Animal shelters try new tricks to bolster adoptionsTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:31AMHalifax Humane Society in Daytona Beach offers a 2-for-1 deal on their kittens each spring. Orange County Animal Services posts cute-puppy videos on YouTube. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Central Florida teaches dogs tricks to make them more appealing.
Powers search for Gaza ceasefire solutionTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 3:15AMArab states and the Palestinians are pressing the UN to draft a resolution demanding an immediate end to the Israeli attacks; and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. However US President George W. Bush said he would not agree to any wording which only censured Israel.
2008: Year in ReviewTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:35AMEditor’s note: The following is a month-by-month recap of some of the top newsmaking events of 2008.
Missing crop-duster believed found in NeshobaTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:31AMAuthorities in Neshoba County think they have located a missing plane belonging to an Arkansas pilot.
Dick Bond Leaves Tyson FoodsTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 2:28AMSPRINGDALE -- One month before Tyson Foods is to hold its annual shareholder meeting, CEO and president Dick Bond abruptly stepped down Monday after two years and seven months at the helm.
Downandout: Year-long investigationends gangacts in MorrisSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:51PMThe leaders of a major drug trafficking ring were trying to “resurrect” their operation after previous raids, according to Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi, so authorities swooped down again on Friday, Dec. 12, arresting 13 people, including several from Dover, and seizing more narcotics and weapons.
Krendl makes move from OU to OtterbeinSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:28PMKathy Krendl, Ohio University’s executive vice president and provost, will leave Athens to be president of Otterbein College this fall.
Dollar Rally Fizzling as Fed Triggers Risk Appetite (Update2)Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:06PMJan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The dollar, yen and Swiss franc may weaken this year against 2008’s biggest losers in the currency markets as the global economy starts to recover, the largest foreign-exchange strategists and investors say.
Helicopter crash kills 8, injures 1 in LouisianaSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:27PMEight people were killed and a ninth injured aboard a helicopter that went down in coastal Louisiana.