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Big majority wants Wall Street regulation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An overwhelming majority of Americans wants Wall Street subjected to tougher regulation in the aftermath of the bank bailout and the bonus scandals that have rocked the U.S. financial sector, according to a Harris poll released on Thursday.
11 Mar 2010 at 10:17am
States tap stimulus as more U.S. families seek aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many states have used funds from the $863 billion U.S. economic stimulus plan to help give a rising number of poor families emergency cash assistance, the Government Accountability Office said on Thursday.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:42pm
U.S. boosted financial, tax crime probes in 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States boosted its investigation of tax and other financial crimes by about 10 percent last year, tax authorities reported on Thursday, amid an increased push to pursue wealthy tax cheats.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:14pm
Gang member convicted of murdering Broncos player
DENVER (Reuters) - A member of a Denver-area Crips street gang was convicted on Thursday in the 2007 murder of Denver Broncos football player Darrent Williams after an altercation at a local nightclub.
11 Mar 2010 at 3:02pm
U.S. weighs post-Toyota "black box" for cars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators are weighing whether to make "black boxes" mandatory for all new vehicles in response to recent unintended acceleration problems in Toyota Motor Corp vehicles.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:44pm
Ex-policeman pleads guilty in Katrina killing case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former New Orleans police detective who now works as a U.S. immigration agent has pleaded guilty to helping cover up the shooting deaths of two people by police days after Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:12pm
Sushi chef, restaurant charged with serving endangered whale
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A California sushi chef and the restaurant in which he worked have been charged with illegally serving meat from an endangered Sei whale, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
11 Mar 2010 at 1:05pm
U.S. children turn to inhaling to get high: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:32pm
More Americans say global warming exaggerated: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A growing number of Americans, nearly half the country, think global warming worries are exaggerated and more people doubt that scientific warnings of severe environmental fallout will ever occur, according to a new Gallup poll.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:08pm
U.S. judge rules for Chevron in Ecuador case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp may pursue an international arbitration claim over environmental pollution allegations in Ecuador, a judge ruled on Thursday, part of a long-running case that carries a potential $27 billion liability for the second-largest U.S. oil company.
11 Mar 2010 at 12:17pm
BBC Americas News
Pinera sworn in as new quake hits
Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 6.9-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:22pm
Biden tries to ease Mid-East row
US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:36pm
Mexican shakes up world rich list
Mexican Carlos Slim overtakes Bill Gates as the world's richest man, according to the Forbes "rich list", with a fortune of $53.5bn.
11 Mar 2010 at 6:39am
Lula criticised for Cuba comment
Brazil's President Lula is criticised for comments that appear to compare Cuban dissidents on hunger strike to common criminals.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:42am
BP to explore for oil in Brazil
Oil giant BP announces a $7bn (£4.7bn) deal that will allow it to begin exploring for oil off the coast of Brazil.
11 Mar 2010 at 3:30am
Haiti situation 'dire', Obama says
Barack Obama warns that the crisis in quake-hit Haiti is not over, as he meets the country's President, Rene Preval.
10 Mar 2010 at 2:17pm
US reports record budget deficit
The US government records a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history.
10 Mar 2010 at 5:38pm
Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
10 Mar 2010 at 7:33am
US 'hid terror suspect treatment'
A former UK spy chief says she did not know US intelligence services were mistreating terror suspects until after she retired.
