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South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she may be able to forgive her husband's much-publicized affair with an Argentine woman, but true reconciliation will take more time.
In a statement e-mailed to reporters Thursday, Jenny Sanford called her husband's behavior inexcusable but said she may be able to give him another chance. It was her first public remark since Gov. Mark Sanford told The Associated Press that Maria Belen Chapur is his soul mate but he is trying to fall back in love with his wife.
"Forgiveness opens the door for Mark to begin to work privately, humbly...
Suspended NFL star Michael Vick has submitted a revised bankruptcy plan that funnels more of his future earnings to creditors, though a judge did not immediately rule on the proposal.
Vick filed the new Chapter 11 plan Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News.
A judge rejected Vick's original plan in April. The revised plan also ensures creditors will get some money even if Vick can't resume his NFL career.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said he will review Vick's status after the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback completes his 23-month sentence for runnin...
In a quiet act of defiance, gay and lesbian Mennonites dressed in bright pink gathered outside the church's official convention in Columbus on Thursday and criticized its leaders for trying to push them out.
About 100 ministers and church members prayed, sang religious hymns and told stories of feeling ostracized growing up in the Mennonite church, which does not recognize openly gay people as official members. The "pink Menno" protest brought the deeply divisive issue to the forefront of the Mennonite Church USA conference, a biannual, national gathering of about 8,000 delegates.<...
When the middle-of-nowhere town of Woodward invited George W. Bush to its Fourth of July celebration, no one really expected the former president to accept. But he did.
Now this community of 12,000 is scurrying to get ready for what some locals are calling the biggest thing ever to happen to Woodward, a place where cattle outnumber people.
"To actually come to a small community like this, that shows his character," said Kelle Robinson, co-owner of the Sweet Surprises store, which has been turning out U.S. flag cookies. "He's not too good for the common people."
Bush'...
The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman "inexcusable" but said Thursday she is willing to forgive him.
Jenny Sanford's e-mailed statement was her first public comment since her husband told The Associated Press earlier this week that his mistress is his soul mate but he is trying to fall back in love with his wife.
"My forgiveness is essential for us both to move on with our lives, with peace, in whatever direction that may take us," Jenny Sanford said in the statement. "Mark has stated that his intent and determinat...
In July 1785, the citizens of this waterfront town assembled to heap praise on their newly minted nation and to thank God for helping them survive a fierce assault by the British during the Revolutionary War.
In July 1892, lawyer Orrin Bosworth preached that the townsfolk should be accepting of the immigrants arriving en masse: "America has no cause to fear the lover of freedom, be he American or foreign born."
And in July 1963, judge Arthur Carrellas roared to the citizenry about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to ban Bible readings in public schools.
Prayer, speeche...
South Carolina's first lady says Gov. Mark Sanford's actions are "inexcusable" but she is willing to forgive him.
Jenny Sanford on Thursday made her first public statement since her husband revealed in Associated Press interviews that he believes his Argentine mistress is his soul mate but he is trying to fall back in love with his wife.
In her statement, Jenny Sanford says it is up to her husband to save their 20-year marriage. She says she is still angry with him and he will deal with the consequences of his actions for a long while.
The first lady says Mark Sanford ...
Gov. Mark Sanford used no taxpayer money to see his Argentine mistress during two visits to her country and three meetings in New York, South Carolina law enforcement agents said Thursday.
Meanwhile, the embattled Republican dug in, brushing aside calls to resign and announcing he would spend the holiday weekend with his wife and sons in Florida, where his in-laws live. His spokesman said they hope to take a longer family vacation toward the end of the month.
"He remains committed and determined to repair the damage he has done in his marriage and to building back the trust...
Gay and lesbian Mennonites dressed in bright pink have gathered with others outside the church's biannual convention in Columbus to criticize its leaders for trying to push them out.
About 100 ministers and lay people prayed, sang hymns and spoke of feeling ostracized from the church at the protest in downtown Columbus on Thursday. The "pink Menno" campaign is an effort to get the church to address the deeply divisive issue of allowing homosexuality within its congregations.
The Rev. Cindy Lapp, pastor of Hyattsville Mennonite Church in Maryland, says her congregation has los...
A Los Angeles federal judge has tentatively thrown out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide.
In his ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge George Wu has acquitted Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization. Wu says his ruling will become final when he issues it in writing.
Drew was convicted in a trial, but the judge says that if she is to be found guilty of illegally accessing computers, anyone who has ever violated the social networking...
Reports of shots fired near a Detroit school have sent dozens of students fleeing from classes just two days after seven teenagers were shot near the school.
Police responding to multiple 911 calls have not confirmed that shots were actually fired Thursday morning near the Cody Ninth Grade Academy on the city's west side.
Classes continued as dozens of students streamed from the school. Only students who were accompanied by parents were allowed to leave.
Seven teens including five students at the academy were shot Tuesday at a nearby bus stop after summer-school classes...
A spokesman says South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will head to Florida to spend the holiday weekend with his family.
Sanford spokesman Joel Sawyer said the governor will leave Friday morning. He did not say where the governor will stay or how long he will be out of town. Sanford's in-laws live in Florida.
Sawyer says Sanford is concentrating on repairing the damage he has done to his marriage and building back the trust of the people of South Carolina.
In a statement, Sanford also reiterated that he will not resign or leave the governor's office temporarily.
In an...
South Carolina's top cop says Gov. Mark Sanford did not improperly use state funds for visits with his Argentine mistress.
State Law Enforcement Division Chief Reggie Lloyd said Thursday that Sanford did not break any laws. The governor's spokesman says he does not intend to resign.
South Carolina's attorney general asked police to investigate the governor's travel after Sanford revealed to The Associated Press he had spent time with Maria Belen Chapur more often than previously disclosed.
