Sourav Ganguly registered his seventh fifty against South Africa, which is his 34th in Tests, on the second day of the third Test at Green park here Saturday.

BEIJING - China's president met with the incoming vice president of Taiwan yesterday, signaling a possible thaw in a frosty relationship between the rival governments that has lasted nearly six decades.

If "experience" is truly the pivotal factor in a presidential race, then George H.W. Bush should have cruised to reelection in 1992. He already had four years at the helm, plus eight years as vice president, several years as a U.N. ambassador, several years as U.S. emissary to China, a couple of years running the CIA, and several terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Sourav Ganguly registered his seventh fifty against South Africa, which is his 34th in Tests, on the second day of the third Test at Green park here Saturday.

DELRAY BEACH, Fla.----Office Depot, Inc. , a leading global provider of office products and services, reported today that Institutional Shareholder Services , an institutional proxy advisory service, recommends that Office Depot stockholders vote to reject the two dissident directors nominated by Alan Levan and his company Woodbridge at this year's Annual Meeting of Stockholders currently ...

A Lebanon woman's song could be the championship tune on this year's American Idol finale. Mendy Shaw's song "Stronger", co-written by Cincinnatian Jason Phelts, was selected as one of 20 potential songs in the American Idol song writing contest.

Presidential candidates' positions on Iraq war ... Chelsea Clinton deflects question about No. 2 spot for her mom ... Clinton vows to produce more military equipment in the United States ...

April 10, 2008 David Freel Executive Director Ohio Ethics Commission 8 East Long Street 10th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Dear Mr. Freel: The Butler County Democratic Party is requesting your office to investigate several situations in Butler County govern

Coast Guard investigation documents have shed new light on the mysterious and tragic voyage of the Albatross, a sailboat that foundered in a tropical storm off Bermuda in November, killing the Brooklyn skipper's wife and best friend...

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office calls it a tool to fight crime and boost its gang-prevention efforts.

Coast Guard investigation documents have shed new light on the mysterious and tragic voyage of the Albatross, a sailboat that foundered in a tropical storm off Bermuda in November, killing the Brooklyn skipper's wife and best friend...

In a competitive and youth-obsessed business, most everyone gets The Call sometime. For ex-CNN daytime anchor Daryn Kagan, it came in January 2006. She was brought into an office and told that CNN would not renew her contract when it expired at the end of the year. Kagan was lucky in one sense - she wasn't escorted out that day by security - but by the first of September, she was gone. Left with ...

John Bowker didn't know exactly what to do with his glee. He'd had the Major League Dream No. 1 and 1A - the First Hit and the First Home Run party pack - and yet he had to bite his tongue to keep from ruining the foul mood. "I guess I'm just trying to keep...

Legal The law firm of Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone announced that it has opened an office in downtown Toronto and expanded its presence in Canada. Miller Canfield was the first Michigan-based law firm to open an office in Canada in 2002 when it merged with Windsor's largest firm, Wilson Walker Hochberg Slopen LLP.

With a little discipline, pet owners can keep vet costs on a short leash Veterinarian Gregory Hammer laughed as he recalled the average price his clients paid for an office visit in 1973, when he started out in rural Kansas. ¶ "It was $6," said Hammer, now president of the American Veterinary Medical Assn. ¶ Good luck getting so much as a torn nail clipped for that these days. ¶ Americans ...

Why a corporate “user anthropologist” is spending so much of his time in the shantytowns of the world.

Why a corporate “user anthropologist” is spending so much of his time in the shantytowns of the world.

When most people think of construction jobs, they do not usually think of people operating computers to ensure that materials and workers will be at the construction sites when they are needed.

While ordinary citizens cherish the right to shield their personal financial records from public view, presidential candidates are expected to make disclosures.

One evening, as my wife and I frolicked out back with the nipper, Angela glanced up at the eaves of our home and said, quot That wood looks like it's got cancer. The paint has peeled, and there are holes in it. quot

A race against the clock is under way in the Vanderburgh County Voter Registration Office, where workers showed up this morning to chip away at processing thousands of new voters in time for Indiana’s May 6 primary election.

If you'd like a relatively concise filmic treatise on the rise and fall of the American Film Musical, especially MGM-style, this lavish boxed set will give you a doctoral-level thesis on what made film musicals the reigning genre of the 30s and 40s, and also, sadly, what led to their decline in the 50s.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Horror flick "Prom Night" howled its way to the top of the North American box office at the weekend, according to preliminary figures released by Exhibitor Relations Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning April 11, led by the new release "Prom Night," according to studio estimates compiled Sunday by Reuters.

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Horror flick "Prom Night" howled its way to the top of the North American box office at the weekend, according to preliminary figures released by Exhibitor Relations Sunday.

IN THE HEADLINES Presidential candidates' positions on Iraq war ... Chelsea Clinton deflects question about No. 2 spot for her mom ... Clinton vows to produce more military equipment in the United States ...

The TV celebrity's poll numbers have been dropping since she endorsed and campaigned for her fellow Chicagoan. Most of the attention on the effect of Double O -- Obama and Oprah -- has been focused on how much the daytime television diva helped her home-state senator by endorsing him and appearing at all those rallies in Iowa and South Carolina with him.

Horror flick "Prom Night" howled its way to the top of the North American box office at the weekend, according to preliminary figures released by Exhibitor Relations Sunday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The teen horror movie "Prom Night" was the belle of the ball at the weekend box office in North America, earning an estimated $22 million during its first three days, distributor Sony Pictures said Sunday.

As far as Detroit's music fans are concerned, it's one of rock's most enduring mysteries. Why won't Radiohead play here anymore? More than a decade has passed since the celebrated English band played a stage in the Motor City, a place that has been regarded as one of the country's premier concert markets.

When Peggy Blake was 12 years old, she declared she was going to have a big family. "I wanted six children. I was so lonesome as an only child," Peggy said. "I even had names for the first two … Gary, for Gary Cooper, and Kathy was from 'Wuthering Heights.'"

This week the father and daughter who play father and daughter in Disney's Hannah Montana will bring home the chemistry that drives the national phenomenon, as they serve as co-hosts of the sold-out 2008 CMT Music Awards in Nashville on Monday.

Halina Laster, who co-founded the Century Village/Pembroke Pines Holocaust survivors' group, guided Hollywood's Holocaust Documentation and Education Center and Museum as a board member, and inspired youngsters at countless Student Awareness Days, has died.

The TV celebrity's poll numbers have been dropping since she endorsed and campaigned for her fellow Chicagoan. Most of the attention on the effect of Double O -- Obama and Oprah -- has been focused on how much the daytime television diva helped her home-state senator by endorsing him and appearing at all those rallies in Iowa and South Carolina with him.

