Friday, January 30, 2009

Tour bus crashes near Hoover Dam, killing 6 PHOENIX (AP) - A tour bus crashed Friday afternoon on a highway near Hoover Dam, killing at least six passengers and injuring up to 16 others, an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman said. DPS spokesman Lt. James Warriner said six fatalities were confirmed on the scene. The injured were...


Tour bus crashes near Hoover Dam, killing 6 
PHOENIX (AP) - A tour bus crashed Friday afternoon on a highway near Hoover Dam, killing at least six passengers and injuring up to 16 others, an Arizona Department of Public Safety spokesman said. DPS spokesman Lt. James Warriner said six fatalities were confirmed on the scene. The injured were...

Sunday, January 25, 2009

In rural Alaska, villagers suffer in near silence

A typical home here is a small, primitive cabin without running water that may shelter more than a dozen people. Even a family with a modern, efficient stove will spend $185 a week for heating.

"The oil is drilled right here in Alaska, and yet we're paying $8 a gallon? Something is amiss here. The oil companies are making billions of dollars, and people here can't afford to eat," said Pat Samson, social services director for the Assn. of Village Council Presidents in Bethel, about 35 miles southwest of Tuluksak.

The price for heating fuel and gas is only the beginning of the story. Groceries must be flown in at ever-higher freight prices. A pound of hot dogs in the village store costs $7.39, and a two-pound loaf of domestic cheese runs $17.49. A loaf of Wonder Bread is $5.85.

In rural Alaska, villagers suffer in near silence

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Report: Microsoft's Ballmer met Yahoo chairman

Report: Microsoft's Ballmer met Yahoo chairman    photo
NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, met with Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock in New York this week, according to a report in The New York Times. The newspaper cited an unnamed source who had been briefed on the meeting, but no details of the conversation have been released....

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Online Holiday Sales Shrink for the First Time Ever

Online Holiday Sales Shrink for the First Time Ever
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