'Flags-In' sets the stage for Memorial Day at Arlington
25 May 2012, 2:31 am
Soldiers from the Army's 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) fanned out across Arlington National Ceremony on Thursday afternoon, placing over 220,000 American flags at gravestones in a Memorial Day weekend tradition.

Documents provide new insight into Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden movie
24 May 2012, 10:23 am
The release of hundreds of pages of government documents Tuesday has fanned a simmering controversy in Washington over how much access the White House, the CIA and the Pentagon granted director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal for their upcoming movie on the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

Marmion knocks out St. Francis
24 May 2012, 8:32 am
With 30 to 40 mile per hour wind gusts frequently halting play during Thursday's Class 3A Kaneland regional semifinal, Marmion junior Connor Riley had to alter his normal routine of working fast on the mound.

Oil Trades Near Seven-Month Low as EU Debt Concern Intensifies
24 May 2012, 3:51 am
Oil traded near a seven-month low in New York as a drop in German business confidence and disagreement between European leaders on joint bond sales fanned concern that the region will fail to resolve its debt crisis.

Local roundup: Adam Brant fans 10 in 3-1 Lourdes' win over Riverside
24 May 2012, 2:08 am
Winning pitcher Adam Brant fanned 10 batters in a complete-game effort, as his 20th-seeded baseball team from Our Lady of Lourdes High School defeated 13th-seeded Riverside, 3-1, in Wednesday's Section 1 Class A outbracket game.

1,000-plus volunteers help in area
23 May 2012, 8:10 pm
Employees, family and friends of the Y-12 National Security Complex fanned out across the region on Friday and Saturday to help nonprofit agencies in a variety of ways -- painting, landscaping, building and repairing, stocking food and school supplies and more.

Fast-moving Nevada wildfire destroys seven homes
22 May 2012, 11:19 pm
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire burned down seven homes in Nevada on Tuesday as winds fanned the flames, and firefighters battling a series of dangerous blazes in the U.S. Southwest in dry weather and strong winds made slow progress. Blazes in rugged, mountainous areas of Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado have already forced the evacuation of several small towns and torched more than ...

Flames were fanned
22 May 2012, 2:47 am
Kevin Garnett will miss the TD Garden crowd when the Celtics visit Philadelphia for Game 6 of their playoff series Wednesday night.

National League Game Capsules
21 May 2012, 9:53 pm
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Gio Gonzalez tossed six scoreless innings on Monday as the Washington Nationals squeaked past the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in the opener of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park. Gonzalez (6-1) allowed just three hits and fanned nine while walking three, lowering his earned-run average in the process to an impressive 1.98. Craig Stammen worked two ...

Wind-fanned Blaze Threatens Home E. of Bend
17 May 2012, 11:27 pm
A property owners landscaping work east of Bend almost cost them their home Thursday afternoon, as heat or sparks from that equipment likely sparked a wildfire that nearly consumed the house, fire officials said.