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Real-Life Fighter Christopher Reeve Dies
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the chiseled, strapping "Superman" of celluloid who became another kind of hero as a force for spinal cord research after a devastating horse-riding accident, has died at 52... | 0World |
Karzai Clinches Afghan Poll Win, Rival Concedes
President Hamid Karzai clinched victory in Afghanistan's historic presidential poll as his main rival conceded defeat even before election workers began counting the final votes on Monday. | 0World |
Fox Unveils a Division for Religious-Oriented Films
FoxFaith, a new division of 20th Century Fox, will release up to a dozen religious-oriented films each year. | 2Business |
Russia warns West on Kosovo independence
(AP)
AP - Russia warned the West on Tuesday against recognizing a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo, saying it could set off a chain reaction of secessionist movements in Europe and around the world. | 0World |
EPA Finds Problem With Airline Drinking Water
Now there's something else for airline passengers to worry about -- the safety of their drinking water. New tests show nearly one of out every eight passenger airliners flying in the United States has drinking | 3Sci/Tech |
Activists threaten to ram Japanese whalers
(AFP)
AFP - The militant environmental group Sea Shepherd said Monday that it had located the Japanese whaling fleet near Antarctica and threatened to ram them if they resumed slaughtering the giant sea creatures. | 3Sci/Tech |
Webcasters' Fates Still Uncertain
Sunday was the deadline for Internet radio stations to pay higher fees set by a federal agency, but the debate over when and how much they will pay has not been decided. | 2Business |
Economy - Thursday
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - MSCI's main world stock index rose almost 1% as credit concerns eased and investors returned to buying riskier assets. Stocks in Europe and Japan led the index higher. Chinese stocks hit yet another record high. The index is 6.5% above a ... | 2Business |
Don't Pay the Penalty
Make sure the IRS won't hit you where it hurts come April. | 2Business |
Export boost for Chinese industry
Growth in Chinese industrial output picked up last month, boosted by strong export demand, figures show. | 2Business |
AC Milan set new title record with Club World Cup win
(AFP)
AFP - In beating Boca Juniors 4-2 in the Club World Cup final in Toyko on Sunday, AC Milan set a new record of international titles. | 1Sports |
Soccer Ref Was Paid $65,000 to Fix Games (AP)
AP - Germany's biggest soccer scandal in more than 30 years deepened Friday when four people were arrested and a newspaper reported that a referee told prosecutors he was paid more than $65,000 to fix games. | 1Sports |
US downplays N. Korea announcement
UNITED NATIONS -- The Bush administration responded calmly yesterday to North Korean statements it has turned the plutonium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into nuclear weapons. | 0World |
Keane strikes gives Ireland victory over Croatia
DUBLIN: Ireland's all-time leading scorer Robbie Keane struck the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Croatia in an international soccer friendly on Wednesday. | 1Sports |
Mickelson on Brink of First Win Since U.S. Masters
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Phil Mickelson was poised to win his first PGA Tour title since last year's U.S. Masters as he maintained a four-stroke lead on South Korea's Kevin Na with nine holes to play at the Phoenix Open Sunday. | 1Sports |
Critical Gene a Suspect in Lethal Epidemic
By recreating the influenza virus that killed up to 50 million people in 1918-19, researchers may have identified the gene that turned it into one of the most lethal in human history. | 3Sci/Tech |
AL notables
Johan Santana has 200 strikeouts, the most for a Twins pitcher since Bert Blyleven's 215 in 1986. Mike Jackson of the White Sox made his 1,002d appearance, tying Goose Gossage for eighth on the career list. Chicago's Jose Contreras has walked 16 in his last three starts. Jeremy Bonderman's 14 strikeouts we... | 1Sports |
Cricket: England beat Zimbabwe
Kevin Pietersen smashes 77 and Dimitri Mascarenhas takes 3-18 as England beat Zimbabwe by 50 runs in the World Twenty20. | 0World |
Saudi Arabia vows to crush al Qaeda
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Abdullah, has vowed the top oil producer would crush al Qaeda militants and called on its citizens to stand united against all threats. | 0World |
Bills sign safety Scott
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Buffalo Bills have signed free-agent safety Bryan Scott, the team said on Wednesday. | 1Sports |
BlackBerry still making jam
Juicy results
Research in Motion - the company behind the BlackBerry emailer - turned over $1.08bn in the first quarter ended 2 June 2007, an increase of 76.5 per cent on the same quarter of last year.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
Japan royal boy born
(Reuters)
