(AP Photo/Jonathan Haward, CP)
Photographer Jonathan Haward got this shot of the Ottawa Senators' Antoine Vermette putting one past New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur from high above the ice. Only thing is the goal was scored after the first-period ended. It didn't count. The Senators defeated the Devils 2-0 anyway to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
-- Howie Rumberg
(AP Photo)
The State Department's annual global survey of terrorism reported that terrorist attacks worldwide increased more than 25 percent.
AP Writer Matthew Lee highlighted some startling statistics in his story:
--Howie Rumberg
(AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)
Our personalized Google home page has a Flash Pac-Man game, a text translator, free text messaging, a Wikipedia search box, driving directions and weather. But it also has this weird /ig coding after the Google.com -- and that's confused us for months.
Finally, AP Business Writer (and resident Google guru) Michael Liedtke reveals that "ig" stands for iGoogle. We're not crazy about the whole "i before the name" tech nomenclature craze that was started by the iPod, but Google is Google, and it will do what it wants. The new brand launches tomorrow.
--Ryan Pearson
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner says he still believes in manager Joe Torre and general manager Brian Cashman.
But for how long?
The notoriously-impatient owner said Monday that while he still backs Torre and Cashman, the Bronx Bombers' slow start was "clearly not acceptable."
There's been speculation about Torre's job the past couple of years and it picked up over the weekend as the Yankees continued to struggle.
Headed into Monday's games, New York was last in the NL East at 9-14, had lost eight of nine and was 1-5 against its biggest rival, the Boston Red Sox -- not exactly what Steinbrenner was looking for with a $195 million payroll.
"The season is still very young, but up to now the results are clearly not acceptable to me or to Yankee fans," Steinbrenner said in a statement. "However, Brian Cashman, our general manager, Joe Torre, our manager, and our players all believe that they will turn this around quickly."
There could be some changes if they don't.
Read the full AP story here.
-- John Marshall
(AP Photo/Metropolitan Police)
These five British citizens with connections to al-Qaida were sentenced to life in prison Monday for plotting to attack various targets in London.
It was Britain's longest terror case.
Read David Stringer's story to find out more about their links to the suicide bombers who killed 52 London commuters in 2005.
(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
An Israeli army-appointed commission of academics and officers is studying whether women should be integrated into the army's last all-male units: infantry, armor and special forces.
An Israeli soldier, shown above, is shown preparing in February for a military training session near Jerusalem.
For more, read this AP story by Matti Friedman from Jerusalem.
--Paul Chavez
David Beckham sported a colorful new hairstyle Sunday during Real Madrid's Spanish league soccer match against Athletic Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain. Out of curiosity, asap took a quick look at Beckham through the years in the AP archives. The result: at least 11 different hairstyles since 1998.
-- Bernadette Tuazon
Angelina Jolie attended the Tribeca Film Festival over the weekend to screen her new documentary "A Place in Time" with New York City school children. For more on Jolie and her movie, watch this AP video report.
--Paul Chavez
"I don't bounce as well off the concrete floors as I used to." -- Bruce Willis, dying just a bit harder these days.
--Lisa Tolin
(AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
The St. Louis Cardinals are mourning the loss of a teammate for the second time in five years. Josh Hancock, a member of the bullpen on St. Louis' World Series championship team last fall, was killed early Sunday when his sport utility vehicle slammed into a truck parked on the highway.
The Cardinals postponed their home game Sunday night against the Chicago Cubs. They get back to the field tonight in in Milwaukee, where they're scheduled to play the host Brewers at 7:05 Eastern.
Jim Salter, an AP correspondent in St. Louis, spoke with asap about what the Cardinals -- many of whom went through this when pitcher Darryl Kile died in his hotel room in Chicago of a coronary artery blockage in 2002 -- will have to do to carry on. Click here to see video of Salter's thoughts.
-- Josh L. Dickey
(AP Photo/Rob Carr)
Louisville, Ky.: "KFC announced Monday that all 5,500 of its U.S. restaurants have stopped frying chicken in artery-clogging trans fat. The company had said in October that it was switching to a new soybean oil believed to be less likely to cause heart disease."
New York: "Oil prices fell Monday and gasoline prices rose after another series of refinery problems were reported over the weekend."
Barquisimeto, Venezuela: "President Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuela hopes to gradually sell off its refineries in the United States and build a new network of refineries in Latin America, part of a plan to offer his leftist allies in the region a stable oil supply."
