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BUSINESS / NEWS Wed May 28, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April to a se.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue May 20, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Even as Mexican workers send less money home and families struggle to stay above the poverty line, the U.S. is still considered a land of opportunity In better times, the money Martimiano Pineda wired back to Purechucho from roofing jobs in Florida coa.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 9, 2008 @ 8:19am neoform

SF Gate -- A 5-year-old girl riding a tricycle near her Pittsburg home was accidentally run over and killed by her mother, police said today. Rachel Lopez was run over by her mother's van at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 1000 block of Muir Creek Drive, police Lt. Br.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Mon Apr 28, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

CNN -- A 73-year-old man has confessed to holding his daughter captive in his home cellar for nearly 24 years and fathering seven children by her, Austrian police say. Austrian police spokesman Franz Polzer told CNN, the man, known as Mr. F., admitted holding hi.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Apr 21, 2008 @ 8:16am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Even with the housing market declining, it's bad policy to give homes preferential tax treatment over stocks and other investments Homeownership has long been a vibrant part of achieving the American Dream. But these days owning a home is more like sta.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 4, 2008 @ 8:11am neoform

SF Gate -- Traces of blood that police say matched Nina Reiser's and were found in her estranged husband's home and car could have been left as a result of intimate contact, a DNA expert testified Thursday in the murder trial of Hans Reiser. Forensic scientist Ke.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Mar 4, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- Six people were killed, including two children, in a home Monday in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said. Three other children were wounded. The four dead adults were shot and the two children were stabbed, sources told CNN affiliate WMC-TV. At least o.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Feb 18, 2008 @ 8:20am neoform

MSNBC -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan was hospitalized after falling in her home in Bel-Air but is doing well, her spokeswoman said. Reagan, 86, was taken to St. John's Health Center, where doctors determined she did not break a hip Sunday as feared, spokeswo.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Feb 4, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Why home prices could drop 25% more on average before the market finally hits bottom As Washington policymakers struggle to keep the U.S. out of recession, the swirling confusion over the housing market is making their job a lot tougher. Will American.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed Jan 30, 2008 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- The FBI on Tuesday said it is investigating 14 companies for possible accounting fraud, insider trading or other violations in connection with home loans made to risky borrowers. Agency officials did not identify the companies under investigation but s.. Read More

ENTERTAINMENT / NEWS Fri Jan 25, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

CNN -- Relatives of Heath Ledger are expected to arrive from Australia on Friday in preparation for his funeral, a funeral home spokesman said. Ledger's body was taken to the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home in Manhattan Wednesday, the mortuary confirmed to CNN... Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Nov 1, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

MSNBC -- As Congress and the White House continue to work toward solutions to help embattled homeowners, home foreclosure filings took a big jump in the third quarter, according to the latest data from real estate Web site RealtyTrac. Foreclosure actions were r.. Read More

ODD / NEWS Wed Oct 3, 2007 @ 8:24pm neoform

Chicago Tribune -- A Chicago woman who became enraged after discovering her longtime boyfriend's stash of pornography shot and killed him in their South Side home over the weekend, prosecutors said. Jeanette Strowder, 58, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the Sun.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Oct 3, 2007 @ 1:37am neoform

Daily Mail -- A care home nurse stuffed a plastic apron into a 99-year-old woman's mouth as punishment for being noisy at lunch time, a hearing was told. Anne Fisk ordered the vulnerable pensioner to 'shut up' after screwing up the disposable apron into a ball and f.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Sep 27, 2007 @ 9:40am neoform

Ars Technica -- The tagline for home improvement superstore Lowe's may be "Let's Build Something Together," but that "something" sure isn't good PR when it comes to dealing with public criticism online. One angry customer was so dissatisfied with Lowe's work and customer.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Sep 17, 2007 @ 3:04pm neoform

MSNBC -- Two men fatally shot a 21-year-old man during a suspected home-invasion, then shot his 7-month-old son in the head as he was strapped in a car seat outside the home, police said. Detectives believe Sean Paul Aquitania drove with his son, Sean Paul Aqui.. Read More

CONFLICTS / NEWS Mon Sep 10, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

USA Today -- U.S. and Iraqi troops backed by helicopters killed three civilians in the Shiite slum of Sadr City on Monday in a pre-dawn raid on the home of a suspected militia leader, police and residents said. Ground forces searched four houses but failed to find.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Fri Aug 24, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

USA Today -- Sen. John Warner said Thursday President Bush should start bringing home some troops by Christmas to show the Baghdad government that the U.S. commitment in Iraq is not open-ended. The move puts the prominent Republican at odds with the president, who.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Aug 1, 2007 @ 4:14pm neoform

FOX News -- A 75-year-old man recently reported missing was rescued from an Orange County house early Wednesday where he claims he was held prisoner for 14 days without food after following a prostitute to the home for sex, WOFL Investigators said Lloyd Miles Brya.. Read More

POLITICS / NEWS Tue Jul 31, 2007 @ 2:10am neoform

Washington Post -- Agents from the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service raided the Alaska home of Sen. Ted Stevens (R) yesterday as part of a broad federal investigation of political corruption in the state that has also swept up his son and one of his closest financial bac.. Read More