Skeptic finds he now agrees global warming is real
WASHINGTON (AP) - A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Temperatures really are rising rapidly.
Nations:U.S.
2011-10-30
Studies challenge wisdom of GOP candidates' plans
WASHINGTON (AP) - Key proposals from the Republican presidential candidates might make for good campaign fodder. But independent analyses raise serious questions about those plans and their ability to cure the nation's ills in two vital areas, the economy and housing.
People:Mitt Romney Barack Obama Ronald Reagan George W. Bush Activities:US Election 2012
2011-10-30
Reports: Prosecutions going up for war zone crime
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Marine in Iraq sent home $43,000 in stolen cash by hiding it in a footlocker among American flags. A soldier shipped thousands more concealed in a toy stuffed animal. An embassy employee tricked the State Department into wiring $240,000 into his foreign bank account.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. Activities:Second Gulf War
2011-10-30
Qantas expected to resume flights after court acts
DALLAS (AP) - Qantas Airways was expected to resume flying Monday after an Australian court intervened in a labor dispute that led the airline to ground its entire fleet over the weekend.
Nations:Australia U.S. New Zealand U.K. Singapore
2011-10-30
Search suspended after Kansas grain elevator blast
ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) - Crews suspended their search Sunday for three people missing after a thunderous explosion at a Kansas grain elevator killed three workers and hospitalized two others with severe burns.
Nations:U.S.
2011-10-30
China marks national day with vows for 'democracy'
China's top leaders marked national day with an appearance on Tiananmen Square in Beijing after Prime Minister Wen Jiabao pledged greater "democracy" and rights for the people.
Nations:China People:Wen Jiabao Liu Xiaobo Hu Jintao
2011-10-01
More than 50 arrested in Wall Street protest
NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 50 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested on Saturday afternoon after blocking traffic lanes on the Brooklyn Bridge and attempting an unauthorized march across the span, police and witnesses said.
Nations:U.S. People:Michael Moore Susan Sarandon
2011-10-01
500 arrested after protest on NY's Brooklyn Bridge
NEW YORK (AP) - About 500 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances, were arrested Saturday after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic for several hours.
Nations:U.S. People:Michael Moore Susan Sarandon
2011-10-01
Hispanic students vanish from Alabama schools
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) - Hispanic students have started vanishing from Alabama public schools in the wake of a court ruling that upheld the state's tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration.
Nations:U.S.
2011-10-01
Hairy, crazy ants invade from Texas to Miss.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It sounds like a horror movie: Biting ants invade by the millions. A camper's metal walls bulge from the pressure of ants nesting behind them. A circle of poison stops them for only a day, and then a fresh horde shows up, bringing babies. Stand in the yard, and in seconds ants cover your shoes.
Nations:U.S.
2011-10-01
China launches module for space station
BEIJING (AP) - China launched an experimental module to lay the groundwork for a future space station on Thursday, underscoring its ambitions to become a major space power over the coming decade.
Nations:China U.S. Russia
2011-09-30
Senator: Consider military action against Pakistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Sunday that the U.S. should consider military action against Pakistan if it continues to support terrorist attacks against American troops in Afghanistan.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Lindsey Graham Activities:Pakistan-U.S.
2011-09-25
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