School spankings: Minorities get more
A quarter of a million schoolchildren were paddled in 2007 — and black children, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share, according to a study.
Blasts reportedly kill 11 in Algeria
Twin car bombings at a hotel and military headquarters killed 11 people and wounded 31 others on Wednesday, according to local reports.
2 get labor over China protest bid
Chinese authorities have ordered two women to spend one year in a labor camp after they applied to hold a protest during the Olympics against being forced from their homes, a relative said Wednesday.
U.S., Poland sign missile defense deal
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski have signed a deal that will put an American missile defense base in Poland, a move that has angered Russia.
Dr. Rock's Concerts (Erie Times-News)
Country star Gary Allan will play Edinboro University on a Saturday night in October. See below for details on that, plus dates for Robin Williams, Old 97's, David Byrne, and ... John Updike?
Citizens' U.S. border crossings tracked
Federal government has been using its system of checkpoints to collect information on U.S. citizens crossing by land; data will be stored for 15 years.
Minor wreck turns into deadly rampage
A Florida man was arrested after allegedly going on a violent rampage after a minor fender-bender, slashing and stabbing the occupants of a car, then running over and killing a woman who had been riding in another nearby vehicle.
Civic organizations (The Canton Repository)
Lincoln Ladies. 7:30 p.m., Lions Theatre, 156 Lincoln Way E, Massillon. Canton South Junior Guild. 7 p.m., Gulliver's, 2320 Faircrest St. SW, Canton Township.
Fans floating on football, civic pride (Akron Beacon Journal)
CANTON: Every year, Mike Gardner packs a dress, one of his mother's old wigs and the sponge foam hair rollers that his sister gave to him and heads to Canton from his Fairfax, Va., home.
NATO resists U.S. push on Russia
NATO pulled its punches against Russia on Tuesday, suspending formal contacts as punishment for the Georgia invasion but bucking U.S. pressure for more severe penalties.
