Colo. wildfire 30% contained but more high winds forecast
Hundreds of residents evacuated by a wildfire that has destroyed at least 169 houses in the Colorado foothills were being temporarily allowed ... (full story...)

Hostile takeover of Dana Petroleum likely
Dana shareholders keen to accept Korean National Oil Corporation's £1.7bn offer, despite board saying offer undervalues DanaA hostile takeover of Dana Petroleum by South Korea looked increasingly likely today after the Asian bidder insisted it is not prepared to pay more than £1.7bn.Responding to a spirited defence document from Dana which dism....(more) (full story...)

Iraqi cleric beheaded in insurgent attack
Sunni cleric was stabbed, beheaded and set alight, say policeGunmen stormed the house of a Sunni cleric today and cut his head off before setting him alight in an attack that bore the hallmark of insurgents, police said.Jabbar Saleh al-Jibouri was killed shortly before dawn at his house in a v....(more) (full story...)

Mick Lally obituary
Co-founder of the Druid theatre in Galway, he found soap fame as Miley ByrneThe Irish actor Mick Lally, who has died aged 64, succeeded in straddling the worlds of stage, television and film. In particular, he was a vital presence in the renaissance of Irish drama in the 1970s and 80s, while making himself a house....(more) (full story...)

PHA board to meet on Greene scandal today
The Philadelphia Housing Authority's five-member board meets today at 3 p.m. for an update on the ongoing investigation of suspended executive director Carl R. Greene. (full story...)

Police: Chesco woman gave booze to teens in fatal crash
The Philadelphia Housing Authority's five-member board meets today at 3 p.m. for an update on the ongoing investigation of suspended executive director Carl R. Greene. (full story...)

Wildfires in Boulder, Colorado
The Fourmile Canyon fire has ravaged 6,000 acres of land, scores of houses and other buildings in Colarado, US. With the fire still not extinguished, some 3,000 evacuated residents have not yet been able to return home (full story...)

Gunmen behead, set alight Sunni cleric in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed the house of a Sunni cleric on Thursday and cut his head off before setting him alight in an attack that bore the hallmark of insurgents, a police spokesman said. (full story...)

The N.Y.P.D. Paper-Shredding Truck
1 Police Plaza: A sighting of the elusive Police Department paper-shredding truck, and glimpses of a real “house mouse.” Or two. (full story...)

'This is Officer Krupke. Send Me the Shredder!'
1 Police Plaza: A sighting of the elusive Police Department paper-shredding truck, and glimpses of a real "house mouse." Or two. (full story...)