Fires in California continue
Los Angeles City firefighters provide structure protection of residential homes in the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles as a wind driven Santa Ana fire threatens the neighborhood, Monday night, Oct. 1
US soldier pleads guilty in Iraq killings
- The Associated Press
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- October 02, 2008
VILSECK, Germany - A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of accessory to murder and was sentenced to eight months in prison for his role in the killing of four Iraqi prisoners who were bou...
Three years after Katrina, Gulf ports at risk
By Kathy Finn
PORT FOURCHON, Louisiana (Reuters) - The drive south from New Orleans toward the Gulf of Mexico is a study in coastal vulnerability.
As the road winds through marshes and skirts ba...
US to press NATO allies on missile defence options
BRUSSELS (AFP) — US Defense Secretary Robert Gates will press NATO ministers to agree on options for a missile system capable of protecting all allies against Iranian missile strikes, a senior US offi...
Beating the Heat in New York
The east coast of the U.S. has been going through a heat wave for several days now, with temperatures reaching upwards of 95 F. While the extreme weather was too much for many tourists visiting New Yo
Ted Kennedy Operation Today
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is undergoing surgery at Duke University Medical Center Monday June 2, 2008 for his cancerous brain tumor. Kennedy expects to remain at Duke for one week to recuperate and then
Crane collapses in New York City, two dead
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - A large crane collapsed in New York City on Friday, killing two people and damaging an apartment building on Manhattan's Upper East Side -- a day after ...
New Crane Collapse in New York City
In this frame grab taken from WABC television, the scene of a construction crane collapse at at East 91st Street and First Avenue in New York Friday, May 30, 2008 is seen. The New York City Fire Depar
NY congressman Fossella admits fathering child from affair
- The Associated Press
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- May 09, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Vito Fossella of New York has acknowledged fathering a 3-year-old daughter with a woman outside his marriage. In a statement Thursday Fossella said he is "truly sorry" for the p...
Visa Fees To Increase On January 1, 2008
Athens (December 14, 2007) -- Effective January 1, 2008, the application fee for a U.S. non-immigrant visa will increase from $100 to $131 worldwide. Those applicants who paid the prior $100 applicat...
New Orleans’ Georges sees hope outside GOP
By Jordan Blum
The Baton Rouge Advocate
The day New Orleans businessman John Georges signed up to run for governor, he claimed the state Republican Party had courted him to run for lieutenant gove...
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