MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid has presented its project for a new stadium to replace the 45-year-old Vicente Calderon.
The Spanish club says the new stadium will have a capacity of about 70,000, an increase of its current seating of about 55,000.
Work on the new stadium began months ago and is scheduled to be finished in time for the …
The Army psychiatrist accused of opening fire at Fort Hood, killing 13 and wounding dozens more, was to make his first military courtroom appearance Tuesday as his attorney seeks to delay the case.
Neither Maj. Nidal Hasan nor any witnesses were expected to speak during the hearing, at which military prosecutors and defense attorneys planned to discuss case preparations and other basic matters.
Defense attorney John Galligan said he would seek to delay Hasan's Article 32 hearing, which is similar to a civilian grand jury proceeding in which a judge hears witness testimony to determine whether the case should go to trial. No date has been set, but authorities …
MAJ Manuel Rodriguez expected his deployment to Iraq with an Army Reserve unit to disrupt his career as an educator. But a dose of common sense leadership has kept him in the classroom while he serves in the war zone.
"I never thought I would end up working as an educator over here. This assignment has been the most surprising and best part of my deployment," said Rodriguez, of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
His journey to Iraq began last July in the same way that many Army Reserve Soldiers are called to active duty.
"I got a call that said I was being transferred to another unit and that we were deploying to Iraq. I really wasn't expecting it. But I am a Soldier, so I go …
An alleged drunken driver will get a new trial after court officials say he was represented by a fake lawyer. Howard Seidler, 62, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested Thursday when he returned to Stamford Superior Court for his client's sentencing.
"This was a terrible fraud on the court," State's Attorney David Cohen said.
Court officials charged Seidler with unauthorized practice of law and criminal impersonation. He may also face charges of first-degree larceny and forgery, Cohen said.
Authorities said Seidler claimed to be a real New York attorney named Harold Weber while representing Ismet Idrizaj of Norwalk on a drunken driving charge. …
Shareholders of Barclays PLC, Britain's second largest bank, were on course Monday to vote in favor of a plan to raise 7 billion pounds ($10.5 billion), largely from funds in the Middle East.
Chairman Marcus Agius told shareholders that the count of proxy votes cast ahead of the meeting indicated that the required majority would be achieved.
If approved, the deal will see the bank accepting roughly 5.3 billion pounds from a trio of private investors from Qatar and Abu Dhabi as well as 1.7 billion pounds from other investors.
The deal had been dogged with controversy since it was originally announced last month.
Two key shareholder …
NEW YORK Charlton Heston says there aren't enough good roles for"grown-ups" in today's teen-dominated movies. Alan Arkin says hisagent told him the "us against them" conflict between film andtelevision had ended.
Movie producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown wanted the"immediacy" of television. Director Robert Altman was having troublegetting a new movie made, but ABC's offer to direct one-hour dramasmeant getting on the air within weeks.
Increasing numbers of movie stars and filmmakers are turning tothe small screen, where a constant need for more material means nowaiting - and the viewers tuned in each night vastly outnumber theticket buyers sitting in movie …
Hideki Matsui broke out of a long slump and Phil Hughes picked up his first victory at Yankee Stadium, helping New York win again. But the suddenly surging wild-card leaders also owe a big thanks to the Big Hurt.
Frank Thomas homered three times and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1 on Monday night, allowing the Yankees to cut the AL East lead to 3 1/2 games. New York beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-5.
It's the closest the Yankees have been since before play on April 11.
"We've come too far and worked too hard to start counting your chips," said Yankees manager Joe Torre, whose club also opened its wild-card lead to 3 1/2 games over the Detroit …
