Apple’s Steve Jobs unveils the company’s new laptops at Apple headquarters in Cupertino in this October file photo. Rumors have circulated that Jobs will make an appearance at this week’s Macworld conference, and now he has quelled speculation about his health. In an unprecedented letter to Apple

Bush To Create 3 Marine Monuments - KOAT 7
They include the Mariana Trench along the Northern Mariana Islands, Rose Atoll in American Samoa and seven islands in the central Pacific Ocean. It is one of the largest marine conservation efforts in history. The White House confirmed plans for an announcement by the president but declined to

UN chief calls for immediate ceasefire - Deutsche Welle
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his disappointment at the lack of progress in reaching a ceasefire agreement. Arab states and the Palestinians have urged the United Nations to draft a resolution demanding an immediate end to the Israeli attacks and a permanent ceasefire. Earlier

This seaside stretch, a half-hour’s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald

Ranches to look again at golf carts on roads, banning animal tethering - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
SOUTHWEST RANCHES - Two ideas that were previously dismissed allowing golf carts on streets and a ban on tethering animals are to be reconsidered Thursday at the request of new Town Council member Douglas McKay. The council rejected golf

Pa. Turnpike tolls rising 25 percent - Philadelphia Daily News
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Most tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike are increasing 25 percent on Sunday. The new rates become effective at 12:01 a.m. The most common toll paid by passenger vehicles will go from 75 cents to 95 cents, while a typical truck’s

Missing P.E.I. man found - Edmonton Sun
CLYDE RIVER, P.E.I. — Searchers have found the body of a young Prince Edward Island man who went missing after leaving a New Year’s Eve party at a local golf course during a howling blizzard. Kyle Alvin Bambrick, 18, was last seen around 3 a.m. on

HONG KONG - Asian stock markets rose strongly Monday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Shanghai gaining more than 2 percent, as Wall Street’s rally and stimulus plans in the U.S. and elsewhere buoyed investor hopes for 2009. Investors seemed to find encouragement after President-elect Barack Obama urged

India hands over evidence to Pakistan over Mumbai attacks - Xinhua News Agency
NEW DELHI, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) — India Monday handed over to Pakistan material linking the Mumbai attack to elements in Pakistan, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs. India’s Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a statement, “I have today handed over to Pakistan evidence of the

Travolta speaks out about son’s death - KUSA-TV
BAHAMAS - John Travolta says he and his wife Kelly Preston are “heartbroken” over the death of their chronically ill teenage son. Sixteen-year-old Jett Travolta collapsed this week at the family’s vacation home in the Bahamas. In their first public statement since Jett’s death, Travolta and Preston

Obama Urges Passage of Stimulus Plan - Street.Com
More on Market Features Weekend Reading: Temporary Cheer Chinese Manufacturing Shrinks Why You Need TheStreet.com Mobile Gazprom: Ukraine Boycotts Talks Obama Urges Action on Stimulus Plan Coming Week: New Year, Same Problems? H-P Can Thank Dell for Its Good Fortunes India Announces Stimulus Plan to

AMATEUR and junior golf posted big gains in the year just passed, confident of sustaining the growth of the sport with a series of local and international tournaments lined up for the country s top and upcoming players this year. Ferdie Aunzo and

Golf clubs could damage your hearing - The Independent
It is the sound every would-be Tiger Woods yearns for the sweet high-pitched “thunk” as the oversized head of their favourite driver sends the ball soaring up the fairway. Yet the latest must-have titanium clubs, which can cost hundreds of pounds

Police guard man who hit VIP convoy - The Times
A MOTORIST who smashed into the leading car of a presidential convoy on Saturday is under police guard in a Johannesburg hospital and will soon be arrested. A police spokeswoman, Director Sally de Beer, said the man, who was driving alone in a red VW

AMATEUR and junior golf posted big gains in the year just passed, confident of sustaining the growth of the sport with a series of local and international tournaments lined up for the country s top and upcoming players this year. Ferdie Aunzo and

