ISRAELI PM URGES CALM OVER DISPUTE WITH U.S.
 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voices regret for the announcement of a Jewish settlement plan that has strained ties with the U.S. and threatens the revival of peace talks. Prime minister - Benjamin Netanyahu - Prime Minister of Israel - Israel - Middle East
03/14/2010 16:00, msnbc |
ISRAELI PM URGES CALM OVER DISPUTE WITH U.S.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voices regret for the announcement of a Jewish settlement plan that has strained ties with the U.S. and threatens the revival of peace talks.
03/14/2010 15:40, msnbc |
DESPITE BRASHNESS, BUNNING STILL A HERO IN KY.
Irascible Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has been a pariah among his congressional colleagues. Back in the conservative swath of northern Kentucky he calls home, though, he's being heralded as a hero.
03/14/2010 12:00, msnbc |
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'S HARSH WORDS STUN ISRAEL
 A spat over the Ramat Shlomo housing project in East Jerusalem becomes a bigger clash as the secretary of State calls it 'an insult to the United States.'
Beginning as a spat over a single housing project, a dispute this week between the Obama administration and Israel has ballooned into the ...
03/14/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'S HARSH WORDS STUN ISRAEL
A spat over the Ramat Shlomo housing project in East Jerusalem becomes a bigger clash as the secretary of State calls it 'an insult to the United States.'
Beginning as a spat over a single housing project, a dispute this week between the Obama administration and Israel has ballooned into the ...
03/14/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
THE BIG IDEA -- IT'S BAD EDUCATION POLICY
 One simple solution for our schools? A captivating promise, but a false one.
There have been two features that regularly mark the history of U.S. public schools. Over the last century, our education system has been regularly captivated by a Big Idea -- a savant or an organization that promise...
03/14/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
SALVATION ARMY IS A RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE POWERHOUSE
 The charity, known for its image of sacrifice, owns houses in the U.S. with a total value of about $4 billion as of 2008. The homes are provided to officers rent-free in lieu of higher pay, it says.
By day, Henry Graciani oversees a 54-bed treatment center for alcoholics and drug addicts who ...
03/14/2010 02:20, LaTimes |
FEARING DRUG CARTELS, REPORTERS IN MEXICO RETREAT
 Attacks on members of the media along a long stretch of the border with the U.S. have resulted in what amounts to a news blackout.
03/13/2010 23:40, nytimes |
DRUG GANG HUSHES KILLINGS WITH NEWS BLACKOUT
A powerful drug cartel is buying off journalists in northern Mexico to work as spies and smother coverage of a spike in killings on the U.S. border in the latest attack on the media in Mexico.
03/13/2010 23:00, msnbc |
NEW BORDER WAR ERUPTS WITH MEXICO CARTEL RIFT
 This border city and others near the eastern end of the U.S. border escaped the worst of Mexico's bloody drug war for years, but now the bodies are piling up, several journalists are reportedly missing or dead and once-busy streets are empty after dark.
03/13/2010 23:00, msnbc |
AFGHANISTAN AGREES TO OPEN ITS ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO FOREIGNERS
President Hamid Karzai says the Afghan-majority panel will get two outsiders, relenting to Western pressure to curb voting violations.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai agreed Saturday to allow foreign observers to sit on an election commission, reversing a decree that sidestepped international o...
03/13/2010 22:20, LaTimes |
TARGETED BY DRUG CARTELS, REPORTERS IN MEXICO RETREAT
Attacks on members of the media along a long stretch of the border with the U.S. have resulted in what amounts to a news blackout.
03/13/2010 20:00, nytimes |
'INSULTED' U.S. SCRAMBLES TO SAVE MIDEAST TALKS
 Israel's relationship with the U.S., a defining feature of the troubled Middle East, is under severe strain with diplomats trying to save newborn peace talks with the Palestinians. Middle East - Israel - United States - Palestinian people - Warfare and Conflict
03/13/2010 17:20, msnbc |
KISSINGER HOSPITALIZED IN SOUTH KOREA
A hospital official said that former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was recovering after being hospitalized in Seoul with stomach pains.
03/13/2010 17:20, nytimes |
'INSULTED' BY ISRAEL, U.S. SCRAMBLES TO SAVE TALKS
Israel's relationship with the U.S., a defining feature of the troubled Middle East, is under severe strain with diplomats trying to save newborn peace talks with the Palestinians.
03/13/2010 17:00, msnbc |
KISSINGER HOSPITALIZED IN SOUTH KOREA
 Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is hospitalized after complaining of stomach pains, according to reports.
03/13/2010 14:00, msnbc |
CALLING SHOTS IN THE SENATE
The parliamentarian, who holds an obscure post interpreting Senate rules, stands to become the central figure in a healthcare vote.
Alan Frumin, a bookish fellow, was squirreled away at his desk in a windowless room of the U.S. Capitol this week, jacket off, eating his lunch. He is the chief ...
