Articles filed under Associated Press
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Midwest Air sought out suitorsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Facing a hostile takeover by rival AirTran Holdings Inc., Midwest Air Group contacted several companies to persuade them to buy the airline instead, accordi...
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Top 10 hitsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Here are the top 10 music hits as they appear in Billboard magazine. Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold. Ho...
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All alcohol raises breast cancer risk, experts saySep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - BARCELONA, Spain -- All types of alcohol -- wine, beer or liquor -- add equally to the risk of developing breast cancer in women, American researchers said Thursday. "Th...
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Bush: Air travel needs helpSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush promised on Thursday to take steps to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left travelers grounded. "Endless hours sittin...
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Oxygen on Earth longer than thoughtSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Oxygen, key to life on Earth today, began to appear on the planet millions of years earlier than scientists had thought, new research indicates. An analysi...
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Poll: Races differ on Simpson caseSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Far more whites than blacks say O.J. Simpson will be tried fairly in his armed robbery case and think he is guilty, according to a poll released Thursday t...
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Soldier says sergeant ordered Iraqi killedSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- A U.S. soldier cried Thursday as he told a court-martial that his staff sergeant ordered him to shoot an unarmed Iraqi. He said the sergeant then laughed and ...
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Americans seize control on opening daySep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - MONTREAL -- Phil Mickelson pulled Woody Austin into his arms to celebrate another clutch putt from the 43-year-old rookie in the Presidents Cup, then they walked to the ...
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A lock of hair may solve mammoth mysterySep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Attacking several tons of woolly mammoth with stone-tipped spears must have taken extraordinary courage -- and ancient people left paintings to prove they ...
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Governor expands cancer screeningsSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois will expand its breast and cervical cancer screening program to cover all women without insurance in another move by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to increase access aft...