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The pilot allegedly showed up for work in Las Vegas smelling of alcohol and carrying a firearm issued by the government as part of a program created in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. | 2Business |
Ethiopian troops withdrawn from the key town in central Somalia linking a road between the two countries. | 0World |
NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Jacksonville Jaguars safety Donovin Darius was slapped with a $75,000 fine for the vicious forearm shot he delivered to Green Bay Packers wide receiver Robert Ferguson this past Sunday. | 1Sports |
JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesian police have warned residents to expect more suicide attacks in the capital after a truck bombing Thursday killed nine people and wounded more than 170. | 0World |
If you work for a small company, is your retirement doomed? | 2Business |
Stargazers and astronomers around the world watch the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years. By the Associated Press. | 3Sci/Tech |
Is that holster in season? | 2Business |
Spacewalking astronauts found evidence of damage to a joint that allows solar panels on the International Space Station to rotate to face the sun. | 0World |
Rival memory, semiconductor and mobile device makers have joined forces to support the new Universal Flash Storage (UFS) specification. | 3Sci/Tech |
Gary McKinnon, the Briton faced with extradition to the U.S., is charged with hacking into U.S. military systems. | 3Sci/Tech |
The matches that matter most are supposed to be the semifinals this weekend, but playoffs to gain a spot next year, also this weekend, have the bigger buzz. | 1Sports |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co. said on Monday that quarterly earnings rose 12 percent on strong demand for its newer vaccines and medicines, and raised its 2007 profit forecast, sending its shares up 4 percent. | 2Business |
GM is set to announce a wide-ranging plan to attract new buyers, potentially including extending car warranties. | 2Business |
No. 1ÃÂ Ohio StateÃÂ runs away withÃÂ the Big 10 title Sunday with a 66-49 rout of No. 3 Wisconsin that earns the Buckeyes a top-seed in the NCAA tournament. | 1Sports |
More than 40% of wired Americans have used the net for information about the US election, a study finds. | 3Sci/Tech |
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova thrashed a weary Peng Shuai 6-0 6-2 on Saturday to reach the final of the China Open and end local hopes of a first homegrown champion. | 1Sports |
The beta build of Mac OS X 10.5 has leaked to the Internet and is being downloaded by users of PirateBay. | 3Sci/Tech |
Two black women filed a class-action lawsuit yesterday against the Hair Cuttery, alleging that the chain of unisex hair salons charges black customers more for services because of their race and sometimes refuses to serve them. | 2Business |
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Janjaweed militias have been concentrating forces to the north of el-Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state in western Sudan, an African Union military source said on Tuesday, corroborating a U.N. report. | 0World |
AFP - Myanmar's military junta unveiled a timetable for the country's first elections in two decades, but it was unclear Sunday if detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi would be allowed to stand. | 0World |
AP - Kevin Durant shook off another poor shooting night to score 21 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 59 seconds left, and the Seattle SuperSonics beat the sinking New York Knicks 86-85 on Saturday for their season-high third consecutive victory. | 1Sports |
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday as traders refrained from taking new positions before the release of September employment data, seen as a key factor in the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy. | 2Business |
Kofi Annan said $977 million is urgently needed to provide water, food, shelter and medicine over the next six months. | 0World |
AP - Just before U.S. financial markets were roiled by a global credit squeeze this summer, an equally dramatic financial crisis threatened "Second Life," the much-hyped online world. | 3Sci/Tech |
Birmingham co-owner David Sullivan has revealed Dwight Yorke can leave the club if he wishes to following a row over racism. Sullivan stirred up a hornet's nest after playing down an incident in which Yorke | 1Sports |
Description: The fossil remains of an ancient Spanish ape may help explain a key event in evolution. Scientists say the skeleton offers clues about how our ancestors stopped swinging from trees and started walking upright. | 3Sci/Tech |
