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Lindsay Lohan set for
New York, July 24 : Actress Lindsay Lohan will soon be serving up fast food - in her cameo on the hit TV series 'Ugly Betty'.

Pregnant man shows off first baby photos
New York, July 24 : Thomas Beatie, the world's first "pregnant man", has unveiled photos of his newborn daughter.

Eat less to save the environment, suggest researchers
Washington, July 24 : Researchers at Cornell University in New York have suggested that the most effective way to save the environment is by eating less.

Gates and Bloomberg pledge $500m to battle tobacco epidemic
London, July 24 : Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and New York city mayor Michael Bloomberg have pledged half a billion dollars to fight tobacco use in developing countries.

Hail, windstorm clobber parts of CNY
"It looks like it was hit by a bomb," club PGA professional Brian Smith said. "Whatever it was, it had some force behind it." Crops crushed in Plainville Hundreds of acres of crops were damage...

A Big Family Is Left With Big Questions
By Matt Michael Staff writer Jo-Ellen and Joe Bisesi both came from large families, and their lives revolved around their children, family gatherings and hanging out with their many nieces and ne...

Lawrence car dealerships tied to scam aiding criminals
A financial scheme operating out of two Lawrence car dealerships -- and uncovered during a murder probe -- helped drug dealers, pimps and gang members buy luxury cars and keep their names off motor ve...

Stocks pull back ahead of existing home sales data
Stocks declined moderately Thursday as investors sifted through another stream of earnings reports and awaited the release of key housing data.A fresh reading on sales of existing homes will likely sh...

Get vouchers for produce at local farmers markets
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Markets has issued a limited number of coupons redeemable for fruits and vegetables at farmers markets in Oneida, Canastota and Hamilton. Recipients must be...

Beagle is rock-solid and loves a good run
His story: Hunter came to the shelter by invitation of the dog control officer a couple of weeks ago. His owner opted to not claim him, so now Hunter is depending on us to find him a new and perman...

Riding back to a simpler time
The lawns around the Lorenzo State Historic Site in Cazenovia were filled with sights and sounds that could transport a visitor back to the horse-and-buggy days last weekend. The 32nd Lorenzo Dri...

Is City Hall making people ill
By Scott Rapp Staff writer Auburn is about to hire a Poughkeepsie-area company to study whether Memorial City Hall is a "sick building" and has contributed to several city employees contracting c...

Man sought in series of local car break-ins
Cayuga County sheriff's deputies were looking for a man suspected of breaking into 10 cars late Friday and early Saturday in Throop, Mentz and Montezuma. The man is described as being in his early...

New pupils can register at St. Patrick
Registration for new students for the upcoming 2008-09 academic year at St. Patrick's School in Oneida will continue over the summer, school officials announced. The Catholic school serves pupils ...

Program targets invasive aquatic weeds
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cayuga County is putting on a volunteer training program for anyone bothered by massive amounts of invasive aquatic weeds. The Adopt-a-Shoreline training session w...

Phoenix man had cocaine, heroin
By Kathy Coffta Sims Staff writer A Phoenix man is facing felony drug charges after sheriff's deputies say they found nearly 33 grams of cocaine and 17 grams of heroin, along with a digital scale,...

Summer art camps at Schweinfurth continue
The Schweinfurth Art Center summer art camps continue through Aug. 15. Scholarships still are available for the camps. Applications and information are available online at www.myartcenter.org or ...

Upstate NY cities see new anti-terror money
WASHINGTON (AP)  Three upstate New York metropolitan areas will see fresh infusions of cash to prevent and respond to terror attacks, but Buffalo will get less money than last year. Spending ...

E.W. Scripps 2Q profit drops 48 percent
E.W. Scripps says second-quarter profit fell 48 percent on a sharp revenue decline at its newspaper properties and costs related to splitting off its digital businesses.Scripps's results include for t...

Recreational boats win ballast exemption
By Mark Weiner Washington bureau Everyone knows that recreational boats are not the same as oil tankers, ocean liners and freight ships. Now, thanks to two acts of Congress this week, the two wo...

Teens must register by Friday for M.A.S.H. Camp
Teens interested in exploring health careers have until Friday to sign up for the Medical Academy of Science and Health at A.L. Lee Memorial Hospital in Fulton. M.A.S.H. Camp is sponsored by the h...

