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Obama declares he is the Democratic nominee :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Barack Obama (U.S., 37 articles)
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As the two main candidates for the US presidency - John McCain and Barack Obama - kick off their campaigns in earnest, pollster John Zogby takes a look at the key battlegrounds. " Senator Clinton and Senator Obama met tonight and had a productive discussion about the important work that needs to be done to succeed in November their campaigns said in joint statement. ST. PAUL, Minn. Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night in a long-time-coming victory speech that minced no words about his opponent in the fall campaign, Republican John McCain. Democrats in 420 Maine towns and cities were deciding how the state's 24 delegates will be allotted at the party's national convention in August. WASHINGTON Hillary Rodham Clinton former first lady, New York senator and Democratic presidential candidate who won 18 million votes is not your typical mouthpiece. WASHINGTON - This year's campaign for president has provided an extended test of attitudes toward race and gender, two powerful and volatile forces in politics. McCain campaign manager Rick Davis said in an e-mail that the Obama side had instead offered to take part in only one town hall before the Democratic nominating convention in Denver in late August.
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Relatives: Girl isn't in Kelly sex tape :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: The R. Kelly trial (U.S., 31 articles)
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Three relatives of the girl who allegedly appears in a sex videotape with R&B superstar R. Kelly took the stand Wednesday and each said the girl on the tape is not their family member. The decision by Kelly's defense team means the jury won't hear from the singer or from the woman who prosecutors say appears on the sex videotape at the heart of the case. Boliker did not say which witnesses the defense wants charged, or with what, but Kelly's team has repeatedly questioned why witnesses who had seen the sex tape at the center of the case did not contact police sooner.
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California Clerks Stay Open Extra Hours to Grant Marriage Licenses to Dozens of Same-Sex Couples (U.S., 25 articles)
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California's move to recognise marriage between same-sex couples comes a month after the state's supreme court struck down two laws that limited marriage to unions between a man and a woman. For years, gay rights advocates have sought recognition for same-sex marriages so couples could share family health care plans, receive tax breaks by filing jointly, enjoy stronger adoption rights and inherit property. There will be just one form for everyone, and the words spoken during the marriage ceremony at civil ceremonies held by the county will use gender-neutral terms, said Jean Pasco
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Calif. firefighters still struggling with blaze :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 11 articles)
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The remaining 50 families forced to flee their homes over the weekend by a huge forest fire east of Halifax were allowed to return home Monday afternoon. LEBEC, Calif. A wildfire charred nearly a square mile of steep brush and grassland on Friday, threatening about 50 homes in Southern California, before calm winds and high humidity helped firefighters get a handle on the blaze. Texas Forest Service spokeswoman Mary Kay Hicks said the blaze was about 30 percent contained by late Monday afternoon
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Tim Russert warmly remembered on 'Meet the Press' (U.S., 22 articles)
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Hardest-working journalist in D.C. TIM RUSSERT 1950-2008 MEET THE PRESS ' Tenacious host didn't let the power brokers leave without giving an answer WASHINGTON Public figures brought their talking points to " Meet the Press. " Let's watch Mr. Russert would say week after week, the Sunday morning chef about to make the powerful eat their words. Tim Russert, who rose from a blue-collar background in upstate New York to become one of the most famous faces in political journalism, died today of a massive heart attack after collapsing at the network's Washington Bureau.
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Teen shot in chin on South Side :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State (U.S., 12 articles)
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Teen charged in suburban slaying Man shot in mouth in South Side alley Driver who hit CTA station dies Cops kill man, wound 2nd on S. Side 4 more slayings in just 4 hours. Police are searching for two men following a Thursday night South Side shooting that left three men, between the ages of 17 and 19, injured. Three men were injured when someone inside a passing car opened fire on a group of revelers at a party late Monday on the South Side.
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Tornados, strong winds, storms predicted in Illinois :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Weather (U.S., 8 articles)
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Although some Virginia counties reported damage to homes from high winds, damage in Maryland apparently was not sufficient to trigger an inspection by a National Weather Service tornado survey team. As severe weather sweeps across Illinois Thursday, the northwestern portion of the state has been put under a tornado watch and parts of the city and suburbs may see strong winds and thunderstorms. With thunderstorms expected, flood warnings and tornado watches remain in effect Thursday night for dozens of counties through Illinois and Indiana, according to the National Weather Service.
