Nov 18 - By Associated Press
Brown Shoe Co. said it expects its third-quarter profit to top analysts' estimates on an improvement in a key sales figure.

Oct 19 - By Bradley S. Klapper, Associated Press Writer
The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush leaned back in his chair and soaked in the round of applause.
Oct 14 - By Associated Press
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush said Wednesday he has no regrets and would carry out his brazen protest again, even if it cost him his life.

Sep 10 - By Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press Writer
The Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in protest was freed from prison on Tuesday and, unrepentant, he harshly condemned the U.S. presence in his country and accused authorities of torturing him.

Aug 29 - By Kim Gamel, Associated Press Writer
An Iraqi journalist imprisoned for hurling his shoes at former President George W. Bush will be released next month after his sentence was reduced for good behavior, his lawyer said Saturday.
Jun 19 - By Associated Press
This woman really knows how to get to the point — but not in a good way. Police arrested a bar patron early Friday after she whacked another woman on the head with a high heeled shoe. The victim was treated for cuts on her head. The suspect was charged with assault.
Jun 3 - By Associated Press
Authorities said an argument over a pair of shoes led to criminal charges against a southwestern Illinois woman and her dad. Prosecutors charged the 24-year-old woman with criminal property damage, while her 47-year-old dad was accused of aggravated battery.
Jun 2 - By Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press Writer
A German student who threw his shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a lecture a Cambridge University earlier this year was cleared of any crime Tuesday.
Jun 1 - By Associated Press
A German student at Britain's Cambridge University is standing trial for allegedly throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Minister Wen Jiabao.

Apr 7 - By Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press Writer
Iraq's highest court on Tuesday reduced the prison sentence for an Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush from three years to one, a court spokesman said.

Apr 7 - By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press Writer
An angry Sikh journalist threw a shoe at India's top security official after a confrontational exchange during a news conference over the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that left thousands dead.

Mar 21 - By Rohan Sullivan, Associated Press Writer
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says his government did not intervene in the trial of the journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush, but offered little sympathy for the man many consider a hero for his protest.
Mar 13 - By Associated Press
LeBron James is stepping out for his Ohio hometown on his newest Nike sneaker.
Feb 23 - By Associated Press
A judge has tossed a disorderly conduct charge against a protester accused of trying to hurl his shoe at a New York transit official.

Feb 17 - By Associated Press
What's the ideal gift for a basketball-obsessed president? Try a size 23 sneaker personally autographed by Shaquille O'Neal.

Feb 7 - By Robert H. Reid, Associated Press Writer
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at ex-President George W. Bush faces trial next week for allegedly assaulting a foreign leader after an appellate court refused to reduce the charge, a judicial official said Sunday.
Feb 5 - By Louise Nordstrom, Associated Press Writer
Swedish police arrested two protesters after they hurled a shoe and books at Israel's ambassador while he gave a speech at a university seminar, a police official said Thursday.

Feb 2 - By Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press Writer
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is asking Britain's Cambridge University to pardon a student who threw a shoe at him during his speech there earlier this month.

Jan 29 - By Associated Press
The director of an Iraqi orphanage says a sculpture honoring an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush has been removed.
Jan 19 - By Associated Press
Anti-war protesters were throwing shoes outside the gates of the White House on President George W. Bush's last day in office.
Jan 19 - By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Writer
A dispute broke out Monday over future plans for the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush. A Swiss lawyer said the Iraqi was planning to seek political asylum in Switzerland but one of his brothers vehemently denied that report.

Jan 16 - By Kim Gamel, Associated Press Writer
The Iraqi journalist jailed since throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush got a visit from his brother Friday and a birthday party from his guards as he turned 30.
Dec 28 - By John Schoen
The end of the year is typically pretty slow in the news business. So this is a good time to revisit some of the — let's just say "more unusual" — questions we didn't get to earlier. Happy New Year to all.
Dec 24 - By Associated Press
To launch his newest sneaker, LeBron James and 20,000 fans will turn Quicken Loans Arena into an indoor winter wonderland.

Dec 19 - By Associated Press
Protesters shook their shoes at the U.S. Embassy in London on Friday in a show of support for a jailed Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a news conference in Iraq.