SMALL-BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Michael's Restaurant, Highland

After working in restaurants for 35 years, the last decade as a district manager for a bakery cafe chain, Peter Bizoukas was surprised when he was downsized.

The three-legged stool of business

How is a business like a three-legged stool? Glad you asked!

Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny

Four deaths at the Atlanta VA Medical Center mark the latest in a series of problems plaguing Veterans Affairs, prompting outrage from officials and congressional scrutiny of the largest integrated health care system in the country.

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Police detain a gay rights supporter, left, and an opponent, right, who scuffle during an unsanctioned gay rally near the City Hall in Moscow, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Kremlin initiated a bill banning "propaganda of homosexuality" and routinely banned gay rallies and parade. Russian polic…

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Riot police stop Orthodox protesters who are trying to interupt Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainians and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. …

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Police detain an anti-gay protester wearing a Cossack hat and an Orthodox Christian icon during an unsanctioned gay rally in downtown Moscow, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Kremlin initiated a bill banning "propaganda of homosexuality" and routinely banned gay rallies and parade. (AP Photo/Ivan…

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Police detain participants in an unsanctioned gay rally in downtown Moscow, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Kremlin initiated a bill banning "propaganda of homosexuality" and routinely banned gay rallies and parade. Russian police say they detained at least 30 gay rights campaigners and their op…

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Police detain Russia's leading gay rights campaigner Yuri Gavrikov during an unsanctioned gay rally near the City Hall in Moscow, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Kremlin initiated a bill banning "propaganda of homosexuality" and routinely banned gay rallies and parade. Russian police say they de…

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Police detain Russia's leading gay rights campaigner Nikolai Alexeyev during an unsanctioned gay rally near the City Hall in Moscow, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Kremlin initiated a bill banning "propaganda of homosexuality" and routinely banned gay rallies and parade. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Riot police stop Orthodox protesters who are trying to stop Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainians and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. Anti…

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Riot police stop Orthodox protesters who are trying to stop Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainians and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. Anti…

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Riot police stand guard during Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred of gays and lesbians from Ukraine and other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. Antipathy toward homosexuals remains …

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Riot police stop protesting Orthodox believers who are trying to stop Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainians and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot po…

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Orthodox believers protest against Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainians and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. Antipathy toward homosexuals …

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Riot police stop Orthodox believers who are trying to interupt Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainians and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. A…

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Riot police stop Orthodox protesters who are trying to interupt Ukraine's first gay pride demonstration in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, May 25, 2013. About a hundred gay and lesbian Ukrainians and those from other countries took part in the gay pride rally, protected by hundreds of riot police. …

Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally

Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march.

Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, police said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces.

Israeli official says Syria cyberattack foiled

An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa.

UK zookeeper dies from tiger attack injuries

A young zookeeper who was mauled by a Sumatran tiger at an animal park has died, British police said Saturday.

Katrina-damaged La. theater goes for 1927 glory

New Orleans officials are celebrating the renovation of a downtown theater as another milestone in the city's recovery from Hurricane Katrina.

16 children, 1 teacher die in Pakistan bus fire

Pakistani women, mourn next to the bodies of their friends and relatives, who were killed in a gas cylinder explosion on a minibus, in Gujrat, Pakistan, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Police say that a teacher was among more than a dozen people burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus tak…

16 children, 1 teacher die in Pakistan bus fire

Pakistani women, mourn next to the bodies of their relatives, who were killed in gas cylinder explosion on a minibus, in Gujrat, Pakistan, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Police say that a teacher was among more than a dozen people burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children t…

16 children, 1 teacher die in Pakistan bus fire

Pakistanis gather by the wreckage of a minibus, which was burnt after gas cylinder explosion, in Gujrat, Pakistan, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Police say that a teacher was among more than a dozen people burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school suddenly caught…

16 children, 1 teacher die in Pakistan bus fire

Pakistani women mourn the death of their relatives, who were killed in gas cylinder explosion on a minibus, in Gujrat, Pakistan, Saturday, May 25, 2013. Police say that a teacher was among more than a dozen people burned to death in eastern Pakistan when a minibus taking children to school s…