RENO, Nev. – A geologist who proposed the theory that a comet or asteroid smashed into the Earth and killed off the dinosaurs is the winner of a top research award. Walter Alvarez, a geologist at the University of California, Berkeley, is the 19th recipient of the nonprofit Desert Research …
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Storms packing heavy rain and high wind damaged homes and other buildings in several Southern states and killed at least two people. Power failures and wind damage were reported in Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee on Thursday. Wind gusts of up to 80 mph were reported …
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WASHINGTON – Noting that Iraqis had a chance to devolve into civil war after recent attacks on Muslim holy sites and car bombings in the streets, President Bush said Tuesday that the country has demonstrated it does not want chaos. “We all recognize there is violence, that there is sectarian …
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HARTFORD, Conn. – U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, fighting for his political survival, appears to be cutting into challenger Ned Lamont‘s lead the day before Connecticut’s Democratic primary election, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday. The poll shows Lamont, a wealthy Greenwich businessman, with a slight lead of 51 …
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BEIRUT, Lebanon – The emir of Qatar said Monday that the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict had provided “greater opportunity” for Mideast peace, and called on the Jewish state to implement the latest U.N. Security Council cease-fire requirements. In the first visit to Lebanon by any head of state since the conflict began, …
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JERUSALEM – A massive wave of guerrilla rockets pounded northern Israel in a matter of minutes Thursday, killing eight people hours before Hezbollah‘s leader offered to stop the attacks if Israel ends its airstrikes. Israel hit back early Friday with airstrikes in southern Beirut. Israel lost four soldiers in fighting …
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DALLAS – Country music singerJohnny Duncan, known for songs like “She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed Anytime” and “It Couldn’t Have Been Any Better,” has died. He was 67. Duncan, who had a string of country hits in the 1970s, died Monday of a heart attack at a …
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PURCHASE, N.Y. – PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) said Monday that Chief Financial Officer Indra K. Nooyi will replace Steven Reinemund as chief executive officer of the soft-drink and snacks company, making her the No. 2 female CEO in the Fortune 500. With her Oct. 1 appointment, Nooyi takes her place in …
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UNITED NATIONS – The crisis in the Middle East boils down to a very basic issue: whether Hezbollah is disarmed, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told FOX News Wednesday. “The fundamental issue that all Americans need to keep in mind is either Hezbollah is disarmed or it is not,” …
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NEW ORLEANS – Fifteen Democratic members of Congress embarked Monday morning on bus tours of storm-stricken areas in this still devastated city the day before the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. They were to visit the Mississippi Gulf Coast later in the day and more of their colleagues were expected …
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