Monday, February 1, 2010
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether security contractor Blackwater Worldwide tried to bribe Iraqi officials, multiple unnamed sources say. Citing current and former government officials, The New York Times reported Monday investigators are trying to... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Zorn hired to coach Baltimore quarterbacks
OWINGS MILLS, Md., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Former Washington Redskins Coach Jim Zorn is the new quarterbacks coach for the Baltimore Ravens. He succeeds Hue Jackson, who left the Ravens to become offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders. Zorn was fired from his head coaching position in January by... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Tenn. approves guidelines for Bible class
NASHVILLE, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Tennessee high schools will be getting guidelines from the state next fall on teaching the Bible as part of a secular curriculum. The state Board of Education approved the guidelines Thursday, implementing a 2008 state law calling for "non-sectarian, non-religious... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Running barefoot produces less foot stress
BOSTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- People can run barefoot on hard surfaces without the slightest discomfort and pain -- if they develop some calluses on the feet, a U.S. researcher says. Study co-author Daniel E. Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and colleagues at... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Liberation of Auschwitz remembered
WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Dignitaries and former prisoners traveled to Poland Wednesday to mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp. A conference, "Memory, Awareness, Education," kicked off the ceremonies, Polskie Radio reported. "I would expect... Sign in to see full entry.