The death of Tim Russert, host of the top-rated Sunday public affairs show “Meet the Press,” cast a long shadow in the worlds of broadcast journalism and Washington power politics. His passing at age 58 leaves NBC minus one of its marquee players during the most closely watched presidential campaigns in years.Russert served as the […]
COLUMBUS — More than 100 homes in Columbus are damaged and the city essentially was split in two Sunday as a result of heavy rains that moved through the area over the weekend.Parts of 16 roads (River Road, Baden Street, Campbell Street, Avalon Street, Brookside Lane, Park Avenue, Sunset Street, Chapin Street, Warner Street, Main […]
EAST GRAND RAPIDS — When Forest Hills Northern/Eastern scored first Wednesday night in the Division 2 regional semifinal at Memorial Field, the goal seemed to irritate East Grand Rapids. The Pioneers, who are the defending state champions, responded with five consecutive goals and went on to a 10-4 victory.Sophomore Keenan Sullivan scored on an assist […]
NEW YORK STATE — Senator Charles Schumer gives the New York State Department of Transportation an ‘F’ for failing to complete 29 construction projects along a large stretch of Route 12.In 2002, a local task force published Phase 1 findings of possible short-term improvements. As of Tuesday, only two of the 29 locations cited for […]
A funnel cloud is seen near Gilcrest, Colo., as it moves on its northwest pass over Gilcrest and then to Windsor, Colo. Thursday, May 22, 2008. (AP Photo/Rocky Mountain News, Brian Hanson)By IVAN MORENO – 6 hours agoWINDSOR, Colo. (AP) — A large tornado ripped through several northern Colorado towns on […]
Museums team to buy Mabry workThe Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and San Diego’s Museum of Contemporary Art have jointly acquired a 2008 bronze sculpture by L.A.-based artist Nathan Mabry titled “Process Art (Dead Men Don’t Make Sculpture).”It’s a large-scale fake cast of Rodin’s sculpture “The Thinker,” overlaid with a bronze cast of an altered, […]
A Little League ruling that banned a woman from attending her sons’ baseball games because she slapped the mother of another player has turned complicated in Tenafly, according to a report in The Record.The report said Ellen Reichenberg was banned for two weeks by the Tenafly Lions Little League following her conviction on a simple […]
May 12 (Bloomberg) — China ordered banks to set aside larger reserves for the fourth time this year after inflation accelerated to close to the fastest pace since 1996.The requirement will rise to a record 16.5 percent of deposits from 16 percent, effective May 20, the People's Bank of China said today on its Web […]
The nonprofit Greensboro Housing Coalition sponsored a tour Friday morning that gave local and state officials a chance to see foreclosure problems at a local level.The two-hour tour took officials through several neighborhoods of Greensboro that have seen higher foreclosures, including Bryson Ridge next to Spring Street, three to four subdivisions in Lake Jeanette, and […]
VIENNA (AFP) — Austria has pledged one million euros to help four of the world’s poorest countries combat the global food crisis, Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik said Friday.“It’s not just about calling on the UN. Each state must also take rapid measures”, Plassnik said following a Vienna meeting with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon.Austria’s million […]