Monthly Archives: June 2011

‘Canes re-sign LaRose for 2 years (AP)

Written on June 29, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

RALEIGH, N.C. – Chad LaRose has signed a two-year deal worth $3.4 million to stay with the Carolina Hurricanes. The team announced the signing Wednesday, two days before LaRose was due to become an unrestricted free agent. LaRose will make … Continue reading →

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NBA heads to CBA deadline day, sides far apart (AP)

Written on June 29, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

NEW YORK – The NBA is headed to deadline day, with perhaps one last chance to avoid a lockout. Negotiators for owners and players will meet Thursday, about 12 hours before the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement and seemingly … Continue reading →

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Bail suspects ‘could be released’

Written on June 29, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

29 June 2011 Last updated at 18:34 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Home Secretary Theresa May: “This is a matter of great concern”

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VIDEO: Tests prompt pre-emptive surgery

Written on June 29, 2011 by Editor - Health News

BBC Look East has been given rare access to the regional genetic service which can test if a person is more likely to inherit a disease. It comes as more people than ever before are choosing to undergo surgery to … Continue reading →

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Atlanta schools chief leaves amid cheating probe (AP)

Written on June 29, 2011 by Editor - Education News

ATLANTA – Longtime Atlanta schools chief Beverly Hall has been lauded nationally as a top leader for turning around struggling urban districts, but she retires this week amid allegations of widespread cheating and accusations that she ordered a cover-up of … Continue reading →

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FBI: Anti-gay group participated in training (AP)

Written on June 29, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

WASHINGTON – The FBI says members of an anti-gay fundamentalist group participated in the bureau’s training of police officers and FBI agents. The bureau extended the invitations to Westboro Baptist Church for training this spring at two bureau facilities in … Continue reading →

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Hybrid drivers lose special privileges in Calif. (AP)

Written on June 29, 2011 by Editor

LOS ANGELES – For six years, California gave owners of hybrid cars the keys to the fast lane: permission to drive alone among carpoolers. Now hybrids are about to lose the special privilege that was intended as a reward for … Continue reading →

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Newport Beach approves new contract for lifeguards (AP)

Written on June 29, 2011 by Editor

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Officials in one of California’s most prominent beach cities have approved a new contract with fulltime lifeguards that would scale back pension benefits in the aftermath of public outcry over their compensation. Newport Beach lifeguards now … Continue reading →

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Southwest pilot says sorry,union drops complaint (AP)

Written on June 29, 2011 by Editor

DALLAS – The Southwest Airlines pilot who insulted gays and older workers in an open-mike rant has apologized. The 12-year veteran of the Dallas-based airline, James Taylor of Argyle, Texas, was caught using slurs and profanity to complain that attendants … Continue reading →

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NYC airport invaded by turtles, delaying flights (AP)

Written on June 29, 2011 by Editor

NEW YORK – About 150 turtles crawled onto the tarmac at New York’s Kennedy airport Wednesday in search of beaches to lay their eggs, delaying dozens of flights, aviation authorities said. The slow-motion stampede began about 6:45 a.m., and within … Continue reading →

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