NZ bans bizarre baby namesWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:51AMIF YOU wish to name your new bundle of joy Lucifer or Messiah, you can't be living in New Zealand. Giving such names to new-borns has effectively been banned by the country's names registrar after it knocked back odd requests from three parents, reports The Herald Sun.
Nigeria: Scores Injured As Nurtw Factions Clash On Lagos-Abeokuta RoadWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:28AMThere was a bloody clash between factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and commercial bus drivers along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, which left scores of persons injured.
CENTRAL JERSEY: The heat is on; take precautionsWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:08AMPeople, especially the elderly, are being advised to take precautions as temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s this week, with the mercury approaching 100 degrees Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
What's all this about a walking school bus?Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:19AMSchool officials hope parents will join together in carpools and "walking school buses" to offset transportation cuts this year.
Just what did Minnesota legislature, Dayton agree to? Details emergeWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:49AMLawmakers return in special session and crank out several of the bills needed to restart state government.
For filming, Downtown to change from Golden to GothamTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:49PMHoly detours! A diabolical plot to shut down the Steel City? Nope. Just another movie being filmed here in Hollywood on the Mon. But this might be the city's biggest and most visible shoot ever, as Batman and his villainous rivals turn the Golden Triangle into their battleground next month. From Aug.
As Life Passes by, Venezuelans Are Always Standing in Line to WatchTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:39PMCARACAS, Venezuela --Revolutions come and go. Construction frenzies reshape this city's skyline and then go bust, leaving white elephants as testament. Oil prices rise and fall, and rise again. But one thing, at least, endures: the lines.
Rochester traffic roundabout opens FridayTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:18PMThe main intersection in the Beaver County town of Rochester was so bad that nearly 600 drivers per hour were going out of their way to avoid it. The solution, which debuts Friday, is unconventional -- removing all of the traffic signals and reducing the number of lanes.
Pasco commissioners hope mobility fee boosts bus serviceTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:11PMThe county's newly adopted mobility fee should help expand bus service several years down the road, leaders observed during a meeting last week of the Pasco Metropolitan Planning Organization.