Richmond, Va.: "Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday it plans to sell its offshore U.S. oil and natural gas business to a subsidiary of Italian energy company Eni SpA for about $4.76 billion."
Bogota, Colombia: "Businesses saw backing paramilitaries as a lesser of evils. Colombia's leftist rebels have long targeted multinationals, bombing oil pipelines and, in Drummond's case, coal trains bound for its Caribbean port."
Talladega, Ala.: "It's what made this the perfect place for Jeff Gordon to surpass the seven-time champion. Although their fans mix like oil and water, Earnhardt and Gordon were pals. They shared a competitive rivalry on the track and a healthy friendship away from it."
--Derrik J. Lang
Looks like Prince Harry is headed to Iraq.
Newspapers had been reporting that the prince wouldn't be deployed with his regiment, the Blues and the Royals. But this afternoon the head of the British army said he personally decided Prince Harry would go. His quote:
"The decision has been taken by myself that he will deploy in due course. I would urge that the somewhat frenzied media activity surrounding this particular story should cease in the interests of the overall security of all our people deployed in Iraq." -- Gen. Sir Richard Dannatt
Read the AP story by D'Arcy Doran in London here.
-- Caryn Rousseau
(AP Photo/Al Behrman)
Gunning its jets and looking skyward, Delta Air Lines emerged from bankruptcy protection today. The turnaround came after a 19-month reorganization, when the nation's No. 3 carrier slashed jobs, cut costs and survived a hostile takeover bid.
Who said what: "This is an amazing day for an extraordinary company, which has reclaimed its heritage and has emerged from Chapter 11 as a fierce, determined and well-capitalized competitor," said Delta's chief bankruptcy lawyer, Marshall Huebner.
Listen to CEO Gerald Grinstein's announcement.
Backstory: Delta entered Chapter 11 on Sept. 14, 2005, amid high fuel prices and the burdens of high labor and pension expenses.
(AP Photo/Greg Baker)
Used as a filler in Chinese-made pet food, the chemical melamine is now feared in the U.S. as a mortal threat to dogs and cats. But as the AP's team in Beijing has discovered, melamine is commonly used among Chinese feed companies -- and has been for more than a decade.
As Christopher Bodeen reports: "Although apparently widely practiced in China, melamine use sparked concern only in March, after the U.S. recall of nearly 100 brands of pet food made with wheat gluten contaminated by the chemical."
Adding melamine to food is illegal in the U.S. Read the AP story here.
Still curious? Correspondent Alexa Olesen elaborates in a conversation from the Chinese capital:
Melamine use is not unusual in China, she says.
The chemical apparently didn't cause concern in China.
The extent of the dangers is unknown.
-- Steph Hoo
(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
This picture of the Russian national hockey team caught the eye of Michael Feldman, deputy director of the AP photo desk, who talked about it at the AP's global news meeting this morning. The photo "gives an interesting perspective as the team meets for strategy" during a preliminary match of the Ice Hockey World Championships, Feldman noted.
Take a look after the jump to see some other photos Feldman highlighted at the meeting.
The Supreme Court has ruled against a Georgia teenager who was paralyzed after a sheriff's deputy ran his car off the road in a high-speed chase. The court said Monday that law enforcement officers can pursue fleeing motorists without putting themselves at risk of civil lawsuits.
Other Supreme Court headlines:
Court favors Microsoft in patent dispute
Court adheres to 2003 clean air rules
High court rules for local governments in fight over garbage
Court won't hear Guantanamo case
-- Megan K. Scott
(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)
Wow. Look at that hat. Not the best thing to wear when chasing suspects. British police need a fashion makeover, and the students at the London College of Fashion are eager to help. The force recruited students from the school, whose alumni includes shoe-maker for the stars Jimmy Choo, to bring the uniform into the 21st century. Members of the public, police officers and the Metropolitan Police Authority will all be asked to weigh in on the new design.
-- Megan K. Scott
(AP Photo/Jorge Rey)
If ever there was any question over who is calling the shots in Cuba, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez put all such misgivings to bed over the weekend.
"Fidel is in charge. Fidel is in charge."
Never mind that the 80-year-old Cuban leader has not been seen in public for almost a year, after undergoing surgery and temporarily handing over power to his younger brother Raul.
