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Alabama's Rolando McClain, Florida's Brandon Spikes and Missouri's Sean Weatherspoon are once again finalists for the Butkus Award, given annually to the nation's top linebacker.
NBC newsman Brian Williams received the first Walter Cronkite Award for his work in journalism Wednesday since the veteran anchorman's death this summer.
Julie Hirschfeld Davis, who covers Capitol Hill for The Associated Press, has won the National Press Foundation's 2009 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Coverage of Congress by a print reporter.
Georgia Rep. John Lewis and the white man who attacked him during a civil rights protest in 1961 have been chosen to receive the Common Ground award.
Fifteen years after Mark Messier and Mike Richter led the New York Rangers to an elusive Stanley Cup title, they are still being feted for their efforts.
Soccer will be giving a new award to the player who scores the "most beautiful goal of the year."
Newt Gingrich's conservative group gave — and then rescinded — a business award to a popular topless club in Texas, the proprietor said Thursday.
A husband and wife who sell tacos and quesadillas have been named New York City's best street vendors.
Los Angeles police Chief William Bratton is being honored by the queen of England for his contributions to law enforcement.
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Torii Hunter is the winner of the Branch Rickey Award in recognition of his work with kids in the community.
An Oregon jury has awarded $2.25 million to a woman who claimed a paramedic molested her as she faded in and out of consciousness in the back of an ambulance.
While Brad Paisley snagged a leading six Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, country's breakout stars like Taylor Swift and Darius Rucker could prove to be tough competition.
The Helen Keller International nonprofit organization has won a $1.4 million prize from a Portuguese foundation for its work in preventing blindness in the developing world, the foundation said Friday.
The University of Washington has received about $126 million in federal money to build an ocean observatory in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Washington and Oregon.
The Draddy Trophy, given annually to the top scholar-athlete in college football, will be renamed for Bill Campbell, chairman of the software company Intuit and a former player and coach at Columbia University.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award on Wednesday for his record-breaking performance in the Beijing Olympics.
NCAA tennis champion Mallory Cecil of Duke has been honored as the nation's top female college player in her sport.
Drexel women's basketball player Nicole Hester is this year's winner of the Honda Inspiration Award after she beat cancer and helped lead the team to its first NCAA tournament appearance.
The Volvo Ocean Race is naming its rookie trophy for a sailor who died during a trans-Atlantic leg of the around-the-world race three years ago Monday.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been voted Footballer of the Year by England's Football Writer's Association after the midfielder's efforts helped put the Reds in contention for their first Premier League title since 1990.
A jury has awarded $300 million to a venture capitalist who accused a one-time business associate of stealing his research into a Web-based credit card processing system.
Country artists Brooks & Dunn and Dierks Bentley have been honored by the Country Music Association for promoting the genre overseas.
Former President Bill Clinton has accepted the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award in a ceremony outside the Truman Library in Missouri.
LeBron James has become the second player to win four conference player of the month awards in one season.
Web Site Ranks Florida As Strangest US StateORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida is the strangest state, but Orlando is only the 36th strangest city in the United States. That's according the Web site Tableseed.com, which said that "the state of Florida was the runaway winner of Tableseed.com's strangest state award."
Uncut triumph for TinariwenFollowing in the footsteps of last year's winners Fleet Foxes, Tinariwen have scooped this year's Uncut music award for their fourth album Imidiwan: Companions.
Stimulus dollars going to accused contractorsSo far, 33 federal departments and agencies have awarded more than $1.2 billion in stimulus contracts to at least 30 companies that are ranked by one watchdog group as among the most egregious offenders of state and federal laws.
John Tantillo's Brand Winner... And Loser: Letterman and the Nobel PrizeJohn Tantillo applauds Letterman for apologizing in way consistent with his personal brand and also criticizes the Nobel Prize committee for their actions--while maintaining that Obama has handled the (undeserved) reward in the best way possible for his own personal political bra …
HUD Helping Florida Home Agencies with GrantsThis month, it was announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, better known as HUD, doled out $1.2 million in grants to various housing agencies in Florida.
