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MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Authorities say that former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in a wooded area outside of Memphis, was shot to death.
Memphis police said Thursday that the Shelby County medical examiner’s …
Next »MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Authorities say that former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in a wooded area outside of Memphis, was shot to death.
Memphis police said Thursday that the Shelby County medical examiner’s office reported that Wright died of a gunshot wound.
Family members had said Wednesday that police told them Wright’s body had been found but authorities wouldn’t immediately confirm it.
Wright is a 34-year-old Memphis native and was last seen around midnight on July 18. His family filed a missing person report with police on July 22.
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State-owned oil firm CPC Corp. Taiwan said the company will start production from newly found natural gas reserves at its oil farm in Miaoli County’s Gongguan Township at the end of 2011.
CPC announced it found …
MIAMI — The Orlando Magic, hoping to return to the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons, gave coach Stan Van Gundy a contract extension that will keep him with the team through …
SAMMAMISH, Washington — Bruce Vaughan took advantage of cool morning conditions with an opening-round 66 to take a two-shot lead in the first round of the U.S. Senior Open on Thursday.
Less than a week after …
The military confirmed yesterday that a parking apron currently used by the presidential plane at the Songshan air base in Taipei City will be lent for civil use.
According to Air Force Command Headquarters, the Civil …
The U.S. Defense Department has contracted Boeing to manufacture 32 Harpoon missile bodies for Taiwan, the department announced Thursday on its website.
The missile bodies are included in a US$65.99 million contract awarded to Boeing for …
TAIPEI — The U.S. dollar fell against the New Taiwan dollar yesterday, dropping NT$0.018 to close at NT$32.050. Turnover totaled US$528 million during the trading session.
The greenback opened at NT$32.068 and moved between NT$31.930 and …
SINGAPORE — A British author vowed Friday to fight charges in Singapore related to his book on the city-state’s death penalty policy, even if it lands him in jail.
Alan Shadrake, 75, said he rejected a …
Taipei’s China policymakers yesterday declined to comment on Beijing’s latest overture hinting at the possibility of removing missiles targeting Taiwan.
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) would not comment until it fully understands China’s offer, said MAC …
LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to sell its Miramax Films to an investor group for about US$660 million, ending a 17-year association with the studio and a six-month bidding process.
The New …
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A dead whale was discovered pinned to the bow of a Princess Cruises luxury liner near Juneau, the third such incident involving the company’s Alaska fleet in a decade, officials said on …
Premier Wu Den-yih yesterday ordered to suspend the operations of the Formosa Plastics Group’s sixth naphtha cracker in Yunlin County after he visited the site yesterday afternoon. The order came four days later after a …
Premier Wu Den-yih yesterday ordered the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) suspend operation at its fire-hit plant in Yunlin following protests by local people against the petrochemical giant’s poor safety and environmental records.
Wu also instructed that …
NEW YORK — The Denver Broncos and rookie quarterback Tim Tebow agreed to a contract on Thursday, the NFL team said.
The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner out of Florida agreed to a five-year, US$33-million deal with …
BOSTON — An herb and chemical blend dubbed K2 that is sold legally in the U.S. as incense but produces a marijuana-like high when smoked is landing a rising number of people in emergency rooms, …
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Felipe Massa said Thursday he has no intention of letting Fernando Alonso go past him again if the two are fighting for the win at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend.
“I will …
NEW YORK — Former “Fly Girl” Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on “American Idol.”
The singer-dancer-actor was close to signing a deal to join Fox TV’s hit …
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WASHINGTON — A former executive with Taiwan’s Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. has agreed to plead guilty and serve time in a US jail for his role in a price-fixing case, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
Huang …
TAIPEI — A 37-year-old man died of influenza A (H1N1) three days ago, bringing the number of H1N1 deaths in Taiwan to 46 since the outbreak of the virus early last year, the Centers for …
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A dead whale was discovered pinned to the bow of a Princess Cruises luxury liner near Juneau, the third such incident involving the company’s Alaska fleet in a decade, officials said on …
Premier Wu Den-yih yesterday ordered to suspend the operations of the Formosa Plastics Group’s sixth naphtha cracker in Yunlin County after he visited the site yesterday afternoon. The order came four days later after a …
State-owned oil firm CPC Corp. Taiwan said the company will start production from newly found natural gas reserves at its oil farm in Miaoli County’s Gongguan Township at the end of 2011.
CPC announced it found …
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Authorities say that former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in a wooded area outside of Memphis, was shot to death.
Memphis police said Thursday that the Shelby County medical examiner’s …
TAIPEI — The U.S. dollar fell against the New Taiwan dollar yesterday, dropping NT$0.018 to close at NT$32.050. Turnover totaled US$528 million during the trading session.
The greenback opened at NT$32.068 and moved between NT$31.930 and …
Every spring, Dajia (大甲) in Taichung County (台中縣) becomes a center of religious and tourist activity in celebration of the birthday of Mazu (媽祖), also spelled Matsu, the deity that is said to watch over …
