Articles filed under Content Providers
-
Soaring opium production endangers Afghan stabilityAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan opium poppy cultivation exploded to a record high this year, with the multibillion-dollar trade fueled by Taliban militants and corrupt offi...
-
Asthma hits 9/11 workersAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A new survey of Sept. 11-related illnesses has found an alarming increase in asthma -- 12 times higher than normal -- among those who toiled on the toxic d...
-
This Comiskey helped Sox soarAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Charles Albert "Chuck" Comiskey II, grandson and namesake of the Chicago White Sox founder and a former front-office executive and co-owner during the "Go Go Sox" years ...
-
School defibrillator studyAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- A nationwide push to put portable defibrillators in every school, a response to several high-profile student deaths, may not be worth the cost, a new study co...
-
Illini freshman guard declared ineligibleAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber says promising recruit Quinton Watkins won't play or attend school this fall because he isn't academically eligible. Wa...
-
Jackie Chan re-injures back while filmingAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - HONG KONG -- Jackie Chan suffered back pain while wrapping up filming of "The Forbidden Kingdom," his first collaboration with Jet Li. Chan said in his Web blog that he ...
-
Thompson aide leavesAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Republican Fred Thompson sidestepped questions Monday about the departure of yet another high-level aide to his presidential campaign-in-waiting. Lind...
-
Tornado in North DakotaAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - NORTHWOOD, N.D. -- A tornado destroyed two mobile home parks, killing one person, and blew out windows in homes and buildings across the town, officials said Monday. At ...
-
NASCAR Nextel Cup SeriesAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Leaders Through the Sharpie 500, which was held Aug. 25: Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 3,582. 2, Tony Stewart, 3,233. 3, Denny Hamlin, 3,229. 4, Matt Kenseth, 3,163. 5, Ca...
-
Tigers rough up YankeesAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Justin Verlander found his groove on the mound, and the Detroit Tigers rediscovered their stroke at the plate as they clobbered the visiting New York Yankees 16-0. Verla...