New arrests in Galleon insider-trading case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fourteen people were charged with fraud and conspiracy in a dramatic widening of an insider trading scandal that has ensnared hedge fund managers, top Silicon Valley executives and a bevy of white-shoe advisers.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2009 Galleon Insider Trading Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-05
Colts survive 49ers 18-14, win 16th straight
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indianapolis Colts won their 16th straight regular-season game, the equivalent of an undefeated season, and Jim Caldwell became the first rookie coach since the NFL merger to open his career with seven consecutive wins thanks to Sunday's 18-14 victory over San Francisco.
Nations:U.S. People:Alex Smith Frank Gore Joseph Addai Reggie Wayne Peyton Manning Activities:2009 NFL Source:(AP)
2009-11-01
Federal regulators close 9 banks
NEW YORK - Regulators shut California National Bank of Los Angeles and eight other banks as the weak economy continues to produce a stream of loan defaults.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-10-30
Microsoft launches Windows 7
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 went on sale around the world Thursday as the US software giant seeks to reboot after the disappointment of its previous generation operating system Vista.
Nations:U.S. People:Steve Ballmer
2009-10-22
Pot advocates: Looser guidelines leave questions
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Obama administration policy loosening guidelines on federal prosecution of medical marijuana on Monday signaled to users that they had less to fear from federal agents but still left their suppliers to contend with a tangled mesh of state laws and regulations.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-19
U.S. charges billionaire Rajaratnam with record insider trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and five executives from some of the most prestigious U.S. companies were charged on Friday with the largest hedge fund insider-trading scheme ever.
Nations:Sri Lanka U.S. Activities:2009 Galleon Insider Trading Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-16
In New Orleans, Obama fires back at critics
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama fired back on Thursday at critics who say he has few accomplishments of note in his nine months in office and declared he was just getting started.
Nations:Afghanistan U.S. People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Obama Admin. 2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(Reuters)
2009-10-16
Storm menaces Calif.; burned areas risk mudslides
LOS ANGELES - A powerful fall storm packing strong winds and rain drenched fire-scarred hillsides around California on Wednesday, and residents from north to south braced for possible mudslides and debris flows.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-14
US income gap widens as poor take hit in recession
WASHINGTON - The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans as rippling job layoffs ravaged household budgets.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-09-29
School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response
SAN FRANCISCO - As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms and takes a heavier toll on children and young adults.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
School drinking water contains toxins
CUTLER, Calif. - Over the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins.
Nations:U.S. People:Barbara Boxer Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
Pelosi worried about angry health care rhetoric
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the anti-government rhetoric over President Barack Obama's health care reform effort is troubling because it reminds her of the violent debate over gay rights that roiled San Francisco in the 1970s.
Nations:U.S. People:John Boehner Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama Jimmy Carter Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Source:(AP)
2009-09-17
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