Jul 19, 2008

Giant rig carves new tunnel beneath NYC's streets (AP)

A couple of sandhogs work in the East bound tunnel of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's East Side Access project Thursday, July 17, 2008 in New York. A 200-ton tunnel boring machine recently mined its way through bedrock 140 feet below the surface of Manhattan, leaving a mile-long tunnel that will connect the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central Terminal. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - A huge, granite-eating machine that spent the past eight months chewing a mile-long tunnel beneath a busy Manhattan office district is getting a rest, of sorts, after completing its journey to Grand Central Terminal.



Jul 19, 2008

Clinton vows to fight "insulting" abortion plan (Reuters)

Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) speaks during a campaign visit at Maysville High School in Maysville, Kentucky, May 19, 2008. REUTERS/Frankie SteeleReuters - A Bush administration plan to define several widely used contraception methods as abortion is a "gratuitous, unnecessary insult" to women and faces tough opposition, Sen. Hillary Clinton said on Friday.



Jul 19, 2008

Midnight stampede to 'The Dark Knight' sets record (AP)

In this image released by Warner Bros., Heath Ledger starring as The Joker, is shown in a scene with Christian Bale, starring as Batman in 'The Dark Knight.'  (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, Stephen Vaughan)AP - Nothing dark about Batman's first night at the box office. "The Dark Knight" lit up cash registers during its midnight debut, stealing away with a record $18.5 million from 3,040 theaters, distributor Warner Bros. said Friday.