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  • Brown's patience paying off? Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:03PMThe Democrat refuses to push panic button in midst of Whitman ad barrage
  • Tour houseboats on Seattle's Lake Union Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:03PMTake a peek: If you don't know anyone who lives on a houseboat, that doesn't mean you can't get inside one.
  • Camp Killoqua celebrates Camp Fire's 100 years Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:02PMEVERETT -- Camp Fire USA is 100 years old this week, and the Snohomish County Camp Fire council plans to celebrate in a big way.
  • Markets flat as economic growth tepid Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:02PMThe Toronto Stock Exchange was down slightly Friday following reports of slow economic growth in both Canada and the United States, though some stocks benefited from higher gold prices
  • Sculptor envisions 99 names of God Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:01PMThe Utah art professor, a Mormon, said he became interested in Islam after Sept. 11.
  • Granite Falls woman dies in Montana accident Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:01PMLindsey Berry, 20, of Granite Falls, and her sister, who survived, were in a one-car wreck on Sunday.
  • Survey Finds Nevada Voters Think US on Wrong Track Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:01PMA statewide poll finds a majority of voters in Nevada don't like the direction the country is headed, and disapprove of the job President Barack Obama is doing.
  • Pasco County business digest Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:01PMBy Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 30, 2010 Briefly Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. announces the grand reopening of two of its Pasco stores after months of remodeling. The stores are at 12120 Moon Lake Road in New Port Richey and at 14134 U.S. 19 in Hudson. • • • Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point is one of only three Florida hospitals, and the only one in the Tampa Bay area, recognized ...
  • Transgender woman says hospital mistreated her Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:01PMMUNCIE, Ind. — A transgender woman said she was ridiculed by hospital staff and eventually denied treatment when she went to a Muncie hospital's emergency room coughing up blood.
  • Slams would-be successors who would scrap Transit City in favour of underground routes Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:01PMMayor David Miller toured work on the four giant boring machines that will drill the Eglinton LRT line, then punched a hole of his own in the campaigns of those who want to replace him Friday.
  • Apostolic Signature upholds right of bishops to close any parish Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:29PMWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Canon law -- the legal rules that guide church operations and decision-making -- allows a local bishop to close any parish as long as his decision is made with the best interests of the entire diocese in mind.
  • Head-mounted display controls video camera, keeps you painfully single Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:29PMAt the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, Satoshi Nariai demonstrates something called the head-mounted Mobile Video Communication System. With acceleration and position sensors built into a head-mounted display, the remote camera moves in relation to your head's movements. The researcher sees this being used primarily for videoconferencing where he thinks it will promote effective ...
  • Halliburton, University of Aberdeen form partnership Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:29PMABERDEEN, UK -- Halliburton has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the University of Aberdeen.
  • BHC'S BACK IN TIME: Hanley's days at Marion were a highlight reel Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:29PMBefore his career at Old Dominion University and overseas, the 6-foot-10 Hanley was a star for Scarlet Hurricanes. This is the ninth in the Bristol Herald Courier's "Back In Time" series
  • Whetstone man's death ruled self-inflicted Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:29PMA self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head is what killed a 58-year-old Whetstone man, according to a Pima County medical examiner’s report. “ Now that we have the autopsy report, this case is no longer under investigation,” said Carol Capas, spokeswoman for Cochise County Sheriff’s Office. The man, whose name will not be released, was found outside his home Friday evening. Deputies responded to ...
  • Saffold, Rams reach agreement on four-year contract Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:28PMThe St. Louis Rams have reached terms on a four-year deal with offensive tackle Rodger Saffold, the top pick of the second round (No. 33 overall), a source with knowledge of the situation said.
  • Canada's top civilian official in Kandahar to step down Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:28PMBen Rowswell, Canada's top civilian official in Kandahar, Afghanistan, is stepping down after 10 months on the job to get married, write a book and take a job as a visiting professor at Stanford University.
  • Ross Garber: Attorney General candidate Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:28PMRoss Garber is a partner with the law firm of Shipman & Goodwin. He focuses on government investigations and ethics. Ross is a Connecticut native and graduate of the UConn law school and has held a variety of public service positions.
  • Three Vikings named to preseason all-state football team Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 1:28PMOffensive lineman Mack Crowder, tight end Brendan Downs and kicker Brandon Rutherford have all been named to the Murphy Fair preseason 5A all-state team.
  • Trial begins on alleged extortion of coach Pitino Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:39AMOpening statements have begun in the case of a woman charged with trying to extort University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, then lying about it to the FBI.
  • Police: Drexel hoops players face robbery charges Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:39AMPhiladelphia police say two Drexel University basketball players and a third man are facing charges after an armed robbery at a student's apartment.
  • Madison's City Channel facing $270K deficit Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:38AMAs the City Channel begins to feel more crucial than ever in providing coverage of government meetings, particularly in an age of dwindling newsrooms, it will also struggle with the biggest financial
  • Sex offender registries seldom checked, and many predators are friends or relatives Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:38AMToo many people fail to check the state Sex Offender Registry to look at the names and photos of Level 3 offenders or ask local police for the names of the Level 2 offenders. And even if they do check, there may be other potential sex offenders out there who have yet to commit their first crime so would not be registered, authorities say.
  • Immigration expert: What we're doing now isn't working Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:38AMDoris Meissner, former top U.S. immigration official, says in wide-ranging interview that spending more money on patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border won't solve our problems.
  • Chatzy to be featured speaker for ECU Incredible Women Series Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:38AMThe third event in the ECU Incredible Women Series on Oct. 14 will focus on financial issues facing women and will feature Jean Chatzky as keynote speaker.
