Gen. Petraeus celebrates Fourth of July at Kandahar Airfield
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:29:39 -0700

James L. Terry, commander of Regional Command-South and the 10th Mountain Division, hosted the Fourth of July celebration, and started the ceremony off by thanking the service members for their commitment to the military as well as the sacrifices made ...

Fourth of July sparkler
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:08:05 -0700

a Jeff was just talking to us the other day that if you ever go a complete game you have to get that mentality of a closer for that eighth and ninth,a Kirk said. a I just went out there to throw strikes.a And, of course, on the Fourth , the rest was ...

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Announces Buffalo-Area Winners of Fourth ...
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:03:40 -0700

BUFFALO, NY, Jul 5, 2011 (Globe Newswire via COMTEX) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation&#39 ;s /quotes/zigman/ 236055/quotes/n ls/noc NOC -0.64% Amherst Systems business unit has announced the winners of its fourth annual Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars ...

Dodgers honor military on Fourth of July
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:51:27 -0700

By Ken Gurnick and AJ Cassavell / MLB.com | 07/04/11 9:22 PM ET Before Monday's game against the Mets, soldiers unfurled a giant American flag as a pair of veterans had the opportunity to throw out a first pitch. Marine Sgt. Alan S. Michaels was chosen ...

Cadel Evans overcomes chain problems to win fourth stage of Tour de France
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:33:08 -0700

Source: ap cadel evans has dished out a psychological slap to yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador, beating the Spaniard in a sprint to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France. Evans twice overcame minor mechanical scares as the Tour de France's ...

Pirates 5, Astros 4: Home team puts on Fourth of July hit parade
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:27:59 -0700

A Fourth of July crowd of 36942 saw Myers allow a career-high 13 hits in six innings as the Astros lost for the ninth time in the last 10 games. The Astros staked Myers to leads of 1-0 and 3-1, but the Pirates kept spoiling pitches and finding soft ...

Angio Dynamics to Report Fiscal 2011 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial ...
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:31:17 -0700

... minimally invasive medical devices for vascular access, surgery, peripheral vascular disease and oncology, today announced that it will report its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter and full year financial results on Thursday, July 14, 2011, ...

Home For The Fourth
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:16:47 -0700

Twenty-nine years ago today, the Space Shuttle Columbia landed at Edwards Air Force Base to successfully conclude the fourth orbital mission of the Space Transportation System. Columbia's return to earth added a special touch to the celebration of ...

Utah skiing on the Fourth : Patriots hit slopes
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:21:35 -0700

By Mike Gorrell Snowbird a Who knows when the chance will come again to ski/board in so much snow on the Fourth of July? That uncertainty served as a siren's call for thousands of people Monday, lured to the slopes of Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort in ...

Fourth Hendra outbreak in Queensland
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:11:59 -0700

Stephen long: The deadly Hendra virus has claimed another horse on another Queensland property. Authorities say a horse south of Brisbane succumbed to the virus. In the past fortnight, four other horses infected with the deadly virus have died in ...

Boston Pops' Keith Lockhart Conducts July Fourth Concert For 17th Year
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:13:33 -0700

By Steve Brown Keith Lockhart conducts the Boston Pops July Fourth concert rehearsal at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston on Sunday. (AP) BOSTON a Since the pre-dawn hours thousands have been gathering at the Charles River Esplanade for ...

Harborplace Fourth of July violence stirs fear of downtown
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:00:39 -0700

Violence at Baltimore's Inner Harbor a a shooting and fatal stabbing a following Fourth of July fireworks had tourists, residents and merchants uneasy Tuesday morning as city officials worked to ease fears that downtown isn't safe. ...

Obama thanks US troops at Fourth of July barbecue
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:00:00 -0700

The president and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted the relaxed event, which was their third Fourth of July celebration with military families. "After all that you do for our country every day, we wanted to give you guys a chance to get out of the ...

Fourth of July marks home-sellers&#3 9; scramble to get into new homes
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:18:39 -0700

It's sad for summer-lovers who see Labor Day speeding toward us and it's even sadder for desperate home-sellers who thought this would be the season they finally unloaded their gridlocked house or condo. It's a casual rule of thumb that motivated home ...

The July Fourth Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Dangers of Competitive Eating
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:46:14 -0700

Yesterday was the Fourth of July, a prime hot-dog-eating day for millions of Americans. According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, on Independence Day Americans consume 150 million hot dogsa and none of them ate more than Joey a Jawsa ...

Tin Caps fizzle on Fourth
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:04:33 -0700

Rymer Liriano and Luis Domoromo began the bottom of the third for the Tin Caps with consecutive walks. Connor Powers singled to left to load the bases. But West Michigan's Alex Burgos stuck out Wes Cunningham and then got Cole Tyrell to hit into a ...

My Turn: The real meaning of the Fourth of July
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 09:25:17 -0700

While the Fourth of July for some is the peak of summertime fun, it's also a chance to reflect a and teach a the essential principles of the Founding Fathers. History and civics used to be the means of transmitting the American narrative from one ...

July Fourth marked by parades, fireworks, hot dogs
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:41:34 -0700

On New York's Coney Island, the annual Nathan's Famous July Fourth hot dog-eating contest brought out the biggest names in competitive eating for a clash that was high in calories. Joey "Jaws&quot ; Chestnut of San Jose wolfed down 62 hot dogs and buns ...

Almost a Fourth of Americans Do Not Know When the US Declared Independence
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:20:23 -0700

American Fourth of July traditions are tightly woven into the fabric of US society, but the history of the country's independence seems to have slipped through the seams. A Marist poll released Friday shows that only 58 percent of Americans know when ...

Scenes from the fourth
Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:22:42 -0700

Here are some images from Chanhassen' s Fourth of July parade. More photos and details will be in this week's print edition. Ron Schlangen, American Legion Post 580 Commander, giving feedback about the Junior Honor Guard Children of Deployed Parents: ...