Heavy rain prompts flood warnings from NC to NY
RICHMOND, Va. - Relentless rain swept along much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to Long Island.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Source:(AP)
2009-11-12
Young voters who helped elect Obama stayed home
RICHMOND, Va. - Last year, 23-year-old Rashida Hill watched the presidential debates, visited the college political party meetings and put a Barack Obama bumper sticker on her townhouse door. She voted for Obama because she felt like the election was about "being a part of something."
Nations:U.S. Afghanistan People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-11-04
Future of GOP and moderate Republicans uncertain
ALBANY, N.Y. - In a Republican Party struggling to find its identity, the surprise withdrawal of the chosen GOP candidate for a New York congressional race amid a rising conservative upstart renews a lingering national debate: Are moderates welcome in today's Grand Old Party?
Nations:U.S. People:Sarah Palin Fred Thompson John Boehner Rush Limbaugh Newt Gingrich Barack Obama
2009-11-01
Google adds free GPS navigation to mobile phones
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Internet giant Google unveiled a free navigation system for mobile phones Wednesday in a move seen as a potential challenge to the makers of standalone GPS navigation devices.
Nations:Netherlands Source:(AFP)
2009-10-28
NTSB: Train in crash was recommended for phaseout
WASHINGTON - The subway train that plowed into another stopped train, killing nine people and injuring scores of others in the nation's capital, was part of an aging fleet that federal officials had sought to phase out because of safety concerns, an investigator said Tuesday.
Nations:U.S. Colombia Source:(AP)
2009-06-23
Winter strikes back in late eastern US storm
NEW YORK (AFP) - Late-season snow and high winds punched through the eastern United States Monday, killing at least five people as the freeze snapped power lines, closed schools and snarled air and road traffic.
Nations:U.S. Canada People:Michael Bloomberg Source:(AFP)
2009-03-02
States face competing priorities for stimulus cash
NEW YORK - It may sound like a nice problem for states -- figuring out how to spend the billions in infrastructure funding they'll receive as part of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan.
Nations:U.S. People:Deval Patrick Barack Obama Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:Obama Stimulus Package Source:(AP)
2009-02-16
Cash-strapped states mull seat belt law changes
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Drivers better buckle up or pay the price: More cash-strapped states want to give law enforcement officers the authority to pull over motorists just for not wearing their seat belts.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-02-04
Mass layoffs of 50 or more workers surge in 2008
WASHINGTON - The number of layoffs involving 50 or more workers jumped by one-third last year, and the pace of large job cuts appears to have quickened in the first month of 2009.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-01-28
Job-killing recession racks up more layoff victims
WASHINGTON - The recession is killing jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest names in American business -- Pfizer, Caterpillar and Home Depot.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-01-26
Economic forecasters see more job cuts ahead
WASHINGTON - It's shaping up to be another lousy year for workers, with more companies expecting to cut payrolls in the months ahead.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-01-26
People urged to avoid peanut butter products
WASHINGTON - Federal health authorities on Saturday urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2009 Salmonella Outbreak Source:(AP)
2009-01-17
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