That is 18.3 percent of all mortgaged properties.

The squadron - based at Naval Air Station Pensacola - will reportedly complete its last shows of the year with three jets instead of five.

Sony said four laptop users suffered minor burns after using computers powered by the batteries.

NASA officials said they were pleased that they were able to get Hubble back online and working smoothly again. It had gone offline for four weeks because a data handling unit failed, NASA rebooted the system to run on a

Worried residents in the affected areas called police, but there were no reports of damage or injuries in any of the events.

Miami-Dade rescue and Coast Guard joined forces to look for people in an air, water and ground search.

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said banks are violating the law if they use funds from the $700 billion rescue package to give away bonuses, pay dividends or for acquisitions.

The Dow Jones Industrial average added 144 points or 1.5 percent. The financial components supplied the most strength with JP Morgan gaining 9.6 percent and Bank of America up 6.1 percent.

More than ever now the Gulf Coast area is in need of new housing and with the proposed port expansion now confirmed this is the very best time to invest in property projects," Danny Silver, principal of Property Direct America,

UAL and FedEx teamed up for a door-to-door baggage service to free passengers from the hassles of waiting and long lines at airport luggage carousels.

A federal judge yesterday questioned the motives of Justice Department lawyers for withdrawing allegations linking a Guantanamo Bay detainee to a "dirty bomb" plot in the United States shortly before they were required to hand over exculpatory evidence to the

Security agencies were yesterday placed on high alert and the border with Somalia was closed for fear of terrorist attacks inside Kenya.

Fifteen Indian and seven Nigerian pharmaceutical companies indicted for manufacturing fake drugs, documents forgery and other unethical practices have been blacklisted by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

The two men accused of robbing and murdering a German tourist in the Khomas Hochland west of Windhoek in July last year both pleaded not guilty to all charges against them in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Nakivubo stadium manager Eugene Ssemujju faces possible arrest over alleged power theft, Daily Monitor has learnt.

A prosecution witness in the killing of the six Apo Mechanic Village traders in 2005 by some men of the Nigerian Police, Ishaya Nyuluwart, yesterday told the court how he was ordered by two of the accused persons to smuggle

Police are looking for a Lusaka-based head teacher who allegedly swindled more than 30 pupils out of their Grade 12 examination fees, Education Permanent Secretary, Lillian Kapulu has said.

Edo State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency yesterday arrested a policeman (name withheld) and four others while trying to convey a large quantity of weeds suspected to be India hemp from Utese in Edo State to Abbi

The allegation of certificate forgery leveled against the Kogi State Governor, Ibrahim Idris, by his predecessor, Prince Abubaker Audu, may have been laid to rest following yesterday affirmation by the Principal Exams Officer, private candidates Examinations of the West African

The business community on Wednesday clashed with police officers along Arua and Nebbi parks on William Street in the city centre after one of their members was thrown down from the fourth floor of Qualicel House.