Centers at crossroads - Tulsa World
The city's park system is at a significant crossroads, officials say. Should it continue down the path of investing capital dollars into recreation centers and pools closed for nearly a decade that it can't afford to open and operate? Or, is it time

Feared post-quake tsunami barely touches Asia, islands - San Francisco Examiner
The United States Women's Soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo, left, talks to her teammates during a training session Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, in Guia, southern Portugal. The US will play Sweden Monday in a game that will decide who advances to the final

Canada wins gold chase at Vancouver Games - NBC Olympics
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- With a surge of victories down the home stretch, Canada assured itself of winning the most gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics and set a record for most golds by any host of a Winter Games. Its brash pre-Olympic

Marcellus shale could be a boon or bane for land owners - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This location is the first Marcellus Shale well set up by CNX Gas in Rogersville, which taps roughly 8,000 feet down into the ground and 2,700 feet laterally to draw from a shale of natural gas. When CNX Gas Corp. was spun out of Consol Energy Inc

Tsunami that raced across Pacific delivers glancing blow to islands - Minneapolis Star Tribune
HONOLULU - Hawaii's peaceful beaches were again filled with sun-soaking tourists as life returned to normal Sunday following a scare from a tsunami that raced across the world, setting off mass evacuations and safety worries across the Pacific. In

Tsunami spares Hawaiian coast - Times-Argus
The islands were back to paradise by the afternoon, but residents endured a severe disruption and scare earlier in the day: Picturesque beaches were desolate, million-dollar homes were evacuated, shops in Waikiki were shut down, and residents lined