News 2008-05-26 Andanh.com

Photographs from Bismarck-Mandan graduations Mon, 26 May 2008 12:43:02 -0500
Graduation ceremonies highlighted the day on Sunday.

Officers more conscious of crime-fighting than saving fuel Mon, 26 May 2008 07:38:35 -0500
When Burleigh County Sheriff Pat Heinert put together his department's budget last year, he estimated gas would cost $2.89 a gallon on average during 2008.

An eye on the Streets Mon, 26 May 2008 10:34:17 -0500
When Burleigh County Sheriff Pat Heinert put together his department’s budget last year, he estimated gas would cost $2.89 a gallon on average during 2008.

Maximize your fuel efficiency Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:20 -0500
The U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offer the following tips as ways to maximize fuel efficiency:

From Haiti to graduation Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:20 -0500
Ketia Louissant wants her 16-year-old son Darvens "Dave" Holly John Marys to stay close to home. It's a familiar feeling among many high school parents who saw their children graduate Sunday.

Mandan mayor race is historic Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:19 -0500
Two men, neither having been mayor before, are running for the position as Ken LaMont steps aside at a time that has been described as perhaps the most critical in Mandan's long and colorful history.

Region Roundup Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:19 -0500
Compiled by Lauren DonovanBismarck Tribune ADAMS Hettinger - Hettinger will hold its Street Fest '08 Friday, with a citywide rummage sale, a Chamber of Commerce donation sale on Main, burgers and brats downtown from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., a morning petting zoo in Running's parking lot, a three-on-three hoop festival downtown, and a children's fair and games from 1 to 3 p.m. on Main Street. Other organizations will sell bottled water, caramel rolls and doughnuts.

Storm results in three tornados Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:19 -0500
Two confirmed and a third unconfirmed tornado touched down west of the Bismarck-Mandan area as part of the storms that rolled through Saturday night.

New vets home to be built soon Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:19 -0500
LISBON - The hallways of the North Dakota Veterans Home are too narrow for more than one motorized medical scooter to pass at one time, and some residents are picked up at a loading dock for medical appointments.

Students recall tornado in book Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:19 -0500
NORTHWOOD (AP) - Northwood students who spent their senior year in Hatton after a tornado devastated their town have put together a book of essays about their experiences and emotions.

Angus cattle embryos donated Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:19 -0500
SENTINEL BUTTE (AP) - The Home on the Range facility for troubled young people is getting a boost to its cattle herd, thanks to two donations.

Tower of oil cans to be moved Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:19 -0500
CASSELTON (AP) - Casselton residents on Thursday plan to move a 50-foot tower of empty oil cans.

Three-day bike tour is planned Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:19 -0500
KENMARE (AP) - A three-day bicycle tour in north central North Dakota has grown in popularity in its three years, and this year's event might feature 100 or more riders.

Residents to vote on administrator Mon, 26 May 2008 04:06:19 -0500
VALLEY CITY (AP) - Residents here will vote on whether to keep the city administrator position, but how soon the post could be abolished is in dispute.

Area Sports Sun, 25 May 2008 22:48:28 -0500
CLASS A BASEBALL WEST REGION TOURNAMENT At Beulah All times MDT Thursday, May 22 Quarterfinals #1 Dickinson 10, #9 Jamestown 0 #4 Minot 3, #5 Mandan 2 #2 Century 4, #7 St. Mary’s 0 #3 Williston 6, #6 Bismarck 5 Friday, May 23 Loser-out Mandan 4, Jamestown 1 Bismarck 2, St. Mary’s 1 Semifinals Dickinson 5, Minot 1 Century 7, Williston 3 Saturday, May 24 Loser-out Bismarck vs. Minot, canceled Mandan vs. Williston, canceled Championship Dickinson vs. Century, canceled n NOTE: State tournament berths awarded based on seeding positions

Morning Leadoff Sun, 25 May 2008 22:48:28 -0500
Trivia answer From 1D: On this date in 1925, in Detroit’s 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb became the first player to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits. He finished his career with 1,139.

Hezbollah has warning for Lebanon's new government Mon, 26 May 2008 16:45:08 -0500
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's new president got a red carpet welcome Monday, but was quickly thrust into the political thicket as Hezbollah's leader warned against any efforts to disarm his Iranian-backed guerrilla group.

