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ATHENS, Greece – With creditors demanding solutions to the Greek debt crisis and the financial world increasingly on edge, Athens on Wednesday froze pensions, cut civil service salaries and slapped new taxes on everything from cigarettes and alcohol…
WASHINGTON — In a crucial week of high wire politics, Barack Obama is seeking to transform his top priority health care plan, now a liability for his presidency, into a trump card to outwit Republicans.
But ahead of the president's bipartisan healt…
WASHINGTON — In a crucial week of high wire politics, Barack Obama is seeking to transform his top priority health care plan, now a liability for his presidency, into a trump card to outwit Republicans.
But ahead of the president's bipartisan healt…
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn was charged Friday with battery and vandalism for allegedly attacking a photographer and breaking his camera outside Brentwood Country Mart in October, officials said.
Penn faces up to 18 months in jail if convicted of…
Three employees of Tesla Motors Inc. were killed Wednesday morning in the crash of a small plane in East Palo Alto, the electric car maker's chief executive said in a statement.
"We are withholding their identities as we work with the relevant auth…
WHISTLER, British Columbia — New medal. Same old Bode.
Or is it?
Depends on whether you listen to what others say or what Bode Miller himself says.
Before heading off to collect his bronze from the men's Olympic downhill Monday, the ever-enigmati…
LOS ANGELES — Kevin Smith says he's "way fat," but that shouldn't stop him from flying.
The director and actor says a pilot ejected him from a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to Burbank, Calif., saying he didn't fit properly in a single seat…
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — More than 200 masked Olympic protesters splattered red paint and smashed windows of a popular downtown department store Saturday on the first day of competition at the Vancouver Games.
Police say the group marched thro…
Last night’s episode was entitled “What Kate Does,” and what Kate does as a character on Lost is provide the show with a number of things. She’s been a strong, sexy protagonist who has contributed to the series’ most enduring love triangle, at least…
The medical examiner has ruled that the death of Daniel Kerrigan, the father of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, was a homicide, the Middlesex County district attorney's office said Tuesday.
The skater's brother, Mark, was arraigned in January on assa…
Game on! Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are taking legal action against the British tabloid News of the World for its story last month that alleged the couple were working out details of a split.
"The News of the World has failed to meet our clients'…
A powerful storm slammed the U.S. mid-Atlantic on Friday, threatening record snowfall in a region heavily dependent on home heating oil and natural gas supplies.
Forecasts calling for 20 to 30 inches (50 to 76 cm) of snow and near-blizzard conditio…
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Greece woos markets with $6.5B austerity plan
ATHENS, Greece – With creditors demanding solutions to the Greek debt crisis and the financial world increasingly on edge, Athens on Wednesday froze pensions, cut civil service salaries and slapped new taxes on everything from cigarettes and alcohol to fuel and precious gems.
Markets and the European Union reacted well to the euro4.8 billion austerity plan. But Greek unions were outraged — and the country's embattled premier, who had likened the situation to a "state of war," is headed to German… Continue
Markets and the European Union reacted well to the euro4.8 billion austerity plan. But Greek unions were outraged — and the country's embattled premier, who had likened the situation to a "state of war," is headed to German… Continue
Posted on March 3, 2010 at 7:25pm —
SeaWorld workers describe speed of fatal attack
MIAMI – A killer whale that dragged a trainer to her death eluded SeaWorld workers who furiously unfurled nets while it swam pool-to-pool during the attack last week, according to witness statements released Monday.
After minutes of frenzied work to save Dawn Brancheau, the whale was finally corralled but still refused to unclench its teeth, according to the investigative reports released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Investigators have said before that she died from multiple traumatic… Continue
After minutes of frenzied work to save Dawn Brancheau, the whale was finally corralled but still refused to unclench its teeth, according to the investigative reports released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Investigators have said before that she died from multiple traumatic… Continue
Posted on March 1, 2010 at 7:58pm —
Chile was ready for quake, Haiti wasn't
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The earthquake in Chile was far stronger than the one that struck Haiti last month — yet the death toll in this Caribbean nation is magnitudes higher.
The reasons are simple.
Chile is wealthier and infinitely better prepared, with strict building codes, robust emergency response and a long history of handling seismic catastrophes. No living Haitian had experienced a quake at home when the Jan. 12 disaster crumbled their poorly constructed buildings.
And Chile was relat… Continue
The reasons are simple.
Chile is wealthier and infinitely better prepared, with strict building codes, robust emergency response and a long history of handling seismic catastrophes. No living Haitian had experienced a quake at home when the Jan. 12 disaster crumbled their poorly constructed buildings.
And Chile was relat… Continue
Posted on March 1, 2010 at 12:03pm —
USOC eager to build on 2010 record medals haul
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- After watching their heroes in action during the 2010 Winter Games, somewhere out there are the next Shaun White, Apolo Anton Ohno, Shani Davis, Bode Miller and Lindsey Vonn - and the U.S. Olympic Committee wants to find them.
The USOC released a guide to the eight Olympic federations for winter sports: biathlon, bobsled and skeleton, curling, figure skating, hockey, luge, ski and snowboard and speedskating. The guide includes a list of suggestions on how to get s… Continue
The USOC released a guide to the eight Olympic federations for winter sports: biathlon, bobsled and skeleton, curling, figure skating, hockey, luge, ski and snowboard and speedskating. The guide includes a list of suggestions on how to get s… Continue
Posted on February 28, 2010 at 6:41pm —
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