SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Rod Blagojevich says the Illinois State Fair is the best place to be in August. Blagojevich, his wife and daughters cut the ribbon Friday morning to open this year’s fair. The governor says the fairgrounds in Springfield Read more

President Bush reveled in the spectacular opening moments of the Olympics on Friday, but a burgeoning crisis stole some of his attention as Russia and Georgia neared the brink of all-out war. Buoyant from his pep talk to U.S. athletes, Bush got a Read more

Today’s the day we’ve all been waiting for: 8.8.08 the opening of the Reds-Astros series. But it’s also a big day in a land far away from Cincinnati, in a place called Beijing, where the Summer Olympics are set to open. Feel like watching some of Read more