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 USATODAY.com Nation News 29 Jul 2010 at 4:11pm Arizona is preparing to ask an appeals court to lift a judge's ruling that put most of the state's immigration law on hold in a key first-round ...
Report: Michigan among states with most pipeline accidents 29 Jul 2010 at 6:26pm Michigan is more familiar than most states with oil spills and other pipeline accidents, according to a report released Thursday by the National ...
Summer falls, bike crashes, drownings top risks to kids 29 Jul 2010 at 5:11pm Falls, bicycle crashes, burns, motorized vehicle accidents and near-drownings are the leading causes of hospitalization for American children ...
Blagojevich jury deliberating, asks for transcript 29 Jul 2010 at 4:51pm A pre-algebra teacher, a former Marine and an avid marathon runner are among the 12 jurors meeting Thursday for the first full day of deliberations ...
Vet's view: I'll nip/tuck your pet, but only for the right reasons 29 Jul 2010 at 4:10pm Men, teens, everyone, even our pets go under the knife for the seemingly de riguer reconstruction and rejuvenation.
Lack of funding threatens community bands 29 Jul 2010 at 3:16pm Budget cuts force some municipalities to reduce or eliminate funding for community bands, whose free summertime concerts are a cherished part ...
18 states, D.C. named Race to the Top education grant finalists 29 Jul 2010 at 2:58pm Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform ...
Reactions over Ariz. law ruling range from relief to rage 29 Jul 2010 at 1:26pm Word of the judge's ruling spread quickly, prompting passionate reactions on both sides of the immigration debate.
Weather helping firefighters battle Calif. wildfire 29 Jul 2010 at 1:19pm Cooler temperatures and calmer winds helped firefighters in their battle against the most destructive of two big wildfires that have burned homes ...
Grizzly caught after fatal campground mauling 29 Jul 2010 at 2:05pm A mother grizzly and two of her three cubs have been captured after killing a Michigan man and injuring two other people during a late-night ...
 FOXNews.com 16 Mar 2010 at 4:13am A woman heading to her stepfather's house was "beyond lost" when she and her 8-year-old son took one wrong turn after another through the backroads of Thurston County and onto a private Puget Sound... Plane Hits, Kills Man on South Carolina Beach 16 Mar 2010 at 11:37am A 38-year-old father of two was jogging and listening to his iPod when he was hit from behind and killed by a small plane making an emergency landing on the beach, officials said Tuesday. Police Pursuit of Pickup Truck Full of People Ends 16 Mar 2010 at 11:31am A lengthy pursuit ended Tuesday morning in the Tolleson area west of Phoenix as a pickup truck driver carrying a load of human cargo tried to evade police. Magnitude-4.4 Earthquake Hits Southern California 16 Mar 2010 at 10:11am An earthquake east of downtown Los Angeles rippled across Southern California before dawn Tuesday, jolting millions of people awake and putting first-responders on alert but causing no damage, inju... Sandbags Delivered Ahead of Fargo Flood Fight 16 Mar 2010 at 5:08am Police escorted convoys of flatbed trucks carrying piles of sandbags into neighborhoods Monday as the cities of Fargo in eastern North Dakota and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., went into flood-fighti... Church Fights Back After Town Bans Home Bible Study 15 Mar 2010 at 8:18am The national Alliance Defense Fund says a town code that bars religious assemblies in private homes in the Arizona community of Gilbert is unconstitutional. Pa. School Bus Driver Charged in 2nd Fatal Crash 16 Mar 2010 at 11:06am On-board surveillance video shows a school bus driver was sleep-deprived and didn't stop before turning into a suburban Philadelphia middle school, causing an accident that killed the passenger of ... More Charges in Alleged Child-Punching at Walmart 15 Mar 2010 at 6:30am Police in Ohio have brought more charges against a Walmart shopper accused of punching children in the head for kicks. Art Heist Confounds Investigators 20 Years After Theft 15 Mar 2010 at 6:31am Investigators of a 20-year-old art heist at a Boston museum that was the largest such theft in history are stepping up their efforts. 