Archaeologists describe an ancient civilisation that was flourishing in Peru over 5,000 years ago. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - NASA rescheduled space
shuttle Discovery's liftoff for Saturday after thick, low
clouds forced a postponement of the first launch attempt on
Thursday night. | 3Sci/Tech |
Intel is expected to detail Tukwila, its next generation of 64-bit Itanium processors that are used in enterprise servers. | 3Sci/Tech |
Tehran says it will abide by an agreement with the EU to freeze its uranium enrichment programme on Monday. | 0World |
By staff and wire reports. The Boeing Co. remains slightly behind its projections for 2004 airplane deliveries, according to third-quarter figures released on Friday, setting Boeing up to possibly trail bitter | 2Business |
The tifosi couldnât have asked for anything more in first practice at Monza, with Michael Schumacher leading a Ferrari 1-2. As usual, Anthony Davidson was best of the rest for BAR, ending up just 0.4s off | 1Sports |
Student lender Sallie Mae and its would-be buyers agreed to language that enables the company to operate while they battle in court over their collapsed $25 billion buyout. | 2Business |
The goal for Winthrop the last few years has been the Super Bowl -- something the Vikings hadn't reached since 1993 and hadn't won since 1983. | 1Sports |
PRAGUE -- When Austrian authorities announced in February that they had uncovered an online child pornography ring, pedophiles around the world suddenly became potential targets of criminal investigations -- but not the ring's 63 customers in the Czech Republic, where downloading and possessing such... | 0World |
AP - Jose Valentin hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets edged the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Wednesday to snap a three-game skid. | 1Sports |
Reuters - Short-term interest rate futures fell
on Friday after August jobs growth came in close to Wall Street
forecasts and strong enough to make another Federal Reserve
rate increase in September almost certain. | 2Business |
Then, perhaps, more Americans might better know and appreciate Roger Federer. Though the Swiss star is the world's undisputed No. | 1Sports |
AP - In a Sept. 24 story about a Homeless World Cup soccer tournament, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Adam Banda, who played on the British team, was recovering from substance abuse. Banda says he was never a substance abuser. | 1Sports |
AP - The bright green rocks jutting through the prairie soil were hard to miss, but Tom Charlton still couldn't believe his eyes. | 3Sci/Tech |
Author Susan Sontag, widely regarded as one of America's leading intellectuals, dies aged 71. | 0World |
Letters: More from the Reg postbag | 3Sci/Tech |
US Republican presidential contenders hold their last TV debate before the nominating race kicks off in January. | 0World |
By La Crosse Tribune, Wis. Mar. 14--U.S. Rep. | 3Sci/Tech |
French bank Societe Generaleâs third-quarter profit rose a forecast-beating 10 per cent on consumer banking growth, gains in investment banking, and a sharp fall in bad debt provisions, it said on Tuesday. | 2Business |
The current Premiership campaign has reached the halfway stage, with Jose Mourinhoâs Chelsea heading the table, champions Arsenal in second place - albeit five points distant â-nd last Mayâs promoted clubs occupying three of the bottom four places | 1Sports |
AFP - East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao swore in a new government as his tiny nation looked for a return to political order after several weeks of unrest. | 0World |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Todd Walker homered, had three hits and drove in four runs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 12-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds in National League play at Wrigley Field on Monday. | 1Sports |
WELLINGTON : National carrier Air New Zealand will revisit its plans for an alliance with Australia's Qantas Airways in two or three years, Air New Zealand chief executive Ralph Norris said. | 2Business |
Novak Djokovic withstands an expected barrage from upstart Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first set, then rallied to win the Australian Open for his first Grand Slam title. | 1Sports |
By Michael Oneal and Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune Sep. 20--As the Tribune Co. | 3Sci/Tech |
Amazon disappoints the market, but it could be the sale that you've been waiting for. | 2Business |
The rise was not attributed to bigger paychecks, but rather more family members taking jobs and investment income. | 0World |
