Jojo Doria – AHN Sports Contributor New York, NY, United States (AHN Sports) – Though his game has deteriorated in recent years and some of his endorsers have deserted him, Tiger Woods continuous his hold atop the Fortunate 50 list of top-earning American athletes for 2011. According to the eighth edition of Sports Illustrated.com’s feature [...]
Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Brooklyn, MI, United States (AHN Sports) – Carl Edwards passed teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. with nine laps left to win Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Michigan International Speedway. Roush Fenway Racing finished 1-2 and led 101 of 125 laps, with all three of its Ford Mustangs leading during [...]
Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Houston, TX, United States (AHN) – According to federal scientists the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico- an area devoid of oxygen off the coast of Louisiana and Texas- is the largest ever recorded this year. The area is harmful to sea life and the commercial fishing [...]
Tom Edrington – AHN Sports Reporter Bethesda, MD, United States (AHN Sports) – Lefty turns 41 on Thursday. That afternoon, Phillip Alfred Mickelson will tee off in the 111th U.S. Open, searching for his first win in this major championship that has eluded him for 20 years. He’s finished runner-up five times starting in 1999 [...]
John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent Vancouver, BC, Canada (AHN Sports) – Some fans of the Vancouver Canucks did not take Wednesday night’s Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup Finals all that well. A group of fans rampaged in the streets the Canucks’ 4-0 loss to the Boston Bruins. Cars and garbage cans were [...]
Matthew Borghese – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The U.S. Energy Department has announced $36 million in funding to six small companies in five states that are developing biofuels and bio-based chemicals. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu says the funding is part of President Barack Obama’s pledge to cut American dependence [...]
Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News Kawit, Cavite, Philippines (AHN) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III promised Filipinos freedom from hunger and graft Sunday on the country’s celebration of 113 years of independence from Spain. Aquino used the occasion to boast about the achievements of his administration, which will turn one year old by the end [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Trollhattan, Sweden (AHN) – Spyker Cars, the Dutch owner of Saab, announced on Monday investments that will help it resume production and allow two Chinese firms to own more than 50 percent of the company. Pang Da Automobile and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus have agreed to invest a total of [...]
Linda Young – AHN News Writer Phoenix, AZ, United States (AHN) – Firefighters battling wildfires in Arizona for 12 days have been unable to contain the blaze that has spread to about 389,000 acres in the eastern region and now caused the evacuation of two more towns. The blaze, known as the Wallow Fires, is [...]
Kris Alingod – AHN News Contributor Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – General Motors is voluntarily recalling its top-selling Cadillac SRX because of a problem with the right side airbag. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday that the vehicle’s roof-rail airbag on the right side is programmed to switch off during certain [...]
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