Bulgaria's ex-king and former prime minister says he will resign from the leadership of his party after it failed to enter parliament in national elections.
Simeon Saxcoburggotski, speaking Monday, says he's taking responsibility for the poor showing of the party.
After decades in exile in Spain, the 72-year-old former monarch returned to Bulgaria in 2001 to …
DETROIT Elmer Johnson, former General Motors executive vicepresident, sees a future in which motorists entering major urbancenters such as Chicago or Dallas will be charged an access fee forthe privilege.
That is one of several measures that would help alleviatetraffic congestion, reduce pollution and improve driving safety ininner cities, Johnson says.
He also advocates: Building streetcar systems in urban areas so suburban motorists canpark outside cities and take streetcars the rest of the way. Increasing fuel taxes 50 to 75 cents per gallon over five years. Creating government incentives to encourage motorists to acceptdifferent modes of transportation. …
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Twelve soldiers assigned to combat drug trafficking in the Dominican Republic have been arrested in an alleged scheme to smuggle cocaine to Canada in a child's suitcase, a prosecutor said Monday.
Eight of the soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel and captain, were detailed to the national anti-drug agency at the airport in Puerto Plata while four were assigned to security duties at the airport terminal, said prosecutor Elvis Garcia. Two civilians who work there were also arrested.
A judge ordered all …
A 100-ton concrete-and-steel box plunged toward a blown-out well at the bottom of the sea Friday in a first-of-its-kind attempt to stop most of the gushing crude fouling the Gulf of Mexico.
Douglas Peake, first mate of the supply boat that brought the box to the site, confirmed he had received a radio transmission from the nearby vessel lowering the device that it would be in position over the well soon.
The transmission early Friday said undersea robots were placing buoys around the main oil leak to act as markers to help line up the 40-foot-tall box. But seven hours later, BP spokesman Bill Salvin said the device was still being lowered and had not reached …
Starting in spring, you can get rid of your junk electronics theright way at least once a month.
New bells and whistles are turning not-so-old computers, cellphones and TVs into garbage faster than you can say "technologyupgrade."
But because they contain lead and other toxic stuff, outdatedgadgets shouldn't just be thrown out with the trash. Many are becausethe city accepts household hazardous waste only twice a year attemporary drop-off sites.
That will change in spring, when residents can take their obsoleteelectronics -- along with old paint, oil, pesticides …
A near capacity crowd was present at The Spirit of a Woman Concert at the Civic Opera House recently that featured Queen Aretha Franklin and India.Arie as entertainers and Iyanla Vanzant as host of the reception.
The fund-raiser was a benefit for the prevention of domestic violence. During the video presentation and testimonies, the audience learned some very devastating facts about how women have been treated in every phase of society. The 29-year-old Southwest Women Working Together has been sincerely working to heal broken homes and the bruised lives of children as well as providing relief to battered women.
Following Southwest Women Working Together, showing video clips …
Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic of Serbia won the women's Kremlin Cup on Sunday for her third straight title, and Igor Kunitsyn won his first ATP Tour title by upsetting fellow Russian Marat Safin.
Jankovic beat Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4, while Kunitsyn survived seventh-seeded Safin's 21 aces to win 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 6-3.
The 23-year-old Serb was coming off back-to-back titles at the China Open and the Porsche Grand Prix in Germany.
It was her fourth title this season and the eighth in her career. She was also runner-up twice this season, losing to Serena Williams in Miami and at the U.S. Open.
The No. 9-ranked Zvonareva could not …