So how can Chavez, who's been one of Castro's biggest cheerleaders throughout his ailment, be so sure? Because "Fidel does impossible things."
Read this AP story to find out more about the 10-page "philosophical letter" Chavez says he received from Castro.
-- Jaime Holguin
President Bush's top press secretary, Tony Snow, is back in the White House Press Room after undergoing exploratory surgery for cancer. And he's not starting slow: He's already been on the morning TV news shows today.
"I've recovered from the surgery, more or less," Snow said in a CNN interview. "I'll start doing chemo on 
Friday. We'll do it every other week for four months."
Snow, who's 51, had been on leave since last month. Doctors discovered that a growth in his abdomen was cancerous and had spread to the liver.
According to the Charlotte Observer, Snow is optimistic: "I am actually enjoying everything more than I ever have. God hasn't promised us tomorrow, but he has promised us eternity."
--Ted Anthony
A string of shootings in Kansas City has left four people dead, including the gunman, and one police officer wounded. Find out how the events moved from a home, to a gas station, to a shopping mall in this AP video.
-- Caryn Rousseau
(AP Photo/The Oakland Tribune, Noah Berger)
Straight from the AP wire, the top stories from around the nation:
Fiery crash collapses Bay Area freeway
'Disturbia' still tops box office
--Ryan Pearson
(AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
At California's state Democratic convention, the leading presidential candidates were looking to turn back time (Clinton) and "turn the page" (Obama). See what they were talking about here.
--Ryan Pearson
(AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who can throw 80 yards downfield, was the top pick. He's headed to Al Davis' Oakland Raiders.
But the top story of the NFL draft today was Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn sliding all the way to the 22nd pick. He went to the Cleveland Browns.
--Ryan Pearson
(Branimir Kvartuc)
Gotta love that Bjork.
She was guaranteed to give Coachella concert-goers something to talk about, and at the very least we could spend hours analyzing just this hat. Our favorite quote from AP writer Solvej Schou's coverage of the massive music festival in the California desert is from Rufus Wainwright:
"As usual, I'm jealous of Bjork. I have only one French horn player, she has many more."
--Ryan Pearson
It seems every public outburst and tirade these days ends up on YouTube, and Republican House Majority Leader Michael Lange's was no exception. The Montana lawmaker went off on a profanity-laced tirade against Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer on Wednesday. By Friday, the tirade was making the rounds on the popular Web site, attracting more than 17,000 views.
Among the things Lange said:
Read Matt Gouras' AP story for more.
Watch Lange's tirade here.
-- Jaime Holguin
Question: Who is Massillon, Ohio resident Reginald Winters complaining about?
"They have a sound system over there that is very loud. ... I'm in my house with the door shut, and literally, my windows are vibrating in my house."
Is it:
a. A Hell's Angels chapter.
b. Red Hat Society members.
c. Sunday worshippers.
d. A death metal band.
Find out in this AP story.
-- Jaime Holguin
The NFL draft is this weekend, and no other non-game related event in sports is analyzed as much. Here's a sampling of the AP coverage:
What's it like behind the scenes, writing the stories on draft day? AP Football Writer Barry Wilner describes the intricacies of covering the league's auction in this audio report.
-- Howie Rumberg
President Bush demanded today that North Korea live up to its promises and abandon its nuclear weapons program -- warning of more sanctions if Pyongyang doesn't comply.
"There is a price to pay," Bush said, while standing alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a news conference in Camp David, Maryland.
Hear more of his comments in these audio clips:
Bush says North Korea needs to make good on its promise to start ending its nuclear weapons program.
Bush says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il needs to listen to what the world is telling him.
Bush says the clock is ticking on Kim Jong Il.
-- Steph Hoo
Stream-of-consciousness or threatening?
"Blood, sex and booze. Drugs, drugs, drugs are fun. Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, s...t...a...b...puke."
Find out more in this AP story.
--Lisa Tolin
(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
DOGS: Author Michael Chabon gives his furry friend a pet in Berkeley, Calif. The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer has a new book: "The Yiddish Policemen's Union."
BULLS: Just when life begins to slow down at 81, you come "face to face" with a bull.
BIRDS AND SEA ANIMALS: There's a deadly acid in the bay.
SNAKES AND DOGS: This kind of behavior could land you in jail. Don't get confused between pets and pet food.
