Category Archives: America

First Thoughts: Is the end of the Afghanistan war near?

By doris | Published: February 3, 2012

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com Is the end of the Afghanistan war near? While another story is the top topic of political conversation — Romney’s “I’m not concerned about the very poor” — there’s a more impactful story that’s in the news today: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta’s announcement that the U.S. will end its combat operations [...]

Also posted in Afghanistan, Military | Leave a comment

American hostage in Somalia rescued by US Navy SEALs in overnight raid

By doris | Published: January 25, 2012

Full Story at WorldNews.msnbc.msn.com WASHINGTON — In a daring nighttime raid Tuesday, U.S. Navy SEALs rescued two hostages, including one American, who were being held by kidnappers in Somalia, U.S. officials tell NBC News. American Jessica Buchanan, 32, and a 60-year-old Dane, Poul Thisted, were working for a Danish relief organization in northern Somalia when [...]

Also posted in Kidnap, Navy | Leave a comment

Americans honor MLK with service — and more protests

By doris | Published: January 17, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.com Americans honored Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a traditional day of service as well as a new wave of economic injustice protests by Occupy Wall Street. On the first King holiday since the now-global Occupy movement launched in New York City in September, the reignited debate over inequality drew [...]

Also posted in Birthday, Celebrate, Honor | Leave a comment

Americans hit the brakes on health care spending

By doris | Published: January 10, 2012

Full Story at America hits the brakes on health care spending – Health – Health care – msnbc.com WASHINGTON — U.S. healthcare spending barely rose in 2010 from record-low recession levels, as high unemployment and the loss of private health insurance forced many Americans to delay or forego medical treatment, government officials said on Monday. [...]

Also posted in Family, Financial, Health | Leave a comment

Tanker en route to cut-off Alaska city hits ice

By doris | Published: January 7, 2012

Full Story at msnbc.mwn.com ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Russian tanker carrying fuel for an iced-in Alaska city that without a delivery could run out of crucial supplies before winter’s end encountered ice early Friday in the eastern Bering Sea. The ice was not a surprise. The 370-foot tanker Renda will have to go through more [...]

Also posted in Electricity, Emergency, Equipment, Gas, Home, Oil | Leave a comment

NYC, world ring in 2012, bid adieu to a tough year

By doris | Published: January 1, 2012

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers erupted in cheers amid a confetti-filled celebration in New York’s Times Square to welcome in the new year, part of star-studded festivities and glittering fireworks displays around the world to usher in 2012. From New Zealand to New York, the world eagerly welcomed a new year [...]

Also posted in Balloon, Celebrate, Entertainment, Family, Holiday | Leave a comment

American girl, just 12, builds 27 homes in Haiti

By doris | Published: December 26, 2011

Full Story at TheDailyNightlymsnbc.msn.com LEOGANE, Haiti – If there really is something called “helper’s high” – that feel-good sensation that comes from extending a helping hand to others – Rachel Wheeler is soaring. The 12-year-old Florida resident has done more to aid others than many grown-ups do in a lifetime. Three years ago, when she [...]

Also posted in Builds, Charities, Children, Home | Leave a comment

$2,000 diamond ring dropped in Salvation Army kettle

By doris | Published: December 21, 2011

Full Story at USNews.msnbc.msn.com The holiday spirit is alive and well in Miami after an anonymous donor dropped a diamond ring into a Salvation Army kettle Friday. Miami-Dade Salvation Army Capt. Linda Payton said her office received a call around 1 p.m. from a woman who wanted to remain anonymous. “She said that she had [...]

Also posted in Charities, Money | Leave a comment

American general returns military flag from Iraq to U.S.

By doris | Published: December 20, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The American general who oversaw the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops from Iraq returns to the United States on Tuesday, carrying the military flag that flew over the Iraqi capital. The simple act is a long-standing military tradition that signifies the end of a mission. There is [...]

Also posted in Military, Troops | Leave a comment

Man finds $2,500 in house, returns to former owners

By doris | Published: December 16, 2011

Full Story at WHDH.COM READING, Mass. — A surprising discovery was made during a demolition which led to an emotional meeting in Reading. “We went through the house pretty good and we thought we found it all,” said Janice Perry, former homeowner. But, they hadn’t. Hidden inside the Ash Street house the sisters sold was [...]

