Bin Laden threatens severe reprisals against Europe (Journal Inquirer)

CAIRO, Egypt Osama bin Laden warned in a new audiotape of a severe reaction for Europeans publication of cartoons of Islams Prophet Muhammad in what experts saw as a direct threat of a new attack in Europe. Read more

Plano teen overcomes learning disabilities to graduate as valedictorian (Dallas Morning News)

PLANO In five years, Ali Cardaropoli has gone from virtually illiterate to literate with a vengeance. Ali, 17, will be class valedictorian when she graduates from Fairhill School next month. Read more

Eugenia LoliQueru on Tue 24th Aug 2004 21:07 UTC (OS News)

Haiku (OpenBeOS)s third birthday was a few days ago. While some BeOS parts have been successfully reimplemented so far, these were mostly the trivial parts: screensaver kit, printing kit etc. Read more for a minieditorial. Read more

Better by the dozen (Wichita Falls Times Record News)

Julie Skipworths heart has gone to the dogs. The proud owner of 12 yes, a dozen dachshunds is a dog lover many times over, she said. Ive had dachshunds since I was little, Skipworth said. I bought one. And then I bought two. And then . . . She thought her brood was going to top out at 11, but then a milestone birthday rolled around, she said. I didnt mean to get another, she said as ... Read more