1 dead, 5 hurt in Orlando shooting; gunman caught
ORLANDO, Fla. - A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, killing one person and injuring five others.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-11-06
Madoff right-hand man DiPascali stays in jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Epic fraudster Bernard Madoff's longtime deputy Frank DiPascali must stay in jail at least until more is disclosed about his cooperation in the government's investigation of Wall Street's biggest investment fraud, a U.S. judge said on Wednesday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Madoff Fraud Case Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-28
NASA rocket launch advances Moon mission dream
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - NASA successfully launched Wednesday the prototype for a new generation of space rocket, advancing its plans to return man to the Moon by 2020.
Nations:U.S. Russia People:Neil Armstrong Barack Obama
2009-10-28
Obama putting $3.4B toward a 'smart' power grid
ARCADIA, Fla. - President Barack Obama made a pitch for renewable energy Tuesday, announcing $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the nation's power grid.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-10-27
Senate health care bill to include public option
WASHINGTON - Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 votes needed to pass a plan steeped in controversy. Reid, D-Nev., said individual states would have the choice of opting out of the program.
Nations:U.S. People:Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Charles Schumer Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress
2009-10-26
DEA agents among 14 Americans dead in Afghanistan
KABUL - A U.S. military helicopter crashed Monday while returning from the scene of a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers in western Afghanistan, killing 10 Americans including three DEA agents in a not-so-noticed war within a war.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. People:Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2009-10-26
Madoff associate had heart attack, drowned in pool
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A man accused of making more than $7 billion off the investment schemes of jailed financial manager Bernard Madoff drowned after having a heart attack, authorities said Monday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Madoff Fraud Case Source:(AP)
2009-10-26
Obama vows not to rush Afghan troop decision
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AFP) - US President Barack Obama vowed Monday after his latest Afghan war council that he would not rush a decision on whether to send tens of thousands more troops into the eight-year conflict.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. Pakistan People:John Kerry Dick Cheney Hillary Clinton Robert Gates Joseph Biden Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Afghan Terror War Source:(AFP)
2009-10-26
Police: Madoff associate Jeffry Picower dies at 67
PALM BEACH, Fla. - Jeffry Picower, a Florida philanthropist alleged to have extracted billions from Bernard Madoff's investment scheme, drowned in his pool Sunday, police said. He was 67.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Madoff Fraud Case Source:(AP)
2009-10-25
Police vet more than 1,000 tips in girl's death
ORANGE PARK, Fla. - Investigators had more than a thousand tips but are still trying to figure out what happened when 7-year-old Somer Thompson disappeared on her walk home from a north Florida school last week.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-25
Garbage trucks lead to discovery of dead Fla. girl
ORANGE PARK, Fla. - After 7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished on her way home from school, investigators tailed nine garbage trucks from her neighborhood to a Georgia landfill nearly 50 miles away, then methodically picked through the trash as each rig spilled its load.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-22
Cops searching for missing Fla. girl find a body
ORANGE PARK, Fla. - Authorities say they have not identified a child's body they found Wednesday in a landfill while searching for a missing 7-year-old girl. Family members were hopeful the girl is still alive, though neighbors in the girl's community feared the worst.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-21
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