WINDSOR, England – Royal wedding fever took hold in the storied town of Windsor Saturday with a flutter of flags and divided opinions about the woman who could one day be queen. Among the thousands who lined Windsor’s main street to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles (search) and the …
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NEW YORK – Nicole Richie, whose drastic weight loss spawned speculation that she has an eating disorder, acknowledges she is “too thin” and is getting treatment to add pounds, in an interview in Vanity Fair. “I know I’m too thin right now, so I wouldn’t want any young girl looking …
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VATICAN CITY – Vatican officials cited church law that called for automatic excommunication in condemning China for appointing bishops without papal consent, but legal experts said Friday that the appointees may be spared formal censure because they may have been pressured. The Vatican said Thursday that the consecration of two …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – A U.S.-led coalition military transport helicopter crashed while conducting combat operations in the remote mountains of eastern Afghanistan, killing all 10 American soldiers on board, a U.S. military spokeswoman said Saturday. The CH-47 Chinook crashed late Friday while on a mission in support of Operation Mountain Lion, …
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CAIRO, Egypt – An alleged Al Qaeda videotape aired Monday on Arab television purported to show roadside bomb attacks by the terror group and its Taliban allies against U.S. and Afghan forces in the violent border region of Afghanistan. The video showed a militant preparing a mine for a bomb …
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GROTON, Conn. – A blob-like creature is invading Long Island Sound and posing a threat to its lobsters and other shellfish, University of Connecticut scientists say. The researchers say they have found colonies of invasive sea squirts, blob-shaped animals that reproduce easily, on the floor of the sound. They believe …
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BRUSSELS, Belgium – Mittal Steel Co. (MT) raised its bid for rival Arcelor SA by 34 percent to 25.8 billion euros ($33 billion) on Friday, pledging to make “significant changes” to its governance and reduce the Mittal family’s stake in the company as part of the offer. Arcelor, which had …
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ROME – The Italian Parliament elected an 80-year-old former communist to be president on Wednesday, paving the way for a government headed by center-left leader Romano Prodi to be formed within days. Giorgio Napolitano, a widely respected senator-for-life, was chosen during the fourth round of voting by some 1,000 electors, …
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MILWAUKEE – Kelly Romenesko was teaching French at two Roman Catholic schools in Appleton when she and her husband decided to start a family using in vitro fertilization. After asking for some time off in September 2004 to complete the procedure, the lifelong Catholic gave her boss an update about …
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WASHINGTON – Lambasting the Bush administration for lax protection at U.S. seaports, House lawmakers acted on Thursday to increase spending on port security by $448 million more than this year. The money was part of a $32 billion spending plan for the Homeland Security Department. Earlier this year, the administration …
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