3 California Men Injured When Car Rolls Down Cliff 15 Mar 2010 at 3:06am The California Highway Patrol says the Toyota Corolla veered off Highway 1 on Sunday and went over the cliff, landing on a rocky beach below.  CNN.com - U.S. 29 Jul 2010 at 6:40pm A New York Democratic colleague of Rep. Charles Rangel told CNN on Thursday that Rangel and the House ethics committee are "close to a settlement" involving Rangel's alleged violations of House rules. Engineering grad waits to become legal 29 Jul 2010 at 4:30pm Oscar Vazquez will likely read this story. He has the internet. He has a television, too. Then, he'll go off to work at a car parts factory. He buries himself in work in this small Mexican town to ... WikiLeaks may have blood on their hands 29 Jul 2010 at 6:43pm The top U.S. military officer said Thursday that Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, was risking lives to make a political point by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan. Racing team owner Roush transferred to Mayo Clinic 29 Jul 2010 at 1:52pm NASCAR team owner Jack Roush, who was injured in a plane crash Tuesday, was transferred from a Wisconsin hospital to the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, according to a statement released Thur... Firefighters gain ground against blazes in Kern County, California 29 Jul 2010 at 5:00pm Hundreds of fire personnel appeared to be making progress against the wildfires ripping across Kern County, California. The southern California community was hit this week by two wildfires 60 mile... Health officials urge evacuations near Michigan oil spill 29 Jul 2010 at 5:38pm Officials in Michigan Thursday urged residents living near the Kalamazoo River oil spill to evacuate the area because of health concerns. Obama shares highs, lows on The View 29 Jul 2010 at 6:19pm President Barack Obama was "charming as usual" during a taping of a segment with "The View" set to air Thursday, said Joy Behar, one of the co-hosts. Senator: 6,600 Arlington graves may have been mismanaged 29 Jul 2010 at 2:08pm A senate subcommittee hearing is scheduled Thursday to examine the mismanagement of Arlington Cemetery, one of the nation's most hallowed burial places for its war dead. Feds, parish presidents devising Gulf recovery plan 29 Jul 2010 at 3:40pm The man overseeing the federal response to the Gulf oil disaster will meet New Orleans parish presidents Thursday to outline the plans after the well is permanently sealed. Teams mourn amid reports of basketball player's death 29 Jul 2010 at 2:50pm Former colleagues of missing ex-NBA player Lorenzen Wright expressed condolences Thursday after police found a man's body in Memphis, Tennessee.  Reuters: U.S. 29 Jul 2010 at 5:47pm PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona on Thursday appealed a judge's decision to block key parts of the state's crackdown on illegal immigrants and police in Phoenix arrested scores of activists protesting t... Special Report: A Mississippi Yankee in BP's battered court 29 Jul 2010 at 5:11pm HATTIESBURG, Miss./CHICAGO (Reuters) - Bob Dudley is not one to wear his disappointment on his sleeve. Unemployment claims fall, but still elevated 29 Jul 2010 at 5:37pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits slipped last week, but stayed at a stubbornly high level that underscored the labor market recovery was having trouble gaining traction. N.Y. subpoenas MetLife, Prudential on soldier death benefits 29 Jul 2010 at 1:21pm NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's attorney general has subpoenaed MetLife Inc and Prudential Financial Inc as part of a probe into whether life insurers are defrauding families of deceased military p... EPA says Michigan spill appears contained 29 Jul 2010 at 6:58pm DETROIT (Reuters) - Oil spilled from a pipeline in Michigan does not present a threat to the Great Lakes and the spill has been contained on a river about 50 miles inland from Lake Michigan, federa... Dead whale found pinned to Alaska cruise liner 29 Jul 2010 at 5:34pm ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A dead whale has been discovered pinned to the bow of a Princess Cruises luxury liner near Juneau, the third such incident for the company's Alaska fleet in a decade, ... Ex-body