Colonial BancGroup shut down by federal officials
WASHINGTON - Real estate lender Colonial BancGroup Inc. has been shut down by federal officials in the biggest U.S. bank failure this year.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-08-15
Americans struggle through a day in the recession
It's a rainy spring morning and Tamara Ogier plants herself at a table in a Spartan room in the Atlanta federal courthouse, computer and tape recorder at hand, ready to hear another day's stories of financial ruin.
Nations:U.S. Afghanistan Activities:2008 U.S. Recession
2009-05-03
Sheriff: Soldier killed 2 Fla. deputies in arrest
NICEVILLE, Fla. - More than 300 employees of a troubled Sheriff's Office in Florida gathered Sunday night to hear first hand how two of their own were killed a day earlier by a National Guard soldier they were trying to arrest for beating his wife.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-04-27
Worst foreclosure rates found in 4 states
WASHINGTON - The 26 U.S. cities with the worst foreclosure problems are concentrated in four states -- California, Florida, Arizona and Nevada, a report released Wednesday shows.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-04-23
Antarctica to Pyramids -- lights dim for Earth Hour
CHICAGO - From an Antarctic research base and the Great Pyramids of Egypt to the Empire State Building in New York and the Sears Tower in Chicago, illuminated patches of the globe went dark Saturday for Earth Hour, a campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
Nations:U.S. Denmark South Africa Mexico China Australia People:Ban Ki-moon Joseph Biden Cate Blanchett
2009-03-28
Sydney first major city to mark Earth Hour 2009
SYDNEY - The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the world's first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
Nations:New Zealand Denmark Thailand China Hong Kong South Africa People:Ban Ki-moon Abhisit Vejjajiva Dalai Lama Cate Blanchett Source:(AP)
2009-03-28
Foreclosures up 30 percent in February
WASHINGTON - Despite halts on new foreclosures by several major lenders, the number of households threatened with losing their homes rose 30 percent in February from last year's levels, RealtyTrac reported Thursday.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-03-11
3 execs, 81 cars missing from Nebraska dealership
OMAHA, Neb. - Scores of new cars vanished from a western Nebraska car dealership and a prosecutor said Wednesday that some had turned up in other states and warrants had been issued for three missing executives.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-03-11
Foreclosures fall from December to January
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans on the verge of losing their homes fell in January but was still up from the same month a year ago. The numbers would have been higher if not for efforts to stall the foreclosure process.
Nations:U.S. People:Timothy Geithner Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-02-11
Ariz. bus crash kills 7 Chinese tourists; 15 hurt
DOLAN SPRINGS, Ariz. - A tour bus overturned on a highway near the Hoover Dam on Friday, killing seven Chinese nationals and injuring at least 15 others, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-30
State lawmakers bet gambling can help with budgets
ATLANTA - A tell-tale sign America's chips are down: States are increasingly turning to gambling to plug budget holes.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-25
Indiana student ill, but wins Miss America crown
LAS VEGAS - Katie Stam of Indiana was crowned Miss America on Saturday night, fighting off a throat infection, laryngitis and 51 other contestants to win the 88-year-old pageant.
Nations:U.S. People:Katie Stam Kirsten Haglund Activities:2009 Miss America Source:(AP)
2009-01-25
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