Rays Advance to Their 1st ALCS

" B.J. Upton and these Tampa Bay Rays are headed home — to get ready for the American League championship series. Worst in the majors last year, the Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing...

Postseason ace Beckett shelled as Angels win 5-4

" Josh Beckett waited four extra days for a chance to show his postseason brilliance. That shine wore off with his very first pitch. The Red Sox right-hander had the worst outing of his 10 postseason starts as...

Pioneer of cancer at work studies dies at 95

Frances Lomas Feldman who died last week at 95 was not a scientist but a social worker and her contribution to work to support cancer surviviors in the workplace was important and still relevant. More than 30 years...

Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Pakistan

" KARACHI, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber set off his explosives today while trying to force his way into an opposition politician's home in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 60 others during a holiday celebration.The targeted lawmaker,...

LA's "Humble Beauty": The Artists of Skid Row

Los Angeles County has more homeless people than any other metropolis in the United States. "For over four years, filmmakers Letitia Schwartz and Judith Vogelsang followed the lives and progress of several artists...

Series title eludes Cubs, 100 years and counting

" Now, it's an even 100 years for the Chicago Cubs. The team that posted the best record in the National League is picking up the pieces again after three horrendous performances that resulted in a sweep by the Los...

Pacquiao, De La Hoya: Start six-city promo tour

UPDATED: Kabayan ito po ang latest... Freddie Roach, disclosed yesterday that Manny Pacquiao is in high spirits and excited to come face-to face with Oscar De la Hoya in the kick-off leg of their six-city promotional...

Marbury's Days in New York Appear To Be Numbered

NBA point guard Stephon Marbury will likely be leaving his hometown New York Knicks in the very near future.The troubled star, who has played for four teams in his NBA career, has long dreamed of playing for the...

Houston classified as having a severe smog problem

Houston has gone from being classified as having a “moderate” smog problem to a “severe” one.   The smog is so bad they skipped over the level of “serious” and went straight to...

Original 'Mr. Clean' Bites the Dust

Actor House Peters Jr, who portrayed the original and iconic, Mr. Clean, has died at the age of 92." House Peters Jr., a character actor who became an advertising icon after starring as Proctor & Gamble's...

Janet Jackson Released From Hospital

Singer Janet Jackson cancelled her Montreal concert on Monday after being hospitalized for an undisclosed medical condition. "A representative for Janet Jackson says the singer has been hospitalized after falling ill...

Mexico feels the effect of U.S. financial crisis and severity of floods

Millions of families depend on the money their relatives in U.S. send home, sometimes it is a son who sends money to his parents, a husband to his family or a single mother who sends money to support her...

Four-month nationwide gang sweep nets 1,700 arrests

" Washington, D.C.-- More than 1,700 alleged gang members and their associates, many of them illegal immigrants, were arrested during a four-month nationwide crackdown that spanned 53 cities, including Los...

Senate approves revised bailout plan

  WASHINGTON -- Update: The Senate has passed the legislation on a 74-25 vote.With both presidential candidates returning to the Capitol to lend support, the Senate was debating a modified $700-billion Wall...

Violence in Korean waters puts China relations at risk

" BEIJING -- Two violent clashes in recent days involving Chinese fishermen at work off the Korean peninsula have threatened to roil the diplomatic waters between Beijing and two Asian neighbors, experts say.South Korean maritime officials have detained 11 Chinese...

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