Outside a historical museum along Highway 198, a 2,600-pound statue of Paul Bunyan may itself be history-making. The statue was carved by Carroll Barnes, in 1941-42, from a fallen giant sequoia. "We think it is the world’s largest one-piece carving,"…
Source:Three Rivers Historical Museum reopens with new floor and roof
Murder charges have been filed against a northern New Jersey man accused of fatally beating a toddler he was caring for at a friend’s home last weekend…The 22-year-old Passaic man also was charged Thursday with aggravated sexual assault.
Former Ryder Cup hero McGinley, who has now had to have six operations during his career, was only two shots off the lead at the Andalucian Open when he started his second round with a birdie…A birdie at the 17th…
Source:McGinley makes an early move
Oil’s foray above $81 failed to hold as early confidence over a deal to help debt-ridden Greece was tempered by worries the global recovery could still falter and keep demand for crude weak. Euro zone leaders agreed on a safety…
Source:Oil rises above $81
Formula One bosses called for calm amid worries about "boring" Bahrain on Friday, warning that rule changes to prevent a similar procession that plagued the season-opener would be unduly hasty. "It would be premature to say that’s how future races…
He said he is looking forward to the working relationship with them. "After careful consideration, I think this is the way to go," he said of his decision to hire Khool International…The video was shot at the downtown Kingston waterfront…
Three young women earned $2,000 each from Soroptimists International of Visalia to help them complete their education. The Women’s Opportunity Awards are presented annually by Soroptimists all over the world to give hard-working and motivated women a chance to realize…
This is the second time in the recent past that the national carrier has had to defer salary payments. In June last year, it had postponed salaries by 15 days due to non-availability of funds. The cash crunch caused by…
Continuing from where they left on the previous day, the Sensex added another 85 points at 17644 and the Nifty put on 21 points at 5282. And we are now within kissing distance of that coveted mark of 17825 on the…
The Hilarides Dairy near Lindsay was named winner of the Agricultural Stewardship Award by two statewide agricultural associations at a Thursday conference in Visalia. Rob Hilarides, accompanied by his wife and several members of his family, accepted the award from…
Besides leaving a musical legacy, Michael Jackson orphaned an array of exotic pets with some of them unaccounted for and even his beloved chimpanzee Bubbles depending on donations. In what was once seen mostly as a harmless eccentricity, Jackson at…
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Undaunted, South Vietnam sent marines to the Paracels to occupy four islets in April 1959…In 1970 and 1971, the Philippines occupied three islets of the Spratlys. In July 1971, the Filipino Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged protests with Taipei against…
A sea of blue covered Garrison Grounds in Halifax Saturday morning as 500 Canadian navy men in uniform paraded around the field in celebration…The Queen’s Colour is a ceremonial flag presented to the navy on behalf of the Royal family…
Source:Daily News, Halifax: Thousands hit Citadel Hill for Queen's Colour ceremony
A reporter named Isaac Vuni, who frequently covers parliamentary debates and other developments in South Sudan’s capital city, was detained by police for five days, he said. Mr. Vuni, whose writings appear in the Sudan Tribune, said that he was…
