Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears
Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car.
Nations:U.S. Canada France Mexico Source:(AP)
2009-07-11
Suspect in abortion doctor death warns of violence
WICHITA, Kan. - The man charged with murdering a high-profile abortion doctor claimed from his jail cell Sunday that similar violence was planned around the nation for as long as the procedure remained legal, a threat that comes days after a federal investigation launched into his possible accomplices.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-06-08
Defendant in doc's killing railed against abortion
WICHITA, Kan. - Scott Roeder harbored a burning, "eye-for-an-eye" anger toward abortion doctors. He once subscribed to a magazine suggesting "justifiable homicide" against them, and apparently likened Dr. George Tiller to the Nazi death-camp doctor Josef Mengele.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-06-01
National Guard troops helping flood victims in WVa
GILBERT, W.Va. - The National Guard is helping residents in West Virginia's southern coalfields recover from weekend flooding that destroyed at least 300 buildings, knocked out power and caused mudslides that flushed trash, debris and at least one mobile home downstream.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-05-11
Swine flu cases pass 100 in US, vaccine pursued
WASHINGTON - U.S. authorities are pledging to eventually produce enough swine flu vaccine for everyone but the shots couldn't begin until fall at the earliest.
Nations:Mexico U.S. People:Joseph Biden Barack Obama Steven Chu Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-05-01
Obama taps Kan. Gov. Sebelius as health chief
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama turned to Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Monday to help him overhaul a health care system whose cost has risen four times as fast as people's wages in recent years.
Nations:U.S. People:Kathleen Sebelius Barack Obama Tom Daschle Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-03-02
Jobless hit with bank fees on benefits
For hundreds of thousands of workers losing their jobs during the recession, there's a new twist to their financial pain: Even as they're collecting unemployment benefits, they're paying bank fees just to get access to their money.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-02-20
Kan. suspends income tax refunds, may miss payroll
TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas has suspended income tax refunds and may not be able to pay employees on time, state officials said Monday.
Nations:U.S. People:Kathleen Sebelius Source:(AP)
2009-02-17
Official: Sebelius near top for health post
WASHINGTON - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was near the top of President Barack Obama's list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said Saturday.
Nations:U.S. People:Kathleen Sebelius Sarah Palin Barack Obama Tom Daschle Hillary Clinton Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-02-08
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
Sharp cold wave shocks upper Midwest, temps to -36
BISMARCK, N.D. - Residents of the upper Midwest bundled up or just stayed inside Tuesday as a wave of bitterly cold air barreled south out of the Arctic, following on the heels of a fast-moving blizzard.
Nations:U.S. Canada Source:(AP)
2009-01-13
Boy's 1999 disappearance raises questions, regrets
WICHITA, Kan. - No one claims to know what happened that summer in 1999 when 11-year-old Adam Herrman disappeared from the mobile home park where he lived with his adoptive parents.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-07
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