armor chief's fraud case now in NY jury's hands 29 Jul 2010 at 5:29pm CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (Reuters) - A $100,000 gem-encrusted belt buckle, luxury cars and private jet trips to glitzy resorts were among the bounty funded with millions taken from a body armor comp... Steve Cohen's ex-wife asks to file new lawsuit 29 Jul 2010 at 4:39pm BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen's ex-wife asked on Thursday to file a slimmed-down lawsuit that would bring fewer charges in their long-running battle over her claims he hid a... BP lawsuits over oil spill take center stage 29 Jul 2010 at 4:48pm BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - More than 2,000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, a panel of U.S. judges heard arguments from lawyers on Thursday on how piles of spill-related lawsuits against BP P... Toyota recalling over 416,000 cars in U.S., Canada 29 Jul 2010 at 10:34am TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall nearly 417,000 high-end passenger cars and SUVs in the United States and Canada to fix steering problems. AP Top U.S. News At 7:24 p.m. EDT Ariz. files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep29 Jul 2010 at 7:27pm By 2010-07-29T23:27:05Z PHOENIX (AP) -- The showdown over Arizona's immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix's sun-splashed streets on T... Past problems for company at heart of oil spill 29 Jul 2010 at 6:56pm By 2010-07-29T22:56:04Z BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) -- A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of oil into a Michigan river boasts on its ... Feds OK project to drill under, not on, wild areas 29 Jul 2010 at 6:29pm By 2010-07-29T22:29:59Z SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- An energy company received federal approval Thursday to take natural gas from a largely untouched, picturesque region of Utah by... A $3M Clinton wedding? Not out of the question 29 Jul 2010 at 6:40pm By 2010-07-29T22:40:41Z RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) -- Imagine spending $250,000 on flowers. Or $20,000 on a cake. How does $15,000 to $20,000 for toilets sound?... Colo. pot shops face closure under tough new rules 29 Jul 2010 at 6:22pm By 2010-07-29T22:22:30Z DENVER (AP) -- Nearly a fifth of Colorado's medical marijuana dispensary operators could be forced out of business in coming weeks because of new ... Weather calms destructive California wildfires 29 Jul 2010 at 5:02pm By 2010-07-29T21:02:16Z TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) -- Weather aided firefighters Thursday as they cut containment lines to encircle two wildfires that have destroyed homes and other buildings in r... Mass. woman left in recliner dies on 81st birthday 29 Jul 2010 at 6:11pm By 2010-07-29T22:11:07Z BOSTON (AP) -- A woman hospitalized in critical condition after sitting for a month with deep bedsores in a recliner soaked with her waste die... Schilling's business, bluster bleed into politics 29 Jul 2010 at 4:09pm By 2010-07-29T20:09:12Z BOSTON (AP) -- The U.S. is fighting two wars, and millions are looking for work. So what is making politicians thump their lecterns in two of New En... Mo. ballot measures tests federal health care law 29 Jul 2010 at 7:07pm By 2010-07-29T23:07:22Z JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the ... Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen 29 Jul 2010 at 7:02pm By 2010-07-29T23:02:10Z NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news...  MiamiHerald.com: Nation 29 Jul 2010 at 10:45am <object width="680" height="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/EOP_OVP_player.swf"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always">... For reporters, the rules at Guantanamo change daily 29 Jul 2010 at 5:39am This piece is adapted from a speech given to the National Press Club in Washington by Carol Rosenberg, a reporter for The Miami Herald. Ex-Guantanamo detainee charged in native Algeria 29 Jul 2010 at 5:38am A former Guantanamo detainee who was transferred to his native Algeria earlier this month has been indicted, the Algiers prosecutor's office said Monday. Behind the wire, remaining Guantánamo Bay captives wait and hope 24 Jul 2010 at 8:00pm GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- A prisoner with a long ponytail and dark glasses took seeds out of a small clear plastic bag and sprinkled them on a spit of land surrounded by gravel and razor wire. Captives freed in Spain, Latvia 22 Jul 2010 at 4:07pm Spain has taken in for resettlement, but not travel beyond the country, a third freed captive from the U.S. prison camps for terrorism suspects at Guantánamo Bay, the Interior Ministry said ... Yemeni psych patient ordered freed 21 Jul 2010 at 7:47pm A federal judge ordered the immediate release of a Yemeni man who has spent long periods of captivity in the Guantánamo psych ward in split decisions Wednesday that upheld the indefinite det... Detainees sent to Algeria, Cape Verde 19 Jul 2010 at 11:31pm Two Guantánamo detainees have left captivity, the Defense Department says, one for Cape Verde and the other for repatriation to Algeria that he had resisted in a spurned appeal to the U.S. Supreme ... Cuban migrant found in Styrofoam boat sent to Guantánamo 19 Jul 2010 at 5:26pm U.S. immigration officials have decided to send a Cuban found adrift on a Styrofoam boat to the U.S. naval base in Guantánamo for possible resettlement in a third country, U.S. Coast Guard o... Fired Army lawyer: I will defend Khadr zealously 17 Jul 2010 at 6:42pm An Army lawyer said Saturday he will mount a ``zealous defense'' for accused Canadian terrorist Omar Khadr at Guantánamo despite his captive client's bid to fire his defense team and boycott... Court clears Guantánamo captives return to Algeria 17 Jul 2010 at 5:42pm The U.S. Supreme Court late Friday cleared the way for the repatriations from Guantánamo of two Algerian men who argued they'd be in danger if they were sent home. RSS feed - channel BNewsUS Dead whale found pinned to Alaska cruise liner29 Jul 2010 at 5:34pm ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A dead whale has been discovered pinned to the bow of a Princess Cruises luxury liner near Juneau, the third such incident for the company's Alaska fleet in a... Ex-body armor chief's fraud case now in NY jury's hands 29 Jul 2010 at 5:29pm CENTRAL ISLIP, New York (Reuters) - A $100,000 gem-encrusted belt buckle, luxury cars and private jet trips to glitzy resorts were among the bounty funded with millions taken from a body... Steve Cohen's ex-wife asks to file new lawsuit 29 Jul 2010 at 4:39pm BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen's ex-wife asked on Thursday to file a slimmed-down lawsuit that would bring fewer charges in their long-running battle over her claims...  Gov't warned company about oil pipeline monitoring 29 Jul 2010 at 3:51pm A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a Michigan river was warned by government regulators in January that its monitoring of corrosion in... Majority of Californians oppose offshore drilling 29 Jul 2010 at 3:48pm LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three months into the worst oil spill in U.S. history, most Californians oppose offshore drilling, marking a strong shift in opinion on the issue, a poll has found.  Colo. pot shops face closure under tough 29 Jul 2010 at 3:45pm Nearly a fifth of Colorado's medical marijuana dispensary operators could be forced out of business in coming weeks because of new state rules barring some convicted felons from the pot...  Mo. ballot measures tests federal health care law 29 Jul 2010 at 3:38pm More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law. Missouri on Tuesday will become the...  Dozens arrested in protests of AZ immigration law 29 Jul 2010 at 3:38pm Opponents of Arizona's immigration crackdown went ahead with protests Thursday despite a judge's ruling that delayed enforcement of most the law, and dozens of people in Phoenix were...  Key step to kill Gulf gusher may happen sooner 29 Jul 2010 at 3:35pm A procedure intended to ease the job of plugging the blownout Gulf well for good could start as early as the weekend, the government's point man for the spill response said Thursday. ...  Owens better late than never for Bengals 29 Jul 2010 at 3:16pm Terrell Owens missed his overnight flight to Cincinnati Bengals training camp, delaying the 36-year-old star receiver's debut with his new National Football League club. But Owens, who... |