United States growing more diverse
Former President Bill Clinton speaks during the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee gala banquet dinner in Washington Saturday, June 13, 2009.
Toy importer penalized for lead-paint hazard
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Toy importer OKK Trading has agreed to pay a $665,000 civil penalty after it imported and sold toys with high levels of lead and violated other child safety stand...
Gmac Getting $7b From Feds
Last updated: 3:57 amMay 21, 2009 Posted: 2:25 amMay 21, 2009 GMAC, the auto and home lender that was bailed out in December, will receive more than $7 billion in government funds to provide finan...
Kennedy not part of annual sailboat race
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HYANNISPORT, Mass. -- Sen. Edward Kennedy is not competing in the annual sailboat race between Nantucket and Cape Cod, even though his boat was registered. Kennedy's 50-foot s...
Seven foreign hostages 'found dead' in Yemen
(AFP)
AFP - Seven out of nine foreign hostages including a child were found murdered in northern Yemen on Monday, security officials said.
Obama urges end to Islam discord
President Barack Obama calls for a new beginning in US relations with the Muslim world in a keynote speech in Egypt.
Asian Stocks Recover Ahead Of Fed Announcement
HONG KONG (AP) ― Asian stock markets recovered modestly Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting later in the day. Markets fluctuated in early trade befo...
Now Political Rock Star
(AP) He's gone from colorless insider to political rock star — a graying, bearded veteran of the Islamic regime who now stands at the forefront of a youth-driven movement fighting for change. Desp...
A singer by accident
NEW YORK - The lights are dimmed in Melody Gardot's Manhattan hotel room. So the sultry-voiced singer, who's been sensitive to light since she was struck by an SUV while riding her bike at Second and ...
Execution LLC Opens New York Office
NEW YORK & GREENWICH, Conn. - (Business Wire) Execution LLC, an agency-only global broker dealer, today announced that it has opened a New York office as part of its long-term US growth plan. Exec...
Guns from America fuel Jamaica's gang wars
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Ships from Miami steam into Jamaica's main harbor loaded with TV sets and blue jeans. But some of the most popular U.S. imports never appear on the manifests: handguns, rifles...
Feds ask court to reconsider CIA renditions suit
(AP) SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision to allow a Boeing Co. subsidiary to be sued for allegedly flying terrorism su...
Great white sharks hunt just like Hannibal Lecter
(AP)
AP - Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says: They don't attack at random, but stalk specific victims, lurking out of sight.
AG Holder pushes for expanded hate crimes law
WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Eric Holder wants Congress to pass a new hate crimes law to include attacks that are based on sexual orientation, gender or disability.
Feds announce major shakeup of nuclear agency
View larger image The nuclear reactor at the Atomic Energy Canada Limited plant in Chalk River, Ontario, is shown in this photo taken on Wednesday, December 19, 2007. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Fred Chart...
Campgrounds, RV parks in United States spend some green to go 'green'
In this June 23, 2008 photo, designers Ryan Brouwer and Randy Pease pose in front of the building they designed for Integrated Architecture in Michigan at Grand Haven State Park. The new "green" envir...
Stars attend Carradine's funeral
Hollywood stars are among hundreds at the LA funeral of Kung Fu star David Carradine, who died in Bangkok last week.
Australian Treasurer faces calls to resign
(AFP)
AFP - Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan came under pressure to resign immediately over allegations that he and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd abused their power and misled parliament.
NYPD criminalist becomes victim of crime
By COLLEEN LONGASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NEW YORK -- Michelle Lee was training to be a forensic investigator for the New York City Police Department. Instead, she became a crime victim herself. Pol...
U.S., S. Korea Raise Military Alert Level
A North Korea soldier uses binoculars during Belgium's Prince Philippe's visit to the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the Korean peninsula on May 10, 2009.
Spector in 'sensitive needs' area of Calif. prison
(AP)
AP - Music legend Phil Spector has been assigned to a "sensitive needs facility" in California's largest state prison to serve his sentence for murdering an actress.
Media groups seek access to terrorism evidence
By GREG BLUESTEINASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER ATLANTA -- News organizations asked a federal judge on Thursday to grant the media access to copies of audio and video court records key to the upcoming tri...
Bank of America sued for gender bias over bonuses
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bank of America Corp was sued on Thursday in a federal lawsuit in New York, accusing the largest U.S. bank of discriminating against female brokers at the former Merrill Lynch & Co by offering them lower retention bonuses than their male counterparts.
Foreign funds for NY
The Half Moon, an exact replica of Henry Hudson's ship, leads several historic tall ships up the Hudson River, Friday, June 5, 2009, in New York. The event is part of "River Day," a weekend-long celeb...
AZ suspect dies when car crashes into DPS cruiser
By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEINASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TUCSON, Ariz. -- A woman who had been arrested and placed in the back of a police cruiser was killed Wednesday when another car slammed into the parked ...
The aftermath of Iran's presidential election
The actual results of the 2009 presidential elections in Iran may never be known factually. But the actual tallies of the votes cast may have never had anything to do with anything in the first place....
Temple Sloan resigns from Bank of America board
NEW YORK Bank of America Corp. says its lead outside director, O. Temple Sloan Jr., has resigned from its board. Sloan, 70, was a director for 13 years, as the Charlotte-based bank expand...
G. Feldscher; loved animals
Gloria Sandra Feldscher, 77, of Plymouth Meeting, an animal-rights activist, died June 18 at Taylor Hospice in Ridley Park after a two-year battle with primary lateral sclerosis, a progressive disease...
PFLAG Family Joins President Obama at White House Reception to Commemorate Stonewall
to support equality for lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and bisexual (LGBT) individuals and their families at the White House today. "A supportive environment makes a world of difference, and ...
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