http://www.heraldbulletin.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:43:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_081074441.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_081074441.html WASHINGTON — The two largest cell phone companies dominated bidding in a record-setting government airwaves auction, according to results released Thursday. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:34:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_079103625.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_079103625.html WASHINGTON — Police arrested more than a dozen people who crossed a barricade and blocked entrances at the Internal Revenue Service building Wednesday, the start of a day of protests marking the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:42:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_079074407.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_079074407.html WASHINGTON — Five years after launching the U.S. invasion of Iraq, President Bush is making some of his most expansive claims of success in the fighting there. Bush said last year’s troop buildup has turned Iraq around and produced “the first large-scale Arab uprising against Osama bin Laden.” Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:21:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_079072331.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_079072331.html NEW YORK — U.S. stocks were poised to open lower Wednesday as investors grew more cautious about the banking system and prepared to take profits following Tuesday’s pop on Wall Street. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:36:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_074123747.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_074123747.html NEW YORK — Trying to calm jitters about the economy, President Bush conceded on Friday that the country “obviously is going through a tough time” but expressed confidence that it will rebound. He cautioned against overreacting to fix the problems. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:34:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_074093542.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_074093542.html DURHAM, N.C. — A teenager charged in the death of a Duke University graduate student is scheduled to make his first court appearance. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:34:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_074083602.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_074083602.html WASHINGTON — Consumer inflation, which had been pushing relentlessly higher, posted its mildest reading in six months in February as the costs of energy and food moderated. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:55:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_074075627.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_074075627.html WAILUKU, Hawaii — “Maui No Kai Oi” is a popular Hawaiian saying that means Maui is the best. Mike Sweeney recently moved to this idyllic island from Denver and was hit with the other side of living in paradise with his first visit to the gas pump: Maui is also No. 1 in gas prices. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:40:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_073080808.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_073080808.html McCOMB, Miss. — A man fatally shot two people Wednesday in the bank where his ex-wife worked, then forced the woman to flee with him before killing her and committing suicide, authorities said. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:43:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_073074655.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_073074655.html SAN DIEGO, Texas — When the Duval County sheriff said he would lock up reporters from local newspapers if they kept “interfering” in his business, no one took the threat lightly. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:25:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_073070437.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_073070437.html NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An eighth-grade honors student who was suspended for a day, barred from attending an honors dinner and stripped of his title as class vice president after he was caught with contraband candy in school will get his student council post back, school officials said. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:06:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_072120722.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_072120722.html NEW YORK — Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace Wednesday after getting caught in a call-girl scandal that shattered his corruption-fighting, straight-arrow image, saying: “I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people’s work.” Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:12:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_072111259.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_072111259.html The New York Times has reported that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will resign Wednesday morning amid pressure from his involvement in a prostitution ring, according to some of his staff members. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:56:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_072100631.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_072100631.html CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Police investigating the slaying of the University of North Carolina’s student body president may have a new break in the case, according to media reports Wednesday. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:44:00 +0000 http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_072084539.html http://www.heraldbulletin.com/apstorysection/local_story_072084539.html ALBANY, N.Y. — With pressure mounting on Gov. Eliot Spitzer to resign over a call-girl scandal, investigators said Tuesday he was clearly a repeat customer who spent tens of thousands of dollars — perhaps as much as $80,000 — with the high-priced prostitution service over an extended period of time.