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5 U.S. soldiers killed in suicide bombing
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US soldiers killed in suicide bombing in Baghdad By ANNA JOHNSON Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber killed five U.S. soldiers as they chatted with shop owners while on a foot patrol in central Baghdad on Monday, the deadliest attack on American forces in the heavily fortified capital in more than eight months.
Vatican updates its thou-shalt-not list
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VATICAN CITY - In olden days, the deadly sins included lust, gluttony and greed. Now, the Catholic Church says pollution, mind-damaging drugs and genetic experiments are on its updated thou-shalt-not list. Also receiving fresh attention by the Vatican was social injustice, along the lines of the age-old maxim: "The rich get richer while the poor get poorer.
House Judiciary Committee seeks to enforce subpoenas
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WASHINGTON (AP) _ The House Judiciary Committee sued former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten on Monday, setting up a constitutional clash over the Bush administration's refusal to provide testimony and documents about the firing of U.
Obama ridicules idea of second spot on a Clinton ticket
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COLUMBUS, Miss. - Democrat Barack Obama ridiculed the idea of being Hillary Rodham Clinton's running mate Monday, saying voters must choose between the two for the top spot on the fall ticket. The Illinois senator used his first public appearance of the week to knock down the notion that he might accept the party's vice presidential nomination.
AVA pulls out of manufacturing facility plan
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AVA Solar announced Thursday that they have abandoned plans to build a new manufacturing facility at the southwest corner of I-25 and Prospect Road. The city traded land to the CSU Research Foundation, with plans to develop the new research center. The land would have also been used by AVA Solar to build a new manufacturing facility for energy and cost efficient solar panels.
CSUnity highlights student service work
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Entering its 12th year, CSUnity, a one-day service event sponsored by the university, works to dispel the myth that all college students do is drink beer. And thousands of CSU students have volunteered their time to show the community students care. "As college students, we have a reputation that we're self-involved, apathetic, that we only care about the weekend," said Jake Blumberg, a spokesperson for the school's Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement.
Ordinance to regulate publication distribution
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Local publishers are crying foul over a city ordinance passed last week by the Fort Collins City Council that increases restrictions on news racks throughout, particularly in the downtown area. The ordinance comes amidst concerns of a lack of maintenance and increasing numbers of downtown news racks.
CSU honored for global ed. program
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As a university making strides to keep education in line with an expanding global community, CSU is among the top in the nation for international education. Along with eight other U.S. colleges and universities, CSU was awarded by the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors for efforts in internationalization.
