Archive for August, 2010

Jets waive O’Connell, Clemens safe with new deal

DENNIS WASZAK Jr.,AP Sports Writer  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Kevin O’Connell is out, and Kellen Clemens is safe. The New York Jets waived O’Connell…



Ex-Nassau Jail Guard Denies New Sex Charges

The ex-Nassau County jail guard accused of extorting sexual favors from seven female inmates is facing 23 additional charges. Mark Barber, a former corrections officer…



Microsoft hiking Xbox Live subscription prices

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is raising subscription prices for its popular Xbox Live Gold online gaming service in the U.S. and three other countries.



Blair memoir excites booksellers, riles critics

LONDON (AP) — It’s a political memoir with celebrity trappings – secrecy, security, controversy and a multimillion-dollar deal. Tony Blair’s “A Journey” is published Wednesday, promising to give readers behind-the-curtain insights into major world events from the death of Princess Diana to the Sept. 11 attacks and the invasion of Iraq.



Frankenstein cited over monstrous behavior in Ohio

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio police say a Toby Keith fan named Forrest Frankenstein threatened them and beat his head against a partition in their cruiser after his arrest. The 39-year-old Frankenstein appeared Monday before a judge who asked why he “went crazy” at the Aug. 27 concert in Cincinnati.



Cops: Calif doctor gets stuck in chimney, dies

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Police say a California doctor apparently tried to get into the home of the man she had been dating by sliding down the chimney. Her decomposing body was found there days later