News 2008-06-09 Andanh.com

Father Kramer looks forward to what's ahead after 50 years as a pastor Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
Wherever you look in Father Tom Kramer's office, intricate handmade objects snare your attention and reel you in for a closer look.

Sleepy Hollow kicking off its 'season for everyone' Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
A musical about two high school students singing their way to the top of musical auditions, and another that takes place during the French Revolution, seem like an unlikely pair. But as Susan Lundberg, executive director of Sleepy Hollow Summer Theatre, said, "It will be a season for everyone."

Detour planned for rail crossing Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
At 8 a.m. Tuesday, the BNSF Railways crossing at 24th Street will be closed to replace the crossing. The crossing replacement is expected to take approximately one week.

Region roundup Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
Compiled by Lauren DonovanBismarck Tribune ADAMS Hettinger - A free community breakfast in honor of the retirement of Dr. Robert Grossman will be served at 7 a.m. June 20 in the Hettinger hospital dining room. A retirement farewell picnic for Grossman will be held at 5 p.m. June 30 at the Mott City Hall.

City tries to reap benefits Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
MINOT (AP) - Minot officials are assessing how their city can grow with the energy development in North Dakota.

Where the street has 2 names Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
FARGO (AP) - A street that will run south from a new Interstate 94 overpass bordering Fargo and West Fargo will be paved with both cities sharing the cost. But they have different names for it.

Weather Service rates damage Mon, 9 Jun 2008 05:17:14 -0500
The National Weather Service confirms it was a tornado that struck northwestern Minnesota on Friday.

Groundbreaking set for new school Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
NORTHWOOD (AP) - Groundbreaking is set Thursday for a new school in this tornado-ravaged community.

Voters to decide taxing district Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
COOPERSTOWN (AP) - Voters in Cooperstown decide this week whether to create a hospital taxing district and allow a 10-mill property tax levy.

Reps earn intracity bragging rights Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
Bismarck vs. Bismarck may sound like intrasquad stuff. Not so, says Bismarck Reps catcher Sam Ingemansen.

Area Sports Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
HOCKEY Clarke decides against North Dakota, Fargo hockey FARGO (AP) - The coach of the United States Hockey League's Fargo Force says 15-year-old star Garrett Clarke is backing out of a verbal commitment to the University of North Dakota and the Fargo USHL team.

Morning Leadoff Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:05:53 -0500
Trivia answer From 1D: Cesar Tovar, became became the second player in MLB history to play all nine positions in a game when he did it on Sept. 22, 1968. Bert Campanaris, then of the Kansas City A's, did it first on Sept. 8, 1965.

Iranian leader: US military is Iraq's top problem Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:45:08 -0500
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader told the visiting Iraqi prime minister Monday that the U.S. military presence is the main cause of Iraq's problems, according to Iranian state television, making clear his opposition to a U.S.-Iraqi security pact.

Reports: Tokyo rampage suspect warns, 'It's time' Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:45:12 -0500
TOKYO - A man suspected of killing seven people in a knifing rampage foretold the mayhem in a series of messages posted on the Internet, including one just before the attack saying, "It's time," police and media reports said Monday.

Chinese troops blast debris to drain quake lake Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:45:09 -0500
QINGLIAN, China - An additional 120 troops were sent Monday to help soldiers with explosives and anti-tank weapons blast rocks and mud slowing the drainage of a still-rising lake that threatened to flood more than 1 million people downstream.

US: 5 suspected militants killed in Iraq raids Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:45:09 -0500
BAGHDAD - U.S. soldiers under heavy fire during a raid Monday in northwestern Iraq called in airstrikes and killed five suspected al-Qaida in Iraq militants, the military said.

Rights group calls for intervention in Zimbabwe Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:45:09 -0500
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - With just three weeks until a presidential runoff, a leading human rights organization said Monday that the African Union must push longtime Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe to end political violence.

