HONDO GOES LOWE
No blood. Hondo clicked with the Mariners last night but clunked with the Astros to remain 50 gilliams south of the border. Tonight, he’ll get down with Lowe - 10 units on the Dodgers to prove able against Cain. * Good news for drunks: Japanese…
G.A.O. Report Points to Rise in Cost Overruns at Pentagon
Research costs for the top programs that the office examined last year grew 40 percent over their first estimates, and acquisition costs grew 26 percent.
An Unlikely Obsession: School Auctions
A growing number of people are beginning to view school benefit auctions not as a dreaded social obligation but as a fertile hunting ground for bargains.
Fighting a New 125th St., Using a 110-Year-Old Law
Community activists challenge a rezoning proposal for Harlem?s 125th Street, citing concerns that it will displace businesses and destroy historic buildings.
NEW ‘ORDER’
HERE’S your first look at Anthony Anderson, the newest addition to “Law & Order.” Anderson, who starred on Fox’s “K-Ville” last season, joins the cast as Det. Kevin Bernard. “He’s a former IAB [internal affairs] officer who didn’t sign up for that…
Washington State Debates Strict Bill on Child Products
The bill would give the state some of the toughest rules in the nation restricting toxic materials used in children?s products.
MLB SCHEDULE-MAKER SHOULD BE BOOED
SO much for Opening Day. Get ready for Opening Night and dress warmly. The fans were not happy when yesterday’s Opening Day game against the Blue Jays was rained out at Yankee Stadium. “It was misting, it wasn’t raining,” said one upset fan, George…
PREFERS CELEBS
BRUCE Willis’ new girlfriend, model Emma Heming , is addicted to famous men just like model Rhea Durham - who, before she permanently hooked up with Mark Wahlberg, was linked to Ben Stiller and Stephen Dorff. Heming is a “serial celebrity dater,”…
MEXICO CITY
This major city was once the home of the great Aztec people.By JASMIN K. WILLIAMSThe area that would become Mexico City was first settled by ancient people in about 1000 B.C. The first were the Olmecs. Next were the Mayans who, among other things…
UBS Writes Down $19 Billion for Quarter
The chairman of the European bank hardest hit so far by the credit crisis will not seek re-election, UBS said in a statement.