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Serena Blasts Umpire After Dramatic Defeat Bitter, angry, upset and cheated were a few of the words Serena Williams used to describe her feelings after a controversial quarter-final defeat by fellow American Jennifer Capriati at the US Open on Tuesday. | 1 |
Vijay doesn #39;t care if you like him; he #39;s No. 1 now #39; #39;You guys look so sad, #39; #39; he told reporters after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship on Sunday. #39; #39;Man, come on, it #39;s not the end of the world. | 1 |
Federer Walks Into Spot in Quarterfinals Without so much as a groundstroke, Roger Federer jumped directly from the third round to the quarterfinals Monday afternoon, setting up one of the marquee matches of the US Open. | 1 |
Brief Yankees to play 2 today Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that Mondays postponed game between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays will be made up as part of a doubleheader today, and said the Yankees had withdrawn their request for a forfeit. | 1 |
Irish remain confident after loss to BYU Even in the wake of what many are calling one of the most damaging losses in recent history, Notre Dame coach Tyrone Willingham is putting a positive spin on things as he prepares for No | 1 |
Hamilton to quot;hoot and holler quot; his Ryder Cup compatriots Instead of weighing in to Ryder Cup battle next week, British Open champion Todd Hamilton plans to play a few rounds of golf with his buddies. | 1 |
Rockies get to Schmidt Denver -- It #39;s always dangerous to draw conclusions at Coors Field until you see the pitcher and catcher shake hands after the final out. | 1 |
Let the emotional joy ride begin I am. I #39;ve been eyeballing Thursday #39;s Colts-Patriots AFC title rematch since the schedule was released. Speaking of released, the Patriots #39; Ty Law and every other NFL defensive back will have to let go this season after the allowable 5-yard chuck. | 1 |
Padres box score a-struck out for Molina in the 6th. b-doubled for Suppan in the 6th. c-fouled out for Neal in the 6th. d-popped out for Tavarez in the 9th. | 1 |
#39;Black Widows #39; behind Beslan tragedy An unknown Chechen rebel group called the Black Widows organised the siege of a school in the Russian city of Beslan in which hundreds of children, their parents and teachers were killed. | 0 |
Russia puts price on Chechen rebels Video image of hostages sitting below explosives strung from basketball hoops in the gymnasium of a school in Beslan, Russia. Photograph: NTV/AP. | 0 |
Thatcher subpoenaed over coup Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher #39;s son Mark has been subpoenaed to formally answer accusations he helped to finance a coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer says. | 0 |
Brunei reins in the bling for royal wedding Oil-rich Brunei is gearing up for a royal wedding which will see a guest list of Asian leaders and Middle East royalty but decidedly less bling than previous events. | 0 |
Sudan Links Southern Peace Talks to Darfur Rebellion Sudan accused southern rebel leader John Garang of backing an uprising in Darfur in the west, and said his support for western rebels could undermine talks to end 21 years of civil war in southern Sudan, a news agency with close links | 0 |
Russia Ready to Strike Against 'Terror' Worldwide BESLAN, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Wednesday he was ready to attack "terrorist bases" anywhere in the world, as security services put a \$10 million bounty on two Chechen rebels blamed for last week's school siege. | 0 |
Sudan Arrests 14 Islamists for Sabotage Plot KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities have arrested 14 members of an opposition Islamist party for plotting sabotage after soliciting help from abroad, party officials and security sources said on Wednesday. | 0 |
U.S. Deaths in Iraq Top 1,000; Italian Women Held BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Pentagon death toll in Iraq reached at least 1,002 Wednesday nearly 18 months after the U.S.-led invasion, as the brazen abduction of two Italian women aid workers in central Baghdad sparked a new hostage crisis. | 0 |
David celebrates 500th birthday \The 500th aniversary of the unveiling of Michelangelo's David is celebrated in Florence. | 0 |
Cheney blasts Kerry terror record US Vice-President Dick Cheney says a vote for John Kerry would make a terror attack more likely. | 0 |
Rescuers reach Turkey fire miners Rescuers start evacuating about 30 workers who were trapped by a fire in a copper mine tunnel in north-western Turkey. | 0 |
New record for Irish demography A new survey shows that Ireland's population now totals more than four-million with this rise reflecting immigration stemming from the country's economic boom. | 0 |
NBA Game Summary - Detroit at Dallas The Pistons snapped a three-game road losing streak in the series...Five of the last six meetings have been decided by 10 points or more...The Mavericks #39; 39 points in the first half is a season-low...Detroit improved to 4-7 on the road this season...Newly | 1 |
