1. Justine Henin, Belgium, 6,105 points.
2. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, 4,157.
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 3,905.
4. Maria Sharapova, Russia, 3,876.
5. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia, 3,770.
6. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia, 2,665.
7. Venus Williams, United States, 2,586.
8. Elena Dementieva, Russia, 2,305.
9. Serena Williams, United States, 2,296.
10. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, …
Which sounds better, the first-place White Sox or the division-leading White Sox? I confess, my keyboard had a little trouble withboth phrases. Or perhaps the problem is with my fingertips. Or mypride.
I never thought I'd be writing about the first-place White Sox.Not this season. I gave up on this team in June. I was wrong. (Yes,these three words were even more difficult to write than "first-place White Sox.")
Oh, me of little faith. Mea culpa.
I remember the day I gave up on the Sox. It was June 2, when theyplayed the Cleveland Indians at Jacobs Field. Not only did the Soxlose 5-2, the Sox played as if they expected to lose. They lookedemotionally …
Century-old cottonwoods shade the Mennonite Collegiate Institute, which was founded in 1889. On August 30, MCI student leaders planted seven cottonwood saplings as a symbol of the school's commitment to fostering growth in Christ. Tim Wiebe wrote a poem for the occasion, based on I Corinthians 3.
The namesakes of Paul and Apollos, Priscilla and Aquila, latter day youth-full …
Finland's prime minister called for stricter gun laws Wednesday as investigators revealed that a 22-year-old's shooting spree at a trade school hit women especially hard, killing eight female students and leaving another with a gunshot wound to the head.
The slaughter Tuesday, which killed 10 people and the gunman, was Finland's second deadly school shooting in less than a year.
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said it was time to consider restricting access to guns in a country that has more than 1.6 million firearms in private hands.
"We need to study if people should get access to handguns so freely," Vanhanen told reporters in Kauhajoki, …
Finland rebounded from an early deficit to a 5-1 victory over Russia in Olympic women's hockey.
Marjo Voutilainen scored the go-ahead goal for the Finns in the second period of Sunday's game. Nina Tikkinen had two third-period goals, and Saija Sirvio and Venla Hovi also scored.
The Finns are a medal contender, ranked third in the Olympic …
WASHINGTON A $265 million plan to expand the Capitol with amassive underground visitor center is taking definitive shape aftermore than a decade of on-again, off-again consideration by thenation's lawmakers.
The Capitol Visitor Center is designed to contain auditoriums, amuseum-size exhibition hall and space for future congressional use aswell as the usual visitor facilities. It will be the biggest and mostsignificant addition to the Capitol in nearly a century and a half.
But the 588,000-square-foot center will be largely invisible fromabove ground, for it is to be constructed underneath the paved plazadirectly to the east of the historic building.
The …
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — As the Christian Broadcasting Network turns 50, evangelist Pat Robertson says he's getting out of the political endorsement game.
Robertson's decision marks a significant departure for the founder of the Christian Coalition, who was once a central figure in Republican politics. The 81-year-old was frequently sought out by GOP candidates hoping to curry favor with religious …
