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Florida's Siesta Beach Ranks No.1 in United States

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According to coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, known as Dr.Beachn Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Florida has been ranked no.1 beach in the United States. The beach sands are 99% pure quartz, soft and cool on the feet.

Why doesn't Donnie Walsh have a contract?

The team president for the New York Knicks, Donnie Walsh, has presided over the basketball team as it has quickly rebuilt from an embarrassment to a playoff team, but his contract expires June 30. Why hasn't ownership locked him up for three more years?
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Osama considered making deal with Pakistan: US Official

Osama bin Laden and his aides wanted to make a deal with the Pakistani government under which al-Qaeda would not attack Pakistani targets in exchange for a safe haven in the country, according to a report in The New York Times.

Mobile Payment Systems Draw Interest from Banks, Retailers

Google took the wraps off of Google Wallet, its new mobile payment system, making the announcement on Thursday from the company's New York office. Mobile payment systems have drawn the interest of banks and retailers, and the industry is hoping consumers will adopt the systems as well.

Bachmann hinting at 2012 run

Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann said Thursday she plans to announce her decision on whether to join the Republican presidential race in June - during a visit to her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa, the New York Times reported.

Did the Nixon administration know about global warming?

Documents released Friday by the Nixon Presidential Library show members of President Richard Nixon’s inner circle discussing the possibilities of global warming more than 30 years ago, The Associated Press reported.
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What is inside Google Wallet?

Google unveiled its much anticipated mobile payments system -- Google Wallet -- in New York on Thursday, promising to change for ever the way people use money for transactions. In the past few thousand years, the way we pay has changed just three times—from coins, to paper money, to plastic cards. Now we’re on the brink of the next big shift, Google stated.

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