California lawmakers have rejected a bill seeking to ban plastic shopping bags after a contentious debate over whether the state was going too far in trying to regulate personal choice.
Edoardo Molinari of Italy came up a big winner twice on Sunday _ first winning the Johnnie Walker Championship, then becoming one of three captain's picks for Europe's Ryder Cup team.
The Miss Universe pageant has been whittled to its final five contestants after swimsuit and evening gown competitions.
Respected literary critic and Shakespeare scholar Frank Kermode has died, his publisher said. He was 90.
Throughout his partnership with President George W. Bush, Karl Rove argued that a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens would be a political winner for the Republican Party. His argument, so it went, was that because the so-called Hispanic segment of the population was growing faster than other parts of the body politic, it would be foolish to block amnesty for illegal aliens that those voters wanted.
Google Inc. is loosening restrictions on using brand names in its lucrative European advertising business, a move that puts a greater burden on big-name retailers to protect their trademarks online.
Diego Maradona was given the boot as Argentina's soccer coach before he could resign.
Miami and Notre Dame have agreed to renew a football rivalry that during the 1980s helped define each program and decide several national championships.
Miami and Notre Dame have agreed to renew a football rivalry that during the 1980s helped define each program and decide several national championships.
