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Calif. Sets Weeding Ban to Save Workers #39; Backs California regulators on Thursday ordered farmers to stop employing field hands to weed commercial crops by hand, becoming the first state in the nation to limit such back-wrenching work. | 2 |
West Indies beat England in dramatic finale The West Indies beat England by two wickets to win the Champions Trophy one-day cricket tournament with seven balls to spare on Saturday thanks to a record 71-run ninth-wicket partnership between Ian Bradshaw and Courtney Browne. | 1 |
Leader Heras pegged back Tour of Spain favourite Roberto Heras lost ground as Spanish compatriot Jose Gutierrez came home alone to win the penultimate stage, a 178-km stretch ending at the summit of Puerto de Navacerrada. | 1 |
US Airways asks court to cut workers #39; pay to stave off bankruptcy ARLINGTON, Va. US Airways has asked a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary pay cuts on union workers to conserve cash flow during the slow fall travel season. | 2 |
Schools admit E-rate slip-ups, defends actions Atlanta Public Schools officials Friday admitted a few missteps but denied major failings in their spending of \$60 million of federal technology subsidies. | 3 |
No. 16 Florida 20, Kentucky 3 With Hurricane Jeanne approaching, Florida squeezed in its game against Kentucky and beat the Wildcats 20-3 Saturday behind Ciatrick Fason #39;s career-high 210 yards rushing and two touchdowns. | 1 |
WILLIAMS TO UNDERGO KNEE OP Williams injured the knee in practice Friday, and an MRI revealed that he had a tear to the lateral meniscus. A timetable for Williams #39; return will not be determined until after he has the surgery to repair the damaged cartilage. | 1 |
Stenson leads Swedish charge at The Heritage Henrik Stenson led The Heritage third round by a stroke from countryman Patrik Sjoland as Swedes dominated the leaderboard on Saturday. | 1 |
Ten-man Monaco hold on to keep top spot in France French league leaders Monaco held on for a 0-0 draw against Lyon in their top-of-the-table clash at the Gerland stadium although they were down to 10 men for the final half hour. | 1 |
Germany Says Italy #39;s UN Stance Will Hurt Europe Germany said on Saturday that Italy #39;s opposition to its campaign for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council could mean Europe loses out. | 0 |
Supporting Musharraf was greatest blunder: Imran LAHORE: Acknowledging probably for the first time that he had quot;committed a great mistake quot; by extending support to General Pervez Musharraf during a presidential referendum, former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan has warned that if not stopped in his | 0 |
No. 13 LSU Crushes Mississipi State 51-0 (AP) AP - Alley Broussard ran for a career-high three touchdowns in the first 17 minutes and No. 13 LSU held Mississippi State to seven first downs and 130 yards in a 51-0 victory Saturday. | 1 |
No. 23 Maryland Blows Away Duke 55-21 (AP) AP - Joel Statham threw four touchdown passes to offset a host of mistakes Saturday, and No. 23 Maryland piled up 685 yards in total offense to beat winless Duke 55-21. | 1 |
Redskins' Brunell to Start Vs. Cowboys (AP) AP - Quarterback Mark Brunell will start for the Washington Redskins on Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys, having recovered sufficiently from a strained hamstring. | 1 |
EU seeks to improve maximum workweek rules, leave hard-won UK opt <b>...</b> The European Union head office this week proposed redefining how working hours are counted under the bloc #39;s maximum 48-hour workweek law and stopping companies in Britain from abusing an quot;opt-out quot; to the law. | 2 |
HLRadzinski scores for Fulham; Cole strikes for Arsenal in Premier <b>...</b> LONDON (CP) - Canadian Tomasz Radzinski scored his first goal for Fulham and Arsenal stayed atop the English Premier League with a 1-0 win at Manchester City on Saturday. | 1 |
Col Ftbl T25: (16) Florida/Kentucky _ With Hurricane Jeanne moving in on the Sunshine State, 16th-ranked Florida beat Kentucky 20-to-3 in a game whose start time was moved up six and a-half hours due to concerns over the approaching storm. | 1 |
Voeller resigns as AS Roma coach Rudi Voeller resigned as coach of AS Roma on Saturday following a 3-1 loss to nine-man Bologna in an early fourth round match. Franco Baldini, sport director of the Roman team, told | 1 |
Mystics stifle Sun for easy win in playoff opener Four players scored in double figures for the Washington Mystics, whose defense stymied the Connecticut Sun for a 67-59 victory Saturday in game one of their opening-round WNBA Eastern Conference playoff series. | 1 |
NC State 17, Virginia Tech 16 TA McLendon ran for 93 yards and a touchdown for North Carolina State and Virginia Tech kicker Brandon Pace missed a 43-yard field goal attempt as time expired as the Wolfpack beat the Hokies 17-16 Saturday. | 1 |
