Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter
Indianapolis, IN, United States (AHN Sports) – It was a bizarre and heart-breaking finish — and reminscent of the one nine years ago — but after videos were reviewed Dan Wheldon was named the winner Sunday in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. JR Hildebrand was bearing down on the biggest win in his career, and the IZOD IndyCar Series, when he struck the wall exiting the final turn, handing the win to Wheldon. Hildebrand was leading on the final lap and came up on lapped traffic in the final turn of the race. With a four-second lead he went for [...] Continue Reading…

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor
Palmerston North, New Zealand (AHN) – When a customer ordered a “Meatlovers” pizza from a local Domino’s restaurant in New Zealand, it arrived with a topping not on the menu: a dangerous white-tailed spider. A customer who was eating the pizza with his brother recounted the incident in a New Zealand Herald report. “It had a big white tail … for all I know it could have been walking all over, but no one was hurt and that’s the main thing, I suppose,” said the man, who wishes to have his name withheld. The customer was given his money back [...] Continue Reading…

Trenton, NJ, United States (AHN) – Trenton Public Schools officials are working to continue bus service for students after transportation workers started a sick-out late in the week. As state budget wrangling continues, the district is moving ahead with plans to privatize its school bus service, contending it could save about $2 million. About half (15) of the district’s 29 transportation workers reportedly called in sick Thursday, though the number was reduced to about a third (9) Friday according to a school official. The 29 are a part of 196 school employees who recently learned they would lose their jobs to reduce the district’s school budget. [...] Continue Reading…

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor
Atlanta, GA, United States (AHN) – Four young men who accused a Georgia megachurch pastor, Bishop Eddie Long, of sexual misconduct have “resolved” their lawsuit. The news came Thursday from attorneys representing both sides. The settlement of the case quietly ends a legal complaint that ignited scrutiny and media attention to a powerful national religious leader who seemingly had anti-gay attitudes and was homophobic. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. However, both sides agree that the civil suits filed against Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, would not proceed. According to the four young men, Long [...] Continue Reading…

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter
Indianapolis, IN, United States (AHN Sports) – Bruno Junqueira is out and Ryan Hunter-Reay is in this Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 after Andretti Autosport and A.J. Foyt Racing worked out a deal for the driver swap. Junqueira qualified 19th for the 100th running of the storied event, but Hunter-Reay and his sponsors have bigger dollars, which likely led to the deal between Andretti and Foyt. Hunter-Reay will drive A.J. Foyt’s No. 41 car, putting Junquiera on the sidelines again for the IZOD IndyCar Series’ biggest race. “We’ve been competitors for many years, but it’s still the kind of relationship when someone is [...] Continue Reading…

Most people believe that insurance companies are always chasing after your hard earned money without regard to caring for your day to day activities and issues. The thing that has revolutionized the way insurance companies operate has to be the increase in insurance companies in the market. The elderly individuals who used insurance services in the past will tell you that they got very bad and unconcerned treatment from the insurance companies then. On this day where the companies have increased in number, people and increasingly being approached by the insurance companies that are seeking to win over clients from their competition. The approach has now shifted to the [...] Continue Reading…

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter
Indianapolis, IN, United States (AHN Sports) – It was Bump Day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Marco Andretti and Alex Lloyd bumped their way into next Sunday’s 100th Indianapolis 500. With dramatic qualifying runs in the final 10 minutes, the two were nine drivers among 14 looking to secure a spot in the 33-car grid. “I wonder if the track just got better, or what. I knew we were going to be hanging it out at the end there,” Andretti said. “Our approach was we’re going home anyway. Really, I mean, the way we went out, it was either stick it in [...] Continue Reading…

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor
New York, NY, United States (AHN) – A recent study on Americans and their spending found that many are holding back on nonessential spending, such as vacations or dining out, since the beginning of 2011 as a result of the rise in gasoline prices. “The sensitivity to gasoline prices voiced by Americans cuts both ways. Any sustained pullback in prices would be a boost to the economy, but a renewed increase in gas prices would be a further drag on growth,” said Greg McBride, a senior financial analyst for Bankrate.com. A new USA Today/Gallup Poll finds that 54 percent of Americans [...] Continue Reading…

DOWNEY, CA – A meeting of the Municipal Equipment Maintenance Association (MEMA) on May 19 included a tire retreading tour and information about tire sealant, the Fiat 500, and the Nissan NV commercial vans.
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Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter
Concord, NC, United States (AHN Sports) – Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne is eligible to double dip and run at both Iowa and Charlotte this weekend but employers Roush Fenway Racing and Wood Brothers have decided to hold Bayne out. Despite Bayne being cleared last week by doctors at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, Roush and Wood Brothers are not ready to put the youngsters in a car. “Although we would like for Trevor to be on the track this weekend, we want to make sure that he is fully back to prime condition before he goes out to compete with the best [...] Continue Reading…