CHICAGO. August 10, 2009. Mayor Richard Daley called on U.S. President Barack Obama and other federal government officials to take a pay cut and 15 unpaid furlough days for the sake of the country.
At an event to announce the city construction program in Chicago, Daley said “They need to suck it up and feel the [...]
DENVER. August 9, 2009. Randy Wells had the edge on his opposite number this season. He is 8-4 to Jason Hamel’s 6-6 but is the 1st rookie pitcher for the Cubs to win 4 in a row since Kerry Wood. Hamel can be good if he is on song but he also has a tendency [...]
CHICAGO. August 8, 2009. With Congress reaching agreement on a $789 billion stimulus package for Americans, the clock is ticking for this year’s home buyers and homeowners. The package contains important benefits related to housing.
One provision gives first-time home buyers an $8,000 tax credit provided they purchase a home between January 1, 2009 and December [...]
DENVER. August 8, 2009. If you read my prequel to tonight’s game you will know that the Cubs had their work cut out for them. Rox pitcher Marquis is a former Cub and Dempster doesn’t have much of a record here having lost both games pitched.
First up Theriot for the Cubs led off but was [...]
LEXINGTON, August 8, 2009. Gil de Ferran has announced he will quit racing to focus on entering a two-car team for the next IndyCar season.
The Brazilian, Champ Car champion in 2000 and 2001 and winner of the 2003 Indy 500, is currently racing in ALMS but wants to enter open-wheel racing.
He said: “I’m stepping out [...]
DETROIT. August 8, 2009. General Motors Co. plans to register 3.5 billion shares of stock to ready itself for a public offering sometime next year, using the proceeds to repay at least part of what it owes the U.S. government and other stakeholders.
GM disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on [...]
TOKYO. August 9, 2009. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake beneath the Pacific Ocean off the southeastern coast of Japan has shaken the highly populated areas of Honshu.
It occurred on Sunday, August 9 at 7:55 PM local time.
The USGS “Did you feel it?” map has many reports of IV intensity near Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. A damaging [...]
FRESNO. August 8, 2009. Up to seven people were killed on Saturday afternoon after a car slammed into another during a police chase near Dinuba in California, officials say.
The accident happened in a rural area near the small town of Dinuba at the intersection of Avenue 424 and Road 120, a spokeswoman for the California [...]