UN helicopters deliver aid to Myanmar delta Mon, 9 Jun 2008 06:45:10 -0500
YANGON, Myanmar - United Nations helicopters fanned out across Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta Monday, a U.N. official said, ferrying critical supplies to villages struggling to survive since a devastating cyclone struck more than five weeks ago.

Mrs. Bush showcases progress in Afghanistan Mon, 9 Jun 2008 06:45:10 -0500
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Rallying international aid for Afghanistan, first lady Laura Bush on Sunday showcased projects to better the lives of war-weary Afghans. Yet at each stop, an eerie reminder of the country's violent past was just a glance away.

Chavez urges FARC to end armed struggle Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:45:07 -0500
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday urged Colombian rebels to lay down their weapons, unilaterally free dozens of hostages and end a decades-long armed struggle.

British military: 3 soldiers killed in Afghanistan Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:45:10 -0500
KABUL, Afghanistan - Three British soldiers were killed in a suicide attack and a local reporter for the BBC was found dead Sunday as first lady Laura Bush visited Afghanistan hoping to highlight signs of progress despite a recent surge of violence.

Cuba's urban farming program a stunning success Mon, 9 Jun 2008 02:45:14 -0500
HAVANA - For Miladis Bouza, the global food crisis arrived two decades ago. Now, her efforts to climb out of it could serve as a model for people around the world struggling to feed their families.

Midwest copes with floods, East warned of heat Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:45:08 -0500
DETROIT - Temperatures rose toward the triple digits on parts of the East Coast Monday as Midwesterners braced for more rain that could add to days of deadly floods.

Sailor called 'hero' for helping save 5 others Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:45:17 -0500
GALVESTON, Texas - Four students and a safety officer had less than a minute to escape their sinking ship once it began taking water during a regatta on the Gulf of Mexico, the safety officer said Monday.

Arson suspected in Texas Governor's Mansion blaze Mon, 9 Jun 2008 05:45:08 -0500
AUSTIN, Texas - Fire investigators are asking for the public's help in identifying who may be to blame for a blaze that badly damaged the historic Texas Governor's Mansion.

Gas hits national average of $4 for the first time Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:45:20 -0500
NEW YORK - The average price of regular gas crept up to $4 a gallon for the first time over the weekend, passing the once-unthinkable milestone just in time for the peak summer travel season.

Astronauts to finish tasks with new station lab Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:45:21 -0500
HOUSTON - A few final tasks related to the international space station's newest lab awaited space shuttle Discovery astronauts on Monday.

Ping pong diplomacy to be commemorated in rematch Mon, 9 Jun 2008 02:45:20 -0500
YORBA LINDA, Calif. - It was an unlikely diplomatic tool amid the escalating rhetoric of the Cold War: a few paddles, a few ping pong balls and nine giddy U.S. table tennis players in a country Americans hadn't seen for decades.

R. Kelly lawyers try to revive tattered defenses Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:45:21 -0500
CHICAGO - R. Kelly's attorney guided his electric scooter down a hallway outside the courtroom where his client is on trial for child pornography, exclaiming as he sped past several reporters, "In the morning, we attack!"

Chicago chef named nation's best at food 'Oscars' Mon, 9 Jun 2008 03:45:11 -0500
NEW YORK - A Chicago chef known for his ethereal cooking _ as well as the tongue cancer that nearly ended his life _ was named the nation's top chef Sunday by the James Beard Foundation.

No summer break for McCain, Obama Mon, 9 Jun 2008 02:45:20 -0500
WASHINGTON - While many people will work on their tans this summer, or on summer reading lists or on not working too hard, two exceptions _ John McCain and Barack Obama _ and their underlings will be working.

Earthquake swarm picks up again in northern Nevada Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:45:22 -0500
RENO, Nev. - A months-long swarm of earthquakes picked up again Sunday as a string of minor temblors rattled Reno, causing downtown high-rises to sway and knocking items off walls and shelves.

NAR: US pending home sales move higher in April Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:45:03 -0500
NEW YORK - Pending home sales unexpectedly increased in April to the highest reading since October, an industry group said Monday, but they remain more than 13 percent below a year ago.