10 Mar 2010 at 5:19am
US school prom axed as lesbian student asks to bring girlfriend
A student at a high school in Mississippi says the school board cancelled her school's prom rather than let her attend it with her lesbian girlfriend
11 Mar 2010 at 12:56pm
Yahoo US National
Yemen holds NJ man after al-Qaida sweep, shootout
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AP - He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under arrest in Yemen, suspected of being an al-Qaida member and accused of killing a guard in an attempt to break out of a hospital.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:23pm
Half of schools to shut down in Kansas City by fall
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AP - Kansas City school officials promised Thursday to shut down nearly half the district's schools by the start of classes in the fall without offering details of how they intend to implement the complicated plan in just a matter of months.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:54pm
NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe
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AP - Amid concerns over a conflict of interest and just two days after a poll showed the public opposed his investigation into two scandals involving Gov. David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo took himself off the case Thursday and appointed a respected former judge to take over.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:09pm
Children's jewelry recall widens, includes 'Rudolph' bracelets
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AP - Federal regulators expanded their efforts Thursday to go after children's jewelry that contains high levels of the toxic metal cadmium by telling parents to throw away "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"-themed charm bracelets.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:05pm
Protests mar groundbreaking for NJ Nets' NYC arena
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AP - Officials broke ground Thursday on a much-delayed 22-acre development project that will bring the NBA's New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:03pm
Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance
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AP - A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:25pm
Lesbian teen sues Miss. school over prom flap
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AP - The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi is suing to force a school district to host a prom it canceled after a lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:25pm
Zebra that sprinted through Atlanta euthanized
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AP - A 12-year-old circus zebra that caused a stir when he escaped and ran through downtown Atlanta last month has been euthanized.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:25pm
NY, NJ jets hit birds, return safely to airports
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AP - Two jetliners crossed paths with flocks of Canada geese shortly after taking off from airports on consecutive days in New York and New Jersey, and the collisions with the large birds forced the pilots to make emergency landings. No one was hurt.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:23pm
Civil liberties group sues private prison company
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AP - The American Civil Liberties Union sued state prison officials and a private company Thursday, claiming violence is so rampant at the Idaho Correctional Center that it's known as "gladiator school" among inmates.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:34pm
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Massive school closures in KC to be done by fall
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City school officials promised Thursday to shut down nearly half the district's schools by the start of classes in the fall without offering details of how they intend to implement the complicated plan in just a matter of months.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:54pm
NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Amid concerns over a conflict of interest and just two days after a poll showed the public opposed his investigation into two scandals involving Gov. David Paterson, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo took himself off the case Thursday and appointed a respected former judge to take over.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:09pm
Feds recall more children jewelry in cadmium probe
LOS ANGELES -- Federal regulators expanded their efforts Thursday to go after children's jewelry that contains high levels of the toxic metal cadmium by telling parents to throw away "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"-themed charm bracelets.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:05pm
Protests mar groundbreaking for NJ Nets' NYC arena
NEW YORK -- Officials broke ground Thursday on a much-delayed 22-acre development project that will bring the NBA's New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:03pm
Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:41pm
Lesbian teen sues Miss. school over prom flap
The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi is suing to force a school district to host a prom it canceled after a lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:08pm
NY, NJ jets hit birds, return safely to airports
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Two jetliners crossed paths with flocks of Canada geese shortly after taking off from airports on consecutive days in New York and New Jersey, and the collisions with the large birds forced the pilots to make emergency landings. No one was hurt.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:23pm
Civil liberties group sues private prison company
BOISE, Idaho -- The American Civil Liberties Union sued state prison officials and a private company Thursday, claiming violence is so rampant at the Idaho Correctional Center that it's known as "gladiator school" among inmates.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:34pm
Chicago Tribune
A shaky start for Chile's new president: Swarm of strong aftershocks as Piner...
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him to join them.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:39pm
Reid's wife, daughter recovering in hospital from injuries from accident
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter are recovering in a Washington-area hospital after a car accident.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:04pm
National Math, English classes could be standardized
SEATTLE (AP) — Governors and education leaders on Wednesday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tests, replacing a patchwork of state and local systems in an attempt to raise student achievement nationwide.
10 Mar 2010 at 6:23pm
Democrats near deal on health legislation, might try to roll over abortion fo...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders abandoned a long struggle to appease the most ardent abortion opponents in their ranks, gambling Thursday that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming next week.
11 Mar 2010 at 4:42pm
Despite strikes, street violence break out in Greece over planned austerity m...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting austerity measures that the Greek government has said it has no choice but to implement.
11 Mar 2010 at 3:47pm
Israeli housing move imperiling peace talks, posing new trouble for Biden's trip
As Vice President Joe Biden's trip to Israel wound to a close, prospects for new peace talks appeared to dim Thursday because of intensifying Palestinian anger at plans for new Israel construction in a disputed Jerusalem neighborhood.
