News archive from Tuesday, 17 April 2012, page 17
Pitino's son replacing Isiah Thomas as FIU coach
MIAMI Richard Pitino had two options. He could remain part of his father's coaching staff at Louisville and aim at returning to the Final Four next season, or take over a program that hasn't posted a winning record since he was a teenager. And Rick...
Behind the Pulitzers: How did they do that?
NEW YORK -- Sometimes the story behind the prize is almost as compelling as the award-winning news itself. Some details on a few of this year's Pulitzer Prize winners. THE CUB REPORTER Sara Ganim is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting....
'30 Rock': Alec Baldwin promises he's staying with the series
Fear not "30 Rock" fans, Alec Baldwin isn't going anywhere until the series ends. He made this point clear during an appearance in Washington on Monday (April 16). The Washington Post is reporting that Baldwin says that he'll remain with...
British Library buys $14.3M ancient gospel
LONDON -- The British Library has paid 9 million pounds (US$14.3 million) to acquire the St. Cuthbert Gospel, a remarkably well-preserved survivor of seventh-century Britain described by the library as the oldest European book to survive fully...
Hornets sit Gordon, Kaman
New Orleans Hornets guard Eric Gordon and center Chris Kaman will not play Monday night against the Charlotte Bobcats, while Gustavo Ayon and Carl Landry are both game-time decisions. With Jarrett Jack, Chris Johnson and Omeka Okafor already listed as...
GOP derails Senate 'Buffett rule' taxes on wealthy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans derailed a Democratic "Buffett rule" bill Monday forcing the nation's top earners to pay at least 30 percent of their income in taxes, using the day before Americans' taxes are due to defy President...
Florida insurers expect efforts to beat PIP reforms
TALLAHASSEE - Payments to chiropractors and massage therapists for treating injured motorists soared over the past decade - a 251 percent increase in massage claims alone from 2007 to 2010 - sending premiums for the no-fault auto insurance that paid...
Guinea-Bissau coup leaders close borders, airport
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau The crisis in this tiny West African country worsened Monday after the military group that overthrew the government last week suspended the constitution, dissolved Parliament and sealed off Guinea-Bissau’s borders. Union...
Charter school principal suspended for tampering with FCATs
Unlike most schoolchildren in Florida, the students at Ramz Academy charter school in Little Havana weren't able to take the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test on Monday. The reason: Their principal is accused of tampering with the exams. Principal...
Brazil: Hillary Clinton talks up business ties
BRASILIA, Brazil Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Brazilian capital a week after Brazil's president visited the United States, highlighting the growing business ties between the countries. Speaking to Brazil's National Confederation of...
John DeGrove dies; led efforts to curb development, preserve resources
John DeGrove, a sharp-tongued land-use planner and civil engineer who helped establish the now-defunct Florida Department of Community Affairs, died Friday in Atlanta. The St. Augustine native was 87. “Dr. DeGrove gave average Floridians...
US, Haiti kick off vaccination campaigns
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Haitian and U.S. officials are launching a nationwide vaccination campaign that seeks to curb or prevent the spread of infectious diseases in the impoverished Caribbean nation. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen...
US, Haiti kick off vaccination campaigns
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Haitian and U.S. officials are launching a nationwide vaccination campaign that seeks to curb or prevent the spread of infectious diseases in the impoverished Caribbean nation. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen...
Brazil: Hillary Clinton talks up business ties
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the Brazilian capital a week after Brazil's president visited the United States, highlighting the growing business ties between the countries. Speaking to Brazil's National Confederation...
Zambrano reunion
MIAMI - Not even Carlos Zambrano's long-awaited reunion with the Cubs on Tuesday can deflect any attention away from the return of Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen from his five-game suspension for inflammatory comments on Fidel Castro. But, oh, what...
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