Shrapnel from imploding plant injures five spectators
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — One man had his leg severed Saturday and four others were also injured as shrapnel from the demolition of a power plant flew into a crowd of more than 1,000 spectators that...
View ArticleTwo killed, baby injured as Swiss cable car crashes
BERLIN (AP) — Swiss police say a couple was killed and their one-year old child seriously injured when the cable car they were traveling on fell onto a wooded cliff. Police in central Schwyz canton...
View ArticleTalking humanoid robot launches on Japan rocket
TOKYO (AP) — The first talking humanoid robot "astronaut" has taken off in a rocket. Kirobo — derived from the Japanese words for "hope" and "robot" — was among five tons of supplies and machinery on...
View ArticleJ&J pleased Chinese anti-monopoly dispute is over
BEIJING (AP) — Health care giant Johnson and Johnson says it is pleased to put a legal dispute behind it after a Chinese court ordered it to pay compensation to a former distributor under an...
View ArticleNew jobs disproportionately low-pay or part-time
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 162,000 jobs the economy added in July were a disappointment. The quality of the jobs was even worse. A disproportionate number of the added jobs were part-time or low-paying — or...
View ArticleStates consider regulation of drones in U.S. skies
CINCINNATI (AP) — Thousands of civilian drones are expected in U.S. skies within a few years and concerns they could be used to spy on Americans are fueling legislative efforts in several states to...
View ArticleLongtime NBC News reporter John Palmer dies at 77
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Palmer, the longtime correspondent for NBC News who died Saturday after a brief illness, was remembered by former colleagues as a hardworking, gracious reporter who moved easily...
View ArticleWill fast-food protests spur higher minimum wage?
Terrance Wise has two jobs in Kansas City — one at a burger joint, a second at a pizza restaurant — but he says his paychecks aren't enough to buy shoes for his three daughters and insure his...
View ArticleState Dept: Posts in 19 countries to remain closed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid online "chatter" about terror threats, U.S. diplomatic posts in 19 cities in the Muslim world will be closed at least through the end of this week, the State Department said....
View ArticleIllegal buttocks injections kill, maim women
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Women across the U.S. are risking their lives for black market procedures to make their buttocks bigger, often involving home-improvement materials such as silicone injected by...
View ArticleConcern about Hawaii's fly homeless home program
HONOLULU (AP) — A program that would help fly homeless people in Hawaii back to the mainland is being greeted with skepticism by the state's human services officials and groups that help the homeless....
View ArticleTime Warner, CBS draw viewers into fee spat
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS and Time Warner Cable can't work out their differences, so they want viewers to help settle the fight. Three million Time Warner Cable customers in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas...
View ArticleSkydiving instructor killed in tandem jump
LUMBERTON, Miss. (AP) — A skydiving instructor from Pensacola, Fla., died in a remote swamp after a tandem jump that hospitalized his student, Lamar County Sheriff Danny Rigel said Sunday. James...
View ArticleHSBC bank says 1st half profits at $10.2 billion
LONDON (AP) — HSBC PLC, Europe's biggest bank by market value, saw its profits rise 22 percent in the first half of the year as it reaped the benefits of recent restructuring measures. The bank, which...
View ArticleNebraska man gets chance to challenge ATM fees
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska man is getting another chance to challenge ATM fees that two banks charged without providing proper notice. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that Jarek...
View ArticleFootball Hall of Fame weekend big business in Ohio
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend means big business in northeast Ohio. The Hall of Fame weekend in Canton includes a parade, Saturday's enshrinement and Sunday's Hall of Fame...
View ArticleSchilz, Johnson in QB battle for Falcons (8-5-13)
The microscope is on the two tackle spots and the running back position as the Bowling Green State University football team prepares to start the season.Another major question mark is at quarterback.BG...
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Pigging out
Hailey Trumbull, 10, of Rudolph reaches for a pig during the 'Catch a pig' event August 4, 2013 at the Wood County Fair in Bowling Green, Ohio. (Photo: Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune) It takes speed,...
View ArticlePERRYSBURG POLICE: 08-05-13
On July 26, a theft incident was reported in the 26000 block of Lake Vue Drive. An attempted burglary incident was reported in the 100 block of Locust Street on July 27. Indecent exposure was reported...
View ArticleSHERIFF'S OFFICE: 08-05-13
Driving under suspension: Lana Prisk, Pemberville. A break-in was reported at a residence in the 20000 block of Long Judson Road, Weston. Items were reportedly taken from the home. A theft incident was...
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