Benefit for Bianca is Saturday
By Tom Leo Staff writer Family and friends of 7-year-old Bianca Bresadola, of Clay, have scheduled a fundraiser from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at St. Rose of Lima School, 411 S. Main St., North Syracus...

Balloons In Central Park
For 25 bucks, the city will get you high in Central Park. Starting tomorrow, a helium balloon ride will carry a pilot and four passengers at a time in a wicker basket on a slow and silent journey 30...

Upstate village plans service for crash victim
A northern New York village is organizing a memorial service for a former resident who was killed when his Air Force bomber crashed in the Pacific Ocean.The Air Force on Wednesday said Maj. Christophe...

Gates & Bloomy Are Butt Kickers
Mayor Bloomberg teamed up yesterday with someone even wealthier than he is - Microsoft founder Bill Gates - to pump an extra $375 million into the global campaign to eradicate the lethal habit. ...

Free physicals available to Oneida students Aug. 5
Oneida city schools will provide free physical exams for students in seventh to 12th grade who are interested in obtaining working papers or playing sports. No student may participate in athletics...

National City posts $1.8B loss for 2nd quarter
Regional bank National City Corp. on Thursday reported a $1.76 billion loss for the second quarter, as mortgage loans soured and it took a big charge related to previous acquisitions.During the past y...

Boys robbed at Malverne school
Two boys playing handball at a Malverne school were robbed of a cell phone and cash Wednesday by a pair of men who then ran off, the Nassau police said. The two teens were at Malverne High School a...

Soldier who drove car into people gets prison
By Hart Seely Staff writer After a two-day court-martial trial, a soldier from Fort Drum has been kicked out of the Army and sentenced to 18 months in prison for driving his car into a crowd of pe...

Liverpool school board approves work on track
By Sapna Kollali Staff writer The Liverpool school board on Tuesday cleared the way to remove the artificial turf at its high school stadium and begin repair work on the surrounding track. At a ...

Senate approves Suddaby for seat on federal bench
After a seven-month delay, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Bush's nomination of U.S. Attorney Glenn T. Suddaby to serve as a federal judge in Syracuse. Õ7SuddabyÕ Suddaby, 52, wa...

Bourbon on the Rocks
By Don Cazentre Staff writer Only a few people have had their names on bottles of great American whiskey. Jack Daniel is one. Jim Beam is another. Jimmy Russell's name - his last name anyway - is...

Bisesi walked in, admitted killings
By Robert A. Baker Staff writer Joseph M. Bisesi III had something to tell deputies Tuesday afternoon. "He came in and went to our desk at the civil section and asked to speak to a deputy," Onon...

A Broadway 'Hit' On YouTube Loon
"Our firm has uncovered what we believed is a concerted effort by Philip Smith, and by individuals and organizations tied to him, to interfere with Tricia's business relationships, destroy he...

Sex abuse charges for Selden mosque custodian
Long Island mosque employee was arraigned yesterday on charges that he sexually abused a 13-year-old boy at the mosque, police said. Niamatullah Ibrahim, 53, a custodian who lives at the Selden Mosq...

While dysfunction lives, tax reform is
Nothing gets done in Albany unless Shelly says it's OK. This was not good news. For months, we've heard about how dysfunctional our state government has become. Even with new pairs of boots on th...

Members art exhibit winners announced
Staff report The Art Association of Oswego has announced the prize-winners of its 2008 members' exhibition. Printmaker George O'Connell won best of show, the top award, with his jazz-inspired li...

Ss. Peter and Paul school accepting registrations
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School is conducting open registration for children who want to attend the school. The school offers classes from kindergarten through eighth grade with certified teach...

Mailboat breaks down on Skaneateles Lake
Passengers on the Barbara S. Wiles mailboat cruise on Skaneateles Lake spent a little longer on the vessel Wednesday than they expected. A steering mechanism broke while the boat was delivering m...

Amazon shares leap on strong quarterly report
Amazon.com Inc. shares leaped 13 percent Thursday after the Internet retailer showed that it doesn't seem to be bothered by the sputtering U.S. economy.On Wednesday, Amazon reported second-quarter ear...