BEARS: Don't let them steal your bile, little (or big) bear.
SHEEP: "Genetically engineered, bloodthirsty, human-hating sheep." Read all about 'em here.
Woof. Chirp. Slither. Baaaaaaa
-- Hillary Rhodes
(AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)
Two giants of the Internet world -- Google Inc. and MySpace -- are ramping up operations in China.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt, shown above, told reporters today in Beijing that the company will be investing more in China and is giving its local managers more autonomy. Google has 22 percent of China's search market -- well behind industry leader Baidu.com Inc. -- which has 55 percent.
"We are catching up. Our investment is working and we will eventually be the leader," Schmidt told reporters.
For more read this AP story by business writer Joe McDonald.
In other developments, News Corp.'s popular social networking site MySpace started a test version today of its new China service. News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said his Chinese-born wife, Wendi Deng, was playing a key role in helping to launch the China-based service.
For more read this other story by McDonald.
--Paul Chavez
(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Austin, Texas: "A bomb was left in a duffel bag in the parking lot of a clinic where abortions are performed, but a bomb squad safely detonated it."
Chicago: "The ring used illegal immigrants working on street corners and in parking lots who would take orders for and deliver the false IDs, authorities said. Those IDs included green cards, authorities said."
Jerusalem: "WNBA player Deanna Jackson was arrested on an assault charge after slugging an opposing player in a parking lot following a game, and will not be allowed to leave Israel until after the Chicago Sky's preseason opener."
Memphis, Tenn.: "A University of Tennessee police officer fatally wounded a gunman in a parking lot outside the UT Health Science Center."
Benthlehem, Pa.: "Historian Lance Metz, an expert on Bethlehem Steel, said the most historically significant building coming down is the weldment complex, which shaped armor plate for scores of American battleships. But an 1885 press and the pumping engine that operated it will be left behind as monuments. Eventually, a parking lot will surround them."
--Derrik J. Lang
(AP Photo / US State Department, HO via APTN)
CIA Director Michael Hayden
is telling agency employees in a note sent out today that the capture of a senior al-Qaida operative is "a significant victory" and that the CIA played "a key role in
efforts to locate him."
That's according to a story by AP military writer Robert Burns who cited an anonymous agency official who saw Hayden's note.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Abdul al-Hadi al-Iraqi, shown above in an undated photo, was transferred from the CIA to Defense Department custody this week, but wouldn't say either where or when he was captured or by whom. He is now at Guantanamo Bay, the detention center for terrorists.
The Pentagon on al-Iraqi:
For the latest developments, read this AP story out of Washington.
--Paul Chavez
(AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lanka is the underdog going into Saturday's Cricket World Cup final against Australia, in one of the planet's biggest sporting events. So what if most Americans don't know the difference between a googly and wicket -- just pick a side and cheer. These youngsters in Sri Lanka already have the winning spirit, in this image by AP photographer Eranga Jayawardena.
The final, which concludes a 47-day tournament, is being played in Barbados.
-- Steph Hoo
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
This photo from the aftermath of a tornado in Piedras Negras, Mexico, tells a vivid story in a single frame and so was chosen as one of AP National Photo Editor Victor Vaughan's top photo picks of the day. "The photographer used layering to capture the emotion and energy of the scene," he explained at the AP's global news meeting this morning.
What other AP photos really stood out for Vaughan? See more after the jump.
(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
Some of the latest stories on the Iraq war from the AP wire:
-- Caryn Rousseau
(AP Photo)
Master cellist and human rights crusader Mstislav Rostropovich died today in a Moscow cancer hospital. In addition to his music, Rostropovich is known for his opposition to Communist leaders in his native Russia. He is shown playing Bach suites below the Berlin Wall in this 1989 AP photo. Read his obituary by AP reporters Martin Steinberg and Maria Danilova.
Hear Rostropovich's music:
Performing Sonata for Cello and Piano
Performing at a White House dinner in 1994 for the emperor and empress of Japan
-- Caryn Rousseau
The woman in the picture above by AP photographer Charlie Riedel is 95-year-old Nola Ochs. Nola -- as she's known on campus -- is shown in one of her classes at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kan., where she lives in an on-campus apartment complete with computer. She graduates May 12 with a general studies diploma. That day she is believed to become the world's oldest person to be awarded a college degree. Read more about her in AP reporter Carl Manning's story.
