Senator: Senate will investigate Army shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says he plans to begin a congressional investigation of the shootings at Fort Hood. An Army major, Nidal Malik Hasan, is suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 29 others at...
 0.9K - Nov. 8, 2009; scored 71.0 Casey: Shootings leading to a hard look at Army
WASHINGTON (AP) The Army s chief of staff says the Army is taking a hard look at itself to make certain that something like the Fort Hood rampage doesn t happen again. The shootings left 13 dead and 29 wounded. The alleged gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik ...
0.8K - Nov. 8, 2009; scored 71.0 Tough road ahead in Senate for health care bill
WASHINGTON (AP) The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority though the road ahead in the Senate promises to be rocky. The 220...
4.3K - Nov. 8, 2009; scored 71.0 Army chief: Avoid speculation about Hasan's faith
WASHINGTON (AP) The Army chief of staff says it s important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about the Muslim faith of the alleged Fort Hood gunman. Gen. George Casey says he s instructed his commanders to be on the lookout for t...
1.0K - Nov. 8, 2009; scored 71.0 Half marathon provides local women a chance for a road trip
A group of 16 women from the South Coast took a recent mini vacation to Washington to run in a half marathon and help raise funds for breast cancer research. The Girlfriends Half Marathon in Vancouver, Wash., raised about $35,000 for breast canc...
2.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Sports Briefs: College band buses crash in Arkansas
FORDYCE, Ark. ” A dozen students and a bus driver are being treated for injuries after three buses carrying members of the renowned Grambling State University marching band were involved in a traffic crash in southern Arkansas. Arkansas State ...
2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Pro Picks: Bengals and Ravens meet in key contest
It s proving time for the Bengals. And maybe the Ravens, too. Cincinnati sits atop the AFC North along with Pittsburgh at 5-2, and the Bengals have beaten the Steelers and Ravens. Next week, they visit the Steel City. So this is make or break time fo...
3.0K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Beasts of the East? Try the Nasty North
The toughest divisions to make a living in the NFL these days are not the NFC or AFC East. This popular notion has gone the way of the efficient offense in Washington and Buffalo. It s disappeared. To find the most competitive climate in pro football...
5.9K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Ramirez stays with Dodgers
NEW YORK ” Manny Ramirez decided to stay with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, and baseball s trade market sprang to life with a pair of swaps two days after the World Series. Rather than become a free agent, Ramirez exercised his $20 m...
4.4K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Researching how best to evade deer
GLENVILLE, N.Y. ” Covered in his old forest camouflage, Steve Balser proved he s nearly invisible to humans. His hunting partner walked within 25 feet and didn t see him. I m just not that sure about deer, Balser said. His suspicions are back...
4.6K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Skate park brings economic gain to city
In between rain drops skater Boomer used one of his T-shirts and a towel to dry the bowl of the Mingus Skate Park. Following the same line over and over on the rain slick surface, he practiced the same moves over and over to perfection. With full hel...
1.6K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Egypt stops leader's travel to U.S.
CAIRO (AP) Egyptian authorities have prevented a leading political dissident from traveling to the U.S., saying Friday that the conditions of his early release from prison do not permit him to travel abroad. Ayman Nour, freed on Feb. 18 for health ...
2.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 World leaders needed at talks to cut climate deal
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) After two years of tough U.N. climate talks often pitting the world s rich against the poor, negotiators said Friday a new global agreement now rides on industrial nations pledging profound emissions cuts next month in Copenha...
5.7K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Fewer sea lions eat more salmon
Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River. A new report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates sea lions ate 4,960 salmon and st...
3.1K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 71.0 Army post shooting rampage leaves 13 dead, 30 hurt
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Tex...
7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 112.0 At the movies
The following movies are playing at South Coast theaters. Times are shown for movies at Pony Village Cinemas. () indicates showings for Friday-Sunday only. For locations outside the Bay Area, call the theaters for showtimes. Amelia After becoming the...
8.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 71.0 Public Enemy No. 1: Cancer patients
A lot has changed in the 210-plus years since the nation adopted the Second Amendment, guaranteeing gun rights. For one thing, federal gun laws now ban convicted illegal drug users from toting handguns. But two Oregon sheriffs say that s not tough en...
2.1K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 71.0 Hitting 10 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher. Nearly 16 million people can t find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. Man...
7.3K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 71.0 Dems push for health care votes
WASHINGTON House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama s historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote. Voting is se...
3.7K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 71.0 Poets give reading at NB library
Northwest poets Gary Adams and Bill Siverly give a free reading at 1 p.m. Saturday at the North Bend Public Library. Siverly s latest book is Clearwater Way (2009), poems inspired by the Wasco myth cycle about Coyote, and the authors experiences alo...
1.4K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 71.0 | 