Sanford has given two personal checks totaling $3,300 to the state treasurer as ...
When carpenter Greg Douglas rolled his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000.
Douglas is among thousands of people now telling their stories on videos, ads and Web sites on both sides of the health care debate.
He said he was drawn into political advocacy after neighbors in Harpswell, Maine, raised $3,000 toward his hospital bills with a church dinner and collection cans in stores.
Douglas said he may not understand the intricacies of President Barack...
South Carolina's top prosecutor is calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to publicly release travel records tied to his affair with an Argentine woman.
State Attorney General Henry McMaster said Thursday that full disclosure of the information is important and that Sanford should keep his word to release the records.
Sanford's office had promised the documents to The Associated Press, but changed its mind after the State Law Enforcement Division launched an investigation into the governor's travel.
The documents were made available to investigators, and results of that probe wer...
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's deal to write a book on fiscal conservatism has been terminated amid revelations about his affair with a woman from Argentina.
Publisher Adrian Zackheim said Thursday that Sentinel had agreed to release Sanford from his contract.
Zackheim called the agreement "a mutual decision." Sanford's spokesman declined to comment.
Zackheim says the book titled "Within Our Means" had been scheduled for publication in March 2010. Sentinel is a dedicated conservative imprint within Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
Sanford has hunkered down but said...
Attorney General Eric Holder is having emergency oral surgery to remove a tooth he cracked.
Holder spokesman Matthew Miller said the attorney general cracked the tooth Wednesday night and went to a dentist in pain Thursday morning. Miller said the dentist told Holder the tooth needed to be removed right away.
Miller said Holder won't be able to fly for several days and he canceled an afternoon trip to Colorado. He was scheduled to appear at the Aspen Institute for a discussion with CBS "Face the Nation" host Bob Schieffer.
Miller said he did not know how Holder got hurt...
United Airlines' computers are back up and running at O'Hare International Airport, slowly easing long lines of passengers headed out for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
It's not clear whether all of the computers are functioning again, but some ticket agents are able to check in passengers. And the self check-in kiosks are working.
A computer problem involving all of United's computers at O'Hare had caused long delays and some cancelations Thursday morning.
At the peak of the problems, at least 1,000 passengers waited in slow-moving lines in the O'Hare terminal....
In one especially soul-baring e-mail to his Argentine mistress, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford quoted from 1 Corinthians 13 about the nature of love.
It is patient and kind, he wrote. It is NOT jealous or boastful.
The Christian counselors Sanford sought out while trying to decide whether to stay with his wife or jump on a plane to South America advised him what else love is and isn't.
" ... their point is that love is not a feeling," Sanford told The Associated Press in a tearful two-day confessional. "It's a choice. It's an action."
That sentiment might se...
The U.S. government has been plunging deeper and deeper into debt, and the White House expects the budget deficit to get close to $2 trillion by the end of the year.
With all this demand for borrowed money, how does the government manage to avoid driving up interest rates?
That's one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news.
If you have your own news-related question that you'd like to see answered by an AP reporter or editor, send it to newsquestions@ap.org, with "Ask AP" in ...
Almost every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Candace McCann, inmate #188342, sits down for a scheduled video conference with her daughter.
When the visit starts, 7-year-old Kashmir appears from McCann's aunt's home, three hours away. Sometimes Kashmir draws a picture while her mom watches. Other times she stands on a chair to model an outfit: jeans and a Hannah Montana T-shirt or new shoes. Lately she's been pressing her face close to the camera and opening her mouth, showing off lost teeth.
"I feel like I'm at home, kind of," said McCann, 24, in a video conference interview. "It'...
Church and community groups in Manchester, N.H., are part of an unusual campaign to get the bedbugs out of an apartment building that houses refugee families.
The building's owner, tenants and various city agencies have spent years trying to tackle infestations, but the bugs keep coming back.
Two peace and social-justice groups _ the American Friends Service Committee and the Granite State Organizing Project _ now plan to temporarily relocate the tenants, exterminate the bugs and replace furniture and other belongings. They hope to do it with donated services, space and...
After days of soul-baring and often odd confessions and apologies about an adulterous affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford went silent as the clamor for his resignation grew.
Sanford, who has said he won't resign, made no public appearances Wednesday, as he figures out how to salvage the last 18 months of his second and last term and his 20-year marriage.
The 49-year-old Republican also refused to release promised personal financial records to the media to show he hadn't used public money to fund trips to see his mistress, Maria Belen Chapur, whom he calls his "soul mate....
An ex-aide to John Edwards who claimed he fathered a child born to the mistress of the two-time Democratic presidential candidate spent Wednesday in a federal courthouse, but declined to talk with a reporter about an investigation into his former boss.
With his lawyer at his side, Andrew Young at about 8:30 a.m. walked into the building in Raleigh where a grand jury was meeting. The longtime Edwards loyalist simply smiled as he went by and declined to comment. He did not leave through a public entrance, and his attorney, David Geneson, did not return repeated calls from The...
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French investigators release report on Flight 447 By Otavio de Souza (AP)
French investigators on Thursday will present their initial findings into what caused Air France Flight 447 to drop out of the sky in the middle of the Atlantic a month ago, prompting one of history's most challenging plane crash investigations.
The Airbus A330-200 plane flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris went down with 228 people on board in a remote area of the Atlantic, 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) off Brazil's mainland and far from radar coverage.
A burst of automated messages emitted by the plane before it fell gave rescuers only a vague location to begin their search, which has failed to locate the plane's black boxes. The chances of finding the flight recorders are falling as the signals they emit fade. Without them, the full causes of the tragic accident may never be known.
The French air accident investigation agency, the BEA, will present its preliminary report to journalists at its headquarters in Le Bourget, outside Paris. Read More...
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