torsdag 15 mars 2012

Prince Harry helps friend after London mugging

LONDON (AP) — Royal officials say Prince Harry showed up at a London police station to help a friend who had been mugged.

Harry's Clarence House office says the 27-year-old prince went to support a friend who was reporting a robbery.

British media say Thomas van Straubenzee was robbed in a south London street while on the phone with Harry, who raced …

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Friend of Stewart to sign books at Alderson store

Lloyd Allen, a longtime friend of Martha Stewart, will be inAlderson Saturday to sign copies of his book about her, "BeingMartha: The Inside Story of Martha Stewart and her Amazing Life."

Stewart served her prison sentence on a conviction related to astock trading scandal at the women's federal prison in Alderson andAllen …

onsdag 14 mars 2012

Italian Football Summaries

MILAN (AP) — Summaries Monday from Italy's Serie A (home teams listed first):

Napoli 2, Chievo Verona 0

Napoli: Miguel …

Spanish Football Results

Results from the 11th round of Spain's first-division football league (home teams listed first):

Saturday's Games

Valladolid 1, Real Madrid 0

Valencia 2, Sporting Gijon 3

Sunday's Games

Getafe vs. Sevilla

Recreativo Huelva vs. Barcelona

Malaga vs. Villarreal

Almeria vs. Mallorca

Athletic Bilbao vs. Osasuna

Atletico Madrid vs. Deportivo La Coruna

Espanyol vs. …

6th guilty in bribe probe

Eugene Szczeblowsky yesterday became the sixth city employee toplead guilty to federal charges stemming from a continuing grand juryinvestigation into inspector and licensing payoffs.

In a short arraignment proceeding, the Consumer ServicesDepartment inspector pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts foraccepting money from retailers in 1983 and 1985.

He admitted the crimes as part of a negotiated plea agreementwith the U.S. attorney's office. Like the …

Johnson & Johnson to Cut Jobs by 3-4 Pct

TRENTON, N.J. - Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it would reduce its global work force by up to 4 percent, or up to 4,820 jobs, to cut costs due to a slump in sales of its heart stents and its No. 2 drug, plus looming expirations for key drug patents.

The health care company, which employs about 120,500 people in 57 countries worldwide, predicted the restructuring would entail pretax charges totaling $550 million to $750 million in the second half of 2007 and would include additional, unspecified steps besides job cuts.

Excluding the charges, the New Brunswick, N.J.-based maker of contraceptives, contact lenses, prescription drugs and baby products still expects to meet …