Published: November 7, 2009 3:00 a.m. Philadelphia picks up option on Lee NEW YORK - Baseball s trade market sprang to life two days after the World Series. Two pitchers were blocked from becoming eligible for free agency when teams...

In this article: Cliff Lee, Mark Teahen, Philadelphia, J.J. Hardy, World Series, Mets, Chicago White Sox, Chicago, Josh Fields, and Chris Getz

California bank regulators closed United Commercial Bank , of San Francisco , on Friday, the 120th U.S. bank to fail this year. United Commercial Bank has a branch in Hong Kong and a subsidiary in Shanghai. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp...

In this article: United Commercial Bank, San Francisco, East West Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Shanghai, California, U.S., and Pasadena

...cat declawing within city limits. Starting Jan. 1, a state law will prevent municipalities from banning such procedures. Photo: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times , 202 West 1st Street, Los Angeles , California , 90012

In this article: San Francisco, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, San Francisco Chronicle, and San Francisco Examiner

Posted on November 6, 2009 4:00 AM Lions reflect on rising Philadelphia sport Glance at the computer or look the other way, and it'll fade away without notice. The 30-second TV advertisement squeezes between Comcast SportsNet's World...

In this article: Philadelphia, United States, West Chester, Chester, FIFA, and World Cup

...assiduous chronicle of the city 's long-suffering punk scene, not as famous or degenerately glamorous as New York , Los Angeles or London. Much of their advance was spent on transcripts, and they say the book would never have been finished...

In this article: San Francisco, Cancer, Penguin Books, Pansy Division, Sex Pistols, and Tribe 8

...made it 31-13. His 14 rushing touchdowns put Pierce one shy of the single-season rushing record held by Paul Palmer (1986) and Walter Washington (2004). Golden benched starting quarterback Vaughn Charlton for Chester Stewart. Charlton...

In this article: RedHawks, Mid-American Conference, Philadelphia, Big East, Penn State, and Miami of Ohio

...a law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California-Berkeley , and the University of London. Before working in San Francisco city government, he led the International Fund for Animal Welfare's campaign to stop Mitsubishi...

In this article: San Francisco, Barack Obama, EPA, California, Recycling, and Hazardous waste

...health coverage and retiree coverage. Hyatt has distinguished itself for making workers pay a steep price for the recession. In Boston , for example, Hyatt recently fired all housekeepers at its three non-union hotels, replacing them with...

In this article: Hyatt, San Francisco, Recession, NYSE, and Boston

...Francisco has a high number of educated, affluent people -- the kind advertisers want to reach. The Times, which launched editions in Chicago and the Bay Area earlier this month, has about 40,000 weekday subscribers in San Francisco. The...

In this article: San Francisco, Dow Jones & Co., News Corp, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago, Associated Press, and The New York Times

...to Election Day polls. "I think they have a lot of nerve to ask for more money in this economy," said Robert Washington , of west Philadelphia , who relied on his bicycle to get to his office job downtown. "There are people who don't have...

In this article: Philadelphia, Recession, Ed Rendell, Halloween, Cold sores, and University of California-Berkeley

...of the season, Miami University's football team faces one of its biggest challenges on Thursday night (7:30 p.m.) when it travels to Philadelphia to take on 6-2 Temple University. Coach MICHAEL HAYWOOD'S troops staved off Toledo 's...

In this article: Miami, Florida, Mid-American Conference, Temple University, Toledo, Philadelphia, RedHawks, and Buffalo

...talks had stalled last week but workers agreed to stay on the job until after the World Series games in Philadelphia were over. Philadelphia 's last transit strike was in 2005, and lasted five days, Williams said. No new talks are...

In this article: Philadelphia, World Series, NYSE, Nasdaq, Ed Rendell, Michael Nutter, and Rail Network

...recall petitions - that the new rules were rescinded last month, three months after they took effect. Earlier this year, when Chicago , desperate for revenue , leased its parking meter system for 75 years to Morgan Stanley for $1.15...

In this article: San Francisco, A.N.S.W.E.R., Fiscal year, Revenue, and Small business

...next three home games against New Orleans (Monday), Indiana (Wednesday), and Cleveland (Friday), while Philadelphia will host the Boston Celtics and New Jersey Nets in their next two contests. Bleacher Report has the best New York Knicks...

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... him with the promised reward of those who are martyred," Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid of New York told mourners at the Muslim Center in Detroit. As is custom, men sat on the floor, shoulder to shoulder, during the service, with women...

In this article: Philadelphia, Islam, Allah, Northwest Airlines, Detroit, and The FBI

...a news story and you'll get a page listing all the stories featuring that term. SEC alleges insider trading at San Francisco fund NEW YORK The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil lawsuit alleging insider trading Friday...

In this article: SEC, Insider trading, San Francisco, Acxiom Corp., Securities and Exchange Commission, California, and ValueAct Capital

...intentions for my wife, my daughter, the residents of the city and county of San Francisco , and California Democrats." Associated Press Writers Lisa Leff in San Francisco and Michael R. Blood in Los Angeles also contributed to this report.

In this article: Gavin Newsom, San Francisco, Jerry Brown, Dianne Feinstein, California, John Burton, Alex Padilla, Facebook, Meg Whitman, and Steve Poizner

...flights and concentrate closely on its hubs in Charlotte , Philadelphia and Phoenix as well as Washington D.C., and its shuttle between New York , Boston and Washington. Delta Air Lines <DAL.N> is ramping up its New York LaGuardia operations...

In this article: JetBlue Airways, Boston, Washington, Denver, Southwest Airlines Co, US Airways, and Delta Air Lines