New rule cuts ship pollution around US, Canada

A United Nations agency that regulates the international shipping industry adopted a plan Friday to dramatically reduce air pollution from ships that sail within 200 nautical miles of the U.S. and Canadian coasts.

The decision by the London-based International Maritime Organization establishes an emissions control area and requires all oceangoing ships, including oil tankers, cargo vessels and cruise ships, to use cleaner fuel within the zone.

The rule, which was proposed by the two nations a year ago, will become enforceable in August 2012. The designation extends to eight major Hawaiian islands and some French island territories.

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Classy old Bear gives way to Tiger

LOUISVILLE, Ky. His face was anguished, his eyes distant, his walka painful five-hour grind. If this wasn't the end, Jack Nicklauscould feel it converging in the steamy Kentucky heat. It is torturousenough for the legend of golf legends to confront the twilight of hiscareer, paired with the romping phenom who is stalking his records.

But then his mother passes away at 90, confirming her fears that she would die while he was completing his final tour of all fourmajor championships. His emotions become free weights, heaped uponslumping shoulders and a soaked shirt. Life is reminding Nicklaus heis growing old. It happens to all of us, greats not excluded.

The last place …

Police patrolling devastated Ala city under curfew

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The looters come out at night. So does the curfew patrol.

With a long, broad band of this city of 94,000 laid waste by a tornado that killed at least 45 people and destroyed hundreds of homes, businesses and churches, Tuscaloosa police have been working 12-hour shifts without any days off just to keep order.

Mayor Walt Maddox imposed a curfew from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the ravaged areas, where the power remains off, so officers are now patrolling pitch-black, storm-tossed neighborhoods they once knew by heart to keep the storm's toll from getting any worse. The flashing strobe lights of their patrol cars reflect off the leaves of downed trees that line …

Latvia's Gulbis edges Fish at Farmers Classic

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ernests Gulbis of Latvia won the Farmers Classic on Sunday, rallying past top-seeded Mardy Fish 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 for his second career ATP tour title.

Gulbis entered the tournament on a five-match losing streak, but the inconsistent 22-year-old with a ferocious serve outlasted Fish, the top-ranked American and world No. 9, in a 2-hour, 43-minute final.

"It's just a huge boost in confidence," said Gulbis, who entered the tournament on a five-match losing streak. "I lost trust in myself that I can compete with the best guys. I knew it, but I was up and down. Mardy is a great player, and to beat him, now I've got my confidence back."

Gulbis went ahead 5-1 in …

MARSHALL FOOTBALL: Herd QB trying to win back fans; Bernie Morris signs a 'morality' pact with new coach Mark Snyder

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HUNTINGTON - Bernie Morris has turned the page.

Marshall University Coach Mark Snyder has the pages of a contractto prove it.

The Herd's troubled sophomore quarterback is so determined to puthis checkered past behind him, Morris actually has signed a"morality" pact with Snyder.

"When Coach Snyder took over the head coaching job," said Morris,while moving into Twin Towers East Dormitory here Tuesday for thestart of preseason camp, "he sat down with me and was just trying tofigure out who Bernard Morris was. So, I told him just exactly who Iwas.

"He thought it would be good if he and I agreed that I wouldn't gointo any bars …

NKorea: Reactor Can Be Shut Down Quickly

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's Foreign Ministry said Monday that shutting down the country's bomb-making nuclear reactor can be done quickly once Pyongyang receives funds that had been frozen in a …

Pa. museum may allow DNA test of Lincoln's blood

The head of a Philadelphia museum says its sample of Abraham Lincoln's blood may get DNA testing, but some questions must be answered first.

The 16th president's blood is on a strip of a pillowcase in the collection of the Grand Army of the Republic Museum and Library.

Cardiologist John Sotos believes Lincoln had a rare genetic disorder and wants the DNA test to prove his hypothesis. The museum's board met Monday night and rejected Sotos' request to test the pillowcase.

Board President …