As of Saturday, May 17, 2008, at least 4,079 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Top legislators and Gov. Tim Pawlenty steppedout of their budget talks and onto the Capitol steps Saturday,breaking to mark Minnesota's 150th birthday even though they stillhaven't resolved all their differences on a session-ending budgetdeal.
All but one of the 23 people injured Friday night on a ride at the Calaveras County Fair have been released from hospitals, while state inspectors combed over the Yo-Yo attraction to determine why it collapsed, a fair official said
Some 50 protesters, clad in orange jumpsuits and black hoods to emulate the infamous photos of prisoners in Iraq, picketed the Boalt Hall graduation today, demanding that UC Berkeley's law school fire Professor John Yoo for his reported authorship of
A man was shot and killed in Oakland's Fruitvale district, police said Friday. The 49-year-old victim, whose identity hasn't been released, was found behind a van on the 1400 block of Derby Avenue about 11:40 p.m. Thursday, police said. The
A four-alarm fire badly damaged a national landmark building in San Rafael Thursday night, but firefighters stopped the blaze from destroying it. About 6:45 p.m., the San Rafael Fire Department received a call of a fire at 333 G St.
Life & style: Chives are the unsung heroes of the British kitchen that make a welcome mark on all sorts of savoury dishes, says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Entrepreneurs seeking to reinvent the Astrodome as an upscale convention hotel have reached a proposed lease agreement with the Harris County Sports and Convention Corp., county officials said Friday.
The North Forest school district is inching closer to rock bottom. The Texas Education Agency has plans to put the 8,000-student district on probation — a rating that is one step away from closure, according to a preliminary report.
