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Indians beat up Sox in Francona’s return to Fenway
BOSTON - Former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona made a triumphant return to Fenway Park on Thursday night. The man who led Boston to its first title in 86 years in 2004 and then added another in 2007 watched his first-place Cleveland Indians pound out 16 hits in a ...
bangordailynews.com (5 minutes ago)
A day to remember
The names of 18 Hmong Special Guerilla Unit pilots, recently added to the Lao, Hmong and American Veterans Memorial, will be unveiled during a Memorial Day ceremony on Monday. Top videos: House fire where gunpowder is stored in Sheboygan Falls UW-Sheboygan commencement, May22 53 animals in plastic containers found...
sheboyganpress.com (11 minutes ago)
Photos: This week's Marathon County crime gallery May 22
The Marathon County Crime Gallery is a feature of the Wausau Daily Herald, added to respond to readers' concerns about crime and safety in the community. These are some of the suspects arrested on felony charges or appearing in court in Marathon County between May 15 and May 21. They have not been convicted of the...
wausaudailyherald.com (31 minutes ago)
Copley-Fairlawn educator to head Ohio's largest teachers union
COPLEY TWP.: Instead of passing out bright yellow “good-work cones” and stuffed animals to her best-behaved first-graders, Becky Higgins will be fighting right-to-work legislation in Columbus and advocating for educators across Ohio in September as the newly elected president of the state’s largest teachers’ union....
ohio.com (31 minutes ago)
2 full-time rangers added to patrol Capitol Hill, Pioneer Square parks
Seattle will add rangers to Cal Anderson and Occidental parks after a recent spate of violence.
seattletimes.com (32 minutes ago)
Bridge collapses in Washington state, sending cars into river
(Reuters) - Part of a four-lane freeway bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles and people into the water below, authorities said. The collapse on Interstate 5 took out the northbound and southbound sides of the span and occurred at about 7 p.m. local time in Mount...
yahoo.com (39 minutes ago)
Microsoft brushes off claim Xbox Live accounts were compromised
Microsoft brushed off a dubious hacker's claim on Thursday that he stole 47 million account credentials for Microsoft's Xbox Live gaming service. The hacker, who goes by the Twitter handle "@Reckz0r," wrote on Pastebin that Microsoft stored the login credentials in plain text. The data included email addresses and...
pcworld.com (1 hour ago)
PM exudes confidence about India’s military might
Exuding confidence about the way India has added military muscle over the last decade, PM Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the country was "well-positioned’’ to become a "net provider of security’’ in "our immediate region and beyond’’ especially in the Indian Ocean region.
indiatimes.com (2 hours ago)
China's Bird Flu Goes Airborne
As if China was not suffering enough from a slumping economy, the South China Morning Post now reports that the H7N9 'bird flu' virus that has infected 131 people (and killed 36) so far can be transmitted not only by close contact but by airborne exposure. Domestic reports suggest the virus appears to be brought...
zerohedge.com (2 hours ago)
Joint intake system works in Cass County
FEDERAL DAM - Jeri Seegmiller, health services team leader, and Lori Muller, social services team leader, reported Tuesday to Cass County commissioners on the success they’ve had switching to a joint intake system. Applicants for health services or social services now can apply for either of those services or both...
brainerddispatch.com (2 hours ago)
Bloomberg adds 2 Hamptons properties, info shows
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has added to his roster of high-end real estate, buying a house and a vacant parcel last year next to a 35-acre estate he already owns in tony Southampton, information …
poststar.com (2 hours ago)
Grantham man is Geospatial Hall of Famer
Curtis B. Ward is one of four leaders added to the Hall of Fame rolls this year. He was cited as 8220an influential player in the United States8217 complicated, highly technical and analytical world of intelligence.8221
unionleader.com (2 hours ago)
Cambridge schools trim list of potential projects for new sales tax revenue
CAMBRIDGE -- It's unlikely a new geothermal heating and air conditioning system will be added to the junior/senior high school using revenue from the new one-cent facilities sales tax. At a special meeting Thursday night to gather
qconline.com (2 hours ago)
Cruise Industry Announces Passenger Bill Of Rights
NEW YORK (AP) - The cruise industry said Wednesday that it's adopting a passenger bill of rights that guarantees the "safety, comfort and care" of guests. The bill of rights promises, among other things, full refunds for trips that are canceled due to mechanical failure, and a backup power source on every ship to...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
U.S. Territory Seizing Workers' Frequent Flier Miles
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa -- American Samoa plans to take away frequent flier miles from government workers who travel on behalf of the U.S. territory and use the loyalty points to help medical patients and students travel off the islands when necessary. Hawaiian Airlines agreed to the plan that takes effect on June...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
Dish adds Scotiabank to finance Sprint deal -sources
Dish Network Corp has added Canada's Scotiabank to the four banks it had already lined up to finance its $25.
