Archive for May, 2011

W.Va. court rejects bid to halt Massey Energy sale

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Supreme Court rejected a request Tuesday to temporarily bar Massey Energy Co. shareholders from voting on a proposed $7.1 billion sale to rival coal producer Alpha Natural Resources



Austrian player banned for life for match-fixing

LONDON (AP) — Austrian player Daniel Koellerer has been banned for life and fined $100,000 by tennis authorities for attempting to fix matches. Koellerer was ranked No. 55 in 2009



In a July 10, 2005 file photo, waves from the Gulf of Mexico pour over Cedar Key, Fla., past the road signs on G Street, as the outer bands of wind and rain related to Hurricane Dennis batter the island community.  The tough task of guessing what hurricane season will look like could be even more difficult this year for forecasters, who won't be able to rely on the relatively predictable forces known as El Nino and La Nina. So far, the National Hurricane Center in Miami is predicting that the season that begins on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, will be busier than normal, with as many as 18 named tropical storms, three to six of them becoming major hurricanes. El Nino and La Nina _ warming and cooling trends in the ocean that can either rev up hurricanes or suppress them _ are expected to be close to neutral, complicating any predictions. The last time temperatures were neutral was 2005, when hurricanes Katrina and Rita hammered the Gulf Coast with lethal results.   (AP Photo/The Gainesville Sun, David Massey, File)

Predicting 2011 Hurricane Season Could be Tough

The tough task of guessing what hurricane season will look like could be even more difficult this year for forecasters, who won’t be able to…



Former Giant DE Andy Robustelli dies

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Football Hall of Famer Andy Robustelli, who played for the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams during a 14-year NFL…



Police: Missing Pakistani journalist found dead

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani journalist who investigated al-Qaida’s alleged infiltration of the navy and told a rights activist he’d been threatened by the country’s intelligence agencies was found dead Tuesday. Police said his body showed signs of torture.



Mangano and Wang

Nassau Sets Referendum for New Coliseum Loan

Nassau County lawmakers have scheduled an Aug. 1 referendum seeking…