Thruway reopened after flooding shuts down highway
A 10-mile stretch of the Thruway in the Mohawk Valley is open after being shut down for several hours because of flooding.State police closed all lanes on Interstate 90 between Exit 26 outside Schenec...

'Train'ed Actors Perform On Subway
"O, Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou, Romeo?" On the No. 1 train, of course. Most mornings this summer, Peter Vack and Troian Bellisario board the No. 1 train outside Vack's Upper We...

New York Times Will Raise Newsstand Price
The New York Times Co. will increase the Monday-through-Saturday newsstand cost of its flagship paper by 25 cents to $1.50. Times Chief Executive Janet Robinson said the price increase for The New Yor...

Harborfest activities open today in Oswego
Harborfest opens at noon today in the city of Oswego. For a complete schedule, see today's Weekend and Neighbors sections. Here is today's performance schedule: Children's Stage 12:15 to 1 p.m.: "...

Fierce storm shreds crops, topples trees
Staff reports Parts of Central New York took a beating Wednesday when a predawn thunderstorm hit with hail and strong winds. The hail also pummeled crops in northeastern Cayuga and northwestern ...

Wine tour runs today through Sunday
The third Grapehound Wine Tour opens today along the Cayuga Wine Trail. The event runs through Sunday at various wineries around the lake. The Grapehound Wine Tour helps educate the public about ...

New York threatens Comcast over child porn
The Attorney General of New York State has threatened Comcast with legal action unless it signs up to a pledge to ban its customers from viewing child pornography. In a strongly worded letter Andre...

John Robert Powers Acting Schools To Sponsor Bauer Publishing Teen Group And J-14 Magazine Teen Event in New York CIty
John Robert Powers Participates in Teen Magazine J-14 Concert Event at Hard Rock Café in Times Square Emceed by Hannah Montana's Cody Linley

Park Avenue Laser Vision
Dr. Emil Chynn of the Park Avenue Laser Vision (PALV) Center is setting the standard for medical professionals practicing not only the latest techniques in laser vision correction but employing innova...

New York Yankees hand Minnesota Twins fourth straight loss
This text is replaced by the Flash movie. NEW YORK — The first two losses left the Twins contemplative, still hopeful for the next game. The third loss, a 5-1 tumble, left them disjointed - ...

A Near Escape At Rikers
Three Rikers Island guards have been suspended after a suspect came within a few hundred feet of walking out of the facility without being questioned, The Post has learned. Nikholas Dadiani, 32, was...

School Blow For Parents
An essential resource for parents struggling to navigate the city's school system is on the chopping block, The Post has learned. Education officials have proposed cutting more than one-third of...

Gov Pulls Switch On Death Cell
ALBANY - The Paterson administration has put to death one of capital punishment's last vestiges - the execution chamber known as the "death house." The Department of Correctional Servi...

Kristen Finds A New Fun Guy
Eliot Spitzer 's hot-bodied hooker Ashley "Kristen" Dupre spent a day - and night - catting around Manhattan with the hunky, rich scion of a major New Jersey asphalt company who lives wi...

Letter-bug Tells All On Massive Celeb Forgery
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - but don't tell that to the city's memorabilia dealers and publishers. The literary world is steamed over a forthcoming book by Upper West Side b...

Bones At Si Mob 'haunt'
An FBI search team descended on a famous "haunted" Staten Island mansion yesterday, locating possible remains of 2005 mob hit victim and Bonanno associate Robert McKelvey, sources said. Bo...

Crane Suit By Ex-commish
A former city official plans to sue the city for damages to his Upper East Side apartment in the May 30 crane collapse that killed two men, The Post has learned. John Odermatt, who served as Office ...

50 Cent sues Taco Bell over ad campaign
(AP Photo/Peter Kramer, FILE)In this June 30, 2008 file photo, 50 Cent makes an appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" show in New York. 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant...

$1m Salmonella Suit On A Roll
A woman has filed a $1 million lawsuit against a lower Manhattan restaurant she says served her a salmonella sandwich. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Barbara Reiss says she was one ...

Black Doll's Head On Cop Car
The NYPD is investigating how the head of a black doll ended up on the radio antenna of an unmarked police car carrying two white cops. Harlem residents and state Sen. Bill Perkins are up in arms, c...