Ankiel Throws Scoreless Inning for Cards Rick Ankiel walked off the mound after throwing a scoreless inning and was met with a rousing reception of high-fives and slaps on the back. After more than three years away, the St... | 0 |
Russia: Accidental Blast Led to Siege End MOSCOW - The militants who raided a school in southern Russia last week were led by a man dubbed the Colonel, who enforced obedience by killing three fellow attackers - two by detonating the explosives they had strapped to their bodies. Two days later, the attackers were moving the explosives they rigged around the gym where hundreds of hostages were held, and a bomb went off accidentally... | 0 |
Clinton Making Satisfactory Recovery NEW YORK - Breathing on his own and sipping liquids, former President Bill Clinton continued to make what doctors called a satisfactory recovery after undergoing a heart operation to bypass four severely clogged arteries. Clinton was "resting comfortably" in intensive care at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia Tuesday, "awake and alert and talking with his family," according to a statement by his office... | 0 |
Russia Offers Reward for Rebel Information MOSCOW - Russia offered more than \$10 million for information that helps "neutralize" two well-known rebel leaders from breakaway Chechnya accused of planning the school hostage standoff that killed at least 326 people last week, news agencies reported Wednesday. The reports of the reward came a day after Russians got a horrific glimpse of the drama from video footage filmed by the militants who captured the school in southern Russia... | 0 |
UF coaches coming, going During a day of new beginnings, Florida and its fired coach will each launch the start of fresh chapters today. In the same afternoon, Utah Coach Urban Meyer will meet his | 1 |
RadioShack Sees '05 Earnings Up (Reuters) Reuters - RadioShack Corp. , the No. 3\U.S consumer electronics chain, said on Wednesday it expects\2005 earnings per share growth of as much as 21 percent as it\improves customer service and expands implements new growth\initiatives. | 2 |
Francis, Late Holiday Hit Chain Sales (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. chain store sales in the first\week of September finished flat, due in part to a later Labor\Day and Hurricane Francis, a report said on Wednesday. | 2 |
JetBlue Profit to Be Hurt by Hurricanes (Reuters) Reuters - JetBlue Airways Corp. on\Wednesday said third-quarter earnings would be lower than its\previous estimates because of disruptions from the two recent\hurricanes, Charley and Frances. | 2 |
Five Blue Demons reach double figures CHICAGO (Ticker) -- No. 16 DePaul had five players reach double figures in a 99-54 victory over Loyola-Chicago. DePaul freshman Erin Carney tallied her first double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds. | 1 |
Going price for network of zombie PCs: #36;2,000- #36;3,000 (USATODAY.com) USATODAY.com - In the calculus of Internet crime, two of the most sought-after commodities are zombie PCs and valid e-mail addresses. | 3 |
Bryant Accuser's Attorneys Boost Client (AP) AP - Attorneys for the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape went on a public relations offensive Tuesday, appearing on network television to bolster her public image and dispel speculation that a settlement is in the works in her civil lawsuit against the NBA star. | 1 |
Sony to sell large-screen LCD projection TVs in China (AFP) AFP - Global electronics giant Sony will launch its popular projection televisions with large LCD screens in China early next year, a company official said. | 3 |
Selig Would Welcome Government #39;s Help in Tougher Drug Testing While the leadership of the Major League Baseball Players Association remained silent on the issue of a harsher steroid-testing program following the first day of its annual meetings in Phoenix, Commissioner Bud Selig continued his public campaign to | 1 |
Mortgage Applications at 4-Month High (Reuters) Reuters - New applications for U.S. home loans\rose last week to their highest level in four months even\though mortgage rates ticked upward from their recent lows, an\industry group said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Mobile phones push Bouygues profits up 92 percent (AFP) AFP - Bouygues, the French construction group which has diversified into television and mobile telephones, reported a 92-percent leap of first-half net profits, owing mainly to strong mobile telephone performance. | 3 |
African poverty summit opens in Burkina Faso (AFP) AFP - Heads of state from 17 African countries attended the opening of an African Union summit in Burkina Faso to craft a jobs creation plan to lift hundreds of millions out of poverty. | 0 |
Seminoles' Beitia Gets Another Chance (AP) AP - Xavier Beitia is the latest in a line of Florida State kickers to come up short #151; or more specifically, wide #151; in the clutch against Miami. | 1 |
Fruit Prices May Go Up, But Growers Still Hurt Hurricane damage could make battered Florida grapefruit growers the beneficiaries of a bidding war between domestic and international buyers. | 2 |
