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The CEO of Continental partner ExpressJet Airlines will jump to American Airlines as a senior vice president beginning Jan. 1.
The mother of an Iranian-American scholar facing espionage charges in Tehran is urging the Iranian government to release her son.
An American man wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States has been sentenced to three years in a Chinese prison for making illegal drugs.
Iran brought new espionage charges against an Iranian-American scholar who was already convicted of spying and sentenced to 15 years in prison in the country's crackdown following June's disputed presidential election, a human rights group said Thursday.
Darryl Crawford scored 26 points to lead Manhattan to a 69-62 victory over American on Wednesday night.
Jarvis Varnado had 12 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks to lead Mississippi State to a 75-50 victory over Texas-Pan American on Tuesday night.
A U.S. consular official said Monday that an American woman has died of a gunshot wound she reportedly suffered in the Mexican border city of Matamoros.
An oil boom is under way in California's agricultural heartland, as evolving tastes and a trend toward healthy fare have transformed a profession as old as civilization: olive production for the extra virgin market.
Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm.
Devin Sweetney scored 26 points as St. Francis of Pennsylvania beat two-time defending Patriot League champion American 65-61 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.
The Associated Press-iVillage Food poll on dinnertime habits was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Nov. 5-9. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,006 adults. Interviews were conducted with 806 respondents on landline telephones and 200 on cellular phones.
A New Jersey man alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday that U.S. officials were responsible for falsely imprisoning him for several months in Africa on suspicion of having ties to al-Qaida.
Paris police are urging witnesses to come forward following the unsolved killing of a 21-year-old Oregon man killed this month while vacationing in France.
Armed with an AK-47, an American contract worker said Wednesday he held off militants attacking a guest house in Kabul, allowing about two dozen U.N. election workers to escape.
American Airlines will close a maintenance base in Kansas City, Mo., and shrink other repair shops next September as the slump in travel leaves fewer planes to maintain.
Cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc. sold fewer cigarettes but recorded 72 percent higher profit than in last year's third quarter, when restructuring costs and the falling value of its trademarks dampened its earnings, the company said Thursday.
Reynolds American Inc. reports its third-quarter results on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
A Myanmar-born American jailed for allegedly plotting to incite unrest in the military-ruled country was brought before a court Wednesday on charges that carry a sentence of up to 14 years, his lawyer said.
U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati believes the Americans can win next year's World Cup.
Canada's mayors said Saturday that they are withdrawing their threat to boycott suppliers from the United States in retaliation for Buy American provisions involving U.S.-funded stimulus projects.
Two lawyers for detained Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi have agreed to defend a Myanmar-born American jailed for allegedly planning to incite unrest in the military-run country, the lawyers said Saturday.
It's easy to see why bookkeeper Linda Mortimer moved to the Florida Keys 20 years ago: the impossibly blue water, the year-round sunshine, a lifestyle so laid-back that every day is like a Jimmy Buffett lyric.
Willis NorthAmerica Inc., a subsidiary of global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, priced a registered offering of $300 million in senior unsecured notes due 2019 at 7 percent.
The U.S. Embassy said Friday it has made a formal complaint to Myanmar's military government after a Myanmar-born American claimed he was mistreated in prison.
The U.S. Embassy said Tuesday that it has been allowed to visit a Myanmar-born American detained in the country for the past three weeks but refused to divulge details about his health or whereabouts.
Liberty of London to team up with Target | News | DrapersI can't tell you how many times I and my fellow expat Americans have bemoaned the absence of "Tar-jay" on the British retail scene. Just last week, my husband was whinging that "if I could just dash over to Target, I'd be done with this chore!" Here's a mouth watering excerpt!
DAWN.COM | World | Iraq sees alarming rise in cancers, deformed babiesBAGHDAD: The guns are gradually falling silent in Iraq as a fragile stability takes hold, turning the spotlight on a stealthier killer likely to stalk Iraqis for years to come.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | In it, up to our necksSo then, December is upon us, another year has gone by in the Fatherland's struggle to keep its head above water, to be accepted as another half-civilised country in the comity of nations.
December 1, 2009 - Tuesday MARCH FOR CHANGE & ONGOING SUPPORT Current mood: hopeful Category: News and Politics ON JANUARY 15, 2010, THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S INAUGURATION, AMERICANS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WILL DESCEND ON WASHINGTON DC IN THE STRONGEST S …
The Party Of Death: GOP Says Stop Effort To Halt Health Care Deaths, But Escalate WarWell-known fringe freak show Rammesh Ponnuru published a childish screed in 2006 attacking Democrats as "The Party of Death." It was a (deliberately) provocative title -- and we should thank him, because it's a perfect moniker for these troubling times.
