Cold grips nation as crash in snowy Ohio kills 4
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Steadily falling snow blanketed the Midwest on Thursday, part of a vicious cold snap engulfing much of the nation, and a tractor-trailer spun out of control on snow-slick roads in Ohio, killing four people and injuring seven.
Nations:U.S. Mexico Source:(AP)
2010-01-07
Fox grants 'brief extension' in cable dispute
LOS ANGELES - Fox and Time Warner Cable extended their contract for a few hours, avoiding a threatened blackout of several stations from the cable provider while the two sides tried early Friday to resolve a disagreement over fees.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-01-01
Bengals' Chris Henry dies day after dispute
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Chris Henry was no stranger to trouble.
Nations:U.S. People:Carson Palmer Source:(AP)
2009-12-17
Shoppers pack stores as holiday season revs up
Shoppers crowded stores and malls in the wee hours Friday, some after spending the night waiting in line, to grab early morning deals and hard-to-find items.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Black Friday Source:(AP)
2009-11-27
People playing the odds on health care over costs
NEW YORK - Call it a health care gamble: the decision by some people to opt out of health insurance, paying cash for routine care while playing the odds that an accident or catastrophic illness won't plunge them into financial ruin.
Nations:U.S. People:Max Baucus Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(AP)
2009-09-28
School drinking water contains toxins
CUTLER, Calif. - Over the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins.
Nations:U.S. People:Barbara Boxer Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
U.S. mortgage rescue plan cheers some, angers others
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - News that U.S. President Barack Obama is working on a plan to rescue homeowners from problem mortgages before they even miss a payment has pleased some Americans and angered others.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Obama Admin. Source:(Reuters)
2009-02-14
Macy's cuts 7,000 jobs, slashes dividend
NEW YORK - Macy's Inc said on Monday it would slash about 7,000 jobs and cut its quarterly dividend as it forecast earnings for fiscal 2009 that fell far below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares down 4 percent.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis
2009-02-02
More than a million wait in icy darkness across US
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Well over a million people shivered in ice-bound homes across the country Wednesday, waiting for warmer weather and for utility crews to restring power lines brought down by a storm that killed 23 as it took a snowy, icy journey from the Southern Plains to the East Coast.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-28
Deadly winter storm begins barrage in Northeast
PHILADELPHIA - A destructive winter storm that has left more than 800,000 customers in the dark barreled into the Northeast on Wednesday, delaying flights and turning the morning rush into the morning slush as communities braced for the worst.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-28
Former newspaper rivals cooperate as jobs are cut
NEW YORK - Just a dozen years ago, newspapers on either side of Arlington, Texas, fought fiercely for every reader in the fast-growing city, spending millions of dollars to expand their staffs and cover the smallest meetings and sporting events.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-04
Amtrak trains delayed by bitter cold, snowstorms
CHICAGO - On one of the biggest travel days of the year, hundreds of Amtrak passengers bound for holiday destinations hunkered down in waiting rooms -- some for nearly 24 hours -- as snowstorms and Arctic cold delayed their trains and disrupted other Christmas traffic.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-12-23
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