In a competitive and youth-obsessed business, most everyone gets The Call sometime. For ex-CNN daytime anchor Daryn Kagan, it came in January 2006.

Audiences made a date with "Prom Night" as the remake slasher flick takes in $22.7 million to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie.

Kanpur, April 13 (IANS) India struck two vital blows in South Africa's second innings after taking a 60-run lead on the third day of the third and final Test at the Green Park Stadium here Sunday.

Think back to when you were a kid waiting around somewhere with your mother – in the doctor's office, perhaps, or on a train or airplane trip, or during one of those midweek dinners in the church basement that seemed to drag on forever. "Think-ets" is a simple game that will help children pass the time during long trips.

Personal data has been lost or wrongly revealed by 13 London councils in the last year, a BBC survey finds.

One evening, as my wife and I frolicked out back with the nipper, Angela glanced up at the eaves of our home and said, quot That wood looks like it's got cancer. The paint has peeled, and there are holes in it. quot

You can catch fitness trainer Bob Harper on the season finale of "The Biggest Loser" Tuesday night, or you can meet him in person when he comes to the Phoenix area on Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A horror-film remake of a high-school spring ritual propelled "Prom Night" to the top of the weekend box office, according to early estimates.

Personal data has been lost or wrongly revealed by 13 London councils in the last year, a BBC survey finds.

You can catch fitness trainer Bob Harper on the season finale of "The Biggest Loser" Tuesday night, or you can meet him in person when he comes to the Phoenix area on Friday.

This week the father and daughter who play father and daughter in Disney's Hannah Montana will bring home the chemistry that drives the national phenomenon, as they serve as co-hosts of the sold-out 2008 CMT Music Awards in Nashville on Monday.

Members of the Mohegan Park Jewish Center and their supporters will hold a rally at 2 p.m. today in a show of respect for all religions after vandals defaced their synagogue.

CARBONDALE - In the simplest terms, Jeff Myers works in the "innovation" business.

With the intent of finding a lost American Indian path, about 20 interested residents gathered at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum in Laporte early Saturday afternoon to hear an author who is knowledgeable on the subject.

Personal data has been lost or wrongly revealed by 13 London councils in the last year, a BBC survey finds.

Halina Laster, who co-founded the Century Village/Pembroke Pines Holocaust survivors' group, guided Hollywood's Holocaust Documentation and Education Center and Museum as a board member, and inspired youngsters at countless Student Awareness Days, has died.

With the intent of finding a lost American Indian path, about 20 interested residents gathered at the Sullivan County Historical Society Museum in Laporte early Saturday afternoon to hear an author who is knowledgeable on the subject.

Members of the Mohegan Park Jewish Center and their supporters will hold a rally at 2 p.m. today in a show of respect for all religions after vandals defaced their synagogue.

Kanpur, April 13 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the third and final Test between India and South Africa at the Green Park Stadium here Sunday:

The number of divorces has doubled since the conflict began. Sectarian tensions and joblessness are among the reasons. For years, most of the solemn young couples who sought out Sayid Rafid Husseini were looking for a marriage certificate. Now, the robed cleric says, many who make their way to his office near a revered Shiite Muslim shrine want a divorce.

Audiences made a date with "Prom Night," the remake of the 1980 slasher flick that took in $22.7 million to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie, according to studio estimates Sunday.

A 5-year-old Texas girl who survived a freak cement truck accident that killed her mother was out of the hospital Sunday.

April 13 (Bloomberg) -- ``Prom Night,'' a horror film starring Brittany Snow, was the top film at U.S. and Canadian theaters this weekend, selling $22.7 million for Sony Corp.

Senior Nick Laughlin will have two makeup artists assigned to him throughout the entire production of "Phantom of the Opera" when it premiers today, April 10.

BY JOHN DECOSTE The Advertiser/NovaNewsNow.com Some exciting changes are in store for minor baseball in our area, according to a recent Kentville Minor Baseball Association (KMBA) newsletter. The association has made application to the provincial Health Promotion and Protection office for a grant to help cover the cost of installing lights on the peewee field in Kentville and a new canteen ...

How's this for scary: Ushers could be the key to making your movie No. 1. An in-theater publicity stunt that became a viral ad campaign helped propel the horror film Prom Night to the top spot at theaters this weekend.

PLEASANTON -- A man in a white tank top and jeans told a 68-year-old grandmother he was with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office and reportedly punched her in the face in Pleasanton Saturday night, police announced Sunday.

A man in a white tank top and jeans told a 68-year-old grandmother he was with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office and punched her in the face in Pleasanton Saturday night, police say.

Five young British women were killed in a bus crash in Ecuador while the 15 other people on board were injured, Britain's Foreign Office said Sunday.

Johnson County can boast about being the home of famous musicians, rodeo champions and announcers and Olympic athletes.

Big Brother is about to go online in Pembroke Pines to catch drivers who zip through red lights. Three traffic cameras, installed at Pines Boulevard and Northwest 19th Street, will begin recording this week.

"Prom Night," a remake of the 1980 slasher flick, is a box office hit. The fright flick, which stars Brittany Snow as a teen terrorized by a psycho killer on prom night, took in $22.7 million to debut as the weekend's number one movie. "Street Kings," a police drama starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, opened in second place with $12 million.

Johnson County can boast about being the home of famous musicians, rodeo champions and announcers and Olympic athletes.

"Prom Night," a remake of the 1980 slasher flick, is a box office hit. The fright flick, which stars Brittany Snow as a teen terrorized by a psycho killer on prom night, took in $22.7 million to debut as the weekend's number one movie. "Street Kings," a police drama starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, opened in second place with $12 million.

Booted American Idol contestant Michael Johns chatted with reporters Friday, following his unexpected ouster Thursday night. USA TODAY listened in on the conference call.

American Idol delivered its first shocker Thursday when Michael Johns, who had ascended to front-running heartthrob status recently, was eliminated.

How's this for scary: Ushers could be the key to making your movie No. 1. An in-theater publicity stunt that became a viral ad campaign helped propel the horror film Prom Night to the top spot at theaters this weekend.

"Prom Night," a remake of the 1980 slasher flick, is a box office hit. The fright flick, which stars Brittany Snow as a teen terrorized by a psycho killer on prom night, took in $22.7 million to debut as the weekend's number one movie. "Street Kings," a police drama starring Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, opened in second place with $12 million.

You never know what you are going to learn from the women's magazines, and this week's issues don't let us down.

Prom Night was the belle of the ball at the box office this weekend, far outpacing all other new releases and holding off two-time winner 21 to go home with the crown.

Booted American Idol contestant Michael Johns chatted with reporters Friday, following his unexpected ouster Thursday night. USA TODAY listened in on the conference call.

