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Retired NBA star Jayson Williams will not be in a New Jersey courtroom Friday to enter a plea in the 2002 shooting death of a hired driver. State Superior Court Judge Edward M. Coleman indefinitely delayed a hearing in Somerville in which Williams was expected to plead guilty. A person with direct knowledge of the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of a gag order imposed by Coleman, told The Associated Press that the delay was partly because of travel problems Williams experienced getting to New Jersey from his home in South Carolina. Complete Story...
The Associated Press has named six news editors to oversee expanded multistate territories and has assigned four interim regional photo editors as part of a restructuring of U.S. news management to ensure the continuing strength of the news cooperative's state reports.
In a Nov. 17 story about drug interactions between heartburn medications and the blood thinner Plavix, The Associated Press misidentified Johnson & Johnson's Mylanta as part of the H-2 blocker drug family. Mylanta is an antacid.
EDITOR'S NOTE — The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along with some victories.
In a Nov. 18 story about a hunter charged with shooting two college students he mistook for a deer, The Associated Press erroneously attributed information that the students were collecting frogs for a biology class. That came from Kimberly Boudinot, the stepmother of one of the students, not from a Ferrum College spokeswoman.
In a Nov. 18 story about the vaccine industry, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of a government official quoted in the story. The director of the federal Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority is Robin Robinson, not Robertson.
Retired NBA star Jayson Williams has agreed to a plea deal that would send him to prison for up to three years for accidentally shooting a driver at his New Jersey estate in 2002, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Firing coach Dick Jauron was merely the start of a major overhaul Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson is prepared to conduct this offseason in order to make his team a contender again.
It's an issue that Democrats would rather not deal with as they shape a health care overhaul. Yet a new Associated Press poll says most Americans support curbs on medical malpractice lawsuits.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned.
In some versions of Today in History of April 18, The Associated Press erroneously reported in the birthday list the age of actress Mary Birdsong. She is 41, not 48.
Washington Redskins kick returner Rock Cartwright remembers his brain "shaking like a bell" when he was walloped in a game against the New York Giants a few years ago.
In a Nov. 16 story about the U.S. holdings of private equity firm Blackstone Group, The Associated Press erroneously reported the type of securities the company purchased related to Southwest Airlines.
In a Nov. 17 story about the fraud trial of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters, The Associated Press misspelled the name of a Petters Group Worldwide accountant who testified. She is Sandy Indahl, not Imdahl.
More Americans support creation of a new government-run health insurance plan to compete with the private insurance market, a new Associated Press poll finds, but the level of enthusiasm depends on how the question is asked.
Fifteen months after the Beijing Olympics, Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the games.
The Associated Press said Thursday it laid off 90 news employees worldwide this week to reach its goal of cutting annual payroll costs by 10 percent.
In a Nov. 16 story about a federal case involving a college student's disruption of an oil and gas auction in Utah, The Associated Press erroneously described a ruling by U.S. District Judge Dee Benson.
A dispute over access to an archive involving Vienna's Jewish community has prompted a group of academics to withdraw support for an Austrian Holocaust studies center, saying independent research is no longer possible, according to a letter obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
In a Nov. 6 story citing examples of companies that changed their names to repair their images, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Accenture changed its name from Arthur Andersen as a result of an association with the Enron scandal. Accenture, previously known as Andersen Consulting, operated independently from Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm. Andersen Consulting changed its name before the Enron scandal became public and was in no way tied to the scandal.
In a Nov. 15 story about Egypt's plan to apply for the first Internet domain name written in Arabic, The Associated Press incorrectly quoted Yahoo Inc. co-founder Jerry Yang. Yang said new Internet users in emerging markets "will need Web content, and want more content in their native language, and still others won't just be bound by language and barriers, but have other challenges such as reading, literacy." Yang did not use the word "liberty" in the passage.
The Associated Press poll on health care, by Stanford University with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Oct. 29 to Nov. 8. It is based on landline and cell phone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,502 adults. Interviews were conducted with 1,052 respondents on landline telephones and 450 on cell phones.
