AP NewsBreak Baseball to add women's sport to bid pWASHINGTON (AP) — Baseball will be adding a women's component to its bid to be reinstated for the 2016 Summer Games./p pHarvey Schiller, the president of the International Baseball Federation, tells The Associated Press the change will be made in the 04-06-2009 by revenant Tags people, sports, world
Recession outlasts even extended jobless benefits pWASHINGTON (AP) — In the coming weeks and months, hundreds of thousands of jobless Americans will exhaust their unemployment benefits, just when it's never been harder to find a job./p pCongress extended unemployment aid twice last year, allowing people 04-05-2009 by revenant Tags business, law, life, people, top
Mets agree to deal with Sheffield, 1 HR shy of 500 pNEW YORK (AP) — Gary Sheffield plans to go for No. 500 with the New York Mets./p pOne home run shy of the milestone, Sheffield reached a contract agreement with New York on Friday, three days after he was released by the Detroit Tigers in a surprising 04-04-2009 by revenant Tags life, people, soccer, sports, top
Truck slams into Calif. bookstore; 2 dead, 12 hurt pLA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — A car transporter truck careened out of control at a busy intersection and smashed into a bookstore on Wednesday, killing two, critically injuring three and leaving several damaged and overturned vehicles strewn acro 04-02-2009 by revenant Tags law, people, shared ap national news, top
Lala Gets A Fresh Coat Of Paint, Still Rocks Tonight music-streaming service Lala will be rolling out a number of improvements to its homepage and integrated music player. While the site has had a clean feel since its relaunch last October, it has also been a bit spartan - users had to navigate to . 03-31-2009 by revenant Tags lala, music, people, tinker, top, twitter
Housing slump frays economy of 'carpet capital' pDALTON, Ga. (AP) — Inside a cavernous factory, massive machines that churn out carpeting for Home Depot and Lowe's were idled on a recent Friday as workers took a forced day off without pay./p pAcross Dalton, the self-proclaimed Carpet Capital of the 03-28-2009 by revenant Tags business, law, life, local, people, top, world
Vintners, stores debate wine sales in NY groceries pBENTON, N.Y. (AP) — As the Finger Lakes wine country's pale-yellow hillsides turn green, Scott Osborn is flush with excitement this spring over another long-awaited prospect: Selling his wines in New York's grocery stores./p pPeople who don't even k 03-28-2009 by revenant Tags business, law, life, people, top
