TAMPA, Fla. – On the first day of baseball’s new era of drug testing, Steve Howe of all people happened to be in the New York Yankees (search) clubhouse. Suspended seven times by baseball in an era when the sport’s focus was on cocaine use, Howe supports the new program …
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Michael Jackson’s (search) lawyer on Wednesday presented to jurors a dramatic video show starring the family who now accuses the pop star of molestation and illustrating the relationship of the singer to the cancer-stricken boy he allegedly victimized. In a musically scored production that was apparently …
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WASHINGTON – Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist (search), ailing with thyroid cancer (search), went to the hospital over the weekend after experiencing breathing problems but returned to the bench Monday. Rehnquist, 80, was taken by ambulance Sunday to Arlington Hospital in suburban Virginia after developing a problem with the tracheotomy …
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ATLANTA – Superior Court Judge Rowland Barnes (search) took the law seriously, but not himself. Regularly gossiping with attorneys at breakfast in the courthouse cafeteria and inviting lawyers into his chambers, Barnes was known for his personable approach to justice and his sense of humor. The judge would often indulge …
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carolina Panthers Todd Sauerbrun (search) and Jeff Mitchell and former player Todd Steussie had steroid prescriptions filled by a West Columbia, S.C., doctor now under investigation by federal authorities, according to “60 Minutes Wednesday” report. In a release Tuesday, the CBS News show said the players all …
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LOS ANGELES – Bob and Harvey Weinstein reinvented the world of independent films in 1979 when they formed their company named for their mother, Miriam, and father, Max — Miramax. (search) The brothers nurtured the careers of writer/directors Quentin Tarantino (search) and Kevin Smith, releasing such groundbreaking films as “Pulp …
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Dozens of residents in the Pacific Northwest (search) reported seeing a bright streak of light as it flashed across the sky, startling witnesses from southern Oregon to the Seattle area, according to officials. Scientists said the flaming object was probably a meteor, and that it likely disintegrated …
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BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The owners of the Mall of America (search) have proposed adding a casino as part of a $1 billion expansion, although it faces long odds right out of the gate. Minnesota lawmakers, and possibly voters, would have to sign off for a casino to be built there. …
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent the following letter to Mark Malloch Brown, chief of staff for the executive office of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan: February 8, 2005 Mr. Mark Malloch Brown Chief of Staff Executive Office of the Secretary-General United …
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ALEY, Lebanon – Syrian soldiers stationed in the mountains overlooking Beirut and in northern regions went about their daily chores Friday, exercising, manning posts — and even doing laundry — one day after announcements that Syrian forces would begin to withdraw eastward to areas close to the Syrian border. The …
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