Round 2: Snow slams Mid-Atlantic, points north
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Plows that have been rolling around the clock for days in the nation''s capital, Philadelphia and Baltimore won''t be heading for the garage any time soon as a second major storm in a week moved into the snowbound region Wednesday....
NY governor says he'll step aside only 'in a box'
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson, defying calls from even fellow Democrats to drop out of the race for a full term, said Tuesday that he would leave only if the voters turned him out through the ballot box, or he''s carried out 'in a box.'...
LA-area foothills under mudslide threat
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) -- A new winter storm washed over the wildfire-scarred foothills north of Los Angeles Tuesday, leaving some residents to flee their homes in baggage-laden cars while others used shovels and buckets to try to hold back the muddy deluge....
Latest plan to cut farm subsidies likely dead
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- If history and the political lineup are any guides, President Barack Obama''s latest effort to cut subsidies for wealthy farmers likely will fare no better than his first try - or his predecessor''s attempt....
Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Shuttle Endeavour arrived at the International Space Station early Wednesday, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth....
Anthem asked to justify rate hike in California
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- In his push to move stalled health care reform, President Barack Obama is appealing to American pocketbooks by calling one health insurer''s major rate hike in California a harbinger of rising premiums....
Teen arrested in killing of LA anti-gang counselor
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When Ronald 'Loony' Barron urged a young graffiti tagger to put away his paint cans, he was doing what he viewed as his mission - steering kids away from crime - but he paid for it with his life....
NY Senate votes to expel convicted lawmaker
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y (AP) -- The New York Senate voted Tuesday night to expel a senator convicted of a misdemeanor charge of assaulting his girlfriend, a resolution the lawmaker assailed as an injustice to the people who elected him....
Target pulls Valentine's toys over lead concerns
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Target Corp. said Tuesday it was pulling its Valentine''s Day 'Message Bears' from store shelves after California''s attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead....
Kerrigan family disputes autopsy report on father
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
BOSTON (AP) -- The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan insisted Tuesday that they do 'not blame anyone' for her father''s death and criticized a medical examiner''s finding that Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son....