03/13/2010 10:20, LaTimes |
FOOD SECTOR FACES SWEEPING ANTITRUST INVESTIGATION
 Officials are looking into the gaps between what farmers earn and what shoppers pay at the grocery store. Justice Department and USDA pledge an examination of alleged monopolistic practices.
U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder and a team of top federal officials on Friday pledged a sweeping examinati...
03/13/2010 03:00, LaTimes |
WOLVES KILL TEACHER IN ALASKA
Villagers in Chignik Lake on the Alaska Peninsula take precautions after the first known fatal wolf attack in U.S. in modern times.
Hunters were combing the snowy brush around Chignik Lake, Alaska, on Friday in an attempt to hunt down up to four wolves that killed a 32-year-old special educat...
03/13/2010 02:40, LaTimes |
D.C. SCHOOL NAMES WOMAN AS FOOTBALL COACH
 Natalie Randolph was introduced Friday before cheering players and staff as the coach at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School in Washington. She is believed to be the only woman coaching a high school varsity football team in the U.S.
03/13/2010 02:06, msnbc |
NEWSWEEK: AMERICAN WITH ALLEGED TERROR TIES HELD IN YEMEN
A former laborer at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island who is accused of murdering a man during a shootout in a Yemeni hospital is likely to be held and tried by authorities in Yemen rather than sent back to the United States, according to a U.S. government official.
03/13/2010 01:43, msnbc |
REPRIMANDS EXPECTED IN 2008 BATTLE
An investigation into the 2008 battle of Wanat, one of the deadliest days of the war for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, is expected to result in serious letters of reprimand for three officers.
03/13/2010 00:43, nytimes |
OBAMA AIDE WHO LOST BET DONS CANADA GEAR
 The White House spokesman came to his daily on-camera briefing on Friday wearing a red-and-white Canadian hockey jersey - the result of not one, but two losing bets on the U.S.-Canadian rivalry at the recent Winter Olympics. Canada - United States - White House - Sport - Winter Olympic Games
03/13/2010 00:20, msnbc |
OBAMA AIDE WHO LOST BET DONS CANADA GEAR
The White House spokesman came to his daily on-camera briefing on Friday wearing a red-and-white Canadian hockey jersey - the result of not one, but two losing bets on the U.S.-Canadian rivalry at the recent Winter Olympics.
03/13/2010 00:00, msnbc |
D.C. SCHOOL NAMES WOMAN AS FOOTBALL COACH
Natalie Randolph was introduced Friday before cheering players and staff as the coach at Calvin Coolidge Senior High School in Washington. She is believed to be the only woman coaching a high school varsity football team in the U.S.
03/12/2010 23:20, msnbc |
COURT RULES AGAIN AGAINST VACCINE-AUTISM CLAIMS
Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.
03/12/2010 23:20, msnbc |
AUSTRIAN GOVT FINDS MASS GRAVES OF NAZI VICTIMS
At least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian army, government officials said Friday. An army statement suggested some of the remains may be that of U.S. pilots shot down and imprisoned during World War II.
03/12/2010 21:40, msnbc |
LUTZ: GM WILL PAY BACK BAILOUT AT PROFIT FOR U.S.
 GM Vice Chair Bob Lutz, who will retire in May, says the automaker will pay back its bailout at a profit for U.S. taxpayers without lowering quality in vehicle development.
03/12/2010 21:00, msnbc |
FCC RELEASES INTERNET SPEED TEST TOOL
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet.
03/12/2010 18:20, msnbc |
CONSUMER SENTIMENT DIPS AMID JOB WORRIES
U.S. consumer sentiment declined slightly in early March, with Americans less positive about the job outlook, a survey released Friday showed. United States - Consumer Confidence Index - Economy - Home - Michigan
03/12/2010 18:00, msnbc |
CONSUMER SENTIMENT DIPS AMID JOB WORRIES
U.S. consumer sentiment declined slightly in early March, with Americans less positive about the job outlook, a survey released Friday showed.
03/12/2010 18:00, msnbc |
RETAIL SALES RISE UNEXPECTEDLY IN FEBRUARY
Sales at U.S. retailers rose unexpectedly in February despite a drop in vehicle purchases and inclement weather that was expected to curtail shopping. Retail - Business - United States - Retail Trade - Weather
03/12/2010 16:20, msnbc |
RETAIL SALES RISE UNEXPECTEDLY IN FEBRUARY
Sales at U.S. retailers rose unexpectedly in February despite a drop in vehicle purchases and inclement weather that was expected to curtail shopping.
03/12/2010 16:00, msnbc |
INTERNET MAKING IT EASIER TO BECOME A TERRORIST
'JihadJane' and other U.S. suspects don't need militant training camps, officials say. They just go online.
