NFL commissioner Goodell says Eagles QB Michael Vick eligible to play in 3rd game of seasonSeptember 3rd, 2009 NFL says Eagles' Vick eligible to play in 3rd gameNEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is eligible to play beginning in the third game of the regular season. Goodell met with Vick for 45 minutes Thursday before announcing his decision.
NFL commissioner Goodell says Michael Vick is eligible to play in 3rd game of regular season.September 3rd, 2009 NFL says Vick eligible to play in 3rd gameNEW YORK — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick is eligible to play beginning in the third game of the regular season. Goodell met with Vick for 45 minutes Thursday before announcing his decision.
As Vick nears Eagles debut, animal advocates want spotlight on dogs, not the dogfighterAugust 26th, 2009 Animal advocates want focus on dogs, not VickPHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles tailgaters will be out in force long before Michael Vick takes the field on Thursday. So will animal advocates — on the other side of town.
Group plans TV ads criticizing Obama's health-care proposals during first family's vacationAugust 23rd, 2009 Group plans TV ads criticizing health care reformWASHINGTON — A group opposed to President Barack Obama's health-care proposals is planning an ad campaign to run locally while the first family vacations for the week in Martha's Vineyard. Conservatives for Patients' Rights said more than $150,000 was spent on the television ads, which urge the president to abandon his proposal to include a government-run health insurance option.
Human rights group sending delegation to Honduras to investigate alleged abusesAugust 5th, 2009 Human rights delegation to travel to HondurasWASHINGTON — A human rights group plans to send a delegation to Honduras to investigate alleged abuses during the country's June 28 coup. The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights announced Wednesday that it would send a delegation from Aug.
Drug company Novartis: Militants steal ashes of CEO's mother, torch his hunting lodgeAugust 4th, 2009 Novartis: Militants steal ashes of CEO's momBASEL, Switzerland — Drugmaker Novartis says animal rights militants have stolen the ashes of its CEO's mother and set fire to his hunting lodge. Swiss authorities say they don't know who was behind the arson at CEO Daniel Vasella's lodge in Bach, Austria, early Monday or the attack on the mother's grave a week earlier.
Drug company Novartis: Activists steal ashes of CEO's mother, torch his hunting lodgeAugust 4th, 2009 Novartis: Activists steal ashes of CEO's momBERN, Switzerland — Drug maker Novartis AG said Tuesday that animal rights activists have stolen the ashes of its CEO's mother and set fire to his Austrian hunting lodge. Swiss authorities, however, said they didn't know who was behind the attacks.
Dog lost for nine years reunited with ownerJuly 30th, 2009 SYDNEY - A mongrel called Muffy has a tale to tell a Hollywood agent might open a cheque book for, an Australian animal welfare group said Thursday. The heartwarming story began in 2000 with Chloe Rushby getting a puppy on her eighth birthday and is to end next week with tears and wags as Muffy will be reunited with her now 17-year-old owner she hasn't seen in nine years.
NFL players' union helps Obama promote White House public service initiativeJuly 23rd, 2009 NFLPA joins Obama public service callWASHINGTON — The NFL players' union is joining President Barack Obama's national service initiative. The president says NFL players have a unique opportunity as role models and he applauds them for answering the call to service through the "United We Serve" program.
Animal rights group says USDA fined Los Angeles Zoo $3,281 in death of elephantJuly 21st, 2009 Group says LA Zoo was fined in elephant's deathLOS ANGELES — An animal rights group says the Los Angeles Zoo was fined $3,281 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for failing to provide adequate veterinary care in the 2006 death of Gita the elephant.
Russian rights group says leading activist kidnapped from her home in ChechnyaJuly 15th, 2009 Russian group says activist abducted in ChechnyaMOSCOW — A prominent Russian human rights group says its leading activist in Chechnya has been kidnapped. Memorial chairman Oleg Orlov says that four men forced Natalya Estemirova into a car in the Chechen capital, Grozny, early Wednesday.
Settlenent will require animal testing labs to post data about experiments onlineJuly 2nd, 2009 Settlement to require animal labs to post dataWASHINGTON — Animal research facilities will be required to disclosee more information online about their experiments under a court settlement signed Wednesday by the Humane Society of the United States and the Agriculture Department. According to the Humane Society, the settlement will require the Agriculture Department to post annual reports from those facilities, including what they call "pain and distress information," on its Web site.
Animal rights group wishes Obama hadn't swatted fly, sends him a catch-and-release deviceJune 18th, 2009 PETA wishes Obama hadn't swatted that flyWASHINGTON — The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he's bedeviled by a fly in the White House. PETA is sending President Barack Obama a Katcha Bug Humane Bug Catcher, a device that allows users to trap a house fly and then release it outside.
Carroll names Aaron Corp as USC's quarterback out of spring practiceApril 22nd, 2009 Sophomore Aaron Corp to be USC's QBLOS ANGELES — Southern California coach Pete Carroll says sophomore Aaron Corp will be the Trojans' starting quarterback through the summer and into fall camp. Carroll made the announcement Tuesday on his Web site.
Andhra chief minister denies links with disgraced Satyam chiefJanuary 10th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Sunday denied allegations of his links with Satyam Computer Services founder Ramalinga Raju, and said he felt sad the day the company's disgraced former chief admitted committing a massive fraud.
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