Mon Dieu! Canada may pay a Coloradan to teach its soldiers to speak FrenchOctober 9th, 2009 Mon Dieu! Coloradan may teach French to CanadiansCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Canadian military plans to hire a Colorado woman to teach some of its soldiers to speak French — one of Canada's official languages.
Kennedy Center program that links arts groups with struggling schools could reinvent educationOctober 9th, 2009 Kennedy Center program enlists art groups to teachWASHINGTON — The Kennedy Center is announcing a new program that could reinvent arts education for schools struggling with budget cuts and fewer art teachers. The center says a pilot project in Sacramento, Calif., that was announced Friday could expand to three cities each year.
The Informant! opens in the town that lived through the price-fixing scheme at film's heartSeptember 19th, 2009 Movie on price fixing opens in ADM's hometownDECATUR, Ill. — People in the central Illinois town of Decatur have been waiting since last year for "The Informant!"
That's the Matt Damon film based on the price-fixing scheme for which local agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland was heavily fined.
New Hampshire opens 5 unemployment offices this weekend to deal with benefit claim backlogAugust 29th, 2009 NH opens 5 unemployment offices on weekendCONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire is opening five unemployment offices around the state this weekend to ease the backlog of people filing claims.
Explosions heard as police enter central Ky. prison in riot gear, firing tear gasAugust 22nd, 2009 Inmates set fires in melee at central Ky. prisonBURGIN, Ky.
Teach for America, other programs might get stimulus dollarsAugust 20th, 2009 Teach for America eligible for stimulusWASHINGTON — Teach for America and programs like it could benefit from a $650 million competitive grant fund for school reforms pushed by President Barack Obama. The money is part of the economic stimulus law, which provided $5 billion to help Obama overhaul schools.
St. Jude Medical plans senior debt securities offering, proceeds could go to stock buybackJuly 23rd, 2009 St. Jude Medical plans debt securities offeringST. PAUL, Minn. — Medical device maker St.
Former US attorney general to teach political science at Texas TechJuly 7th, 2009 Former AG Gonzales to teach at Texas TechLUBBOCK, Texas — Alberto Gonzales, who resigned as U.S. attorney general two years ago, is coming to Texas Tech this fall to teach political science.
Daughter breaks mom's legs after accidentally stepping on gas while learning to drive in Mass.June 8th, 2009 Daughter breaks moms legs while learning to driveSPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Police said a 17-year-old girl who was practicing how to drive broke her mother's legs after stepping on the gas pedal instead of the brake.
25th annual American Quilter's Society Quilt Show & Contest opens this weekApril 22nd, 2009 Quilters readying annual showPADUCAH, Ky. — What one quilter described as "the mother of all quilt shows" is once again taking over this western Kentucky city, where this year it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Pakistan not to extend tenure of its envoys to India, BrusselsApril 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has refused to extend the tenure of the country's envoys to India and Brussels. A summary to extend the tenure of Pakistani High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik was sent to Gilani but he rejected it, the Online news agency said Tuesday.
BlackBerry with Portman, Law's numbers sold on internetFebruary 13th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood stars Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Julianne Moore have had their privacy compromised after a British man bought a cellphone containing all of their personal details. Kent Devey recently purchased a BlackBerry phone on an internet auction website eBay and found the device still contained the previous owner's address book including contact numbers for a list of Hollywood stars, various movie producers and writers, reports contactmusic.com.
If your heart is sound, avoid going in for scansFebruary 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - People with healthy or sound hearts should avoid going in for various scans, warns an advisory committee convened by the American Heart Association. The panel cautioned that cardiac scans that use ionizing radiation should, in all cases, be used judiciously, and are not recommended for people without chest pain or other symptoms who are at low risk for heart disease.
What is beating-heart bypass surgery?January 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The beating-heart bypass surgery that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underwent here Saturday is considered the safest for elderly patients who have had a bypass surgery earlier and also have other ailments, say cardiologists. In an open-chest, beating-heart bypass procedure, surgeons make an incision through the breastbone to access the heart, which is not stopped during the surgery.
Frost too busy for romanceJanuary 11th, 2009 LONDON - British actress Sadie Frost, who has moved on from her marriage with actor Jude Law, says she is too busy with work now to think of romance. According to mirror.co.uk, Frost just returned from a break with Law.
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