Germans remember when the wall fell
BERLIN (AP) With prayers, music and pomp, Germany today remembered the 20th anniversary of the day the Berlin Wall fell, sending East Germans flooding west and setting in motion events that soon led to the country s reunification. Chancellor Angela...
 1.2K - Nov. 9, 2009; scored 99.0 Partnership pays dividends for Red Devil FC
COQUILLE Jeff Veysey remembers taking some ribbing from friends when he was a freshman and crossed over the lines of the Myrtle Point-Coquille rivalry line to suit up in the Red Devils colors for soccer. Things have changed a lot in four years. Th...
4.2K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 99.0 Here is a look at unemployment rates around the world:
GERMANY German unemployment fell for a second month in October, but the effects of the financial crisis lingered and it is still too early to expect a turnaround in the economy, the country s labor ministry said. The unadjusted jobless rate in Euro...
3.0K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 157.0 State finds child abuse and neglect at school
The state of Oregon has shut down a boarding school for troubled teens in Central Oregon after allegedly finding a pattern of child abuse and neglect of its students, forcing parents around the country to scramble to bring home their children. Our fi...
5.9K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 99.0 Red Devils beat Sutherlin to advance
COQUILLE It took longer than Coquille hoped, but the Red Devils finally can focus on the Class 4A soccer playoffs. The joint team from Coquille and Myrtle Point high schools beat visiting Sutherlin 2-1 on Monday to take the No. 3 seed from the Far ...
5.1K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 99.0 German leader urges U.S. to act on climate
WASHINGTON (AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by exhorting the world in a speech to Congress today to tear down the walls of today and reach a deal to combat global warming. Frequently ...
5.3K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 157.0 Economy sees its first boost since spring '08
WASHINGTON The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two years, fueled by government-supported spending on cars and homes. It s the strongest signal yet that the economy has entered a new, though fragile, pha...
7.1K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 99.0 Obama mulls a reduce troop plan
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is considering a scaled-down version of the war plan advanced by his top Afghanistan commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials say. Such a narrowed military mission would increase American forces to accom...
5.7K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 99.0 Russians: New nuke treaty is likely
MOSCOW (AP) Russia and the United States are scrambling to address disagreements over a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with little over a month left until the existing agreement between the Cold War adversaries expires. Despite the narrowing tim...
2.8K - Oct. 29, 2009; scored 99.0 Commissioner: There will be more games in Britain
LONDON ” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expects the league to start playing multiple regular-season games in Britain in the next few years ” an expansion that could lead to putting a franchise in London. Goodell said Friday that every ...
3.6K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 99.0 Payton s legacy lives on
CHICAGO ” It s been a decade since liver disease did something defenders struggled to do and took down Walter Payton. Even so, No. 34 still looms large. His son Jarrett has daily conversations with him about what I m doing and what I should b...
7.1K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 99.0 Commissioner: There will be more games in Britain
LONDON ” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expects the league to start playing multiple regular-season games in Britain in the next few years ” an expansion that could lead to putting a franchise in London. Goodell said Friday that every ...
3.6K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 99.0 Payton s legacy lives on
CHICAGO ” It s been a decade since liver disease did something defenders struggled to do and took down Walter Payton. Even so, No. 34 still looms large. His son Jarrett has daily conversations with him about what I m doing and what I should b...
7.1K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 99.0 U.S. files Polanski extradition request
GENEVA (AP) The United States has asked Switzerland to hand over Roman Polanski to authorities in California, where he could serve up to two years in prison for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl, Swiss authorities said today. The Justice M...
3.0K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 99.0 Keller plans to stay with Sounders
TUKWILA, Wash. After 28 regular season Major League Soccer matches, two international exhibitions and a run to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title, Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller still feels pretty good. Not bad for a 39-year-old. And i...
2.8K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 99.0 Donovan takes top honors
LOS ANGELES The busiest and in many ways most difficult year in Landon Donovan s increasingly storied soccer career ultimately could be the most satisfying. That was his judgment Tuesday after claiming an unprecedented sixth Honda Player of the Yea...
4.6K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 157.0 Governor Kulongoski heads for Europe
SALEM (AP) Gov. Ted Kulongoski is traveling to Europe to promote business ties, but don t expect the trip to result in announcements of new companies coming to Oregon. In the midst of a deep recession, Kulongoski plans to meet with CEOs of companie...
0.8K - Oct. 21, 2009; scored 399.0 President won't commit on troops
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama will not commit more U.S. troops to Afghanistan until he is convinced that the central government can be a credible and effective U.S. partner, a senior White House aide said Sunday. But it was unclear whether Obam...
4.5K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 99.0 Governor to visit Europe
PORTLAND (AP) Gov. Ted Kulongoski is heading to Europe next week to meet with companies that do business in Oregon. The governor s office says the purpose of the trip is to strengthen the state s relationship with the businesses during this time of...
0.6K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 1000.0 EU officials warn of disappearing cod
BRUSSELS (AP) Cod is slipping closer to disappearing from key European fishing grounds, officials warned Friday, saying that only steep catch cuts will prevent the disappearance of a species prized for centuries for its flaky white flesh. The Europ...
5.2K - Oct. 18, 2009; scored 157.0 | 
