by Bob Allen | Apr 29, 2003 | News
Health officials say severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, is here to stay, and Baptists are among those coping in high-outbreak areas. “It is difficult knowing what to think about the current situation in Hong Kong,” John Gravley, an American...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 29, 2003 | News
Police in Chicago have been told not to enforce a 100-year-old ordinance that bans public swearing, which critics say violates the right to free speech. A federal class-action lawsuit filed in March claims a city ordinance banning “indecent acts and words”...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 29, 2003 | News
Norway has imposed a nationwide ban on smoking in restaurants and bars. ‘s Parliament voted earlier this month to outlaw smoking anywhere people eat and drink. While some states and cities in the United States have passed similar laws, Norway is the first...
by Jodi Mathews | Apr 28, 2003 | News
Dieters can now grab lunch on the go without super-sizing their intake of fat and calories at a burger joint. The answer: “fast-casual” restaurants. Eateries like Panera Bread, Au Bon Pain, Baja Fresh and Subway are inching ahead in the battle for...
by Cliff Vaughn | Apr 25, 2003 | News
More than 2 million Americans are now behind bars, according to the Justice Department. That’s one out of every 142 U.S. residents. Where do those who are eventually released go? What do they do? If they were incarcerated for murder, how do they deal...
by Cliff Vaughn | Apr 24, 2003 | News
Hollywood is always shoveling a lot of something, and occasionally its glitzy spade tosses a few genuine stories over its shoulder. “Holes” is one of them. It debuted last weekend No. 2 at the box office with about $16 million (behind the Jack...
