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Driving Is Down, but Auto Insurance Rates Are Rising The reduced driving has not yet shown up as fewer accidents, and meanwhile, other factors are driving up the overall cost of claims, insurance companies s
Dove season preview: Ready for action? Hunting seasons kick off Sept. 1 with the beginning of dove season in most of Texas. Don't expect to find dove seasons listed in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual this year. A late request for a South Zone season change led to delayed finalization of hunting dat
Tips for high-deductible plans As health care costs get higher and workers are asked to carry more of the costs, high-deductible insurance plans are getting more popular. But many people are finding an unexpected cost: Doctors expect their full payment upfront. Here are some tips: Find out what your deductible is and keep track of your medical payments so you will know when it has been m
Edwards nudges Kyle Busch aside for victory BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Carl Edwards clearly isn't conceding anything to Kyle Busch, and if this continues, the rivalry NASCAR fans seem to be clamoring for could be coming soon, t
London takes the baton for more modest 2012 Games London will take the baton from Beijing on Sunday with the 2012 organisers promising the first 'sustainable' Olympics and Britain riding the wave of its best medal haul for a centu
Cuban Athlete Is Barred for Kicking Referee in the Face Ángel Valodia Matos charged at the referee after being disqualified for taking too long in an injury timeo
In Denver, Police and Protesters Try to Prepare for Each Other DENVER -- To the uninformed visitor, it has become difficult to tell whether Denver is preparing for a Democratic National Convention or the institution of martial law. Helicopters filled with armed commandos swooped over downtown in a training exercise earlier this summer. A warehouse was converted...
Hoy selected to carry flag for GB Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy is to carry the Olympic flag for Great Britain at the closing ceremony in Beijing on Sund
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Physicians get insurance rate relief ALBANY — New York’s physicians will get a reprieve from soaring medical malpractice insurance rates. On Thursday, Gov. David A. Paterson signed legislation to put a one-year moratorium on malpractice insurance rate hik
GOV'S SURGICAL STRIKE ON MD INSURANCE HIKES This is just what the doctor ordered. Gov. Paterson yesterday enacted a one-year moratorium on malpractice-insurance rate hikes for Empire State doctors, who are already paying some of the highest premiums in the nation. "We are claiming a major
Insurance, credit unlinked LANSING -- Insurance companies in Michigan no longer will be able to use customers' credit scores to set home and auto insurance premiums if a state Court of Appeals ruling stands. The 2-1 decision released Friday reversed a 2005 ruling by a lower judge who blocked the state insurance office's ban against credit-based insurance rat
3 death sentences for man overturned TUCSON - The Arizona Supreme Court has overturned three death sentences for a man who was convicted in the 1984 slayings of his Tucson girlfriend and her childr
Is umbrella liability insurance for you? CHICAGO, Illinois -- Most Americans have auto insurance, health insurance, dental insurance, homeowners or renters insurance, life insurance, maybe disability insuran
Finalists for Library of Virginia awards The Library of Virginia has announced the finalists for the 11th annual Library of Virginia Literary Awards. The winners will be selected from among these finalists and announced at a gala celebration Oct. 18 at the library. The 2008 finalists for the best fiction by a Virginia author are: Carrie Brown for "The Rope Walk," Helon Habila for "Measuring Time" and Janet Peery for "What the Thunder
McCain repaying S.C. for support When his money was gone and things were grim last summer, S.C. supporters stood by U.S. Sen. John McCain, eventually helping propel him to the Republican presidential nomination. Next week’s Republican National Convention would seem a good time for McCain to repay some favors. And he is. When the GOP convention opens on Labor Day in St. Paul, Minn., the perks for S.C. Republicans will be visible
Get ready for Tuesday's primary election Here's a primer for voting in Tuesday's primary election Tuesday is election day; today's your last chance to vote early.
Nature's recipe for hungry planet Loren Muldowney's Highland Park backyard is full of rotting garbage -- eggshells, half-eaten fruit and vegetables, leaves, an old coconut that's been back there for more than four years and her husband's cotton bathro
UA preview: Clock ticking for Stoops The clock is ticking for University of Arizona football coach Mike Stoo
Helen Alfredsson shoots 67 for 1-shot Safeway lead Helen Alfredsson shot a 67 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after the second round of the Safeway Classic at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. Alfredsson matched her first round of 67 for a 10-under 134, one stroke ahead of Sophie Gustafson, who shot 68. Three strokes back of Alfredsson in third place at 137 are Paula Creamer 68 and Kelli Kuehne 70. Lorena Ochoa and first-round
Cilic beats Fish for Pilot Pen title For the second time in two years, American Mardy Fish will play in the final at the $708,000 Pilot Pen Tennis event, a final U.S. Open tune-
Autumn Books: What to look for on the shelves this fall Literature is a wellspring for all the arts. I intend no arrogance. It’s just that writing is one of the older art forms — more mature than films, sound recordings and so on. Shakespeare was the fountain for Verdi’s “Macbeth”; the James Whale and Kenneth Branagh adaptations of “Frankenstein” would not exist onscreen without Mary Shelley’s nov
An American spy for Russia, swept away The impetus for Andrew Meier's fascinating new book, "The Lost Spy: An American in Stalin's Secret Service," began with a simple question. Did the Soviet Union place American prisoners in its labor camps in Noril
Edwards eases Busch aside for 2nd straight Cup win Carl Edwards isn't conceding anything to Kyle Busch. Edwards saw Busch lead 415 consecutive laps Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, then used his bumper to nudge Busch in the first turn on lap 470. That move caused Busch's car to wiggle just enough so that Edwards could drive by for his second consecutive victory on the NASCAR Spring Cup Series. "It's one of those deals where I
Leslie, U.S. women's basketball are golden girls for fourth straight time BEIJING – Lisa Leslie is never unprepared. While training with her United States basketball teammates in Palo Alto, Calif., she phoned her husband in Dallas and asked him to bring three must-pack items for Beiji
Obama opts for Washington experience, not change, in VP selection Sen. Barack Obama, who has built his campaign on the theme of change, Saturday opted for Washington experience and foreign-policy expertise in making Delaware Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. his choice for vice preside
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