Utah is going to a 4-day workweek to save energy

3 July 2008, 3:44 pm

Starting next month, it will be "TGIT" for Utah state employees. As in: "Thank God It's Thursday." In a yearlong experiment aimed at reducing the state's energy costs and commuters' gasoline expenses, Utah is ...... read more

Filipina with upside-down feet walks for 1st time

3 July 2008, 3:35 pm

Thu, Jul 3, 2008 A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could perform surgery to untwist her severely clubbed feet took her first unaided steps Wednesday in pink-and-white sneakers _ the first ...... read more

Judge in NY scolds hedge fund scammer who ran away - AP

3 July 2008, 3:10 pm

A hedge fund cheat who tried to fake his own death and spent nearly a month as a fugitive told a judge Thursday that he really did try to commit suicide while on the run, saying he thought it would be better to ...... read more

Death penalty possible in Vermont sex-kidnap

3 July 2008, 2:39 pm

By DAVE GRAM Federal prosecutors have filed kidnapping charges that carry the death penalty against a Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home.Authorities accused Michael Jacques, 42, ...... read more

French-speaking Quebec City celebrates 400th B-day

3 July 2008, 2:10 pm

Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday that Quebec City is the country's most beautiful city as he and other dignitaries celebrated the historic town's 400th birthday.... read more

Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt embraces children

3 July 2008, 1:57 pm

Former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt embraced her children for the first time in six years Thursday, saying the thought of them helped her stay alive until a daring rescue plucked her and 14 other ...... read more

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