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NY police chief apologizes for 'inflammatory' film
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:37:26 -0600
New York police chief Ray Kelly apologized for what he said was an "inflammatory" film about Muslims that was shown to hundreds of police officers at a training facility. The film, "The...
Bloomberg exec in talks to run New Corp's Dow Jones
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:39:09 -0600
(Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is in "serious talks" to poach veteran Bloomberg LP executive Lex Fenwick to run its Dow Jones publishing business, which houses the Wall Street...
Berkeley energy lab plans big expansion
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:30:45 -0600
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory said it will expand beyond its 200-acre Berkeley, California, campus with a 90-acre site in neighboring Richmond,...
Washington state marijuana legalization headed for ballot
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:30:15 -0600
(Reuters) - Supporters of legalizing marijuana for recreational use have submitted enough signatures to put the matter to voters in Washington state in a bold move that, if successful,...
Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:14:40 -0600
Former Mayor Kevin H. White, who led the city for 16 years including racially turbulent times in the 1970s and was credited with putting it on a path to prosperity, died Friday, a family...
Union membership slipped further as attacks came in 2011
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:08:50 -0600
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The percentage of workers represented by a union dipped slightly in 2011, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday, as organized labor came under attack in states...
Accused California hair salon shooter to stand trial in October
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:08:05 -0600
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former tugboat worker will stand trial in October on charges of killing his ex-wife and seven others at a California hair salon in the largest mass slaying in...
Army sergeant charged with slaying female soldier at Colorado
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:53:50 -0600
DENVER (Reuters) - An Army sergeant has been charged with premeditated murder over the death of a fellow soldier found dead in her barracks at a Colorado base earlier this month, military...
Arizona candidate appeals English ability court decision
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:50:06 -0600
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A woman barred from seeking elected office in an Arizona border town by a judge who ruled she did not have a sufficient grasp of English has decided to fight the...
At home in Texas, Perry gets rocky welcome
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:46:31 -0600
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Governor Rick Perry has gotten a rocky welcome home to Texas, facing low poll numbers and criticism over state expenses related to his failed campaign for the...
Accused Utah school bomb plotter said inspired by Columbine
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:46:02 -0600
ROY, Utah (Reuters) - One of two Utah teenagers accused of plotting to set off a bomb at a school assembly was inspired by the 1999 Columbine massacre in Colorado and visited the high...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:24:18 -0600
Former Mayor Kevin H. White, who led the city for 16 years including racially turbulent times in the 1970s, died Friday, a family spokesman said. He was 82. White, who had been...
Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:08:16 -0600
Former Mayor Kevin H. White, who led the city for 16 years including racially turbulent times in the 1970s, died Friday, a family spokesman said. He was 82. White died peacefully at...
Paul braves snowy Maine in hunt for GOP delegates
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:44:05 -0600
Ron Paul braved Maine's snow and ice Friday in a quest to pick up delegates, vowing he and his loyal band of supporters would be a factor in the Republican nominating contest for weeks to...
Panetta cites key intelligence on bin Laden raid
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:40:27 -0600
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on...
Mistrial declared in New Orleans police shooting cover up
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:35:43 -0600
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A federal judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the case of a retired police detective accused of conspiring to cover up wrongdoing in fatal police shootings in New
St. Louis to host first major parade for Iraq War vets
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:35:16 -0600
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - At least 1,000 Iraq War veterans and their family members are expected to march in St. Louis on Saturday in the nation's first major homecoming parade honoring U.S....
Earplugs ready, it's the scream queen final
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:28:39 -0600
On one side is the 'haaah', and on the other is the 'aaagh', and in between, a bit of tennis. Welcome to the Scream Queen final, where every shot will be heard around the world. In a...
US economy picked up modestly in fourth quarter
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:23:17 -0600
The US economy picked up speed in the fourth quarter, fresh data showed, but it appeared to be still struggling to click into second gear as investment and consumer spending remained weak.
GOP insiders rise up to cut Gingrich down to size
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:04:05 -0600
Republican insiders are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment's fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall. ...