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Car robbery can't keep dog away from owner
2007-05-01 05:22:00 AKRON, Ohio, April 30: A worried pet owner was reunited with her young bulldog last weekend, despite the infant canine's incidental abduction during a recent car theft. More About: Keep , Owner , Robber , Away , Robbery
Birthdays all the rage in top U.S. cities
2007-05-01 05:21:00 MINNEAPOLIS, April 30: Birth day parties thrown in major U.S. cities like New York and Los Angeles have the most potential for excess, recent research suggests. More About: Birthdays , Cities , Rage , Days
Poultry farms stinking up California homes
2007-05-01 05:21:00 RIVERSIDE, Cali f., March 19: Homeowners in California 's Riverside County are struggling with a way to control the prevalent smell of manure from a nearby poultry farm. More About: Poultry , Homes , Arms
Bank of America gets into merger battle
2007-05-01 05:20:00 LONDON, April 30: Bank of America reportedly has threatened ABN Amro with a $220 billion lawsuit if the Dutch bank declines to sell its LaSalle Bank to BoA as promised. More About: Bank of America , Gets , Battle
Court: Police not liable in chase
2007-05-01 05:20:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: The U.S. Supreme Court Monday gave protection to police officers involved in high-speed chases that result in catastrophic injury to those being pursued. More About: Police , Chase , Poli , Hase
Kurt Cobain's memorabilia to be sold
2007-05-01 05:19:00 SEATTLE, April 30: Singer Courtney Love said she plans to sell belongings of her late husband, Kurt Cobain, 13 years after he was found dead in the couple's Seattle-area home. More About: Bili , Memo , Sold , Memorabilia , Mora
Alice Tully Hall to go dark for 18 months
2007-05-01 05:19:00 NEW YORK, April 30: Strains of Juilliard Orchestra violins Monday were the last scheduled notes in Alice Tully Hall , which will be closed to New York audiences until late 2008. More About: Dark , Ice T , Months
Serbia drug-addict policeman back on duty
2007-05-01 05:19:00 VRSAC, Serbia , April 30: A Serbian police officer, suspended for six months for alleged cocaine use, is back on duty and no charges have been filed against him, Serbian media said. More About: Back , Drug , Poli , Duty
Prince says travel costs for trade 'cheap'
2007-05-01 05:18:00 LONDON, April 30: Prince William, admitting his role may not be readily apparent, says his globetrotting to promote trade with Britain is cost-efficient for the country. More About: Travel , Trade , Cheap , Costs
Boy George accused of chaining man in flat
2007-05-01 05:17:00 LONDON, April 30: London police said they are investigating allegations that singer Boy George kidnapped a male escort and chained him to a wall in the singer's London home. More About: Chain , Chai , Accu
New Jersey governor released from hospital
2007-05-01 05:17:00 CAMDEN, N.J., April 30: New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine made a public apology while leaving the hospital Monday for not wearing his seat belt and traveling more than 91 miles an hour. More About: Hospital , Governor , Released , Release
Virginia governor tightens gun sales
2007-05-01 05:17:00 RICHMOND, Va., April 30: In response to the Virginia Tech shootings, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has revealed mental illness will now be factored into gun purchases in the state. More About: Sales , Governor , Over
Sugarbabe singer arrested in brawl
2007-05-01 05:16:00 GUILDFORD, England, April 30: A member of the British girl group Sugababes was arrested after allegedly getting into a weekend club brawl. More About: Arrested , Singer , Sing , Rest , Babe
Upset landlord hires marching band
2007-05-01 05:16:00 NEW YORK, April 30: A New York landlord hired a marching band to drown out the sound of his tenants protesting asbestos contamination. More About: Band , Lord , Marching Band , Land , March
Bush, Merkel, Barroso sign agreement
2007-05-01 05:15:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: The leaders of the United States, Germany and European Council Monday signed a trans-Atlantic economic integration plan. More About: Bush , Merkel , Sign , Barr , Agreement
Edible London cooked up
