LONDON -In a step fraught with risks for Prime Minister Tony Blair, Britain agreed yesterday to send 850 of its soldiers from relatively peaceful southern Iraq to a volatile area near Baghdad, freeing U.S. troops to step up attacks on insurgent strongholds west of the capital.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -The highest ranking soldier charged in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal was sentenced to eight years in prison for abusing inmates at Abu Ghraib during a court martial yesterday in Baghdad.
NEW YORK -Tom Brokaw is giving Brian Williams a clear head start as he prepares to pass the baton on NBC's Nightly News. Brokaw's broadcast has been dominant this fall over its closest rival, ABC's World News Tonight
Ohio University students and faculty are gearing up to welcome back former Bobcats during this weekend's Homecoming celebration.
WASHINGTON -Some members of Ohio's congressional delegation received flu shots this year, despite the vaccine shortage, while others have pledged to forgo the vaccine.
With four games remaining before the Mid-American Conference tournament, the Ohio field hockey team is looking for a pair of wins at home this weekend against Miami and Louisville.
Ohio soccer midfielder Kendra Hornschemeier offered a simple way to look at this Sunday's final regular season game at Buffalo.
HAVANA -Cuban President Fidel Castro's advancing age -and ultimately his mortality -were brought home yesterday after he fractured a knee and an arm when he tripped and fell at a public event.
An OU alumnus presented the humorous and realistic side of international public health programs and research to a packed room of students and faculty yesterday at Walter Hall.
After backpacking through Europe for two months, an Ohio University student ran out of money and almost went home.
Athens City Council adopted the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan and talked about an ordinance that will charge Halloween vendors at its meeting last night.
Ohio University Faculty Senate members debated the complexity of the General Education program, which is slated to replace the current Tier education program in August 2006.
Absentee ballots are available at the Athens County Board of Elections, 15 S. Court St.
The financial forecast for the next five years was approved and the busing of private school children was declared impractical at the meeting of the Trimble Local School Board of Education last night.
Questions during the Athens County Commissioner debate focused on budget concerns and job opportunities last night at the Athens Public Library, 30 Home St.
After a rain-shortened first round, the Ohio women's golf team holds a narrow lead in the inaugural Lady Herd Classic hosted by Marshall.
The new Ohio University Off-Campus Living Office, created to support students living off campus, will be sending people out into Athens neighborhoods in the next two weeks to discuss concerns for Athens residents, including Halloween.
The band Sublime disbanded in May 1996 after lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Brad Nowell died. In the spirit of that band comes Badfish -a Sublime tribute band.
The Ohio men's cross country team continued to improve its season by finishing third in the Open division race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals Saturday.
A familiar theme for the Ohio football team this season has been relying on a stout defense to keep a struggling offense in the game.
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