Georgia men claim hairy, frozen corpse is Bigfoot
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Bigfoot or big fat lie? Whenever someone reports sighting the hairy beast of yore (details always fuzzy) or capturing the hirsute humanoid on film (images always grainy), it scares up a dubious debate of international proportions. Friday was just the latest episode in the Sasquatch show, as unreal as it may be.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-08-15
S&P: Home prices drop by record 15.8 pct. in May
NEW YORK - Home prices tumbled by the steepest rate ever in May, according to a closely watched housing index released Tuesday, as the housing slump deepened nationwide.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(AP)
2008-07-29
Stocks soar on drop in oil, Wells Fargo report
NEW YORK - Wall Street at least temporarily shrugged off some of its many concerns Wednesday and bounded higher thanks to a drop in oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 276 points, or 2.5 percent, posting its best daily gain in three months.
Nations:U.S. Germany Japan France Activities:U.S. Markets
2008-07-16
Prosecutor: DNA clears JonBenet Ramsey's family
BOULDER, Colo. - Prosecutors cleared JonBenet Ramsey's parents and brother Wednesday in the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old beauty queen, saying they were "deeply sorry" for putting the family under a cloud of suspicion that hung heavy for more than a decade.
Nations:U.S. Thailand Activities:1996 JonBenet Murder Case Source:(AP)
2008-07-09
Sticker shock at the supermarket
Atlanta - Tonya Brown never used to mess much with coupons and in-store "10 for $10" sales. But over the weekend, this mom from Decatur, Ga., came armed to the Kroger grocery store with a fistful of store coupons and sent her kids, Jordan and Nia, out into the aisles in search of bargains.
Nations:U.S. Activities:Global Food Crisis 2007-8 Oil Crisis 2008 U.S. Recession Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2008-06-11
20 dead in Mo., Okla., Ga. after new round of storms
Many have fled this depressed, pollution-scarred mining town. Those who have chosen to stay or have not yet relocated face a new heartache.
Nations:U.S.
2008-05-11
5.2 earthquake rattles skyscrapers, nerves across Midwest
Bricks shook loose and fell from buildings. Walls cracked. Books tumbled off shelves.
Nations:U.S.
2008-04-18
5.2 earthquake rocks large region of Midwest
Residents across the Midwest were awakened Friday by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rattled skyscrapers in Chicago's Loop and homes in Cincinnati but appeared to cause no major injuries or damage.
Nations:U.S.
2008-04-18
Delta, Northwest agree to combine
Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp., squeezed by record high fuel prices and a slowing economy, are combining in a stock-swap deal that would create the world's biggest carrier. The boards of both companies gave the deal the go-ahead Monday.
Activities:2007-8 Oil Crisis
2008-04-14
Inspections force flight cancellations
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines canceled dozens of flights Thursday as they continue their inspections of wiring bundles on some of their planes.
Nations:U.S.
2008-03-27
China firms sink roots across the globe
Amid the torrent of clothes, electronics and toys surging out of China comes a little-noticed export: international companies.
Nations:Sweden U.S. China Brazil South Africa Italy
2008-03-16
Storm follows Atlanta twister, killing 1
Storms killed one person Saturday in northwest Georgia, less than 24 hours after a tornado with wind up to 130 mph cut a 6-mile path through downtown Atlanta, blowing windows out of skyscrapers and injuring dozens.
Nations:U.S.
2008-03-15
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