City of Oakland offers 3 possible ballpark sites

HeraldtribuneOAKLAND, Calif. – The City of Oakland unveiled three waterfront sites Thursday as potential spots to build a new ballpark for the Oakland Athletics and ultimately keep the team from leaving town.As the small-budget A’s have seen before, there are still plenty of hurdles ahead. In the past they haven’t been able to find a suitable spot to build and were set to leave Oakland and move… Read more

calf born with cross-shaped marking to be spared from slaughter

Los Angeles TimesA calf born last week in Connecticut is getting a lot of attention for his unusual forehead marking: a cross that's been immortalized in "holy cow!" and "sacred calf" headlines from news organizations all over the world. (You'll notice, if you please, that we've spared you that cutesy headline-writing here.)The calf, a Jersey-Holstein cross whom… Read more

Copenhagen climate summit: live

Telegraph9am: Day one of the conference and already the rumours are flying. I have heard that Al Gore, the high priest of climate change, may not be coming to Copenhagen afterall. Perhaps he is leaving the limelight to President Barack Obama?But don’t worry. David Beckham could save the planet. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are in discussion with football teams coming to the… Read more

Beef Recall: Fear When you Hear These Words?

You get home from an exhausting day at work, feed the family, then settle down for a little bit of relaxation time. You open the newspaper, click on the television, or fire up the computer. What are the first words you see? Beef recall. Your first thoughts are “I hope I haven’t just fed that tainted meat to my children” as you scan the news for details of the company in question and the… Read more