By MARTIN SALAZAR Journal Staff Writer LAS VEGAS, N.M. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Washington Nationals signed a pair of left-handed-hitting utility players -- Rob Mackowiak and Willie Harris -- to one-year contracts yesterday. The club also avoided arbitration with reliever Jesus Colome , who agreed to a one-year, $1.25 million deal. | 1Sports |
Reuters - The Internet not only is
transforming the way we shop and search for information, but it
also is quietly smoothing the grind of the daily commute. | 3Sci/Tech |
The heavy equipment maker bulldozes over widespread worry about the economy. | 2Business |
Rebels shot dead 21 Iraqi policemen in cold blood on Sunday, a day after killing 34 people in attacks on security forces, in a clear show of force ahead of an | 0World |
In the first major trial to test a drug only in blacks, an experimental drug developed by NitroMed Inc. added to standard therapy helped heart failure patients live significantly longer, researchers on Monday said. | 2Business |
For the here and now, it is the challenge of matching wits with Terry Francona that dominates Tony La Russa's thoughts in the World Series. | 1Sports |
By Saeed Shah Thames Water, Britain's leakiest water supplier, unveiled plans yesterday to build a giant pounds lbn reservoir to meet the increasing needs of customers in the South-east. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Ortiz's two-run double launched a four-run first inning and Curt Schilling allowed one hit over seven frames to power the Boston Red Sox to an 11-4 win over the New York Yankees in the American League Sunday. | 1Sports |
A row erupts after the Dominican Republic's new president awards top jobs to four fraud suspects.
Opposition leaders attack he new president of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, | 0World |
AP - Ben Roethlisberger gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a lot bigger scare than the Baltimore Ravens did. Roethlisberger threw two touchdown passes in a run-heavy offense before being pulled from a 20-7 victory Sunday with an unspecified rib injury caused when he was blindsided on a scoring pass. | 1Sports |
AP - South Korea's spy chief made an unannounced visit to North Korea on the eve of his country's presidential election last month, an official said Friday. | 0World |
Nawaz Sharif, a Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister, arrived in Islamabad today intent on ousting the current president. His plane was held on the runway as he negotiated with police today. | 0World |
Ryan Newman, right, talks to a crew member after posting a speed of 97.043 mph to take the pole for for Sunday's NASCAR Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va. | 1Sports |
"Der Untergang," the film that portrays the human side of Adolf Hitler opens across Germany this week. The film's director Oliver Hirschbiegel talked to DW-WORLD about his reasons behind the portrayal. | 0World |
TORONTO (Reuters) - U.S. Masters champion Phil Mickelson claimed consecutive PGA Tour titles for the first time in his career with a four-stroke victory at the $5.3 million Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California on Sunday. | 1Sports |
Crude oil prices climbed above the key $50 mark in Asian trade Tuesday, creeping close to an all-time high as worries continued over supply and unrest in key oil producing areas. | 2Business |
Blog: The online auction powerhouse to host third-party developers and show off Apollo-based desktop application. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Jets season officially ended on Sunday evening on an overtime field goal in an almost empty stadium, in the rain, to a mixed soundtrack of more jeers than cheers. | 1Sports |
Tomorrow night will be a night for law or disorder. There is a strong sense of foreboding among boxing people concerning what might happen when World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John Ruiz squares off with mercurial challenger Andrew Golota in the main event of a five-fight heavyweight show promoted by Don K... | 1Sports |
SEVERAL people predicted 48-1 correct-score doubles last week so the prize had to be decided by a lucky draw. And first out of the hat was Margaret Caithness from Bishopton who went for 1-0 Hartlepool and 1-0 Swindon. Her prize is a pounds 50 free bet from Betrescue. | 3Sci/Tech |
Horror and revulsion are the most natural of reactions to the aftermath of the hideous Beslan school siege, and the thoughts of decent people everywhere go out to the bereaved and suffering. | 0World |
NEW YORK - Although the second season of "The Apprentice" is far from over - 12 candidates remain - Donald Trump has confirmed the third installment is now filming. "It's going very well," Trump told The Associated Press... | 0World |
