GRAND FORKS (AP) - A former North Dakota National Guard soldier who was wounded in Iraq has graduated from the University of North Dakota.

Brandon Erickson, 24, was one of more than 700 students were eligible to walk across the stage Friday at two separate UND ceremonies.

For Erickson, it was a difficult journey to that point.

Erickson lost his right arm in a rocket-propelled ...

Gus, the owner of Argos and Homebase, has acquired shopping comparison site PriceGrabber.com for £270m.

The move is seen as beefing up its Experian consumer credit division, which offers online services such as credit checking and mortgage comparison to consumers.

The division will now account for more than 20 per cent of Experian, whose core operation is to offer marketi...

A growing number of TV viewers are claiming that Channel 4 's Space Cadets programme is an elaborate joke on the public, insisting that all the remaining crew are actors.

Channel 4 has declined to comment but the claims have gained fresh credibility after the personal details of some of the contestants were found on the Friends Reunited website.

A posting on CoolSmartPhone.com said...

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The 35-year-old Irishman is looking forward to coming back to Newberry to perform. Their repertoire includes an eclectic range of music.

We've been together since 2000. Our first concert (was) at home (at an) opening of a new theater in north Ireland. The director wanted to put on something differen...

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Fax information to (803) 771-8430 or e-mail calendars@thestate.com . Deadline is 5p.m. Friday.

6-9 p.m., Karaoke and Dance party with Ken and Pam Martin. 5464 Sunset Blvd., Lexington; (803) 808-6001.

7:30 p.m., open stage and bluegrass jam. 710 Meeting St., West Columbia...

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My family and I have lived in this subdivision for 10 years. We are friendly with our neighbors. All of the children here play wonderfully together and are of various ages.

One of my neighbors, "Rachel," and I were very close at one time, but we are recovering from a fallout involving her eldest daughter...

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5:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

Finding a spot in this residential West Mount Airy neighborhood can be tricky.

Brothers Jonathan and Raul Schmalzbach always talked about opening their own restaurant, and in May they made it happen. Jonathan, who maintains h...

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Kenneth Harris plans to be back in Cherryville on Wednesday, but he says folks there won't notice a difference in his demeanor.

It would be easy for Harris to come home with a swagger after his first season playing with the Georgia football team, but he says not...

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Soccer's governing body will allow Iran to play in next year's World Cup despite calls from German politicians for the Islamic nation to be banned because the country's president denies the Holocaust.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the Holocaust a "myth" used ...

Alexandria police said they have no suspects in the case. Last week, they launched a Web site, http://www.alexandriava.gov/dunning , to encourage people with tips to come forward, anonymously if they wish. Police say the investigation remains a top priority.

"We do not consider this case a cold investigation," Alexandria Police Chief Charles E. Samarra said in a statement. "We still belie...