HAMMOND, LA – A bomb threat called in as a prank to a Hammond Wal-Mart led to the arrest of one 18-year-old, as police seek a second 18-year-old. Around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, the Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call and hang-up from a ...
9 Jan 2009
Israeli jets and ground troops hammered at Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip and Islamic militants fired barrages of rockets at southern Israeli cities Friday, ignoring a U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire after two weeks of combat ...
9 Jan 2009
More Articles: LONDON — Another round of cost-cutting at Britain’s biggest private terrestrial web ITV is in the cards — and this time the broadcaster's $1.5 billion program budget could take a hit. Chief operating officer John Creswell has ...
9 Jan 2009
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. , Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CSX Corporation CSX today announced that a federal court in New York has issued an order preliminarily approving a settlement reached by all parties to a civil action brought by plaintiff, Deborah ...
9 Jan 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Uniform maker G&K Services Inc. says it will lay off 340 workers and eliminate another 120 open positions. The Minneapolis-based company, which also provides facility services, said Friday the cuts are due to dropping customer ...
9 Jan 2009
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Mississippi State University vice president is 1 of 3 finalists for the top job at Kansas State University. He is Kirk Schulz, vice president for research and economic development at Mississippi State in Starkville. He's ...
9 Jan 2009
Minnetonka-based G&K Services and Eden Prairie-based Alliant Techsystems have both announced layoffs this week.
9 Jan 2009
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. media, including Rupert Murdoch ’s The Sun , are speculating whether a Lincolnshire wind turbine was wrecked by a UFO with tentacles like an octopus.
9 Jan 2009
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks retreated for a third day after a U.S. report showed the world’s biggest economy lost more jobs in 2008 than any year since 1945.
9 Jan 2009
G&K Services Inc., which provides uniforms and facility services, on Friday said it eliminated 460 jobs, including 340 employees and 120 open positions, from its work force as it aims to trim costs amid weak demand.
9 Jan 2009
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. set up a police team to tackle theft of metal worth about 360 million pounds ($550 million) a year from church roofs, manholes and telephone poles.
9 Jan 2009
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Britain will press Taiwan to overhaul the way it buys medicines so that patent-protected drugs make up a greater share of its purchases, a U.K. minister said.
9 Jan 2009
Kansas State University this month will host the three finalists for the school’s presidency.
9 Jan 2009
I did a bit of tease with the “under $400k edition” because it’s only a one bedroom/one bathroom. But it’s yours for $359900. I’m thinking that’s a bit high. What do you guys think? (Next week I’m going to widen the search to include ...
9 Jan 2009
An executive secretary to indicted former state Sen. Vincent Fumo admits she pocketed $63000 by padding Fumo's restaurant expenses. extra description.
9 Jan 2009
There's a $407k balance on this ATM receipt. At least one denizen of Madison Ave, a metonym for the advertising industry, hasn't been reading the headlines. One is that he's supposed to have no money thanks to the recession. ...
9 Jan 2009
Vegas, Baby. Where K Is…, f**k-you shoes, and It bags, oh my. KRISTOPHER DUKES (VOGUE.fr, WWD, NYTimes.com) blogs Vegas, Baby. Where K Is…, and what she's wanting, wearing, and hating.
9 Jan 2009
This is also a tad hypocritical because had anyone in the media actually asked K about the ranking he would have said something like: Well obviously we are pleased with where we are at but right now it is January and we are more ...
9 Jan 2009