EDITOR'S NOTE -- This is another story in an occasional series following the efforts of Salva Dut, a Sudanese refugee in the U.S. and one of the former "lost boys,'' who has devoted himself to bringing water wells to his impoverished homeland.

EDITOR'S NOTE -- This is another story in an occasional series following the efforts of Salva Dut, a Sudanese refugee in the U.S. and one of the former "lost boys,'' who has devoted himself to bringing water wells to his impoverished homeland.

Why a corporate “user anthropologist” is spending so much of his time in the shantytowns of the world.

The teen horror movie "Prom Night" was the belle of the ball at the weekend box office in North America, earning an estimated $22 million during its first three days, distributor Sony Pictures said on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES - The teen horror movie "Prom Night" was the belle of the ball at the weekend box office in North America, earning an estimated $22 million during its first three days, distributor Sony Pictures said on Sunday.

How's this for scary: Ushers could be the key to making your movie No. 1. An in-theater publicity stunt that became a viral ad campaign helped propel the horror film Prom Night to the top spot at theaters this weekend.

Hundreds celebrated the grand opening of Obama's office at the Old Casey's, located on the 200 block of Broadway in Billings in Saturday.

CHANNING, Texas (AP) - The century-old office building of a once-famous Texas Panhandle ranch will soon have a new home in Lubbock. The XIT Ranch office was completed in 1899. It served as the site of financial transactions for what was the world's largest range under fence.

Associated Press - April 13, 2008 1:05 PM ET CHANNING, Texas (AP) - The century-old office building of a once-famous Texas Panhandle ranch will soon have a new home in Lubbock.

Associated Press - April 13, 2008 1:05 PM ET CHANNING, Texas (AP) - The century-old office building of a once-famous Texas Panhandle ranch will soon have a new home in Lubbock.

OWOSSO - Recounting a story of cruelty and death that she could never talk of with her own family, Erna Gorman asked her audience to not feel sympathy for her - but to instead learn to love one another.

Associated Press - April 13, 2008 1:05 PM ET CHANNING, Texas (AP) - The century-old office building of a once-famous Texas Panhandle ranch will soon have a new home in Lubbock.

OWOSSO - Recounting a story of cruelty and death that she could never talk of with her own family, Erna Gorman asked her audience to not feel sympathy for her - but to instead learn to love one another.

Every day, Manut Ngor Koot leads his family's cow for miles across the southern Sudan plains to a murky swamp that serves as his village's chief source of water. The cow is balky and has a limp. Looking after her is time-consuming, often frustrating.

CHANNING, Texas -- The century-old office building of a once-famous Texas Panhandle ranch will soon have a new home in Lubbock. The XIT Ranch office, completed in 1899, was the...

[With the coming of spring time in Arkansas also comes seasonal allergies that lead to sinus infections. Every year between about March 20 and May 20, I have to go to the doctor for a round of antibiotics, sometimes a steroid shot and usually some sort of antihistamine on top of what I already take year round for allergies. I seem to be allergic to practically anything and everything one can be ...

Sunday afternoon will see sunny skies and a lower humidity than Saturday with a high around 70 degrees, according to the National Weather Service office in Wilmington, N.C.

Why a corporate “user anthropologist” is spending so much of his time in the shantytowns of the world.

HONG KONG: Historical epic "The Warlords" dominated the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday scooping eight gongs including best film and best actor.

Every day, Manut Ngor Koot leads his family's cow for miles across the southern Sudan plains to a murky swamp that serves as his village's chief source of water. The cow is balky and has a limp. Looking after her is time-consuming, often frustrating.

LOS ANGELES, April 13 - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on April 11, led by the new release "Prom Night," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

LOS ANGELES, April 13 - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on April 11, led by the new release "Prom Night," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

Local supporters for presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama stood elbow to elbow yesterday while they cheered during the grand opening of the Obama for America Guam office.

Dozens of reality show star wannabes flocked to the Shops at Midtown Miami to try and convince a casting director they would be a perfect addition to the next season of Big Brother.

Dozens of reality show star wannabes flocked to the Shops at Midtown Miami to try and convince a casting director they would be a perfect addition to the next season of Big Brother.

Dozens of reality show star wannabes flocked to the Shops at Midtown Miami to try and convince a casting director they would be a perfect addition to the next season of Big Brother.

BY JOHN DECOSTE The Advertiser/NovaNewsNow.com Some exciting changes are in store for minor baseball in our area, according to a recent Kentville Minor Baseball Association (KMBA) newsletter. The association has made application to the provincial Health Promotion and Protection office for a grant to help cover the cost of installing lights on the peewee field in Kentville and a new canteen ...

AUBURN - Phil Disher showed Auburn that it's not smart to get in a home-run hitting contest with South Carolina. He blasted two home runs, including a two-run shot that gave the Gamecocks a lead in the eighth, to help Carolina to an 8-6 victory in front of 2,567 fans in Plainsman Park on Saturday.

AUBURN - Phil Disher showed Auburn that it's not smart to get in a home-run hitting contest with South Carolina. He blasted two home runs, including a two-run shot that gave the Gamecocks a lead in the eighth, to help Carolina to an 8-6 victory in front of 2,567 fans in Plainsman Park on Saturday.

For a while, it was not clear whether the videos of the “McCain Girls,” a trio of singing and dancing campaign supporters, were meant to be sincere or ironic.

Why a corporate “user anthropologist” is spending so much of his time in the shantytowns of the world.

Mark Gold, president of Heal the Bay, has been with the nonprofit environmental group in Southern California for almost 20 years. He has seen many celebrities come and go, and then come back again to stay. He has seen some show up once and disappear.

Italians went to the polls Sunday in general elections likely to return conservative Silvio Berlusconi to the prime minister's office for a third time at the expense of new centre-left flagbearer Walter Veltroni.

Mayor Michael A. Nutter of Philadelphia has raised eyebrows by endorsing Hillary Rodham Clinton in a city where Barack Obama is wildly popular.

Office vacancy rates in Annapolis rose in an economic slowdown and landlords offered deals, but experts say businesses are leasing space even as rents remain higher.

In his book, Charles Handy reports that he has also seen the future of the workplace: ''The office of the future will often be more like a traditional city club.''

HONG KONG (AFP) - Historical epic "The Warlords" dominated the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday scooping eight gongs including best film and best actor in martial arts star Jet Li.

Historical epic "The Warlords" dominated the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday scooping eight gongs including best film and best actor in martial arts star Jet Li.

Historical epic "The Warlords" dominated the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday scooping eight gongs including best film and best actor in martial arts star Jet Li.

A shooting at Orlando's Wet n Wild water theme park has left two teenage brothers injured, and they're from South Florida.

The wreckage of a private plane that crashed into two Compton homes was still sticking out of one of the homes Sunday as investigators tried to determine why the plane went down. Meanwhile, one of the people injured when that plane crashed into her home, spoke exclusively with CBS 2 News.

