By Nataly Tavidian, Grand Island Reporter – email By Nataly Tavidian ntavidian@nebraska.tv / Facebook / Twitter @NTVsNatalyT Despite a slight drop in the ACT scores of high school students statewide, students are still outscoring their peers nationwide … Tropical depression forms far out in Atlantic - The Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) -- Forecasters say a tropical depression that has formed far out in the Atlantic Ocean is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm on Thursday. While most eyes were on Tropical Storm Isaac in the Caribbean Sea late Wednesday, the National … Syrian Forces Are Said to Expand Deadly 'Hit and Run' Efforts in Damascus - New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Gunfire and shelling rocked Damascus, Syria, and its suburbs on Wednesday as opponents of President Bashar al-Assad reported a widening campaign by the military to sow fear and death in neighborhoods where the rebels are strong and … Romney Strategists Say They'll Stay the Course Amid Focus on Abortion - New York Times
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's campaign advisers have concluded that they do not need any major adjustments in strategy to respond to the new focus on abortion and reproductive rights caused by Representative Todd Akin, betting that their candidate's … Budget Office raises specter of recession - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON – The nation will be plunged into a significant recession during the first half of next year if Congress fails to avert nearly $500 billion in tax increases and spending cuts set to hit in January, congressional budget analysts said … High home prices in New Zealand causing anxiety
Rising home prices are often welcomed as a sign of a country's economic health and vigor. But in New Zealand, there is growing concern that prices have risen so high they are acting instead as an economic anchor, sucking resources from those who can afford a home and prompting those who can't to consider moving overseas. Rugby-Fleet-footed Cooper sidesteps media conference
Aug 23 (Reuters) – It may have been the pressure, but QuadeCooper’s return to the international rugby spotlight on Thursdaylasted less than it takes the mercurial flyhalf to take a shotat goal. The 24-year-old was recalled to the Australia side earlieron Thursday for his side’s must-win Rugby Championship clashagainst New Zealand at Eden Park on Saturday, 10 months aftersuffering a sickening knee injury at the same ground during theWorld Cup. …
Cricket-India win toss, opt to bat in first test vs New Zealand
HYDERABAD, India, Aug 23 (Reuters) – India captain MahendraSingh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first in the openingmatch of their two-test series against New Zealand in Hyderabadon Thursday. The hosts included Cheteshwar Pujara and Suresh Raina in theteam to replace the retired middle-order batting duo of RahulDravid and VVS Laxman. Jeetan Patel was the lone spinner in the New Zealand team. Teams India: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara,Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Mahendra SinghDhoni (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha,Umesh Yadav. …
Brent nears $116 on Fed stimulus hopes, shrugs off China data
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Brent crude rose more than a dollar on Thursday, approaching $116 per barrel on renewed hopes for another round of monetary stimulus by the U.S. Federal Reserve, helping investors look past weak manufacturing data from China. The prospect of further economic stimulus from the Fed should boost the outlook for demand from the world's top oil consumer, although more evidence of a slowdown in China, the second biggest user, could limit price gains. Brent October futures rose $1.03 to $115.94 a barrel at 0332 GMT, rising for a third straight session. U.S. … Newspapers warned over Prince Harry nude photos
The royal family warned the country's newspapers not to publish nude photographs of Prince Harry cavorting with friends on holiday in Las Vegas. Quebec students protest tuition hikes
Thousands of protesters marched against planned tuition hikes in Montreal, opposing the Liberal government of Premier Jean Charest, two weeks before parliamentary elections.
Asian shares up after Fed minutes, China weighs
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's minutes raised market hopes of more monetary stimulus, but a weak reading from a survey of Chinese manufacturing activity trimmed gains. The private HSBC Flash China manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) fell to 47.8 in August, its lowest level since November, from a final reading in July of 49.3, as new export orders slumped and inventories rose. … N. Korea to talk to S. Korean NGOs about flood aid
North Korea has agreed to meet South Korean private groups for talks about aid following deadly floods, officials said Thursday, despite icy relations between the two governments. Islamabad Christians afraid after blasphemy arrest
A week after a young Christian girl was arrested on blasphemy charges in a poor suburb of Islamabad, her fellow believers fear they may have celebrated their last service in the area. 
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