UK gov’t orders extradition over honeymoon killing
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Wednesday that a suspect accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife on their honeymoon in South Africa should be extradited there to face trial. Home Secretary Theresa May approved the extradition…
More than 130,000 gay couples report they’re married
WASHINGTON (AP) — Increasingly visible, the number of gay Americans telling the U.S. census they’re living with same-sex partners nearly doubled in the past decade, to about 650,000 couples. And more than 130,000 recorded partners as husband or wife. Census…
International Day of Older Persons
Message from Minister for Community Affairs and Housing The Hon. Michael Adam International Day of Older Persons At the start of this century, the Caribbean population of older persons (those 60 years and over) was larger than ever before in…
Jewellers want states to replace limits on cadmium
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S jewellery industry wants states to overturn laws that limit the toxic metal cadmium in children’s trinkets and adopt new voluntary guidelines it helped create, saying stricter rules in several states create chaos for manufacturers…
Smugglers hand off drugs through new border fence
NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — A new type of border fence is apparently forcing drug smugglers to change the way they move their cargo from Mexico to the U.S. The Nogales International reports that law enforcement officers in Arizona recently noticed…
Philippines repairs after typhoon kills 21
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Forecasters sounded alarms over a new storm headed for the Philippines Wednesday, even as workers repaired seawalls demolished by a typhoon that killed at least 21 people and left scores stranded in swamped communities. Typhoon Nesat…
Stocks edge lower, erasing early gains
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging lower, erasing an early rally. Amazon.com rose as the company announced a new tablet device to rival Apple Inc.’s iPad. Amazon.com rose 2.7 percent after the online retailer said it is launching a…
Surging Rays top Yankees, remain tied with Red Sox
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are loose and raring to go, ready to work overtime — if necessary — to win the AL wild card. “Whatever it takes,” designated hitter Johnny Damon said. “It’s been a…