  • Downtown businesses push back against liquor license limits Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:38AMProponents say 2007 ordinance helped reduce crime downtown, but it might not be renewed this fall.
  • Page County Extension Council names nominating committee Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:38AMThe Page County Extension Council appointed four people to serve on the Nominating Committee.
  • Obesity drug shows promise in mice Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 11:37AMA compound similar to Sanofi-Aventis’ once-promising weight loss drug Acomplia helped obese mice lose weight and lower their blood fats and blood sugar without causing psychological side effects, U.S. researchers said Monday.
  • Could wooden structure discovered at Stonehenge be a tomb? Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:28AMAn international team of archaeologists and scientists has found a previously undiscovered wooden structure just a little ways from the stone circle that the world knows as Stonehenge.
  • Obama budget ‘mixed bag’ for ag Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:28AMFerd Hoefner is policy director for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition in Washington, D.C.. The Obama administration’s budget for food and agriculture is a mixed bag.
  • Ethanol clean fuel made cleanly Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:28AMOver the past decade, the ethanol industry has indeed developed into an extraordinary success story.
  • State’s largest plant boasts powerful backers Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:27AMARBELA -- There is a new ethanol team in town and it is sporting some high-profile players. Mississippi Valley BioEnergy, (MVBE) LLC recently announced plans to build an ethanol plant near West Quincy.
  • Ethanol plants could go bust without federal mandates, ag economist says Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:27AMLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Ethanol producers have friendly government policies to thank for the current boom in the corn-based alternative fuel and will need more help from Washington to keep from going belly up in a few years, says a new study.
  • Ethanol distiller announces breakthrough Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:27AMST. LOUIS -- Corn cobs most often end up left lying in fields, an unwanted byproduct of harvest. That could change. Making ethanol from corn cobs is the latest development, which could mean more money in farmers’ pockets.
  • Growing ethanol industry gives farmers more buyers Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:26AMSCHLEY -- For years, Dave Sovereign’s only source to sell his corn was the river market in Eastern Iowa 70 miles away. The Howard County farmer soon will have four more markets closer to his farm for his corn. Those four markets are ethanol plants.
  • ISU teams with Poet on ethanol starch research Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:26AMSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) --- The nation’s top ethanol producer is teaming with an Iowa State University researcher in hopes of squeezing more ethanol out of a kernel of corn.
  • Iowans push back firmly against critics of ethanol Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:24AMDES MOINES --- Rising food prices have emboldened critics of ethanol and provoked a firm pushback from Iowa leaders.
  • EPA takes up Renewable Fuels Standard waiver request Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 10:24AMThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling for public comments at the request of Texas Gov. Rick Perry to reduce the national Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) by half.
  • Ships steam to safer waters as storm guns for Gulf Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:09AMShips steamed to safer waters and coastal workers packed up oil removal operations as remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie gunned for the Gulf of Mexico Saturday.
  • NBA: Drug comment costs GM Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:09AMNEW YORK — The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations David Kahn $50,000 on Friday for his radio remarks about power forward Michael Beasley’s past marijuana use. The league also fined the Timberwolves organization $50,000 for what it called inappropriate comments. In an interview broadcast Thursday on the …
  • Man collapses at Norwich bus stop Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:09AMA man was taken to hospital by ambulance after collapsing at a bus stop in the centre of Norwich. The man suffered a suspected head injury when he fell from a seat at the bus stop outside Boots in Castle Meadow just before 5.45pm yesterday.
  • Veteran broadcaster made Nixon's list Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:08AMWashington -- Veteran reporter and commentator Daniel Schorr, whose hard-hitting reporting for CBS got him on President Richard Nixon's notorious "enemies list" in the 1970s, has died. He was 93.
  • Beckett strong in return, Red Sox beat Mariners Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:06AMSEATTLE—Josh Beckett was in command in his return from two months on the disabled list, and Bill Hall homered in the seventh inning to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the squabbling Seattle Mariners on Friday night.
  • China to scrutinize officials' 'love lives' to meet 'morality standards' Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:06AMBeijing, July 24 : China has introduced new rules for 96 local government and Communist Party of China (CPC) officials in Shuyang county in Jiangsu province, wherein their lives will be scrutinized to meet 'morality standards'.
  • China mulls revising Criminal Law to limit capital punishment Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:05AMBeijing, July 24 : China is mulling revising its Criminal Law to limit the number of crimes subject to the death penalty, as part of major efforts to further reduce the use of capital punishment.
  • Sharks carry streak to ‘Champs’ Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 3:05AMWith another regular season championship -- their sixth-- wrapped up, the Sherwood Sharks now take aim on the season-ending Central Arkansas Swim League Meet of Champions.
  • All-Decade baseball: Plenty of draft picks lead a talented squad Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:57PMThe St. Augustine Record's All-Decade baseball team:   OF/P Aaron Jackson School : St. Augustine Year graduated : 2004 Why he's here : One of the top two-way players of the decade, Jackson was a star on the mound for the Yellow Jackets (13-6 in his final two seasons), but he was also a smooth outfielder with a good arm and a great glove.
  • WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather - WLNS.COM | Michigan Student Dies In Fall From Mountain Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:57PMA University of Michigan student died Tuesday while hiking the Middle Teton mountain after apparently falling 80 feet.
  • Alice Planck Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:57PMAlice Kinsley Planck, 99, of Hemet, died July 15, 2010, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Hemet. Services are at 10 a.m. today, July 23, at Inland Memorial Harford Chapel in Hemet. Visitation is from 9 to 10 a.m. today at Inland Memorial Harford Chapel.
  • Sea turtle hospital news Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:57PMSea Turtle Hospital News: Spotlight on Samantha Ford