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ABC News: Iowa Recovers From Ferocious Flooding (U.S., 15 articles)
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People along the Mississippi river in the US state of Iowa are preparing for flooding after thousands were forced from their homes in neighbouring areas. With record water levels predicted in the coming days, the authorities have been reinforcing levees with sandbags to stop the river bursting its banks. IT'S EASY to forget the destructive power of water, until it swallows cars, homes, movie theaters, and hundreds of city blocks, as flood waters have in the Midwest.
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Sean Taylor: Investigation Begins (U.S., 14 articles)
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Washington Post White House reporter Peter Baker was online Friday, Dec. 15, at 11 a.m. ET to discuss the latest political news and The Post's coverage of politics. DeYoung, author of " Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell is senior diplomatic correspondent and an associate editor of The Washington Post Get the latest campaign news live on s The Trail, or subscribe to the daily Post Politics Podcast.
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New York Post (U.S., 17 articles)
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BAM 'S LAND OF LOSERS HIS PATHETIC ADVICE TO GRADS May 30, 2008 - FOR all his soaring, hopeful rhetoric, Barack Obama chose an odd message this week to send Wesleyan's graduating seniors. WOODS MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE June 15, 2008 - SAN DIEGO - Tiger Woods has made a habit of making the impossible possible while compiling a list of accomplishments that were previously thought ridiculous to even entertain. FEMALE SWINGERS MCCAIN TEMPTS HILLARY VOTERS June 9, 2008 - WHAT do women want? That may end up the overriding question for the rest of this campaign.
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Operator blamed in Red Line derailment :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Transportation (U.S., 6 articles)
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NEWTON, Mass. Two commuter trains collided and derailed during the evening rush hour outside Boston on Wednesday, trapping and killing the operator of one train and injuring several passengers, authorities said. Investigators did not know what caused the Boston wreck, which killed the 24-year-old operator and injured about 10 passengers in an above-ground accident on the city's "T" system near a station in suburban Newton. Terrese Edmonds' body was still trapped in the wreckage late Wednesday, and the operation to rescue her changed to a recovery mission, said Joe Pesaturo
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Sean Taylor Remembered (U.S., 9 articles)
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Police on Friday did not say why the men decided to target Taylor's home but said they might have visited the house before the burglary. Taylor's relative, who asked not to be named, said family members were briefed by a detective in the case early Friday. A motorist who allegedly attacked a firefighter attempting to extricate his mother and two other women one pregnant from a car has been charged with drunken driving after a Wednesday night crash in the South Side's Englewood neighborhood.
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Obama and McCain: two sides of the coin (U.S., 13 articles)
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The Democrats like to say that electing Senator John McCain would usher in the third term of George W. Bush, and they do not mean it as a compliment. Democrats are incessantly hammering John McCain over a Texas money man, Clayton Williams, who notoriously compared rape to bad weather in an off-color quip during a 1990 campaign against Governor Ann Richards. FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press.
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City cop busted in insurance scam :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago Crime (U.S., 4 articles)
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Two men, one of whom is a 12-year-veteran of the Chicago Police Department, face felony charges for their alleged involvement in an auto insurance fraud scheme that involved the staged theft of a vehicle. Athans was taken into custody early Thursday after surrendering to FBI agents at the Chicago FBI headquarters building. A Chicago Police officer and a tow company owner were working with another crooked cop in a scam to rip off an insurance company, authorities said today.
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What the Scottish papers say (U.S., 4 articles)
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The Daily Record says that a prowler caught on CCTV near the scene of Moira Jones's murder is being treated as a prime suspect. Rail passengers are being denied the cheapest tickets because of the bizarre anomalies in the fare structure of some routes, the Scotsman claims. The Herald writes that the commanding officer of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders has been shot and wounded while "leading from the front" in Afghanistan.
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Inflation could break 3% barrier (U.S., 8 articles)
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Russia's economy expanded an annual 8.5 percent in the first quarter, higher than economists expected, as consumer demand fueled an investment boom. Oil and food shortages combined with rising inflation have created a sense of economic crisis in India and the mood is beginning to turn grim. Current inflation is not only the highest in the nation in the last eight years, but the rate at which the inflation itself is rising (the inflation of inflation) is extremely high.
