World records tumble at U.S. trials
June 30, 2008
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Natalie Coughlin and Hayley McGregory blitzed to back-to-back world records and Katie Hoff secured her second Olympic berth at the U.S. swimming trials on Monday.
Prosecutors charge accused USS Cole mastermind
June 30, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military prosecutors have requested the death penalty for the alleged mastermind behind the bombing of the USS Cole warship that killed 17 U.S. sailors in 2000, the Pentagon said on Monday.
Wizards sign All-Star Jamison to contract extension
June 30, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison has been signed to a contract extension, the team said on Monday.
Wizards sign All-Star Jamison to contract extension
June 30, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Wizards forward Antawn Jamison has been signed to a contract extension, the team said on Monday.
Mark Todd’s equestrian wizardry riding on Gandalf
June 30, 2008
SANDY (Reuters) - A late-night challenge to a group of friends led Mark Todd to end his eight-year retirement and head for the Beijing Games aboard a horse famous for an appearance in a rap video.
Lithuania discus thrower Alekna eyes third gold
June 30, 2008
VILNIUS (Reuters) - When Virgilijus Alekna is not acting as a bodyguard to Lithuania’s former president, he is training to win a third Olympic discus title in Beijing.
Provocative "Candide" hits London, divides critics
June 30, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A provocative production of Leonard Bernstein’s musical “Candide” has come to London and sharply divided the critics.
World Trade Center behind schedule, over budget
June 30, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rebuilding at the World Trade Center, site of the September 11 attacks, is behind schedule and over budget, and major problems mean new cost estimates and timetable must be drawn up, officials said on Monday.
Woods unable to say when he will play again
June 30, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Tiger Woods does not know when he will be able to play again after doctors built a new knee ligament for him using tendon taken from his right hamstring.
Florida sues Countrywide over mortgages
June 30, 2008
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida sued mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp on Monday for predatory lending practices, alleging the company at the center of the U.S. mortgage crisis made subprime loans to people who could not repay them.
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