Bing
- Weekly jobless claims plunge to lowest level in…
- The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week to the lowest level in over a year. The concern is that the big improvement will be temporary as the weak economy continues to…
- Daily Finance
- ·
- 1 hour ago
Daily Finance- Taliban leader issues Muslim holiday message
- The Taliban's reclusive leader issued a Muslim holiday message on Wednesday calling on Afghans to break off relations with the government, which he described as a 'stooge' administration. Mullah Omar's message ahead of Eid came a week after…
- Post-Star
- ·
- 1 hour ago
WSVN-TV- Deere reports 4Q loss on charges, lower sales
- Deere and Co. reported a $223 million loss for the fourth quarter on Wednesday as big charges and a 28 percent decline in sales of farm and construction equipment as demand slumped amid the global economic downturn. Deere is the biggest…
- Peoria Journal Star
- ·
- 1 hour ago
Beaver County Times- Rare, heavy rains soak pilgrims at Islam's hajj
- JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -Rare, heavy rainstorms soaked pilgrims and flooded the road into Mecca, snarling Islam's annual hajj as millions of Muslims headed for the holy sites. The downpours add an extra hazard on top of intense concerns about…
- AOL
- ·
- 1 hour ago
WRAL- ABC's 'Good Morning America' cancels Lambert
- NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Lambert's racy American Music Awards performance cost him a gig on "Good Morning America," but he will perform live instead on ABC's morning rivals at CBS. Lambert was to sing Wednesday on "GMA," but the network said…
- Mercury
- ·
- 1 hour ago
Hecklers Pray.com- Toyota to replace gas pedals on 4 million recalled vehicles;…
- As a temporary step, Toyota will have dealers shorten the length of the gas pedals beginning in January while the company develops replacement pedals for their vehicles, the Transportation Department and Toyota said. New pedals will be…
- Newser
- ·
- 1 hour ago
Time- Obama set to announce more troops for Afghanistan
- WASHINGTON–President Barack Obama expects Americans to support sending tens of thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan once they understand the perils of losing, and he is preparing to make his case to the American public next week. Eight…
- Toronto Star
- ·
- 2 hours ago
Big Hollywood- Federer reclaims year-end No. 1 ranking
- The record 15-time Grand Slam champion is now closing in on Pete Sampras' all-time mark of six. "It's one of the greatest performances I think I've achieved," said Federer, who beat Andy Murray at the O2 Arena on Tuesday night to clinch the…
- San Francisco Chronicle
- ·
- 1 hour ago
Washington Post- Panel 1st up in SC Gov. Sanford impeachment debate
- COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Gov. Mark Sanford's tearful confession that he quietly disappeared from the state for five days to rendezvous with his lover in Argentina has shattered his marriage and dimmed his once-bright political future. A small…
- Washington Post
- ·
- 3 hours ago
- ·
- (Registration Required)
Seattle Post Intelligencer- Fighting Global Warming Reduces Diseases
- (WASHINGTON) — Cutting global warming pollution would not only make the planet healthier, it would make people healthier too, newly released studies say. Slashing carbon dioxide emissions could save millions of lives, mostly by reducing…
- Time
- ·
- 1 hour ago
ClickOnDetroit.com- Metro officer fires at restaurant robber
- A Metropolitan Transit Authority police officer shot at a man who tried to rob a Vietnamese eatery in northwest Houston and authorities police are searching for the man and his three accomplices.
- Houston Chronicle
- Locke's ad: Voters can't afford Parker
- Houston Controller Annise Parker fired back at her mayoral rival, Gene Locke, saying the radio spot was "at best, misleading, and, at worst, a lie."
- Houston Chronicle