BA sale of Qantas stake foreshadows alliance shakeup - analysts (AFP) AFP - British Airways (BA) said it would sell its 1.1 billion dollar (770 million US) stake in Australia's Qantas in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances. | 0 |
McDonald's Same-Store Sales Rose 3.9 Pct CHICAGO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=MCD.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">MCD.N</A> on Wednesday said worldwide sales at its namesake restaurants open more than a year rose 3.9 percent in August, helped by strong sales of new menu items like fried chicken strips. | 2 |
Francis, Late Holiday Hit Chain Sales NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. chain store sales in the first week of September finished flat, due in part to a later Labor Day and Hurricane Francis, a report said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Philips' athletic MP3 player hits the track Monitors performance to the sound of <em>Chariots of Fire</em> | 3 |
Fireworks in Store as Agassi Takes on Federer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andre Agassi, darling of the New York crowd, meets world No. 1 Roger Federer in a mouthwatering quarter-final at the U.S. Open on Wednesday as the year's final grand slam bursts into life. | 1 |
Texting teens use SMS for help Talking to youngsters in the language of text could increase their access to services. | 3 |
Salton's Quarterly Loss Widens NEW YORK (Reuters) - Salton Inc. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=SFP.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">SFP.N</A>, a maker of household appliances, on Wednesday reported wider quarterly losses as hefty restructuring charges more than offset higher revenue. | 2 |
Mortgage Applications at 4-Month High NEW YORK (Reuters) - New applications for U.S. home loans rose last week to their highest level in four months even though mortgage rates ticked upward from their recent lows, an industry group said on Wednesday. | 2 |
Progress Seen in Animal-To-Human Organ Transplants (Reuters) Reuters - Animal-to-human organ transplants could\be at the dawn of a new era thanks to progress in overcoming\rejection and the creation of transgenic pigs, an expert said\Tuesday. | 3 |
Scientists Skirt Ice, Politics in the Arctic (Reuters) Reuters - The ship crawled\through the fog as if on a slow tour of frozen ruins, trying to\avoid ice chunks of every size and shape off Russia's far\northeastern coast. | 3 |
Music merger boosts Bertelsmann Bertelsmann, the world's fourth-largest media company, sees profits surge during the first half of 2004, lifted by its music and TV businesses. | 3 |
BBC in talks on Worldwide future The BBC holds talks with Bertelsmann, Walt Disney and Time Warner but denies that the talks focused on the sale of BBC Worldwide. | 3 |
World Bank praises Slovak reforms Slovakia and Colombia are the countries who have improved their business climates the most in the past year, a World Bank report says. | 2 |
Invesco deal ends US funds probe Invesco Funds Group and affiliate AIM agree to pay \$450m to settle allegations of improper trading, their UK owner Amvescap says. | 2 |
A look back -- in tribute NEW YORK -- She was out there all alone. A few friends, some well-wishers, a scattering of the curious. But essentially Althea Gibson was soloing on the trail she blazed, and surely she was a curiosity. Her height and long limbs had something to do with it. More so, though, looking down on foes -- many of whom looked down ... | 1 |
Denis Chevrier explains the challenge of Monza The Engine Operations Manager explains what challenges Monza will pose the engine team this weekend. | 1 |
Stop and start suits Citroen The French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citron sought to strengthen its green credentials yesterday with the launch of a new system that cuts petrol consumption and emissions by automatically switching off the engine at traffic lights or in queues. | 3 |
Red Hat updates Enterprise Linux and Unisys alliance Red Hat Inc. has announced the general release of the third update to its Enterprise Linux operating system, as well as a new partnership with recent Linux convert Unisys Corp. | 3 |
Palestinian killed in car blast as Israeli forces take control of <b>...</b> A car exploded Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, killing the Palestinian driver. The car exploded about 200 metres from an Israeli occupation military checkpoint, not far from the nortern West Bank village of Baqa al Sharqia. | 0 |
Foreign leaders, royals arrive for Brunei crown prince #39;s wedding BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN : A glittering array of foreign leaders and royal figures began arriving in Brunei for the grand wedding of the heir to the throne of the oil-rich sultanate. | 0 |
Intel Demonstrates New Chips Intel Corp. President Paul S. Otellini yesterday demonstrated new chips scheduled for release next year that simultaneously run tasks such as burning CDs and playing video games, as he sought to allay concerns about product delays. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-Bloomberg News</b></font> | 3 |
