Photo book offers magnificent perspective of America by combining shots taken from road, airMILWAUKEE — Plenty of books already document an author’s road trip from one coast to the other, but “Crisscrossing America” adds a pleasing twist. Hotel attacks rise as security at government sites forces terrorists to aim for easier targetsWASHINGTON — Terrorists are aiming for hotels and other easier-to-hit targets as security measures at military and government facilities continue to improve, says a global intelligence company. Grassley: bipartisan health care talks will continue despite rebuke from White HouseWASHINGTON — The Republicans’ top negotiator on health care signaled Wednesday that bipartisan talks would continue despite White House suggestions that he and another GOP bargainer have not acted in good faith. Life of Houston doctor ends violently at ranch where he found respiteHOUSTON — On the last morning of his life, Jorge Mario Gonzalez drove to his beloved Four Oaks Farm, a 30-acre ranch tucked away in the bucolic Texas countryside, his pregnant wife and 21-month-old son by his side. Dry winds, heat fan wildfires across California; thousands of firefighters battle 11 blazesSANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Hot, dry winds and high temperatures fanned wildfires across California Sunday, pushing firefighters into rugged terrain to contain the flames and guard against new blazes. Firefighters battle wildfires across parched parts of California as state declares emergencyDAVENPORT, Calif. — Thick, white smoke filled the air around Santa Cruz Saturday as firefighters battled a Northern California wildfire in steep, rugged terrain. Activists, actors, athletes among those receiving nation’s highest civilian honor from ObamaWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to 16 “agents of change” on Wednesday, highlighting their accomplishments as examples of the heights a person can reach and the difference they can make in the lives of others. Community newspapers still see bright future amid financial gloom at big-city dailiesNewspapers are hurting all over the United States, but the pain is less severe at small publications like The Blackshear Times in Georgia. Reid calls protests ‘destructive’ as negotiators hunker down to seek bipartisan dealWASHINGTON — The Senate’s most powerful Democrat on Thursday scolded health care protesters dogging his party’s lawmakers at local meetings, arguing that some critics on the political right have run out of ideas — and ditched their civic manners. Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada accused the protesters of trying to “sabotage” the democratic process. 3 US deaths in Afghan ambush take NATO August toll to 9; UN official calls for Taliban talksKABUL — Three American soldiers died in a complex militant ambush in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, raising NATO’s two-day August death toll to nine and continuing the bloodiest period of the eight-year war for U.S. and allied troops. Niners’ plan for $937 million stadium south of San Francisco includes green roof, solar panelsSAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco 49ers have unveiled design details on their proposed $937 million stadium south of San Francisco that would seat 68,500 and include solar panels and a green roof, as they move forward with plans to relocate to the South Bay city of Santa Clara. Reintroduction of extinct butterfly in Britain a lesson for animal conservationistsWASHINGTON - The successful reintroduction of a once extinct butterfly in Britain has led scientists to determine that intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant species threatened by climate change. NY’s Old Fort Niagara marks 250th anniversary of 1759 siege with battle re-enactmentYOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. — Fort Niagara still looks like a tough nut to crack. Tiger struggles, but somehow gets into the final group, 5 behind CejkaPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Alex Cejka could see chaos all around him at The Players Championship, or at least hear it through the groans of a scorching Saturday at the TPC Sawgrass that delivered so many meltdowns. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, and green all the way: Cemeteries offer eco-friendly burialsKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Someday soon, the grass may be greener for people laid to rest in a section of one Lawrence, Kan., cemetery. Earth, Wind & Fire, Etta James and Dave Matthews Band close out first weekend of Jazz FestNEW ORLEANS — Cajun singer Wayne Toups and his Zydecajun band picked their accordions and guitars while thousands enthusiastically stomped, clapped, swayed and danced — some doing the Cajun two-step at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Sunday. I’m not an outsider in Uttar Pradesh: AzharuddinMORADABAD - Mohammad Azharuddin, former Indian cricket captain and Congress candidate from Moradabad parliamentary seat, Tuesday said he was confident that the people of the Uttar Pradesh region will shower him with love and not treat him as an ‘outsider’. Road shows to educate votersBANGALORE - With an aim to educate the masses about various candidates and political parties in the election fray, a voluntary forum in Bangalore is hosting numerous road shows across the country apart from uploading educative information on its website.nsite Digital’s indiavoting.com is India’s most comprehensive site on politics and elections. Thigh injury to delay Serena’s 2009 clay debutMIAMI - Serena Williams looks all but certain to withdraw form next week’s small debut clay court event in Marbella, Spain, after a thigh injury contributed to a 3-6, 1-6 loss in the Miami Masters final. Evidence indicates maize was domesticated 8,700 years ago in MexicoWASHINGTON - An international team of researchers has found the earliest physical evidence for domesticated maize in Mexico, dating back to at least 8,700 calendar years ago, which is 1,500 years earlier than previously documented. Two men quizzed over `poison dart’ plotHONG KONG - Two men were questioned by the police in Hong Kong Friday in connection with a plot to rig big money races by shooting poison darts at horses. |
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