Policing stepped up for biker event

A yearly biker event in the UK which saw the murder of one of its attendees last year is drawing a massive police presence this year, which will cost taxpayers £1.4 million. Some are saying that the huge expense isn't necessary because the man was shot on his way home from...

American Express Launches The Fastest Earning Reward Points Program

"Announcing the launch of the Program, Subba Vaidyanathan, Card Business Head of Bank Danamon said, "It gives me great pleasure to announce the "Up to 20 Times Membership Rewards(R) Points Program" for American Express(R) Cardmembers. Our research shows that consumers in...

THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 10-29-06; Geezery Rider

"George W. Bush was sending an economic message when he visited the Harley-Davidson motorcycle factory in York, Penn., in August. With its big foreign markets, Harley-Davidson is a rare American manufacturer that thrives on, rather than fears, free trade. But when the...

Baby boomers go hog wild

"The rumble of a big twin-V motorcycle engine is for many baby boomers both a siren call of their youth and the sound of an empty nest. "I'd ridden all my life," Hamilton County District Attorney Bill Cox said. "After the kids grew up and left, it was time for a new...