Sixteen policemen in China's Muslim-majority northwest were killed on Monday after two armed men stormed their station, state media said, raising security fears four days before the Beijing Olympics.

A century ago, when the Automobile Club of Southern California was still young, its employees pointed the way for the area's earliest drivers by installing directional signs along the largely unpaved roadsides.

HOPEWELL — A new city history is coming to a shelf near you. City officials and author Dr. Lauranett L. Lee unveiled, “Making the American Dream Work: A Cultural History of African-Americans in Hopewell, Virginia” on Thursday.

"Is 2008 the Worst Year in Modern Newspaper History?" pondered the Manhattan broadsheet renowned for its media coverage, amid the turmoil currently engulfing the industry.

In May, The Martha's Vineyard Times began its 25th publishing year. Since 1984, The Times has focused on the issues that are important to the Island's year-round and seasonal residents by providing a weekly blend of community news.