (seedings in parentheses): Singles Men First Round Chris Guccione, Australia, def. Vince ...
Police in US shoot chimp after it attacks woman
Feb 17, 2009 ... A 175-pound (80-kilogram) chimpanzee kept as a pet was shot and killed by a police officer Monday after it attacked a woman visiting its owners' home, leaving her with serious facial injuries, authorities said. The injured woman, described by police as in her 50s, was taken to a ...
Police in US shoot chimp after it attacks woman
Feb 17, 2009 ... A 175-pound (80-kilogram) chimpanzee kept as a pet was shot and killed by a police officer Monday after it attacked a woman visiting its owners' home, leaving her with serious facial injuries, authorities said. The injured woman, described by police as in her 50s, was taken to a ...
ATP Open 13 Results
Feb 17, 2009 ... Results Monday from the Open 13, a 576,000 ($736,000) ATP Tour indoor tournament (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. ...
ATP Open 13 Results
Feb 17, 2009 ... Results Monday from the Open 13, a euro576,000 ($736,000) ATP Tour indoor tournament (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round Dmitry Tursunov, Russia, def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. ...
Tuesday, February 24
Feb 17, 2009; ... Today is Tuesday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2009. There are 310 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1525 - Spanish army, using muskets for first time in war, routs French and Swiss forces at Pavia, Italy, as 14,000 men are slain in battle. ...
Tuesday, February 24
Feb 17, 2009; ... Today is Tuesday, Feb. 24, the 55th day of 2009. There are 310 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1525 - Spanish army, using muskets for first time in war, routs French and Swiss forces at Pavia, Italy, as 14,000 men are slain in battle. ...
Eduardo scores 2 against Cardiff in FA Cup replay
Feb 17, 2009; ... Eduardo da Silva walked up to the penalty spot, drilled the ball past the Cardiff goalkeeper for his second goal of the night and ran immediately to one of the people who helped him through the grueling process of recovering from what many thought was a career-ending injury. Eduardo ...
Eduardo scores 2 against Cardiff in FA Cup replay
Feb 17, 2009; ... Eduardo da Silva walked up to the penalty spot, drilled the ball past the Cardiff goalkeeper for his second goal of the night and ran immediately to one of the people who helped him through the grueling process of recovering from what many thought was a career-ending injury. Eduardo ...
China, Japan, S. Korea join LA Galaxy in tourney
Feb 17, 2009 ... League champions from China and South Korea, and the holder of Japan's league cup, will join the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Pan-Pacific football championship for two doubleheaders starting Wednesday. South Korea's Suwon Bluewings will face China's Shandong Luneng in Wednesday's first ...
Eduardo scores 2 against Cardiff in FA Cup replay
Feb 17, 2009; ... Eduardo da Silva walked up to the penalty spot, drilled the ball past the Cardiff goalkeeper for his second goal of the night and ran immediately to one of the people who helped him through the grueling process of recovering from what many thought was a career-ending injury. Eduardo ...
Eduardo scores 2 against Cardiff in FA Cup replay
Feb 17, 2009; ... Eduardo da Silva walked up to the penalty spot, drilled the ball past the Cardiff goalkeeper for his second goal of the night and ran immediately to one of the people who helped him through the grueling process of recovering from what many thought was a career-ending injury. Eduardo ...
Joe woe: Man loses $300K in Starbucks jewel heist
Feb 17, 2009 ... How much is a cup of coffee at Starbucks? For a jewelry salesman from Kansas, it ended up costing about $300,000. Police say the man stopped for coffee Monday at a Starbucks in Parker, Colorado, south of Denver. He was just returning to his car when he was held up. Three masked ...
Joe woe: Man loses $300K in Starbucks jewel heist
Feb 17, 2009 ... How much is a cup of coffee at Starbucks? For a jewelry salesman from Kansas, it ended up costing about $300,000. Police say the man stopped for coffee Monday at a Starbucks in Parker, Colorado, south of Denver. He was just returning to his car when he was held up. Three masked ...
Obama's auto adviser has Wall Street, labor ties
Feb 17, 2009; ... Ron Bloom, a key adviser to President Barack Obama's new auto industry task force, brings a combination of Wall Street savvy, ties to labor unions, and a penchant for out-of-the box solutions to the government-led restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. Bloom, 53, a former ...
Youzhny upsets Berdych in first round of Open 13
Feb 17, 2009 ... Russian Mikhail Youzhny beat fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-1 Monday in the first round of the Open 13. Dmitry Tursunov of Russia, Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic and Feliciano Lopez of Spain also advanced to the second round. Berdych was ...
Youzhny upsets Berdych in first round of Open 13
Feb 17, 2009 ... Russian Mikhail Youzhny beat fifth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-1 Monday in the first round of the Open 13. Dmitry Tursunov of Russia, Jan Hernych of the Czech Republic and Feliciano Lopez of Spain also advanced to the second round. Berdych was ...
In pop culture, new heroes emerge in Arab world
Feb 17, 2009; ... Abu Essam's footsteps echo loudly as he walks through the narrow alleys of Damascus' old city. Around him in 1930s Syria, tall stone buildings block the scorching sun. Cautiously, he walks on. Around the next corner he could find the key to the gate to free prisoners captured by ...
Clashes exacerbate strike in French Caribbean
Feb 17, 2009; ... Strikes that have nearly frozen everyday life on France's Caribbean islands burst into clashes on Monday as police battled protesters angry at high prices and resentful of a tiny white elite on lands better known for beachside vacations. Police detained about 50 people after coming ...