A shooting at Orlando's Wet n Wild water theme park has left two teenage brothers injured, and they're from South Florida.

The Davidson County Juvenile Court clerk's office is again being hit with complaints of long delays in the handing of crucial court records. Members of a volunteer board that reviews foster care cases fired off an angry letter to the court in early April, saying their case reviews had been repeatedly delayed by missing or mislaid files, documents in such bad condition they were falling apart, ...

*Allen Harris, a Conestoga Valley graduate, helped Penn State win the Big Ten gymnatics team championship last weekend at Rec Hall

Last year, the decision to not eliminate any contestants during "Idol Gives Back" week was billed as the most shocking results show in American Idol history. Well, Michael Johns fans might beg to differ.

He'd never been to the bottom three before, and he'll never be there again. American Idol hopeful Michael Johns, the soulful Australian pretty boy with an affinity for ascots, watched his dreams collapse in what was nothing if not a complete shocker of an elimination episode.

When Brooke White, the 24-year-old nanny from Arizona, sat down at the piano and sang "Let It Be" during the first week of the American Idol finals, judge Simon Cowell told her it was a "brilliant song choice."

The wreckage of a private plane that crashed into two Compton homes was still sticking out of one of the homes Sunday as investigators tried to determine why the plane went down. Meanwhile, one of the people injured when that plane crashed into her home, spoke exclusively with CBS 2 News.

On the surface, Kylie Minogue's 'X' album has been met with a resounding 'who care's' attitude by the American fans. After a week of major promo including an appearance on the Today Show and a gest role on Dancing With The Stars, 'X' only managed to sell 5,588 units and debuted at no. 139.

On the surface, Kylie Minogue's 'X' album has been met with a resounding 'who care's' attitude by the American fans. After a week of major promo including an appearance on the Today Show and a gest role on Dancing With The Stars, 'X' only managed to sell 5,588 units and debuted at no. 139.

Guy Nelson Sayre Sr., 64, of Point Pleasant, went to be with the Lord April 10, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. He was a retired car salesman and formerly worked at Goodyear and sold insurance.

"Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!" took the No. 1 spot at a soft foreign box office for a third weekend, while the gambling drama "21" opened at No. 2, according to studio estimates issued Sunday.

For Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to remain in office, he would first have to win the repeal of a law that limits citywide elected officials to two consecutive terms.

This isn’t an unbiased book review and is more than a shameless plug. It’s an outright, enthusiastic endorsement of a novel co-written by a former classmate and friend. The Lullaby Lost was written by Paul W. Barada and J. Michael McLaughlin and is based somewhat on Paul’s early childhood.

This isn’t an unbiased book review and is more than a shameless plug. It’s an outright, enthusiastic endorsement of a novel co-written by a former classmate and friend. The Lullaby Lost was written by Paul W. Barada and J. Michael McLaughlin and is based somewhat on Paul’s early childhood.

Why a corporate “user anthropologist” is spending so much of his time in the shantytowns of the world.

Movie flops cost Australian taxpayers "$90 million over the past seven years with up to 85 per cent of projects getting Australian Film Commission grants never returning a cent from box office receipts."

The pack of Christian-backed singers that moved into the top 10 on American Idol's sixth season will once again perform on the same stage at the upcoming Dove Awards in ...

CARBONDALE - In the simplest terms, Jeff Myers works in the "innovation" business.

Like the smooth bronze lions prowling behind his desk, Vincent Bolloré enjoys stalking his prey. From his 17th- floor office overlooking the Bois de Boulogne, he is planning his fifth run at Aegis in two years.

Like the smooth bronze lions prowling behind his desk, Vincent Bolloré enjoys stalking his prey. From his 17th- floor office overlooking the Bois de Boulogne, he is planning his fifth run at Aegis in two years.

Family and friends prepare a "Celebration of Life" for an 11-year-old Paso Robles girl, who lost her battle with cancer.

Nineteen Nipomo Elementary School students have received new big brothers and big sisters to look up to. However, quite possibly to the chagrin of some of the youngsters, the new “siblings” will not replace any brother or sisters — big or little — they may already have.

Nineteen Nipomo Elementary School students have received new big brothers and big sisters to look up to. However, quite possibly to the chagrin of some of the youngsters, the new “siblings” will not replace any brother or sisters — big or little — they may already have.

Family and friends prepare a "Celebration of Life" for an 11-year-old Paso Robles girl, who lost her battle with cancer.

n Praise and Worship Under the Stars will occur from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at 750 Monarch Lane. Call Todd or Andrea at 931-0207 or Calvary Chapel of Nipomo at 929-2540.

Guy Nelson Sayre Sr., 64, of Point Pleasant, went to be with the Lord April 10, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. He was a retired car salesman and formerly worked at Goodyear and sold insurance.

Five young British women were killed in a bus crash in Ecuador while the 15 other people on board were injured, the Foreign Office said Sunday.

Nineteen Nipomo Elementary School students have received new big brothers and big sisters to look up to. However, quite possibly to the chagrin of some of the youngsters, the new “siblings” will not replace any brother or sisters — big or little — they may already have.

" 'What Intel giveth, Microsoft taketh away' . Such has been the conventional wisdom surrounding the Windows/Intel duopoly since the early days of Windows 95. In practical terms, it means that performance advancements on the hardware side are quickly consumed by the ever-increasing complexity of the Windows/Office code base.

A task force of traffic engineers is studying whether the state should lower its speed limits in some areas.

The century-old office building of a once-famous Texas Panhandle ranch will soon have a new home in Lubbock.

Prom Night was the belle of the ball at the box office this weekend, far outpacing all other new releases and holding off two-time winner 21 to go home with the crown.

Though the torture memos are despicable, The Nation reports that they were of great value to the president because "they created an aura of legitimacy for near-death interrogation tactics and unrestrained executive power."

For Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Lt. Mike Wallace, anti-gang work has become a kind of religion.

LUBUMBASHI, Congo -- One recent afternoon in this booming mining town, in a provincial office crammed with files, something unusual was happening for a country once ruled by the famously kleptocratic dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.

For Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Lt. Mike Wallace, anti-gang work has become a kind of religion.

ALERT!!!!! HIMPUNAN BLACK 14: at Kelab Sultan Sulaiman, Kampong Baru, Kuala Lumpur: 9.00pm, Monday, 14 April 2008 (Countdown to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's end of five-year ban on contesting the election and holding public-political office).

A shooting at Orlando's Wet n Wild water theme park has left three people injured, including two teenage brothers, and they're from South Florida.

Gelek Rimpoche first posed the question in 1994, when His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama last spoke in Ann Arbor. "Would you come back?" Rimpoche asked.