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The Massachusetts Model for Health Care (U.S., 6 articles)
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Massachusetts's pioneering plan to provide universal health coverage is off to a good start and is heartening evidence that national health care reform may be possible if sufficient skill and determination are applied to forge a political consensus. The company, Crop 1, was one of 16 firms that sold federally subsidized crop insurance policies to farmers under rates set by the government. NO SINGLE reform would do as much to improve the wealth of our nation and the lives of Americans as a comprehensive overhaul of our healthcare system.
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A Big Farm, but Not So Big It Could Get By Without Subsidies (U.S., 7 articles)
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In the spring of 2000, Congress decided to do something about its costly and politically driven practice of giving farmers a disaster payment each time a storm damaged their crops. The lawmakers voted to use $8 billion in new taxpayer subsidies to help farmers buy crop insurance to protect them against losses. While some farmers and agricultural experts see a downside to farm subsidies, others say the payments are a fair way to help out farmers in need.
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Drew Peterson faces gun charge in Bolingbrook :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Search for Stacy Peterson (U.S., 11 articles)
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A day after Drew Peterson was arrested on a weapons charge, a Will County judge ordered State Police to release eight guns owned by Peterson. Thursday's ruling by Judge Richard Schoenstedt doesn't mean the former Bolingbrook police officer will get back the guns seized last fall by police after Peterson wife, Stacy, disappeared last October. Those weapons part of a trove of 11 guns taken by police will go instead to his son Stephen
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Gov optimistic about reaching budget deal :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Politics (U.S., 6 articles)
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Gov. Blagojevich announced Monday that after an initial review, his budget experts have found the Fiscal Year 2009 budget passed by the General Assembly on Saturday to contain $2.1 billion more in spending than anticipated revenue will support, making it unconstitutional. According to a release from Blagojevich's office, the governor will call the four legislative leaders together this week to resume work so the state can have a budget that is balanced by July 1. On party-line votes, the House narrowly approved 28 spending bills that comprised two basic budget options a no-growth plan and an alternative that would infuse millions of new dollars into schools, human services and health care.
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NU: Daley 'fantastic choice' for graduation speaker :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Education (U.S., 11 articles)
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A vicious rant about Mayor Daley's dead son was included in a letter that threatened to torch the mayor's Michigan summer home in retaliation for the Chicago Police killing of a wild cougar, sources said Thursday. Seems that more than a few Northwestern University seniors were rolling their eyes at fellow graduates complaining about Daley speaking at their June 20 graduation. Northwestern President Henry Bienen may be retiring in August, but the 68-year-old administrator appears to have plenty of fire left in the belly.
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10% drink tax infuriates Pittsburgh :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 5 articles)
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WASHINGTON - The House passed a $54 billion tax package Wednesday that Democratic backers said would help relieve dependence on imported oil while easing the economic strain on parents, homeowners and businesses. The measure renews dozens of targeted tax breaks that have expired or will expire soon and provides new tax relief by expanding for a year the refundable child tax credit available to lower income families. PITTSBURGH - A stiff drink comes with a stiff tax in Pittsburgh and surrounding towns these days, and that has made the county executive public enemy No. 1 in some quarters, reviled by name in song and on bar bills.
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Health care cost analysis gains ground - (U.S., 4 articles)
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WASHINGTON - Medical researchers and politicians are tiptoeing into an area of health care that makes some Americans uncomfortable, even angry, and it has nothing to do with such hot-button issues as cloning and stem-cell research. This time, the idea is to press doctors and patients to use particular drugs and treatments in order to save money. On the surface, it seems simple enough: Billions of dollars could be saved if everyone adopted the regimens that research showed were best and most cost-effective - which, experts say, happens far less often than most patients think.
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Va. Handing Airports Authority Keys to Toll Road, Dulles Rail (U.S., 4 articles)
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Virginia officials are considering a proposal from contractors allied with a major Tysons Corner landowner to take over construction of at least half of the Metrorail extension to Dulles International Airport, a prospect that threatens to further delay the project. The state has a no-bid "public-private partnership" with a Bechtel Corp. and Washington Group International Inc. consortium, which has done extensive work over the past two years in preparing to build the 23-mile line from West Falls Church. Virginia leaders who are nearing a decision on whether to build a Metrorail line below ground through Tysons Corner face a question that goes well beyond disputes over cost estimates and construction timelines.