Stocks mixed after last week's sell-off as oil dips Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:45:03 -0500
NEW YORK - Wall Street traded mixed Monday as a pullback in oil prices encouraged investors to try to recover some of last week's losses.

Lehman raising $6B in capital, expects $2.8B loss Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:45:06 -0500
NEW YORK - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. on Monday said it will raise $6 billion in new capital to shore up its balance sheet after saying it expects to post an unexpectedly large second-quarter loss of nearly $3 billion.

Oil prices fall; traders see choppy market ahead Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:45:06 -0500
Oil prices fell Monday, retreating from a record surge late last week, and traders said the market would remain choppy amid jitters about supplies, growing global demand and a weak U.S. dollar.

Giant Calif. land partnership files for Chapter 11 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:45:03 -0500
LOS ANGELES - A 15,000-acre California real estate partnership that has the nation's largest public employees pension fund as a big investor has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

AP-AOL poll: Debt stress tears at your body, too Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:45:03 -0500
WASHINGTON - The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck _ and the back and the head and the stomach _ for millions of Americans.

SKorea lawmakers to US for beef talks Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:45:06 -0500
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's president dispatched officials to Washington on Monday to try to calm weeks of public uproar over fears of mad cow disease.

Swiss investment firm bids for Silverjet Mon, 9 Jun 2008 06:45:07 -0500
LONDON - The administrator of collapsed business-class airline Silverjet PLC, confirmed on Monday that it has received a formal offer from a Swiss investment firm to buy and relaunch the airline.

Asian markets fall on oil, US worries Mon, 9 Jun 2008 06:45:07 -0500
MUMBAI, India - Asian stock markets fell Monday, tracking Wall Street's losses amid alarm over soaring oil prices and sluggishness in the U.S. economy.

Japan to cut CO2 by 60-80 percent Mon, 9 Jun 2008 06:45:07 -0500
TOKYO - Japan will cut its greenhouse gas emissions 60-80 percent by 2050 and can match or better European reduction levels over the next 12 years, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda announced Monday.

Pamela Anderson to part with prized car for PETA Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:45:03 -0500
LOS ANGELES - Pamela Anderson may have a need for speed, but her favorite charity has a need for funds.

Alanis Morissette continues channeling her anger Mon, 9 Jun 2008 01:45:03 -0500
NEW YORK - Alanis Morissette is not the person Rob Thomas thought she was.

Kim Cattrall puts sex on the menu at food awards Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:45:07 -0500
NEW YORK - Is there anything sexier than food? It's probably no surprise that for Kim Cattrall it's the people who make it.

'Crawford' shows in town where Bush bought ranch Sun, 8 Jun 2008 21:45:05 -0500
CRAWFORD, Texas - Hundreds of people turned out at dusk Sunday for the local premiere of a documentary film about how a tiny town was turned upside down by a new neighbor: the president.

'Brokeback Mountain' to premiere as opera in 2013 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:45:10 -0500
NEW YORK - The New York City Opera commissioned Charles Wuorinen to compose an opera based on "Brokeback Mountain," the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx that became the basis for a 2005 movie that won three Academy Awards.

Clinton's exit a preoccupation for reporters Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:45:10 -0500
NEW YORK - Now that Hillary Clinton has ended her bid for the presidency, political journalists are suddenly deprived of one of their favorite stories: When is she going to drop out?

'Panda' beats Sandler with $60 million weekend Mon, 9 Jun 2008 04:45:11 -0500
LOS ANGELES - Jack Black's Po the panda outgunned Adam Sandler's Zo the hairdresser. Black's cartoon comedy "Kung Fu Panda" pulled in $60 million in ticket sales to debut as the weekend's No. 1 movie, while Sandler's salon romp "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" opened in second place with $40 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Young filmmakers honored with student Oscars Mon, 9 Jun 2008 08:45:08 -0500
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Eleven college students received cash prizes and trophies Saturday for short films competing in the 35th annual Student Academy Awards.

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