Reuters - Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth on
Wednesday to a baby boy, the first imperial male heir to be
born in more than four decades and the answer to the prayers of
conservatives keen to keep women off the ancient throne. | 0World |
Bills's Everett takes first steps, says lucky to be alive
MIAMI (Reuters) - Buffalo Bills tight-end Kevin Everett, who doctors feared would be paralyzed for life, has taken his first steps and said he felt fortunate to be alive. | 1Sports |
Apple to open up iPhone software
Apple boss Steve Jobs says outside developers will now be allowed to make add-on software for the iPhone. | 3Sci/Tech |
JP Morgan Buys Queen Elizabeth's Broker
LONDON (Reuters) - UK brokerage Cazenove effectively gave up 181 years of independence on Friday when it sealed a joint venture with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., designed to lift the U.S. bank's UK presence and give Cazenove a broader reach. | 2Business |
Punishment duty may be detrimental
The practice was already scheduled. The long practice was not. But after watching the atrocity in Chicago Monday night, Doc Rivers made the Celtics work a little longer than planned yesterday. The coach conceded it may even backfire. | 1Sports |
Los Angeles Clippers
LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Despite recovering from a terrible first quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers could not overcome the Memphis Grizzlies ' hot 3-point shooting. | 1Sports |
Ex-rebel: Haiti failed to stem violence
(AP)
AP - A former rebel leader who helped topple Haiti's first freely elected president criticized its newest one, accusing President Rene Preval's government of being soft on armed gangs and failing to stem a bloody tide of street violence. | 0World |
Bellhorn Rings In A Win
BOSTONâ With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday and the Red Sox uncertain whether theyâd enjoy a dramatic come-from-behind victory or endure a crushing defeat, Doug Mirabelli glanced at the teammate sitting next to him on a water cooler | 1Sports |
Volkswagen Resumes Key Wage Negotiations (AP)
AP - Volkswagen resumed crucial wage talks with its workers Tuesday, with the two sides haggling over the automaker's push for a two-year wage freeze in return for a no-layoff pledge. | 0World |
Data miners 'dig' your life story
Data mining is an inescapable fact of life in the digital age. These practices have significant social implications that need to be considered by everyone in a family, from kids, to parents, to seniors. | 3Sci/Tech |
Cuban bets on vice
Billionaire Mark Cuban isn't content with owning the Dallas Mavericks and running a high-definition TV broadcasting company... | 3Sci/Tech |
USOC bans track coach Trevor Graham
(AP)
AP - The U.S. Olympic Committee banned track coach Trevor Graham from its training centers and training sites Thursday. | 1Sports |
Dueling Fools: Sprint Nextel Bull
Only contrarians need apply. | 2Business |
Software may let boss spot your e-mail abuse
Big brother is moving into the e-mail business. But could it be a good thing? | 2Business |
Ebola Threatens to Kill Off Gorillas in Africa
The continued spread of the Ebola virus could wipe out the species, researchers are reporting today. | 0World |
As sales fall, cigarette makers spending more on marketing
Tobacco companies are spending more than ever to market cigarettes, but sales still are falling, according to a study released Friday. | 2Business |
China Rejects Journalistâs Appeal of Spying Conviction
The case, along with the detention of a Chinese researcher for The New York Times, has prompted international concern about ChinaÂs crackdown on press freedom. | 2Business |
Shootings during Kenya cult move
Kenyan police shoot to disperse crowds during a major crackdown on followers of the banned Mungiki sect. | 0World |
Powers seek elusive deal on tougher Iran sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) - The world's major powers will try Tuesday to overcome differences over imposing more sanctions on Iran and to keep up pressure on the Tehran leadership to curb its nuclear program. | 0World |
Stocks Fall on Jobs Report, Intel Warning
NEW YORK - Investors wary of an uninspiring employment report and Intel Corp.'s weak profit outlook sent stocks lower Friday. The major indexes were poised to end the week mixed, with tech stocks taking the brunt of investor discontent... | 0World |
Prominent Lawyer to Be Indicted
Melvyn I. Weiss is expected to be indicted on Thursday in connection with a scheme in which his firm is said to have paid kickbacks to people to serve as named plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits. | 2Business |
Shawn Green Finally Lands in Arizona (Reuters)
Reuters - The Arizona Diamondbacks and
first baseman/outfielder Shawn Green have agreed to a
three-year, $30 million contract that will clear the way for
Green to be dealt from the Dodgers to Arizona. | 1Sports |
WPP expects 2008 revenue boost
WPP is upbeat on the outlook for the advertising industry 2008 as it posts a rise in revenues. | 2Business |
Mets, Cardinals post impressive wins
