2 Are Critically Injured in Bronx Fire The New York Times | Two people were hospitalized with critical injuries after a fire in a Bronx apartment building Saturday evening. | Just before 7 p.m., firefighters arrived at the building, a seven-story brick structure in the Bruckner neighborhood, according to a fire department spokesman. It took 60 to 65 firefi...
Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says The New York Times | One of the world’s foremost experts on comparing national school systems told lawmakers on Tuesday that many other countries were surpassing the United States in educational attainment, including Canada, where he said 15-year-old students wer...
A Push to Supplement Tuesday Voting With Weekends The New York Times | SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco would become an electoral test tube under a proposed ballot measure to establish a second day of voting in next year’s general election, the Saturday before the traditional Tuesday in November. | Alex Tourk...
Condor Lays Egg in National Park The New York Times | FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Biologists at Pinnacles National Monument in central California are celebrating the first condor egg laid by a mating pair inside the park boundaries in more than a century. | The egg is the latest encouraging developmen...
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Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range The New York Times | Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. | With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive shares high...
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Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties' The New York Times | TOKYO — Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allowed Americ...
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects The New York Times | JAKARTA — Indonesian counterterrorism forces stormed an Internet cafe and a nearby house on the outskirts of Jakarta on Tuesday, killing three suspected terrorists and arre...
Animal Activists Target Calif. Sushi Restaurant The New York Times | Filed at 1:35 a.m. ET | SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Federal agents are investigating a high-end Santa Monica, Calif., sushi restaurant, following a video sting orchestrated by the producers of the Oscar-winning documentary ''The Cove.'' | U.S. att...
7-Year-Old Calls 911, Saves Family From Attack The New York Times | Filed at 1:22 a.m. ET | NORWALK, Calif. (AP) -- A terrified 7-year-old boy begged emergency dispatchers to send police to his Southern California home where three armed robbers threatened his parents, according to a recording of the call released T...
Pioneering Mass. Robot Lost at Sea Off Chile Coast The New York Times | Filed at 1:02 a.m. ET | FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- A pioneering deep-sea robot made by Massachusetts researchers has been lost off the coast of Chile. | Researchers abruptly lost contact with the $1.1 million robot Friday after it reached the Pacific ...
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects The New York Times | JAKARTA — Indonesian counterterrorism forces stormed an Internet cafe and a nearby house on the outskirts of Jakarta on Tuesday, killing three suspected terrorists and arresting two others. | Counterterrorism officials said security forces were targeting Dulmatin, a senior operative for Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian terrorist networ...
Lindsay Lohan sues online trading firm over `milkaholic` baby m&c | Lindsay Lohan is suing an online stock trading firm for $100 million, claiming a 'milkaholic' baby called Lindsay used in a TV commercial is based on her. | Lindsay Lohan and Jared Leto at the Alice + Olivia Spring 2010 Collection making its debut during New York Fashion Week. Held at 415 West Street in the Meat Packing District, NYC - Johns PkI ...
