As Need Grows, County Bus Service Lags
Taking the bus in Westchester is no simple matter. Land use patterns, topography and suburban mind-sets keep many behind the wheel.
Swapping Land for a Road to Somewhere Divides Alaskans
ANCHORAGE - Among the many bills Congress is considering before it recesses for the November elections is a proposed land swap between the State of Alaska and the federal government that would allow a gravel road to be built through a remote national wildlife refuge.
22,000 jobs vanish in a month
UNEMPLOYMENT rate hits a six-year high, but economists had expected the news to be worse.
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.
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22,000 jobs vanish in a monthUNEMPLOYMENT rate hits a six-year high, but economists had expected the news to be worse. | 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. Myanmar Writhes in the Grip of Its JuntaYANGON, 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. Seeing the Show Without Breaking the BankThere are plenty of ways to go to the theater -- and even get great seats to Tony Award-winning Broadway shows -- for under $50. |
Confronting Taliban, Pakistan Finds Itself at War
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36 Hours in Milwaukee
Beyond the beer and bratwurst, this city has 95 miles of bike lanes, lush parks lacing the shores of Lake Michigan and a revitalized riverfront.
As Need Grows, County Bus Service Lags
Taking the bus in Westchester is no simple matter. Land use patterns, topography and suburban mind-sets keep many behind the wheel.
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.
'Rudd-speak' confuses Germans, Aussies
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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.
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.