John Austin

John McCain and Barack Obama will top the Michigan ballot in November, but some names down the ticket still need to be determined. Democrats will meet Saturday at the Lansing Center to choose candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court, State Board of...

In ancient mythology, Pandora's box held all human evils. In modern mythology, other sorts of evils—mold, suspicious liquids, an unrecognizable lump of something way in the back—are held in the office refrigerator. "People spend so much time...

Some births may not appear in this listing because some hospitals are no longer releasing the names of newborns for publication. June 13 Baker, Alora Kathryn Ann, born to Lisa Baker and Thomas Baker, Titusville, Winnie Palmer Hospital. Benoit, Alyssa...

Tom Rotanz thought his seniors were crazy. The Shoreham-Wading River lacrosse coach noticed them all giving each other an unusual quick finger shake before games last season. But this season, he's all for it. "I thought it was supposed to be the pinky...

RESULTS FOR THURSDAY, DEC. 28 Boys basketball Junius Kellogg Memorial Classic Championship (in New York City) WARWICK 61, CAMPUS MAGNET (N.Y.) 50 WARWICK (3-6): Grimes 12, Webb 6, Lewis 4, Rankin 18, Wooten 11, Conley 8, Newsome 2. Totals 23 7-10 61....

FROM the moment he took on the expansion of the Griffith Observatory a decade ago, Stephen Johnson knew his work would not go unnoticed. "More than any other project we've worked on, this is an incredibly visible one," says Johnson, 56, a polished,...

Wednesday, Nov. 24 CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION Quarterfinals Birmingham 41, Taft 19 If 6-foot-6, 305-pound offensive guard Daniel Patricio and his fellow Lake Balboa Birmingham linemen weren't going to stuff themselves with turkey...

Saturday, Nov. 13 CIF-LOS ANGELES SECTION FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION First round, Thursday, 7 p.m. unless noted No. 16 San Pedro (Marine T3, 6-4) at No. 1 Dorsey (Coliseum 1, 9-1); No. 9 Eagle Rock (Northern T1, 8-2) at No. 8...