Articles filed under Associated Press
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Yankees stunned in opener against IndiansOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Put aside Alex Rodriguez's postseason struggles. The entire New York Yankees roster can take the blame for this one. Chien-Ming Wang kept turning around to ...
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Kentucky jury weighs liability in strip-search at McDonald'sOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. -- A jury deliberated Thursday the case of woman who said she was forced to strip in a McDonald's back office at the behest of a caller posing as a p...
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Japan turns to robots to help elderlyOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - TOKYO -- If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit -- all exampl...
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Senate panel moves along media shieldOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The House will vote by year's end on legislation that would shield reporters from being forced to reveal their sources in some cases in federal court, Spea...
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Russia celebrates Sputnik's 50th anniversaryOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Russia on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik launch that opened the space age, with officials seeking to revive the glory of the Soviet pr...
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Jones admits using steroids leading up to 2000 OlympicsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Marion Jones admitted using steroids before the 2000 Olympics in a recent letter to close family and friends, The Washington Post reported Thursday. Jones, a triple gold...
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Poll: Public's regard for Bush, Congress staggers to new lowOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Public approval for President Bush and Congress has hit new lows in The Associated Press-Ipsos poll. With the Iraq war dragging on and recession fears moun...
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Departing conductor looks back on 51 years of opera in ChicagoOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Back in 1956, the 2-year-old Lyric Opera of Chicago desperately needed a replacement conductor for its scheduled production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" and almost reluctan...
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Newly discovered dinosaur was a herbivore on steroidsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY -- The world, it seems, was its salad bar. Scientists are amazed at the chomping ability of a newly described duck-billed dinosaur. The herbivore's powerf...
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Did government memo authorize torture?Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- House Democrats demanded Thursday the Justice Department turn over two secret memos that reportedly authorize painful interrogation tactics against terror ...