11 Mar 2010 at 7:46am
1 person is killed, several homes are damaged after tornadoes cut path throug...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed in the tornadoes that struck parts of Arkansas.
11 Mar 2010 at 9:46am
Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen dies at age 69
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Labeled fierce for his relentless play as a Hall of Fame defensive lineman, Merlin Olsen was also gentle enough for a role on one of television's most wholesome shows and as a spokesman in a well-known flower ad campaign.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:03pm
Mexican telecom magnate becomes 1st person from developing world to be named ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person — a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:36am
Rep. Patrick Kennedy calls news media 'despicable' for ignoring war in Afghan...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy is blasting the news media as "despicable," accusing it of ignoring the war in Afghanistan even as troops continue to die there.
11 Mar 2010 at 11:46am
LA Times
JihadJane? To most she was just Colleen
The American woman, 46, faces terrorism charges. An old boyfriend 'can't believe it,' and a former acquaintance calls the suspect naive.
Colleen R. LaRose, the strawberry-haired suburban woman who is accused of volunteering for a terrorist plot in Europe, appeared to live a double life.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
'Tea party' steeped in confusion
The term that evokes images of cups and saucers is now heavily associated with a political movement, muddling the identity of true tea enthusiasts.
During a trip to China in 2006, Tony Gebely fell in love with tea, both the drink and the ceremony of enjoying a calm cup.
11 Mar 2010 at 5:23pm
House Republicans vow no earmarks for a year
The GOP pledge to halt pet projects follows a Democratic ban on earmarks to for-profit companies and a House Ethics Committee Investigation.
In an election-year appeal to voters frustrated with Washington, House Republicans promised Thursday not to stuff any of this year's spending bills with pet projects for their districts.
12 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Google says it's in talks with China
CEO Eric Schmidt expects 'something will happen soon' after the Internet search giant vowed to remove censorship filters in the wake of it suffering a cyber attack.
Google Inc. broke a long silence in its clash with China on Wednesday as its chief executive, Eric Schmidt, said that the Internet search giant was talking to Chinese officials and that he expected "something will happen soon."
10 Mar 2010 at 11:19pm
Obama touts plan to cut waste in Medicare, Medicaid
Pitching his healthcare reform legislation in suburban Missouri, the president announces a broadened initiative to block fraud in government health programs.
Promoting a new initiative to reduce waste in Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs, President Obama traveled to suburban St. Louis on Wednesday to keep up momentum behind his push to complete work on a health overhaul this month.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Minneapolis schools on lockdown for 2nd day
Minneapolis Public Schools is on lockdown for the second day after a threat was made on a social networking site.
11 Mar 2010 at 3:10pm
Panel urges more choice in birth after C-section
A National Institutes of Health panel says vaginal birth after caesarean is reasonably safe and should be more widely available. Many hospitals ban the practice as a matter of policy or liability.
Vaginal birth after caesarean, or VBAC, is reasonably safe and should be more widely available, a National Institutes of Health advisory panel concluded Wednesday.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Invasive heart test may be overused, researchers say
Almost 66% of patients who undergo cardiac catheterization despite no previous diagnosis of heart disease receive results indicating no 'significant' blockage, study finds.
Nearly two-thirds of those who undergo an invasive heart test called cardiac catheterization when they do not have diagnosed heart disease receive a clean bill of health, suggesting that the expensive procedure -- which exposes the patient to substantial amounts of radiation -- may be overused, researchers reported Wednesday.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
National school standards outlined
Uniform, rigorous guidelines for math and English instruction are released in draft form. The project, backed by all but two states, is up for public review until April 2.
Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform -- and more rigorous -- standards Wednesday as a draft of new national guidelines was released.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Senate approves $138-billion spending bill
The legislation, which must be reconciled with the House version, would extend jobless benefits and tax measures created to boost the economy, and help states pay for Medicaid.
After months of wrangling, the Senate on Wednesday approved a $138-billion spending bill that would extend jobless benefits, help states pay for Medicaid and continue a bundle of tax measures designed to stimulate the economy.
11 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
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