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A 540-calorie Big Mac? NY chains post calorie info

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:36:35 +0000

Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be hard to swallow _ like 1,130 calories for a Big Mac, medium fries and a medium...

Kids interviewed on TV, to Obama's later regret

AP — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:31 +0000

It’s the interview scoop that quickly gave Barack Obama second thoughts, and not because it revealed he leaves his suitcase where his children can trip over it.

Britain urging return to wartime food frugality

AP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:31:14 +0000

Waste not, want not.

On the Net: YouTube videos play with reality

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:12:22 +0000

Can you trust a YouTube video?

$1 tickets, free parking saves money at ballpark

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:00:52 +0000

A day at the ballpark doesn’t have to empty your wallet.

Denver to Des Moines flight delayed by ticks

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:26:19 +0000

Some wayward ticks delayed a United Airlines flight from Denver to Des Moines.

ATMs and spitting bans; Olympic Beijing blossoms

AP — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:27:21 +0000

Faced with my blank look of incomprehension, the taxi driver took a deep breath and tried again.

Koppel series shows changes in China

AP — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:00:28 +0000

The image of Ted Koppel interviewing world leaders is so ingrained that it feels odd to see him wearing a hardhat for a nervous trip into a Chinese coal mine, or sitting in a Chongqing karaoke bar where teenage girls are hired to “entertain” male customers.

Auto- education

Veena — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:49:39 +0000

While coming home I observed gems of knowledge written on the back of vehicles especially auto-rickshaws and trucks. Some them very profound some trivial You can change your religion but you cannot change your caste,forget both and unite...

Police have suspect in Pa. boy's 1985 death

AP — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:49:47 +0000

Police have a suspect in the 1985 killing of a teenage boy whose body was found in a thicket months after he left home on a bicycle, a coroner said Thursday.