Fla. man held on charge of threatening to assassinate Obama (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:09:40 GMT
AP - A man who authorities said was keeping weapons and military-style gear in his hotel room and car appeared in court Thursday on charges he threatened to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Guantanamo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:44:43 GMT
AP - A U.S. military jury gave Osama bin Laden's driver a surprisingly light sentence Thursday, making him eligible for release in just five months despite the prosecutors' request for at least a 30-year sentence to deter would-be terrorists.

Iraqis: US, Iraq close to deal on troop withdrawal (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:40:07 GMT
AP - Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however, insisted no dates had been agreed.

Joel Osteen's wife pushed co-worker, flight attendant says (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:31:23 GMT
AP - The wife of evangelical pastor Joel Osteen got physical when her demands that a small spill on her seat be cleaned up were not immediately met, a flight attendant testified Thursday at a civil trial over the incident.

McCain calls for probe of company he once aided (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:39:39 GMT
AP - Republican John McCain called Thursday for a federal investigation into plans by the DHL shipping company that could cost 10,000 jobs here, as he and his campaign manager took criticism for helping DHL complete a merger in 2003 that led to its current plans.

Detroit mayor thrown in jail after bond violation (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:43:01 GMT
AP - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was jailed Thursday for a bond violation in his perjury case, his pleas for leniency rejected by a judge who made it clear the mayor would get no special treatment.

Bulgarian archaeologists discover ancient chariot (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:01:30 GMT
AP - Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Thursday.

Spokesman: Bernie Mac responding to treatment (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:08:34 GMT
AP - A spokeswoman for Bernie Mac says the actor is responding well to treatment for pneumonia and hopes to be released in the next few weeks. Publicist Danica Smith said Thursday in a statement that Mac's condition is "stable." Smith first announced on August 1st that Mac was hospitalized in Chicago.

Two arrested after using barbecue pit as a weapon (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:11:29 GMT
AP - A man and a woman found a new use for a barbecue pit — one that landed them in jail. An argument over whether a third guest should stay in the house got so heated that the woman picked up the barbecue pit and hit the man over the head with it, police said.

Favre says he's ready to get to work with Jets (AP)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:11:05 GMT
AP - Brett Favre held up his new green jersey Thursday evening, hoping he made the right decision. "To a certain degree, I don't know what I'm getting into," he said. Favre's summertime soap opera ended Wednesday night when the Green Bay Packers traded their iconic quarterback to the New York Jets, who haven't had a star of No. 4's stature since the days Joe Namath was slinging passes.