The latest in Michael Bowers

Texas Bulldog Owner Wins Verdict Against Hartz Mountain Pet Products

2010-03-09T00:16:46Z

<div id="subtitle">'Diesel' died less than 40 hours after flea and tick drops were applied</div><div><p>A 72-year-old dog owner has won what may be a landmark decision against the country’s leading maker of pet care products and fueled the ongoing debate over the safety of topical flea and tick treatments.</p><p>A Texas jury awarded Frank Bowers $4,440.75 in the small claims court action he filed against iPod, iPhone speaker system has excellent sound quality, small footprint</div><div><p><p> </p><p>Mini Zeppelin Truly a Rockin' Dock</p> <p>By Jim Bray<br /> TechnoFile.com</p> <p>Bowers and Wilkins, one of the giants of the high end audiophi...

Yele Haiti Fundraiser at Phyto Universe

2010-01-21T21:31:18Z

NEW YORK - JANUARY 21: (L-R) Sacha Quarles, Amali Menehem and Samir Housri attend the Yele Haiti Fundraiser at Phyto Universe on January 21, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Donald NEW YORK - JANUARY 19: (L-R) Whitney Saffel, Eric Adolfsen and Nicole Wasilewicz and attend The FarFetch.com US Launch Celebration at The Wooly on January 19, 2010 in

2009-12-17T22:31:11Z

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 17: Film critic Elvis Mitchell (L) and director Quentin Tarantino attend a screening of "Inglourious Basterds" at MOMA on December 17, 2009 in New York City. (Photo b...

Billy Reid Holiday Celebration

2009-12-17T22:31:00Z

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 17: (L-R)Chad Hamilton, Tom Soluri and Brian Geraghty attend the Billy Reid Holiday Celebration at Billy Reid on December 17, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Donald SC Gov. Mark Sanford's travel on state-owned planes to legislative panel</div><div><p>Attorneys for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford told lawmakers mulling impeachment Tuesday that their client did nothing improper by using state-owned aircraft for travel that included political and personal events.</p><p>"Nothing here ris...

Americans run off the recession in record numbers

2010-02-24T03:06:49Z

<div><p>Obesity begone! Americans are lacing up athletic shoes and signing up to run in 5Ks, 10-milers and even marathons in record numbers.</p><p>In a country often lampooned as populated with obese soda-swilling TV junkies, some 9.2 million people completed a certified foot race in the United States in 2008, up from 3.7 million in 1987.</p><p>Of those, 4...

SC Gov. Mark Sanford to face ethics accusations

2010-02-24T03:22:44Z

<div id="subtitle">SC Gov. Mark Sanford to face ethics accusations tied to probe into his travel, finances</div><div><p>South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will face an ethics panel to answer charges that he may have violated state law, which his lawyer said would give the once-popular politician a chance to present his side in an investigation into his travel and campaign finance practic...

Wake Forest Clemson Football

2009-10-17T12:30:34Z

Clemson's De'Quan Bowers (93) forces a turn over as Wake Forest's quarterback Riley Skinner (11) fumbles the ball during the first half of their NCAA college football...

US Marines sweep 'Taliban' villages for bombs

2010-02-24T20:24:19Z

<div><p>An elderly Afghan woman, her hair dyed red and a black shawl draped over her shoulders, shouts as she aims a gun at US Marines who are arresting her husband as a suspected Taliban insurgent.</p><p>A Marine points his assault rifle at her and is ready to pull the trigger until the woman drops her rusty pistol.&l...

'Gooooood mornin' Afghanistan!' US fights Taliban on airwaves

2010-02-24T22:11:54Z

<div><p>"You're listening to W.IED 102.5 FM 'the bomb'," joked Staff Sergeant Todd Bowers as he slotted another cassette of religious chants into his portable radio station.</p><p>While most of the battles fought by US Marines in restive Farah province are against improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and guns,

'Lion King' costumes headed to Smithsonian

2010-02-25T03:17:32Z

<div id="subtitle">'Circle of Life' touches Smithsonian with 'Lion King' costumes joining museum collection</div><div><p>Producers of "The Lion King" musical are donating two of the Broadway show's elaborate costume pieces to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Ameri...

Team Earth Announcement

2009-09-21T15:01:34Z

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: President of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo speaks at the Team Earth announcement at Greeley Square Park on September 21, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Donald Bowers/Getty Images)

Ex-Lehman broker sentenced in insider trading case

2010-02-25T06:30:03Z

<div id="subtitle">Ex-Lehman broker must serve 2,000 hours community service for $4.8M insider trading scheme</div><div><p>A former Lehman Brothers broker has been ordered to serve 2,000 hours of community service for his role in an insider trading scheme.</p><p>Frederick Bowers of <...

Nelly Furtado Joins The 2009 Jumpstart Read For The Record Campaign

2009-09-14T15:18:21Z

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Nelly Furtado attends the Jumpstart Read for The Record 2009 launch event at the Borough of Manhattan Community College on September 14, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Donald Bowers/US Marines pledging to grab 'hearts and minds' in Afghan war zone</div><div><p>The U.S. Marines came uninvited to Abdul-Hamid's home in this southern Afghan town and made their presence felt.</p><p>They blew holes in the mud walls that surround the several small buildings in his family's compound, broke ...

3 in court over fatal beating outside Phils game

2010-02-26T00:00:26Z

<div><p>Two groups, who were thrown out of a stadium bar after arguing over a spilled beer, coincidentally parked in the same area and ended up tangling again, with fatal consequences, a prosecutor said Wednesday.</p><p>Assistant Philadelphia District Attorney Richard Sax called it a "horrendous" coincidence that the groups parked in the same section of the same lot outside David Sale Jr., who was beaten...

Financial Illiteracy Puts Consumers At Banks' Mercy, Group Says

2010-02-26T09:11:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Banks count on customers triggering overdraft charges</div><div><p> It's hard to believe the nation's banks could be in such rocky financial condition, considering the amount of money they collect from their customers in the form of fees. </p><p>Charles, of Cary, North Carolina, says he's been a BB&amp;T customer...