The wreckage of a private plane that crashed into two Compton homes was still sticking out of one of the homes Sunday as investigators tried to determine why the plane went down. Meanwhile, one of the people injured when that plane crashed into her home, spoke exclusively with CBS 2.

For a while, it was not clear whether the videos of the “McCain Girls,” a trio of singing and dancing campaign supporters, were meant to be sincere or ironic.

SUPHAN BURI : Banharn Silpa-archa says he won't give up the fight to save his beloved Chart Thai party from dissolution just because one executive member was disqualified for election fraud.

Five Britons have died and 15 people have been injured in a bus crash in Ecuador, the Foreign Office said Sunday.

THE militant Kilusang Mag-bubukid ng Pilipinas yesterday said the plan of the National Food Authority to increase the price of its rice could be the "last straw" that would lead to mass actions to force President Arroyo out of office.

All is not Lost.Don't get me wrong: I'm second to none in my admiration for ABC's gorgeous, cult-inspiring puzzle and can't wait to watch, revel and ponder my way through its spring return. But TV as a whole cannot live on a diet of intensity alone.

LITTLE ROCK—In the state Senate, Mike Beebe of Searcy and Morril Harriman of Van Buren were the ultimate tag team — Beebe the gregarious politician, Harriman the policy wonk.

AMBRIDGE — After staring for years out her office window at the rusted building across the street, Ambridge Manager Kristen Denne says she’ll celebrate when the old eyesore finally comes down.

All Things Considered , April 12, 2008 - In May 2004, a composer named Nobuo Uematsu joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic for a single performance of his most famous work. The show sold out in three days. In fact, there was almost a riot at the box office when people couldn't get tickets.

MUNCIE -- The Barack Obama presidential campaign opened an office in Muncie Saturday and volunteers didn't waste any time getting started, immediately canvassing the city to register new voters.

HOUMA Each year, Rita Mae Porche decorates dozens of luminary bags with stickers bearing the names of people who have been touched by cancer, and she has been touched several times.

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- He looks like the love child of Tom Watson, Johnny Miller and Brad Faxon, plays like Seve Ballesteros and was the breakout star of the 2008 Masters, if not the guy slipping on the green jacket at the end.

Scores of competitors demonstrated their strength in the first ever Baddest Arm on the Bayou Arm Wrestling Tournament Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Post Office Club in Houma.

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- He looks like the love child of Tom Watson, Johnny Miller and Brad Faxon, plays like Seve Ballesteros and was the breakout star of the 2008 Masters, if not the guy slipping on the green jacket at the end.

Although a ban prohibiting Anwar Ibrahim from holding political office is expiring, he says he is in ?no rush? to seek the office of prime minister.

A 27-year-old man was killed and two other men wounded in a shooting at a party in the Washington Park area on the South Side Saturday night. The shooting happened about 10:50 p.m. on the 5700 block of South LaSalle Street, according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent's office.

A 27-year-old man was killed and two other men wounded in a shooting at a party in the Washington Park area on the South Side Saturday night. The shooting happened about 10:50 p.m. on the 5700 block of South LaSalle Street, according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent's office.

April 13 (Bloomberg) -- Five Britons were killed and another 12 were injured following a bus crash in Ecuador, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported on its Web site today, citing Britain's Foreign Office.

HOUMA Each year, Rita Mae Porche decorates dozens of luminary bags with stickers bearing the names of people who have been touched by cancer, and she has been touched several times.

Change still has a chance in the church that changed America. "I see this lady looking over here saying, is that the pastor?"

More than $500 million earmarked to fight the insurgency was stolen from Iraq's treasury. A former Iraqi official tells 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft the U.S. and others are not helping to find the money or the suspects.

As a thirty-something, the last thing I expected was to become a "big sister" again. Maybe an aunt, or a mother again one day, but to have another younger sibling? No way.

LOS ANGELES - Greg Maddux didn't stick around to talk about his 349th career victory. He left the clubhouse right after the final out to catch a plane for Las Vegas, where his family is no doubt planning a celebration for his 42nd birthday.

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office visited the King Fahd Causeway, also known as the Bahrain Causeway, yesterday on the third day of his official working visit to Bahrain.

U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii, who opened Barack Obama's Salem office on Saturday, isn't just another surrogate campaigner for the Democratic presidential candidate.

April 13 (Bloomberg) -- Five Britons were killed and another 12 were injured following a bus crash in Ecuador, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported on its Web site today, citing Britain's Foreign Office.

Like most fine print, the tiny black lettering etched on Steven Ai's bright yellow name tag is often overlooked.

For a while, it was not clear whether the videos of the “McCain Girls,” a trio of singing and dancing campaign supporters, were meant to be sincere or ironic.

Hospital doctors could be revealing intimate details about their patients' health because of cutbacks in office space, doctors' leaders warn today.

Last weekend at the foreign box office, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! led a slow period...

Like most fine print, the tiny black lettering etched on Steven Ai's bright yellow name tag is often overlooked.

Some residents of The Colony will sleep easier tonight knowing that the city has secured hundreds of new hotel rooms and thousands of office space square footage.

Kanpur, April 13 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard at the end of the third and final Test between India and South Africa at the Green Park Stadium here Sunday:

Office vacancy rates in Annapolis rose in an economic slowdown and landlords offered deals, but experts say businesses are leasing space even as rents remain higher.

Five Britons have died and 15 people have been injured in a bus crash in Ecuador, the Foreign Office said Sunday.

A maintenance supervisor for a Kentucky amusement park said workers did not follow several of the ride manufacturer's instructions for handling a cable that snapped and severed a teenager's feet last summer.

(AP) -- Police say two brothers were injured when shots were fired outside a central Florida water park. Early reports indicate the brothers are from South Florida, Orlando police officials said.

Jacques Chirac's office says the former French president has left a Paris hospital after successfully having a heart pacemaker fitted.

LOS ANGELES - Greg Maddux didn't stick around to talk about his 349th career victory. He left the clubhouse right after the final out to catch a plane for Las Vegas, where his family is no doubt planning a celebration for his 42nd birthday.

An invigorated opposition is calling for change in Malaysia, including to a controversial pro-Malay policy, writes the BBC's Robin Brant.

(AP) -- Police say two brothers were injured when shots were fired outside a central Florida water park. Early reports indicate the brothers are from South Florida, Orlando police officials said.

LOS ANGELES — Audiences made a date with “Prom Night,” the remake of the 1980 slasher flick that took in $22.7 million to debut as the weekend’s No. 1 movie, according to studio estimates Sunday.

(AP) -- Police say two brothers were injured when shots were fired outside a central Florida water park. Early reports indicate the teens are from South Florida, Orlando police officials said.

