News 2008-06-02 Andanh.com

Faith is shared at Neighborhood Festival Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
Cottonwood fluffs and sweet guitar chords floated along a warm breeze Sunday morning, settling on the hundreds of people gathered for an annual, multi-faith community festival.

Region Roundup Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
Compiled by Lauren DonovanBismarck Tribune ADAMS HETTINGER - Dance classes will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. starting tonight and three subsequent Mondays at the Hettinger Eagles Club. Participants will learn the waltz, polka, jitterbug and foxtrot. Call 567-6180. Cost is $60 per couple.

Missing man is back home Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
A missing Mandan man returned home Saturday evening, police reported.

Weapons are recovered in Montana Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
A Bismarck man was arrested in Montana after law enforcement discovered stolen North Dakota Highway Patrol weapons in his vehicle.

Housing a problem for offenders Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
FARGO (AP) - North Dakota and Minnesota have programs to provide transitional housing for sex offenders after their release from prison.

N.D. measure makes it easier for legislators to get state jobs Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
When Gov. John Hoeven was mulling appointments for tax commissioner and North Dakota Supreme Court justice three years ago, the state constitution blocked him from considering state lawmakers.

Youth home expansion brings protest Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
FARGO (AP) - A facility for troubled youth wants to relocate in this city, but neighbors are worried about potential runaways and lower property values.

APUC grants five funding requests Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
A group that funds developers of North Dakota farm products is giving money to five projects.

Marketplace celebrating 20 years Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
North Dakota's largest and longest-running economic development conference will return to the state capital for its 20th anniversary next year.

UND rocketeers finish in second Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
GRAND FORKS (AP) - University of North Dakota students have finished second in a contest to design and build rockets.

Animal health officials to convene Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
Animal health officials from 12 states are meeting in Bismarck, to talk about topics from bovine tuberculosis to animal tracking technology.

Astronaut calls launch 'incredible' Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minnesota astronaut aboard the space shuttle Discovery says the experience has been incredible, and she feels her training has prepared her for the mission.

Second firm coming to Minot energy park Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
MINOT (AP) - A second oil field services company plans to move into this city's Great Plains Energy Park.

Experts to meet on lead in venison Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Experts on wildlife, public health and food safety from five states are meeting in Minnesota this week to talk about lead fragments in deer shot by hunters.

Berglunds share the joy of winning Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
Hazen girls golf coach KHazen girls golf coach Kathy Berglund added a sixth Class B state crown to her collection last Wednesday in Fargo.

Doar takes advantage of opportunity Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
Pat Doar spent much of the latter part of Saturday's 40-lap Late Models feature chasing either Jeff Wildung or Jeff Provinzino.

Area Sports Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
COLLEGE HOCKEY CHORNEY TO SIGN WITH OILERS GRAND FORKS (AP) - University of North Dakota junior defenseman Taylor Chorney is expected to sign a contract with the Edmonton Oilers in the next couple of days.

Morning Leadoff Mon, 2 Jun 2008 04:06:51 -0500
Trivia answer From 1D: The Montreal Canadiens and Seattle Mets were tied in the series 2-2 when health officials were forced to cancel the remaining games due to an influenza epidemic.

Explosion in Pakistan's capital kills 3, wounds 8 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 03:45:09 -0500
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Police say a huge explosion near the Danish embassy in Pakistan's capital has killed at least three people, wounded eight and badly damaged the embassy.

Myanmar reopens schools 1 month after cyclone Mon, 2 Jun 2008 03:45:09 -0500
YAW PAR GYI, Myanmar - One month after a cyclone left more than 130,000 people dead or missing, Myanmar's military government reopened many of the country's schools Monday despite worries that the extent of damage could put children in harm's way.

Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent dies at 71 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 03:45:09 -0500
PARIS - Yves Saint Laurent, one of the most influential and enduring designers of the 20th century, will be remembered for empowering women through his fashion, a longtime friend and associate said.

Chinese parents bitter over collapsed schools Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:45:09 -0500
WUFU, China - The rubble-strewn streets of Wufu are lined with wreaths. White flowers made of folded paper hang from bushes. And among the symbols of grief, roiling anger is openly directed at China's government.

Political foes turn screws on Pakistan's Musharraf Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:45:09 -0500
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - For eight years President Pervez Musharraf dominated Pakistan and charmed the West by presenting himself as a straight-talking ally in the war on terror.

Australia ends Iraq combat operations Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:45:19 -0500
SYDNEY, Australia - Australia, a staunch U.S. ally and one of the first countries to commit troops to the war in Iraq five years ago, ended combat operations there Sunday.

UN Security Council traveling to Djibouti Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:45:10 -0500
NAIROBI, Kenya - The U.N. Security Council flies to Djibouti on Monday to give strong backing to U.N.-sponsored peace talks on Somalia, but key players disagree on the chances of reconciling the government and Islamic opponents.

US helping Gaza's Fulbright scholarship winners Mon, 2 Jun 2008 03:45:10 -0500
JERUSALEM - The U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem is working to get seven Gaza students out of the blockaded territory to pursue their Fulbright scholarship studies, a human rights group said.

Israel frees Hezbollah spy, gets soldiers' remains Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:45:10 -0500
JERUSALEM - Israel handed over a convicted Hezbollah spy to Lebanon on Sunday and in a surprise move the Islamic guerrilla group turned over what it said were the body parts of Israeli soldiers killed in a 2006 war.

