Kent unveils memorial to 4 killed in 1970

KENT, Ohio Kent State University officials yesterday unveiled amodel for a memorial to four students killed by National Guardsmenduring a protest May 4, 1970, against the U.S. bombing of Cambodia.

The memorial, a sunken pathway carved in a wooded hillside, hasfour large circular depressions in the earth to represent each deadstudent, and nine smaller impressions to represent wounded students.

University President Michael Schwartz said the memorial will bepresented "in a manner that is neither heroic nor accusatory."

"With this announcement today, Kent State University formallyacknowledges its own history and its place in recent Americanhistory," Schwartz …

Report: Wars Cost US $12 Billion a Month

WASHINGTON - The boost in troop levels in Iraq has increased the cost of war there and in Afghanistan to $12 billion a month, and the total for Iraq alone is nearing a half-trillion dollars, congressional analysts say.

All told, Congress has appropriated $610 billion in war-related money since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror assaults, roughly the same as the war in Vietnam. Iraq alone has cost $450 billion.

The figures come from the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, which provides research and analysis to lawmakers.

For the 2007 budget year, CRS says, the $166 billion appropriated to the Pentagon represents a 40 percent increase over 2006.

The …

Penguins beat Red Wings in Game 3 of Cup finals

Sergei Gonchar scored the go-ahead goal with 9:31 left in the third period and Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves, lifting the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals.

The Penguins won at home Tuesday night after losing twice on the road against the defending champions just as they …

Where Are the Moral Standards?

Let's face it, this fight over whether to legalize drugs isn't somuch over whether it will reduce drug abuse and crime.

You don't need yet another study, as Surgeon General JoycelynElders said, to find out that it won't. Common sense alone tells youthat increasing the drug supply will not reduce demand; that makingdrugs widely available to pregnant women will increase the numbers ofcrack babies; that unless legalized drugs are handed out in unlimitedand free amounts, addicts will still steal; that it is a stupidmessage to send our children.

No, this debate is about something more fundamental: Whethergovernment ought to stick its nose into how people "run …

British skier sets record for solo Antarctic trek

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — British adventurer Felicity Aston completed her crossing of Antarctica on Monday, becoming the first woman to ski across the icy continent alone.

She did it in 59 days, pulling two sledges for 1,084 miles (1,744 kilometers) from her starting point on the Leverett Glacier on Nov. 25.

"!!!Congratulations to the 1st female to traverse Antarctica SOLO.V proud," her Twitter message said.

She announced her achievement from Hercules Inlet on Antarctica's Ronne Ice Shelf, where she waited alone in her tent for bad weather to clear so that a small plane could pick her up and take her to a base camp. Other expeditions also have gathered there, …

US aide says presidential successors can work on missile defense

U.S. President George W. Bush's national security adviser says the leaders of the U.S. and Russia can leave the missile defense issue to their successors after failing to reach agreement in their last meeting together as presidents.

Stephen Hadley made the comments aboard Air Force One following farewell talks Sunday in Russian between Bush and President Vladimir Putin, who leaves office on May 7.

Asked whether he expects the U.S. …

House prices continue to show upward trend

House prices in Aberdeen were the fastest growing in Scotland,according to a new survey.

Figures from building society Nationwide have revealed houseprices rose by 25% in 2007.

The average price of a home rose pounds48,000 to pounds234,000.

The survey looked at 30 major towns and cities across the UnitedKingdom.

But the prices are still outside the top 10 house prices in theUK.

Edinburgh was seventh, with average prices of pounds257,288.

The former Roman outpost of St Albans in …