A maintenance supervisor for a Kentucky amusement park said workers did not follow several of the ride manufacturer's instructions for handling a cable that snapped and severed a teenager's feet last summer.

A 27-year-old man was killed and two other men wounded in a shooting at a party in the Washington Park area on the South Side Saturday night.

Patient care and confidentiality are being affected because hospital doctors do not have the resources they need, research published by the BMA shows today (Monday 14 April, 2008).

Italians went to the polls Sunday in general elections likely to return conservative Silvio Berlusconi to the prime minister's office for a third time at the expense of new centre-left flagbearer Walter Veltroni.

The Milwaukee District’s Attorney Office is reviewing a case that left a 40-year-old man dead on Friday night.

The path to some of Jon Nee’s favorite bass water was filled with detours Wednesday. After heavy rains, the back roads were muddy and pocked with puddles. And the pastures looked like swamps.

This isn’t an unbiased book review and is more than a shameless plug. It’s an outright, enthusiastic endorsement of a novel co-written by a former classmate and friend. The Lullaby Lost was written by Paul W. Barada and J. Michael McLaughlin and is based somewhat on Paul’s early childhood.

A 27-year-old man was killed and two other men wounded in a shooting at a party in the Washington Park area on the South Side Saturday night.

PETALING JAYA: Retiree Albert Gunaratnam is the country’s longest-surviving heart transplant patient, having got his new heart on April 10, 1998. Now, he is looking forward to walking his eldest daughter down the aisle on May 17.

PETALING JAYA: Retiree Albert Gunaratnam is the country’s longest-surviving heart transplant patient, having got his new heart on April 10, 1998. Now, he is looking forward to walking his eldest daughter down the aisle on May 17.

Five Britons have died and 12 have been injured in a bus crash in Ecuador, the Foreign Office said Sunday.

Tuesday is April 15th and Little Rock area postal workers are busy preparing for the onslaught of eleventh-hour taxpayers. But some people are spending the weekend taking care of business...

A look at previously unaired footage from the season thus far, including model wrestling matches and New York City firefighters practicing runway walks.

Hospital doctors say they are unable to do their job properly because there is a lack of office space, a survey says.

One of last two uncommitted Minn. superdelegates backs Obama ... Presidential candidates' positions on Iraq war ... Chelsea Clinton deflects question about No. 2 spot for her mom ... Clinton vows to produce more military equipment in the United States ...

Jacques Chirac's office says the former French president has left a Paris hospital after successfully having a heart pacemaker fitted.

Hospital doctors say they are unable to do their job properly because there is a lack of office space, a survey says.

For a while, it was not clear whether the videos of the “McCain Girls,” a trio of singing and dancing campaign supporters, were meant to be serious or humourous.

AMBRIDGE — After staring for years out her office window at the rusted building across the street, Ambridge Manager Kristen Denne says she’ll celebrate when the old eyesore finally comes down.

No one is addressing the concerns of white working-class Americans, least of all the current Democratic candidates, says Gary Younge

The band of ex-future-Prime Ministers, who have had a realistic chance of leading their parties, is very limited. But J. Dickson Mabon definitely qualified. He played a leading role in the turmoil of the Labour Party throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and was the driving force behind the Manifesto Group of Labour MPs, before quitting in exasperation to become a founder member of the SDP. He ...

The eight-year-old reality competition series "Survivor" is finally getting upgraded to high definition. Next fall's 17th outing will be the first time the show's exotic locations, elaborate challenges and gruesome bug bites will be available in the widescreen HD format.

Big Brother is about to go online in Pembroke Pines to catch drivers who zip through red lights. Three traffic cameras, installed at Pines Boulevard and Northwest 19th Street, will begin recording this week.

Big Brother is about to go online in Pembroke Pines to catch drivers who zip through red lights. Three traffic cameras, installed at Pines Boulevard and Northwest 19th Street, will begin recording this week.

The eight-year-old reality competition series "Survivor" is finally getting upgraded to high definition. Next fall's 17th outing will be the first time the show's exotic locations, elaborate challenges and gruesome bug bites will be available in the widescreen HD format.

Staff Reporter A VISITING political leader from Kerala has inaugurated the office of Indian Cultural & Arts Society (Incas) in the Al Hilal area.

Military equipment is available on eBay and craigslist, according to Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. According to Gregory Kutz, the GAO's lead investigator, prohibited items found for sale include F-14 parts, biochemical gear, infrared patches and military body armor.

On advertising, Lucy Barrett on the cynical use of "controversial" ad campaigns

It looks like a giant spinning cricket ball, maybe one of Shane Warne's "rippers", a red revolving sphere that signals a new joined-up era for the biggest news organisation on the planet.

State Rep. Phil Pflum, D-Milton said it was the "trust" he has in Hillary Clinton that led him to endorse the former first lady who is seeking the Democratic nominee.

In the midst of an assault from his rivals, a defensive Barack Obama said Friday that many working-class Americans are angry and bitter over economic inequalities and have lost faith in Washington and, as a result, vote on the basis of other issues such as gun protections or gay marriage.

CARBONDALE - In the simplest terms, Jeff Myers works in the "innovation" business.

Kanpur, April 13 (IANS) The following is the scoreboard at the end of South Africa's second innings in the third and final Test against India at the Green Park Stadium here Sunday:

An office complex was being used to grow thousands of cannabis plants, police discover.

An office complex was being used to grow thousands of cannabis plants, police discover.

An office complex was being used to grow thousands of cannabis plants, police discover.

MONDAY GARY | The Gary Chamber of Commerce will host it’s monthly General Membership Luncheon on at noon at the Genesis Convention Center, One Genesis Center Plaza. The guest speaker will be Sandra Alvarez, business consultant with The Center of Workforce Innovations. Cost is $17 in advance or $20 at the door. For more information, call the Chamber office (219) 885-7407.

She's a phenomenon, and he's the reason she's here.

While ordinary citizens cherish the right to shield their personal financial records from public view, presidential candidates are expected to make disclosures.

When most people think of construction jobs, they do not usually think of people operating computers to ensure that materials and workers will be at the construction sites when they are needed.

She's a phenomenon, and he's the reason she's here.

For a while, it was not clear whether the videos of the “McCain Girls,” a trio of singing and dancing campaign supporters, were meant to be serious or humourous.

• A robbery was reported at a drugstore in the 6600 block of Lincoln Avenue in the Town of Lockport. Sheriff's deputies said a store employee told them a man ran out of the store with more than $80 worth of items, including beer and diapers, and when she tried to stop him he pushed her aside.

LEXINGTON - Lexington now owns a 20-0 record, and the Tigers displayed exactly why on Saturday by beating South Side (12-6, 4-3) 14-2 in five innings at Guy B. Amis Park in Lexington.

