Oil spilled at east Texas port as ships collide
PORT ARTHUR, Texas - A crude oil spill in a southeast Texas port that happened when a tanker and towing vessel collided Saturday was not expected to spread beyond a two-mile area, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-01-23
Obama's back-to-school speech inspires some kids
PHILADELPHIA - On the very first day of the school year, 12-year-old Mileena Rodriguez was reminded by President Barack Obama himself that hard work can take you places.Mileena listened to Obama's plea to study hard and stay in school Tuesday, watching along with several of her classmates at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and students across the country. For all the hubbub among adults over the back-to-school speech, many youngsters took the president's message to heart.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Ronald Reagan Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-09-08
Turbulence injures 26 on flight, diverted to Miami
MIAMI - More than two dozen people were hurt when a Continental Airlines jet hit turbulence on a flight from Brazil to Texas, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Miami early Monday, officials said.
Nations:U.S. Brazil Source:(AP)
2009-08-03
Study: 1918 flu survivors seem immune to swine flu
WASHINGTON - The way swine flu multiplies in the respiratory system is more severe than ordinary winter flu, a new study in animals finds.
Nations:U.S. Activities:1918 Spanish Flu Source:(AP)
2009-07-13
Police plan to charge driver in fatal accident
HOUSTON - Police plan to charge a driver who lost control of his car after using his cell phone, sending the vehicle into a rain-swollen ditch and killing five children, a spokesman said Sunday.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-04-19
U.S. charges Stanford with massive Ponzi scheme
HOUSTON (Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators on Friday accused Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, his college roommate and three of their companies of carrying out a "massive Ponzi scheme" over at least a decade and misappropriating at least $1.6 billion of investors' money.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Allen Stanford Fraud Case Source:(Reuters)
2009-02-28
Poll: Public fears about troubled economy growing
WASHINGTON - As the economy continues to struggle, the public is growing increasingly concerned about losing jobs, not having enough money to pay the bills and seeing their retirement accounts shrink, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-02-19
Big satellites collide 500 miles over Siberia
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Two big communications satellites collided in the first-ever crash of its kind in orbit, shooting out a pair of massive debris clouds and posing a slight risk to the international space station. NASA said it will take weeks to determine the full magnitude of the crash, which occurred nearly 500 miles over Siberia on Tuesday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Hubble Space Telescope Mission Source:(AP)
2009-02-11
Job-killing recession racks up more layoff victims
WASHINGTON - The recession is killing jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest names in American business -- Pfizer, Caterpillar and Home Depot.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-01-26
A historic moment unfolds in frigid temps
WASHINGTON - A vast, excited crowd of more than 1 million bore witness Tuesday to a transfer of American power like none before it. The blare of regal trumpets and thunder of cannon were familiar. The transition from Republican to Democrat, and gray hair to dark, had happened before.
Nations:U.S. People:Orrin Hatch Edward Kennedy Barack Obama John McCain Dick Cheney George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-01-20
Bush's new to-do list: build library, write memoirs
DALLAS - President George W. Bush may be looking for a little peace and quiet when he moves out of the White House and into a suburban Dallas cul-de-sac, but the years ahead won't be entirely leisurely.
Nations:U.S. Afghanistan People:Barack Obama Jimmy Carter George W. Bush Bill Clinton
2009-01-15
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
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