A year later, Hamas rule deepens in Gaza Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:45:11 -0500
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A year into Hamas' rule in the Gaza Strip, courts are meting out justice, police are arresting thieves, motorists are paying for licenses and authorities are blocking Internet porn sites.

Shuttle astronauts perform cursory wing inspection Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:45:19 -0500
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Lacking the proper laser tools, shuttle Discovery's astronauts performed a cursory wing inspection as they zoomed ever closer to the international space station.

Fire at Universal Studios destroys sets, videos Mon, 2 Jun 2008 03:45:15 -0500
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - One of Hollywood's largest movie studios starred in a disastrous sequel as a fire ripped through a lot at Universal Studios, destroying a set from "Back to the Future," a King Kong exhibit and a streetscape seen frequently in movies and TV shows.

Minn. mom fights church ban on her autistic son Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:45:12 -0500
BERTHA, Minn. - Carol Race thinks it's important for her 13-year-old son to be in church on Sundays for Catholic Mass.

Home from Iraq, wary Marine fatally wounded Sun, 1 Jun 2008 21:45:09 -0500
CLEVELAND - On leave from the violence he had survived in the war in Iraq, a young Marine was so wary of crime on the streets of his own home town that he carried only $8 to avoid becoming a robbery target.

Bush mulls making Pearl Harbor a national monument Sun, 1 Jun 2008 14:45:24 -0500
HONOLULU - President Bush has asked his defense and interior secretaries to look into designating Pearl Harbor and other historic World War II sites in the Pacific a national monument.

AP IMPACT: Hurricane season outlooks of little use Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:45:17 -0500
RALEIGH, N.C. - Each April, weather wizard William Gray emerges from his burrow near the Rocky Mountains to offer his forecast for the six-month hurricane season that starts June 1. And the news media are there, breathlessly awaiting his every word.

Texas agency under magnifying glass over sect raid Sun, 1 Jun 2008 14:45:22 -0500
SAN ANGELO, Texas - For nearly two months, Texas child welfare officials had insisted conditions at a polygamist group's ranch were so abusive that none of its members should be allowed to keep their children.

British rowers try to cross the Atlantic Ocean Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:45:29 -0500
NEW YORK - Four men, one 29-foot rowboat _ and about 3,200 miles to go. A team of rowers from the United Kingdom set out from the Hudson River on Sunday to try to cross the Atlantic Ocean. They hope to end at the Isles of Scilly, a group of small islands off England's southwestern tip.

Man goes on trial in killings of wife, infant Sun, 1 Jun 2008 14:45:23 -0500
WOBURN, Mass. - The young woman and her baby girl were snuggled together in bed, the infant nestled in her mother's arms, tucked under a thick comforter in the master bedroom of their home outside Boston.

FEMA finishing closure of Louisiana trailer parks Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:45:29 -0500
BAKER, La. - Cleveland Stampley grinned as he locked the door to his FEMA trailer one last time. Out front, a case worker's pickup truck waited to take him to his new home at a nearby apartment complex.

Oil prices steady above $127 a barrel in Asia Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:45:13 -0500
BANGKOK, Thailand - Oil prices held steady around $8 below the record hit last month as investors tried to determine if the market's yearlong bull run is over.

Inflation Watch continues this week on Wall Street Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:45:03 -0500
NEW YORK - Investors examine the same key economic reports at the start of every month _ on manufacturing, the service sector and employment. This week, they'll be looking at these indicators for inflation clues as much as they will for insight into economic growth.

US Treasury chief: no 'quick fix' on oil Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:45:03 -0500
DOHA, Qatar - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday that there was no quick fix to high oil prices, which he called an issue of supply and demand.

Drivers putting less gas in tank, then running out Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:45:11 -0500
Brent Saba had just dropped a church group off at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday morning and was heading north on Interstate 95 when it happened: His 15-passenger van ran out of gas.

Heating oil sticker shock to hit New England Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:45:04 -0500
PORTLAND, Maine - While people in most of the country may be worried about their summer air conditioning bills, many residents in the Northeast are way beyond that: They're already thinking ahead to next winter's heating bills.

Economic cost drives Senate climate debate Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:45:04 -0500
WASHINGTON - The possible economic cost of confronting global warming _ from higher electricity bills to more expensive gasoline _ is driving the debate as climate change takes center stage in Congress.

Britain may tighten cigarette rules, ban branding Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:45:14 -0500
LONDON - Britain's Department of Health has proposed banning tobacco companies from putting any logos or branding on cigarette packs.

Over-the-top MTV Movie Awards have smoke, no fire Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:45:14 -0500
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - The "Transformers" have another chunk of metal to add to their collection.

Amy Winehouse late, fidgety for post-rehab concert Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:45:05 -0500
LISBON, Portugal - Amy Winehouse, in her first concert since leaving rehab, showed up almost an hour late, appeared distracted and had visible cuts on her arm and a bandage on her hand.

Mr. Rogers' memory lives on in scholarships Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:45:07 -0500
LOS ANGELES - The man in the cardigan himself would've been glad to welcome the Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship winners to his neighborhood, his widow said.

Franco: MTV gave us the bag of 'fake weed' Sun, 1 Jun 2008 22:45:04 -0500
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - Like the stoners they play in the upcoming "Pineapple Express," Seth Rogen and James Franco stumbled unkowingly into trouble Sunday at the MTV Movie Awards.

Neil Young feels driven to work on electric car Sun, 1 Jun 2008 17:45:07 -0500
WICHITA, Kan. - Neil Young, the rocker who provided some of the soundtrack to Vietnam-era protests, is trying to change the world again _ with his car.

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