NEW YORK (AP) — More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And they'll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gas prices. Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season, and since pump prices never reached $4 or $5 a gallon, as feared, economists says travelers [...] ...
NEW YORK, N.Y. - More Americans will hit the road this holiday weekend than a year ago. And they'll have a bit more money to spend thanks to lower gas prices. Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season, and since pump prices never reached $4 or $5 a gallon, as feared, economists says travellers [...] ...
By LUCHINA FISHER and SHEILA MARIKAR | Good Morning America – Wed, Mar 21, 2012 New mother Charlize Theron may have a tougher time than other new moms adjusting to her first child. That's because she's admitted to suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD. "I have OCD, which is not fun," she told Australian radio show Kyle [...] ...
An active region on the sun that unleashed a powerful solar flare Sunday (March 4) does not appear to be quieting down, and may have more surprises in store over the coming week, scientists say. An X1.1-class solar flare erupted from the sun at 11:13 p.m. EST on March 4 (0413 GMT March 5). X-class [...] ...
For a few years now, many who kept up with the Jacksonville Jaguars, fan or not, saw this move coming. It wasn't a matter of if, but when. The Jaguars fired coach Jack del Rio Tuesday after eight seasons. Defensive coordinator Mel Tucker will coach the team on an interim basis, and, according to ESPN.com, [...] ...
    AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An Offers.com analysis of thousands of online sales, deals, and coupons for Cyber Monday 2011 from leading online stores, has found that consumers can save up to 35% more than typical sales and coupons offered by the same online stores throughout the year. Consumers can [...] ...
It seems that Ndamukong Suh's dirty style of play has finally earned him more recognition than his achievements on the field. On Thanksgiving Day—a day where football has become as much a staple as turkey—Suh delivered perhaps his filthiest foul yet.  After an Aaron Rogers pass fell incomplete in a 3rd-and-goal situation, Suh was seen [...] ...
If it was only Joe Paterno.If it was only a football coach neglecting humanity in the most horrific 23 pages you'll ever read. If it was only a morally deaf legend who did nothing after hearing how Victim 2, as the grand-jury report calls the 10-year-old boy, was raped in a shower by a grown [...] ...
Police arrested more than 100 people during a night of clashes with Occupy Oakland protesters throughout the city's downtown area. The scene finally cleared after midnight Wednesday, but police were on alert in case crowds returned. Oakland's interim police chief, Howard Jordan, said arrests were continuing and that the total number might rise. Eight-five of [...] ...
David Ortiz gave an interview to ESPN and two things have become clear about the slugger's future. First, Ortiz wants to collect a paycheck for playing baseball in 2012. Second, he almost certainly will not collect that paycheck from the Boston Red Sox. The divorce between Ortiz and the Red Sox looks destined to end [...] ...
BY NEIL STEINBERG nsteinberg@suntimes.com October 9, 2011 5:10PM Google Images: Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa, Italy in October, 1451. He died on May 20, 1506 at the age of 54 years. He was famous for finding America in his search for a shorter trade route to Asia. He is buried in Spain since died [...] ...
PHILADELPHIA — The expectations for this Phillies postseason, higher than Billy Penn’s hat before the National League division series started, zoomed into the stratosphere when Ryan Howard crushed a three-run home run in Game 1, finished the night with his fourth RBI, then hit a two-run single early in Game 2. In his first four [...] ...