Rogue Ref Scam 'small' Talk
He's too little for the big house. That's what the family of Tommy Martino - the 5-foot-5 bagman for rogue NBA ref Tim Donaghy - claims in letters to Brooklyn federal Judge Carol Amon, sched...

St. Nicholas To Rise Again
A deal has been reached with the Port Authority to rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed on 9/11. In exchange for construction funding - which includes $10 million from...

Rudy Duo Quits Gop Team
Rudy Giuliani quit yesterday amid a brewing GOP war over the demotion of a top operative close to the ex-mayor. Operatives Matt Coleman and Phil Frattaroli left the Senate Republican Campaign Commit...

$126m Mega Winner In Nj
The Garden State has spawned a new millionaire. Lottery officials say a single winning ticket for Tuesday night's $126 million Mega Millions drawing was sold at Newark's AJ Seabra Superm...

Battle Over Celebrity Spa
Two founders of a bohemian-chic spa in Mexico that counts "Dark Knight" star Maggie Gyllenhaal as a client are warring in a Manhattan courthouse over control of their slice of heaven. Meli...

Visa survey shows foreign travel remains popular
The weak U.S. dollar has not dissuaded Americans from planning trips abroad this year, but they may be heading to destinations closer to home, according to a survey released Thursday by Visa Inc. (

Amazon shrugs off high gas prices, weak economy
Amazon.com Inc. doesn't seem to be bothered by high gas prices or the sputtering U.S. economy.On Wednesday, the Internet retailer reported second-quarter earnings that more than doubled and easily top...

Equine association trots out scholarship for OCS grad
ELIZABETH DORAN STAFF WRITER Amy Crysler, who graduated from Onondaga Central High School in 2005 and is now a junior in the Equine Business Management program at Cazenovia College, is one of 30 ...

Bubble burst Off-Broadway show
The bubble might have burst for off-Broadway's "Gazillion Bubbles Show." Someone has stolen the show's specialized soapy bubble solution, which takes two months to make.A show spokesman says 3.4 tons ...

Liedka wants four-year terms for mayor, trustees
MAUREEN NOLAN STAFF WRITER Mayor Dan Liedka is pushing to increase the length of the terms of office served by village board members. In East Syracuse, the mayor and trustees serve two-year term...

U.S. still wants Serb basketball player returned to New York to face assault charges
Representatives from the offices of New York Democratic senators Charles Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton along with staff members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee met Wednesday with Vladim...

Teachers learn in Adirondacks
"We put the teachers in the same situations their kids will be in during the day, and then at night we all go back to being teachers and talk about the experiences," he said. "Some teachers have ne...

CBA alumni group honors 3
ELIZABETH DORAN STAFF WRITER Christian Brothers Academy presented its 2008 Alumni Association Purple & Gold Awards recently in the school chapel to Brother Stephen McCabe; Dr. Joseph Smith, of...

Tickets good for a free ice cream cone
TOM LEO STAFF WRITER The village of North Syracuse Police Department is issuing tickets - ice cream tickets - to all children riding bicycles and scooters with an approved safety helmet. The pro...

Church surrenders lot near ground zero for $20M
The World Trade Center site's owner has offered $20 million to acquire the 1,200-square-foot lot of a church destroyed on Sept. 11, freeing one more piece of land needed to rebuild every inch of groun...

Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking
Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money and pouring $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.The billionaire philanthropists...

Orphaned cat enjoys life as kitten
The following was submitted by Rebecca Lagoda for the Oswego County Animal Welfare League-Society for the Preservation of Cruelty to Animals. Jack is as sweet as he is beautiful. He is a long-haire...

New York institute says government actions threatening democracy in Guyana
journalist, Gordon Moseley, by Guyana's president, Bharrat Jagdeo, the New York-based Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has announced its intention to embark on what it termed a “d...

Reyes, Wagner help Mets rebound to beat Phils
For the second consecutive night, the New York Mets built a three-run lead going into the ninth inning against Philadelphia.This time, they had Billy Wagner ready to close it out - and that made all t...

Volunteers of the Year
Editorial assistant Brenda Duncan interviewed Charles Kyle. He and his dog Palooka were given a Volunteer of the Year award for their work with the Madison County Day Habilitation program. Name: Ch...