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Ted Kennedy's family deals with 'a real curveball' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 10 articles)
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BOSTON Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy remained in the hospital Sunday, awaiting test results that could explain why the 76-year-old Democrat suffered a seizure a day earlier. `` Take care of my friend the Republican leader told Kennedy's wife , Vicki, who answered the call at Massachusetts General Hospital, according to a family spokeswoman. Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital said it would be Monday at the earliest before the tests were complete, and the hospital and Kennedy's office released no new information about his condition on Sunday.
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CDC: Tomatoes eyed in salmonella cases in Illinois :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 10 articles)
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ATLANTA An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in nine states, U.S health officials said Tuesday. WASHINGTON - One part of Mexico - Baja California - has been cleared of suspicion in the outbreak of salmonella-tainted tomatoes, which U.S. officials said Monday now has sickened 277 people. CHICAGO - Federal officials hunted for the source of a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and menus grew.
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NU freshman died from alcohol poisoning: officials :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Education (U.S., 4 articles)
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EVANSTON A 19-year-old Northwestern University student found dead in his dorm room Tuesday afternoon died of alcohol poisoning, an autopsy has found. An autopsy Wednesday showed that Sunshine died of alcohol intoxication and his death was determined to be accidental, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. A release from police early Wednesday evening said Sunshine was participating in an alcohol drinking party in the residence hall at about 11 p.m. Monday.
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Cardinal George rebukes Pfleger's attack on Clinton :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State (U.S., 9 articles)
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" The last few days have been the most painful days of my life, even more so than the murder of Jarvis, my foster son Pfleger said. " This is a special opportunity for him to get on a plane, go over to Rome, stand in the greatness of St. Peter's. " Consequently, while a priest must speak to political issues that are also moral, he may not endorse candidates nor engage in partisan campaigning.
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Supreme Court: Gitmo captives can appeal :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 8 articles)
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A divided Supreme Court declined yesterday to consider fresh questions about the legal rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, rejecting an appeal by inmates there who are seeking access to federal courts to challenge their imprisonment as " enemy combatants. Chief Justice Roberts penned the main dissent and was troubled by the justification of the majority's ruling. The Supreme Court returns to the bench Monday with 17 cases still unresolved, including its first-ever comprehensive look at the Second Amendment's right to bear arms.
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More sect children reunited with happy parents :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 8 articles)
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The court said child welfare officials overstepped their authority and the children should be returned to their parents, a crushing blow to the state's massive seizure of children from a polygamist sect's ranch in western Texas. Texas Child Protective Services lawyers argued Tuesday that if the custody orders are rescinded, parents could take the children out of the state and " no Texas court would have any authority to enter any orders to protect these children. An appeals court ruled last week that the state failed to show that the youngsters were in any immediate danger, the only grounds under Texas law for taking children from their parents without court action.
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Students' achievement gap :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Education (U.S., 4 articles)
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As Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) prepares this week to become the first Washington mayor with direct control of the schools, his team promises a clean slate and a rapid turnaround. A detailed assessment of the state of the school system, based on extensive public records, suggests that the challenge is enormous: The system is among the highest-spending and worst-performing in the nation. Thirty-three percent of poor fourth-graders across the nation lacked basic skills in math, but in the District, the figure was 62 percent.
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President Bush meets PM Brown (U.S., 4 articles)
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US President George W Bush has met Britain's Prime Minister , Gordon Brown, today, on the second day of his two-day visit to the UK. The President joined Protestant and Catholic boys and girls on court during his visit to Lough View Primary School on the outskirts of Belfast. Mr Bush invited the first and deputy first ministers to the White House before he leaves office in January.
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News for Dallas, Texas (U.S., 7 articles)
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The dream scenario for someone selling his or her home is a long line of prospective buyers shouting at the top of their lungs in a protracted bidding war for the home. Real estate agents generally have a variety of standard forms, including residential purchase agreements that are kept up to date and made available to those who use the services of an agent. Finally, in many states there are disclosure laws a seller must comply with, and real estate agents can make sure that happens as well.
