Archive for November, 2009

By now, you’ve heard about Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the Virginia couple who bluffed their way into President Obama’s first state dinner. It’s the ultimate party to crash, I suppose, and that they pulled it off with such aplomb borders on breathtaking....

Air-traffic controllers repeatedly gave instructions to change the course of a Northwest Airlines jet that had been out of radio contact for more than an hour as a test to ensure that it had not been hijacked, according to transcripts released Friday. Controllers...

Shoppers began storming stores and Web sites on Thanksgiving, and the throngs continued through Black Friday, according to retailers and Web site traffic-tracking companies. While there were no reports of significant problems like those that marred Black...

The midsize CTS helped ignite the rebirth of Cadillac, with its dynamic design and good appointments. Now it’s time for CTS to capitalize on its popularity a couple of derivatives, a wagon and coupe. First up is the 2010 wagon, called Sport Wagon...

Just as I don’t want to know exactly what’s in a hot dog, I didn’t like reading the other day that there’s a possibility Hershey may be taking over Cadbury. I don’t know what’s in Cadbury chocolate or Hershey bars,...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Farewells come in all flavors. Saturday was for last bows at the Swamp, whether the 22-year-old senior Florida quarterback, or the 80-year-old Florida State coach. Tim Tebow and Bobby Bowden. Do you prefer your legends young...

How much would you pay to save the world from the threat of global warming? We might find out soon. “Everything we do is tied to energy and climate,” says climate economist Graciela Chichilnisky of Columbia University. “Not just the...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A humorless sun hoists itself above the crowd standing outside the football stadium. It’s unseasonably muggy and people have been standing for hours, melting into the hot concrete beneath them. They couldn’t be happier....

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is gearing up for the shuttle program’s final year after Atlantis’ safe return Friday ended an 11-day voyage, the last of five successful missions in 2009. “Houston, wheels stop,” commander Charlie...

Megawatt superstar and world No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods was injured in a one-car accident early Friday near his Florida home that left him with facial lacerations. Woods, 33, was taken by ambulance to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Fla., where he was...