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Sunday, June 29th 2008, 4:45 PM We have the privilege this week of celebrating our nation's independence, won and safeguarded over more than two centuries by brave military men and women. It's appropriate to reflect on their sacrifice while many of us enjoy family time. But in corporate America, there's a potentially ...

BY ALISON GENDAR DAILY NEWS POLICE BUREAU CHIEF Sunday, June 29th 2008, 9:11 PM A lawyer for the Mayor's Commission to Combat Police Corruption said she was fired when she asked too many questions about the NYPD's use of force. Willa Bernstein, one of the commission's investigating lawyers, said she thought her job was ...

BY XANA O'NEILL, JENNY MERKIN and TAMER EL-GHOBASHY DAILY NEWS WRITERS Updated Sunday, June 29th 2008, 8:04 PM A churchgoing Harlem teen on his way home from a party was shot and killed early Sunday - likely by someone goofing around with a gun, cops said. Nathan Allsbrooks, 15, was struck in the chest ...

Academy director says Will Smith's new private school does not preach Scientology LOS ANGELES June 30, 2008 (AP) Will Smith 's soon-to-open private school is not a Scientology facility, as some reports have suggested, the academy's director said. Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, have founded the New Village Academy, scheduled to ...

Mugabe Heads to Egypt after Re-Election as Zimbabweans Express Their Despair By JIM SCIUTTO HARARE, Zimbabwe, June 30, 2008 Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends his first official function today after winning his country's highly controversial election. He is in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, attending a meeting of the African Union, and it remains ...

Many find they cannot accept all the qualified applicants By LYNN COOK Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Getting skilled nurses to staff critical roles in operating rooms is tough. The shortage of OR nurses prompted Texas Woman's University to team up with Houston Community College and The Methodist Hospital to offer a special summer elective ...

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press CARACAS -- Hundreds of Venezuelan military officers are no longer assigned duties and have been relegated to their homes, quietly pushed aside for their dissent under President Hugo Chávez, according to former military commanders and a watchdog group. They say the officers have been sidelined for objecting to Chávez's ...

By KELLY YAMANOUCHI The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 06/27/08 Delta Air Lines passengers who redeem their miles for free flights will soon need to start paying a fee of at least $25. The fuel surcharge, which goes into effect for award tickets booked Aug. 15 and later, will be $25 for SkyMiles award travel ...

Some teachers at New Village Academy in Calabasas are church members, and instructional methods developed by the religion's founder will be used. But an official says the religion will not be taught. By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer June 29, 2008 In Los Angeles' rarefied world of private schools, where tuitions ...

A childhood friend of two gang leaders and two others slain in 2000 set up their deaths, officials say. By Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer June 29, 2008 On the West Side of San Bernardino, most everyone knew Johnny and Gilbert Agudo. They'd grown up in the tight-knit barrio. Handsome and charismatic, they ...