NEW YORK – Luxury handbag and accessory maker Coach Inc. has sued Target Corp., alleging the Minneapolis, Minn., retailer is selling a counterfeit handbag that claims to be an authentic Coach product. The New York-based luxury goods company claims a counterfeit handbag that is an “exact replica of a genuine …
Read More »Typhoon Xangsane Leaves 76 Dead, 69 Missing in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – The death toll from a typhoon that ravaged the Philippine capital and northern farming regions has risen to 76, with 69 others missing in floods and landslides, officials said Sunday. Most of the additional deaths were caused by drowning, landslides or falling debris as Typhoon Xangsane roared …
Read More »Gallaudet University Terminates Appointment of Incoming President
WASHINGTON – The board of trustees of the nation’s premier school for the deaf voted Sunday to terminate the appointment of the incoming president, who had been the subject of protests, the board announced. The vote at Gallaudet University came after a daylong closed-door meeting that followed a month of …
Read More »Israel May Make Unauthorized West Bank Settlements Permanent
JERUSALEM – The Israeli government is negotiating a deal with West Bank settlers that would see a large number of unauthorized settlement outposts made permanent, settlers and security officials said Thursday. The deal, which would decide the fate of more than 100 outposts in the West Bank, is being worked …
Read More »Lamont Accuses Lieberman of Questionable Campaign Spending
HARTFORD, Conn. – Ned Lamont‘s campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, accusing Sen. Joe Lieberman of failing to account for $387,000 in petty cash his campaign spent days before the Democratic primary. The Lieberman campaign has denied any wrongdoing. “The public has a right to …
Read More »Hilary Duff, Boyfriend Joel Madden Seek Restraining Orders
LOS ANGELES – Singer-actress Hilary Duff and her boyfriend, Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden, are seeking restraining orders against two men they claim are stalking them. Duff, 19, and Madden, 27, filed requests in Superior Court on Thursday for protection from David Joseph Klein, 50, and a man identified by …
Read More »Parents of Missing University of Vermont Student Plead for Help Finding Daughter in Web Video
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The parents of a missing University of Vermont student made an impassioned plea for help in finding their daughter in a video posted on the Internet Tuesday, as the search intensified for her. “I beg of everyone that hears this broadcast, if they know anything at all …
Read More »Wal-Mart Announces First Same-Store Sales Decline in 10 Years; December Outlook Dim
NEW YORK – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) unsettled the retail industry Thursday, reporting a sales decline for the first time in 10 years and warning that its holiday sales would be disappointing. The discounter’s news, coupled with a jump in unemployment benefit claims, raised concerns about the strength of the …
Read More »10 is the New 15 As Kids Grow Up Faster
Zach Plante is close with his parents — he plays baseball with them and, on weekends, helps with work in the small vineyard they keep at their northern California home. Lately, though, his parents have begun to notice subtle changes in their son. Among other things, he’s announced that he …
Read More »Can U.S. TV Network Decide When We Exit Iraq?
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