2007-05-01 04:54:00 LONDON, April 30: It turns out not only is London a fascinating city, it's delicious. More About: Cook , Edible
TV stings raise ratings-over-rights issues
2007-05-01 04:54:00 NEW YORK, April 30: Critics of the latest prime-time, online sex crime show say the segment of "America's Most Wanted" series is more interested in ratings than fighting crime. More About: Rights , Issues , Over , Right , Sting
Political party wants all-Swedish schools
2007-05-01 04:53:00 STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 30: Sweden's National Democrat party plans to open pre-schools for only ethnic Swedish children, starting in Uppsala and Soderalje. More About: Party , Political , Schools , Part , Want
Wal-Mart accused of 'climate of fear'
2007-05-01 04:53:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: Wal-Mart violates the basic rights of its employees through exploitation of weak U.S. labor laws, Human Rights Watch says. More About: Climate , Wal-Mart , Fear , Mate
Arctic Monkeys make singles history
2007-05-01 04:51:00 LONDON, April 30: Arctic Monkeys made pop history when 18 of their songs made the British Top 200 singles chart, including every track on their current chart-topping album. More About: History , Singles , Stor , Sing
Educators say hip-hop music disrespectful
2007-05-01 04:51:00 CHICAGO, April 30: A leading U.S. black studies educator says the hip-hop music industry's weak response to the Don Imus affair shows it doesn't respect young, black women. More About: Music , Respect , Duca , Educator , Cato
Argentine mothers remember 'dirty war'
2007-05-01 04:51:00 BUENOS AIRES, April 30: Mothers of those lost under Argentina's former dictatorship Monday marked the 30th anniversary of their protest for those abducted and never found. More About: Dirty , Hers , Dirt , Argentine
60-minute show edited to five? Sure.
2007-05-01 04:50:00 NEW YORK, April 30: Sony Corp. downsized American TV hits such as Charlie's Angels, T.J. Hooker and Starsky and Hutch and the resulting minisodes soon will be on MySpace. More About: Show , Sure , Minute , Five
Schools implement D.D.R. in gym class
2007-05-01 04:50:00 MORGANTOWN, W.Va., April 30: Middle Schools in Morgantown, W.Va., have joined hundreds of schools in more than 10 states using Dance Dance Revolution in gym class. More About: Class
Peruvian miners on strike
2007-05-01 04:49:00 LIMA, April 30: Thousands of Peruvian miners walked off the job throughout the country Monday, and protested for better wages and workers' rights. More About: Mine , Strike , Miners
Valenti memoirs to be published as planned
2007-05-01 04:49:00 NEW YORK, April 30: The memoirs of Jack Vale nti , known to U.S. movie-goers as the man behind the movie ratings system, will be released June 5 as planned, his publisher said. More About: Published , Publish , Plan
Global air pollution a concern
2007-05-01 04:48:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: U.S. President George Bush agreed Monday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Council President Jose Barroso that work needs to be done to rein in global air pollution. More About: Pollution , Global , Once
U.N. congratulates Haiti on elections
2007-05-01 04:47:00 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti , April 30: U.N. officials in Haiti congratulated the country Monday on conducting successful local, state and legislative elections. More About: Elections , Tula , Late , Ratu
Critics say Blair's legacy is 'war and waste'
2007-05-01 04:39:00 By Prasun Sonwalkar, London, May 1: With British Prime Minister Tony Blair set to step down after an eventful decade in office, critics are beginning to call the period he spent in office as one of war and waste. More About: Legacy , Waste , Crit , Critics , Lair
Wolfowitz sharply rebuffs charges
More articles from this author:2007-05-01 04:38:00 Washington, April 30: World Bank president Paul Wolf owitz , in a combative testimony to an ethics panel Monday, accused his detractors of a smear campaign designed to force his resignation over bogus conflict-of-interest allegations. More About: Harp , Buff , Witz 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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