Also posted in Cleanup, Demonstrators, Home, Money | Leave a comment

Mail call: Sending love to troops abroad

By doris | Published: December 11, 2011

Full Story at CBSNews.com For military personnel far from home for the holidays . . . few sounds are more welcome than the words MAIL CALL. And dedicated volunteers here on the home front are working hard to make sure that none our troops anywhere in the world is disappointed. Our Cover Story is reported [...]

Also posted in Airplane, Children, Family, Holiday, Home, Spending, Troops | Leave a comment

Black Friday violence: 2 shot in armed robberies, 15 others pepper-sprayed

By doris | Published: November 25, 2011

Full Story at usnews.msn.com Violence erupted at Black Friday sales across the U.S. with one bargain-hunter left critically injured after being shot during a robbery and 15 other people injured when an angry shopper used pepper spray. Several of the incidents took place at Wal-Mart stores as millions of Americans loaded up on holiday purchases. [...]

Also posted in Attacked, Business, Guns, Holiday, Money, Victims | 1 Comment

Report: 1 in 5 U.S. children at risk of hunger

By doris | Published: November 23, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com New York (CNN) — Students gathered as the chef sliced tomatoes with a plastic knife in a Brooklyn public school cafeteria. Their eyes followed as she held up a slender green cylinder before the crowd of parents and kids in plastic aprons and hairnets. “What’s that?” kids shouted. “It’s a scallion. [...]

Also posted in Children, Financial, Food, Home, Money | Leave a comment

Did You Know Feds Will Temporarily Cut Off All TV and Radio Broadcasts on Nov. 9?

By doris | Published: October 24, 2011

Full Story at TheBlaze.com If you have ever wondered about the government’s ability to control the civilian airwaves, you will have your answer on November 9th. On that day, federal authorities are going to shut off all television and radio communications simultaneously at 2:00PM EST to complete the first ever test of the national Emergency [...]

Also posted in Airwaves, Civilian, Goverment, Shutdown, Time, TV | Leave a comment

German satellite to fall to Earth this weekend

By doris | Published: October 22, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com A defunct German satellite is expected to fall to Earth this weekend, with experts predicting that up to 30 big pieces of the junked spacecraft could hit the planet. But exactly when and where the satellite will fall remains a mystery. The 2.7-ton Roentgen Satellite, or ROSAT, will likely plummet to [...]

Also posted in Cleanup, Company, Earth, Environment, German, Loss, Research, Science, Warning | Leave a comment

Dirty equipment blamed for deadly outbreak in cantaloupe

By doris | Published: October 19, 2011

Full Story a tmsnbc.msn.com Potentially contaminated processing equipment and problems with packing and storage of whole cantaloupes at a Colorado farm likely led to the deadliest listeria outbreak in the United States in 25 years, which has so far claimed 25 lives in a dozen states, federal health regulators said Wednesday. Pools of water on [...]

Also posted in Contamination, Equipment, FDA, Food, Listeria | Leave a comment

Americans urged to live MLK’s ideals at memorial dedication

By doris | Published: October 16, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — As the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial was officially dedicated Sunday, speakers called for carrying on King’s ideals and values and confronting issues including bullying and social and economic justice for all Americans. “Nearly 50 years after the March on Washington, our work — Dr. King’s work [...]

Also posted in Live, National Menorial, Presidential | Leave a comment

Twisted government accounting behind Postal Service woes

By doris | Published: October 10, 2011

Full Story at RedTape.msnbc.msn.com You might have heard that the United States Postal Service is in trouble: that it’s losing billions, that it will have to end Saturday service and close branches — and most inflammatory, that it might need a government bailout. Perhaps you heard that the Postal Service couldn’t pay $5.5 billion bill [...]

Also posted in Goverment, Illegal, Money, news, Postal Service, United States | Leave a comment

Pepper spray used on demonstrators at Air and Space Museum

By doris | Published: October 9, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Authorities used pepper spray on a group of protesters trying to enter the National Air and Space Museum on Saturday, forcing the building to close about two hours early. One person was arrested, according to Linda St. Thomas, a spokeswoman for the Smithsonian Institution, which runs that and [...]

Also posted in Afghanistan, Arrested, Demonstrators, Museum | Leave a comment

1 dead in shooting as motorcycle club members brawl inside Nevada casino

By doris | Published: October 1, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles (CNN) — A brawl between motorcycle club members at a western Nevada casino devolved into a gunfight that left one person dead and two wounded, police said Saturday. Around 11:25 p.m. Friday, a fight broke out among members of the Hell’s Angels and Vagos clubs in front of the [...]

Also posted in Arrested, Attacked, Financial, Spending, Travel, Victims | Leave a comment