Oregon mom accused in river drowning of 4-year-old
PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon mother was arrested Saturday in the drowning of her 4-year-old son after the boy and his 7-year-old sister ended up in the chilly Williamette River.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-05-24
Amid nurse shortage, hospitals focus on retention
MIAMI - Newly minted nurse Katie O'Bryan was determined to stay at her first job at least a year, even if she did leave the hospital every day wanting to quit.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-02-15
2 students killed in Oregon nightclub shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. - A gunman opened fire outside an under-21 nightclub in Portland, killing two girls and wounded several other people in an apparently random act, police said.
Nations:U.S. Ecuador Source:(AP)
2009-01-26
AP IMPACT: Lobbyists skirt Obama's earmark ban
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's ban on earmarks in the $825 billion economic stimulus bill doesn't mean interest groups, lobbyists and lawmakers won't be able to funnel money to pet projects.
Nations:U.S. People:Mitch McConnell Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-01-25
Bitter cold hits hard because of economic meltdown
ST. LOUIS - William Davis has lived on the streets since the recession cost him his job as a commercial painter. Over the last eight months, he's made it through heat waves, wind storms, rain, snow and ice.
Nations:U.S. Canada Source:(AP)
2009-01-15
Bone-chilling temperatures settle over East
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Northeasterners got socked Thursday with the same subzero temperatures -- more than 30 below zero in some spots -- that brought teeth-chattering misery to the nation's midsection for much of the week.
Nations:U.S. Canada Source:(AP)
2009-01-15
Biting cold hits Northeast, keeps even skiers home
MONTPELIER, Vt. - The cold wave that stunned the nation's midsection expanded into the Northeast on Wednesday with subzero temperatures and biting wind that kept even some winter sports fans at home.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-14
Home prices post 18 percent annual drop in October
NEW YORK - Home prices dropped by the sharpest annual rate on record in October and there are no signs the housing pain is over, according to a closely watched index released Tuesday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-12-30
Skies to clear in Midwest, easing flooding fears
CHICAGO - The skies were expected to clear in the Midwest on Sunday as the residents surveyed the damage from summerlike storms that a day earlier pounded the region with hail, high winds and even funnel clouds.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-12-28
Stores cut prices to entice post-holiday shoppers
Two hours before the doors were set to open Friday morning, a Miami-area Wal-Mart parking lot was full of cars -- and possibility. But in a Christmas shopping season in which many Americans were unwilling to spend, even a packed lot doesn't always translate into holiday cheer for stores.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 Christmas Source:(AP)
2008-12-27
Storm blankets West with snow, ice glazes Midwest
RENO, Nev. - Yet another snowstorm pummeled parts of the West, snarling holiday traffic and briefly darkening lights on Christmas trees, and freezing rain covered some Midwest highways with a dangerous sheet of ice.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-12-26
Deep snow in West; some travelers wait at O'Hare
CHICAGO - Christmas Day was the second morning Tom and Kristina Waltz and their two daughters awoke at O'Hare International Airport, after days of flight delays and cancellations that marred their holiday travel plans.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-12-25
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