Co-operation in a world of scarce resources Al Jazeera | From competition among hunter-gatherers for wild game to imperialist wars over precious minerals, resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the competition appears set to enter a new - and perhaps unprecedented - phase. As natural resources deplete, and as the earth's clim...
Google close to completing Motorola deal Al Jazeera | Google's $12.5bn acquisition of cellphone maker Motorola Mobility has gained approvals from US and European antitrust regulators, moving Google a major step closer to completing the biggest deal in its 13-year history. | The blessings mean Google I...
7 eco-tourism sites under threat CBC | The federal government's approval of a Glacier Discovery Walk in Jasper National Park has raised concerns about the impact increased tourism will have on the Columbia Icefield — specifically, on the Athabasca Glacier, which will be the walk's mai...
Green Bay man will face trial in child's death Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Green Bay - A Green Bay man has been ordered to stand trial on charges of killing his girlfriend's young daughter. | Daniel Vega, 29, is facing charges of reckless homicide and child abuse in the death of the 13-month-old girl last August. Police sai...
Woman, son accused of not helping dying relative Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Madison - A Madison woman and her adult son are expected to appear in Dane County Circuit Court Thursday on accusations they failed to help a relative who lay dying in their home. | A criminal complaint said 70-year-old Mary Coleman likely suffered a...
School bus crash in Waukesha Milwaukee Journal Sentinel MILWAUKEE - A Waukesha County Sheriff's dispatcher tells Newsradio 620 WTMJ that a school bus has been involved in a multiple-vehicle crash Thursday morning. | The crash happened just before 7:00 a.m. at the corner of State Highway 164 and&...
Fight brewing over homebrew proposal Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Madison - A fight is brewing in the Legislature over a proposal that seeks to make clear that home brewers don't necessarily have to brew and serve their booze at home. | But opponents to the measure argued at a hearing before a state Assembly commit...
No Powerball winner; Saturday's jackpot to $310 million Milwaukee Journal Sentinel There were no jackpot winners in last night's drawing of the new $2 Powerball game. That means Saturday's estimated jackpot will rise to $310 million. | Wednesday's drawing - for $250 million - was the first under the game's new rules, which increase...
It's Milwaukee's 5th warmest winter so far Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Our mild winter so far ranks as the 5th warmest for Milwaukee on record, according from the National Weather Service. | We've had an average temperature so far - from the first of December through Feb. 8 - of 31.1 degrees. The warmest winter on recor...
Bronzeville office renovations completed Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A $500,000 redevelopment of a building in Milwaukee's Bronzeville neighborhood into offices for two local development firms has been completed. | The project, which received $171,000 in city funding, renovated a 4,800-square-foot building at 642 W. N...
Memorial for Brown Deer teacher murdered in Illinois Milwaukee Journal Sentinel BROWN DEER - A man from Brown Deer was to be remembered by his hometown Thursday. | Shaun Wild was killed over the weekend while trying to break up a bar fight near Chicago. | His memorial service has been scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Brown D...
