TULALIP -- In this day and age, it's not enough for farmers to grow food.

MILWAUKEE -- The creators of the "Got Milk?" campaign are getting ready to make a big push to keep chocolate milk on kids' minds and on school lunch menus, a plan that has some educators and obesity activists none too pleased.

TACOMA -- It wasn't much of a surprise when Boeing announced that it would build a second production line for the 787 Dreamliner in South Carolina. But it was a shock nonetheless to the Northwest's collective psyche.

NEW YORK -- Some of fashion's best-known names are playing musical chairs.

KENNEWICK -- Showcasing the Tri-Cities to visitors has been a mission of the Tri-Cities Visitor & Convention Bureau since its inception in 1969.

The manager for St. Vincent de Paul food bank is looking forward to getting a donation of nonperishable food items collected by car dealers in the Pasco Autoplex with the help of Yoke's Fresh Markets and Tri-Cities Prep High School.

Work has begun on the interior fittings of the Hanford vitrification plant's largest building as it continues to rise.

SEATTLE -- Personal computers are changing -- and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment with new ways of controlling some computers. And you'll see portable PCs slimming down.

LONGVIEW -- With glasses, a plaid shirt and blue jeans, John Koehler doesn't fit the image of a modern-day bootlegger.

RICHLAND -- About 30 people attended a hearing Friday in Richland about a state proposal that would raise workers' compensation premiums for employers by about four cents an hour in 2010.

MOGADISHU, Somalia A Somali businessman says pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged ship with 18 crew.

LONDON Telecommunications company Vodafone Group PLC on Tuesday reported a 15 percent increase in first-half net profit. Results were boosted by favorable currency movements, lower taxes and expansion at its Verizon Wireless venture in the U.S.

LONDON European and Asian stocks rose further Tuesday as expectations of low borrowing costs continued to boost the appeal of equity markets over other investments - on Monday the Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level this year.

BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pressing General Motors Co. to come up with a "reliable concept" for the future of its subsidiary Opel.

TOKYO Asian stocks extended their gains Tuesday after Wall Street touched its highest level for 2009 amid optimism low interest rates would continue to power this year's rally in global markets. European shares were narrowly mixed.

SAN FRANCISCO European antitrust regulators have formally objected to Sun Microsystems Inc.'s planned $7.4 billion sale to Oracle Corp., escalating a battle over a deal that has already been cleared in the U.S.

DES MOINES, Iowa Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking equipment, said Monday it will sell three series of senior unsecured notes worth a total of $5 billion.

WASHINGTON Should techniques for training horses be eligible for a patent? What about a system for choosing a jury or fail-proof method for speed dating?

NEW YORK Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry.

SAN FRANCISCO Google Inc. is buying mobile advertising network AdMob for $750 million, underscoring the Internet search leader's determination to ensure its marketing machine reaches the growing number of people surfing the Web on phones.