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Landis: Doping or Just a Dope? (U.S., 7 articles)
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Landis and his attorneys alternately claimed that the elevated levels were the result of a pre-Stage 17 drinking binge, a naturally high level of testosterone in his body, cortisone shots for his ailing hip and other legal medication. The lab apparently has fresh evidence that Floyd Landis cheated in last year's Tour de France and as usual, its findings wound up in the newspaper L'Equipe before you could say " n'est pas. Attorneys for Floyd Landis began trying to paint a picture yesterday of incompetence at the French laboratory where the cyclist's urine was tested.
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Talks due as fuel strike finishes (U.S., 7 articles)
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The strike, which started on Friday and is due to end at 0600 BST, has led to hundreds of petrol stations across Britain running out of fuel. The haulage companies - Hoyer UK and Suckling Transport - said unions had rejected a pay offer which would have taken the drivers' average salary to $41,500 by January 2009. Talks to try and end a pay row between fuel tanker drivers and their employers have been adjourned without the deal needed to halt strike action.
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Rezko wanted in Vegas for $450,000 in debts :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Tony Rezko (U.S., 6 articles)
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As a Chicago jury continued weighing a verdict Thursday in the federal corruption case against Tony Rezko, Las Vegas authorities announced new criminal charges against the onetime political fund-raiser for failing to pay $450,000 in gambling debts. A Las Vegas area judge issued a warrant to arrest Rezko on two counts of drawing or passing a check with insufficient funds. The charges are yet another twist in the saga of Rezko, whose reputation as a high roller in Las Vegas wasn't widely known in Illinois.
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American Airlines to charge for first checked bag :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 6 articles)
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FORT WORTH, Texas American Airlines will start charging $15 for the first checked bag, cut domestic flights and lay off workers as it grapples with record-high fuel prices. American, the nation's largest carrier, said Wednesday the fee for the first checked bag starts June 15 and that it would raise other fees for services ranging from reservation help to oversized bags. Air travelers will be forced to pay higher fares to get the nation's reeling airline industry through a financial crisis caused by skyrocketing fuel prices, the acting Federal Aviation Administrator warned today.
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Democrats to keep jobless benefits in Iraq bill (U.S., 6 articles)
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WASHINGTON- In a challenge to President Bush, House Democratic leaders have decided to retain a 13-week extension of unemployment benefits as part of long-overdue legislation to pay for the war in Iraq. WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans have broken with President Bush to help Democrats add support for veterans and the unemployed to a bill paying for another year of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Lawmakers are arranging to send Bush $165 billion in new money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, enough to last for about a year and well beyond when Bush leaves office on January 20.
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Lenders Promise to Speed Notice on Mortgage Help (U.S., 6 articles)
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WASHINGTON - Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp., and other leading mortgage lenders agreed to expand efforts to help borrowers avert foreclosure as the Senate prepares to weigh legislation addressing the housing crisis. " These loss-mitigation options offer balanced mortgage solutions that are affordable payment alternatives and in the best interest of the homeowner and the investor according to the agreement. Faith Schwartz declined to comment on the agreement ahead of its release.
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Texas governor's mansion fire confirmed as arson :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 6 articles)
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AUSTIN, Texas Fire swept through the historic Texas Governor's Mansion early Sunday, causing damage that state officials described as " bordering on catastrophic. The mansion had been undergoing a $10 million renovation, and Perry and his wife , Anita, had moved out last fall. The two-story mansion, home of every Texas governor since 1856, was blackened, the white columns at the front of the home were charred, and officials said parts of the roof had collapsed.
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Former spokesman bashes Bush in new book :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 6 articles)
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WASHINGTON - President Bush broke his promise to the country by refusing to fire aide Karl Rove for leaking a CIA agent's identity, said Scott McClellan, the president's chief spokesman for almost three years. The subpoena to Attorney General Michael Mukasey from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is the latest move by Congress to shed light on Cheney's precise role in the leak of Valerie Plame's CIA identity. Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, and Rove were among the leakers of the CIA identity of Wilson's wife.
