Meanwhile, platinum and palladium were helped by news that exchange-traded funds will be launched for the white metals next month in Switzerland, although palladium ultimately ended lower for the day on profit-taking. The contract extended losses for the second session in a row, as warmer weather expected this week in the Northeast and Midwest will reduce demand for the heating fuel. In Nymex energy trading, crude oil futures ended lower after traders said Nigerian production was on course...

Screenings for potential health problems related to blocked arteries, aortic aneurysms and hardening of the arteries in the legs. Conference is open to anyone interested in organ transplant, patients pre- and post-transplant, and family members or support persons. Program will provide basic ballroom dancing lessons to wheel-chair bound and disabled individuals, with the goal of promoting the physical, emotional and social benefits of ballroom dancing. On open forum for individuals and...

McCain's remarks have been criticized because, during his walk through Baghdad's outdoor Shorja market, he was accompanied by armed troops, as helicopter gunships hovered overhead. John McCain has admitted he misspoke during a weekend trip to Iraq when he told reporters he had just returned from a Baghdad neighborhood where people could now walk freely, thanks to improved security. soldier was killed and four were wounded in eastern Baghdad Friday when a powerful explosive -- the type...

When Kathy took her to the pediatrician, she said the doctors told her the signs were normal for a third child in the family. Besides attending Park Vista Elementary, each week she receives three hours of special education, one hour of speech therapy and one hour of occupational therapy. Once they gathered all the necessary information, the family decide to use applied behavioral analysis (ABA) to help her development. They asked a doctor from California to help establish a teaching plan...

During several years in Germany, he once wrote, he "spent most of his time learning the language, teaching English, drinking large quantities of wheat beer, and wooing a certain Fr ulein. Price said she had heard that Clark had gone to check yesterday morning after hearing that a possible outsider was in the dormitory. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Only a...

Monday's session of the class in introductory German was nearly an hour old when the shooter entered the classroom in Norris Hall and fired dozens of rounds. Bishop's friends said they were struggling to comprehend the violent death of an instructor who was known for his gentle manner and generosity toward students. One of the first was aimed at the head of the teacher, Christopher James Bishop, who wore his hair long, rode his bike to campus and worked with his wife in the foreign...