Bush signs historic Schiavo bill into law

Monday, March 21, 2005File:HouseofRepsSchiavo3.jpg President Bush approved a historic bill designed to keep brain-damaged Terri Schiavo on life-support, shortly after it was sent to him by the US House of Representatives. “Today, I signed into law a bill that will allow federal courts to hear a claim by or on behalf of Terri Schiavo for […]
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Man United hold on for FA win at Reading

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Reading F.C. 2 3 Manchester United Match Stats Attendance 23821 Goalscorers for Reading F.C. Kitson (23′), Lita (84′) Goalscorers for Manchester United Heinze (2′), Saha (4′), Solskaer (6′) Bookings (Reading F.C.) de la Cruz (Yellow(20′)), Bikey (Yellow (62′)) Bookings (Manchester United) None Reading and Manchester United clashed today in a fifth […]
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14,000-acre Southern California ‘Crown Fire’ at 82% containment, evacuation orders lifted

Sunday, August 1, 2010 Antelope Valley, California —The Crown Fire that has burned through 13,980 acres in the High Desert of Southern California since 2:32 pm (2232 UTC) Thursday was at 82% containment Saturday evening, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. On Friday high winds caused the fire to jump the California Aqueduct […]
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Oil in Alberta spill may be carcinogenic

Wednesday, August 10, 2005 The province of Alberta, Canada is considering legal action against Canadian National Railway for failing to warn that a derailment last week contaminated Wabamun Lake with a hazardous chemical. The 700,000 litres of heavy Bunker C fuel oil that spilled into the lake asphyxiated birds and killed fish. In addition, one […]
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2009–10 UEFA Champions League: Round of 16 field set

Thursday, December 10, 2009 The 2009–10 Champions League Round of 16 field is set after the Group Stage finished Wednesday. Bordeaux, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Fiorentina, Barcelona, Sevilla, and Arsenal all reach the first knockout round via winning their respective groups. Joining them are group stage runners-up Bayern Munich, CSKA Moscow, Milan, Porto, Lyon, […]
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