denverpost.com (3 hours ago)
The Softer Side Of Stan
All season on "Mad Men," Stan Rizzo (Jay R. Ferguson) has been getting attention for his facial hair. But there is another side of the gruff "Mad Men" character: the one who pines after Peggy (Elisabeth Moss) and even went in for the kiss. Ferguson opened up to GQ about Sunday's episode, titled "The Crash," in...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
Keystone XL Makes TransCanada Rethink U.S. Forays: Exec
CALGARY - A senior TransCanada Corp. executive says the resistance to the approval of the proposed Keystone XL oilsands pipeline has made the company more cautious about future cross-border endeavours. Alex Pourbaix, president of energy and oil pipelines at the Calgary-based pipeline and utility company (TSX:TRP),...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
Genesee Community College seeks more funding
BATAVIA – Genesee Community College is seeking an additional $100,000 from its county sponsor to meet its budget for the 2013-2014 academic year. The plan was presented Wednesday at the county Legislature’s regular meeting.The Legislature will hold a public hearing and vote on the request as part of the agenda at...
buffalonews.com (3 hours ago)
Manchester City tell Manuel Pellegrini 'win five trophies in five years'
The incoming Manchester City manager, Manuel Pellegrini, has been told by the club's chief executive that they are expecting him to preside over an extensive period of success at the Etihad Stadium, which includes wining five trophies in the next five years. Ferran Soriano added that he felt City had underachieved...
guardian.co.uk (4 hours ago)
Could Statins Raise Diabetes Risk?
THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Certain statins -- the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs -- may increase your chances of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The risk was greatest for patients taking atorvastatin (brand name Lipitor), rosuvastatin (Crestor) and simvastatin (Zocor), the study...
ivillage.com (4 hours ago)
Pandora Surges on Revenue Strength
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Pandora Media shares were jumping more than 9% to $18.73 in afterhours trading after the biggest online radio service beat first-quarter revenue expectations. The company's revenue outlook also topped expectations as its mobile advertising sales accelerated and the company added more...
thestreet.com (4 hours ago)
Pandora Sees Quarterly Revenue Grow 55 Percent
The company added more than 700,000 net new subscribers to its ad-free music streaming service.
hollywoodreporter.com (5 hours ago)
Cannes: Mongrel Media Acquires Three More Competition Titles for Canada
The Canadian distributor added the Benicio Del Toro-starrer "Jimmy P.," "Like Father, Like Son" and "Young & Beautiful" to its shopping bag after earlier picking up the Coen Brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis."
hollywoodreporter.com (5 hours ago)
17 names added to Fort Bragg Fallen Special Operations Soldiers Memorial Wall in ceremony
As Mary Border looked at her son's name on a wall honoring Special Operations soldiers who died, she offered a blunt response when asked what she was thinking.
fayobserver.com (6 hours ago)
More acts added to fast-approaching Nelsonville Music Festival
NELSONVILLE - Additional acts have been added to the Nelsonville Music Festival lineup, which will be held May 30-June 2 at Robbins Crossing on the Hocking College campus.
athensohiotoday.com (6 hours ago)
Wisconsin Historical Society adds Gov. Doyle portrait to collection
The Wisconsin Historical Society has added the official portrait of former Gov. Jim Doyle to its collection of official portraits.
jsonline.com (6 hours ago)
Legislature approves residency rule for new Erie County workers
New employees of Erie County government will have to live in the county after the Legislature today narrowly passed a residency law despite some concerns raised by the county executive’s office.The Legislature approved the measure in a tight 6-5 vote.“As I said when I first proposed it, I was surprised to see that...
buffalonews.com (6 hours ago)
Report: Dwight Howard would consider joining Warriors
Lakers center Dwight Howard plans to test free agency and has added the Warriors to a list of five teams he will consider, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported
mercurynews.com (6 hours ago)
Obama lectures protester for interrupting foreign policy speech
Charlie Spiering During his speech this afternoon, President Obama lectured a Code Pink protester for interrupting his foreign policy speech. The protester interrupted during Obama's remarks about Guantanamo Bay. "Let me finish, ma'am," Obama said, but the protester refused to be silent. "I'm about to address it...
washingtonexaminer.com (6 hours ago)
