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U.S. / NEWS Tue Jan 8, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

CNN -- Severe weather raked southwestern Missouri on Monday night, killing at least two people and leaving a path of destruction across two counties, authorities said. A line of tornadoes shadowed Interstate 44, running from the southwest to the northeast. The s.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 2, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

SF Gate -- PDT FREMONT - A 17-year-old boy has been charged as an adult with killing a Fremont man across from a high school, court records show. Keith Stamps was charged with one count of murder in the shooting death last week of Elric Wheeler, 24, at a strip ma.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jul 28, 2007 @ 9:46am neoform

CNN -- John Feigenbaum didn't sleep at all during his redeye flight across the country. He's not a nervous flier -- he was carrying a dime worth $1.9 million. Feigenbaum, 38, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a rare coin dealer, and the dime he was carrying fro.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 12, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- Strong to severe thunderstorms are likely to develop across the central and northern Plains on Tuesday, bringing with them hail, heavy winds and possibly, tornadoes. A front moving across Mexico into the southern Rockies and Plains is likely to bring s.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 2, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

Washington Post -- Dozens of fire hydrants across the District are not in working order, including the two closest to Monday's fire at the D.C. public library in Georgetown. Fire and union officials say the faulty hydrants often aren't discovered until a fire breaks out,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 10, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- Winter-like conditions spread snow across the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley early Tuesday, while thunderstorms raked across the Deep South. The Rockies were also expected to be snowy. Snow was forecast across the Dakotas, Minnesota, nort.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Thu Feb 1, 2007 @ 9:45pm neoform

MSNBC -- In nine cities across the country, blinking electronic signs displaying a profane, boxy-looking cartoon character caused barely a stir... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jan 28, 2008 @ 8:14am neoform

SF Gate -- Several major roadways across the state were closed early Monday after the latest in a week's worth of storms, and experts warned that the risk of mudslides has not eased even as wet weather begins moving out of the region. Snow forced the closure of t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Oct 22, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

BBC News -- At least one person has been killed and thousands evacuated as at least 12 wildfires rage across the US state of California, fanned by fierce winds. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in seven counties, with 35,000 acres (14,0.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Sep 21, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

SF Gate -- Strong winds that pounded the Bay Area have let up, but it still feels suspiciously like winter outside as showers are moving across the region. San Francisco and the North Bay have seen showers this morning, and weather forecasters said the pattern wi.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 30, 2007 @ 8:20am neoform

USA Today -- Cheatgrass, a wispy Eurasian weed accidentally brought to the USA in the late 19th century, has become a 21st century headache across the West, fueling some of this summer's most destructive wildfires. The largest blaze in Utah history, the 567-square-.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Aug 18, 2007 @ 1:10pm neoform

USA Today -- Hurricane Dean barreled across the central Caribbean Saturday and took aim at Hispaniola, Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, with forecasters saying it could turn into a monster Category 5 storm within 72 hours. With sustained winds now at 150 mph.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Aug 13, 2007 @ 8:11am neoform

Washington Post -- In 2003, the FBI used a $25 million grant to give bomb squads across the nation state-of-the-art computer kits, enabling them to instantly share information about suspected explosives, including weapons of mass destruction. Four years later, half of th.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Aug 10, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

USA Today -- A storm system spawned tornados as it swept across the upper Midwest and into Pennsylvania, killing at least one person, flooding basements and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power early Friday. In western Pennsylvania, Alleg.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 27, 2007 @ 12:44pm neoform

USA Today -- Storms with high winds rushed across four states Thursday, spawning tornadoes in Tennessee and Illinois and tossing a patrol car over a 3-foot-high fence in Indiana. At least seven people were injured. A sheriff's detective was following a funnel cloud.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 27, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

CNN -- Storms with high winds rushed across three states Thursday, spawning tornadoes in Tennessee and Illinois and tossing a patrol car over a 3-foot-high fence in Indiana. At least seven people were injured. The sheriff's detective was following a funnel cl.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 16, 2007 @ 4:54pm neoform

CNN -- President Bush said Monday that the mass shooting at Virginia Tech, the deadliest campus violence ever in this country, affects every student across the nation. "Schools should be places of safety, sanctuary and learning," Bush said in reaction to the.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 11, 2007 @ 4:53pm neoform

FOX News -- Another spring snowstorm spread across the upper Midwest on Wednesday, closing schools and grounding more than 200 airline flights. North Dakota had already measured 7 inches, and up to 10 inches was possible in Wisconsin, the National Weather Service.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Mar 18, 2007 @ 1:05pm neoform

ABC News -- Denouncing a conflict entering its fifth year, protesters across the country raised their voices Saturday against U.S. policy in Iraq and marched by the thousands to the Pentagon in the footsteps of an epic demonstration four decades ago against another d.. Read More

U.S. / OPINION Mon Feb 19, 2007 @ 10:11am mrmdc

Alter Net -- With more than 2,500,000 U.S. personnel serving across the planet and military bases spread across each continent, it's time to face up to the fact that our American democracy has spawned a global empire. Once upon a time, you could trace the spread of.. Read More