Defense argues against big award in fatal radio contest caseThe lawyer for Entercom Communication Corp. and its Sacramento subsidiary argued forcefully Wednesday that his clients weren't responsible for Jennifer Lea Strange's death. But he offered jurors a fallback number on damages just in case they disagree with him.
ASPCA Announces Winners of the 2009 Humane AwardsCheck out the animal and people winners of the 2009 ASPCA Humane Awards. They have done amazing things and will be honored at a luncheon in New York City on October 29th. There is even a cat that plays the piano!
The president has signed the order to give each senior $250 this year to help them along.
Radio New Zealand News : Stories : 2009 : 10 : 14 : NZ man to receive 'alternative Nobel' awardA New Zealander is one of four recipients of the Right Livelihood Awards in Sweden.
Cuba won't let blogger travel to New York to accept award - CNN.comCuba won't let blogger travel to New York to accept award HAVANA, Cuba (CNN) -- A Cuban blogger who has criticized her government has been denied permission to travel to New York to pick up a prestigious journalism award Wednesday.
Jay-Z Sells Out Concert in 15 SecondsJay-Z is officially in another realm. He sold out his upcoming show at London's Alexandra Palace (November 4th) in just 15 seconds just this morning. This is after his tickets for his Sept. 18th concert he did at London's Roundhouse sold out in just a few hours.
'Sully' Among Finalists in America's Top MustacheST. LOUIS -- Two baseball players and hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger are among 18 finalists for the American Mustache Institute's top honors.
Pope Benedict XVI Gives Mother Angelica (EWTN +Founder) Highest Award and Honor + Chairman Mother Angelica, who went to Alabama with a wing and prayer now has a Catholic Global and Worldwide television and radio network. Mother has now been given the Highest Award for efforts by Pope Benedict XVI. Congratulations Mother Angelica! Article in Part
Local Strip Club Owner Stripped Of Gingrich Award -The owner of a North Texas adult night club has been stripped of an award by a political group affiliated with former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.
13-year-old Button Exec a Big Success13-year-old Jordan Culpepper is "chief executive officer of Buttons By Jordan."
Awards turn tricky for Kerala ministersTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Award winning should normally evoke a sense of pride, but in Left Democratic Front-ruled Kerala, awards have hardly brought the satisfaction that
(Video) Kanye West Storms Stage During Taylor Swift's Acceptance Speech at MTV Video Music AwardsThe rapper upstages Taylor Swift during her MTV Awards acceptance speech.
"Let it out!" Let out your creativity: Dubai is once again inviting talents across the world to submit a piece of work they think deserve recognition.
Eleven Year Old Creates Award Winning Program Monica Plumb, an 11 year old sixth grader from Powhatan County, Virginia, has been awarded United Animal Nation's prestigious Animals' Choice Award for donating pet oxygen masks to 22 fire departments in the United States and Canada.
Santa Barbara Internation Film Festival - Quentin Tarantino Wins Kirk Douglas Award - Planet Santa Barbara - Local NewsIn recognition of his contributions to the world of film, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival is honored to present the fourth annual KIRK DOUGLAS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FILM to the legendary, Academy Award-winning writer/director/producer/actor Quentin Tarantino.
The corruption of Philippine culture?[Manila, Philippines] We often speak, in these Arroyo-addled times, of the "culture of corruption" that has seeped into the very marrow our society's bones. Last week, that phrase took an interesting twist.
UAN Honors Virginia Sixth Grader for Helping Animal Fire VictimsAnother award for 11 year-old Monica Plumb.
Kerala Tourism wins international awardsKerala Tourism has bagged honours at the International Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards 2009.
Air Force doctor wins national award 7/28/2009 - FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (AFNS) -- An Air Force doctor here was one of 10 receipients recently selected for the 2009 American College of Rheumatology Distinguished Award.
Mad Men,' '30 Rock' lead Emmy nominees"The Emmy Awards smiled on some unlikely comedy series nominees Thursday morning, giving nominations to "Family Guy" and "Flight of the Conchords" and leaving out such mainstays as "Two and a Half Men.""
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