FORT McPHERSON, Ga. – A soldier was fasting to meet strict military weight guidelines and nearly catatonic when he shot and killed a supervisor who denied his vacation request, his attorney said Monday.Attorney William Cassara said Army Reserve Sgt. Rashad Valmont was dehydrated, exhausted and delirious when he burst into Master Sgt. Pedro Mercado's office…

VIENNA – The U.N. atomic agency expressed alarm Monday about Iran's decision to bar some of its inspectors, suggesting that its efforts to monitor the country's nuclear program were suffering as a result.The unusually blunt International Atomic Energy Agency warning was voiced in a restricted report on Iran made available to The Associated Press that…

HOUSTON (Reuters) – BP Plc (BP.L)(BP.N), the largest oil producer in U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and Shell Oil Co (RDSa.L) said Monday that Tropical Storm Hermine was not affecting their offshore operations.Hermine, which formed early Monday morning, was churning toward landfall by late Monday near the Mexico-Texas border.Hermine was forecast to take…

OddGrooves releases Reggae Drumming, a drum loop pack inspired by the great roots reggae drummers of the seventies. Reggae Drumming features 247 professionally recorded drum loops arranged for Toontrack EZdrummer, Superior Drummer, XLN Audio Addictive Drums, Steven Slate Drums, Sonic Reality I-MAP and General MIDI.(PRWEB) August 31, 2010 -- Inspired by the great reggae drummers…

NEW YORK – The most Earth-shattering event in Brazil this weekend took place in New York, where singer Ivete Sangalo played a sold out show at Madison Square Garden. Too bad, few Americans even noticed.A superstar in her native Brazil, where she can pack a 70,000-capacity soccer stadium and commands crowds of millions during Carnaval,…

NEW YORK – With rising fears of a prolonged recession and stomach-churning moves in the stock market, corporate bond markets have performed so well this year they look like they're part of a parallel universe.Banks are reluctant to lend, but large corporations with the weakest credit ratings have had little trouble finding investors happy to…