... handing Button the world championship.As I've said before, without an American team or driver I find myself rooting for the Brits, and with two British world champions in a row it's been a good time to be a fan. That'll change next year if the ...

... County who love liberty, what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five were captured by the Brits, tortured and died. Twelve had their homes burned. Four lost sons by capture or death. Nine of the 56 died from wounds ...

... chips, has been linked to cancer in rodents, and some researchers believe it might be carcinogenic to humans as well. The Brits found that soaking potatoes for two hours reduced acrylamide levels in fries by 48 percent. Simply washing the potatoes ...

... Englishwoman who needed a wild card to make the draw. Sensing a possible upset, the partisan crowd began cheering shots by the Brit even before points ended. The applause proved premature as Williams rallied to win 7-6 (5), 6-1. Along with avoiding ...

... the British Open. With Victoria Pendleton winning the women's track sprint and Chris Hoy taking the men's version, the Brits won seven events and 12 medals in cycling, with Hoy claiming three golds. They were favored to also win the men's ...

... Obama as a "clean" black man. Let's recall that he once got caught plagiarizing a British politician, expropriating the Brit's biography and poetic invoking of it. So let's check to see how many delegates Biden won as a Democratic presidential ...

... conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the American admiral replied, 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.' You could have heard a pin ...

... South African necklaces, some hats and a scarf. I played in a couple of soccer games, one with Brazilians and one with the Brits. I enjoyed talking with the Belgian and Swiss girls in English. They asked why our "chiefs" were so old. Their troop ...

... s ''Cosby''). But ''This Life,'' premiering Monday, Nov. 16 at 11 p.m., is a revelation. Turns out the Brits were able to make a successful dramatic version of ''Friends'' before the Americans. Ever since ''Friends'' premiered ...

LONDON -- Monica yawned. It was 8 a.m. in the eastern United States, but the Brits on her project team had been up and working for hours. She plugged in her laptop and went online. Six e-mails. One from the ...