North Korea silent about US journalists’ trial amid tensions over regime’s nuclear defianceSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea stayed silent Friday about the fate of two U.S. journalists who were supposed to go on trial a day earlier on charges they entered the country illegally and engaged in “hostile acts” — allegations that could draw a 10-year sentence in a labor camp. Sotomayor dealt with media access, copyright issues as judge, was reversed in online caseWASHINGTON — As a federal judge, Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor dealt with two important media issues — copyrights and access — and was reversed by higher courts when she ruled that freelance writers need not be compensated for online use of their published work, documents released Thursday show. Speaking up: Toni Morrison helps launch free speech organizationNEW YORK — The setting was divine — a duplex on the Upper East Side. The featured speaker, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. Chinese researchers say construction decided fate of schools that collapsed in Sichuan quakeBEIJING — The publication is obscure and the language technical, but the findings are simple: schools in Sichuan collapsed more easily than government buildings in last year’s massive quake because they were not as well built. Obama’s Gramps: Marching across France with the Ninth Air Force, supporting Patton’s armyWASHINGTON — Surely, Stanley Dunham was gazing skyward 65 years ago, on D-Day. 20 years after bloodbath, Tiananmen democracy movement battles a state-enforced amnesiaBEIJING — As a young poet, Cui Weiping was not much interested in politics. But she says she could never shake the image of her husband returning home on a June night 20 years ago, his pants mottled with the blood of people shot by the Chinese army. Obama’s Gramps: Marching across France with the Ninth Air Force, supporting Patton’s ArmyWASHINGTON — Surely, Stanley Dunham was gazing skyward 65 years ago, on D-Day. Swine flu scare awakens echoes of fearsome 1918 flu epidemic that killed multitudesThe calendar says 2009, but our fears say it is 1918. Slain men in alleged Bolivia assassination plot: mercenaries or victims?SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia — Airlifted in from Bolivia’s western highlands, some two dozen elite officers in green helmets and flak jackets entered the Las Americas Hotel just before 4 a.m., disabled its surveillance cameras and stealthily made for the fourth floor. Al-Qaida used free Hotmail, simplistic codes, almanac to prep for alleged attackWASHINGTON — In the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, alleged al-Qaida operations mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed intended to use his free Hotmail account to direct a U.S.-based operative to carry out an attack, according to a guilty plea agreement filed by Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri in federal court. History revised: Book says FDR tried to save Jewish refugees, not turn them away before WWIINEW YORK — A new book disputes widely held assumptions that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was insensitive to the plight of European Jews under the Nazis, and instead concludes that he tried to arrange resettlement for thousands of refugees in the late 1930s, only to be thwarted by his own State Department. Ursula Askham Fanthorpe, English poet inspired by hospital work, dies at 79LONDON — U.A. Fanthorpe, a highly regarded English poet who was first inspired by the human tragedy she saw in a neurological hospital, has died at age 79. Pithy, popular Carol Ann Duffy chosen as Britain’s first female poet laureateLONDON — The centuries-old post of British poet laureate, bard to kings and queens, has been held by William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes — but never, until Friday, by a woman. Acclaimed poet Craig Arnold missing on Japanese island while writing about volcanoesCHEYENNE, Wyo. — An acclaimed poet who had been working on a book about volcanoes disappeared five days ago during a scouting expedition on a tropical island in southern Japan. New unflattering A-Rod biography reportedly says he may have used steroids in high schoolNEW YORK — A new, unflattering biography of Alex Rodriguez reportedly says he may have used steroids as early as high school and even after he joined the New York Yankees. Rodriguez admitted in February to using steroids while with the Texas Rangers from 2001-03, but insisted he stopped before he was traded to the Yankees in February 2004. He brushed off a question Thursday about details from Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts’ upcoming book “A-Rod” that cast doubt on his earlier statements. New unflattering A-Rod biography reportedly says he may have used steroids in high schoolNEW YORK — A new, unflattering biography of Alex Rodriguez reportedly says he may have used steroids as early as high school and even after he joined the New York Yankees. Rodriguez admitted in February to using steroids while with the Texas Rangers from 2001-03, but insisted he stopped before he was traded to the Yankees in February 2004. He brushed off a question Thursday about details from Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts’ upcoming book “A-Rod” that cast doubt on his earlier statements. DNA tests confirm remains found in Utah wilderness those of vagabond poet who vanished in ’30sSALT LAKE CITY — Researchers said Thursday that a skeleton found last year in Utah’s redrock country is that of a 20-year-old artist, poet and wanderer who disappeared in the 1930s and has been the stuff of Western lore and Navajo legend ever since. Flu outbreak leads to six-figure deal for book on virusesNEW YORK — The swine flu outbreak has boosted sales for an acclaimed history of the 1918 pandemic, and helped biologist Nathan Wolfe get a six-figure deal for a book about viruses. A-Rod homers in intrasquad game, mum on latest steroids allegationsNEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez won’t talk about the latest allegations that he may have used steroids when he was a highly touted high school player and performance-enhancers while playing for the New York Yankees. Funny stuff! Amy Sedaris writing follow-up to best-selling ‘I Like You’NEW YORK — Amy Sedaris is preparing more literary laughter. In memoir, Elizabeth Edwards discusses husband’s betrayal, says presidential run was bad ideaNEW YORK — Elizabeth Edwards writes in a new memoir to be published in May that news of her husband’s affair made her vomit in a bathroom. Famous moms offer Horton, Charlotte and a Christmas goose among their favorite kid-lit momentsLove and magic live in children’s books. Just ask mom! Judge pushes Google book settlement hearing date to October from JuneNEW YORK — The federal court overseeing Google Inc.’s settlement over its book-scanning program is giving authors four more months to opt out of the deal and review its potential pitfalls. Tolkien in the e-library, “Harry Potter” still outNEW YORK — The latest J.R.R. Tolkien project lasted six years, more than half as long as the author needed to complete his “Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Myanmar refugee children in Malaysia publish a book to raise money for cyclone victimsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When the teacher asked her class how it can help Cyclone Nargis victims in Myanmar, Steven Bawmying suggested laying a long underground pipe to send drinking water from Malaysia. Myanmar refugee children in Malaysia publish a book to raise money for cyclone victimsKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — When the teacher asked her class how it can help Cyclone Nargis victims in Myanmar, Steven Bawmying suggested laying a long underground pipe to send drinking water from Malaysia. Amazon.com buys Lexcycle, maker of iPhone e-book application Stanza, for undisclosed sumLOS ANGELES — Kindle e-book retailer Amazon.com Inc. has purchased Lexcycle, a year-old company that makes the iPhone e-book application Stanza, in a move that ratchets up Amazon’s presence in the electronic book market. Georgia professor suspected in shooting known for passion but seemed distant recentlyATLANTA — Two people who knew college professor George Zinkhan early in his career described him as an ambitious and gifted academic with a promising future, but recent students at the University of Georgia said Zinkhan seemed disorganized and distant. Boston mayor, poet laureate to dedicate square to Edgar Allan Poe near his 1809 birthplaceBOSTON — Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and poet laureate Sam Cornish are dedicating a square near Boston Common in honor of master of Edgar Allan Poe. Ukiah celebrates its name backward for Haiku festival, draws hundreds of poems from 10 nationsUKIAH, Calif. — Rugged Ukiah. |
Topics
Poll Loading ...Latest TweetsBooks
Latest Friend FeedsBooks
|