IAEA: Iran may be withholding info in nuke probe Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:10 -0500
VIENNA, Austria - Iran may be withholding information needed to establish whether it tried to make nuclear arms, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday in an unusually strongly worded report.

Quake brings rare freedom for journalists in China Mon, 26 May 2008 12:45:07 -0500
BEICHUAN, China - Rows of body bags were laid out along streets for all to see. Sobbing parents furious about shoddily built schools that collapsed and killed thousands of children were able to speak freely. Military helicopters carried reporters to tour the disaster zone.

No breakfast for children because of aid cuts Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:10 -0500
KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia - At dawn in a ramshackle elementary school in rural Cambodia, the children think of only one thing: their stomachs. They anxiously await the steaming buckets of free rice delivered to their desks.

Conditions ripe for disease in Myanmar Mon, 26 May 2008 13:45:06 -0500
DEDAYE, Myanmar - Myint Hlaing's family bathes and cooks with water from an irrigation ditch fouled by human waste and a rotting cow carcass.

UN report says Russian plane downed Georgian drone Mon, 26 May 2008 13:45:07 -0500
MOSCOW - A Russian fighter jet shot down an unmanned Georgian spy plane over the separatist Abkhazia region last month, U.N. observers said Monday in a report likely to bolster U.S.-allied Georgia's claim the Kremlin is undermining its territorial integrity.

1-child policy has exceptions after China quake Mon, 26 May 2008 16:45:09 -0500
BEIJING - Chinese officials said Monday that the country's one-child policy exempts families with a child killed, severely injured or disabled in the country's devastating earthquake.

China worries about flood threat in quake zone Mon, 26 May 2008 14:45:05 -0500
ANXIAN, China - Soldiers hauled explosives deep into China's disaster zone Monday to blow up earthquake debris blocking a river whose rising waters threatened to flood already-devastated towns and villages.

Iraqi army: 6 teens trained as suicide bombers Mon, 26 May 2008 14:45:06 -0500
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi military on Monday displayed a group of weeping teenagers who said they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant in the last urban stronghold of al-Qaida in Iraq.

South African minister: Situation 'under control' Mon, 26 May 2008 13:45:08 -0500
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A wave of violence against immigrants that left 56 people dead and forced 30,000 from their homes has subsided, South Africa's safety and security minister said Monday.

Bush pays tribute to troops on Memorial Day Mon, 26 May 2008 16:45:17 -0500
ARLINGTON, Va. - President Bush paid tribute Monday to America's fighting men and women who died in battle, saying national leaders must have "the courage and character to follow their lead" in preserving peace and freedom.

Mars lander prepares for digging mission Mon, 26 May 2008 15:45:12 -0500
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander spent its first full day in the Martian arctic plains checking its instruments in preparation for an ambitious digging mission to study whether the site could have once been habitable.

Food banks face high costs but feeding more people Mon, 26 May 2008 16:45:18 -0500
STOCKTON, Calif. - Jackie Hoffman sifted through a laundry bin filled with aging bread, choosing a loaf of white.

Lethal storms kill 8 in Iowa and Minnesota Mon, 26 May 2008 07:45:08 -0500
DES MOINES, Iowa - Powerful storms packing large hail, heavy rain and tornadoes made for a deadly Memorial Day weekend across the nation's midsection, killing at least seven people in Iowa and a 2-year-old child in Minnesota.

Tired of pricey gas, police pump up bike patrols Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:17 -0500
PITTSBURGH - Since even the long arm of the law can't rein in fuel prices, the long legs of the law are getting more exercise these days.

Mass. Sen. Kennedy competes in Cape sailboat race Mon, 26 May 2008 16:45:20 -0500
HYANNIS PORT, Mass. - Sen. Edward Kennedy took the helm of his sailboat "Mya" on Monday and rode a stiff southern wind from Nantucket back to Hyannis in a regatta just a week after undergoing a brain biopsy that diagnosed him with cancer.

Clintons in Puerto Rico; Obama in New Mexico Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:18 -0500
PONCE, Puerto Rico - Hillary Rodham Clinton ended a three-day campaign swing across Puerto Rico the same way many Americans mark Memorial Day _ with family, friends and a salute to the sacrifices of military men and women.

Oil prices supported above $132 Mon, 26 May 2008 14:45:15 -0500
BANGKOK, Thailand - Oil was supported above $132 a barrel Monday in Asia by ongoing worries about global petroleum supplies and the outlook this week for the U.S. dollar.

