Downtown Syracuse
In December 2005, Syracuse University announced it had purchased eleven buildings downtown, and leased another. Hundreds of faculty, staff, and students will begin to use these buildings beginning spring 2006. SU's chancellor, Nancy Cantor's motto is "Exploring the Soul of Syracuse." The university and the city are working on a project called the "Connective Corridor," a special path from SU to Armory Square. The main building of SU downtown is The Warehouse.
U.S. Attempting To Pay For "Peace"
Reporting from Jerusalem — Under pressure from the Obama administration, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began nudging his Cabinet on Sunday toward accepting a multibillion-dollar package of U.S. incentives designed to restart stalled peace talks with Palestinians.
Why Kanye West should not have apologized to George W. Bush on the 'Today' show...
Kanye West, why did you have to go on "Today" and tell George W. Bush that you're sorry (or at least somewhat regretful) for saying -- during the height of the Hurricane Katrina crisis -- that he didn't care about black people?