Obama: Nationalization of GM to be short-term
WASHINGTON - In a defining moment for American capitalism, President Barack Obama ushered General Motors Corp. into bankruptcy protection Monday and put the government behind the wheel of the company that once symbolized the nation's economic muscle.
Nations:Canada U.S. Italy People:Ralph Nader John Boehner Barack Obama Activities:2009 GM Bankruptcy Obama Admin.
2009-06-01
Parolee in Oakland police shootings linked to rape
SAN FRANCISCO - The parolee who killed three Oakland police officers and left a fourth brain-dead over the weekend had been tentatively linked by DNA evidence to a rape the day before the shootings, authorities said.
Nations:U.S. People:Jerry Brown Source:(AP)
2009-03-23
IBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc, sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could bolster the technology giant against rivals in the high-end computer server and software markets.
Nations:India
2009-03-18
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
Rush of economic data likely to shape week
NEW YORK - Wall Street's steep gains in the final days of October are leaving some investors optimistic that the market has put its scariest days behind it, but they're still wary about the landmines that could send stocks reeling again.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession U.S. Markets
2008-11-02
11 charged in connection with credit card fraud
BOSTON - Eleven people, including a U.S. Secret Service informant, have been charged in connection with the hacking of nine major retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Nations:Ukraine U.S. Estonia Belarus Latvia Turkey Source:(AP)
2008-08-05
S&P 500 plunges into a bear market
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled on Wednesday, dragging the S&P 500 into a bear market, as worries about more credit losses hurt financial companies and Cisco Systems led technology shares lower after its CEO raised fears of an extended economic downturn.
Activities:U.S. Markets
2008-07-09
Lightning sparks 800-plus fires in California
SAN FRANCISCO - Firefighters from neighboring states arrived to help Monday after an "unprecedented" lightning storm sparked more than 800 wildfires, from Big Sur to wine country to Humboldt County.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Source:(AP)
2008-06-23
Clintons made $109 million since 2000
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Clinton made nearly $109 million since they left the White House, capitalizing on the world's interest in the former first couple and lucrative business ventures.
Nations:U.S. People:Bill Clinton Hillary Clinton Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008
2008-04-05
Spice Girls to launch world comeback tour
The Spice Girls will launch their worldwide comeback tour this weekend, vowing the return of "girl power" more than a decade after making it a buzzword for a generation of teenagers.
Nations:U.S. U.K. Canada Argentina Spain Australia People:Melanie Brown Geri Halliwell Victoria Beckham
2007-11-29
China plans virtual world for commerce
Your favorite pants are fraying? You may soon be able to order replacements directly from the factory where they were made, according to the chief scientist of an ambitious Chinese Internet project.
Nations:China Sweden Sri Lanka Germany Vietnam
2007-10-15
Duke: iPhone may be disrupting network
Apple Inc.'s flashy new iPhones may be jamming parts of the wireless network at Duke University, where technology officials worked with the company Wednesday to fix problems before classes begin next month.
2007-07-18
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