The abrupt transformation of Colleen R. LaRose from bored middle-aged matron to "JihadJane," her Internet alias, was unique in many ways, but a common thread ties the alleged Islamic mi...
03/12/2010 12:40, LaTimes |
QUICK EXIT FOR MELANIE OUDIN
 The teenager, the highest-ranked U.S. woman at Indian Wells, falls to Italy's Roberta Vinci in the first round
This match slipped away from Melanie Oudin as quickly as her impatient forehands sailed out of the court, big bunches of errors coming faster and faster.
03/12/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
SOME U.S. OFFICIALS SEE A GROWING TALIBAN-AL QAEDA RIFT
They believe military pressures in the Pakistani border region are making the Afghan militants reluctant to cooperate with their longtime allies. Not all officials are convinced.
A growing number of Taliban militants in the Pakistani border region are refusing to collaborate with Al Qaeda fig...
03/12/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
SOME U.S. OFFICIALS SEE A GROWING TALIBAN-AL QAEDA RIFT
They believe military pressures in the Pakistani border region are making the Afghan militants reluctant to cooperate with their longtime allies. Not all officials are convinced.
A growing number of Taliban militants in the Pakistani border region are refusing to collaborate with Al Qaeda fig...
03/12/2010 10:40, LaTimes |
VIDEO GAME SALES FALL 15% IN FEBRUARY
The drop occurred despite the release of three major titles last month. Demand for consoles tumbles 20%, according to an NPD Group report.
Video game sales in the U.S. plunged 15% in February as skittish consumers continued to ratchet back their spending.
03/12/2010 08:40, LaTimes |
TOYOTA FACES A GROWING NUMBER OF PROBES IN U.S.
 The FBI, a U.S. attorney's office in New York, the SEC and even the L.A. city attorney have opened investigations of the Japanese automaker, adding to existing probes by Congress and regulators.
As if Toyota Motor Corp. hasn't had enough trouble, the automaker is now facing a new set of inter...
03/12/2010 06:40, LaTimes |
CHILDREN'S JEWELRY RECALL EXPANDED
U.S. regulators expanded their efforts Thursday to go after children's jewelry that contains high levels of the toxic metal cadmium by telling parents to throw away "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"-themed charm bracelets.
03/12/2010 03:40, msnbc |
AIMING FOR WORLD CUP, U.S. STRIKER DAVIES WILL RESUME TRAINING
U.S. forward Charlie Davies, who was injured seriously in an automobile accident last year, expects to resume training soon.
03/12/2010 03:20, nytimes |
FEBRUARY VIDEO GAME SALES DROP 15 PERCENT
U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.
03/12/2010 03:00, msnbc |
TOYOTA FACES A GROWING NUMBER OF PROBES IN U.S.
The FBI, a U.S. attorney's office in New York, the SEC and even the L.A. city attorney have opened investigations of the Japanese automaker, adding to existing probes by Congress and regulators.
As if Toyota Motor Corp. hasn't had enough trouble, the automaker is now facing a new set of inter...
03/12/2010 03:00, LaTimes |
GATES: GULF ALLIES UNDERSTAND IRAN SANCTIONS NEXT
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Persian Gulf allies understand sanctions are the inevitable next step in dealing with the threat of a nuclear Iran. Persian Gulf - Iran - United States Secretary of Defense - United States - History
03/12/2010 02:40, msnbc |
HOUSE VOTES TO IMPEACH US JUDGE FROM LOUISIANA
The House voted unanimously Thursday to impeach a U.S. district judge from Louisiana, who lawmakers said avoided likely criminal charges related to alleged payoffs in part because the statute of limitations expired.
03/12/2010 00:40, msnbc |
U.S. TROOPS PROBED IN IRAQI REPORTER DEATH
U.S. troops open fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official says.
03/12/2010 00:20, msnbc |
YEMEN HOLDS N.J. MAN AFTER AL-QAIDA SHOOTOUT
Yemen counterterrorism authorities captured a U.S. citizen of Somali origin after he shot his way out of a hospital in the Middle Eastern country, officials say. Middle East - Yemen - Al-Qaeda - United States nationality law - Travel and Tourism
03/12/2010 00:00, msnbc |
YEMEN HOLDS N.J. MAN AFTER AL-QAIDA SHOOTOUT
Yemen counterterrorism authorities captured a U.S. citizen of Somali origin after he shot his way out of a hospital in the Middle Eastern country, officials say.
03/12/2010 00:00, msnbc |
THE E.U. AND U.S. QUARREL OVER HEDGE FUNDS
The European Union rebutted criticism by the U.S. of its plans to tighten the rules on hedge funds.
03/12/2010 00:00, nytimes |
THE E.U. AND U.S. QUARREL OVER HEDGE FUNDS
The European Union rebutted criticism by the U.S. of its plans to tighten the rules on hedge funds.
03/11/2010 23:00, nytimes |