Rare condition seemed to doom man to hospital, but now he's back at home Evansville Courier & Press By Megan Erbacher EVANSVILLE — Diagnosed with a condition known to affect fewer than 300 people worldwide, Billy Miller was told by a family doctor as recently as last weekend that he was likely going to spend the last days of his life in a hospital.
Area Roundup: Early errors doom Vikings in baseball Long Beach Press-Telegram The dye was cast early in Long Beach City College's baseball game with visiting Orange Coast on Thursday. The Vikings committed three errors in the first inning of their nonconference game against the Pirates and never recovered in a 10-0 loss in their ...
Legion of Doom: Somali Militants Join al-Qaida Wired News (blog) By Spencer Ackerman al-Qaida was supposed to be a spent force after Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden. But it may just have replenished its forces and strengthened its brand. In one bold move, al-Qaida incorporated al-Shabab, one of the world's most ...
Cold Stretches Doom Penguins in 70-62 Loss at UIC Youngstown State Athletics Chicago -- The Youngstown State women's basketball team had a lengthy shooting drought in both halves and couldn't complete a rally attempt in a 70-62 loss to UIC on Thursday evening at the UIC Pavilion. YSU missed 15 straight shots in the first half, ...
Votes might doom Lori LaVerriere's chances at Boynton Beach city manager job Palm Beach Post By Eliot Kleinberg BOYNTON BEACH — Interim City Manager Lori LaVerriere's chances to get the job outright all but vanished Tuesday night. A love-in for Commissioner Woodrow Hay, whose colleagues had just made him interim mayor while suspended Mayor ...
Chicago Auto Show is vroom and zoom, not doom and gloom Chicago Daily Herald By Marni Pyke After years of hype over super-sized Humvee-type vehicles, much of the buzz at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show media preview Wednesday focused on mid-sized and compact cars. When: Friday through Sunday, Feb. 19, at McCormick Place, ...