(AP)
AP - The New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals used their offenses to show why they are the top two teams in the National League. | 1Sports |
Israel detains dozens of Gazans
Israeli forces carry out an incursion into the Gaza Strip, seizing more than 80 Palestinians and killing four. | 0World |
Europe's Ryder Team Is Set
Colin Montgomerie, who has had a tough year, took a turn for the better Sunday, when he was chosen to play in his seventh Ryder Cup. | 1Sports |
Jets' Curtis Martin makes history
SPORTS NETWORK - New York Jets running back etched his name in the NFL record books on Sunday, joining Hall of Famer Barry Sanders as the only players to reach the 1,000-yard rushing plateau in each of their first 10 seasons. | 1Sports |
Durban slips from England grasp
South Africa posted 233/7 and led England by 94 runs at tea on the second day of the second Test in Durban on Monday. Jacques Kallis and Shaun Pollock on 51 and 11 respectively resumed the South African first innings after the lunch break in Durban. | 1Sports |
How Pope John Paul II greets Christmas
Vatican, Dec. 24 (CWNews.com) - Pope John Paul II (bio - news) is prepared to lead the Vatican celebration of Christmas, following what has become his usual schedule: an early-evening appearance from the window of his apartment, midnight Mass in St. | 0World |
GM Europe labor hails move to sell Astras in U.S.
(Reuters)
Reuters - General Motors' European labor
force on Friday hailed news that the world's biggest carmaker
had decided to sell Belgian-made Opel Astras in North America
under the Saturn brand from late next year. | 0World |
Aussies battle EU over cheese, champagne
AP - The United States and Australia have prevailed in an interim ruling by World Trade Organisation (WTO) in a dispute over the protection given by the European Union to its regional goods such as Champagne wine and Feta cheese, trade officials said. | 2Business |
Analysis: IBM Adjusts to Harsh PC Market
IBM's deal with Lenovo may signal a round of industry consolidation, analysts say. | 3Sci/Tech |
How Chelsea rated...
Petr Cech Against some spirited Russian revolutionaries Cech stood firm, making three outstanding saves to maintain his team's control. | 1Sports |
Jimenez two clear in Hong Kong
Hong Kong (Sports Network) - Miguel Angel Jimenez fired a six-under 64 Friday to surge into the lead after the second round of the Omega Hong Kong Open. | 1Sports |
Newcastle Wins 4-0 at Sochaux to Advance in Soccer's UEFA Cup
Newcastle won 4-0 at Sochaux in European soccer's UEFA Cup to advance to the round of 32, while Sporting Lisbon, Schalke and Dnipro also progressed. | 1Sports |
Pistons win 2nd in 3 nights over Magic
(AP)
AP - His Detroit Pistons down five points in the third quarter, coach Flip Saunders was livid. Saunders' screaming and wild gestures several feet onto the court earned him a technical foul, but it gave the Pistons the jolt they needed to pull out a 94-89 win against th... | 1Sports |
New Harry Potter book to be published July 16 (AFP)
AFP - The sixth Harry Potter book, 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince', written by children's author J. K. Rowling, will be published on July 16 next year, the novel's publisher revealed. | 0World |
Registered Traveler Program Appears Ready to Take Off
Given the routine at airport checkpoints, it is no wonder 27,000 people signed up in Florida for the Registered Traveler program. | 3Sci/Tech |
Celtic close in on Gers with narrow Killie win
(AFP)
AFP - Celtic needed an own goal to secure the 1-0 victory at home to Kilmarnock on Saturday which moved them to within a point of Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League. | 0World |
Seahawks Look Like They Are in a Funk (AP)
AP - Matt Hasselbeck never performed like this last season. Seattle's defense, slowed by injuries, didn't look so vulnerable through the first three weeks. | 1Sports |
Bank of America Earnings Fall 32 Percent
Capital markets losses offset solid revenue growth in most businesses at the bank, which posted net income of $3.7 billion. | 2Business |
Four U.S. bidders vying for UK's Whatman: report
LONDON (Reuters) - Four U.S. bidders including General Electric and Danaher are vying to win control of British laboratory equipment company Whatman , the Financial Times said on Tuesday. | 2Business |
Four big newspaper companies set online ad network
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four of the largest newspaper
companies in the United States are teaming up to create an
online advertising sales network focused on premium advertisers
seeking a national audiences. | 3Sci/Tech |
Senate Confirms Rice as Secretary of State (Reuters)
Reuters - Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as
U.S. secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of
senators swept aside objections from some Democrats who said
she should be held accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war. | 0World |
Voters Approve Stem-Cell Research Law