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Summer job crunch looms amid shaky economy - (U.S., 5 articles)
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According to a recent survey, 67 percent of 1,050 workers said their job workload increased during the past six months, yet only half received a raise during that period. The Pew Research Center found that many workers felt more on-the-job stress and had less job security than 20 or 30 years ago. Financial services companies appear to be the most frequent users of employee opinions, while nonprofits and manufacturing companies fall on the other end of the spectrum, according to the survey.
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Kids' cancer most common in East: study :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 5 articles)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comprehensive lifestyle changes including a better diet and more exercise can lead not only to a better physique, but also to swift and dramatic changes at the genetic level, U.S. researchers said on Monday. In a small study, the researchers tracked 30 men with low-risk prostate cancer who decided against conventional medical treatment such as surgery and radiation or hormone therapy. The activity of disease-preventing genes increased while a number of disease-promoting genes, including those involved in prostate cancer and breast cancer, shut down, according to the study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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'That Was the Desk I Chose to Die Under' (U.S., 5 articles)
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Thus there proceeded a brief, merciful interval during which the identity of the perpetrator of last Monday's killing spree at Virginia Tech was unknown. After the family immigrated to the United States in 1992, when Cho was 8, Kim would call his mother and ask how the boy was doing. No words were exchanged, but that is how it always was with Cho
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ComEd employee injured in explosion :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State (U.S., 4 articles)
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Several thousand Commonwealth Edison customers, mainly across the northern region of Illinois, are without power early Saturday after thunderstorms and strong winds ripped through the area. Commonwealth Edison said today it's ready to meet record-high power demands this summer, but the utility acknowledged that service in five Chicago wards needs improvement. For the fifth time in seven years, the list of wards that endured longer and more frequent power outages includes the 19th Ward, home of Energy and Environmental Protection Committee Chairman Ginger Rugai (19th).
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US, South Korean officials end beef talks (U.S., 4 articles)
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South Korea's trade minister is to resume talks with his US counterpart in a last-ditch attempt to modify a controversial beef import deal. Kim Jong-hoon had been set to return to South Korea after talks appeared to reach an impasse, but has now extended his stay, ministry officials say. Lee's entire cabinet offered to resign in order to take responsibility for the beef dispute and to take heat off the president, who has been in office less than four months.
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National Spelling Bee has international flair :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 4 articles)
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The eighth-grader at Roosevelt Middle School correctly spelled "miliary" (which means to have the appearance of millet seeds) to make it to the finals. Her dreams of a spelling bee championship were dashed Friday night when she misspelled "sheitel" (a wig worn by some Orthodox Jewish married women). " We didn't have all the gizmos and gadgets kids have today to help them spell said Willford
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The 'Other Woman' at Company Affairs (U.S., 4 articles)
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The prevailing custom in elementary school these days seems to be that a child must must bring a Valentine's Day card for each and every other student in her classroom (plus the teacher). Any suggestions? Chiefly this one: Do not, repeat not, cast your little girls in the role of Valentine's Day spoilers. Adults make their own points themselves, and the proper place to make yours is at a parent-teacher meeting, where other voices can be heard.
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5 people die in vehicle pileup :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 4 articles)
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A man reportedly sacrificed his own life early Saturday by pushing a female companion out of the way of an out-of-control vehicle that struck the man before flipping over on the South Side. A vehicle involved in a road rage incident lost control and struck the man, who was possibly walking with his girlfriend, according to an Englewood District officer. A van going through an intersection barreled into a second van that had sped through a red light Monday, causing a collision that killed five people and involved nearly 20 victims, sending several of them to the hospital in critical condition.
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To McKay, Ebersol Was Always ‘the Kid’ (U.S., 4 articles)
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A far different kind of agony awaited in 1972 when word came down in Munich that Palestinian terrorists had kidnapped 11 Israeli athletes. McKay was summoned from a day off, hurriedly putting clothes over a bathing suit to anchor ABC's coverage of the drama as the games stood still. Unable to see the opening ceremony of the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble, France, Ebersol was learning the business at the feet of Jim McKay.
