New home sales fall to slowest pace since 1991
WASHINGTON - Sales of new homes fell in October to the lowest point in nearly 18 years while the median price of a new home dropped to the lowest level since 2004.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:U.S. Foreclosure Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-11-26
Charter bus crash north of Dallas kills 13
SHERMAN, Texas - A charter bus ran off a highway overpass north of Dallas and crashed onto its side on a roadway below, killing at least 13 and sending at least 24 people to hospitals.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-08-08
Inspections force flight cancellations
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled dozens of flights Thursday as they continue their inspections of wiring bundles on some of their planes.
Nations:U.S.
2008-03-27
Storms shift, some rivers crest in Okla.
Rain had stopped falling Wednesday and some bloated rivers had crested, but many evacuees were still unable to return to flooded homes in a three-state region and experts warned conditions may yet worsen.
Nations:U.S. Canada
2007-07-04
Flooding forces Kansas town's evacuation
Even after sunshine returned to southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri, rivers swollen by days of heavy rain inched dangerously upward across the Plains.
Nations:U.S. Canada People:Kathleen Sebelius
2007-07-02
More rain falling in flooded S. Plains
Flood-weary residents of Texas and Oklahoma had no reprieve Friday as more rain fell in a region where two weeks of storms have swollen rivers and lakes beyond their limits.
Nations:U.S.
2007-06-29
Tornado kills 9 on Texas-Mexico border
A massive spring storm plowed toward the Midwest early Wednesday after dumping more than a foot of snow on the Colorado foothills and spawning a tornado that killed nine people along the Texas-Mexico border.
Nations:U.S. Mexico
2007-04-25
Molly Ivins dies of cancer at 62
Best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, the sharp-witted liberal who skewered the political establishment and referred to President Bush as "Shrub," died Wednesday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 62.
Nations:U.S. People:Molly Ivins George W. Bush Ann Richards Richard Nixon Bill Clinton Activities:Anti-war Movement
2007-01-31
Blast of snow, sleet hits Texas, Okla.
A bone-rattling blast of sleet and snow kept Texas and Oklahoma residents shivering in its icy grip, while a blizzard north of Los Angeles caused big-rigs to jackknife.
Nations:U.S.
2007-01-18
Storms give Texas an unexpected shiver
The latest in a series of icy storms blamed for at least 60 deaths in nine states spread snow and freezing rain across Texas all the way to the Mexican border Wednesday, closing the Alamo, glazing freeways and immobilizing communities unaccustomed to such cold.
Nations:U.S. Mexico
2007-01-17
Hanks most trusted celebrity in Forbes poll
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is the most trusted celebrity in America according to a new survey published by business magazine Forbes.
People:Rachael Ray Oprah Winfrey Michael J. Fox Ron Howard Denzel Washington Morgan Freeman
2006-09-26
'Da Vinci' cracks worldwide box office code
"The Da Vinci Code" raked in the world's second-biggest opening weekend at the box office as the controversial film about a Vatican cover-up shrugged off religious protests and scathing reviews, final figures showed.
Nations:Vatican Italy U.S. Spain Canada People:Dan Brown Ron Howard Mel Gibson Tom Hanks Tom Cruise
2006-05-23
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