MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- Civilians and gunmen pillaged food warehouses at Monrovia's rebel-held port yesterday, and relief workers said they could not start the flow of aid from ships waiting just off shore until peacekeepers step in and assure order.
Plans by John Ashcroft for a nation-wide bus tour to promote the USA PATRIOT Act will waste taxpayers' money and time justifying an unconstitutional law.
The skills and connections of a former Ohio University doctoral student might prove to be beneficial for the troubled country of Liberia.
Here's the thing about that little divot in middle America that we call Athens, Ohio: when you are away for a while, you begin to realize you miss it. Now don't get me wrong, I have flipped off just as many of the slow drivers as you have (what is it about bumpy and battered brick streets that makes people drive so slow?). However, as this column comes to you from my hometown of Stow, Ohio (see dictionary under +
Ohio University's Communication Network Services help desk was lit up early this week when several hundred computers on campus reported being infected with a computer worm.
Nearly 100 people take part in a 'flash mob' event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, yesterday. The mob participants took off their shoes and banged it against one of the city's main avenues. The Mob Project is a worldwide movement in which a group of random people perform some kind of action announced via Internet. After the action is done the participants simply take off. The banner reads download MP3.
The Athens City Planning Commission voted 3-1 last Friday to approve plans for a new apartment complex on Richland Ave.
Friday, Ohio University students and football fans can step onto the field and be a part of the team during the Bobcats' third annual Picture Day.
The Ohio women’s volleyball team was slated to win the East Division of the Mid-American Conference in a preseason coaches’ poll.
A water main break Tuesday forced city officials to close West Union Street from Congress to High streets until later that night.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush should be prepared to explain Ohio job losses when he visits the crucial political state on Labor Day, Democratic Rep. Sherrod Brown said.
CINCINNATI - Airman Michael Stewart's craving for Cincinnati-style chili has been satisfied even though he's stationed on an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.
Marshall might have won the Mid-American Conference East Division, and Toledo might be the two-time defending champion in the West Division, but the MAC football titles might have to go through Oxford, Ohio, and DeKalb, Ill., respectively.
The 152nd Athens County Fair is coming to town this weekend with a slew of rides and entertainment for people of all ages.
BAGHDAD — A Shiite Muslim member of a political party banned by Saddam Hussein was chosen Wednesday to be the first leader of Iraq's U.S.-picked interim government, serving a one-month term that will be rotated among eight other faction leaders.
WASHINGTON — Country music singer Willie Nelson is taking his support for Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich to the radio waves this week.
WASHINGTON — President Bush yesterday accepted personal responsibility for a discredited portion of last winter's State of the Union address that suggested Saddam Hussein was shopping for nuclear material in Africa.
In the fall, a newly -renovated building in New York City will house about 100 high school students, offering the same opportunities as other high schools — the only difference is this other high school is specifically for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students.
Here’s the thing about basic rules of social etiquette: they often are easy to understand, and must be followed for you to be allowed to participate in this scientific study known as the planet Earth.
For most Athens residents, especially students, a May trip to Mexico could result in partying, relaxing and having less money then they left with. But thanks to a trade mission lead by Gov. Bob Taft, a local Athens company might have left Mexico with an economic boost.
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