Hyde Park's King flashes talent // Coaches impressed with play at camp

Hyde Park's Nate King "got my chance to show people what I cando" at last month's Nike camp and made the most of it. Now the 6-7,236-pound senior ranks among the top 100 basketball prospects in thenation.

"Going into the summer, I don't think they (college coaches)knew about me," King said. "So I really was prepared to play at theNike camp because I knew the good coaches from the good collegeswould be looking at me."

Everybody was impressed. Talent scout Bob Gibbons of Lenoir,N.C., described King as "the major discovery" of the camp and listedhim among the most aggressive rebounders he saw all summer.

"He has the body of a prototype power forward," …

Court sends back Buddhist temple killing case

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man accused of killing nine people at a Buddhist temple near Phoenix as a juvenile will have the federal courts reconsider his overturned conviction.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the lower courts to re-examine the thrown-out murder conviction of Johnathan Doody.

Doody was convicted for the slayings of six priests, a nun and two helpers during a …

Diplomats: Iran talks stalled over French role

Talks meant to persuade Iran to send most of its enriched uranium abroad _ and thus delay its potential to make a nuclear weapon _ bogged down Tuesday over fierce Iranian resistance to French participation, diplomats said.

Tuesday was the second day of talks in the Austrian capital between Iran and the United States, Russia and France over Iran's nuclear program. But discussions were delayed at least two hours in an attempt to resolve the impasse over the French.

Tehran says it needs enriched uranium for nuclear fuel but the U.S. and other nations fear that could be used to make weapons. The U.S. says Iran is one to six years away from being able to do so.

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'Tis the season of wacky invention

Christmas can be an especially exciting time of year for gadgetlovers. Each holiday season seems to bring forth a host of fabulousnew inventions. Technology-loving Americans never stop craving thenew and improved.

The following gizmos are certain to achievecan't-live-without-'em status. If you can't find them on yourfavorite retailer's shelves this holiday season, be patient: Santaand his elves are bound to invent them eventually.

Home security concerns don't, of course, disappear duringthe holidays, and a major concern for many homeowners is the need tosecure traditional channels of entry for jolly old St. Nick.Modern safety precautions dictate that …

60 Second Interview: Fred Hartman

Name: Fred Hartman

Title: Vice president/Commercial Business Group

Company: Allfirst Bank, Harrisburg

Company description: commercial bank

Personal: raised in Palmyra; has two grown daughters

Describe your typical day: "My position is very sales-oriented. Probably 60 percent of my time is spent calling prospects and talking to existing Customers to find out their needs. I've been in banking for 30 years, so many things have changed. We have portfolio managers who handle the maintenance work on accounts, which allows me to be out calling on prospects and customers and attending civic affairs."

What trends do you see in the small-business sector …

Floodwaters threaten river towns in Ill., Mo.

Floodwaters that bedeviled Iowans for the past week have flowed out of the state and are now threatening Mississippi Rivers towns in Illinois and Missouri.

Flooding that began in eastern Iowa caused more than $1.5 billion in damage as it crept south toward the Mississippi. About 25,000 people in Cedar Rapids were forced from their homes, 19 buildings at the University of Iowa were flooded and water treatment plants in several cities were knocked out.

Now the floodwaters are a problem for communities such as Gulfport and Clarksville, Mo.

Authorities rescued people by helicopter, boat and four-wheeler on Tuesday after the river broke through a levee in …

Everything's ducky with this Easter basket

If you want an alternative to the traditional bamboo Easterbaskets, I believe Party City's Peep Basket is a delightful choice.It retails for $14.99, it's colorful and fun, and soft and sweet foryour little kid. Or even your big kid. By the way, I'm curious atwhat age most kids stop believing in the Easter Bunny (I'm not sure Iever believed in him). I know the disbelief of Santa Claus varieswildly at different ages -- I have a friend who, honest to Pete, hasa child who believed until the age of 12. But the Big Bunny vexes me.

I know, I know, I'm digressing.

You can fill your Peeps Bunny Basket with a plethora of plushstuffed animals (I'm a big fan of the electronic …