-- Caryn Rousseau
Straight from the AP wire, here are the top stories this morning:
Democrats talk Iraq in first debate
Russian military helicopter crashes in Chechnya; 18 dead
Taliban take over district in south Afghanistan
Master cellist Rostropovich dead at 80
Army officer criticizes generals on Iraq
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Here's the rundown of who said what about the Iraq war during the first Democratic debate of the 2008 campaign:
_"The first day I would get us out of Iraq by diplomacy," said New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.
_"If this president does not get us out of Iraq, when I am president, I will," said Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York.
_"I am proud that I opposed this war from the start," said Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.
_"The president has a fundamentally flawed policy," said Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware.
_Bush is pursuing a "failed policy," said Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut.
For more about who said what, read the AP story by Nedra Pickler.
--Chelsea J. Carter
Angelina Jolie has a message for President Bush: Help orphans.
Jolie was in Washington DC today to push for more U.S. aid for education in developing countries.
Jolie said orphan children sometimes beat the odds and survive but often are enslaved, resort to prostitution or are forced to become child soldiers.
To find out more about Jolie, read the story by AP's Kasie Hunt.
-- Bernadette Tuazon
(AP Photo/SusanWalsh)
The man who abolished Hollywood's prohibition against explicit violence and frank treatment of sex has died. Jack Valenti was 85.
Valenti was most familiar to movie fans through his frequent appearances at the Academy Awards.
What the AP's David Germain wrote about Valenti's death:
Valenti was a special assistant and confidant to President Lyndon Johnson when he was lured to Hollywood in 1966 by movie moguls Lew Wasserman and Arthur Krim. A lifelong film lover, he once cited the 1966 film "A Man for All Seasons" as his all-time favorite.
When he took over as president of the Motion Picture Association of America, Valenti was caught between Hollywood's outdated system of self-censorship and the liberal cultural explosion taking place in America. He abolished the restrictive Hays code, which prohibited violence and sex, and in 1968 oversaw creation of today's letter-based ratings system.Valenti was riding in the presidential motorcade on Nov. 22, 1963, when President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Hear what Valenti once told the AP about it.
What others are saying:
"In a sometimes unreasonable business, Jack Valenti was a giant voice of reason," Steven Spielberg said in a statement. "He was the greatest ambassador Hollywood has ever known, and I will value his wisdom and friendship for all time."
-- Chelsea J. Carter
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Curt Schilling's bloody sock during the 2004 postseason is one of the most enduring symbols in baseball history, an emblem of the Boston Red Sox ending an 86-year World Series curse.
And, despite what a radio announcer has said, it was indeed real blood, not paint.
Baltimore announcer Gary Thorne said during his broadcast of Red Sox-Orioles game on Wednesday that Boston backup catcher Doug Mirabelli told him that Schilling milked his injury for drama by painting his sock red.
Thorne backtracked on Thursday after talking to Mirabelli before the Red Sox played the Orioles, saying that Mirabelli had been joking. Mirabelli also confirmed it was a joke.
Schilling's sock became bloody after doctors jury-rigged a tendon in his right ankle to keep it from flopping around during Game 6 of the American League Championship Series against the Yankees. The right-hander won the game with blood seeping through his sock and had the same procedure done before Game 2 of the World Series against St. Louis, which Boston won en route to a four-game sweep.
Not surprisingly, the Red Sox didn't take too kindly to questions about the authenticity of Schilling's red sock.
To read the full AP story, click here.
-- John Marshall
(AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove)
"Space, here I come."
That's what astrophysicist Stephen Hawking said today after fulfilling a dream of floating weightless on a zero-gravity jet.
Hawking has the paralyzing disease ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and the temporary weightlessness left him free of his wheelchair and tethered only to heart rate and blood pressure monitors.
The plane made eight parabolic dives from 32,000 feet to 24,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean, allowing Hawking and the other passengers to experience about 25 seconds of weightlessness. During two of the dips, Hawking made two weightless flips like "a gold-medal gymnast," said Peter Diamandis, chairman of Zero Gravity Corp., the company that owns the jet.
The 65-year-old was the first person with a disability to experience the flight by Zero Gravity. He is shown above with his caregiver, Monica Guy, after the trip as members of the flight crew applaud.
