Cities across US dump ‘impact fees’ in bid to kick-start development during recessionMERIDIAN, Idaho — Developer Frank Varriale hoped his plans to build shops, apartments and a hotel in this sprawling Boise suburb would have become reality by now. Instead, about the only things standing on his land are knee-high wheat and corn. Thin-looking Kim Jong Il makes rare appearance as NKoreans remember nation’s founderPYONGYANG, North Korea — A thin-looking Kim Jong Il made a rare public appearance Wednesday as North Korea paid solemn respects to his father, the country’s late founder, on the 15th anniversary of his death. Cardinals manager Tony La Russa drops lawsuit against Twitter prompted by impersonator’s postsST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has quietly dropped his lawsuit against the social networking site Twitter Inc. Stock futures point to lower opening as global markets rise, investors await earnings seasonThe stock market headed toward a modestly lower start Wednesday as investors wait for aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. to give some guidance about the economy. Squirrel jumps out of woman’s cleavage as police interview herNEW DELHI - A CCTV footage that released in the US shows a baby squirrel jumping out of a woman’s cleavage, while she is being interviewed by the police. UN Security Council must become truly representative of global community: PMNEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today said the structure of the United Nations Security Council must evolve to become truly representative of the global community. UN Security Council meets on North KoreaNEW YORK - The UN Security Council held discussion Monday on the reported launch of seven missiles by North Korea in defiance of the UN resolution demanding a halt to such exercises. UN Security Council condemns North Korea over missile explosionsUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Monday condemned North Korea’s recent firing of seven ballistic missiles on U.S. Independence Day, the reclusive country’s biggest display of firepower in three years. Archaeologists uncover ancient stone quarry believed used in Second TempleJERUSALEM — Israeli archaeologists have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe King Herod extracted stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday. The archaeologists believe the 1,000-square-foot (100-square-meter) quarry was part of a much larger network of quarries used by Herod in the city. Woman sentenced to 2½ years in prison for stealing Library of Congress workers’ identitiesWASHINGTON — A woman who worked with her cousin to steal the identities of 13 unsuspecting Library of Congress employees was sentenced Monday to two and a half years in prison. Road trip on a budget: Camping and long drives with kids for 3,000 miles cross-countryMARION, Mass. — With one set of grandparents on the West Coast and one on the East, my kids have seen the USA from the window of an airplane plenty of times. Obama, Medvedev agree to aim for nuclear arms reduction by end of the yearMOSCOW — President Barack Obama said he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are countering “a sense of drift” in relations between their nations with preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world’s two largest nuclear stockpiles to as few as 1,500 warheads each. China riots: 140 killed, 816 injured (Update-China)BEIJING - At least 140 people have been killed in China’s northwestern region of Xinjiang in what has been described by the government as the area’s worst case of ethnic unrest in years. Pak to address India’s concerns ahead of NAM summitISLAMABAD - Pakistan has indicated that it was attaching immense importance in its meeting with India on the sidelines of Non-Aligned Movement summit in the resort of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, and is looking to make an all out effort to address New Delhi’s concerns. AP Interview: Harvard president forced to deal with economic crisis, but with a softer styleCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Drew Gilpin Faust started as Harvard’s president when the university’s prosperity seemed limitless. With its ballooning wealth, Harvard planned almost frenzied growth, from a building boom into Boston to vast increases in student financial aid. Showdown looms as President Zelaya plans return to Honduras; his potential escorts unclearTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — President Manuel Zelaya is insisting on a confrontation with the government that ousted him from Honduras. But just how he’ll reenter his country remains unclear. Rove, Huckabee: Palin unwise to resign as Alaska governor, still subject to scrutinyWASHINGTON — One of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s potential presidential rivals said Sunday that her abrupt resignation won’t help her dodge scrutiny. President George W. Bush’s chief political adviser said her strategy is, at best, unclear. Monorail crashes in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, killing employee; train out of serviceWalt Disney World monorail crash kills employee ORLANDO, Fla. — Walt Disney World officials say a monorail crashed in the Magic Kingdom section of the Florida theme park, killing an employee. Train service has been shut down. Details emerge about dramatic rescue at sea of Comoran girl who survived plane crashMORONI, Comoros — Doe Cyrille and his crew searched for hours in crashing winds and waves up to 16 feet (5 meters) high for any sign of Yemenia Flight 626. Then they spotted a girl impossibly clinging to a piece of debris. North Korea fires 7 ballistic missiles off eastern coast, flouting UN resolutionsSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern. Illegal street advertising stickers a sticky situation for cities across the nationBELMAR, N.J. — Roll up to an intersection in many places and the sign you see might not only tell you to stop, yield or turn in a certain direction, it might also feature unwanted ads for a taco joint, surf shop, miracle diet, a political candidate, or urge tourists to go home. Police say Arizona woman led sons on crime spree, drawing comparisons to infamous ‘Ma Barker’PHOENIX — Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who police say led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and assaults, including the beating of a teenage boy who had nothing more than an orange lollipop. Karunanidhi questions Raja over Jayalalitha allegationNEW DELHI - DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has asked his party colleague and IT and Communication Minister A. Raja to respond to allegations that he pressurised a judge to give bail to two men accused in a criminal case. China Investment to buy $1.5B stake in mining giant Teck ResourcesTORONTO — Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for 1.74 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt. Lalu says Mamata suffers from complexNEW DELHI - Accusing Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on doing nothing new in the rail budget, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Friday said that she had used his achievements in the ministry to build her case. Mamata’s rail budget disappoints MumbaikarsMUMBAI - Many Mumbaikars Wednesday said they felt let down by Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee’s 2009-10 budget as she made no mention of this financial capital’s lifeline - the suburban trains. Overweight kids ‘experience more depression, loneliness, anxiety’WASHINGTON - A new study by University of Missouri researchers has found that overweight kids, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten. Origin of very high-energy gamma rays pinpointed to giant black holeWASHINGTON - Using a worldwide combination of diverse telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a giant galaxy’s bursts of very high energy gamma rays are coming from a region very close to the supermassive black hole at its core. Closure of tea garden in West Bengal provokes protestBAGDOGRA - Hundreds of tea garden workers in Bagdogra region of West Bengal took out a protest march after the authorities closed down the Singhia Jhora tea estate without notice. Baltimore judge dismisses Constellation appeal of regulators’ decision to review EdF dealBALTIMORE — Constellation Energy Group Inc. lost a round in its battle with Maryland regulators over its proposed deal to sell half its nuclear operations to France’s EdF when a judge ruled Thursday it could not appeal the decision to review the agreement while the review was under way. |
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