On Friday morning, Gene Cross was riding down the turnpike heading east to Toledo and practicing his introductory speech over the phone to longtime friend Cliff Warren, the men's basketball coach at Jacksonville University.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Aid organizations said Sunday they feared the nutritional crisis could deepen in impoverished Haiti, where skyrocketing food prices have already led to deadly protests and the ouster of the nation's No. 2 politician.

On Friday morning, Gene Cross was riding down the turnpike heading east to Toledo and practicing his introductory speech over the phone to longtime friend Cliff Warren, the men's basketball coach at Jacksonville University.

HAMILTON — Karen Carroll has won two personal battles against cancer, but she has chosen to stay in the fight for the long haul.

LEXINGTON - Lexington now owns a 20-0 record, and the Tigers displayed exactly why on Saturday by beating South Side (12-6, 4-3) 14-2 in five innings at Guy B. Amis Park in Lexington.

By Thomas Grillo Boston’s skyscrapers are growing. Or are they? A survey of the city’s largest office buildings has found that more than two dozen have ballooned over the past decade.

A woman has been appointed for the first time as governor general _ the official representative of the British monarch and Australia's highest office.

The ballots are due into the central office by Thursday at 3 p.m., which reminds me - I'd better get cracking. But unless something unforeseen occurs in the next four days, here are my choices for the annual NBA postseason awards.

The other side of town -- every city has one. Even Vegas. While "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2" takes players back to Sin City for another game of cat-and-mouse with international terrorists, it's not the Las Vegas most players picture or that was featured in the first game.

Nearly 300 German shepherds from all over the world finish competing in the 2008 Seiger Show today at Coyote Ranch. The event is hosted by the United Schutzhund Clubs of America and the San Jose German Shepherd Dog Club. Admission is $7.

Five young British women who were killed in a bus crash in Ecuador are named by the Foreign Office.

Italians went to the polls Sunday in general elections likely to return conservative Silvio Berlusconi to the prime minister's office for a third time at the expense of new centre-left flagbearer Walter Veltroni.

Italians went to the polls Sunday in general elections likely to return conservative Silvio Berlusconi to the prime minister's office for a third time at the expense of new centre-left flagbearer Walter Veltroni.

Kanpur, April 13: South Africa were 88 for four in the second innings at tea on day three of the third cricket Test against India at the Green Park stadium here Sunday.

Hundreds of vehicle fanatics roaming around Lely High’s parking lot to check out about 100 cars from local clubs, including Cool Cruisers of Southwest Florida, West Coast Muscle Car Club and the Naples/Marco Antique Auto Club of America. Lely High senior Holly Luttman said the inaugural car show was a great community event.

Hundreds of vehicle fanatics roaming around Lely High’s parking lot to check out about 100 cars from local clubs, including Cool Cruisers of Southwest Florida, West Coast Muscle Car Club and the Naples/Marco Antique Auto Club of America. Lely High senior Holly Luttman said the inaugural car show was a great community event.

The two companies are expanding a 10-month-old collaboration in an effort to accelerate their sales of customer management and office software to businesses.

Five Britons have been killed and another 12 injured in a bus crash in Ecuador, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

Woodbridge (WTNH, April 13, 2008 5:30 PM) _ Who says losing weight can't be fun? The Jewish Community Center, of Greater New Haven, held casting calls and interviews for their version of the hit reality show 'The Biggest Loser'.

CARBONDALE - In the simplest terms, Jeff Myers works in the "innovation" business.

Kanpur, April 13 (IANS) Following is the scoreboard at tea on the third day of the third and final Test between India and South Africa at the Green Park Stadium here Sunday:

WATERLOO --- "Wrap up the 20th century," Newsweek critic Jack Kroll wrote in 1987. "Fred Astaire is gone."

Twin sisters from South Korea have been found dead on a beach near Thailand's famous Pattaya resort town, local police and the South Korean foreign ministry said Sunday.

When most people think of construction jobs, they do not usually think of people operating computers to ensure that materials and workers will be at the construction sites when they are needed.

While ordinary citizens cherish the right to shield their personal financial records from public view, presidential candidates are expected to make disclosures.

A woman has been appointed for the first time as governor general — the official representative of the British monarch and Australia's highest office.

Over the last week and a half, the Butte County Sheriff's Office has taken several residential burglary reports in the East Gridley area (Wright Ave, Obermeyer Ave, Gilstrap Ave and Archer Ave). On one of the occasions, a victim arrived home to find an approximately 20-25 year old Hispanic male running out the front door of her house wearing a red ball cap, blue flannel shirt, and dark pants. ...

[CHANNING - The XIT Ranch office soon will hit the trail to a new home on the range.

Former IBF super featherweight champion Steve Forbes will be this week's guest on The Ringside Boxing Show, which airs every Sunday, 9-10 a.m. West Coast time, on KNRY 1240 AM locally and worldwide via the Internet at www.knry.com.

By Qaiser Mohammad Ali, Kanpur, April 13 : India struck two vital blows in South Africa's second innings after taking a 60-run lead on the third day of the third and final Test at the Green Park Stadium here Sunday.

Kanpur, April 13 (IANS) South Africa were 88 for four in the second innings at tea on day three of the third cricket Test against India at the Green Park stadium here Sunday.

The Mets still had a chance to beat Milwaukee despite a messy pitching line by starter Oliver Pérez, but the relievers were no better as the Mets lost their second straight game.

By Qaiser Mohammad Ali, Kanpur, April 13 : India struck two vital blows in South Africa's second innings after taking a 60-run lead on the third day of the third and final Test at the Green Park Stadium here Sunday.

MONDAY GARY | The Gary Chamber of Commerce will host it’s monthly General Membership Luncheon on at noon at the Genesis Convention Center, One Genesis Center Plaza. The guest speaker will be Sandra Alvarez, business consultant with The Center of Workforce Innovations. Cost is $17 in advance or $20 at the door. For more information, call the Chamber office (219) 885-7407.

Nearly 50 local teams are more than half way thru the 12 week Biggest Loser program. How are they keeping motivated? Share your thoughts.... TalkBack is an opportunity for viewers to exchange comments regarding online content. Comments are moderated. Please allow time for posting.

Nearly 50 local teams are more than half way thru the 12 week Biggest Loser program. How are they keeping motivated? Share your thoughts.... TalkBack is an opportunity for viewers to exchange comments regarding online content. Comments are moderated. Please allow time for posting.

A maintenance supervisor for a Kentucky amusement park said workers did not follow several of the ride manufacturer's instructions for handling a cable that snapped and severed a teenager's feet last summer.

La Santa Misa Dominical, the Sacred Sunday Mass, made its television debut on Easter featuring Latin rhythms and an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The sluggish economy is hurting the downtown Tinley Park overhaul village officials have said is needed for the area to continue to thrive. Parts of these projects should already in the works but aren't. Ground might be broken this fall on the North Street project, also known as Tinley Park Place, while the South Street project, called the Promenade, has yet to be approved.

