So now its OK to talk about the past? Just because Mark McGwire wants to get back into baseball?

KUALA TERENGGANU: The authorities are only allowing two types of fireworks during the coming Chinese New Year celebrations.

NORRISTOWN Five months after the public hearing on a $5 million HUD Section 108 low-interest loan to help build a supermarket at the Studio Centre on Markley Street, Montgomery County officials urged council to approve the loan application.

LOS ANGELES Stephen Colbert , whose deadpan punditry on Comedy Central has become a force of nature, has an honest appreciation for speed skating. No joke. He is not, he insists, enamored of big-thighed men whose muscles bulge through body-hugging suits. OK, that was going for a laugh.

By: Jake Hibbard Students in three U graduate programs found out how much more theyll be spending next yearbeyond the cost of an impending tuition increase....

RV and Hopland to shut down in June Emotions ran high in the Ukiah City Council Chambers Tuesday night, as members from the community waited for the inevitable school closure decision to come.

February 03, 2010 | 10:12 AM Lake Geneva's mayoral candidates will be on the hot seat next Thursday night. The Regional News is hosting a debate involving all three candidates Feb. 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers.

Township Manager Joseph Martin is confident that Veronas municipal budget will be OK ,as long as Trenton doesnt change the rules without giving municipalities time to react.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says he enjoys the banter with the British press. Ancelotti admits he was wary of the reputation of Fleet Street before his arrival. He said: "OK, I accept we've seen the paparazzi here will go to any limits for a scoop. But all the concerns I had when I came to England have melted away."

If you're the type who spends hours each day at the computer (and let's face it, you are) then one of the most important pieces of gear in your internet arsenal is your monitor -- or monitors as the case may be. Starting today, Dell's UltraSharp U2711 27-inch display is now on sale in the Americas and Asia (and "soon' in Europe). While the $1,099 US price tag might appear steep at first ...

A plan for the future of 59,000 acres straddling the Volusia/Brevard county line changes almost daily as it wends its way through local government reviews.

Q: I hear all the time that dogs should be trained. What are the essential things they should know? A: This one is almost like asking how to raise children -- everyone has a different idea of how it should be done. Still, I'll give it a go. Keep in mind, these are only my suggestions.

Lauren Hall, a former St. Aloysius and Mississippi State soccer standout, is participating in competitive cycling around North America. She will be contributing updates on her progress.

This week, Michael Oren kept up a very busy schedule in Los Angeles.

FAIRFIELD TWP. Michael Trabucco became principal of the grades K-3 Stevenson School effective Friday, Jan. 1, while continuing his duties as the K-6 school districts supervisor of special services. His annual salary is $110,000.

PHILADELPHIA The approaching snowstorm had the 76ers and Timberwolves in a rush to play their game Tuesday night at the Wachovia Center, which had a higher vacancy rate than the Bellevue Stratford Hotel the week after the 1976 American Legion Convention.

Chalk one up for Brady Jardines father. The 6-foot-7 Aggie forward had a chat with Jeff Jardine more than a month ago. Since then the sophomore has been on a tear.

LAS CRUCES - Doa Ana County is closer to enforcing a 2007 ordinance that would allow it to impound the vehicles of drunken drivers.

SAYBROOK TOWNSHIP Lakeside boys basketball coach Rob Pisano wanted his team to pick up a little defensive steam for its next game.So, with the Dragons leading Conneaut by 12 entering the fourth quarter on Tuesday night, Pisano set a lofty goal for his team, hoping it would pick up that momentum.

Today's big news was of course the announcement that Warner Bros is in fact going ahead with yet another Superman reboot. That's not terribly surprising,...

More than 90 percent of people think the neo-rich in China have benefited from networking with government officials and 42 percent have a "bad impression" of the group, a recent survey has found. In the poll, conducted by the People's Daily, "newly rich families" mainly refer to private entrepreneurs, especially owners of newly emerging family firms on the rich list provided by Forbes or Hurun ...

My roommate Laura (Shepard 12-Happy 20th Birthday!) often says Allie, youre CRA-ZZZZY! I dont believe she thinks Im crazy in the mumble-into-my-shoulder type crazy, but rather in what makes certain TV shows great: the character crazy. Or think about it like this: How many people do you run across in your average day?

Is there a future for Sesame Street in Idaho? Many locally and throughout the state hope so. In the past week, Idaho residents have banded together in opposition of Gov. C.L "Butch" Otter's plan to phase out all state funding for Idaho Public Television.

A book aimed at helping children with parents who have alcohol or substance problems is launched.

EAST LANSING, Mich. The Big Ten standings look a lot different than a week ago. Purdues surge and Michigan States slump has a lot to do with it.

The goal of this blog is to prevent me from killing the crazy little old lady who lives downstairs from me. I will write about her here, in cyberspace, instead of allowing ill-will to fester in me like lava in a volcano.

Fourth-seeded German Tommy Haas needed a tiebreaker to get past wild card Devin Britton 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) Tuesday in the first round of the ATP Tour's SAP Open.

SAN JOSE, Calif.Tommy Haas remembers when his first-round opponent, wild-card Devin Britton, was a ballboy. Then he watched him develop into a professional player.