CAPE TOWN, South Africa - In a Dec. 5 story about efforts to build footballfacilities for young Africans, The Associated Press misstated the reach of apartner organization. Grassroot Soccer, which also educates young people aboutHIV and AIDS, has r
MEXICO CITY - In a Nov. 19 story about the death of a 119-year-old woman, The Associated Press, relying on information from a Mexican official, erroneously reported the reason that the Guinness Book of World Records did not verify a claim she was th
1750 — Before Industrial Revolution, atmosphere holds 280 parts per million of heat-trapping carbon dioxide . 1898 — Swedish scientist Svante Ahrrenius calculates that CO2 from coal and oil burning will warm the planet. 1955 — U.S.
At the Hershey Story museum on West Chocolate Avenue in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a video “imagining Utopia plays to tourists visiting the home town of America’s largest chocolate maker.The video acknowledges the historic influence of Bournville, Engla
In a Dec. 3 story about efforts to adapt to global warming, The Associated Press reported erroneously the university affiliation of one scientist. Camille Parmesan is at University of Texas at Austin, not Texas A&M University.
WASHINGTON - In a Nov. 17 story about drug interactions between heartburn medications and the blood thinner Plavix, The Associated Press misidentified Johnson & Johnson's Mylanta as part of the H-2 blocker drug family. Mylanta is an antacid.
SEOUL After taking his message as the first Pacific president through four countries in eight days, President Obama wrapped up his tour of Asia on Thursday with talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and a planned visit to U.S. troops st
LONDON - Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has accepted libeldamages from a tabloid newspaper that claimed he drank heavily and danced at anightclub while recovering from a foot injury in Los Angeles.Ronaldo, who says he does not drink alco
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