Nov 26th, 2008 · Drumming for The Beatles during the band's formative years, Pete Best was dismissed just before Beatlemania hit, for reasons that are disputed to this day. Best returned to the scene 20 years later with The Pete Best Band, delivering a savage '60s sound; he has a new CD out, called Haymans Green.
Nov 21st, 2008 · If Sen. Hillary Clinton is to take a seat in the Obama Cabinet, the two former rivals will have to find a way to keep their policy disputes behind closed doors. Being close to the president is crucial to being an effective secretary of state.
Nov 13th, 2008 · The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Navy over its use of sonar in submarine-hunting exercises off the coast of Southern California. By a 5-4 decision, the nation's highest court said the military training commands a higher priority.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Iraq is putting Sadaam Hussein's luxury yacht up for sale. The Ocean Breeze has gold faucets, swimming pools and rocket launching system. It could fetch up to $35 million. French authorities seized the boat on Jan. 31 after it docked in Nice on the Mediterranean coast. The yacht remained there while courts settled a dispute over the ship's ownership.
Oct 20th, 2008 · A dispute between retired NFL players and their union heads to federal court Monday for a trial about money. More than 2,000 former players filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL Players Association charging the union breached a contract that would've supplied the players with millions of dollars in licensing revenue.
Oct 17th, 2008 · The Internet has made it possible for everyday people to have endless information at their fingertips. From celebrities weighing in on child vaccinations to science fiction authors disputing climate change studies, what happens to science when the line between expert and non-expert becomes fuzzy?
Oct 9th, 2008 · It will be at least one more day before Citigroup and Wells Fargo can settle their dispute over which company gets to buy banking giant Wachovia. Citigroup and Wells Fargo agreed to extend their legal standstill until Friday. Meanwhile, at Wachovia's home base in Charlotte, N.C., anxious workers await their fate. Julie Rose reports for member station WFAE.
Oct 1st, 2008 · Last month, more than 100 Somalis were fired for walking off the job at a meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colo. They were protesting the company for not allowing breaks to pray at sunset during Ramadan. Now they are in the first stages of filing a class-action lawsuit.