Egypt calls for release of hostages in Iraq Egypt on Saturday called for the immediate release of Egyptians and other nationals taken hostage in violence-ravaged Iraq. quot;Egypt is against the practice of hostage-taking to | 0 |
Chile #39;s Pinochet Questioned by Investigative Judge An investigative judge questioned former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for half an hour on Saturday to decide whether to indict him in one of hundreds | 0 |
Iraq War Film Scoops Spanish Festival Prize MADRID (Reuters) - An Iranian-Iraqi film set in the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and starring an amateur cast of war-scarred children won the top "Golden Shell" award at Spain's prestigious San Sebastian film festival Saturday. | 0 |
Florida Downs Kentucky As Jeanne Nears GAINESVILLE, Fla. - With Hurricane Jeanne approaching, Florida squeezed in its game against Kentucky and beat the Wildcats 20-3 Saturday behind Ciatrick Fason's career-high 210 yards rushing and two touchdowns... | 0 |
Former Fox Studios Owner Marvin Davis Dies LOS ANGELES - Billionaire Marvin Davis, a former oilman who sold his 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 79... | 0 |
U.S. Strikes Zarqawi Network, Killing 15 BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes, tanks and artillery repeatedly hit at Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror network in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, while two British Muslim leaders came to Baghdad to try to convince his followers to release a British hostage... | 0 |
Jeremy Warner #39;s Outlook: No hurricane yet as IMF warns on house <b>...</b> The International Monetary Fund is worrying about the UK housing market again. It #39;s been doing this for an awfully long time now, yet so far none of its doom laden warnings have come to pass. | 2 |
Premiership: New boys can #39;t buy a win All three of the newly promoted sides are still searching for a first win of the season after a day of predictable results gave the Premiership table an all too familiar look. | 1 |
Kashmir the ball is back in Musharrafs court Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs gentle query to General Musharraf to spell out the options to resolve the Kashmir issue and the Generals low key reply I will think and get back to you mark a new chapter in Indo-Pak relations. | 0 |
Nuclear non-proliferation dominates IAEA conference The 48th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concluded Friday evening with a call for the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass | 0 |
They Are Sleuths Who Weigh Prose HE firestorm over the memos that figured in the CBS News report on President Bush #39;s National Guard record featured a parade of expert document examiners who weighed in on font types, proportional spacing and superscripts. | 3 |
Ralf looks fitter than before, says Williams Ralf Schumacher drew plaudits from team boss Frank Williams on Saturday after qualifying fifth for Sunday #39;s inaugural Chinese Grand Prix despite a three-month absence from Formula One. | 1 |
Truex Jr. wins at Dover Dover, DE (Sports Network) - Series points leader Martin Truex Jr. earned the win in Saturday afternoon #39;s Stacker 200 Busch race at the Dover International Speedway. | 1 |
BASEBALL ROUNDUP Solid Start Lifts Expos and Cools the Phillies un Woo-Kim came within an out of his first career complete game and shutout and also hit a two-run double in Montreal #39;s 8-1 victory over visiting Philadelphia last night. | 1 |
Israeli strike leaves 5 wounded GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - An early morning missile attack by Israel on a refugee camp has left one Palestinian dead and five wounded. | 0 |
Al-Qaeda targets Afghan poll FOREIGN fighters from the al-Qaeda terror network were infiltrating Afghanistan to disrupt upcoming elections, the commander of US forces in the country said today. | 0 |
LA billionaire Marvin Davis dead at 79 LOS ANGELES Billionaire Marvin Davis, former owner of 20th Century Fox studios, the Pebble Beach Company and the Beverly Hills Hotel, died today at his home in Beverly Hills. | 2 |
IMF Says Antigua Needs Aggressive Strategy Antigua needs to implement an aggressive reform program to break years of fiscal mismanagement and lift itself out of deep debt, the International Monetary Fund said Friday. | 2 |
HP drops Itanium workstations HP has stopped selling workstations based on Intel #39;s Itanium 2 microprocessor, a company spokeswoman confirmed Friday. Citing market conditions, the company ceased selling workstations based on the 64-bit processors on Sept. | 3 |
