(AP) — Music copied onto blank recordable CDs is becoming a bigger threat to the bottom line of record stores and music labels than online file-sharing, the head of the recording industry’s trade group said Friday. “Burned” CDs accounted for 29 percent of all recorded music obtained by fans in 2004, compared to 16 percent…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia were the biggest losers of textile jobs in the past year among states with the largest concentrations of jobs in this sector, according to preliminary federal statistics released Friday. In North Carolina, textile mill employment decreased by 2,300, or 3.7 percent, to 60,200 in June…

(AP) — Apple Computer Inc. can take credit for pushing the envelope of computer design with its elegant Macintosh. Its software is years ahead of the rest of the industry. Its stylish iPod music player is second to none. But when it comes to the lowly computer mouse, Apple has long lagged behind everyone else…

The computer age is here to stay. As more and more people become comfortable with using a home computer, they are also turning to the Internet as a source for news.That’s why the Southern Standard has beefed up its Web site and is continuing to make changes to provide you with the most comprehensive local…

Warren County resident and native Terrell Eugene Herriman, 44, died Aug. 11 after a sudden illness.A Bridgestone employee and a member of the Church of Christ, he was the son of Gleta Jo Herriman of Campaign and the late Curtis Lavern Herriman.He is survived by son Tyler Evan Herriman of McMinnville, brother Curtis Bryan Herriman…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mayor Rocky Anderson wants to let domestic partners in Salt Lake City document their relationships, saying a registry would allow people to signify “they are partners, that they formed a domestic partnership.” But whether he can legally do that in Utah is up for debate. Some critics say such a…

CHICAGO (AP) — The architect’s concept is breathtaking: a spiraling, 115-story tower that would pierce the sky along Chicago’s lakefront and grab the title of the nation’s tallest building. Off the drawing board, though, history shows that such plans often fail to live up to their record-breaking aspirations. Over the past 20 years, dozens of…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is reconsidering a campaign comparing images of animal abuse with those of slavery after complaints from civil rights groups and others. The animal rights group’s “Animal Liberation” campaign included 12 panels juxtaposing pictures of black people in chains with shackled elephants and other provocative…

LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (AP) — A radio station stunt that had three listeners dressed up like escaped jail inmates went awry Friday when dozens of people called 911 and the resulting ruckus tied up traffic during morning rush hour, authorities said. The three people, shackled and dressed in what appeared to be jail uniforms, were…

ROCHELLE, Ga. (AP) — A doctor is accused of assisting an unlicensed practitioner who allegedly treats cancer patients with a flesh-eating herbal paste that leaves them with horrible disfigurements, including mutilated breasts. Georgia’s board of medical examiners has accused Lois March, an ear, nose and throat specialist, of aiding and abetting Dan Raber’s practice over…