10 miles of Mississippi River closes for 3 hours after tug hits bridge, causes barges to driftOctober 4th, 2009 Barge crash closes part of Miss. River for 3 hoursGREENVILLE, Miss.
Free swine flu shots for NYC schoolchildren is part of city's plan to fight virusSeptember 1st, 2009 NYC to give schoolkids free swine flu shotsNEW YORK — All New York City schoolchildren can get free swine flu shots under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to contain the virus this fall and winter. Bloomberg and officials from the city's health, schools and emergency departments are set to announce the preparedness strategy later Tuesday.
Government to advise schools on what to do when swine flu strikesAugust 6th, 2009 Feds to issue new swine flu advice to schoolsWASHINGTON — Swine flu is expected to return when kids go back to school, and the government is hoping its new advice on when to shut down schools during an outbreak will prevent the panic and confusion that led to hundreds of school closures last spring. The government was to issue new guidance Friday for schools to follow when swine flu strikes.
Detroit schools spokesman: 5 teens shot about a block from high school; conditions unknownJune 30th, 2009 Detroit schools official: 5 teens shot near schoolDETROIT — A spokesman for Detroit schools says five teenagers have been shot near a high school but their conditions aren't known. Detroit Public Schools spokesman Steve Wasko says they were shot Tuesday about a block away from Cody High School shortly after summer school classes got out.
Linford Christie's niece on track for Olympic fame, Miss World crownMay 20th, 2009 LONDON - Sprinter Linford Christie's niece is on track for Olympic fame and the Miss World crown. Gorgeous Rachel Christie, 20, who trains with gold medallist Linford, 49, is tipped to represent Britain in 2012 as a 400m sprinter and heptathlete.
2 Michigan businessmen, 6 ex-Toledo athletes, former jockey face bribery, conspiracy chargesMay 9th, 2009 Ex-Toledo player indicted in point-shaving schemeDETROIT — Six former University of Toledo athletes and two Detroit-area businessmen have been charged in a 20-count federal indictment in what prosecutors describe as a point-shaving scheme. The indictment filed in Detroit on Wednesday said between December 2004 and December 2006, 52-year-old Ghazi Manni of Sterling Heights and 76-year-old Mitchell Karam of Troy paid athletes to influence the final scores of football and basketball games on which the businessmen would bet.
School athletics events will go on in New Mexico after health concerns passMay 6th, 2009 Ful concerns pass, New Mexico resumes sportsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Activities Association says high schools around the state may resume athletic team practices now that health officials have determined swine flu concerns no longer warrant school closings.
US health official says schools don't need to close for swine flu; watch for sick kidsMay 5th, 2009 US no longer advising schools close for swine fluATLANTA — U.S. health officials are no longer recommending that schools close because of swine flu.
Prep events in Florida, New Mexico join the list of those affected by spread of swine fluMay 5th, 2009 Spread of swine affects prep events in Fla, NMThe spread of the swine flu has affected high school sports in two more states, with New Mexico postponing athletic events and Florida granting athletes pulled from a state track championship the chance to compete in a separate meet later. Also on Monday, South American soccer's governing body suspended Chivas defender Hector Reynoso from the Copa Libertadores for pretending to cough and spit in an opponent's face as if he were trying to spread the disease.
US swine flu cases rise to 109, some 300 schools closedMay 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The number of confirmed human swine flu cases in the US has risen to 109, health officials said. Nearly 300 schools across the country have been closed in view of the swine flu threat.
Guidance for schools if swine flu cases are confirmed, suspectedApril 30th, 2009 Advice for schools on swine fluPresident Barack Obama said Wednesday that schools should close temporarily if any students have confirmed or suspected cases of swine flu. He was reiterating guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Education Department.
Swine flu fears prompt Ala. officials to cancel all high school sports eventsApril 30th, 2009 Ala. cancels all high school sports over swine fluMONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama High School Athletic Association has canceled all athletic events because of concerns about swine flu.
Texas officials call off high school sports, academic events until May 11 due to swine fluApril 29th, 2009 Swine flu forces Texas HS officials to halt sportsAUSTIN, Texas — Texas officials on Wednesday postponed all public high school athletic and academic competitions until May 11 because of the swine flu outbreak. The move suspends the baseball and softball seasons and eliminates the regional track championships that were to start Friday, said Charles Breithaupt, executive director of the University Interscholastic League.
Schools shut down in Mexico because of swine fluApril 28th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - Mexico has ordered schools nationwide to shut down because of the ongoing swine flu epidemic, health secretary Jose Angel Cordoba said. The government Monday decided to extend an earlier order to close schools in some of the 32 states and the capital city to all schools nationwide.
Chinese high school admits to using national team ringers for girls' soccer tournamentApril 24th, 2009 Chinese school admits age fraud in soccer tourneyBEIJING — A Chinese high school principal has admitted his girls' soccer team was filled with players from the junior national squad and apologized for the fraud, state media reported Friday. Daping Junior High's Zhang Jianling said that only three of the 15 team members sent to an international girls tournament in Turkey actually attended his school in the Yuzhong district of the western city of Chongqing.
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