Man held in death of American woman

The colossal credit crisis shows the difficulty that Barack Obama or John McCain will face in fulfilling a pledge to change business-as-usual in this town.

It sounded like a simple proposition: start a girls basketball program to promote fitness and build self-confidence.

Over the many centuries since their founding, desert cities have worked to provide security, economic opportunity and sufficient food, water and housing to their people.

They've lost five straight, played ugly baseball along the way, fallen out of first place and then failed to take advantage of two straight opportunities to reclaim the top spot in the AL Central.

The Old West is a pretty far cry from the artistic enclaves of the Hamptons.

Then it exploded.

Newman died Friday at his farmhouse near Westport following a long battle with cancer, publicist Jeff Sanderson said. He was surrounded by his family and close friends.

Last Sunday in Washington, the Redskins were running out the clock in a victory over the Arizona Cardinals when fans provided a reminder, chanting, "We want Dallas!"

After all, who wants to look tiny next to an opponent?

Just don't tell Nick Saban that he's got a national championship contender, not even after a decisive victory over third-ranked Georgia.

I was never a very graceful person. The only time I ever really feel coordinated is when I dance with Joanne," he once told The Associated Press, referring to his wife, Joanne Woodward. "And that's not my doing. But when

First, cross country coaches and competitors agreed that, despite above-normal morning temperatures, the heat was not a huge factor in the outcome. Second, it is more satisfying to win a team championship than an individual crown.

It's a future that focuses on mobility, with access to the Web — and the ability to search its vastness, of course — no matter where you are from a device that clips to your belt or sits in your

It was wet.

He told listeners on KNST (790-AM) Wednesday morning that his wife, Valerie Cavazos-Parisi, had given him the "are-you-serious look" when he told her his plan.

His campaign and that of rival Barack Obama also sought to steer perception of the first presidential debate.

Tucson High School's newest football assistant coach wants to keep a large, portable water cooler at midfield for his thirsty players.

All grace and color and fluttering beauty, the insect is the perfect fusion of the realms of art and science — areas that jointly intrigued her daughter from a young age.

DreamWorks representatives visited the Desert Diamond Casino Hotel to give me a private audition for "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."