Archive for July, 2010
Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn’t do it. I did it, but was inattentive.
Police Search for Suspect in Westhampton Bank Robbery
A Westhampton Beach Astoria Federal Savings branch was robbed Saturday morning, Suffolk County police say. A woman entered the bank at an approximately 9 a.m. and…
Landis in the hunt in Catskills race
WINDHAM, N.Y. (AP) — Floyd Landis joked around at the start with other riders at the Tour of the Catskills, then showed he still has a kick. Landis completed the first stage of the three-day event in the lead pack of 35 riders, finishing in 3 hours, 19.23 seconds on a sun-splashed Saturday
Oil spill taints UC Berkeley’s BP-funded research
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — BP’s catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley’s research partnership with the British company, with activists and professors on the famously liberal campus calling for a severing of ties.
Dodgers acquire Cubs LHP Ted Lilly
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Left-hander Ted Lilly was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with infielder Ryan Theriot on Saturday for infielder Blake DeWitt and minor league right-handers Kyle Smit and Brett Wallach. Los Angeles also received cash to cover part of what remains in Lilly’s $12 million salary.
US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept.
