Beyond Nebraska's Prairies
To many, Nebraska conjures an image of flat prairies, stretching to the horizon. But tucked in a north-central patch of the state is the Niobrara River Valley, filled with wildlife, rolling hills and waterfalls.
Explosion Kills 7 Russians in South Ossetia
MOSCOW - A car bomb in the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali killed seven Russian peacekeepers and two others on Friday, raising tensions in the separatist enclave days before a scheduled pullback of Russian troops from Georgian territory.
Bailout Plan Wins Approval; Democrats Vow Tighter Rules
Even as President Bush signed the $700 billion economic bailout into law, lawmakers said it was only a first step and pledged to make a sweeping overhaul of financial regulation.
Myanmar Writhes in the Grip of Its Junta
YANGON, Myanmar - A year ago, Myanmar's police and military stormed the streets of this moldy, crumbling city and began a deadly crackdown on thousands of Buddhist monks protesting sharp rises in the price of food and fuel. Now the country's ruling generals are steeling themselves for a reprise.
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Kentucky's Trail Less TraveledShad Baker, vice president of the Pine Mountain Trail Conference, and members of the Sierra Club, take a lunch break. The volunteers are helping maintain and restore the trail. | 'Rudd-speak' confuses Germans, AussiesTRANSLATORS scramble for German equivalent of "detailed programmatic specificity". Bailout Plan Wins Approval; Democrats Vow Tighter RulesEven as President Bush signed the $700 billion economic bailout into law, lawmakers said it was only a first step and pledged to make a sweeping overhaul of financial regulation. As Need Grows, County Bus Service LagsTaking the bus in Westchester is no simple matter. Land use patterns, topography and suburban mind-sets keep many behind the wheel. |
To Fans, Older Stadiums Feel Like Home
The best way to illustrate the scope of revolution in ballpark design is to look at the playoff series between the Cubs and the Dodgers, whose stadiums are the two oldest in the National League.
Myanmar Writhes in the Grip of Its Junta
YANGON, Myanmar - A year ago, Myanmar's police and military stormed the streets of this moldy, crumbling city and began a deadly crackdown on thousands of Buddhist monks protesting sharp rises in the price of food and fuel. Now the country's ruling generals are steeling themselves for a reprise.
Kentucky's Trail Less Traveled
Shad Baker, vice president of the Pine Mountain Trail Conference, and members of the Sierra Club, take a lunch break. The volunteers are helping maintain and restore the trail.
Harsh Review of Restoration in Everglades
MIAMI - The eight-year-old, multibillion-dollar effort to rescue the Everglades has failed to halt the wetlands' decline because of bureaucratic delays, a lack of financing from Congress and overdevelopment, according to a new report.
Confronting Taliban, Pakistan Finds Itself at War
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - War has come to Pakistan, not just as terrorist bombings, but as full-scale battles, leaving Pakistanis angry and dismayed as the dead, wounded and displaced turn up right on their doorstep.
Swedish model's ex-lover not guilty
CHARLOTTE Lindstrom's former fiancee didn't conspire to murder two Crown witnesses, jury finds.
Obama and '60s Bomber: The Crossed Paths
Records of a school reform project suggest Barack Obama has played down contact with Bill Ayers, left, a founder of the Weathermen, but they do not seem to have been close