Drivers along South College Avenue in Decatur will see an unusual sight for a few more weeks-the front of the Farm Bureau Insurance company building has a large gaping hole after a Boyd man accidentally drove his pickup through the front lobby Wednesday.

For a guy whose family name graces a chain of ice cream stores, Jim Oberweis isn't nearly as popular as you might think. The millionaire Republican businessman has run for public office -- and lost -- four times, most recently last month, when he was flatly rejected by voters who handed a reliably GOP district to a Democrat with a lot less name recognition.

Judge Simon Cowell finds reality television music competition American Idol "mind-numbingly boring".

Historian and storyteller Fred Stewart has come out with a second book called “Gold is Where You Find It — ‘Solved’...Mystery of the Lost Treasury of the ‘State of Franklin.’

The sluggish economy is hurting the downtown Tinley Park overhaul village officials have said is needed for the area to continue to thrive. Parts of these projects should already in the works but aren't. Ground might be broken this fall on the North Street project, also known as Tinley Park Place, while the South Street project, called the Promenade, has yet to be approved.

For a guy whose family name graces a chain of ice cream stores, Jim Oberweis isn't nearly as popular as you might think. The millionaire Republican businessman has run for public office -- and lost -- four times, most recently last month, when he was flatly rejected by voters who handed a reliably GOP district to a Democrat with a lot less name recognition.

Booted American Idol contestant Michael Johns chatted with reporters Friday, following his unexpected ouster Thursday night. USA TODAY listened in on the conference call.

At least £5million of taxpayers' money was spent by ministers on wining and dining last year, official figures reveal. More than £100,000 of the cash went on maintaining an exclusive Whitehall wine cellar

Historian and storyteller Fred Stewart has come out with a second book called “Gold is Where You Find It — ‘Solved’...Mystery of the Lost Treasury of the ‘State of Franklin.’

Film takes in $22.7 million in its debut. Audiences made a date with "Prom Night," the remake of the 1980 slasher flick that took in $22.7 million to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie.

LOS ANGELES -- Last place became last dance for Adam Carolla on "Dancing With the Stars."

LOS ANGELES -- Last place became last dance for Adam Carolla on "Dancing With the Stars."

As housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson leaves office this week, much of the attention on his tenure has been focused on investigations into whether his agency directed housing contracts to his friends and political allies. But critics say an equally significant legacy of his four years as the nation's top housing officer was gross inattention to the looming housing crisis.

Yard signs for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama are likely to appear sooner than flowers on many Rapid City lawns following the opening next week of the Illinois senator's campaign office in North Rapid.

Washington, April 12 : The popularity of talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has significantly declined ever since she declared her support for presidential candidate Barack Obama last spring, according to polls.

Washington, April 12 : The popularity of talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has significantly declined ever since she declared her support for presidential candidate Barack Obama last spring, according to polls.

April 13 (Bloomberg) -- ``Prom Night,'' a horror film starring Brittany Snow, was the top film at U.S. and Canadian theaters this weekend, selling $22.7 million for Sony Corp.

India struck two vital blows in South Africa's second innings after taking a 60-run lead on the third day of the third and final Test at the Green Park Stadium here Sunday.

When most people think of construction jobs, they do not usually think of people operating computers to ensure that materials and workers will be at the construction sites when they are needed.

While ordinary citizens cherish the right to shield their personal financial records from public view, presidential candidates are expected to make disclosures.

How's this for scary: Ushers could be the key to making your movie No. 1. An in-theater publicity stunt that became a viral ad campaign helped propel the horror film Prom Night to the top spot at theaters this weekend.

George Cargill has not yet found someone to translate the Japanese scroll – about the size of Superman’s cape and flowing with calligraphy both delicate and bold – that hangs on the wall of his downtown Tacoma office.

Why a corporate “user anthropologist” is spending so much of his time in the shantytowns of the world.

When most people think of construction jobs, they do not usually think of people operating computers to ensure that materials and workers will be at the construction sites when they are needed.

While ordinary citizens cherish the right to shield their personal financial records from public view, presidential candidates are expected to make disclosures.

India struck two vital blows in South Africa's second innings after taking a 60-run lead on the third day of the third and final Test at the Green Park Stadium here Sunday.

Four months ago the Panama City-based medical examiner was forced out of his job, after the conclusions he derived in the controversial death of a teenager at a boot camp were deemed inaccurate by experts.

If the consistent gathering of major-league scouts at Unionville baseball games is any indication, Pete Hissey could have a big decision to make in less than two months.

If the consistent gathering of major-league scouts at Unionville baseball games is any indication, Pete Hissey could have a big decision to make in less than two months.

Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, reported today that Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), an institutional proxy advisory service, recommends that Office Depot stockholders vote to reject the two dissident directors nominated by Alan Levan and his company Woodbridge at this year's Annual Meeting of Stockholders currently scheduled ...

How's this for scary: Ushers could be the key to making your movie No. 1. An in-theater publicity stunt that became a viral ad campaign helped propel the horror film Prom Night to the top spot at theaters this weekend.

In the same vein as the successful interactive comedy "Tony N' Tina's Wedding," "The Office Party" lets the audience be a part of the show.

How's this for scary: Ushers could be the key to making your movie No. 1. An in-theater publicity stunt that became a viral ad campaign helped propel the horror film Prom Night to the top spot at theaters this weekend.

The end of the Hollywood writers' strike, though great news, robs the Academy Awards of much of their suspense. Whether the show would go on was one of the few remaining questions in an Oscar picture in which most major races appear sewn up.

Alan Levan s and His Company Woodbridge s Dissident Nominees 13/04/2008 19:54:00 Business Wire US6762201068 Regarding the special equity retention grant awarded our CEO in February 2007, which ISS cites in recommending stockholders withhold votes for Compensation Committee members, Office Depot notes the following: -- The equity grant was for retention and consisted solely of stock options with ...

Alan Levan s and His Company Woodbridge s Dissident Nominees 13/04/2008 19:54:00 Business Wire US6762201068 About Office Depot Every day, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of customers around the globe.

In a competitive and youth-obsessed business, most everyone gets The Call sometime. For ex-CNN daytime anchor Daryn Kagan, it came in January 2006. She was brought into an office and told that CNN would not renew her contract when it expired at the end of the year.

What is television doing to its actresses? And are we supposed to pretend we don't notice? I know we're all supposed to be watching this season of "Dancing With the Stars" to see whether professional athletics or Broadway provides a better foundation for dance. But I'm pretty sure most of us are far too preoccupied with figuring out whether Priscilla Presley has had the first successful head ...