The James Logan Courier

By VOA News

U.S. Marines have landed on a beach near Beirut to help evacuate thousands of Americans caught up in the weeklong Israeli bombardment of Lebanon.


U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Carl Jensen, 2nd from right, Commander Task Force 59, helps U.S. citizens exit a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter in Cyprus, following their flight from the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.
(Department of Defense photo by Gunnery Sgt. James H. Frank, U.S. Marine Corps)

By VOA News

President Bush on Wednesday vetoed legislation to ease limits on federally funded research using stem cells from human embryos. It is the first time Bush has rejected a bill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress.


President George W. Bush announces his veto of the stem cell research bill, his first presidential veto, to an East Room audience full of children born from frozen embryos July 19, 2006 at the White House in Washington, DC. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT)

By Keith Ervin
The Seattle Times (MCT)

SEATTLE _ The first time Ron Sims tried to set up a county office to study the effects of global warming, he was mocked.


King County Executive Ron Sims has been concerned about global warming for years in Seattle, Washington. (Tom Reese/Seattle Times/MCT)

John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil (born November 13, 1911 in Carrabelle, Florida) was a first baseman and manager in Negro league baseball, most notably in the Negro American League with the Kansas City Monarchs. After his playing days, he also became a coach and scout in Major League Baseball.

On Tuesday, at age 94 years, 8 months, and 5 days, he became by far the oldest person to appear in a professional baseball game.


Buck O'Neil, 94, got ready for his turn at bat during the Northern League All Star Game on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Mike Ransdell/Kansas City Star/MCT)