It was just a trip to the dentist. Even though Felita Dowdy had cerebral palsy, she should have been home within hours of having her teeth extracted.

Minnesotans delighted that Obama budget keeps Central Corridor LRT right on track By Derek Wallbank | Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. The president plans to direct $45 million to begin construction on the Central Corridor light rail train, money that local and federal officials say all but confirms the project will win federal approval later this year.

An FBI profiler says "People dont just wake up one day and say, Im going to abduct someone and murder them."

Lawmakers trying to comb through millions of dollars in contracts in the state Department of Education had trouble Tuesday even deciphering how much the department is spending on the arrangements this year. Ted Jackson/The Times-Picayune archiveRep. Jim Fannin, chairman of...

If one were to survey any group of Americans by asking them to name Abraham Lincolns greatest speech, it is highly likely that the vast majority of respondents would reply The Gettysburg Address.

In karaoke bars around the world, few songs are belted out with more relish and enthusiasm than the Frank Sinatra standard "My Way". Except, that is, in the Philippines.

After 1,300 years in the ground and eight months on the road, biggest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold returns to Potteries Some Staffordshire clay has come home clinging to the sinuous curves and filigree ornament of the most spectacular heap of Anglo-Saxon golden loot ever found. More than 100 pieces of the Staffordshire Hoard, a glittering treasure from the world of Beowulf, which has gone around ...

After a series of killings in the Phillippines connected with renditions of the Frank Sinatra song 'My Way', most karaoke fans will not now allow themselves to croon "And now, the end is near, And so I face, the final curtain" for fear the lines might come true. Related Stories Toyota's steering in spotlight Hollywood asked to save its famous sign Iran nuclear stand-off reaches crisis point

Most businesses write a business plan either because they think or have been told they should, or because they need one to raise money. If you're putting together a business plan to raise funding, the plan becomes even more critical in determining the success or failure of your business.

The Rev. Dwayne L. Wells was 7 years old when he felt a stirring in his spirit as he sat in a pew at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. And one Sunday, I was only 7 years old that man preached about hell. His subject was A Candidate for Hell, so I became a candidate for baptism, Wells said.

If you're looking for work, it may be time to step away from the computer. That's because like many job seekers, you're probably spending way too much time poring over job boards and sending resumes to cyber black holes that offer you little chance of finding a job.

The day this issue hits the streets, February 4, conservative KFQD talker Dan Fagan is hosting a town hall meeting at the Sheraton which was supposed to feature panelists including gubernatorial contenders Ralph Samuels (a Republican) and Ethan Berkowitz (Democrat), as well as school district Superintendent Carol Comeau, Lieutenant Governor Craig Campbell, and a few others. Fagans subject ...

Truth could turn out more embarrassing for university, but CRU 'dissidents', a corporate leak ahead of Copenhagen or bloggers intent on data 'liberation' are all still in the frame. In a unique experiment, The Guardian has published online the full manuscript of its major investigation into the climate science emails stolen from the University of East Anglia, which revealed apparent attempts to ...

"Avatar" junkies are proud of their true-blue fandom. "I was starting to recite the lines just before they were happening," one fan said of his 15 screenings.

There's a lot of history in a surname. A new project will put the origins of thousands online Are you called Longnose or Sheepshanks, Vuggles or Halfknight? Whether one of the last remaining bearers of a rare surname, or just a Smith or Jones, most people have a curiosity about where their surname came from and how it evolved. My surname Tickle, it turns out, comes from the place called ...

KUALA LUMPUR: The judging for the New Straits Times "Valentine Lovelines" message-writing contest was held yesterday and the winners will be announced on Sunday.

President Barack Obama has received nothing but bad news since he announced his plans to move Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his al-Qaeda accomplices to the United States for civilian trials.

The Times continues the business-press tradition of hailing new regulators as saviors from the previous bad regulators. The problem is, as weve said , that we usually hear about the badness of the previous regulators only after theyre already gone.

SPORTING LIFE On Bourbon Street they were carrying placards proclaiming ''Amen Breesus'', after quarterback Drew Brees rifled New Orleans to early favouritism for sports story of the year.

JENNY ANDERSON and ZACHERY KOUWE The new enforcement team at the Securities and Exchange Commission is working to police Wall Street - and to shake off the psychic blow of the Bernard L. Madoff affair.

W ORLEANS (AP) -- On his feet, his insides roiling like a butter churn, Percy "PJ" Williams Jr. pulled his leather Saints helmet over his face and closed his eyes.

New York City's Rising Phoenix Repertory presents the world premiere of Daniel Reitz's Afterclap as part of an ongoing series of site-specific "pub theatre" in the East Village. Performances begin Feb. 8.

Provincial police crime scene investigators here are combing through the home of CFB Trenton Base Commander Russ Williams in connection with the death and disappearance of Jessica Lloyd.

Late Tuesday night, WTNH meteorologist Geoff Fox

It's good for your resume to stand out, but you don't want to overdo the formatting. Here's a quick example of what not to do.

A new development plan for Union Pier Terminal would restore Charleston's "historical front door," according to a consultant who described the current configuration as "making a garden and then putting all this junk in front of it."

In many ways, the Baylor womens basketball players are no different from any other college student. They spend countless hours poring over the necessary subject matter, studying and reviewing it until it hopefully becomes second nature.

As you probably know by now, I just love a good keyboard shortcut. This week I've got a few new ones for you--but first I'll solve The Case of the Mysterious Waking Laptop.