Statesboro Herald

Discovery of mad cow in Calif. was a stroke of luck

HANFORD, Calif. - A non-descript building in the heart of California's dairy country has become the focus of intense scrutiny now that mad cow disease has been discovered in a dead dairy cow.

April 25, 2012 | By GOSIA WOZNIACKA and TRACIE CONE Associated Press | World

Company aims to strike it rich by mining asteroids

WASHINGTON - A group of high-tech tycoons wants to mine nearby asteroids, hoping to turn science fiction into real profits.

April 24, 2012 | By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer | World

Court in shock as Norway gunman describes massacre

OSLO, Norway - In testimony too graphic for any parent to hear, Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik shocked an Oslo courtroom Friday as he calmly described hunting down teenagers on an island summer camp.

April 20, 2012 | By KARL RITTER Associated Press | World

Lawmaker says more firings likely at US Secret Service

WASHINGTON - A top lawmaker briefed on the investigation into a Secret Service prostitution scandal predicted more firings would follow the forced ouster of three agency employees.

April 19, 2012 | By ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated Press | World

Texas nurse admits to shooting mom, abducting baby

SPRING, Texas - A nurse has admitted to fatally shooting a young mother in a town near Houston and abducting the dying woman's newborn son whom she apparently intended to adopt, authorities said Wednesday.

April 18, 2012 | By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press | World

Photos revealed of US troops posing with corpses

WASHINGTON - In another embarrassment to the Pentagon, newly published photographs purport to show U.S. troops posing with the bodies of dead insurgents in Afghanistan.

April 18, 2012 | By PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press | World

Police handcuff Ga. kindergartner for tantrum

ATLANTA - A kindergartner who threw a tantrum at her small-town Georgia school was taken away in handcuffs, her arms behind her back, in an episode that is firing up the debate over whether teachers and police around the country are overreacting all too often when dealing with disruptive students.

April 17, 2012 | By JEFF MARTIN and JERI CLAUSING Associated Press | World

Judges, journalists clash over courtroom tweets

CHICAGO - Getting news from a big trial once took days, moving at the speed of a carrier pigeon or an express pony. The telegraph and telephone cut that time dramatically, as did live television broadcasts.

April 17, 2012 | By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press | World

North Korea launch draws anger as failure wounds pride

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A satellite launch North Korea had hailed as a moment of national pride ended in failure Friday when the rocket disintegrated over the Yellow Sea, earning Pyongyang embarrassment as well as condemnation from a host of nations that deemed it a covert test of missile technology.

April 13, 2012 | By JEAN H. LEE Associated Press | World

Archive By Section - World

Discovery of mad cow in Calif. was a stroke of luck

Company aims to strike it rich by mining asteroids

Court in shock as Norway gunman describes massacre

Lawmaker says more firings likely at US Secret Service

Texas nurse admits to shooting mom, abducting baby

Photos revealed of US troops posing with corpses

Police handcuff Ga. kindergartner for tantrum

Judges, journalists clash over courtroom tweets

North Korea launch draws anger as failure wounds pride

See Dan read: Baboons can learn to spot real words

Zimmerman makes court appearance

Prosecutors face hurdles in Trayvon Martin case

Official: Charges coming in Trayvon Martin death

Obama-Romney showdown starts with a harsh tone

Santorum suspends GOP presidential campaign

No Articles Found.