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HEADLINES — Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Kerrigan’s Family Criticizes Autopsy Report on Dad The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan has criticized an autopsy report about her father’s death and insists it was not a homicide. Denise Lavoie, AP FEATURES - 5 minutes ago
Stocks Climb on Hopes for Greece Debt Assistance The Dow Jones industrial average jumped back above 10,000 on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden. Stephen Bernard and Tim Paradis, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
Beyonce, Alicia Keys Shoot Music Video in Rio Slum Grammy Award-winning singers Beyonce and Alicia Keys are filming a music video in a Rio de Janeiro slum. Brazilian news media report that the singers are at the Morro da Conceicao shantytown to shoot a video for Keys' “Put It In a Love Song,” from the album “The Element of Freedom.” Staff, AP NEWS - 5 minutes ago
State: Birth Defect Rate in CA Town Not Unusual State health officials said Tuesday they found nothing unusual about the rate of birth defects among infants in a San Joaquin Valley farm town located next to the largest toxic waste dump in the West. Garance Burke, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
Obama Meets With GOP, Says Can Spur Job Growth Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it’s hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care overhaul. He promised to do his part — but warned he would take Republicans to task if they don’t do the same. Charles Babington, AP NEWS - 9 minutes ago
3 Acquitted in Ohio Teen’s Restraint Death Three former employees of an Ohio treatment center for troubled teens have been acquitted of all charges in the death of a 17-year-old girl who suffocated and choked on her own vomit after being restrained facedown on the floor. Meghan Barr, AP NEWS - 12 minutes ago
New Endangered Pronghorn Site Eyed in Arizona Federal wildlife officials plan to move a handful of endangered Sonoran pronghorns to the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in western Arizona next winter in hopes of establishing a new population of the rare animals. Bob Christie, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Police: NH Man Who Took Over Clinton Office Flees The man who took hostages at a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign office in 2007 cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet Tuesday, then fled, and he is considered dangerous, authorities said. Lynne Tuohy, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Murtha’s Death Sets Stage for Marquee House Race Democrats have long dominated the late Rep. John Murtha’s district in western Pennsylvania, but Republicans have made inroads in recent years that could help them win back the seat — and some longtime Murtha supporters say they’re open to voting for a GOP candidate. Andrew Miga and Joe Mandak, AP NEWS - 15 minutes ago
Irish Abuse Victims Ask Pope to Replace Bishops Prominent Irish victims of Catholic sexual abuse have written to Pope Benedict XVI asking him to take responsibility for the church’s concealment of child molestation by forcing out bishops implicated in the decades of cover-up. Shawn Pogatchnik, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Man Claims Va. Deputies Beat Him for Burping A Roanoke man claims sheriff’s deputies beat him in the city jail because of his burping. Thomas Scott Vandegrift made the allegations in a federal lawsuit filed last week against several deputies, the city, the sheriff’s office and the sheriff. According to the lawsuit, the deputies were annoyed by Vandegrift’s burping, which was caused by acid reflux. Staff, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Southwest Launches 3-Day Fare Sale Southwest Airlines Co. is offering a sale geared toward leisure travelers who want to make short trips this spring. David Koenig, AP NEWS - 16 minutes ago
Multimedia Games Posts Smaller 1Q Loss; Sales Fall Multimedia Games Inc. reported a narrower fiscal first-quarter loss Tuesday, but its sales fell in the period, and investors sent its shares lower. Staff, AP NEWS - 17 minutes ago
Jackson Celebrity Turns Doctor Case Into Spectacle There’s no bloody glove this time, no smoking gun, no faded music icon showing up in court wearing a wig that made it look like he plugged his finger into an electrical socket. John Rogers, AP NEWS - 17 minutes ago
Toyota Seeks Damage Control, in Public and Private In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can. Alan Fram, AP NEWS - 17 minutes ago
‘Lost’ Star Cast in ‘Hawaii 5-0’ “Lost” star Daniel Dae Kim is the first actor cast for the remake of the hit cop series “Hawaii Five-0.” Staff, AP NEWS - 20 minutes ago
Job Trends; Small Businesses Still Wary JOB TRENDS: In one good sign for the labor market, some companies are posting more ads seeking employees. Tali Arbel, AP NEWS - 21 minutes ago
With Nelson, GOP Blocks Obama Labor Board Nominee Senate Democrats are unable to muscle through President Barack Obama’s choice of a union attorney for the National Labor Relations Board, because one of their own has joined the Republicans to block the nomination. Sam Hananel, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Con Edison Calls for More Solar Energy Projects Con Edison, a unit of Consolidated Edison Inc., on Tuesday filed a proposal with the state of New York calling for more funds for solar energy projects in New York City. Staff, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Ben & Jerry’s CEO Resigns Ben & Jerry’s CEO and Vice President of Global Brand Development Walt Freese is resigning, the ice cream company announced Tuesday. Staff, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Google’s E-Mail Gets Social in Facebook Face-off Google is making it easier to socialize on its e-mail service. It’s unveiling a new “Google Buzz” feature that sets up a face-off with Facebook. Staff, AP NEWS - 23 minutes ago
