Articles filed under Associated Press
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Afghan family seeks justiceAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- The family of a 7-year-old Afghan girl raped by two men has come forward to demand justice, defying social customs that view such attacks as a stai...
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Report to say Iran situation unpromisingAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A draft intelligence report portrays a bleak political situation in Iran, anticipating little progress in getting Tehran to halt its nuclear program or sto...
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Wallace shooter to be freedAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- Arthur Bremer was a 21-year-old former janitor and busboy when he shot Alabama Gov. George Wallace five times during a presidential campaign stop in 1972 in...
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Flood cleanup starts in OhioAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - FINDLAY, Ohio -- Peeking into her waterlogged basement, Gail Leatherman didn't break down until she saw a soggy photo of her and her husband, taken for their 17th weddin...
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Sudan expels Canadian, EU diplomatsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan expelled the top Canadian and European Union diplomats from the country Thursday for what was described as "meddling in its affairs," state medi...
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Astronomers find a hole lot of nothingAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Astronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That's got them scratching their heads about what's just not there. The cosmic blank spot...
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Bettis claims he faked injury to stay with SteelersAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Jerome Bettis, the No. 5 rusher in NFL history, claims in a new book that he faked a knee injury during training camp in 2000 so the Pittsburgh Steelers wouldn't cut him...
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Senate plans hearing on Utah mine collapseAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - HUNTINGTON, Utah -- Even as crews began a last effort Thursday to find six trapped miners, lawmakers in Washington launched separate reviews of whether the mining that p...
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Brazil prison fire kills 25Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SAO PAULO, Brazil -- At least 25 prisoners died early Thursday after inmates broke out of a cellblock and set a fire in an apparent attempt to settle scores with a rival...
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Sightseeing peaking for Travers?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- Shug McGaughey has a pretty good track record in the Travers Stakes -- three victories, two runner-up finishes and three thirds in 10 races. Th...