When it comes to paying for a health care overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich.
As of Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at least 4,363 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Representatives from the NFL players union met with Cleveland players, but it was not prompted by complaints about coach Eric Mangini's practices.
Obama at odds with bishops over abortionThe White House is on a collision course with Catholic bishops in an intractable dispute over abortion that could blow up the fragile political coalition behind President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Wesley Snipes appeals 3-year term in tax caseWesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges.
State budget cuts may lead to inmate releasesLawmakers from California to Kentucky are trying to save money with a drastic and potentially dangerous budget-cutting proposal: releasing tens of thousands of convicts.
Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret showHeidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road.
Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011"The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew over two decades into a daytime television powerhouse and the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night.
UC regents vote to reopen troubled LA hospitalCalifornia's public university system on Thursday agreed to fully reopen a troubled South Los Angeles hospital that was partially closed in 2007 after deadly lapses in care.
Gov. Sanford reporting new unrecorded tripsSouth Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is reporting previously unrecorded flights he took on planes owned by friends and campaign donors, even as his lawyer continues to defend his travel practices.
Gates Foundation gives $335M for teacher qualityThree school districts and a coalition of charter schools have agreed to be test kitchens for some radical ideas for improving teacher quality - from paying new teachers to spend another year practicing before getting their own class to letting student test scores affect teacher …
The case of the disorderly order going to trialThe case of one of four teens who were cited after rapping their order at a McDonald's in Utah appears headed for trial.
Selig: Baseball will tighten playoff scheduleBaseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year.
Task force doctor stands by breast check adviceA member of the independent panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion defended the task force's report, saying Thursday that it was based on the most up-to-date, accurate information available.
Senate girds for historic debate on health billThe Senate stands at the brink of a historic battle over health care with President Obama and his allies on one side and Republicans, outnumbered but unflinching, on the other.
Reality show: Calif. to require greener TVsMost power-hungry TVs will be banned from store shelves in California after state regulators adopted a first-in-the nation mandate to lower electricity demand.
Next move for Taylor Swift: greeting cardsFresh off her triumph at the Country Music Association Awards, Taylor Swift has netted a deal to create a line of greeting cards.
UN: Fight climate change with free condomsThe battle against global warming could be helped if the world slowed population growth by making free condoms and family planning advice more widely available, the U.N. Population Fund said Wednesday.
Somali pirates again attack Maersk AlabamaSomali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months on Wednesday, but guards on board the U.S.-flagged cargo ship repelled the takeover attempt.
Opera Software in 3Q loss caused by high costsOpera Software ASA reported Monday a third-quarter net loss of 12 million kroner ($2.1 million), despite increased revenue, as operating costs hit the Norwegian company.
McCain adviser: Palin's book is fictionNicolle Wallace, who was a senior adviser in the McCain campaign, says that Sarah Palin's depictions of her and former campaign director Steve Schmidt "took place entirely in her imagination."
Recession means smaller Christmas tree for SCThe recession is downsizing everything - even South Carolina's Statehouse Christmas tree.
FDA says Prilosec can block benefits of PlavixFederal health officials said Tuesday a popular heartburn medication can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke.
Twitter to overhaul user list seen as partisanSocial-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent message posters with new users, a service that was criticized in California because of perceived unfairness toward GOP gubernatorial candidates.
Lawyer: Woman to plead guilty in Smart caseSeven years after it began, the wrenching saga of Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping is expected to move toward resolution with an expected guilty plea from one defendant charged in the case.
FAA splits Hudson airspace into two zonesThe move to carve separate areas for local traffic and longer-distance flights comes after nine people died in the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter in August.
Iran says UN watchdog has cleared nuclear programIran's nuclear envoy denied Tuesday that the U.N. inspectors' tour of its recently revealed uranium enrichment site has turned up any evidence that the Islamic republic is seeking nuclear weapons.
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