Swiss voters today overwhelmingly approved a new law permitting research on stem cells, rejecting a repeal initiative by an alliance of conservative Christian, left-wing and green groups. | 0World |
Four arrested in Jakarta bombing attack
Indonesian police said Saturday that four suspects in last week's bomb attack at the Australian embassy in Jakarta have been arrested. | 0World |
Microsoft Upgrades Live Search Offerings
Microsoft has made a number of changes to its Windows Live offerings, including pushing some services out of beta and adding new features to others. | 3Sci/Tech |
Clemens and accuser set to testify before Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baseball's saga over performance-enhancing drugs was set for a potentially explosive episode on Wednesday when Roger Clemens and his former trainer testify before Congress over allegations that the pitching great received injections of steroids. | 1Sports |
Kazakhstan's Aliyev sacked after challenging leader
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev
sacked his son-in-law, diplomat Rakhat Aliyev, on Saturday
after Aliyev challenged the Kazakh leader by declaring he
intended to run for the presidency. | 0World |
AP Interview: Iraq Can Count on EU Help (AP)
AP - European Union foreign affairs chief Javier Solana said Monday the Iraqi authorities can count on the support of the 25-nation EU after this weekend's elections highlighted the willingness to move toward a democratic Iraq. | 0World |
Ex-Islamist Gul elected Turkey's president
ANKARA (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected Turkey's next president on Tuesday, the first former Islamist to take the post in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history. | 0World |
Astros have pitching edge going into Game 7 of NLCS
(Sports Network) - Despite the home team winning every game so far in this year's National League Championship Series, the Houston Astros would seem to have an edge going into Thursday night's deciding Game 7 versus the St. | 1Sports |
Latest Vista SP1 tweak open to everyone with a week to spare
Install, spin three times, buy a monkey and wait
Microsoft is now letting the common rabble get its mitts on the latest beta build of Windows Vista Service Pack 1.⊠| 3Sci/Tech |
BMO to lead off banks' quarterly results reports
Canada's major banks begin reporting third-quarter earnings this week and analysts will be looking to see whether they can repeat the strong showing from the second quarter. | 2Business |
Rebels: No Attacks on Indonesia Workers (AP)
AP - Rebels in tsunami-battered Aceh province will not attack foreign relief workers, an insurgent commander said Monday, amid a warning of an imminent terror strike in the region and a claim by Indonesia's military that guerrillas may target the aid groups. | 0World |
Clem Labine, All-Star Reliever for Brooklyn Dodgers, Is Dead at 80
He helped bring the Brooklyn Dodgers four pennants and their only World Series championship. | 1Sports |
Rain in Boston Postpones BoSox-Yanks Game
BOSTON - After a night of steady rain at Fenway Park, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox hoped to get in Game 3 of the AL championship series on Saturday night. The forecast was better, with the National Weather Service calling for mostly cloudy conditions with a 50-pe... | 0World |
Triumphant Olympics end with pride and relief
A nervous world learned the Greek word for thank you and repeated it endlessly at an astonishingly successful Athens Olympics that quelled fears, surprised skeptics and greatly honored the birthplace of the games. | 1Sports |
Gardenhire Surprised by Song Fuss (AP)
AP - Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire still is surprised over the fuss made last year when he said a long version "God Bless America" may have affected Twins pitcher Brad Radke in Game 2 of the playoff series against the New York Yankees. | 1Sports |
China President Hu Shakes Hands with AIDS Patients
BEIJING (Reuters) - In a public display of commitment to fighting the disease a day before World AIDS Day, state media reported on Tuesday that China's President Hu Jintao shook hands with patients during a visit to a hospital in the capital. | 0World |
US OKs Emergency Oil Loan to 4th Refinery
WASHINGTON - The Energy Department said last week it has approved another emergency oil loan to a refining company to make up for crude supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan. | 2Business |
Making Over Motorola (Forbes.com)
Forbes.com - Edward Zander always wanted to be in charge. After 25 years in high technology, including five years as a prominent second banana at Sun Microsystems, Zander got his wish. In January he became chief executive at Motorola, a fallen angel of mobile communications. It used t... | 3Sci/Tech |
Brief: Google secures GreenBorder in quiet buy
Google secures GreenBorder in quiet buy | 3Sci/Tech |
Wall Street Beat: Dow means little to IT
( InfoWorld ) - The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke a record this week, but that doesn't mean that the technology sector has recovered from its half-decade hangover after the burst of the dot-com bubble.
