News Archive for March 09 2008

Jaime Pressly - Premiere of "Horton Hears A Who" in Westwood Google shares could fall another 20 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research), whose shares have plunged more than 40 percent since November, could fall almost another 20 percent due to the U.S. economic slowdown and aggressive spending by the Internet search engine company, according to the latest issue of Barron's.

Schoolchildren Could Be Forced To Swear Allegiance To The Queen

Schoolchildren may have to swear allegiance to the Queen under proposals aimed at promoting British citizenship.

SoCal Thrift Store Worker Returns $30G

POMONA, Calif. — A thrift store worker in Southern California says she didn't think twice about returning $30,000 she found in donated clothing. Barbarita Nunez was sorting clothes on Tuesday at the Veterans Thrift Store when she found a small box. Inside was an envelope of cash. Nunez said at first she thought the money was fake. But just in case, [...]

NYC: Traces of sedatives in NYC water

Locals say this city makes the world's best bagels from the best water, piped in from rustic reservoirs up to 150 miles north. Yet few know of a secret ingredient in their source water: a dash of pharmaceuticals.

Washington Boy Hospitalized after Being Buried in Sandbox

Cody Porter, 10, is listed in critical condition after being buried in the sandbox by his friends.

Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change

A group of Baptist leaders have decided to back a declaration on climate change, saying the Southern Baptist Convention’s previous position on the issue was “too timid.”