Anthem Asked to Justify Rate Hike in California Over the past 12 years, Josh Libresco’s health insurance premium has increased almost eight-fold for his family of four. Shaya Tayefe Mohajer, AP NEWS - 24 minutes ago
Orange Juice, Sugar Prices Rise on Falling Supply Sugar and orange juice prices rose Tuesday after the Department of Agriculture’s latest report predicted smaller supplies of the crops than previously estimated. Stephen Bernard, AP NEWS - 26 minutes ago
Job Openings Plunged by One-Quarter Last Year Finding a job got much tougher last year, as the number of available openings fell by nearly one quarter. Christopher S. Rugaber, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Man Allegedly Steals Ambulance With Patient Inside Authorities say a drunken man stole an ambulance from a Wisconsin ski area with the patient and paramedics still inside. The Dane County Sheriff’s Department says emergency responders were treating a patient in the back of the ambulance at the Tyrol Basin Ski and Snowboard Area in Mount Horeb on Monday night. They say a 24-year-old Illinois man got into the vehicle and drove it around the parking lot. Staff, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Triple-S 4Q Profit Rises With Membership Triple-S Management Corp., Puerto Rico’s largest managed-care company, reported on Tuesday that its profit grew in the fourth quarter as membership grew in its health plans and it recorded some one-time items. Staff, AP NEWS - 27 minutes ago
Workers Spent 80-Plus Hours a Week at Conn. Plant Some workers building a Connecticut power plant shattered by a gas explosion had been spending more than 80 hours a week there before the blast killed five of them Sunday, The Associated Press has learned. One employee said workers smelled gas less than an hour beforehand and were told to open doors wider for air. John Christoffersen, AP NEWS - 28 minutes ago
Another Winter Blast Helps Boost Heating Oil Price Heating oil prices got a boost Tuesday as the second powerful storm in four days threatened to dump more than a foot of snow on the East Coast. Mark Williams, AP NEWS - 29 minutes ago
Cribs Recalled After 3 Deaths Government safety officials Tuesday announced a recall of more than 500,000 drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Wal-Mart and other stores after the death of three infants. Natasha T. Metzler, AP NEWS - 30 minutes ago
Court Halts Retrieval of John Edwards Sex Tape A North Carolina court is halting the retrieval of a John Edwards sex tape after a former aide to the presidential candidate balked at a judge’s demand that a security officer accompany the ex-aide. Mike Baker, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
Ted Anthony Named AP Assistant Managing Editor Ted Anthony, a veteran editor and correspondent for The Associated Press who has helped develop social media strategies and new storytelling techniques in AP newsrooms, has been named an assistant managing editor for the news cooperative. Staff, AP NEWS - 32 minutes ago
Canada to Take Injection Site Case to Top Court Canada’s government says it will appeal a British Columbia court ruling that sanctioned North America’s first safe injection site for drug users. Staff, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
Rentrak Posts 3Q Loss on Charges Rentrak Corp. posted a surprise loss for its fiscal third quarter, dragged down by one-time expenses. Staff, AP NEWS - 34 minutes ago
US Poised to Seize Afghan Town as Taliban Dig in U.S. and Afghan forces pushed Tuesday to the edge of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and drug-smuggling stronghold in hopes of building public support by providing aid and services once the insurgents are gone. Alfred De Montesquiou and Robert H. Reid, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
Clinton Trip Announced Via Twitter In a first for U.S. diplomacy, the State Department has used Twitter to announce an upcoming overseas trip by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Staff, AP NEWS - 35 minutes ago
Michigan Man With 100 Dogs Gets 5 Years Probation A Michigan man who had hundreds of live and dead Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes in his home has been sentenced to five years of probation in a mental health program and ordered not to own animals. Staff, AP NEWS - 36 minutes ago
Senate Democrats Unveil Jobs Package Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill Tuesday that’s light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobbyists for doctors and the satellite broadcasting industry. Andrew Taylor, AP NEWS - 40 minutes ago
ACS Credit Ratings Raised After Xerox Acquisition The credit ratings of Affiliated Computer Services Inc. were raised to investment grade from junk Tuesday following the company’s acquisition by Xerox Corp. Staff, AP NEWS - 43 minutes ago
Fellow NY Democrats Offer Paterson Little Support Top New York Democrats were silent Tuesday as Gov. David Paterson, already fighting to remain politically viable, fought to lay to rest unconfirmed rumors and news reports of womanizing and drug use. Michael Gormley, AP NEWS - 44 minutes ago
Death of Kerrigan’s Father Is Ruled a Homicide The death of the father of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was ruled a homicide Tuesday when an autopsy showed he died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son in which he suffered a neck injury so severe it damaged his windpipe. Denise Lavoie, AP NEWS - 47 minutes ago
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