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GOP contenders: All together now, I pledge ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:36PMFresh hope for debt resolution? Senate leaders discuss fallback plan as crisis talks continue
Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsGOP contenders: All together now, I pledge ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:36PMWASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential contenders may be feeling nostalgic for the days when a candidate could focus on just one pledge: the oath of office.
Stewart, Giants squeeze out win Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:36PMSAN DIEGO - Chris Stewart and the San Francisco Giants stole a page out of San Diego's playbook to beat the Padres.
Say 300,000 Gay Men Disappeared, Nearly All at Once Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:35PMThis is the final piece in our series on the 30th anniversary of the AIDS crisis. Read previous pieces in this series here . I've always had a terrible memory, or a perfectly normal memory—who knows? It's my first. Either way, my spotty recall used to bother me. After all, without a good mental record, how could I, like everyone else, pen a torrid and lucrative memoir? There are so few other ...
Georgina Turner: Reviewing the unforgettable moments in the 2011 Women's World Cup Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:32PMThe curtain came down on the Women's World Cup on Sunday, Japan clutching the trophy for the first time as the U.S. players graciously applauded. Japan's 3-1 win on penalties (after the game ended 2-2 in extra time) was a fitting ending to an absorbing, highly competitive three weeks of action played in tremendous spirit. Here's a look back at some of the standout moments:
U.S. debt Plan B in in the works Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:30PMWith five days to go before President Barack Obama's deadline for a debt ceiling deal and no agreement in sight, Republicans and Democrats on Monday were crafting a fallback plan to avert a default
Al Foster and Mates End Jazz Festival Sunday Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:28PMThe one-two percussive punch of drummers Ralph Peterson and Al Foster brought the 20th Annual Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz to a resounding knockout close Sunday in Bushnell Park.
Hollywood considers putting pension reform on ballot Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:27PMHollywood commissioners are looking at employee pension reform as a way to funnel $8.5 million into the budget gap that has leaped from $25 million to $38 million.
LA Libraries Open on Monday Again Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:23PMAll 73 Los Angeles libraries are open today, the first Monday they have been open in about a year. The Library Department started closing libraries on Mondays last summer due to budget cuts.
MLB Roundup Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:29AMTwins 4, Royals 3: MINNEAPOLIS -- Jim Thome hit his 596th career home run and Joe Nathan picked up the save for the second day in a row, lifting Minnesota to the win.Thome's tiebreaking three-run drive off Felipe Paulino soared into the upper deck in ...
CHELSEA: 2 administrators switch schools in cost-saving strategy Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:29AMUnlike many area school districts, no teachers are being laid off in Chelsea for the upcoming school year. However, administrators Nick Angel and Pat Little will be overseeing different students this fall.
Special Envoy Lyman On Two New Countries Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:18AMPrinceton Lyman
Post-9/11, biggest terror threat is underground Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:15AMIn this Friday, July 1, 2011 photo, a heavily armed New York City police officer stands guard at a Times Square subway station in New York. Since terrorists brought down the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001, subways have been bombed across the world, including Madrid, London and this spring in Minsk.
The return of multiple job offers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:04AMAfter he was laid off from his job as Burberry's director of construction in March 2010, Gary Rissler's outlook seemed bleak. "I was tired of hearing 'You're overqualified,' " he says. "I heard that over and over." Yet early this year the tone shifted -- abruptly -- to "We like your expertise." Before long the 30-year veteran had four offers.
Parents of sick kids seek hope at St. Petersburg hyperbaric clinic Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:57AMBy Leonora LaPeter Anton, Times Staff Writer Monday, July 18, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG — One sunny morning recently, Millie Galan-Aguirre pushed her 14-year-old son's wheelchair past an AMVET post and a tattoo parlor to a strip mall storefront called Chamber of Hope. She rolled Manny inside and parked him next to a long, blue tube with a zipper along the top. "Hi, Sunshine," she said, taking his hand ...