Profiling Technology Speeds Up Fast Food A Pittsburgh start-up, HyperActive Technologies Inc., is testing technology at area fast-food restaurants designed to give kitchen workers a good indication of what customers want before the hungry souls even get close enough to place an order. <FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-AP</b></font> | 3 |
Getting Out Of Biotech's Second Tier If you added all the biotech activity that industry executives and local officials across the country have forecast for the next decade, my guess is the industry would be roughly the size of the Chinese economy. | 3 |
Netflix, TiVo Aim to Offer Online Service Home entertainment trendsetters Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. hope to link up on a service that will use high-speed Internet connections to pipe DVD-quality movies into the homes of their mutual subscribers. | 3 |
Smart Phone Market Growing More Crowded The smart phone market will grow more crowded Wednesday with the debut of two devices directed at opposite ends of the customer spectrum: a BlackBerry for consumers with a newfangled keyboard and a Nokia phone-organizer for mobile business professionals. | 3 |
Stealthy doom floats up on mink A new floating mink trap developed in the UK incarcerates the predators while letting other species go free. | 3 |
Surf Wirelessly at Dialup Speed Hoping to extend wireless internet access to people without broadband, a Texas company is introducing a base station that works with any dialup connection. But don't expect it to make pages load any faster. By Elisa Batista. | 2 |
Pilots reject US Air #39;s new offer US Airways (UAIR) executives Tuesday held out hope of reaching a key money-saving deal with pilots, despite a major setback late Monday. | 2 |
IDF: Complete Intel processor lineup to migrate to dual-cores in <b>...</b> Intels complete lineup of processors for desktops, notebooks and servers will migrate to a dual- and multi-core architecture in 2005, company president and chief operating officer Paul Otellini said yesterday in a keynote speech at the IDF (Intel | 3 |
Stunt pilots prepare mid-air snatch of space capsule PASADENA, CALIF. - Helicopter stunt pilots from Hollywood will attempt a tricky mid-air capture Wednesday, as they try to snag the returning Genesis spacecraft and its collection of solar dust. | 3 |
SPACE PROGRAM NASA #39;s Shuttle Hanger Badly Damaged by Storm The gigantic hangar where the space shuttle is prepared for its missions sustained much more damage from Hurricane Frances than initially believed, NASA officials said Tuesday. | 3 |
Hitachi broadens virtual storage horizons Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has today launched a high-end Raid storage platform and software offering complex data management. The TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform (USP) is designed to provide up to 32 | 3 |
Peugeot Unveils Fuel-Saving Stop amp; Start System France #39;s biggest carmaker, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, unveiled a new system on Tuesday to reduce emissions and save fuel by allowing drivers to cut their engines when they are not moving. | 3 |
Online gaming for Star Trek fans STAR Trek fans will be able to boldly go online to take part in new worldwide multiplayer game. Games company Perpetual Entertainment has secured the exclusive worldwide rights from Viacom Consumer Products | 3 |
What #39;s next, since Singh has officially surpassed Woods? Vijay Singh made official what we #39;ve known for at least a year, there #39;s nothing wrong with the world rankings, Jack Nicklaus never went through a period like this, and Tiger #39;s quot;slump, quot; while bad for TV ratings, hints at a new, exciting period in men #39;s golf | 1 |
Open-Fireworks in store as Agassi takes on Federer Andre Agassi, darling of the New York crowd, meets world number one Roger Federer in a mouthwatering quarter-final at the US Open on Wednesday as the year #39;s final grand slam bursts into life. | 1 |
Gibbs Has Redskins Looking Back to the Future When Joe Gibbs last coached in the NFL in the 1992 season there were no teams in Jacksonville or Carolina. Much has changed on the sporting landscape since, though with a new season | 1 |
SA must improve productivity - IMF International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Rodrigo de Rato said that formidable challenges existed in South Africa #39;s economy and that the country needed to increase its growth rate for unemployment to erode. | 2 |
Business Watch Ellis Park in Henderson, Ky., will return to a five-day race week next year amid complaints that six days of racing each week hurt field sizes and turned off bettors. | 3 |
Perpetual Entertainment to beam up Star Trek MMORPG San Francisco developer/publisher lands coveted Paramount sci-fi license, \$6.5 million in funding on same day. Although it is less than two years old, Perpetual Entertainment has acquired one of the most coveted sci-fi licenses on the market. | 3 |
