Articles filed under Associated Press
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Chavez proposes changesAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez called for changes to Venezuela's constitution Wednesday night, delivering a key address pitching reforms that are expected t...
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Anemia drug warning results in Amgen lossesAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Biotechnology company Amgen Inc. said Wednesday it will cut up to 14 percent of its work force and has lowered its profit guidance because of slimmer than...
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Teens say drug use up in schools, study findsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Teenagers say drug problems at school are getting worse, and parents express doubts about ever making such schools drug free, a new study says. The percent...
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Padilla case goes to juryAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- Jurors began deliberations Wednesday after three months of testimony in the trial of Jose Padilla and two co-defendants on charges of operating a support cell f...
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Study: Flame retardant sickens catsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A new federal study suggests that household dust containing a common flame retardant may be linked to an increase in cats getting sick from overactive thyr...
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New Mexico St. to wear pinkAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Most people think of college football as a black-and-blue sport. For New Mexico State, it's time to think pink. The Aggies will wear pink socks and t...
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How bad do colleges want to be at head of class?Aug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. News & World Report releases its annual college rankings Friday in the face of the loudest and best-organized criticism from educators the magazine has ever encount...
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India marks 60 years of independenceAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW DELHI -- India must temper its triumphant mood and work harder to battle poverty, the country's prime minister said Wednesday, urging the nation not to become overco...
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Congress, Bush vie for who's least popularAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Democratic-controlled Congress and President Bush seem locked in a perverse competition for public unfavorability, according to a new Associated Press-...
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Authorities: Ex-ref bet on games, took payoffsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Tim Donaghy started making NBA bets four years ago, and he didn't hesitate to wager on games he worked. Speaking in code during telephone calls, he tipped of...