Archive for August, 2009
European Shares Move Higher In Early Trading
Monday, August 31st, 2009
European Shares Move Higher In Early Trading
‘Spiderman’ climbs Malaysia’s Petronas Towers
Monday, August 31st, 2009
The Frenchman known as "Spiderman" for audaciously scaling some of the world's tallest buildings today added Malaysia's Petronas Towers to the list of structures he has climbed without ropes.
Astros’ Boone to make return from open-heart surgery
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Just five months after undergoing open-heart surgery, Aaron Boone will be activated from the disabled list and could play in ...
SkyePharma: Asthma Drug Needs More Clinical Work
Monday, August 31st, 2009
SkyePharma: Asthma Drug Needs More Clinical Work
11-run lead almost not enough for Toronto in Texas
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Adam Lind hit a grand slam among his two home runs and had a career-high eight RBIs, powering Toronto to a big early lead before ...
Division leaders enjoy cushions as playoffs loom
Monday, August 31st, 2009
The New York Yankees became the first major league team Monday to announce their postseason ticket pricing, but if history is ...
Serco Wins Up To $813 Million In U.K. Contracts
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Serco Wins Up To $813 Million In U.K. Contracts
Massive Calif. Wildfire Burns Dozens of Homes
Monday, August 31st, 2009
A deadly wildfire destroyed more than four dozen homes as it blackened a wide swath of tinder-dry Southern California forest, forced thousands of residents to flee and burned dangerously close Monday to a vital mountaintop broadcasting complex.
8 Killed in Georgia Mobile Home Murders Identified
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Police on Tuesday identified the eight people killed over the weekend in a mobile home in this coastal Georgia city.
German July Real Adjusted Retail Sales Up 0.7%
Monday, August 31st, 2009
German July Real Adjusted Retail Sales Up 0.7%
Dodgers acquire Thome and Garland
Monday, August 31st, 2009
The Dodgers have bolstered their roster for a playoff push, acquiring slugger Jim Thome from the Chicago White Sox and right-hander ...
Madoff’s Long Island Beach House Up for Sale
Monday, August 31st, 2009
The U.S. Marshals Service, which seized the property just east of the Hamptons on July 1, will put the property on the market this week as part of an ongoing effort to pay back burned investors.
740-pound shark caught in Panhandle
Monday, August 31st, 2009
DESTIN, Fla. (AP) -- A Panhandle fishing captain landed a 740-pound Mako shark in a 40-minute battle with the big fish off the Destin coast.
Bengals’ Roy Williams gets 2nd chance to prove he’s ’still got it’
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Cincinnati Bengals safety Roy Williams refers to the NFL as the "show-me league." "You've always got to show that you've still ...
Firefighters Gain on Raging Blaze Near Los Angeles
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Firefighters set backfires and removed brush with bulldozers across a huge swath of Southern California forest on Tuesday to try to contain a 190-square-mile wildfire that has destroyed 53 homes and threatened thousands more in foothill suburbs.