Historical Events 1716 – Waterman’s race on Thames 1st rowed 1732 – Foundation laid for Bank of England 1914 – Trois Vierges: German 69th infantry regiment enter Luxembourg Germany declares war on Russia in WW I 1944 – General Montgomery takes command of 12th and 21st army 1960 – Chubby Checker releases “The Twist” 1972 [...]

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – The successful “Cash for Clunkers” program that gives drivers a rebate to turn in an old car to buy a new one moved closer to being extended on Friday when the U.S. House approved $2 billion for the program, which a dealership group said was pumping auto sales.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A tense new film shows Japanese fishermen luring thousands of wild dolphins into a hidden secret cove in Japan where activists say they are captured for marine amusement parks or slaughtered for food.

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress moved to triple the funding for the government’s successful “Cash for Clunkers” auto rebate program, which has brought car buyers back into showrooms and raised the outlook for an industry beset by abysmal sales, bankruptcies and job cuts.

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – The successful “Cash for Clunkers” program that gives drivers a rebate to turn in an old car to buy a new one moved closer to being extended on Friday when the U.S. House approved $2 billion for the program, which a dealership group said was pumping auto sales.

WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – The successful “Cash for Clunkers” program that gives drivers a rebate to turn in an old car to buy a new one moved closer to being extended on Friday when the U.S. House approved $2 billion for the program, which a dealership group said was pumping auto sales.

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Americans flocked to auto dealerships this month to take advantage of government rebates for gas-guzzling “clunkers” and promptly drained the program’s $1 billion in funding, leaving some prospective buyers in limbo.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will spend some $200 million to protect its forests and will announce how much carbon emission is being captured by its green cover, the environment minister said on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday said it is now accepting applications for some $3 billion in government grants to boost development of renewable energy projects around the country.

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Norwegian cargo ship sank in a heavy storm in the North Sea off Sweden and its crew of six is missing, rescue workers said on Friday.