Citizenship test questions will be basic civics, not politics
WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Questions on the nation’s citizenship test will be revised to focus on basic civics and won’t be the sort that would stir academic debate, the head of the federal citizenship office said Tuesday. Alfonso Aguilar,…
Read MoreChristina Applegate and husband file for divorce
LOS ANGELES Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Christina Applegate and her husband, Johnathon Schaech, are calling it quits after four years of marriage. The couple have filed for divorce in Los Angeles Superior Court. Their publicists, Ame Van Iden and Chuck…
Read MoreAP Poll: Most in U.S, Britain, France and S. Korea say torture OK
WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Most Americans and a majority of people in Britain, France and South Korea say torturing terrorism suspects is justified at least in rare instances, according to AP-Ipsos polling. The United States has drawn criticism from…
Read MoreAdam Sandler to be a ‘real’ big daddy
LOS ANGELES Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? He played a big daddy on the big screen. Now Adam Sandler is taking on the role in real life. The 39-year-old funnyman and his wife, Jackie, are expecting their first child in the…
Read MoreWoodruff, Vargas appointed anchors of ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’
NEW YORK Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? In choosing the anchor team of Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff to replace the late Peter Jennings at “World News Tonight,” ABC News President David Westin concluded the job was too big for one…
Read MoreKatie Couric’s future is favorite parlor game in TV news
NEW YORK Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Considering a job change is a tough enough decision. Now imagine if millions of people were watching, with the health of two huge corporations in the balance. Welcome to Katie Couric’s holiday season. Given…
Read MoreCross Canadian Ragweed builds momentum from the roots up
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? It’s late morning and the guys from Cross Canadian Ragweed are beat. Cody Canada drifts into the coffee shop a few minutes late and plops down beside bandmates Grady Cross and Jeremy Plato. His…
Read MorePilot project for tracking sex offenders under way
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A pilot project to electronically track paroled sex offenders is now monitoring 369 ex-convicts in 11 counties. Since the effort went live three months ago, bracelets affixed to the offenders’ ankles generated 16 violations…
Read MoreFBI arrests illegal immigrants in driver’s certificate scheme
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The FBI has busted a second ring in six months accused of shuttling illegal immigrants to Tennessee to obtain state driver’s certificates. Claudio Galvan, the accused leader operating out of the Atlanta area, and…
Read MoreEnvironmentalists demand action to fight global warming
MONTREAL Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? After the most devastating hurricane season on record, officials from Southeastern states attending the U.N. Climate Change Conference urged the White House to take a more pro-active stand in negotiations to reduce global warming. From…
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