Saudi Arabia: Woman Driver Verdict Reportedly Overturned By King King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia delivers a speech to the Saudi Shura Council, or advisory assembly, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI 09/28/11 04:37 PM ET RIYADH, Saudi Arab — Saudi King Abdullah has overturned a court ruling sentencing [...]
Texas executes Mexican after court stay rejected By MICHAEL GRACZYK – Associated Press | AP – 5 hrs ago Related Content This undated handout photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows … HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Mexican national was executed Thursday for the rape-slaying of a teenager after the U.S. Supreme Court turned down [...]
Pedro Ugarte / AFP – Getty Images Afghan soldiers walk towards the Inter-Continental hotel at the end of a military operation against Taliban militants that stormed the hotel in Kabul. NBC, msnbc.com and news services NBC, msnbc.com and news services updated 38 minutes ago 2011-06-29T04:46:16 KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan police sifted through one of Kabul’s landmark [...]
Nebraska Fire At Nuclear Power Plant Briefly Knocks Out Cooling System By RAY HENRY and JOSH FUNK 06/ 8/11 04:50 PM ET OMAHA, Neb. — A small fire briefly knocked out the cooling system for used fuel at a nuclear power plant in Nebraska, but temperatures never exceeded safe levels and power was [...]
Scott Olson / Getty Images Wisconsin’s GOP-dominated government is poised to deliver one of the strongest blows to unions in years. Full story | Live: Assembly votes CARLOS JAVIER ORTIZ / EPA Protesters get kicked out by police from the Wisconsin state assembly chamber as they try to block access to the chambers in Madison, Wisconsin [...]
‘Bring Bush! Make a no-fly zone’ rebel fighter pleads; Libya holds 3 NATO soldiers captured during rescue mission Open in new window updated less than 1 minute ago 2011-03-03T18:45:09 Libya’s rebels were urgently training to use anti-aircraft weapons as Moammar Gadhafi’s warplanes attacked two towns for a second day Thursday. Witnesses told Reuters that jets [...]
The Associated Press updated 23 minutes ago 2011-02-19T22:32:45 MADISON, Wisconsin — An estimated 70,000 protesters converged on the Wisconsin Capitol on Saturday, with supporters of Republican efforts to scrap the union rights of state workers facing off against pro-union activists. Supporters of Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s efforts to ease Wisconsin’s budget woes by reducing the power [...]
Uncle Sam’s tax haul falls to 1950 levels Receipts as a share of economy are shrinking, as payments fall, thanks to deductions, recession By Stephen Ohlemacher Associated Press Published on Tuesday, Feb 08, 2011 WASHINGTON: Taxes too high? Actually, as a share of the nation’s economy, Uncle Sam’s take this year will be the lowest [...]
‘The hope for democracy isn’t going to put food on the table right now’ By TAREK EL-TABLAWY The Associated Press updated 1 hour 28 minutes ago 2011-02-04 Time: 09:05:34 ‘Friday of departure’ for Mubarak? MSN.com Picture. Thousands of protesters gather in Cairo’s main square for 11th day. CAIRO — For more than a week, Zaki Abdel-Aziz had been [...]
TODAY – February 02, 2011 Play Video AFP – Egypt protests continue as Mubarak digs in heels Slideshow:Anti-government protests in Egypt Play Video Video:Mubarak offer ‘not enough’ Reuters Play Video Video:Egypt President Announcement ABC News AP – Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, including some riding horses and camels and wielding whips, march … By HADEEL AL-SHALCHI and SARAH EL [...]
By Christopher S. Rugaber Associated Press POSTED: 12:14 p.m. EST, Feb 01, 2011 WASHINGTON: Factory activity expanded in January at the fastest pace in nearly seven years, as manufacturers reported a sharp jump in new orders. The Institute for Supply Management, a private trade group, said Tuesday that its index of manufacturing activity rose last [...]
Hundreds die in Brazil landslides, flooding msnbc.com news services msnbc.com news services updated 34 minutes ago 2011-01-14T14:08:35 TERESOPOLIS, Brazil — A new and ominous rain began falling again Friday in mountain towns where mudslides and flooding killed at least 495 people, hindering rescuers efforts to reach survivors even as relatives hauled the dead down the hills [...]
AP – Handyman Joe Martinez of Denver, 55, stops at a hamburger diner for lunch in Denver on Wednesday, Dec. … By KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press – Thu Dec 30, 12:02 pm ET DENVER – It will be a happier New Year for nearly 650,000 workers earning minimum wage. They’re getting small raises in seven states that tie [...]
Play Video ABC News – Obama Signs Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal AP – President Barack Obama signs the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, … By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Pauline Jelinek, Associated Press – WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama signed a landmark law Wednesday repealing the ban on gay [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Newton won the Heisman Trophy — as if there was any doubt. Whether he gets to keep it is still to be determined. Auburn’s hulking quarterback brushed off an NCAA investigation of his recruitment as he did so many tacklers this season and captured college football’s biggest individual award Saturday [...]