Dawn Fisher, the 33-year-old woman who gave birth to a 14-year-old boy's baby, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in community control -- with no jail time. Even Judge James Bates admitted there's a double standard when men and women commit the same crime.
If it seems like only yesterday that we were cheering the Alaska Aces' run through the ECHL playoffs, then it must have been last night that we drank a few toasts to their Kelly Cup championship.
He looked like he'd seen a ghost. And in a dog's world, maybe he had. This adventure started as a hike across the foothill grasslands on a coastal ranch near Pescadero. At dusk on a clear, near-windless autumn evening, I soaked in a sunset that seemed...
Armed with cameras instead of harpoons, my shipmates and I are in peaceful search of the flip of a mammoth tail or the explosive clearing of a blowhole. We cruise in the maternity ward of the great gray whale, looking for mothers and newborns in the briny warmth of the Baja California Sur lagoons.
A German Entrepreneur Has Plan For 'New' Idea How would like to enjoy a nice fat Cuban cigar with your caviar the next time you fly commercial? Sound like a joke? Well, if German businessman Alexander Schoppmann has his way, the next time you fly from Dusseldorf to Tokyo, that's just what you'll get... seriously.
Aero-News: Quote of the Day "We have invested a lot in ground facilities, so we have to stick with the order for now." Source: Emirates president Tim Clark in reference to the carrier's $13 billion order from Airbus. Emirates, with 45 jets on order, is by far the largest customer for Airbus' A380 superjumbo. Recent announced delays with the program confirm deliveries will now be two years behind
Aero-Terms! Transport Canada Civil Aviation develops and administers policies, regulations and services for the best transportation system for Canada and Canadians.
When the Mercury sets sail from Canada Place this Sunday, it will signal the end of the 2006 Vancouver-Alaska cruise season, which saw an estimated 858,500 passengers depart or arrive through the port on 253 vessel calls.
