Report shows first rise in teen birth rate since 1991 (Billings Gazette)

Montana is one of 10 states that saw double-digit increases in teen birth rates in 2006, the most recent year for which statistics are available, the government reported Wednesday.

Background Note: Niger (Scoop.co.nz)

Geography Area: 1,267,000 sq. km (490,000 sq. mi.); about three times the size of California. Cities: Capital --Niamey (pop. approx. 1 million). Other cities-- Tahoua, Konni, Maradi, Zinder, Diffa, Dosso, Arlit, and Agadez.

Auto makers look to Mexico (The Globe and Mail)

And, what happens to CPP, OAS payments if consumer price index actually declines

BC BREAKING NEWS: (Kelowna Capital News)

continues its quick look back at 2008 and the events that helped shape the Westside during the year. Here is the review for the second half of the year, from July to December.

The child has been identified as Adam Herrman, who was 11 years old when he was last seen in 1999. The boy's parents ... (KAKE)

Investigators with the Butler County Sheriff's office searched the Pine Ridge mobile home park south of Towanda Wednesday. Sheriff Craig Murphy said the lot they focused on used to have a mobile home where the boy lived with his parents. It is an empty lot now.