Nation & World
-
PublishedNovember 14, 2012
Wind energy tax credit’s supporters turn up heat
Several governors say that uncertainty over the break for wind energy production is costing jobs.
-
PublishedNovember 14, 2012
Republicans: Susan Rice ‘tainted’ as pick to head State
The nomination of envoy Susan Rice as secretary of state would face intense scrutiny, Republicans say.
-
PublishedNovember 14, 2012
Obama, top lawmakers will begin talks on fiscal cliff
President Obama will begin talks with congressional leaders Friday with a plan to raise $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue from the wealthy – making clear that, at least at the outset, a wide gulf remains between congressional Republicans and the White House on the most contentious point in the negotiations. While Obama said last […]
-
PublishedNovember 14, 2012
Nation, World Dispatches
NEW YORK Man who accused Elmo puppeteer recants story A man who accused Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was a teenage boy has recanted his story. In a quick turnabout, the man on Tuesday described his sexual relationship with Clash as adult and consensual. Clash responded with a statement […]
-
PublishedNovember 14, 2012
In wake of Sandy, idea of carbon tax gets second wind
WASHINGTON – Climate change is suddenly a hot topic again. The issue is resurfacing in talks about a once radical idea: a possible carbon tax. On Tuesday, a conservative think tank held discussions about it, while a more liberal think tank released a paper on it. And the Congressional Budget Office issued a 19-page report […]
-
PublishedNovember 14, 2012
Residents of some states petition for secession
WASHINGTON – From states across the country, Americans have filed petitions on the White House website seeking to secede from the union and form new state governments. Most of the petitions come from states that supported Republican Mitt Romney in last week’s election. Petitions have been filed for Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, […]
-
PublishedNovember 13, 2012
Fla. socialite at center of general’s sex scandal
Jill Kelley, whose complaint about anonymous, threatening email triggered the FBI investigation that led to Petraeus' downfall, called police for 'diplomatic protection' after the news media gathered at her home.
-
PublishedNovember 13, 2012
Henry Colman, ‘Love Boat’ exec, dies at 89
LOS ANGELES – Television producer and executive Henry Colman, whose credits include “The Love Boat,” “Hawaii Five-O” and “Green Acres,” has died at age 89. An announcement Sunday by the Archive of American Television says Colman died Wednesday. Colman’s career dates to early commercial television, where he started as production coordinator on the musical show […]
-
PublishedNovember 13, 2012
Penning one’s own obituary may help living and the dead
The creator of 'ObitKit' says pre-written obits can help family members at a difficult time.
-
PublishedNovember 13, 2012
Survivor of Bataan Death March dies at age of 99
TATUM, N.M. – A New Mexico man who was the state’s oldest survivor of World War II’s infamous Bataan Death March has died at the age of 99. Virgil Wallace was being buried with full military honors Monday in Tatum, according to officials with the New Mexico Department of Veterans’ Services. He died last week […]
- ← Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 7,448
- 7,449
- 7,450
- 7,451
- 7,452
- …
- 8,508
- Next Page →