By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - Four dollar a gallon gas has stolen a beach vacation in South Carolina from Julie Jacobs’ family and exotic bath washes from Angela Crawford. Phil English had to sell his beloved but fuel-guzzling red pickup.
Like a plague that does not discriminate by economic class, race or age, […]
DENVER - A nearly 700-page study released Sunday by the Army found that “in the euphoria of early 2003,” U.S.-based commanders prematurely believed their goals in Iraq had been reached and did not send enough troops to handle the occupation.
President George W. Bush’s statement on May 1, 2003, that major combat operations were over reinforced […]
SEOUL, South Korea - A U.S. ship carrying thousands of tons of food aid has arrived in North Korea, after the communist nation agreed to expanded international assistance for its impoverished people, the U.N. food agency said Monday.
The World Food Program said the American ship that arrived Sunday carried 37,000 tons of wheat, the first […]
SAN FRANCISCO - Huge crowds are expected for San Francisco’s 38th annual gay pride parade as revelers celebrate their newfound freedom to marry.
Sunday’s parade along Market Street may resemble something of a wedding march. The county clerk’s office was busy Friday handing out marriage licenses and handling wedding ceremonies. Same-sex marriage has been legal in […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Hundreds of lightning-sparked wildfires have turned the air of Northern California into an unhealthy stew of smoke and ash, forcing the cancellation of athletic events and other outdoor activities.
Health advisories urging residents to stay indoors to limit exposure to the smokey air were issued Saturday from Bakersfield north to Redding, a distance […]
WINFIELD, Mo. - A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of the small community of Winfield and ending a valiant but ultimately doomed battle against the surging river.
About 300 National Guard soldiers worked nearly 20 hours to build a levee around a cluster of 100 homes in […]
Actor Christian Bale is handsome, charming, and deliciously mysterious. Though he’s acted since he was 12 - starring in films such as “Empire of the Sun,” “American Psycho,” “The Prestige,” and “3:10 to Yuma” - he cherishes his privacy and is known to evade the press. Example: He’s never publicly revealed the true name of […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders agreed late last year to President George W. Bush’s funding request for a major escalation of covert operations against Iran aimed at destabilizing its leadership, according to a report in The New Yorker magazine published online on Sunday.
The article by reporter Seymour Hersh, from the magazine’s July 7 […]
HARRISONBURG - The poultry industry is facing a “silent killer.”
“It’s the worst crisis since the avian influenza outbreak in 2002,” said Hobey Bauhan, president of the Virginia Poultry Federation. “I think this is as every bit devastating or more, yet it’s more of a silent killer in a way.”
Bauhan isn’t talking about a disease outbreak, […]
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27 June, 2008 - Livestock officials are looking into the possibility of importing day-old chicks (DOCs) from Delhi and Pune in India to meet the scarcity of poultry and poultry products in the country that has been fuelled by the ongoing ban on the import of poultry products from India.
Two livestock officials are in India […]
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