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: Home prices drop by record 15.8 pct. in May
NEW YORK - Home prices tumbled by the steepest rate ever in May, according to a closely watched housing index released Tuesday, as the housing slump deepened nationwide.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(AP)
2008-07-29
New source of heart stem cells found: study
PARIS (AFP) - Researchers in the United States have discovered a new group of stem cells that can give rise to heart muscle cells, known as cardiomyocytes, according to a study published Sunday.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AFP)
2008-06-22
Kennedy hospitalized after seizure; not a stroke
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the lone surviving son in a famed political family, suffered a seizure at his Cape Cod home on Saturday morning but was recovering well enough by afternoon to watch a Red Sox game from his hospital room.
Nations:U.S. People:Edward Kennedy Harry Reid Barack Obama Tom Brady John Kerry Hillary Clinton
2008-05-17
Pope makes first visit to U.S.
Pope Benedict arrived in Washington on his first papal visit to the United States on Tuesday, facing the sexual abuse scandal tarnishing the Roman Catholic Church's image here by declaring himself "deeply ashamed" even before he landed.
Nations:U.S. People:George W. Bush Activities:2008 Pope Visit to U.S.
2008-04-15
Scientists make human embryo clones
Scientists in California say they have produced embryos that are clones of two men, a potential step toward developing scientifically valuable stem cells.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Korean Cloning Scandal
2008-01-17
Times Square celebrates 100th ball drop
Not even a fractured foot could keep Ryan Visto from joining more than a million revelers in Times Square to watch the symbolic sphere make its 100th descent into the new year.
Nations:U.S. People:Alex Rodriguez Avril Lavigne Carrie Underwood Ryan Seacrest Dick Clark Activities:Rose Parade
2008-01-01
Historic low in NYC, Chicago homicides
Chicago and New York are about to close out 2007 with the lowest number of homicides in more than 40 years, while cities such as Baltimore, Atlanta and Miami have seen killings go up because of what police say is a surge in guns and gang violence.
Nations:U.S.
2007-12-29
Boston's $14.8B Big Dig finally complete
When the clock runs out on 2007, Boston will quietly mark the end of one of the most tumultuous eras in the city's history: The Big Dig, the nation's most complex and costliest highway project, will officially come to an end.
Nations:U.S. Italy
2007-12-26
Snowy storm dazes Northeast
A pre-winter blend of snow, sleet and freezing rain cut visibility and iced over highways from the Great Lakes to New England, dumping up to a foot-and-a-half of snow, stranding air and road travelers and causing an airliner to skid off a runway.
Nations:U.S. People:Reggie Brown
2007-12-17
Storm buries Northeast, causes 3 deaths
Motorists slid off roads Sunday as a wind-blown brew of snow, sleet and freezing rain cut visibility and iced over highways from the Great Lakes to New England.
Nations:U.S. People:Reggie Brown
2007-12-16
Plains gets break from snowstorm threat
Oklahoma residents were mostly spared a threatened second wintry blast on Saturday, as crews were still working to restore power to homes and businesses blacked out by last weekend's storm.
Nations:U.S. People:Deval Patrick
2007-12-15
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