Spain confident ahead of Davis Cup tie Spain needs only to beat an under-strength French team to secure its place in the Davis Cup tennis final, while Britain looks to the experience of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski in its World Group play-off with Austria this weekend. | 1 |
Voller throws in the towel RUDI Voller had quit as coach of Roma after a 3-1 defeat away to Bologna, the Serie A club said today. Under the former Germany coach, Roma had taken just four league points from a possible 12. | 1 |
NCAA Top 25 Game Summary - Purdue at Illinois Champaign, IL (Sports Network) - Taylor Stubblefield #39;s third touchdown catch of the day early in the fourth quarter sealed 15th-ranked Purdue #39;s 38-30 win over Illinois in the Big Ten opener for both schools at Memorial Stadium. | 1 |
Melvin Has Rediscovered Her Game The Cleveland Rockers were reeling from something more disheartening than a gut-wrenching loss, or elimination from the playoffs. They had just been informed that they no longer existed. | 1 |
Insurers Use Satellite Data to Study Risk (AP) AP - Insurance companies are using satellites to identify homes at high risk of fire damage because of their proximity to brush #151; a development that alarms some state regulators and privacy advocates. | 3 |
Hurricane Jeanne washes out Rays/Jays game for Sunday St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - The threat of Hurricane Jeanne has forced the cancellation of Sunday #39;s game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field. | 1 |
IN THE NEWS - Indonesia #39;s Presidential Election Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to become the next president of Indonesia. With most ballots counted, the former military chief and security minister has a wide lead over President Megawati Sukarnoputri. | 0 |
Men, Women More Different Than Thought (AP) AP - Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized. | 3 |
Cricket: W. Indies Wins Champions Trophy Over England The West Indies has won the Champions Trophy one-day cricket tournament in London by two wickets over England. The visitors scored 218 for eight in 48. | 1 |
Green picks Tar Heels Danny Green Jr. stood anxiously on the steps of St. Mary #39;s Friday night, watching a game that would not end. A festival atmosphere filled the Manhasset night as the 6-6, 205-pound basketball | 1 |
DOLPHINS POSTPONE SUNDAY GAME For the second time in three weeks, a tropical disturbance has forced the Miami Dolphins from participating in an NFL Sunday. With Hurricane Jeanne - a Category 2 storm - threatening the east coast of Florida | 1 |
No. 24 Louisville 34, North Carolina 0 Eric Shelton ran for three touchdowns and No. 24 Louisville earned its second shutout of the season with a 34-0 victory over North Carolina on Saturday. | 1 |
US Again Attacks Zarqawi Insurgents in Iraq US forces are reported to have launched a second round of targeted bombing Saturday against Abu Musab al-Zarqawi #39;s terror network in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. | 0 |
Muslim Council joins fight for hostage #39;s life A delegation from the Muslim Council of Britain is travelling to Baghdad in an attempt to secure the release of hostage Kenneth Bigley. | 0 |
US Airways seeks union cuts US Airways wants a bankruptcy judge to impose temporary wage and other cost cuts on its union workers, warning that it only has enough cash to operate through January. | 2 |
Shriver Opens Campaign HQ Bobby Shriver kicked off his campaign for a seat on the Santa Monica City Council Sunday at the opening of his campaign headquarters at 3004 Santa Monica Boulevard. | 2 |
Storm 70, Lynx 58 Lauren Jackson scored 14 points to lead the Seattle Storm past the Minnesota Lynx 70-58 Saturday in the first game of their WNBA Western Conference semifinal series. | 1 |
Hurricane Jeanne Pelts Bahamas on Way to Florida (Reuters) Reuters - Deadly Hurricane Jeanne strengthened\rapidly as it strafed the northern Bahamas on Saturday on its\way to deliver a record fourth hurricane strike in one season\to densely populated Florida. | 0 |
Germany Says Italy's UN Stance Will Hurt Europe (Reuters) Reuters - Germany said on Saturday that Italy's\opposition to its campaign for a permanent seat on the U.N.\Security Council could mean Europe loses out. | 0 |
Christians Use Gay Marriage to Seek Voters (AP) AP - Christian conservatives are casting a wider net this year in their search for likely voters #151; especially conservative ones #151; by asking people on the phone how they feel about same-sex marriage as well as their views on abortion, a standard question in previ... | 0 |
Upper Midwest Crucial to Kerry's Hopes LA CROSSE, Wis. - In 2000, political pundits summed up the race in three words: Florida, Florida, Florida... | 0 |
Iran Says It Tested 'Strategic Missile' TEHRAN, Iran - Iran added a "strategic missile" to its military arsenal after a successful test, and the defense minister said Saturday his country was ready to confront any external threat. The report by state-run radio did not say whether the test involved the previously ann... | 0 |
