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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT COLLAPSE OF INTERSTATE BRIDGE IN WASHINGTON STATE MEANS FOR COMMUTERS Washington state officials ask drivers to avoid Interstate 5 near the area where a bridge collapsed over the Skagit River. 2. WHAT OBAMA SAYS ABOUT HIS COUNTERTERRORISM POLICY President Barack Obama ...
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MOVES-Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Fri May 24, 2013 6:42am EDT May 24 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointment was announced on Friday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH The investment manager appointed Tracy Caliendo as managing director and head of Americas equity hedge fund services. Caliendo most recently served at Goldman Sachs as ...
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Coburn My bogus dilemma on aid
>Editor's note: Tom Coburn, a Republican, is a US senator from Oklahoma and the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency.(CNN) -- Millions of Americans have been shocked by the devastation caused by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Having toured the area, it's impossible to put the scope of the damage ...
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American English teacher held over Czech murders
(1 hr 10 mins ago) A young American English teacher wanted over a quadruple murder in the southern Czech city of Brno has been detained at Washington airport, Czech police said. ';Kevin Dahlgren, charged with quadruple homicide, was detained on Thursday evening,'' regional police chief Leos Trzil said. He added the suspect had flown to Washington on a regular flight from ...
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5.7-Magnitude Quake Shakes Calif.
An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage. The magnitude-5.7 quake broke dishes and shook mirrors when it struck at 8:47 p.m. Thursday, officials said. It was centered near Greenville, about 25 miles southwest of Susanville in far northeastern ...
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White House welcomes Burmese president as new ally in “pivot to Asia”
A meeting between US President Barack Obama and Burmese President Thein Sein in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday signalled Washington's embrace of the Burmese military-dominated government, as part of its efforts to strategically encircle China. Thein Sein is the first Burmese leader to be hosted in the White House since former junta leader General Ne Win's visit in 1966. ...
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Feds Argue Against Immigrants Law License
The U.S. Department of Justice this week filed a legal brief arguing that the state should deny a law license to anyone who enters or remains in the country without legal permission.Lawyers for the federal government made the filing at the request of the Florida Supreme Court. Justices last month asked whether or not federal law precludes the court's admission of an undocumented immigrant ...
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Feds Investigating Panhandle Jail
In a letter detailing its findings on Wednesday, the department said the Escambia County jail had systematic deficiencies. The letter cited problems with the staffing shortages and inadequate mental health care. The letter also stated that until recently, the jail had an informal policy of segregating some prisoners based on race. The Justice Department commended Escambia County Sheriff David ...
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Quotations of the day
"I was thinking that today could be my last day as a Boy Scout. Obviously, for gay Scouts like me, this vote is life-changing." - Pascal Tessier, a 16-year-old Boy Scout from Maryland, reacts to Boy Scouts of America's decision to accept openly gay youth as ...
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Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill
SAN FRANCISCO -; It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other ...
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Top 10 items found during 2012 coastal cleanup
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick suffered a dislocated right shoulder when sliding into third base during the season opener against the Angels on ...
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Quotations of the day
"We have a ton of people now. It's just like buying a refrigerator or a stove for your house. You put in a storm shelter." - Moore, Okla. community development director Elizabeth Jones.---"I was thinking that today could be my last day as a Boy Scout. Obviously, for gay Scouts like me, this vote is life-changing." - Pascal Tessier, a 16-year-old Boy Scout from Maryland, ...
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Summer travel forecast Better but no blowout
NEW YORK -- The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic.But for a travel industry still stinging from the Great Recession, the best it can likely hope for is another summer of steady, but ...
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I-5 bridge collapse survivor You hold on
The sudden closure of westbound lanes on the bridge came after restricting heavy vehicles on the roadway caused supply problems in Key ...
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10 Things to Know for Friday
Top 10 items found during 2012 coastal cleanup The Ocean Conservancy, a Washington DC-based environmental organization, released its 2012 list of trash collected during its International Coastal Cleanup. More than 10 million pounds of debris was collected, with nearly 1.5 million pounds in California alone. The top items found during the ...
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CBS Up American Idol Down at End of Traditional TV Season
CBS strengthened its dominance over the television industry this year at the same time that the unprecedented reign of "American Idol" came to a ...
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Obama defends legal drone killings
President Barack Obama has defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving US counter terrorism ...
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Irish storm chaser leads tornado recovery efforts
Oklahoma for the last two years, has even been taking part in search-and-rescue teams in the affected areas. He has made the Journey Church in Norman, just outside of Moore, an unofficial base camp, leading several other volunteers eager to do their bit in helping rebuild the community."For many of these people, all of their possessions are gone," he told the Irish ...
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Man shot by FBI linked Boston bomber to triple murder
Boston police believe were committed by Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years before he bombed the city's marathon.Todashev, a 27-year-old Chechen immigrant, reportedly admitted that he and Tsarnaev were responsible for the killings and began to write out a confession, the ...
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Oklahoma faces $2bn disaster damage bill
The tally is based on visual assessments of the extensive damage zone stretching more than 17 miles and the fact that the tornado was on the ground for 40 ...
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Americas truth-seeking drone program
if you are interested in contributing. The events of September 11, 2001, serve as a painful reminder that the use unlawful use of force, as designated by the World Court for acts of terrorism, resulted in the costly loss of innocent life. Since Western leaders condemned such acts as wrong and unlawful, it is only logical that Western nations follow by example by avoiding (engaging in) ...
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Abu Dhabi hires key role for New York franchise
Claudio Reyna, left, is the first key appointment for Manchester City's MLS franchise team, New York City Football Club. (Photo: Manchester City ...
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Obama on precarious legal ground in American deaths by US drone strikes
Jeremy Scahill, national security correspondent for The Nation and author of "Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield," talks with Rachel Maddow about the Obama administration's case for the targeted killing of Anwar al-Awlawk and the legal questions surrounding the 'non-specific targeted' killing of his 16-year-old ...
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Groups look for next step in delicate immigration reform dance
By Carrie Dann, Political Reporter, NBC News After clearing the first hurdle in some of the most delicate legislative jockeying in recent memory, advocates of a comprehensive immigration reform bill are already looking to the next stage of the legislation’s progress as it heads toward a high-profile airing in the full Senate.While some groups aligned with Democrats failed to secure their ...
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‘We Can Blow Things Up’ America’s Power in the Middle East
In an article published May 15, 2013, American historical social scientist Immanuel Wallerstein wrote, "Nothing illustrates more the limitations of Western power than the internal controversy its elites are having in public about what the United States in particular and western European states should be doing about the civil war in Syria." Those limitations are palpable in both ...
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