Clashes exacerbate strike in French Caribbean
Feb 17, 2009; ... Strikes that have nearly frozen everyday life on France's Caribbean islands burst into clashes on Monday as police battled protesters angry at high prices and resentful of a tiny white elite on lands better known for beachside vacations. Police detained about 50 people after coming ...
Tour of California Results
Feb 17, 2009 ... Results Monday from second stage of the Tour of California, a 115.9-mile (186.5-kilometer) cycling race from Sausalito to Santa Cruz: 1. Thomas Peterson, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 5 hours, 6 minutes, 20 seconds. 2. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, same ...
Tour of California Results
Feb 17, 2009 ... Results Monday from second stage of the Tour of California, a 115.9-mile (186.5-kilometer) cycling race from Sausalito to Santa Cruz: 1. Thomas Peterson, United States, Garmin-Slipstream, 5 hours, 6 minutes, 20 seconds. 2. Levi Leipheimer, United States, Astana, same ...
Storm dumps rain, snow on California, closing I-5
Feb 17, 2009 ... A winter storm blanketed California with heavy rain and snow on Monday, forcing the closure of a major highway and the cancellation of the final round of a national golf tournament. The storm stretched from the Mexican border up to Oregon and Washington and was expected to last ...
Storm dumps rain, snow on California, closing I-5
Feb 17, 2009 ... A winter storm blanketed California with heavy rain and snow on Monday, forcing the closure of a major highway and the cancellation of the final round of a national golf tournament. The storm stretched from the Mexican border up to Oregon and Washington and was expected to last ...
Ruined financiers committing desperate acts
Feb 17, 2009; ... In the abyss of financial ruin, faced with sure disgrace and possibly prison, some of the newly scandalized rich have taken desperate ...
Police in US shoot chimp after it attacks woman
Feb 17, 2009; ... A 200-pound (90-kilogram) chimpanzee kept as a pet and once used in commercials was shot and killed by police Monday after it mauled a woman visiting its owner and later cornered an officer in his cruiser, authorities said. Stamford police Lt. Richard Conklin said the injured woman ...
Police in US shoot chimp after it attacks woman
Feb 17, 2009; ... A 200-pound (90-kilogram) chimpanzee kept as a pet and once used in commercials was shot and killed by police Monday after it mauled a woman visiting its owner and later cornered an officer in his cruiser, authorities said. Stamford police Lt. Richard Conklin said the injured woman ...
Clashes exacerbate strike in French Caribbean
Feb 17, 2009; ... Strikes that have nearly frozen everyday life on France's Caribbean islands burst into clashes on Monday as police battled protesters angry at high prices and resentful of a tiny white elite on lands better known for beachside vacations. Police detained about 50 people after coming ...
Clashes exacerbate strike in French Caribbean
Feb 17, 2009; ... Strikes that have nearly frozen everyday life on France's Caribbean islands burst into clashes on Monday as police battled protesters angry at high prices and resentful of a tiny white elite on lands better known for beachside vacations. Police detained about 50 people after coming ...
Leipheimer finishes 2nd in stage
Feb 17, 2009 ... Lance Armstrong took a spill when he got tangled with a motorcycle, and still moved up a spot in the overall standings Monday at the Tour of California after a rainy and crash-filled second stage. Two-time defending champion Levi Leipheimer became the third different race leader. He ...
Leipheimer finishes 2nd in stage
Feb 17, 2009 ... Lance Armstrong took a spill when he got tangled with a motorcycle, and still moved up a spot in the overall standings Monday at the Tour of California after a rainy and crash-filled second stage. Two-time defending champion Levi Leipheimer became the third different race leader. He ...
Cambodia genocide trial to begin
Feb 17, 2009; ... The chief of a notorious torture center goes before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago. Kaing Guek Eav _ better known as Duch, who headed the ...
Cambodia genocide trial to begin
Feb 17, 2009; ... The chief of a notorious torture center goes before Cambodia's genocide tribunal Tuesday for its first trial over the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people at the hands of the Khmer Rouge regime more than three decades ago. Kaing Guek Eav _ better known as Duch, who headed the ...
West Wing: It's proximity not perks that matter
Feb 17, 2009; ... Some of the most coveted office space on the planet doesn't necessarily come with a picture window, a decent TV _ or even much room to work. It's in the West Wing of the White House, where proximity to power trumps square footage, postcard views and modern amenities. Senior ...
West Wing: It's proximity not perks that matter
Feb 17, 2009; ... Some of the most coveted office space on the planet doesn't necessarily come with a picture window, a decent TV _ or even much room to work. It's in the West Wing of the White House, where proximity to power trumps square footage, postcard views and modern amenities. Senior ...
Clinton begins Asia trip under NKorea shadow
Feb 17, 2009; ... U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has kicked off the official program of her first overseas trip in Tokyo. She visited a Japanese cultural site and met U.S. Embassy staff under the shadow of threatening rhetoric from North Korea. Clinton participated in a purification ...
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Feb 17, 2009; ... U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has kicked off the official program of her first overseas trip in Tokyo. She visited a Japanese cultural site and met U.S. Embassy staff under the shadow of threatening rhetoric from North Korea. Clinton participated in a purification ...
Australian wildfire suspect a lonely web-surfer
Feb 17, 2009; ... The only person accused of lighting one of Australia's deadly wildfires was a lonely Web-surfer who liked dogs, always said "G'day" to neighbors, and was trying to find love online. Brendan Sokaluk, a 39-year-old who reportedly once served as a volunteer fighter, was named ...