Archive for July 22nd, 2008
Vermilion man arrested twice in same day for shoplifting
VERMILION – Perhaps the Vermilion man wanted to drown his sorrows after his arrest earlier Monday for shoplifting?
Regardless, Stephen Harris, 42, probably should have thought better of it.
That’s because Vermilion police say that on Monday – in a span of less than four hours – they arrested Harris twice for shoplifting.
The first time […]
A-Rod signs with William Morris agency
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez signed another big-league contract, joining the William Morris Agency in an attempt to extend his brand beyond the baseball diamond
The New York Yankees slugger signed with the powerhouse talent agency in Beverly Hills, Calif., […]
NASA center in Ohio looks to the moon
CLEVELAND (AP) — Before NASA astronauts rocket to Mars, they’re supposed to return to the moon in a sweet new ride to test-drive everything from high-tech maps and buggies to new spacesuits and next-generation power sources.
“We’re going to use the moon as a proving ground to go on to Mars and other destinations,” said […]
Estelle Getty of `Golden Girls’ dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV’s “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 84.
Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at her […]
Report: Ohio GOP finds candidate for A.G.’s race
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newspaper is reporting that the Ohio Republican Party has selected a former federal prosecutor as its candidate for attorney general in November.
The Columbus Dispatch, citing a source it did not name, reported on its Web site Tuesday that the party has chosen […]
Serbian war crime suspect hid in plain sight
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Radovan Karadzic grew a long, white beard to conceal his identity and even managed to openly practice alternative medicine while in hiding, officials said Tuesday in revealing details of the war crimes fugitive’s capture after a decade on the run.
Karadzic, the […]