Taking a Stand for Dogs
Where do you live? The Hickory Hollow neighborhood in Liverpool, and luckily we do not have any dogs on chains here. Do you have a family? My mom and dad are in Cortland and my immediate family a...

Sony opens up e-book Reader to other booksellers
With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own online bookstore.On Thursday, Sony...

Baker French society inducts its members
The following was written by Abbe Guillet, a French teacher at Baker High School in Baldwinsville. On May 22, Le Cercle Francais, French Club and La Societe Honoraire de Francais, French National ...

A big weekend of boats, polo, blues, history and more
ByMATT MICHAEL STAFF WRITER What do antique boats, polo and rhythm and blues have in common? They're all a part of a fun-filled weekend in Skaneateles. The Antique and Classic Boat Show, hosted ...

xt;Corrections officers awarded for their bravery
Department of Correctional Services Commissioner Brian Fischer awarded seven medals last month to employees for acts of bravery and courage in helping fellow citizens. The ninth annual Memorial Se...

Photos Courtesy Of Ormie King
By Ormie King Contributing writer Anyone who is a friend of Helen's knows she hates publicity and would be the last person to toot her own horn. So what about this legend of Auburn? Helen Jane K...

Do You Live in Springfield
By Dorothy Long Contributing writer Tim Delaney may have been born and raised in Auburn, but his heart is in Springfield. After all, he points out, there is a little bit of Springfield in all of...

Balthazar Getty says he
(AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)In this Monday, April 28, 2008 file photo, actor Balthazar Getty arrives at The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' presentation of A Conversation with "Brothers & Sisters" ,...

Waging the image campaign overseas
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)In this Monday, July 21, 2008 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and former President George H.W. Bush, right, arrive by golf cart for a ...

Amazon profit doubles, beats estimates
Amazon.com Inc. showed Wednesday that it wasn't being hurt by economic weakness and high fuel prices, reporting second-quarter earnings that more than doubled and surpassed analysts' expectations. The...

Governor appoints appellate judge
Gov. David Paterson has appointed Justice Helen Freedman, who has served on the bench for more than 25 years, to fill a vacancy in the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department in Manhattan.Freedm...

Billy Wagner available to close for Mets
Billy Wagner was available to pitch for the New York Mets on Wednesday night against Philadelphia after missing the previous game with a sore left shoulder.Without the All-Star closer, New York's make...

Long Islanders to join SF protest over Savage comments
Long Island autism activists plan to take part in a San Francisco protest Sunday of radio show host Michael Savage's remarks on autism. Hundreds of activists and parents of autistic children are expec...

Gates, Bloomberg Team Up for Anti-Smoking Campaign
Mayor Bloomberg today enlisted Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates -- one of the few individuals in the U.S. wealthier than he is -- to bolster a campaign the mayor launched two years ago to combat smokin...

YouTube Wife Rants Again on Ex-Hubby
The curtain has come down on her marriage, but YouTube yeller Tricia Walsh-Smith refuses to get off the stage. The daffy divorcee held a press conference yesterday, where her lawyer insinuated that ...

AOL integrates widget tech to boost social-net ads
Install a little photo program to show off pictures of your dog on Facebook, and you might find you're really spreading an ad.Time Warner Inc.'s AOL said Wednesday it was integrating technology from i...

Vince Vaughn is best value for the money
Vince Vaughn is the best star for the buck, says Forbes magazine.Vaughn raked in $14.73 of gross income for studios for every dollar he was paid for "The Break-up," "Wedding Crashers" and "Dodgeball,"...

Rolls of NY food stamp recipients on the rise
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Hard economic times, layoffs and rising food and fuel costs are boosting the number of New Yorkers receiving food stamps to nearly 1 million households.

Oil drops below $125 for 1st time in over 6 weeks
Oil prices shed nearly $4 Wednesday, tumbling below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June on growing fears that high prices and the weak economy are destroying demand.Light, sweet crude fo...

Bacteria concerns close 4 Nassau beaches
Nassau County officials to close four South Shore beaches because of concerns about high levels of bacteria. Closed until further notice are two beaches in Massapequa, the Biltmore Beach Club and P...