Thieves raided $2.9 million in coins from Syracuse meters Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:56AMFor six years, Ronald Mancuso and Sean McGuigan met in Armory Square in the wee hours every Tuesday to steal a load of coins from parking meters.
Accusations fly over obscure Medicare board Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:53AMSo long death panels. Hello "rationing" board.
Friday, July 1, 2011 - 13:05 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:44AMThe Daily World Quadrupling its participation level, a Special Olympics golf program is under way this summer at Highland Golf Course. The program runs Monday mornings at the Cosmopolis course. Instruction has been offered on the club range and putting green.
Minnesota special session won't happen Monday Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:19PMST. PAUL — Minnesota might soon have an end to its government shutdown, but re-starting the machinery of the state will probably take a few days. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican legislative
Park Ji Sung, Robbie Keane and 15 of the EPL's Most Underrated Players Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:15PMThe dictionary definition of underrated has it as “to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.” (dictionary.com). Zlatan Ibrahimovic once said; “I’m the best player in the world. I really feel that way.” For that oh so subtle of reason, I cannot really justify labelling Zlatan as underrated. Praise for the plethora of the EPL’s top stars is two a penny. “Oh look at that brilliant kick-off from ...
Restarting Minn. gov't more than flipping switch Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:12PMMinnesota may soon have an end to its government shutdown, but re-starting the machinery of the state will probably take a few days.
Giants Use Suicide Squeeze to Win 4-3 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:09PMEmmanuel Burriss delivered a one-out single in the 11th, stole second and advanced to third on a poor throw from catcher Kyle Phillips, and scored on Chris Stewart's suicide squeeze to lift the Giants over the...
Seal killer admits charges Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:04PMA Renwick teenager admitted charges laid against him over the deaths of seals near Kaikoura last year when he appeared in the Blenheim District Court this morning.
Their paychecks stopped, but their work went on Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:03PMSome laid-off social service providers have kept up a steady work schedule regardless of the shutdown.
Chance for early-week budget deal fades Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:57PMSenate Majority Leader Amy Koch and Cullen Sheehan (right in stripes) walked toward Gov. Mark Dayton's office Sunday afternoon as they hammered out budget details.
Stewart's squeeze leads Giants past Padres 4-3 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:52PM- Chris Stewart drove in the go-ahead run with a suicide squeeze in the 11th inning, then pounced on a bunt moments later to start a slick double play that helped the San Francisco Giants hold off the San Diego Padres...
5 community programs closing Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:22AMThe South Central Community Action Program is closing five programs and will lay off 12 employees.
The Tree after a storm Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:21AMThe Bangalore-based IT services firm MindTree passed through some turbulent times when its Chairman and a key co-founder Ashok Soota quit in March 2011. Vice-Chairman Subroto Bagchi, in an interview to Business Line , says the “turbulence” has receded, there are challenges ahead, and Team MindTree is geared to meet these in a spirit of “self-confidence” and humility.
Carmageddon: Drivers avoid roads, crews make good progress Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:19AMPeople are staying off the roads and construction crews are making good progress so far on the second day of Carmageddon.
'Dreams do come true' for queens Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:14AMThe North Platte Telegraph The past week has been a whirlwind of adventure for Sierra Peterson, Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2012, and Dakota Clough, Miss Teen Rodeo Nebraska 2011. It's not surprising they haven't had a chance to completely digest what it means to hold their new titles.
Hudspeth spoils gem by Carter again Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:04AMTUPELO - Ben Hudspeth once again spoiled a gem by Drew Carter. Carter, the North Stars' right-handed pitcher, was sailing through the Tupelo 49ers lineup until the bottom of the seventh when in stepped Hudspeth.
Berlin Nights Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:53AMDespite being conscious of Berlin as a gay center –– germinated by childhood exposure to “Cabaret” and my later perusal of Isherwood and Auden –– it took me too long to visit the German capital.
