Obama hasn't ruled out NY trial for 9/11 planner The Examiner Comments WASHINGTON (Map, News) - President Barack Obama said Sunday he has not ruled out a New York federal court trial for Sept. 11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, but he was taking into account the objections of the city's mayor and police commissioner. | The Obama administration has come under w...
Payton, Brees bask in glory of New Orleans' title The Examiner Comments FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Map, News) - Drew Brees turned to his wife when he woke up and asked: "Did yesterday really happen?" | The Saints and their fans awoke Monday to the realization that the once lovable losers from New Orleans were Super ...
Saints win 1st NFL title by beating Colts 31-17 The Examiner Comments MIAMI (Map, News) - The New Orleans Saints turned the Super Bowl's postgame celebration into something out of the French Quarter. | From the trophy podium on the field, Drew Brees blew kisses and caught confetti raining down as Dr. John and ...
A hoarse Who Dat Nation savors Saints' victory The Examiner Comments NEW ORLEANS (Map, News) - Hoarse, hungover and happy, New Orleans woke up Monday wondering if that Super Bowl thing really happened. | In the French Quarter, stragglers - decked out in Saints jerseys and team colors- remaining from the all-n...
Move over Ray Nagin, New Orleans has new mayor The Examiner Comments NEW ORLEANS (Map, News) - Four years ago, Mitch Landrieu narrowly lost to Ray Nagin in a racially divisive election for mayor of Katrina-scarred New Orleans. This time, there was no doubt who frustrated voters wanted to take over. | Landrieu...
Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever The Examiner Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history. | The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people...
TABC-Texas Preps high school basketball rankings The Examiner Comments SUGAR LAND, Texas (Map, News) - High school basketball rankings as compiled by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and Tex Preps Basketball magazine for the week of Feb. 8: | BOYS | Class 5A | 1. Houston Bellaire, 28-1; 2. SA Wagner,...
No. 2 Stanford whips USC 77-39 The Examiner Comments STANFORD, Calif. (Map, News) - Jacki Gemelos watched old AAU teammate Jayne Appel dominate for second-ranked Stanford. | Gemelos might have been on the losing end of a blowout by the Cardinal, yet the Southern California guard still had plen...
Shockey leaves a mark on Super Bowl this time The Examiner Comments MIAMI (Map, News) - Jeremy Shockey wasn't sitting in a suite for this Super Bowl. Instead, he was a big part of the New Orleans Saints' sweetest victory. | Shockey hauled in a touchdown catch for the go-ahead score Sunday night, helping the ...
Brees answers 'Who dat?' with MVP performance The Examiner Comments MIAMI (Map, News) - Drew Brees grew up in Texas and started playing for pay in faraway San Diego. But he made New Orleans his home and its cause uniquely his own. | After 43 years of futility and one of the finest quarterbacking performances...
Euro dips as eurozone fiscal woes fester The Guardian * Euro hovers near 8-½ mth lows vs USD, 1-yr low vs yen * Investors sceptical of G7 assurance on Greece * Yen broadly higher, near 7-mth peak vs Aussie dollar By Masayuki Kitano TOKYO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The euro and growth-linked currencies were on slippery ground on Monday as risk appetite was subdued on the back of mounting fiscal worries in the...
Ford to fix software glitch in Fusions, Milans Star Tribune Ford to fix software glitch in Fusions, Milans | Ford Motor Co. plans to fix 17,600 Mercury Milan and Ford Fusion gas-electric hybrids because of a software problem that can give drivers the impression that the brakes have failed. The automaker says the problem occurs in transition between two braking systems and at no time are drivers without brak...
