MiamiHerald.com: Top AP Stories http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Top AP Stories http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2009 MiamiHerald.com Top AP Stories 60 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:51:39 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com Western Carolina holds off UNC-Greensboro 80-75 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844299.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844299.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:39 EST Harouna Mutombo scored 29 points and Western Carolina held off North Carolina-Greensboro 80-75 on Thursday night. The Citadel beats Georgia Southern 84-75 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844297.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844297.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:34 EST Demetrius Nelson scored 23 points to help lead The Citadel to an 84-75 win over Georgia Southern on Thursday night. Samford defeats Furman 71-60 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844275.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844275.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:19 EST Bryan Friday scored 20 points and Samford defeated Furman 71-60 in the inaugural Southern Conference home game for the Bulldogs on Thursday night. Padres, Scott Hairston agree to $1M deal http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844239.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844239.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:54 EST Scott Hairston and the San Diego Padres avoided arbitration, agreeing Thursday to a $1.25 million, one-year contract. No. 18 Florida beats Mississippi St. 80-66 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844190.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844190.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:25 EST Sha Brooks scored 31 points to lead No. 18 Florida to an 80-66 win over Mississippi State in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night. GEM has merger agreement with Petty Enterprises http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844148.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844148.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:54 EST Richard Petty's famed No. 43 Dodge was rescued from near ruin Thursday when Gillett Evernham Motorsports agreed to merge with Petty's slumping organization to create a new team. Cheney: no need for pre-emptive pardons http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844147.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844147.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:49 EST Vice President Dick Cheney says he sees no reason for President George W. Bush to pre-emptively pardon anyone who authorized or was involved in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. Cheney: NK helped Syria build reactor http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844129.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844129.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:24 EST Vice President Dick Cheney says North Korea helped Syria build a reactor at a site that Israel suspected of being a nuclear installation and bombed in 2007. Arkansas vacates 2 national titles in track http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844125.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844125.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:24 EST Arkansas is vacating two national championships in track and field after the NCAA clarified how many points the Razorbacks needed to forfeit from the 2004 and 2005 men's outdoor meets for violations involving sprint star Tyson Gay. Cheney: CIA did nothing illegal in interrogations http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844104.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844104.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:59 EST Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he sees no reason for President George W. Bush to pre-emptively pardon anyone at the CIA involved in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. "I don't have any reason to believe that anybody in the agency did anything illegal," he said. Texas lawmaker wants college football playoffs http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844091.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844091.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:59 EST President-elect Barack Obama and Texas congressman Joe Barton don't have much in common, but they do agree on one thing: the Bowl Championship Series must go. Chevron sees lower profit in fourth quarter http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844087.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844087.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:54 EST Chevron Corp. said Thursday the huge drop in crude prices at the end of 2008 will be a big blow to its fourth-quarter earnings, a sharp reversal from the favorable market conditions that fueled record profits earlier in the year. Gold prices advance moderately as dollar weakens http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844086.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844086.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:54 EST Gold prices pulled off a moderate advance Thursday, but other commodities slumped for a second straight day as a profit warning from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. amplified investors' concerns about waning demand for products of all kinds. Burris denies any improper deals for Senate seat http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844003.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844003.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:59 EST Roland Burris cleared a key hurdle Thursday on his way to filling President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, testifying under oath that he didn't strike any deals with Gov. Rod Blagojevich to get the plum appointment. Back injury forces Belbin-Agosto out of nationals http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844002.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/844002.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:59 EST Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto will have to share the record for U.S. dance titles a little while longer. Illinois' Burris is a man of high ambition http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/843996.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/843996.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:54 EST Roland Burris has erected a grand mausoleum for himself, carved with the words "TRAIL BLAZER" and a long list of his accomplishments, with a space left for his more recent achievements. That gap could soon be filled in with "U.S. Senator." Banks borrow more, investment firms less from Fed http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/843982.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/843982.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:39 EST Commercial banks borrowed more, while investment firms drew less over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program. EU says gas supplies should restart http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/843966.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/843966.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:29 EST The European Union says gas supplies should restart after it struck a deal with Russia on supervising the gas flow through Ukraine. Agriculture futures mostly fall on Chicago BOT http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/843931.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/843931.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:59 EST Agriculture futures mostly dropped Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Northwest flooding closes roads, stalls commerce http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/843926.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-AP-stories/story/843926.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:59 EST Floods, mudslides and avalanches in the Pacific Northwest kept tens of thousands of people from their homes Thursday, brought freight trains to a standstill and stranded hundreds of trucks along the major highways that link Seattle's busy ports with markets around the country.