EDMONTON - Edmonton has been awarded a franchise in the North American Soccer League. FC Edmonton will begin play in the 2011 season. The NASL will kick off with nine teams in 2010, including the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps.

Employing a broad-based lobbying effort, the soft-drink industry has smothered a plan to tax sugared beverages a plan advocates...

Baltimore, MD - Crystal Palace Baltimore have signed three players with proven abilities at the second division level, adding critical depth and experience to the 2010 squad.

America's new "green rush" has turned into a "gold rush" for other countries.

The lagging U.S. economy continues to take its toll on Mexican migrant workers, who are sending less money home 16 percent less in 2009. The decrease in remittances is affecting the economies of many Mexican states, especially rural areas. In Hidalgo, abandoned houses and half-finished projects reflect the downturn.

"We have bent over backwards to say we are willing to have a constructive conversation" with Iran about its nuclear program, he said in a surprise appearance at the White House daily press briefing.

FORT MYERS More than a dozen flights in and out of Southwest Florida International Airport over two days have been canceled as the eastern United States is slammed with another snow storm.For Tuesday, U.S. Airways has canceled its flight to Washington, D.C., Southwest and AirTran cut its flights to Chicago Midway and Baltimore. Southwest also canceled its flight to Philadelphia.On Wednesday ...

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Weight-loss surgery was more effective at slimming severely obese teens and improving their health than two years of diet and exercise, a study found.

The North American Soccer League welcomed aboard a 2011 expansion entry on Tuesday: FC Edmonton.

Coca-Cola products will again be served onboard flights operated by Alaska Air Group Inc. subsidiaries Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air starting March 1. The airlines' parent company, based in Seattle, said Tuesday it was responding to customer input in... Horizon Air - Alaska Airlines - Seattle - Coca-Cola - United States

Continuing a 10-stop listening tour of United Church of Christ conferences throughout the United States, the Rev. Geoffrey Black, UCC general minister and president, is preparing to make several stops Feb. 5-7 at Southeast Conference churches. The tour =96 featuring visits in Pleasant Hill, Tenn.; Stone Mountain, Ga.; and Atlanta =96 is geared toward giving Black the opportunity to hear ...

Chicago, IL (BlackNews.com) -- Earlier this year, President Barack Obama delivered his very first state of the union address, and in one of his key points, he addressed the need for the United States to resume its leadership role in helping cure the global economy.

David Krejci scored the shootout winner as the Boston Bruins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Tuesday night.

When Howard Zinn passed away on January 27 at age 87, the nation mourned the loss of a pioneering historian and social activist who revolutionized...

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The Kroger Co. and members of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 1996 in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., reached a tentative labor agreement covering more than 19,580 Kroger associates who work in 165 stores in and around Atlanta and 12 stores in Savannah.

Car-rental giant to use biodiesel A major car-rental company, St. Louis-based Enterprise Holdings,

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -David Krejci scored the winner in the third round of the shootout, and rookie Tuukka Rask made 43 saves to help the Boston Bruins send the Buffalo Sabres to their fifth consecutive loss with a 3-2 win Tuesday night.

ID Watchdog, Inc. (TSX.V: IDW) (OTCQX: IDWAF), which provides acclaimed consumer-facing identity theft protection and resolution services, announced today that the initial reception and adoption of its idCHECK product ...

The Scott Sisters, Jamie and Gladys Scott of Mississippi, were accused of an $11 robbery and given double life sentences. The sisters have always proclaimed their innocence. Now one of them has been hospitalized.

Miami, Florida, - Miami FC announced today that starting central defender Zach Kirby will return for another season. Kirby played 23 games for the Blues in 2009 and proved to be a stalwart for the Miami back line.

Visas slogan in the run-up to an Olympic Games has long been Go World. That sentiment has never been more obvious to former Mercer Islander Steve Penny than during the times when he has carried the Olympic torch.

Joe Moye promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Capgemini Government Solutions LLC. Capgemini said that Joe Moye has been appointed chief executive officer of Capgemini Government Solutions LLC, a member of the Capgemini group.

In a win for American Airlines and its Oneworld Alliance, Japan Airlines said Feb. 9 it would remain aligned with the Fort Worth-based air carrier and its airline network.

Southern Accents with Karen Elliott, produced locally by WTCI-TV (PBS), will feature several presidential sites in honor of President's Day.

Leading Autism Advocacy Organization Documents Progress to Discover Causes and Treatments for Autism Spectrum DisordersAutism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, has released its annual list of the 10 most significant research achievements to have impacted autism during the previous year. Every year, Autism Speaks documents the progress made toward its mission ...

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The Dallas Stars added another experienced goaltender Tuesday, acquiring Kari Lehtonen in a trade with the Atlanta Thrashers.

Federal officials have confirmed the death of a 31-year-old Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worker who had been missing in Haiti since a devastating earthquake hit the country four weeks ago, the agency said Tuesday.