Defending champion Juan Monaco reached the second round of the Hypo Group International on Wednesday after Carlos Berlocq retired with a thigh injury in the first set.
Second-seeded Monaco twice broke his Argentine compatriot's serve to lead 4-1 before Berlocq quit the …
It's just a little bit of wording on a condom packet -- so smallthat Justin Kleinman hadn't noticed it until he squinted to read itrecently.
"This is completely pointless," the 24-year-old Chicagoan said ofthe warning telling him that, while condoms can help prevent thespread of some sexually transmitted diseases, there are noguarantees.
Even so, that tiny bit of print is at the center of a ragingdebate now that President Bush has asked the Food and DrugAdministration to modify the current warning to include informationabout human papillomavirus, commonly called HPV or genital warts.
On one side are scientists who believe condoms should be promotedas a crucial …
Activists fear Defender will be sold to `fronts'
A number of activists Wednesday held a press conference outside of the Chicago Defender building demanding that those who buy the historic newspaper be African American and not "fronts."
They're also demanding that the children and grandchildren of the late owner, John H. H. Sengstacke, be a part of the management of the paper when it is sold.
However, two hours before her scheduled 11 a.m. press conference outside of the Chicago Defender, 2400 S. Michigan Ave., Myiti Sengstacke, the granddaughter of the late owner, was gagged by a court order issued by Cook County Judge Bernetta Bush.
The order prevents James H. …
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday delayed a plan to adopt new rules aimed at stemming conflicts of interest in Wall Street's credit rating industry.
The commissioners decided to take up the new rules at the same time as other proposals that could bring significant changes for the credit rating industry, which has been widely criticized for its role in the subprime mortgage debacle. A public meeting is planned for Dec. 3 for that purpose, SEC spokesman John Nester said.
The agenda item was pulled from Wednesday morning's meeting shortly before it started. The five commissioners did vote as planned on a less controversial matter, unanimously …
In the first of a new series great drives MARK WHITCHURCH takes tothe road and heads for the coast in a BMW Z3M Coupe. Porlock Weir ishis chosen destination, stopping on the way at various Somersetlandmarks
CAN'T find anything on the telly to watch over the weekend? Well,this is your chance to get out of the house and head off into thecountryside for a relaxing day out.Beautiful scenery, twisting A andB roads and some points of interest to open your mind.
For the first of this new series, I have chosen to head to PorlockWeir, via the Minehead coastal road.
Find your way out of the sprawl of Bristol on to the A38 headingsouth for Bridgwater, skirting the …
Chicago police thought they were opening a box filled with 20kilograms of cocaine as they got ready for a drug trial this week.
But when the container was unsealed, the $400,000 in drugs wasgone. A duffel bag and a 35-millimeter camera had been stuffedinside, police said.
Lyle Wooden, who faced trial on a drug possession charge, was ableto walk out of jail Friday after pleading guilty and being sentencedfor time already served since his 1997 arrest.
Prosecutor Bernie Murray denied the missing narcotics damaged thecase against Wooden. But his attorney, Adam Bourgeois, disagreed.
"Obviously they were seeking a long term for possession of 20kilograms," …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal budget deficit hits …
