Guyana voters choose between 3 parties in election

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — A ruling party in power for nearly two decades faced off in national elections Monday against a raft of opposition parties that accused the government of rampant corruption and mismanagement.

There was no obvious front-runner in the race, with no independent opinion polls before the vote. Polling stations closed Monday evening, and official results were not expected until Wednesday.

Nearly half a million people were eligible to cast ballots for president and 65 parliament seats in Guyana, a small country on South America's northern shoulder whose economy depends on the export of commodities such as gold, bauxite, sugar, rice, shrimp and …

Lambiel in good shape at Olympic qualifier

Olympic silver medalist Stephane Lambiel is on track to earn a spot in the Vancouver Games.

The Swiss figure skater, making a comeback after retiring a year ago, led after the short program at the Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifier for Vancouver. The men's free skate is Friday night, and Lambiel must finish in the top six to secure an Olympic berth for Switzerland.

Lambiel has 77.45 points going into the free skate, well ahead of the Czech Republic's Michal Brezina (73.23) and American Ryan Bradley (68.18).

U.S. champion Alissa Czisny leads the women's competition, while world champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany have a …

Two `Rings,' Two Answers // Chicago and Berlin Productions Of Opera Yield Differing Results

BERLIN "Ring" mania in Chicago ended two weeks ago when the finalcurtain came down on Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of "The Ringof the Nibelung." When it comes to Wagner's "Ring," the mania is ofcourse an international disease. So less than 24 hours after fadingout in Chicago, it's not surprising that "Ring" fever broke out inBerlin.

Comparing Lyric's production with Berlin's just-completed "Ring"reveals fascinating similarities and differences.

But first of all, the Berlin "Ring" shared certain ties toChicago. Daniel Barenboim, music director of the Chicago SymphonyOrchestra, made "The Ring" the centerpiece of his new Easterfestival, Festtage 1996. He led …

2012 Ryder Cup Points

At Medinah Country Club
Medinah, Illinois
Sept. 28-30, 2012
Through Aug. 14
United States
1. Keegan Bradley	1,445.000
2. Jason Dufner	865.000
3. Phil Mickelson	847.143
4. Dustin Johnson	802.992
5. Steve Stricker	541.075
6. Ryan Palmer	441.591
7. …

Trophee Bompard Results

Results Saturday from the Trophee Bompard, the fourth event of the International Skating Union's Grand Prix series at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy:

Men

Free Skate

1. Patrick Chan, Canada, 156.70 points.

2. Takahiko Kozuka, Japan, 153.78.

3. Alban Preaubert, France, 149.20.

4. Brian Joubert, France, 147.38.

5. Brandon Mroz, United States, 124.02.

6. Peter Liebers, Germany, 115.29.

7. Gregor Urbas, Slovenia, 112.86.

8. Andrei Lutai, Russia, 106.77.

9. Wu Jialiang, China, 106.62.

10. Ryan Bradley, United States, 106.27.

11. Igor …

MU honors 15 for completing executive MBA requirements

Fifteen business professionals in the current Marshall UniversityExecutive Masters of Business Administration class were honoredduring a hooding ceremony in Charleston.

The students were formally hooded the weekend of April 26 intheir academic regalia by Sarah Denman, provost and senior vicepresident of academic affairs, after having successfully completedall the requirements of the Marshall EMBA program.

The program included a recent study abroad trip to the CzechRepublic.

Don Channell, of Hurricane, was recognized as the top EMBAgraduate.

Phyllis Arnold, West Virginia State President and West VirginiaCentral Regional President of BB&T, served as …

Little girls' graves unconfirmed

Little girls' graves unconfirmed

News spread like wild fire as Chicago Police and FBI agents poured into the Forest Preserve Dan Ryan around 91st and Prospect with possible leads on the case of the two missing South Side girls, Tionda and Diamond Bradley, Tuesday afternoon.

Reporters from area news stations revealed that there was a discovery of several articles of clothing and what appeared to be two freshly dug graves. However, authorities have not confirmed whether the clothing or the contents in the graves belonged to either of the girls.

The area is known to be a popular spot for pet owners to bury their deceased animals. But authorities won't know for sure until …