Dow up 494 as Obama prepares to name treasury boss
NEW YORK - Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as President-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to tap the chief of the New York Federal Reserve as the next treasury secretary and hand him the herculean task of righting the U.S. financial system.
People:Henry Paulson Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:U.S. Markets
2008-11-21
Recession fears send world markets down
LONDON - European and Asian stock markets tumbled Thursday after recession fears sent Wall Street plunging the day before.
Nations:Italy South Korea Australia Activities:Asian Markets European Markets Source:(AP)
2008-11-20
Even as winds calm, more Californians flee fires
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. - More residents of Southern California were urged to leave their homes Sunday despite calming winds that allowed a major aerial attack on wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and blanketed the region in smoke.
Nations:U.S. People:Michael Moore Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2008 California Fire
2008-11-16
Southern Calif. firefighters aided by calmer wind
BREA, Calif. - Calmer wind Sunday aided firefighters battling wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes in Southern California, forced thousands of residents to flee and blanketed much of the region with choking smoke.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2008 California Fire Source:(AP)
2008-11-16
Los Angeles fears blackouts as wildfire burns
LOS ANGELES - A wildfire whipped up by hurricane-force gusts raged through northwestern Los Angeles foothills on Saturday, burning some 165 homes and threatening the power supply of California's largest city.
Nations:U.S. People:Arnold Schwarzenegger Activities:2008 California Fire Source:(Reuters)
2008-11-15
Election spurs 'hundreds' of race threats, crimes
Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting "Assassinate Obama." Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:US Election 2008 Source:(AP)
2008-11-15
Designer Anand Jon guilty of rapes, sex assaults
LOS ANGELES - Celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon was convicted on Thursday of raping and sexually assaulting aspiring models as young as 14.
Nations:U.S. People:Anand Jon Paris Hilton Janet Jackson Source:(Reuters)
2008-11-14
Government launches new mortgage aid effort
WASHINGTON - Once again, the government has offered another plan to help troubled homeowners. Once again, critics say it doesn't go far enough.
Nations:U.S. People:Nancy Pelosi Charles Schumer Activities:U.S. Foreclosure Crisis
2008-11-11
Rush of economic data likely to shape week
NEW YORK - Wall Street's steep gains in the final days of October are leaving some investors optimistic that the market has put its scariest days behind it, but they're still wary about the landmines that could send stocks reeling again.
Activities:2008 Global Recession U.S. Markets
2008-11-02
Other woes makes foreclosure crisis hard to break
WASHINGTON - Each day from July through September, more than 2,700 Americans lost their homes in foreclosure.
Nations:U.S. People:Henry Paulson Activities:U.S. Foreclosure Crisis
2008-10-26
Jennifer Hudson's nephew missing after slayings
CHICAGO - Authorities investigating the shooting deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother were searching for the missing 7-year-old nephew of the Oscar-winning actress.
Nations:U.S. People:Jennifer Hudson Dakota Fanning Alicia Keys Queen Latifah Activities:2008 Hudson Family Murder
2008-10-25
Mongols motorcycle gang arrested in federal sweep
LOS ANGELES - Dozens of burly, tattoo-covered members of the Mongol motorcycle gang were arrested Tuesday by federal agents in six states following a three-year investigation in which undercover agents infiltrated the group.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-10-21
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