England too comfortable and if Sven Goran Eriksson selects him against Poland tonight, as I expect he will, the coach will have no excuses if his keeper blows it again. | 1 |
Mickelson signs on as face of Callaway The Carlsbad golf company said yesterday that it has signed Phil Mickelson, the reigning Masters champ, to a long-term deal to use and endorse its equipment. | 1 |
Five tech firms face crossroads Netflix, PalmSource, Research In Motion, TiVo and Vonage have great products and were first to market, but can they hold their leads? | 3 |
Rosedale chips fuel Intel's WiMax drive SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. expects its first-generation WiMax chips to spawn devices for wireless broadband end-users that cost less than \$200 and won't require a visit by a service provider, a company executive said Tuesday. | 3 |
Ion Appoints Outside Managers After Banks Cut Credit (Update4) Ion Ltd., an Australian auto parts maker that supplies Ford Motor Co., appointed outside managers after banks cut off its credit because it spent too much expanding in the US and Australia. | 2 |
Frances blows down Federated sales, profits Hurricane Frances will hurt sales and profits at Federated Department Stores Inc., the retailer said Tuesday. The Lazarus-Macy #39;s parent estimates it will lose \$20 million in sales, while | 2 |
Gunmen Take Three Hostage at Ugandan Ministry (Reuters) Reuters - A small group of suspected\gunmen stormed Uganda's Water Ministry Wednesday and took three\people hostage to protest against proposals to allow President\Yoweri Museveni for a third term.\Police and soldiers with assault rifles cordoned off the\three-story building, just 328 feet from Uganda's parliament\building in the capital Kampala. | 0 |
Stocks Set to Open Lower; Greenspan Eyed NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were headed lower on Wednesday as investors await remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and may take some profits a day after major indexes rose to 2-month highs. | 2 |
Stocks to Watch Wednesday Piper Jaffray downgraded the software maker's stock to "market perform" from "outperform." | 2 |
Lenovo Confirms Acquisition Talks China #39;s largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd., said on Tuesday it was in acquisition talks with a major technology company, which a source familiar with the situation said was IBM. | 2 |
Israel's Sharon Agrees to Changes to W. Bank Barrier JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to changes in the route of Israel's West Bank barrier on Monday but insisted on keeping key Jewish settlement blocks inside, political sources said. | 0 |
Gunmen Take Three Hostage at Ugandan Ministry KAMPALA, Uganda (Reuters) - A small group of suspected gunmen stormed Uganda's Water Ministry Wednesday and took three people hostage to protest against proposals to allow President Yoweri Museveni for a third term. Police and soldiers with assault rifles cordoned off the three-story building, just 328 feet from Uganda's parliament building in the capital Kampala. | 0 |
IMF Sees Robust U.S. Growth <p>\</p><p> OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Robust U.S. economic growth will\likely continue into 2005, but authorities should cut the\budget deficit to reduce the risk to growth, International\Monetary Fund Managing Director Rodrigo Rato said.</p> | 2 |
Up to 120 Girls Defy French Head Scarf Ban PARIS - Some 100 to 120 girls have defied a new law banning Islamic head scarves in classrooms and are in talks with school officials trying to convince them to remove the head coverings, Education Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday. It was the first complete figure made public since the start of the school year last Thursday... | 0 |
Coroner Discussing Gun Safety Shoots Self BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Monroe County Coroner David Toumey was hospitalized with a leg wound after accidentally shooting himself while trying to demonstrate gun safety... | 0 |
US Stock-Index Futures Decline; Dow Stocks Drop in Europe US stock-index futures declined before Alan Greenspan #39;s presentation to Congress, where the Federal Reserve chairman may restate his commitment to a measured #39; #39; increase in borrowing costs. | 2 |
US old-timers engineer own version of miracle High up among the many empty seats at the Xcel Energy Center last night sat a small knot of Russian fans holding a large banner that read Miracle is over. | 1 |
Czechs, please, as Swedes made to pay Any suggestions the Czech Republic lacked the necessary commitment to advance in the World Cup of Hockey were erased yesterday when it stunned an overwhelmed Swedish team in Stockholm. | 1 |
Teenager will play in heady company Darren Wallace is used to doing things ahead of schedule. He was hitting golf balls in his backyard as an 18-month-old and played his first 18 holes of golf -- albeit on a par-three course -- on his third birthday. | 1 |
Violence continues unabated in Iraq US warplanes bombarded Fallujah Wednesday as fighting continued intermittently in a Baghdad neighborhood between US forces and Shiite gunmen. | 0 |
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