Sri Lanka will release next month the remaining 136,000 Tamil refugees still in the squalid and overrun government camps where they've been detained since the country's civil war ended six months ago, a top official said Saturday.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:40 am
The gunman who carried out Saipan's most violent attack in recent memory ended his life on the same rocky cliffs where numerous Japanese leapt to their deaths to avoid capture by U.S. troops during World War II.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:30 am
Italian police on Saturday arrested two Pakistani men accused of providing logistical support for last year's terror attacks in Mumbai, officials said.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:20 am
Wide-eyed children around the world will be hearing from Santa's "elves" at the North Pole after all.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:20 am
Prosecutors are expected to request life in prison for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:20 am
The Illinois Department of Transportation says where possible it will suspend lane closures along state roadways over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:05 am
Struggling homeowners in Illinois will soon get some guidance.
Nov 21, 2009 | 3:05 am
Over the past three months, the staff at Rock Island’s Christian Care homeless shelter has helped Fred Balzer get back on his feet.
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Heavy rains was forecast to continue over the Gulf States on Saturday while the Pacific Northwest was expected to see scattered precipitation.
Nov 21, 2009 | 2:50 am
Davenport officials who traveled to the Global Gaming Expo this week hope what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas.
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Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so American and other foreign troops can go home.
Nov 21, 2009 | 2:30 am
Although separated by thousands of miles, parishioners from Prince of Peace Parish in Clinton, Iowa and the parish of La Virgen Pura y Limpia in Sapillica, Peru joined together in joint celebrations last Sunday.
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Sawdust, the heavenly turf of the circus, is scattered in the center ring. Smell the popcorn. Be awed by the young woman on the flying trapeze. Welcome, children of all ages, to “Tent No. 63” at Festival of Trees.
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Thank goodness all Davenport taxpayers are not like River Gulf Grain. If Davenport’s residents harbored the gall of their riverfront tenant, it’s likely no taxes would be paid. Residents would just ignore city notices. Drivers would floor it past speed limit signs. Rules, laws, agre…
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On Monday, law enforcement, economic development professionals, community leaders and elected officials had an in-depth meeting with the federal Bureau of Prisons about potentially purchasing Thomson.
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I am alarmed that Asian honeysuckle is rapidly taking over the Quad-Cities, Scott County and the state and that local response is woefully inadequate. Good photo opportunities exist at West Lake Park in that the park is green. The green is entirely (except the grass) honeysuckle which ser…
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I’m amazed that President Obama has not yet made a decision to send additional troops to Afghanistan as requested by the military.
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I am writing in response to a Nov. 16 Times letter, “Quincy parent says Moline went too far.” I understood the letter until I got to the part about people dressing up.
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Opposed to universal health care? We already have it. The law states that everyone who shows up at an emergency room must be treated. They cannot be turned away, even if they have no health insurance. This means we are already paying for universal health care— in the most expensive way.…
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Health-care reform is long overdue. It’s overdue for those who lie awake at night praying their children will feel better because they cannot afford a doctor. It’s overdue for the elderly who can’t find anything else to trim to cover medical bills. It’s overdue for the person who …
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