Saints’ Vilma appeals suspension for bounties
Updated: May 7, 2012, 12:06 PM ET By Adam Schefter | ESPN Vilma Appeals Suspension New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, who has been suspended for the entire 2012 season for his role in the team’s bounty system, appealed his suspension Monday. The other three players suspended have until the end of business Monday to [...]
Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate
In this Feb. 21, 2012 photo, after being told a word, an orangutan points to that object on an iPad at Jungle Island in Miami. Experts who work with primates have been using sign language and other methods to communicate with apes for years. But with advancements in tablet computer technology, workers at Jungle Island [...]
Arizona elections chief seeks proof of Obama’s citizenship
By Tim Gaynor | Reuters – 24 mins ago View slideshows Hero in ’76 school bus kidnapping dies 7 photos – 4 hrs ago Byron Nelson Championship 12 photos – 1 hr 8 mins ago Chicagoans rally ahead of NATO summit 22 photos – 5 hrs ago (Reuters) – Arizona‘s secretary of state said Friday he had [...]
One test aced, many more harder ones still remain for Heat – NBA.com
MIAMI – If you were to ask the Magic 8 Ball if the Miami Heat are better than they were a year ago, its response would have to be Ask again later. The Heat are through to the conference semifinals after dismissing the New York Knicks in five games. But it’s still unclear what Miami [...]
TRAI sticks to controversial auction plans
Reuters – 12 mins ago NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India‘s telecoms regulator on Sunday reaffirmed most of its proposed rules for an auction of mobile airwaves, including a steep base price for bids, despite howls of protests by carriers in the world’s second-biggest mobile phone market. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had last month suggested [...]