Other College Football Features: New coach Kelly's debut nears at Notre Dame

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Brian Kelly's wait is nearly over. Call it 20 years in the making. Those other head coaching stops at Grand Valley State, Central Michigan and Cincinnati? They helped prepare him. Now, it's really time to step up.

Sharing the passion of ice skating

Known as the "Marilyn Monroe on ice," Frances Dorsey Burke was the ultimate skating professional. "She could do everything with such grace," said former student Denise Trochei, admiring photos of Burke in her skating prime.

Dr Karunanayake helped formulate Mahinda Chinthanaya - Minister Nimal Siripala

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa presided when Parliament met at 1 p.m. yesterday. After the presentation of Papers and Oral Questions the House took up votes of condolences of ex-MPs late Dr Kamal Karunanayaka, late Yasendra Bakmeewewa and late Cholomondeley Goonewardena.

City carjack victim recounts harrowing ordeal

Yanked out of her car late Saturday night by carjackers in downtown Manchester, a woman on her way home from work said she feared she would end up dead. But the victim told the New Hampshire Union Leader she was relieved when the two carjackers jumped in her car and left her.

Demonising mosques and Muslims

I blogged earlier in the week on the row over a proposal to build a Muslim community centre in Lower Manhattan, two blocks from the site of the former World Trade Center.