A former high-ranking Vienna police official has been cleared of criminal charges that he tipped off a brothel to an impending undercover police raid.
A Vienna court acquitted Ernst Geiger late Thursday night after a monthslong retrial. Geiger had been charged with betrayal of official secrets, an offense that carries a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment.
The state attorney's office said Friday it …
Dons fans were today challenged to prove they want skipper RussellAnderson to remain at Pittodrie.
Anderson is one of the group of Aberdeen first team players whosecontracts are due toexpire at the end of the season.
Football director Willie Miller wants to keep all of them atPittodrie beyond that.
But Miller admitted it will be difficult if fans don't show morecommitment to the club in the form of season ticket sales andincreased attendances.
Despite qualifying for the UEFA Cup and freezing prices, sales ofseason tickets have been slow so far.
Miller is urging the Red Army to change that in the coming weeksto aid his bid to hold on to Anderson, …
John Nolen and Mariemont: Building a New Town in Ohio. By Millard F. Rogers Jr. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. xiv + 260 pp. Index, notes, bibliography, photographs. Cloth, $45.00. ISBN 0-801-86619-7.
This fine book covers the development of Mariemont (pronounced "Marymont"), a new town built in the 1920s ten miles east of Cincinnati, Ohio, as a "national exemplar" of comprehensive town planning and moderately priced mixed housing. Author Millard Rogers, director emeritus of the Cincinnati Art Museum and a Mariemont resident since 1974, focuses on the interaction of its three prime movers. Mary M. Emery (1844-1927) inherited a fortune from her husband, Thomas, and …
Oil prices plunged to a seven-month low Monday as the Gulf Coast energy infrastructure appeared relatively unharmed after Hurricane Ike and traders bet that Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy could ignite a massive liquidation of commodities.
Light, sweet crude for November delivery fell $4.87, or 4.82 percent, to $96.38 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, after earlier dropping to $94.41, the lowest level since Feb. 14. A close at that level would be oil's first settlement under $100 since March 4.
Crude has fallen more than $50 _ or 35 percent _ from its all-time trading record of $147.27 reached July 11 as a global economic slowdown continues to weigh on …
| Status | Endangered |
| Listed | February 3, 1995 |
| Family | Cruciferae (Brassicaceae) |
| Description | An annual, herbaceous wildflower with bristly hairs at the base and pale green, strongly glaucous stems and leaves. |
| Habitat | Serpentine outcrops with sparse grassland. |
| Threats | Habitat destruction by urbanization, and degradation by livestock grazing, recreational activities, and other … |
One down, 60 to go.
Mark McGwire started the season with a bang, hitting a grandslam off Ramon Martinez in the fifth inning to power the St. LouisCardinals to a 6-0 Opening Day victory Tuesday against the visitingLos Angeles Dodgers.
A sellout crowd of 47,972 screamed in anticipation when DelinoDeShields walked on a full count to load the bases. McGwire didn'tdisappoint them, hitting a towering drive that cleared the left-fieldwall and broke open a scoreless game."It's an awesome feeling," McGwire said. "How can you not getchills?"McGwire overshadowed a strong performance from winning pitcherTodd Stottlemyre, who gave up three hits in seven-plus innings …
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Zach Filzen scored 23 points to lead Buffalo to an 87-76 victory over Towson on Saturday night.
The Bulls (2-1) led by as many as 14 points, as Filzen hit a 3-pointer with 16:03 to play, making it 60-46 and causing the Tigers to call time out. Towson (1-2) rallied to within four when RaShawn Polk's 3-pointer made it 72-68 with 3:50 left.
But Buffalo withstood the charge, running off …
