Hurricane Ida weakens, but Gulf still on warning
NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Ida was weakening early Monday as it headed for the Gulf Coast but could still pack hurricane-strength winds and storm surges when it hits the shore overnight.
Nations:U.S. El Salvador Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2009-11-09
Scientists: Global warming has already changed oceans
WASHINGTON -- In Washington state , oysters in some areas haven't reproduced for four years, and preliminary evidence suggests that the increasing acidity of the ocean could be the cause. In the Gulf of Mexico , falling oxygen levels in the water have forced shrimp to migrate elsewhere.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Source:(McClatchy)
2009-06-09
AP IMPACT: Chinese drywall poses potential risks
PARKLAND, Fla. - At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap.
Nations:U.S. China
2009-04-11
Workers feel the brunt of health insurance woes
WASHINGTON - American workers -- whose taxes pay for massive government health programs -- are getting squeezed like no other group by private health insurance premiums that are rising much faster than their wages.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-03-23
1 in 50 American children experiences homelessness
NEW YORK - One of every 50 American children experiences homelessness, according to a new report that says most states have inadequate plans to address the worsening and often-overlooked problem.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2009-03-09
Gov. Jindal defends message of his GOP speech
BATON ROUGE, La. - Widely panned for his national TV address, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal offered his first defense of the speech Monday, saying he sticks by the message, while acknowledging shortcomings in his delivery.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2009-03-02
SC Rep: Opposition to stimulus is slap in face
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The highest-ranking black congressman said Thursday that opposition to the federal stimulus package by southern GOP governors is "a slap in the face of African-Americans."
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:Obama Stimulus Package Source:(AP)
2009-02-20
Asian-American political profile rising in US
SAN FRANCISCO - When three newly elected Chinese-American city supervisors climbed on stage in Chinatown, flanked by dragon dancers and lit up by camera flashes, they were hailed for making history in a city their forebears have shaped since the Gold Rush Days.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-01-18
Conviction reversed in 30-year-old death row case
HOUSTON - A white man on Texas death row for nearly 30 years could be freed because an appeals court has ruled that prosecutors improperly excluded blacks from his jury in the belief that blacks empathize with defendants.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-14
Why Does Your Devalued Home Have Such a High Tax Rate?
Are your property taxes rising while the value of your house falls? Join the multitudes of Americans in the same predicament. In Atlanta, home values have tumbled over the past year by as much as 12% but an Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership study of high foreclosure areas found that the owners of those properties would have had to pay an extra $70 million in taxes because of overvalued but official appraisals. In states from New York to Arizona, angry citizen groups are lobbying their state legislatures - already facing budget shortfalls themselves - to address the discrepancies.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(Time)
2009-01-13
No cash for trash? French Quarter may stink again
NEW ORLEANS - Since Hurricane Katrina, the beer-soaked, urine-splashed, puke-puddled French Quarter of old has been scrubbed clean. But with the city facing tough financial times, it may no longer be able to afford to pay for all the services of an army of sanitation workers who pick up after the partying.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina
2009-01-09
Homicides are down in some large US cities
MILWAUKEE - Killings dropped by a third here last year, making Wisconsin's largest city among the nation's most successful in tackling its 2008 murder rate.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-03
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