An Interstate highway bridge in downtown Minneapolis loaded with rush-hour traffic dropped more than 60 feet into the Mississippi River, sending at least 50 vehicles and passengers into the water.
The federal Department of Education still has no system to detect and uncover misconduct by lenders and protect student borrowers, a new government report says.
My running technique consists of putting one foot in front of the other until my iPod runs out of Britney Spears songs or someone hangs a medal around my neck, whichever comes first. Some people put a lot more thought into it than that: If you wanted to, you could spend more time reading and learning about how to run than actually doing it.
ChiWalking, like ChiRunning, is based on the principles of tai chi and emphasizes good alignment and engaging the core muscles so that they, not the limbs, do the bulk of the work. The result looks nothing like the posture most people associate with power walking—chest raised to the sky, elbows furiously pumping, legs straight. But it is far more relaxed and easier on the body. ChiWalkers don't lock their knees, they tilt their shoulder-hip-ankle line forward so that gravity pulls them along, and they allow the spine to twist and hips to rotate. Like ChiRunning, it can be learned by reading (ChiWalking, Fireside, $14.95), watching a DVD, or attending workshops around the country (a half-day runs $100; see www.chirunning.com for the schedule).
Each year, at least 1.2 million American infants lose their foreskin?that retractable fold of skin and mucous membrane that covers the end of the penis?to a doctor's scalpel. Though circumcision is one of the most commonly performed procedures in the country, it's also among the most controversial. That particular patch of skin happens to lie at the intersection of conflicting notions about personal hygiene, sexually transmitted diseases, masculinity, sexuality, and religion.
AP - An interstate bridge jammed with rush-hour traffic suddenly broke into huge sections and collapsed into the Mississippi River Wednesday, pitching dozens of cars 60 feet into the water and killing at least seven people.
AP - Baghdad shook with bombings and political upheaval Wednesday as the largest Sunni Arab bloc quit the government and a suicide attacker blew up his fuel tanker in one of several attacks that claimed 142 lives nationwide.
AP - Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys — including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters — because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead.
A 40-year-old bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed Wednesday with more than 50 vehicles on it. At least seven people are dead. Recovery efforts have been halted because of darkness.
![[logo]](http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif "BBC News")
![[logo]](http://www.csmonitor.com/images/logo_88x31.gif "Christian Science Monitor"){kind=logo}
![[logo]](http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif "NYT > Home Page")
![[logo]](http://www.usnews.com/usnews/images/rss/logo_rss.gif "USNews.com"){kind=logo}
![[logo]](http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif "Yahoo! News")
![[logo]](http://image.guardian.co.uk/sitecrumbs/Guardian.gif "Guardian Unlimited")
![[logo]](http://i.cnn.net/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif "CNN.com"){kind=logo}
