After 18-year ban, most families allow media coverage of fallen soldiers being brought homeDOVER, Del. — In the weeks since the Pentagon ended an 18-year ban on media coverage of fallen soldiers returning to the U.S., most families given the option have allowed reporters and photographers to witness the solemn ceremonies that mark the arrival of flag-draped transfer cases. Magna Entertainment still exploring bankruptcy optionsWILMINGTON, Del. — A bankruptcy attorney for horse-track owner Magna Entertainment Corp. says the company is still exploring its long-term options. DuPont 1st-quarter profit drops on declining demand, company cuts full-year outlookDOVER, Del. — Citing a sharp drop in global industrial demand that resulted in a 59 percent decline in first-quarter profit, chemical maker DuPont Co. said Tuesday it is boosting efforts to cut costs and developing additional restructuring plans. Obama’s train journey describes arc of US historyWILMINGTON - Barack Obama spent Saturday on a train, embroidering an arc through US history that took him from the founding days of the country in Philadelphia to the place where the national anthem was written during the War of 1812, in Baltimore, Maryland. Joe Biden knocks on door of Obama’s inaugural trainWILMINGTON - Vice presidents usually claim second fiddle in the presidential limelight, but Saturday, for a few moments, Joe Biden stood in the sun - despite the minus 12 degree Centigrade chill. |