Archive for June, 2010
Tesla Motors hits high gear in 2nd day of trading
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. spiked Wednesday as investors continued bidding up the stock following the electric car maker’s blowout public offering. The excitement cooled late in the session, with shares paring their gains to end down slightly on the day.
Layoffs of census workers will distort jobs data
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in six months, the federal unemployment report to be released Friday will likely show a net loss of jobs. But hold off on the panic button.
Men face assault charges after dog doo dispute
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three men face assault charges after they allegedly attacked an off-duty Harrisburg police officer in a dispute over dog waste. Police said brothers Matthew Stauffer, 33, and Daniel Stauffer, 31, attacked police Officer John Doll earlier this month
Unusual 17th-century Dutch horse burial site found
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Archeologists have uncovered a mass grave with the complete skeletons of 51 horses buried side-by-side, probably the long-forgotten equine victims of a 17th century battle over a strategic Dutch river. It was the largest known equine burial ground in Europe, although chief archaeologist Angela Simons said Wednesday that many such sites have probably existed and have been plowed up over the centuries by unwitting farmers.
Pope shuffles Vatican bureaucracy before vacation
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Preoccupied for months by the clerical sex abuse scandal, the pope on Wednesday shuffled the Vatican bureaucracy before heading off on vacation. His most significant appointment: the head of a new office designed to fight secularism in the West.
Duchovny to make stage debut in Neil LaBute play
NEW YORK (AP) — David Duchovny will make his stage debut in Neil LaBute’s “The Break of Noon.” The “X-Files” actor will play John Smith in the seventh play by LaBute, whose last play, “Reasons to be Pretty” was nominated for the Tony Award for best play. Performances of “The Break of Noon,” which is set amid an office shooting, will begin at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on Oct. 28