Jeanne Tears Across Bahamas Toward Fla. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Hurricane Jeanne got stronger, bigger and faster as it battered the Bahamas and bore down on Florida Saturday, forcing hundreds of thousands more residents to hurriedly shutter their homes ahead of its anticipated devastating punch... | 0 |
Al-Qaida Aims to Disrupt Afghan Elections KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S.-led forces trying to protect landmark Afghan elections face a rising wave of violence from about 2,000 insurgents, including al-Qaida militants slipping in from Pakistan, an American general said Saturday. In the latest bloodshed, Afghan police said... | 0 |
Spanish Police Disarm Explosive Device After ETA Warning Police in northern Spain have disarmed an explosive device after an unknown caller, claiming to represent the Basque separatist group ETA, warned that it had placed explosives at electricity pylons in the area. | 0 |
Florida State Quarterback Injures Ankle (AP) AP - Florida State quarterback Chris Rix left Saturday's game against Clemson late in the first quarter with an injured right ankle. | 1 |
Bryans Lead U.S. Into Final, Spain Leads France LONDON (Reuters) - The United States swept past Belarus Saturday to clinch their first Davis Cup final appearance since 1997. | 1 |
Giants Suffer Another Blow in Secondary EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Sports Network) - The New York Giants will be without Shaun Williams for some time after the strong safety suffered a tear in his left knee during Friday's practice. | 1 |
Hurricane Jeanne Washes Out Rays/Jays Game for Sunday ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Sports Network) - The threat of Hurricane Jeanne has forced the cancellation of Sunday's game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field. | 1 |
Giants Face Quarterback Who Broke Their Hearts Part of the reason anybody believes in quarterback Jeff Garcia's ability to revive the Cleveland Browns stems from a game 21 long months ago. | 1 |
Testaverde Is Hearing It All Again From Parcells Vinny Testaverde heard that grumble growing to a growl, always a warning of yet another Bill Parcells tirade in which the words become sledgehammers. | 1 |
Insurers Use Satellite Data to Study Risk Insurance companies are using satellites to identify homes at high risk of fire damage because of their proximity to brush--a development that alarms some state regulators and privacy advocates. | 2 |
Martha Stewart Living renews contract with founder Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (MSO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) renewed an employment contract for five years with its soon-to-be jailed founder, but she will not be paid | 2 |
Juventus held to 1-1 draw, nine-man Bologna stuns AS Roma 3-1 Serie A leader Juventus was held to a 1-1 draw by newcomer Palermo on Saturday, losing its perfect record in the fourth round. The Sicilian team, which has been off to an impressive start | 1 |
Nobody #39;s out of Chase, yet You can bury them in the standings but you can #39;t break their spirit. Tony Stewart and Jeremy Mayfield, both victimized by Robby Gordon #39;s retaliatory strike directed at Greg Biffle | 1 |
Camara double is enough for Celtic GLASGOW, Scotland -- Celtic striker Henri Camara scored twice to give the Scottish champions a 3-0 win over Dunfermline Athletic in the Premier League. | 1 |
Three and easy for slick Celts Much has been made of the extent to which domestic matches such as this one prepare Celtic for the rigours of the Champions League, with the verdict rarely particularly flattering to Scotlands less glamorous clubs. | 1 |
Editorial Roundup LONDON - ... The lack of progress within the six-nation forum discussing North Korea and the heightened confrontation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), indicate that the two | 0 |
ETA Warns of Bombs on Spanish Power Pylons Spanish explosives experts blew up a suspicious object found on an electricity pylon near the French border on Saturday after Basque separatist guerrillas ETA warned they had planted two bombs, police said. | 0 |
Four terror suspects arrested in London British police said Saturday they have arrested four terror suspects in London who were reportedly on suspicion of plotting to explode a dirty bomb on the streets of Britain. | 0 |
Behind the lines in battle for F1 Three banks are on the verge of winning a High Court case that could have profound implications for the future of Formula One. The banks appear to have successfully challenged the right of | 1 |
