[1] Chile's president says the death toll from Saturday's 8.8-magnitude quake has topped 700. Deaths are expected to be highest in Concepcion, a city of more than 200,000 near the epicenter. [2] President Barack Obama's doctor says the commander-in-c...
1. (The) death toll is rising in Chile where a massive earthquake struck early Saturday. The 8.8 quake destroyed homes and bridges. The country has declared a state of catastrophe. It tried to figure exactly how much damage has been done. 2. Hawaii a...
[1] The worst may be over in the Northeast as a strong winter storm is tapering off. Already, more than 21 inches of snow has fallen in New York. Crews at airports from Philadelphia North are now trying to clear the runways. [2] The shows are going o...
1. President Barack Obama is holding a bipartisan summit on health care in Washington today. The president will meet with 22 high-ranking lawmakers. The schedule includes remarks from both sides with Obama serving as moderator. 2. The Northeast is de...
[1] The head of Toyota is apologizing to the American people for safety lapses that led to a number of deaths and widespread recalls. Akio Toyota appeared Wednesday before Congress where he also disputed claims that electronics were to blame for the...
1. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says the government will pursue questions about the electronics on Toyotas that could potentially have sudden and dangerous acceleration. The head of Toyota sales in US testified yesterday about recent Toyota re...
1. The Fed is keeping interest rates at a record low, and promising to leave them there for an extended period. It says it hopes keeping the key rate where it is should help nurture the economic recovery and lower high unemployment. 2. Toyota drivers...
1. Former New York Giant Plaxico Burress is testifying before a grand jury this morning. Burress shot himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub last November and could face more than three years in prison if convicted on the weapons charge. The...
1.The lawyer for Michael Jacksons personal physician says his client will not comment on rumor, innuendo or unnamed sources. That statement follows a law enforcement official telling the AP that Dr. Conrad Robert Murray gave Jackson a powerful anest...
1. Authorities in Massachusetts have released the 911 call and police communications that led to the arrest of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates. The sergeant who made the arrest can be heard telling dispatchers that Gates was being uncooperative an...
