The British government announced plans Wednesday to make it illegal to pay for sex with women forced into prostitution and to name men who solicit sex on the streets measures that prostitutes say will put more women at risk.
The crime would be a “strict liability offense,” which means men would be held accountable even if [...]
Whether it’s the snowy slopes of Colorado, the blue waters of Miami Beach, or the picturesque golf courses of Hilton Head Island, finding a quality vacation rental is becoming easier every day.
That’s especially true now as the economy sinks into recession. Vacation home owners who once refused to open their prized retreats to renters are [...]
Rents for U.K. homes fell for the first time in five-and-a-half years as the worst housing slump since the 1990s caused a record increase in properties put on the rental market, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.
U.K. home prices fell an annual 14.6 percent in October, the biggest decline since the 1991 recession, according [...]
Sometimes an autograph has nothing to do with an autograph. Josh Hamilton learned that early on.
“They want to tell me their story,” the Texas Rangers slugger said. “It’ll be about their son or father, about their best friend.”
They want him to know that his fight has helped their fight.
“I’ve walked away with tears in my [...]
Governors from across New England, warning that some families may have to choose between food or warmth this winter, called for a sharp boost in federal home heating aid.
The governors, meeting in Boston on Wednesday, said they are sending letters to President Bush, the presidential candidates, U.S. House and Senate leaders and their congressional delegations [...]
Whether a Jackson firm advertised home security system installation without a license will soon be decided in Jackson County District Court.
At the conclusion of a preliminary examination today, Judge Michael Klaeren said there was probable cause to bind over the case involving the Total Security Agency but only by the “barest margin.”
Russ Jennings, who is [...]
The past few weeks, Adobe has been doing its best Apple imitation, with a slew of product news aimed at creative professionals.
Macworld has already carried profiles of Acrobat 9 and Acrobat.com this week. But I thought it would be a good idea to look at Monday’s announcements from a creative pro perspective.
With Acrobat 9 Pro, [...]
Home prices in Britain fell 2.5 percent in April, Nationwide, the country’s largest building society said Friday.
Prices have fallen seven consecutive months and are now 4.4 percent below a year ago.
Home prices in Britain peaked in October at an average price of $367,7620, the report said.
Howard Archer, an economist at Global Insight, said April’s figures [...]
Some East Bay residents are calling on three national banks to renegotiate their mortgages to help them avoid losing their homes.
About two dozen people protested outside the Antioch branches of Countrywide, Wachovia and Washington Mutual on Friday.
The protest was organized by a Contra Costa County interfaith group that wants the banks to convert customers’ risky, [...]
Inter Milan executed the Home Depot perfect smash-and-grab raid to win 1-0 at Torino on Sunday and open up a six-point gap at the top of Serie A with just four games left.
Julio Cruz’s brilliant diving header on the half hour from Mario Balotelli’s corner proved the difference in a game that saw the leaders [...]