
Obama paying tribute to Mandela in S Africa
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View Photo Associated Press/Themba Hadebe - U.S. President Barack Obama, middle, and first lady Michelle Obama, right, react as Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, left, ...
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A day without pay ahead for Pentagon workers
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WASHINGTON -; A day without pay, the first of 11 through September, comes next week for more than 650,000 people who hold civilian jobs with the Defense ...
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Helping the deaf enjoy music PREVIEW Music and the Deaf ADRIAN BOULT HALL BHAM Birmingham Mail
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AN anniversary concert celebrating the achievements of a group set up to help deaf people enjoy music will take place tomorrow. Music and the Deaf will perform at the Adrian Boult Hall in Birmingham to mark its 15th birthday. Paul Whittaker is the founder of the unique charity which provides music opportunities to deaf people all over the UK and worldwide. Paul, who himself is profoundly deaf, ...
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Obama Opens Up About Race Trayvon Martin Trial
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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the death of Trevyon Martin at the beginning of the daily White House briefing in the Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan ...
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Hong Kongs Sammy Yu Looking To Buy English Club
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Former Birmingham City director Sammy Yu of Hong Kong is heading a consortium that is interested in buying English football club Sheffield Wednesday. BBC Radio Sheffield reported Wednesday that Yu is in talks to purchase the club from current owner Milan Mandaric, reports Xinhua. Sheffield Wednesday finished 18th last season in the second division and have not played in the top flight of ...
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Red Sox Owner Enters $70M Deal For Boston Globe
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BOSTON (AP) -- Businessman John Henry, the principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has entered into an agreement to buy The Boston Globe for $70 million, a massive drop from its record $1.1 billion price two decades ...
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Obama Returning To Marthas Vineyard For Vacation
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View Photo Associated Press/Steven Senne - Passers-by walk past a souvenir tee shirt with President Barack Obama's name, right, at a shop in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Friday, Aug. 9, ...
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New School Year Awaits Moore Kids Who Survived Twister
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As negotiations continue between attorneys, Baby Veronica's adoptive parents hope to visit the 3-year-old girl today. They were not with the TV crew who tried to contact the ...
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