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Football: Real sent crashing by Lyon

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:46 +0000

Big-spending Real Madrid crash out of the Champions League at the last 16 stage for the sixth successive season after being held to a 1-1 home draw by French side Lyon on Wednesday.

Football: Defeat ruins Beckham return

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:46 +0000

Wayne Rooney (above) scores twice as Manchester United crush AC Milan 4-0 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League and ruin David Beckham’s return to Old Trafford.

Women fliers honored 65 years after war

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:45 +0000

Some 65 years after their service, a group of former civilian women pilots whose unheralded work was key to helping the U.S. effort in World War II were honored Wednesday with the Congressional Gold Medal.

Air traffic jams in New York likely to jump

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:45 +0000

Flying in and out of New York — which is usually no picnic — is likely to get worse this spring and summer. A new nationwide rule on tarmac delays, possible exemptions to that rule and a runway closure may create a perfect storm for air travelers when bad weather is added to the mix.

Chief Justice slams State of the Union ‘pep rally’

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:45 +0000

Simmering tension between the White House and U.S. Supreme Court spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at this year’s State of the Union address “very troubling.”

Police: ‘Jihad Jane’ attempted suicide in ‘05

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:45 +0000

Colleen LaRose, the Pennsylvania woman indicted for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, attempted to commit suicide in 2005, according to a police report filed at the time.

N.Y. State Police lose second chief in 2 weeks

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:44 +0000

New York state’s top police official announced Wednesday he was quitting, the second acting superintendent to step down in as many weeks.

Obama pledges to continue Haiti aid, says situation ‘remains dire’

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:44 +0000

President Obama met Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval to discuss relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.

U.S. airman killed on duty in Haiti

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:42 +0000

Air Force Lt. Col. Ken Bourland hugged his wife, Peggy, goodbye and headed out for his two-day mission.

The top 10 geek anthems of all time

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:27:23 +0000

Geeks rock! In honor of the South by Southwest festival’s convergence of techie and music culture, we rank the top 10 geek-rock tunes of all time, from “She Blinded Me with Science” to “Particle Man.”