National/World News
Parents say government is pressuring them to keep quiet
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
WUFU, China (AP) - Chinese officials are finding ways to silence grieving parents whose children were among the 70,000 people killed two months ago by the magnitude 7.9 earthquake.
Poll: Pet owners favor McCain
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
If the presidential election were to go to the dogs, then John McCain looks like the best in show.
FAA says bird not to blame for dent in plane nose
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Officials haven't determined what caused the dent, but there is no evidence of a bird strike.
Both McCain and Obama court Hispanic voters
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have been taking their competing economic plans to Hispanic voters meeting in Washington.
SoCal man seeks world record in Rose Bowl
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
It's a bottom-bruising task, but Jim "Mouth" Purol is determined to set a world record by sitting in all 92,542 seats of Pasadena's Rose Bowl.
Fertile country: Babies linked to Colo. festival
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
The effects of an annual music festival in Grand Junction, Colo., may appear months after the last act plays - nine months, to be precise.
Cipro, similar antibiotics to get 'black box' warning
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Drug safety officials are calling for an urgent safety warning for Cipro and similar antibiotics. The Food and Drug Administration is ordering the "black box" wording due to evidence the drugs may lead to tendon ruptures. They say the ruptures could result in serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and in need of extensive surgery.
Obama not revising liberal views to woo centrists
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Barack Obama is dismissing the idea that he's been shifting his positions on the Iraq war, gun control and the death penalty to appeal to more voters.
Frontier cuts include 169 attendants
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Of the 456 people Frontier Airlines plans to lay off this fall, the majority are pilots and flight attendants.
Government to improve crash test program
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
The Bush administration outlined changes Tuesday to the government's safety ratings, which grade new vehicles on a scale of up to five stars.
Siemens cutting 17K jobs worldwide to cut costs
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
"Against the backdrop of a slowing economy, we have to become more efficient," he said.
Family, admirers prepare to lay Helms to rest
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Raleigh resident Wallace Holloway, 68, waited outside the church for about an hour before the doors were to open. He said Helms will be greatly missed, in part because he believed there's no longer anyone in Congress with his conviction.
Father and son taser
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Man seen in Internet video shocking father with stun gun is sentenced
Heart attack faker ditches tab
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Man accused of faking heart attacks to skip out on bills
FedEx mixed up dope delivery
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Arrest made after FedEx sends drug to wrong place
Oil down more than $8 in two days
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
The price for a barrel of oil fell nearly $5 Tuesday, a two-day swing of more than $8 as traders took profits and fears of a supply disruptions eased.
Critics slam G-8 statement on greenhouse gases
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
RUSUTSU, Japan (AP) - Critics say today's statement from G-8 leaders about cutting greenhouse gases falls far short of what's really needed.
World leaders reject Mugabe's election
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
TOYAKO, Japan (AP) - World leaders are rejecting the legitimacy of Robert Mugabe's election in Zimbabwe and have called for officials in that country to work for a prompt, peaceful resolution of the political crisis.
Philanthropist, investor Templeton dies in Bahamas
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Global investor and philanthropist John Templeton has died at a hospital in the Bahamas.
Ohio town split over Bible, teacher's conduct
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Demonstrations on the town square show just how divided people are over the school board's decision to fire a science teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs in the classroom and using a device to burn the image of a cross in students' arms.
Fed eyes extension of lending program
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
The Federal Reserve is considering an extension of its emergency loan program for Wall Street firms.
Media to get first official look at DNCC site
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Media members from across the country are getting their first look today at arrangements for the Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
Pending home sales fall 4.7 percent
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
The National Association of Realtors says pending U.S. home sales dipped in May as the housing market continues to struggle.
G-8 worried about food, oil prices
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Leaders of the Group of Eight economic powers warned Tuesday that surging oil and food prices could undermine world growth but that the global economy would ultimately be resilient.
Cheney wanted cuts in climate testimony
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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