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Church fights mom to keep out autistic teen :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 4 articles)
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In houses of worship nationwide, preachers are railing against the forces of energy evil, and congregations are praying for lower fuel prices. To be sure, Absalom Jones and Richard Allen enjoyed great success in bringing African Americans into the Christian fold. So one Sunday morning as Allen, Jones and the other black worshipers knelt to pray, white church elders tapped Jones and Allen on the shoulders and told them to take their praying upstairs to a recently built balcony.
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The Baltimore Sun Executive Profiles - (U.S., 4 articles)
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That issue consisted of four tabloid-size pages, sold for a penny, and was in marked contrast to the six-cent "literary" dailies then in fashion all along the East Coast. Since that time, The Sun has experienced dramatic growth and change that is not adequately reflected in a chronicle of the mere passage of years. Today, approximately 1,500 full- and part-time employees work for The Sun, making The Baltimore Sun Company not only one of Maryland's most prestigious employers, but also one of its largest.
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Patrick touts biotech bill before national audience (U.S., 4 articles)
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Accompanied by economic-development officials and legislative leaders and staffers, the governor is using the annual confab to tout the state's $1 billion life sciences bill, which he signed yesterday. For his efforts to promote biotech in Massachusetts, Patrick himself will be honored today as the industry group's governor of the year. When the world's biggest biotechnology trade show opened in Boston last year, Governor Deval L. Patrick unveiled a bold proposal to pump $1 billion into the state's growing life sciences industry over the next decade.
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3 injured in crane accident at Cowboys' stadium :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 4 articles)
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NEW YORK About 200 people gathered at a wake for a man who was killed while operating a massive crane that collapsed in Manhattan. ARLINGTON, Texas A cable failed as a construction crane was being lifted off the ground Thursday at the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium, injuring at least three people, a team spokesman said. All three workers were hurt jumping off a crane cab to avoid falling parts after a cable connector failed, according to a statement by project manager Manhattan Construction.
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Violence, thefts could halt western county bus service - (U.S., 4 articles)
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Sgt. John Gilmer said officers are going to step up patrols at the bus stops. SILVER LAKE, Wis. A semitrailer truck collided with a school bus carrying middle schoolers on a highway in southeastern Wisconsin Friday, seriously injuring several children on the bus. The bus from the Wheatland Center School District was dropping off the children after school at about 3:40 p.m. when the truck came over a hill on state Highway 50 and hit the bus.
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Cronyism is the star of Stroger's hiring show :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Commentary (U.S., 4 articles)
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Chief of staff Lance Tyson came in with Stroger and has weathered two tough budget battles as well as a torrent of public criticism aimed at his boss. Tyson is joining Freeborn & Peters in July as a partner in the firm's municipal finance and government law practice group, officials announced today. Tyson took the job largely out of respect for Stroger and because of his appreciation for public service.
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Henry Nicholas, ex-CEO of Broadcom, enters not guilty pleas - (U.S., 4 articles)
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Henry T. Nicholas III pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal drug and securities fraud charges. One indictment details what authorities claim was one of the largest stock-option backdating cases in United States history while Mr. Nicholas led the company. Henry T. Nicholas III The five drug dens of bad-boy ex-CEO Henry Nicholas Real Estate How can everyone have missed the most lurid aspect of the fall of former Broadcom CEO Henry Nicholas? Amidst all the sex and drug charges... more.
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Man accused of injuring Cicero cop charged :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Chicago Crime (U.S., 4 articles)
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A west suburban man accused of seriously injuring a female police officer with his car door while speeding away from a traffic stop Saturday in Cicero has been charged Monday evening after turning himself into Chicago Police. Quezada, who was also wanted for a parole violation, turned himself in to Wentworth District police on Monday, according to Cicero spokesman Dan Proft. The incident happened about 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the 5300 block of 30th Place in Cicero, according to Dan Proft.
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Final arguments made in McGreevey divorce case :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (U.S., 4 articles)
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ELIZABETH, N.J. It's now up to a judge to decide how much alimony and child support to award the soon-to-be ex-wife of New Jersey's gay former governor, following three weeks of testimony laying bare the couple's dire finances. Lawyers delivered their final arguments Wednesday, wrapping up the money phase in the bitter divorce of Jim McGreevey and Dina Matos. Matos has asked the judge for $2,500 a month alimony for four years, $1,750 a month support, and for McGreevey to foot her legal bills for the divorce, which exceed $250,000.
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