Obama, Romney aides preview general election fight in Twitter duel Category: US NewsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 04:18 PM -0800
The two men are unlikely to mix it up in earnest for weeks. But the core argument in a potential Mitt Romney-Barack Obama general election matchup played out one tweet at a time in a virtual clash...[more]
FDA fines Red Cross $9.6 million for blood lapses Category: US NewsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 04:17 PM -0800
Food and Drug Administration officials have fined the American Red Cross nearly $9.6 million for sloppy and unsafe blood management practices, the second multi-million-dollar penalty levied against...[more]
Boy, 15, tells cops he killed sister Category: US NewsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 04:15 PM -0800
Arkansas authorities were investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl as a homicide after her younger brother confessed to fatally shooting her this weekend, a local sheriff said Monday.[more]
U.S. gun industry appeals new rifle reporting rules Category: US NewsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 04:14 PM -0800
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The gun industry on Monday appealed a U.S. judge's decision to uphold new Obama administration regulations requiring gun dealers in four states bordering Mexico to report the...[more]
Missing Colo. man found dead in theater restroom Category: US NewsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 03:52 PM -0800
A Colorado man who was missing for five days was found dead in a locked movie theater restroom after workers noticed an odor and forced their way in, authorities said.[more]
Minn. couple among those missing from cruise Category: US NewsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 03:48 PM -0800
A Minnesota couple missing after a cruise ship capsized off the west coast of Italy are devout Catholics who spend part of almost every day at church, where he teaches classes and she hands out...[more]
Snowshoer found alive on Mount Rainier Category: US NewsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 03:44 PM -0800
A 66-year-old snowshoer who was missing on Mount Rainier since Saturday was found alive Monday afternoon by a team of three rescuers, a national park spokeswoman said.[more]
Fuel to start flowing to iced-in Alaska town Category: US NewsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 03:18 PM -0800
Crews have laid a hose along a half mile stretch of Bering Sea ice and were hoping Monday to soon begin transferring 1.3 million gallons of fuel from a Russian fuel tanker to the city of Nome.[more]
Organizers of bid to recall Wisconsin governor face deadline Category: US NewsPublish Date: 01-16-2012 02:30 PM -0800
MADISON (Reuters) - Organizers of a petition drive to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker vow to submit more than enough signatures this week to force the controversial first-term Republican to...[more]