Lexus of space station labs poised for launch Mon, 26 May 2008 10:45:16 -0500
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Japan is about to roll out the Lexus of space station labs, a whopper in size and sophistication.

Agreement on 2020 emissions target eludes G8 ministers Mon, 26 May 2008 14:45:02 -0500
KOBE, Japan - Under pressure to boost talks on a new global warming pact, Group of Eight environment ministers on Monday endorsed slashing greenhouse gas emissions in half by mid-century, but failed to agree on much more contentious near-term targets.

Ex-manager on trial in Siemens scandal Mon, 26 May 2008 10:45:05 -0500
MUNICH, Germany - A former Siemens AG manager on trial over alleged corruption and bribery testified Monday that "commissions" were paid to secure orders.

CEO of Infineon Technologies resigns Mon, 26 May 2008 14:45:03 -0500
BERLIN - Infineon Technologies AG said Monday that its chief executive, Wolfgang Ziebart, will resign at the end of the month over what it said was a difference in strategy for the money-losing semiconductor maker.

European, Asian markets mixed amid inflation concerns Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:06 -0500
FRANKFURT, Germany - European stock markets edged higher Monday and key Asian markets fell amid worries about high oil prices and the U.S. economy on a day when the U.S. and British markets were closed for a holiday.

Oil prices rise above $133 a barrel in electronic trade Mon, 26 May 2008 14:45:03 -0500
Oil rose above $133 a barrel Monday on persistent worries about global petroleum supplies and the outlook for the U.S. economy and the dollar.

Google: Viacom's YouTube suit threatens freedom Mon, 26 May 2008 15:45:05 -0500
NEW YORK - A $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit challenging YouTube's ability to keep copyrighted material off its popular video-sharing site threatens how hundreds of millions of people exchange all kinds of information on the Internet, YouTube owner Google Inc. said.

Plenty of 'For Sale' signs but actual sales lagging Mon, 26 May 2008 04:45:06 -0500
WASHINGTON - Like spring flowers, the "For Sale" signs are sprouting in front yards all over the country. But anxious sellers are facing the most brutal environment in decades, with a slumping economy, falling home prices and rising mortgage foreclosures.

'Indiana Jones' earns $311 million worldwide Mon, 26 May 2008 15:45:05 -0500
LOS ANGELES - The most recent Indiana Jones film more than recouped its big budget with an estimated $311 million in global box office sales through the long weekend, according to studio estimates Monday.

China unveils telecom restructuring Mon, 26 May 2008 09:45:05 -0500
BEIJING - China's phone companies will merge into three large groups in a long-awaited government restructuring of its giant telecoms market that could lead to billions of dollars in new orders for foreign equipment suppliers.

Cannes 2008: Lots of stars, and some movies, too Mon, 26 May 2008 12:45:06 -0500
CANNES, France - Indy made his comeback at Cannes, and Woody came back as usual. Angelina showed off her baby bump on the red carpet, and Madonna sold off everything in her handbag at a charity auction.

Monday Movie Buzz: Shia goes Brando in 'Indy' Mon, 26 May 2008 10:45:07 -0500
LOS ANGELES - Whether critics walked out of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" loving or hating it, most had something to say about Shia LaBeouf's dramatic entrance.

Yale gives Paul McCartney honorary music degree Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:07 -0500
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Paul McCartney can now add one more honor to the numerous awards, accolades and the knighthood he has already received.

NBC News, MSNBC: Uneasy coexistence? Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:07 -0500
NEW YORK - NBC News has managed to achieve the near-impossible this election season in getting Hillary Rodham Clinton and George Bush to agree on something.

CNN, Newsweek editor starting international show Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:08 -0500
NEW YORK - CNN is starting a weekly talk show on international issues led by Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria that will debut next Sunday with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair as an interview subject.

New York gallery owner arrested for serving drinks Mon, 26 May 2008 17:45:08 -0500
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. - Wine, cheese _ and police? An East Hampton art gallery owner was led away in handcuffs Saturday after she refused to stop serving drinks at an opening bash for a celebrity photo exhibit. As about 200 startled guests looked on, Ruth Kalb _ generally known as Ruth Vered, after her gallery's name _ was arrested on a charge of selling alcohol without a liquor license.

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