May 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Canadian dollar touched a two- month high and rose for a second week as surging commodity prices and stocks at a record boosted the currency's appeal.
Health Canada has not followed the lead of the U.S. by updating its warnings on certain drugs that increase the risk of contracting C. difficile. This despite the critical connection between C. difficile and antibiotics.
Whatever your opinion of the Seattle indie-rockers is, the band wants to change it. On their latest album, they surprise fans with a more assertive, guitar sound.
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Three men broke into Mexico Transfers Inc. on South Holden Road and didn't get away with anything. Greensboro police said the clerk was working behind the counter when the men entered the business.
More than half of VMI's 2008 graduates have already been commissioned into the military. LEXINGTON -- An increasing number of cadets graduating from Virginia Military Institute are joining the military, and more are serving even before they graduate. "What a tribute to this institution and the values that it instills," U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told 246 graduates during a Friday
The D.C. police department's decision to arm patrol officers with semiautomatic rifles is promoted by commanders as a way to stay ahead of criminals. But it is raising concerns among civil rights groups and others, who question whether the weapons are necessary.
D.C. United welcomed Ben Olsen at practice this week. He still isn't playing because of a career-threatening ankle problem, but having him on the sideline is better than watching his old instructional video, The Art of Flank Play.
Windows holes, Google food, aging tunesmiths, cranky billionaires, Tony Soprano, and -- yes -- the ghost of MicroHoo dominate this week's quiz. Are you ready to demonstrate your geek street cred? Give yourself 10 points for correct answers and bupkis for everything else. Ready? Then let's rock and roll.
Wisconsin usually seems to rank at the top of lists we don't like to be on, such as those tax comparisons, but the AAA is out with a new list in which the Badger State can be proud to rank in the lower half of the states. The average daily costs for food and lodging for a family of four in Wisconsin is $206, which ranks 32nd in the nation in the AAA calculations, making
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