before other officers shot him to death, the mayor said. Gunman David Gavin had a fake beard, two guns and 100 rounds of ammunition, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said early Thursday. 'Tonight was a horrible night for the New York Police Department and for our

32.5% from 30.1% a year ago. 'Our 2006 financial results are a direct result of strong market demand for our products and services across all our regions. We ended the year with an excellent quarter with continued strength across all markets and

a successful, profitable enterprise going forward.' Yet Henderson and some industry analysts say the profit is a foundation for the world's largest automaker to recover from a $10.4 billion loss in 2005 and a $2 billion overall net loss for the full year

iPod, a colleague discovered that the retailer had given her not the 30GB model shed requested and paid for, but an 80GB iPod, costing about 70 more. She has had sleepless nights of guilt about the shop assistants error. Should she exchange it at the

and untended shrubs and bushes, are an unwelcome blight on Burton Street and a constant bone of contention for traders in the area.The main areas of concern are the embankment and the derelict land opposite, the steps leading to Burton Road bridge and

meeting of the assessors Tuesday. Mrs. Bentley provided board members with a comprehensive preliminary analysis of the values for the 2007 tax digest. In doing she explained that various areas throughout the county will undergo property value increases,

no secrets and no foreign money. Such campaign finance regulations are meant to ensure that politicians' allegiances aren't for sale. But according to several experts, it isn't working, because there's still a place where donations can quietly escape