Soldier Blogs Detail Life in Iraq (AP) AP - Iraq war blogs are as varied as the soldiers who write them. Some sites feature practical news, war pictures and advice. Some are overtly political, with more slanting to the right than to the left. Some question the war, some cheer it. While some military bloggers (or milblo... | 3 |
US through to Davis final THE United States advanced to the final of the 2004 Davis Cup today, taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Belarus with a victory in the doubles. | 1 |
Mets 4, Cubs 3, 11 innings Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell #39;s first major league home run in the 11th gave the New York Mets a stunning 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. | 1 |
Four terror suspects held in London amid 'dirty bomb' report (AFP) AFP - Police arrested four men in London under Britain's anti-terrorist law, as a Sunday newspaper claimed it had infiltrated a gang trying to buy radioactive material for a quot;dirty bomb quot;. | 0 |
G.I. Sentenced for Murder of Iraqi Soldier (AP) AP - A U.S. soldier was sentenced to a 25-year term Saturday after a court martial convicted him in the death of an Iraqi National Guard member in May, the military said. | 0 |
US launches new Falluja strikes At least seven people are killed in fresh US air strikes on the volatile Iraqi city of Falluja, local medics say. | 0 |
Mets Stun Cubs 4-3 on Walk-Off HR in 11th NEW YORK - Victor Diaz hit a tying, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, and Craig Brazell's first major league home run in the 11th gave the New York Mets a stunning 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. The Cubs had much on the line... | 0 |
S amp;P 500 rises on news of more factory orders THE Standard amp; Poor #39;s 500 Index rose as a government report showed factory orders for items such as computers and electronics climbed last month, suggesting strength in manufacturing. | 2 |
US expansion could hurt if savings rise NEW YORK: For years, profligate American consumers have been chided for putting aside nothing for a rainy day. Now, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the prospect that households could start | 2 |
Ralf favoured, moans Montoya JUAN Pablo Montoya has complained that Williams are showing favouritism to his team-mate Ralf Schumacher, who makes his return following a near-fatal crash at the United States Grand Prix in June. | 1 |
Bryan twins put US in Davis Cup final Charleston, SC (Sports Network) - Bob and Mike Bryan teamed-up for a doubles win over Belarus on Saturday to clinch a spot in the Davis Cup final for the United States for the first time in seven years. | 1 |
A wife #39;s desperate plea THE saga of a Thai wife getting caught in the quagmire of Iraq played out for a second time after British hostage Kenneth Bigley #39;s spouse begged his abductors for mercy from the grounds of the British Embassy here. | 0 |
Hostage negotiators #39; worst nightmare A NEW breed of kidnappers, described as #39;strategic terrorists #39;, in Iraq has led experts with experience of negotiating hostage releases to admit that lessons from the past may no longer apply. | 0 |
REGION: Taliban stepping up plans to disrupt elections: US KABUL: The Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies were stepping up plans to disrupt Afghanistans first direct presidential election on Oct 9, the head of the US-led coalition said on Saturday. | 0 |
World Front MOSCOW - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left Moscow yesterday for Beijing after a two-day visit, during which China officially backed Russia #39;s bid to join the World Trade Organisation. | 0 |
Four held by anti-terror police Four men have been arrested by police in London on suspicion of commissioning, preparing or instigating acts of terrorism. Three men were held after officers from the Metropolitan Police #39;s anti-terrorist branch | 0 |
Chilean Judge Questions Pinochet A Chilean judge has questioned former dictator Augusto Pinochet about political opponents who were abducted and presumably murdered during his 17-year rule. | 0 |
Palestinian killed, 35 houses razed in Gaza GAZA CITY: The Israeli army killed one Palestinian in an air raid and demolished at least 35 houses in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as Israel shut down for Judaisms most solemn day of Yom Kippur. | 0 |
US soldier gets 25 years in death of Iraqi BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A US soldier was sentenced to a 25-year term Saturday after a court martial convicted him in the death of an Iraqi National Guard member in May, the military said. | 0 |
Ninth-Ranked Auburn Outguns Citadel 33-3 (AP) AP - Jason Campbell passed for 194 yards in the first half and No. 9 Auburn beat The Citadel 33-3 Saturday, coasting in its sandwich game between a pair of high-stakes contests. | 1 |
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