MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat have made a qualifying offer to point guard Mario Chalmers, which means the team would have the option of matching any contract presented to him in free agency.
Chalmers has said he wants to remain with the Heat.
In three seasons with Miami, Chalmers has averaged 7.9 …
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China protested a planned trip by five Filipino lawmakers to a Philippine-occupied island in the South China Sea's disputed Spratlys, saying Tuesday it would do nothing but undermine regional stability and "sabotage" bilateral ties.
Chinese Embassy spokesman Ethan Sun said China would relay its "great concern" to the Philippine government over the plan by five House of Representatives members led by Rep. Walden Bello to fly Wednesday to what Manila calls Pag-asa Island, which has been occupied by Filipino troops and a small civilian community.
Pag-asa lies in the South China Sea about 300 miles (480 kilometers) west of the western Philippine province …
FEAR OF FIGHTING by Stacey May Fowles, illustrations by Marlena Zuber, 232 pgs., Invisible Publishing, 2518 Maynard St, Halifax, NS, B3K 3V5, $19.95
Like Be Good, Stacey May Fowles' s first novel, Fear of Fighting is light on plot but very deep in characterization. Fowles' s greatest talents lie in creating characters that are smart but flawed, painfully self-aware but with enough ironic distance to stay compelling and sympathetic. Fear of Fighting takes on the theme of solitude and loneliness (not the same thing), and the sort of self-destructive madness that can result from them. The protagonist, Mamie, is sad and alone …
Piers Morgan is hired. The former British tabloid editor was crowned the winner on NBC's "The Celebrity Apprentice," triumphing over Trace Adkins.
The final task on Thursday's finale was to hold a charity event. Adkins was in charge of taking care of the talent, The Backstreet Boys, who demanded wheatgrass juice backstage. Morgan was responsible for the auction and food.
Adkins sold more tickets, but Morgan _ who has been a judge on NBC's "America's Got Talent" _ raised the most money, earning an additional $250,000 prize for his charity.
"Apprentice" host Donald Trump said Morgan "did an amazing job" and …
A new national daily paper hit Portuguese newsstands Thursday, defying a downward trend in newspaper sales that has brought layoffs and cutbacks.
The paper, called "i," has identified an opening in the market for middle- and upper-middle-class readers, according to its editor Martim Avillez Figueiredo.
He wrote in the launch edition's editorial that the paper "wants to restore the aggressiveness that daily papers have lost, the depth that weeklies have neglected and the sophistication that magazines aim for."
It is also focussing heavily on its online news service.
Amid a general economic downturn, newspaper …
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. Kris Tschetter's eagle on the 12th holeSunday enabled her to overcome a round of 1-over-par 73 and liftedher to the title at the LPGA Northgate Classic.
The victory was the first in five seasons on the tour forTschetter, who finished with a …
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece resumed talks with its international debt inspectors Tuesday, facing a race against the clock to avoid becoming the first country that uses the euro to default on its debts and potentially trigger a chain reaction that could ultimately destroy the European single currency itself.
The debt inspectors — whose mission chiefs are expected in Athens Friday after technical teams lay the groundwork — face a massive task. They have to once again find more ways to cut spending and raise revenue in a country that is increasingly seen as immune to fundamental reforms.
Apart from identifying financial shortfalls produced since their last visit in December, …