New museum open Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:12AMAfter 14 years of collecting money, items and labor assistance, the American Armed Forces Museum has become a reality and opened its doors.
HDI memorial nears completion, but fundraising effort lags Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:08AMMANCHESTER — Ground has been broken for the memorial to the workers slain in last summer’s rampage at Hartford Distributors Inc., but fundraising for the monument is $18,000 shy of its $65,000 cost, according to Rotarians who are leading the effort.
Since 1930s, all roads lead to Sonoma County Fair Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:58AMDon Heid, 89, spent 51 years handing out ice cream operating the Clover Stornetta free ice cream booth at the Sonoma County Fair since the 1950s.
Feeling the pain: Enfield DMV office, prison to close, troopers laid off to balance budget Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:56AMHARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy plans to close the Department of Motor Vehicles office in Enfield and three other DMV offices across the state under his plan to balance the state budget after unionized employees rejected a $1.6 billion labor deal.
Utah News Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:47AMWhen the phone rings at 2 a.m. with reports of an obnoxious group of campers on the shores of Bear Lake, Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey already feels shorthanded.
SPACE PORT Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:44AMKennedy Space Center in Florida has for three decades borne witness to the fiery ascent of America's space shuttles.
Class A prospect records first win after 13 losses Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:43AMClass A prospect records first win after 13 losses
Public sector hit by job cuts Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:43AM3,800 public jobs lost in 3 years in Sonoma County
Animal Services officer spared Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:40AMThe Calaveras Humane Society saved more than animals this week – its donation saved an Animal Services officer’s job as a part-time position. At least until the final budget in September.
Exclusively in today's The News-Press Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:39AMThe News-Press runs exclusive content in each Sunday edition. Look for investigative stories, as well as stories from our main sections — Local, Sports and Business — that you can only read in the Sunday newspaper.
The united state of soccer: A rainbow coalition of players get their kicks in Fayetteville Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:39PMNot so long ago, a group of Hispanic workers from the El Rancho restaurant plowed a dusty lot off Legion Road. They knocked together wooden goalposts and played soccer at 1 a.m. by the light of a Home Depot lamp.
Detective at odds with top brass, petitions special master Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:24PMA detective for the state's Commerce Department today asked a special master that his work be ruled essential.
FAQ: How state services are affected by the budget framework Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:17PMFrequently asked questions about how the budget framework affects state services.
Hope springs eternal with U.S. women’s soccer Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:12PMAmericans are united as one in cheering for the United States against Japan on Sunday in the Women’s World Cup championship game in Germany, the support ranging from 6-year-old girls with their faces painted red, white and blue to cranky octogenarians and nonagenarians still seeking payback for Pearl Harbor.
Teacher layoffs continue Rhee's reforms Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:07PMLisa Gartner Examiner Staff Writer @Lisa_Examiner When Chancellor Kaya Henderson took the reins of D.C. Public Schools in November, critics wondered if she was tough enough to push the education reforms of the notoriously abrasive Michelle Rhee. But 206 teacher layoffs -- and the style in which Henderson delivered the news -- reveal her as a committed successor to the Rhee reforms ...
Hairston sparks Amazin' rout of Phils, 11-2 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:07PMThe Mets pounded Cole Hamels, continuing their odd dominance over the Phils' talented lefty, Jon Niese was terrific and Carlos Beltran's sub, Scott Hairston, knocked in a career-high five runs in an 11-2 victory in front of 41,166 at Citi Field. For one d.
MURRIETA: Former traffic engineer alleges sexual discrimination in lawsuit Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:02PMFormer Murrieta Traffic Engineer Susan Vombaur is suing the city for wrongful termination, retaliation, sexual discrimination and harassment, according to a lawsuit filed in Riverside Superior Court.
Aging boomers drive growth at Franciscan, MultiCare in Tacoma Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:59PMIn a Tacoma commercial real estate market distinguished more by corporate defections than corporate recruitments, two homegrown businesses are providing new light where otherwise there is darkness.