Former Hot Springs mayor writes letter of apology - KTIV
HAWARDEN, Iowa (KTIV) - It’s that time of year when temperatures can fall well below zero. But, for Siouxland livestock producers that doesn’t mean they get to stay inside where it’s warm. SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - The intersection of 6th and Court

Contaminated golf course bid made - BBC News
A grant application for 3.2m has been submitted by Halton Borough Council to help deal with the contamination of a golf course in Widnes. More than 188,000 has already been spent by the Cheshire council on investigating the extent of the problem

Seth Leavitt - WCAX
Seth Leavitt anchors weekend sports on the Channel 3 News on WCAX-TV. Seth joined the Channel Three Sports team in September of 2007. Prior to making the move to Vermont he was a Sports Anchor at WKAG-TV in Hopkinsville , Kentucky . Although working

Bill Cowher was recently wooed by the New York Jets, but said during “The NFL Today” on Sunday that he’s taking it “year to year.” Jan. 3: Philip Rivers and Antonio Gates talk about the Chargers’ win over the Colts in the first of the AFC wild card games. NEW YORK - Bill Cowher doesn’t plan to coach

Bill Richardson Drops Secretary Bid - AOL
WASHINGTON (Jan. 4) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Sunday announced that he was withdrawing his nomination to be President-elect Barack Obama’s commerce secretary amid a grand jury investigation into how some of his political donors won a lucrative state contract. Alex Brandon, AP President

Reid Softens Tone on Burris Appointment - FOX News
Former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, shown here, is reportedly Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s pick to succeed Barack Obama in the Senate. (MyFox Chicago) WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appeared to soften his tone Sunday toward the Illinois politician appointed to fill the Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) The Senate’s No. 2 Democrat says there are no plans right now for the Senate to seat Roland Burris in the chamber. Burris is the Democrat picked by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to take Barack Obama’s seat. The governor has been accused by federal authorities of offering to sell

Is the worst over for Wall Street? - Economic Times
LONDON: Investors begin the first full week of 2009 trading on Monday with one question in mind: Is the worst over? Given that a 38 per cent loss on the broad US S&P 500 stock index last year was actually one of the better performances on stock markets, it is hard for some investors to imagine

Muslims Kicked Off Plane Get Apology - AOL
WASHINGTON (Jan. 2) - AirTran Airways apologized Friday to nine Muslims kicked off a New Year’s Day flight to Florida after other passengers reported hearing a suspicious remark about airplane security. One of the passengers said the confusion started at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C

Russia seeks EU monitoring in Ukraine gas dispute - Raw Story
Russia on Sunday asked the European Union to provide monitoring of Ukraine’s gas transit system and charged Ukraine was stealing gas bound for Europe, as Kiev hit back with its own charges. The exchange of accusations added to a furious row over payments demanded by Russia’s Gazprom for gas supplied

Four days before Christmas, Tiger Woods, sans limp, walked out onto the 18th green at Sherwood Golf Club, just over the Santa Monica Mountains from Malibu, to hand Vijay Singh his trophy for winning the Chevron World Challenge. “Tiger, take your time

Accused Swindler’s Statue Recovered - WPBF News 25
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Two workers for a pest control company stumbled across a missing statue belonging to disgraced financiar Bernard Madoff Wednesday morning. They found the statue on a bike path near a golf course, in the 700 block of North Lake

Golf could make you deaf - Zee News
London, Jan 04: Playing golf can make you deaf, say doctors, who warned that golfers using latest generation of titanium drivers should wear earplugs to protect them from noise. Those at risk are the players who use a new generation of thin-faced

Economy takes its toll on Shoals golf courses - Times Daily
Shoals golf courses are not immune to national trends that show golfers are cutting back their time on the links. Some public golf courses in the Shoals are experiencing a decrease in the number of rounds being played, and the economy is being cited