PADRAIG Harrington was left with yet another runners-up finish to his name yesterday as Ryder Cup team-mate Miguel Angel Jimenez pipped him to the Omega Hong Kong Open title. | 1Sports |
The success of the web browser Firefox has shown that open-source software can move from back-office obscurity to your home, and to your parents', too. | 2Business |
As video games become more popular than ever, hard-core gamers and the old-school critics who represent them are becoming an ever smaller part of the audience. | 3Sci/Tech |
Manpower Inc. (MAN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's second-largest staffing company, on Tuesday said third-quarter earnings nearly doubled on stronger | 2Business |
AP - Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers desperate to get home for the Chinese New Year shivered in the cold under a sea of umbrellas outside train stations Tuesday, as the worst winter storms in half a century paralyzed China. | 0World |
Canadian stocks fell, led by Toronto- Dominion Bank, after the lender said it would buy a controlling stake in Banknorth Group Inc. | 2Business |
Shares of chip makers sank in Thursday trading after two US firms lowered their quarterly sales expectations, but the sector saw some relief after National Semiconductor Corp. | 2Business |
AP - The Protestant extremist who triggered a dramatic evacuation of the Northern Ireland Assembly was charged Saturday with attempting to murder five people, including Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. | 0World |
Vodafone is the first operator to use Facebook's new mobile social networking platform. | 3Sci/Tech |
Reuters - Priest Holmes rushed for 125 yards and
two touchdowns to help the Kansas City Chiefs pick up their
first win of the season, 27-24 over the host Baltimore Ravens
Monday. | 1Sports |
Considering the source, the following statement could be considered heresy: "I'm not putting a whole lot of stock in how many pucks he's stopping," Bob Essensa said yesterday at Ristuccia Arena. | 1Sports |
The triumph of Jacob Zuma in the race to lead the ANC marks a stunning veto by the ruling party of the direction charted by its own leader | 0World |
Higher Rankings the Higher Revenue Per Click on AdSense
Shaw, aka DigitalPoint, has posed an interesting observation. He has seen a correlation between the natural rankings of a page for a keyword term and the earned revenue per click on the AdSense ads for that page. He said, and its just ... | 3Sci/Tech |
Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and other Orlando, Fla.-area attractions escaped serious damage from Hurricane Jeanne last weekend and are fully operational, according to the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau. | 2Business |
AP - Al Unser Jr.'s weathered face lit up at the mere suggestion. What would it be like to come down to the final laps of the Indianapolis 500 in a side-by-side duel with Michael Andretti? | 1Sports |
AP - Conservationists concerned about the extinction of plants and animals may be overlooking the danger to thousands of other species that depend on the threatened ones. | 3Sci/Tech |
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A leveraged buyout of apartment landlord Archstone-Smith may leave Wall Street firms hurt as they could be left holding some equity in the deal, Barron's said on Sunday. | 2Business |
AFP - India's Essar conglomerate has said it would remain a partner in Hutchison Essar after British mobile phone giant Vodafone bought majority control of the Indian cellular company. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Supreme Court yesterday accepted a case that could hurt medical device manufacturers, turned down another that could have harmed pharmaceutical companies, and put off deciding on the Enron scandal. | 2Business |
Big consumer electronics manufacturers and retailers say deep price cuts on flat panels will eventually end. They hope. | 3Sci/Tech |
AP - Myanmar's junta has stepped up surveillance of the Internet, arresting one blogger who wrote about the stifling of free expression in the military-ruled nation, a media advocacy group said. | 3Sci/Tech |
A Marine helicopter that crashed last week near Baghdad was actually shot down. Are the insurgents using better antiaircraft technology? The U.S. says no. By the Associated Press. | 3Sci/Tech |
Islamic militants are flouting a recent peace deal and fortifying alliances with Al Qaeda and foreign fighters, creating a virtual Taliban mini-state. | 0World |
Steve Kazmierczak was seen as personable and an excellent student, not a brooding outcast. | 0World |
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