Patriot News

- Boston Red Sox received 1,257 nominations from 45 states and six countries
- "Big Pupi" the surprise contender

08/27/2007, BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox, seeking a leader to represent their fans across the country and around the world, today announced the leading candidates for the office. The club has winnowed the nominations to 25 people...and a dog, "Big Pupi," a pooch from Austin, Texas.    » read more »

Thursday, August 23, 2007 -- ABC News will mark the 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a comprehensive series - "Katrina: Where Things Stand" - airing across ABC News broadcasts and platforms. The series begins Sunday, August 26 and will include "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts' return to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, investigative reports from Senior Law & Justice Correspondent Jim Avila, and reporting from "World News Sunday" anchor Dan Harris and correspondent Steve Osunsami in New Orleans.    » read more »

Retailer Partners with the VFW to Help Meet the Needs of America’s Service Members

BENTONVILLE, Ark., August 20, 2007 – Wal-Mart today announced its plan to turn a portion of nearly one million retired associate vests into greeting cards for troops serving overseas and lap blankets for wounded service members. These projects, which are consistent with its goal of creating zero waste and in continuation of its long-time support for U.S. troops, were formally announced today during the kick-off of the 2007 VFW Convention in Kansas City.    » read more »

August 21, 2007 -- When CNN first invited its global audience to submit their own pictures and video of the news of the day via cell phones, cameras and other devices, the first i-Reports offered included a photograph of bomb damage in Israel, a portrait of a U.S. soldier in Iraq and an image of a squirrel coping with a heat wave in the U.S. Midwest.    » read more »

Thursday, August 16, 2007 -- True or false...? Dogs can smell cancer; never put plastic in microwaves; multitasking is more efficient; home alarms guarantee security? ABC News correspondents explore popular myths like these and others, as "20/20" continues its popular myth-busting series, "Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity," FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"20/20" anchors John Stossel and Elizabeth Vargas, along with ABC News Correspondents JuJu Chang, Don Dahler, Bill Ritter and Deborah Roberts, look at a number of popular myths, including:    » read more »

New and Enhanced Offerings Designed to Help People Take Control of Their Finances

- Marks ABC's 14th Win in 15 Weeks
- "World News" Is Only Evening News Broadcast to Post Gains
Among Total Viewers Year to Year & Season to Date

Tuesday, August 07, 2007 -- ABC's "World News with Charles Gibson" was the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54 for the fourteenth time in fifteen weeks. The broadcast averaged 7.92 million Total Viewers and a 1.9/9 among Adults 25-54, outperforming NBC's "Nightly News" by a decisive 410,000 Total Viewers and 280,000 key demo viewers.    » read more »

Hundreds of Taxpayers Sign Up to Review Local Projects in First Few Hours

WASHINGTON, June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity today joined with the Porkbusters.org website in setting up an online petition that will allow taxpayers from across America volunteer to help House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey evaluate the merit of the 36,000 earmark requests he's received from rank-and-file House members this year.    » read more »

Follow the baseball's journey around the globe online

04/24/2007 4:45 PM ET -- The Atlanta Braves will honor the 60th Anniversary of the United States Air Force by sending an official Atlanta Braves baseball around the world with U.S. Airmen. Throughout the summer the Braves baseball, specially designed with a U.S. Air Force 60th Anniversary logo, will visit locations around the globe including Afghanistan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Africa, Germany, France, England, Alaska, Japan, Asia, Hawaii and South America.    » read more »

Barbara Gittings Was Famous for Protests at Independence Hall, Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gay rights pioneer Barbara Gittings has died at the age of 75 from a lengthy and brave battle with breast cancer, Philadelphia Gay News publisher and friend Mark Segal announced today.

Gittings first came to the public spotlight in 1965 when she and a handful of gay men and lesbians held demonstrations outside the White House and Independence Hall seeking equal rights for homosexuals. These were the first such demonstrations in American history and began an era of gays coming out of the closet. Gittings' involvement in the gay rights movement started in the late 1950s when she helped organize the New York City chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis (D.O.B.). It was there she met her life partner Kay Lahausen, who has been by her side for 46 years.    » read more »

Committee to Protect Journalists Releases Annual Report on Attacks

Group calls Internet, shortwave key in closed societies; Belarus highlighted

15 February 2006
By Vince Crawley
Washington File United Nations Correspondent

Washington -- The Internet and international radio broadcasts play important roles in providing news to citizens of countries where governments limit press freedom, an independent media group said as it released its annual report on attacks against journalists.    » read more »

U.S. Skating Champion Donates Olympic Winnings to Darfur Refugees

Speed skater Joey Cheek gives $25,000 to Sudanese refugees in Chad

15 February 2006
By Helen I. Rouce
Washington File Staff Writer

Washington -- U.S. speed skater Joey Cheek, who won the Olympic gold medal February 13 in the 500-meter speedskating event at Torino, Italy, is using his winnings to help African refugees. Cheek surprised many by announcing that he will donate the $25,000 he will receive from the U.S. Olympic Committee for having won the gold medal to a charitable organization that will use the money to benefit refugees from the Darfur region of western Sudan.    » read more »

Volunteers of America Issues Anniversary Challenge

Volunteers of America Celebrates Its 110th Anniversary by Remembering Some of Its Extraordinary Volunteers and by Encouraging All Americans to Volunteer

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 8, Volunteers of America, one of the largest non-profit providers of social services in the country, marks a milestone. The organization will celebrate 110 years of service. In honor of its anniversary, the organization is challenging every American to volunteer 110 hours each year to help the neediest people in their communities.    » read more »

Black-Out 2006 - Digital Revolution ... Scheduled Date: February 28th 2006

- One man plans a digital revolution.
- Will people really stop using their cell phones?
- Get On The Bus. Get Off the Phone.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- We don't have the same caliber of leaders today. We don't have the same level of participation in civic affairs. The youth are for better words lazy and unappreciative to their opportunities and thus neglect opposing the limitations that still remain.    » read more »

President Bush Orders Flags to Half Staff To Honor Coretta Scott King

President offers "mark of respect" for civil rights leader's memory

06 February 2006

U.S. flags were ordered to be flown at half staff on public buildings, military posts and Navy vessels on February 7 to honor the memory of Coretta Scott King, under a proclamation issued by [W] February 6. King, the widow of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., died January 30. President Bush and his wife plan to attend the funeral, scheduled for February 7 in Atlanta.    » read more »