And there are new calls for the government to help the British car industry, with one union leader warning of tens of thousands of possible job losses .

Nicholas Glass is on his way to meet the web designer of the "sock and awe" website: the whack-a-Bush internet game that you've probably already played. (Nick's current high score is 11 whacks; but that was after three hours of...

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Joel Charlebois wins global award for "Midnight Tram to Humber."

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The Digital Ramble explores aesthetic topics through materials found online.

The photographer Robbie Cooper's wonderful pictures and video of kids playing video games got me thinking about athletics: the aesthetics of when people use equipment for play. There's no shortage of gear being used online. The blog Be Sportier does a good job keeping tabs on new high-tech gear for athletes —...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - The former head of the golf and turf management program at the University of Minnesota has replaced Tom Cook as the director of the Oregon State University turf management program.

Rob Golembiewski launched Montana State's turf program and co-owned a landscaping company for six years in Arizona.

But despite his experience, Golembiewski says he has big shoes t...

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At 13, Isabel Montague has played nearly every character in "The Nutcracker."

This year, she's the star in the Baltim...

A thief broke a lock and clip on a tractor trailer in the 8100 block of Northwest 64th Street between 3 p.m. Nov. 26 and 9:30 a.m. Dec. 1. Damage was estimated at $150.

A thief stole a 2000 Toyota Camry in the 400 block of Minola Drive between 1:30 and 11 p.m. Nov. 22.

A burglar tried to pry open a steel door at the Sprint PCS store, 18600 NW 87th Ave., on Dec. 5. Damage was estimat...

Jingle Bell Run/ Walk for Arthritis, a 5K run/walk or one-mile fun run/walk

Registration begins 10 a.m. Saturday, with the event starting at 11 a.m. Pre-registration costs $20; day of registration costs $25; and donations in any amount are requested for children younger than 12. To register, visit www.statecollegejbr.kintera.org. About 300,000 children nationwide have arthritis, but the ...

Thrift is the new mantra in Iceland, a volcanic island nation just below the Arctic Circle, now trapped in economic deep freeze with rising unemployment, soaring prices and a paralyzed banking system.

"Before, you didn't think about what you were buying, but now we've been woken up," said Holmfridur Kristinsdottir, who sells such delicacies as dried fish and pungent chunks of fermented ...