The Nasdaq has made gains in recent weeks and closed the third quarter ... | 3Sci/Tech |
Olympic champion Pinsent retires
The 34-year-old won his fourth gold medal in Athens. Pinsent joined forces with Steve Redgrave at the age of 19 and spent much of his career in Redgrave's shadow. | 1Sports |
Iraqi PM visits insurgency hotbed
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Maliki makes an unannounced visit to Ramadi, a stronghold of the Sunni insurgency. | 0World |
PM says apology to Aborigines will lift 'blight on nation's soul'
(AFP)
AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Sunday that a planned official apology to Aborigines over the forced removal of children from their families will remove "a blight on the nation's soul." | 0World |
China limits providers of Internet video
(AP)
AP - China has decided to restrict the broadcasting of Internet videos  including those posted on video-sharing Web sites  to sites run by state-controlled companies and require providers to report questionable content to the government. | 0World |
Caracas braced for TV protests
Venezuela readies for protests as a TV station opposing President Chavez is set to be taken off air at midnight. | 0World |
Family Supports PettitteÂs Return
In his first public appearance since reaching a one-year, $16 million deal with the Yankees, Andy Pettitte spoke to reporters for about 20 minutes on Saturday. | 1Sports |
ATA CHECKED FOR DEPARTURE
ATA, the biggest airline at Chicago's Midway Airport, filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday and said it will unload its Midway hub to AirTran Airways. | 2Business |
Two-thirds of Japanese back whaling: poll
(AFP)
AFP - Nearly two-thirds of Japanese people support the country's whaling, which has infuriated Western countries, but enthusiasm is waning among younger people, a poll said Friday. | 3Sci/Tech |
Report Faults Military Technology in Iraq War
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Front-line U.S. troops often lacked access to surveillance and intelligence data during the invasion of Iraq because of computer glitches, Technology Review magazine reported on Tuesday, citing a report by Rand Corp. | 3Sci/Tech |
The Human Element: Record and Promote Your Own Music
Skip those large music companies that don't care about your music. Doing it yourself is easier and more affordable than ever. | 3Sci/Tech |
Bank of America to cut 4,500 jobs
Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) plans to cut about 2.5 percent, or 4,500 jobs from its workforce, and it's unclear how those cuts will affect Austin employees. | 2Business |
Six Democrats court activists
(AP)
AP - Six Democratic presidential candidates took aim at President Bush as they made their case Sunday to thousands of activists scattered across an Iowa field. | 0World |
How Jobs dodged the stock option backdating bullet
Blog: Tobak's take on Steve Jobs' role in the stock options backdating scandal at Apple | 3Sci/Tech |
French warrants seek associates of Rwanda's Kagame
PARIS (Reuters) - A top French judge has issued arrest warrants for nine associates of Rwandan president Paul Kagame over a 1994 plane crash that killed the country's president and sparked a genocide, a judicial source said on Thursday. | 0World |
Florida State, Va. Tech Head to Gator Bowl (AP)
AP - Florida State's Chris Rix and West Virginia's Rasheed Marshall met at a children's hospital during a recent Gator Bowl function. They talked about getting thrust into the spotlight long ago as freshmen, Rix's California roots and their mutual respect. | 1Sports |
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