Eight historic properties and a charitable foundation were honored Tuesday night as recipients of Historic Augusta Inc.’s annual historic preservation awards. Recipients were: - Slusky Building, rebuilt in 1932 after a fire heavily damaged the 1891 Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. , Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Genworth Financial, Inc. GNW said today that its U.S. Mortgage Insurance division was making recapture tax protection available on all Genworth insured primary loans with participating Housing Finance Read more

A West African court has found Niger’s government guilty of failing to protect a woman from slavery in a landmark case for the region. The court found in favour of Hadijatou Mani, who says she was sold aged 12 and made to work for 10 years. A judge Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 27, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zaldiva(tm), Inc. (OTCBB:ZLDV); (XETRA:UZ8.DE); (Frankfurt:UZ8.F), a specialty and online distribution system wholesaler and retailer of new and vintage Pop Culture collectibles, comic books Read more

- 3Q 2008 Operating Earnings Per Share of $0.53 (diluted) (before impairment charge on FNM/FRE perpetual preferred securities) HOUSTON , Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.(R) PRSP , the parent company of Prosperity Bank(R

US man chews belly-busting, giant burger - Times of India
CLEARFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA: A chef at a western Pennsylvania Italian restaurant ate a 15-pound (6.8-kilogram) burger with 5.2 pounds (2.3 kilograms) of toppings in 4 hours and 39 minutes. Brad Sciullo, of Uniontown, is the first person to successfully