I am perturbed to see that I’m almost extinct. According to The Times, the name Richard - seven little letters that ooze power, wisdom and charm - is being bestowed on fewer and fewer mewling infants. When Wellington thrashed Bonaparte, 4,600 British Read more

IT SEEMED, AT THE TIME, like such a good thing for the planet. In the winter of 2005, I turned in my red, gas-hungry Jeep Wrangler for a near-new, diesel-burning Volkswagen Beetle. Inspired by a number of pioneering friends, I would fill my little Read more

By acquiring one of the top pitchers in baseball a month ago, the Milwaukee Brewers hoped to create a formidable top of the rotation with CC Sabathia and Ben Sheets. While Sabathia has been nearly unbeatable, Sheets, the NL All-Star starter last Read more

Pam Foster, who works for Henderson County Department of Health Nutrition, has been recognized with a 2007-08 Ralph W. Ketner Employee Productivity Award from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners for implementing Open Access Read more

The Telegraph’s opinion writers, among them Simon Heffer and Jeff Randall, inform and entertain with their analysis and comment on the news that matters: British politics, the conduct of our leaders, such as Gordon Brown and David Cameron, our Read more

ESPN.com senior writer Len Pasquarelli is the 2008 recipient of the Dick McCann Memorial Award, named after the first director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The award is presented by the Pro Football Writers of America in recognition of long and Read more

LOS ANGELES (AP) - From World War II hero to dancer and award-winning actor, Charles Durning has lived a storied life. The 85-year-old added to that resume Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next to one for his idol, James Cagney Read more

January February March April May June July August September October November December 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 (08-02) 16:25 PDT — I chiro Suzuki reached 3,000 hits Tuesday - 1,722 in the majors and 1,278 Read more