Canadian mayors suspend resolution to retaliate against Buy American provisionsTORONTO — Canada’s mayors are withdrawing their threat to boycott suppliers from the U.S. in retaliation for the Buy American provisions in the U.S. economic stimulus package. Chicago Olympics loss means more than bruised ego, forces city to rethink jobs, economy, plansCHICAGO — Chicago’s dream of an Olympics-sized stimulus was dashed when the 2016 Summer Games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, and the loss amounts to more than a bruised ego for the nation’s third-largest city. Olympic boom? Or Olympic bust? Going for the gold doesn’t always pay off for Olympic hostsBig sporting events have big budgets. Depending whom you ask, they have big payoffs, too. Who owns the past? A town collects and sells Indian artifacts, and pays the priceBLANDING, Utah — High above the spiky sandstone spine known as Comb Ridge that snakes for 120 miles through the desert, archaeologist Winston Hurst treads carefully through a cave of ruins. Cuba says civil defense system, free health care _ not vaccine _ keys to containing swine fluHAVANA — Cuba is ready to use just about everything at its disposal, from its well-oiled civil defense system to the soldiers of a totalitarian government, to keep swine flu cases to a minimum. Quake-triggered landslides wipe out at least 4 villages in Indonesia, burying nearly 650PADANG, Indonesia — At least four Indonesian villages were obliterated by earthquake-triggered landslides that buried as many as 644 people including a wedding party under mountains of mud and debris, officials said Saturday. Landslides after quake wipe out at least 3 villages in Indonesia, burying nearly 650PADANG, Indonesia — At least three Indonesian villages were obliterated by earthquake-triggered landslides that buried as many as 644 people including a wedding party under mountains of mud and debris, officials said Saturday. Official: Anti-Taliban tribal leader fatally shot by suspected militants in northwest PakistanKHAR, Pakistan — Suspected Taliban militants fatally shot a tribal elder Saturday in volatile northwestern Pakistan as he traveled to discuss anti-militancy efforts with government authorities, an official said. US government brings food, scientists, drugs and vehicles to American SamoaHONOLULU — On a search-and-rescue mission in a tsunami-stricken American Samoa village, Capt. Nate Duff and his Hawaii Air National Guard troops waded through knee-deep swampland and under trucks hanging from trees in hopes of finding missing children. Cry me a Rio: Brazilian president reduced to tears after South America gets its 1st OlympicsCOPENHAGEN — Let the Olympic Carnival begin. And the crying, too. Mesa, Ariz., is 1,000th city to sign Conference of Mayors’ climate change agreementSEATTLE — Mesa, Ariz., is the 1,000th city to sign the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ climate change agreement. Bloomberg has spent $64.8 million on 3rd campaign; burns through cash at $15k-per-hour clipNEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent $64.8 million of his own money in his bid for a third term and, since midsummer, has been spending campaign cash at a rate of $15,000 per hour. Chicago goes down in stunning defeat, losing in first round of IOC votingCOPENHAGEN — Chicago was expected to be one of the last two cities in the race. Instead, it was the first to go. Stunned silence, sadness in Chicago as 2016 Olympics bid goes elsewhereCHICAGO — So much for Da Games. Rivers of mud flood Sicilian city of Messina, at least 20 dead, dozens injuredROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains overnight flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, killing at least 20 people, sweeping away cars and collapsing buildings. Hundreds were driven from their homes. Thousands gathered in Chicago stand in stunned silence after Olympics bid goes elsewhereCHICAGO — Thousands of people stood in bewildered silence in downtown Chicago on Friday after the International Olympic Committee surprised everyone by dumping the city from the race for 2016 Summer Olympics in the first round of voting. Rivers of mud flood Sicilian city of Messina, at least 17 dead, dozens injuredROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains overnight flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, leaving at least 17 people dead while sweeping away cars and collapsing buildings, officials and news reports said. Chickens, fresh apples and other local foods can give indigestion to local officialsChickens finally can roost legally in Bozeman, Mont. Rivers of mud flood Sicilian city of Messina, at least 14 dead, dozens injuredROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains overnight flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, leaving at least 14 people dead while sweeping away cars and collapsing buildings. At least 13 killed in Italy as Mud Rivers Flood Sicilian City
Rivers of mud flood Sicilian city of Messina, at least 6 dead, several missingROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, leaving at least six people dead and several missing, Italian officials said Friday. Montana attorney general launches investigation of jail deal with Calif companyBILLINGS, Mont. — Montana’s attorney general launched an investigation Thursday into a California company that wants to take over an empty jail in the rural city of Hardin, following revelations that the company’s lead figure is a convicted felon with a history of fraud. Montana AG launches investigation of jail deal with Calif. entrepreneur who has checkered pastBILLINGS, Mont. — Montana’s attorney general has launched an investigation into a California company’s plan to take over the city of Hardin’s $27 million jail, following revelations that the company’s lead figure is a convicted felon with a history of fraud. City of Broad Shoulders pins Olympic hopes on a skinny left-handed closerIt’s too bad the International Olympic Committee isn’t taking bribes anymore. Imagine what a lock Chicago would be then. Military searches for bodies, brings aid to tsunami-stricken Samoas, death toll risesLALOMANU, Samoa — The relief effort in the tsunami-stricken Samoas entered its fourth day Friday as medical teams gave tetanus shots and antibiotics to survivors with infected wounds and some frightened residents who fled to the hills after the disaster vowed never to return to their decimated seaside villages. Urban avenger: Newark mayor counters Conan O’Brien’s comic insults by expanding ‘ban’NEWARK, N.J. — The mayor of New Jersey’s largest city has raised the stakes in his facetious feud with “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien, saying the late-night comic is now banned from the state. Judge rules city of San Diego not responsible for 2007 landslideSAN DIEGO — A judge has ruled the city of San Diego is not responsible for a landslide that damaged dozens of homes in a La Jolla neighborhood two years ago. DC councilman says he will introduce legislation next week to legalize gay marriageWASHINGTON — A Washington, D.C., councilman says he’ll introduce a bill next week to allow same-sex couples to wed. Mexico’s political theater reaches new heights (or lows) with street vendor’s election schemeMEXICO CITY — An eccentric street vendor known for his Rambo-style headband took charge of Mexico City’s most populous borough Thursday — at least for a few hours. Indonesia races to find survivors of 7.6-magnitude earthquake as death toll reaches 777PADANG, Indonesia — Rescue workers pulled victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that a government official said killed at least 777 people. The U.N. put the death toll at 1,100 and said it was likely to rise. |
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ROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, leaving at least 13 people dead and several still missing, Italian officials said Friday.