Colored Musicians Club gets $300,000 boostThe campaign to build a museum on the lower floor of the Colored Musicians Club hit a high note Tuesday. Mayor Byron W. Brown announced the city would provide $300,000 to commemorate the jazz organization's history at 145 Broadway.
November 22, 2009 The tidbit this week: The answers to last issue's questions are: Patrick F. Healy (Belgium); McGill University (Canada); 110 years old; Joe Louis; Brown Girl, Brownstones; and H. Rap Brown.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | Smokers� Corner: Bogey nationRecently the monthly Herald published the results of an elaborate survey that it undertook to determine the extent of anti-Americanism in Pakistan. The findings suggest nothing that we do not already know. The percentages in this case hold only an academic interest.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | Smokers� Corner: Boxing the faithOnce upon a time, charity boxes of so-called Islamic welfare organisations were a ubiquitous sight at shops in our cities. These boxes were claimed to have been put there by the shopkeepers and Islamic welfare groups to raise money for the building of mosques and madressahs.
Islamic Terror Suspect With Feet in East and West Mr. Headley, an American citizen, is accused of being the lead operative in a loose-knit group of militants plotting revenge against a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
New Toronto FC coach comes with experience - thestar.comToronto FC is set to announce the hiring of a new coach on Thursday. General manager Mo Johnston is expected to introduce his former teammate, Predrag "Preki" Radosavljevic, will become the club's fourth coach in four Major League Soccer seasons.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | Why not a civilian head of ISI?By Kamran Shafi Tuesday, 17 Nov, 2009
NOW Magazine // Daily // Raptors and Leafs, a tale of two citiesWhat do fans of Toronto's sports teams say about the city? By Enzo Di Matteo Tripped over this stencil spray-painted on the sidewalk at the corner of Jarvis and Queen the other day – Leafs nation: spirit is everything; Raptors nation: we prefer winning.
A third of teens say they've texted while drivingA third of teens ages 16 and 17 say they have texted while driving and 48 percent of teens ages 12 to 17 say they have been in a car when the driver was texting, says a new Pew study.
Congressman Al Green Introduces Urgent Bill to Honor a Great American -- Confucius?Congressman Green acknowledges that a fiercely partisan atmosphere prevails in today's 111th Congress, and forging important legislation requires the focused and determined efforts of all our esteemed public officials.
Apple - Movie Trailers - CollapseAmericans generally like to hear good news. They like to believe that a new President will right old wrongs, that clean energy will replace dirty oil, and that fresh thinking will set the economy straight. American pundits tend to restrain their pessimism and to hope for the best.
US Urges North Korea Not to Escalate Tensions in Yellow SeaWashington has urged North Korea not to escalate tensions in the Yellow Sea following a naval skirmish between the North and South Korean navies Tuesday. More Articles
Korean Navies Trade Fire in First Incident in Seven YearsNorth and South Korean naval vessels exchanged fire in disputed waters off the western coast of the Korean Peninsula on Tuesday, leaving one North Korean vessel engulfed in flames, South Korean officials said. More Articles
Jon's shtick on The Daily ShowOn Aug 20 2009, Jon Stewart interviewed Betsy McCaughey - architect of the widely rumored "death panels" idea - that Obama's health care proposals would create government sponsored draconian consultations imposing conditions upon both patients in end-of-life circumstances and doc …
Pelosi bill: Jail for no insurance!WHEN, and from WHERE did the Federal Government acquire the "RIGHT" to FORCE a family to "buy health insurance" or face a CIVIL PENALTY, or, FAILING that, to face CRIMINAL fines or even PRISON?
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan's Taliban dilemma, Despite being relatively few in number, the Afghan Taliban are thriving in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as they take advantage of Islamabad's apparent ambivalence towards them, the BBC's Hugh Sykes reports from Kabul.
Mark Steyn: Shooter exposes hole in U.S. terror strategySame ideological pathologies that drive al-Qaida overpowered Hasan's American identity.
The American Way of Abandonment When America is about to throw an ally to the wolves, we follow an established ritual. We discover that the man we supported was never really morally fit to be a friend or partner of the United States.
Dear President Obama, I am writing you today because I have a dream one day all veterans will be treated as equal. Today, to many people's surprise they are not.
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