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Helicopter crash kills student pilot in N. Calif.
(AP) - Federal transportation officials are investigating a helicopter crash that killed a student pilot in Trinity County. The Eureka Times-Standard reports a 51-year-old man from Trinity Pines died after the Brantly aircraft went down late Friday
Updated: 06/01/2011 04:05P
Geithner Touts GM, Chrysler Rebounds Since Bailouts
Geithner noted that American automakers have returned to profitability just two years after GM filed for bankruptcy. Timothy Geithner: "We cannot guarantee their success . . . But we've given them a better shot. (AP Photo) “The industry has added new
Updated: 06/01/2011 04:05P
Italian Roadways Officially Snooki-Free; Post-Crash Neck Brace "Just a Joke"
Florence's road safety coordinator Mario Rondinelli said this week that no alcohol was involved in the crash, which is a pleasant surprise for Nicole. Meanwhile, regarding the neck brace she sported, then later waved around laughing, an MTV rep says
Updated: 06/01/2011 04:05P
Civil liberties groups to sue to try to block Georgia law cracking down on
AP ATLANTA — Groups that oppose Georgia's new law cracking down on illegal immigration say they plan to file a lawsuit challenging the measure. The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia said in a statement Wednesday that the groups plan to hold a
Updated: 06/01/2011 04:05P
SoCal man charged in wreck that killed girl, 14
(AP) ” Prosecutors have filed a murder charge against an Orange County man for a suspected drunk-driving accident that killed a 14-year-old girl. Austin Jeffrey Farley of Irvine was charged Wednesday with one felony count each of murder and driving
Updated: 06/01/2011 04:05P
A soured relationship?
We might allow that it cleared the first fence of the 2001 dotcom crash, but it simply was not equipped for the Beecher's Brook it faced in 2008. The design faults affect both the ECB and the EU itself. The single currency came into existence by the
Updated: 06/01/2011 04:04P
Invasion of the Goths
They cited litigation involving the database in 2008 and 2009, following a year-long examination by the Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York and Aetna, and found that the program contained a “conflict of interest,” as “among
Updated: 06/01/2011 04:04P
Attorney General Eric Holder: New Crack Law Should Shorten Some Terms
Most of the other people who testified Wednesday also supported making the new crack sentencing guidelines retroactive, including representatives of the American Bar Association and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and former Drug
Updated: 06/01/2011 04:04P
Elizabeth Ramon: Kidnaps Her Girlfriend When She Tries To Break Up With Her
Reports say a Sugar Land police officer was giving out a ticket at 59 and University Boulevard Saturday afternoon when he saw a car crash on the nearby feeder road. A woman jumped out of the car and ran to him, saying she'd been kidnapped by Ramon.
Updated: 06/01/2011 04:04P
Briefs And Quotes From The Louisiana Legislature
The spending plan (House Concurrent Resolution 130) received approval Wednesday from the House Education Committee and heads next to the full House for debate. Lawmakers can approve or reject the funding formula, but cannot change it.
Updated: 06/01/2011 04:04P