Read the whole story by AP's Mike Schneider from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
--Paul Chavez
(AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
BEARS: Say hello to little Trifon, a three-month old baby bear at a zoo in the Bulgarian town of Ruse. Cute, eh? (The zookeeper's not half bad, either.)
HOGS: Remember the pet food contamination scare? Well now people food might be in the line of danger, too.
HONEYBEES: Hmmm ... do bees count as animals? They don't really make paw prints. But then, neither do fish, and we include them. So from here on out, insects will be eligible for discussion in the animal roundups. Speaking of which, Hawaiian bees are in trouble.
WHALES: Read all about the whale tooth black market.
HORSES: Guess what? Today's word of the day was "horse." asap's Derrik J. Lang took us for quite a ride with his earlier blog posting.
Growl. Oink. Bzzzzzzz.
-- Hillary Rhodes
Earlier this month, Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein marked a year in custody. He sits in a prison camp in Iraq,
held by U.S. military officials who have neither formally charged him with a crime nor made public any evidence of wrongdoing.
On April 16, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman discussed Hussein's detention at an event in New York. In the audience was AP President and CEO Tom Curley, who took issue with Whitman and with the reasons for Hussein's detention.
See the video of that event by clicking here and scrolling to the 56-minute mark for Whitman's answer and Curley's rebuttal. Read AP National Writer David Crary's April 11 story about Bilal Hussein by clicking below.
Continue reading "STILL DETAINED: AP photographer Bilal Hussein" »
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)
New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine is a grateful man.
Corzine spoke publicly today for the first time since an automobile accident two weeks ago left him seriously injured.
"I'm the most blessed person who ever lived," Corzine told an Associated Press photographer from his hospital room.
Corzine sat in a chair next to his hospital bed and appeared in good spirits as he posed for his first public photographs since the April 12 crash.
The 60-year-old Corzine fractured his left thigh and broke 11 ribs, his breastbone and other bones in the crash. He was operated on three times and a metal rod was inserted to stabilize his leg.
Corzine's vehicle -- driven by a state trooper -- was speeding at 91 mph when it was clipped by a truck and slammed into a guard rail. The governor was riding in the front passenger seat and was not wearing a seat belt.
--Paul Chavez
(AP Photo Illusration)
So you think you know the news? Well, here's a little pop quiz to see if you can identify these world renowned women from photos taken today. We're going clockwise from the upper-left.
Answers after the jump.
(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
Washington: "The House voted Thursday to prevent the government from selling off for slaughter any wild horses and burros that roam public lands in the West."
Kennett Square, Pa.: "None of the Fans of Barbaro will forget Barbaro, who was euthanized after complications from his gruesome breakdown at last year's Preakness. Throughout nearly all his eight-month ordeal, those devoted fans met online at www.timwoolleyracing.com and found comfort in each other over their often-unexplainable and deeply felt bond to the champion horse."
Union, Mo.: "New life has sprung from a gruesome, middle-of-the-night horse-trailer wreck on Interstate 44 last September."
Tulsa, Okla.: "Organizers of a horse show expected to put $40 million into the local economy are questioning their decision to come to Tulsa now that the City Council has voted to annex Expo Square."
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: "An enthusiastic sportsman who is famously passionate about horse riding, golf, tennis and scuba diving, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin was crowned Terengganu's sultan in 1998."
Seattle: "If only Isaiah Stanback was simply trying to climb back on a horse."
--Derrik J. Lang
(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)
In a tight vote largely along party lines, the Democratic-controlled Senate voted Thursday to pull troops out of Iraq by Oct. 1 -- setting up a showdown with President Bush, who has threatened to veto the bill.
As the AP's Anne Flaherty reports from Washington, the 51-46 vote fell far short of the two-thirds margin needed to overturn a presidential veto. The House passed the same bill Wednesday by a 218-208 vote.
Here are snippets of the Senate debate:
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., says setting a withdrawal date
would play into al-Qaida's hands.
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., says the U.S. must change course.
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says setting a troop withdrawl target date is a mistake.
Read the AP story here.
-- Steph Hoo
AP sports writer Stephen Wade is in Beijing today where he's reporting on the announcement of the torch relay route for the 2008 Olympics to be held in that city. asap talked with Wade about the route, which stretches over five continents and includes the politically contentious areas of Tibet and Taiwan. Stay tuned for more from Wade, but in the meantime listen to him discuss the route in this audio clip.
-- Caryn Rousseau
