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October 06, 2008

Oil drops $5 to below $89 on demand concerns

Credit crisis fallout seen hitting oil demand

GLOBAL MARKETS - Stocks worldwide, oil fall as crisis fears widen

Stocks plunge as European bank actions stir new fears

Tropical Depression 13 forms

Tropical Depression 13 forms in the Bay of Campeche.  U.S. will not be affected.


October 02, 2008

No-name burger challenges appetites
No-name burger challenges appetites

Weighing in with three pounds of meat and bread, Dough Boys Pizzeria Café‘s unnamed burger is possibly the largest hamburger in Burke County.


September 24, 2008

President Bush to address the nation
President  Bush to address the nation

Speech on the financial crisis, and federal bailout plan at 9 p.m.  WSLS/NBC will carry it live or watch it online.


September 19, 2008

Ike evacuees asked to stay away
Ike evacuees asked to stay away

Galveston Mayor says the city isn’t ready for people to return just yet.

US mil: 7 Iraqis killed in raid north of Baghdad

The U.S. military says seven Iraqis have been killed in a raid by American troops backed by attack aircraft targeting al-Qaida in Iraq.


September 17, 2008

600,000 cribs recalled

Some drop side cribs are being recalled because they can detach and create a dangerous gap that could kill a child.

3 soldiers killed in Fort Bragg wreck

The military is investigating the deaths of three soldiers stationed at Fort Bragg who were killed in a weekend wreck on the North Carolina Army post.


September 15, 2008

Bank of America to buy Merrill Lynch
Bank of America to buy Merrill Lynch

Bank of American announces deal with Merrill Lynch.


September 07, 2008

Ike slams Bahamas, new path heads toward Florida to Mexico
Ike slams Bahamas, new path heads toward Florida to Mexico

Hurricane Ike slams Turks and Caicos as a Category 4 storm and now heads down an uncertain path that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week.


September 04, 2008

Tropical Storm Hanna moves closer to United States
Tropical Storm Hanna moves closer to United States

People living along the South Carolina and North Carolina coasts are preparing for Tropical Storm Hanna as it moves closer toward the United States.


August 31, 2008

McCain cancels most events for day one of GOP Convention
McCain cancels most events for day one of GOP Convention

Republican Presidential candidate John McCain cancels most of the events planned for day one of the GOP convention to focus on approaching Hurricane Gustav.


August 27, 2008

Data protection mandated

New federal law requires safeguards for records of customers, employees


August 17, 2008

Dam collapses at Grand Canyon

Days of heavy rain cause a dam at the Grand Canyon to collapse.


August 14, 2008

U.S. aid arrives in Georgia

U.S. humanitarian aid arrives in Georgia.


August 13, 2008

New Orleans cops cleared in Katrina bridge shooting

A judge threw out murder and attempted murder charges Wednesday against seven New Orleans police officers accused of gunning down two men on a bridge in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.


August 07, 2008

Favre saga over as QB gets fresh start with Jets
Favre saga over as QB gets fresh start with Jets

Brett Favre’s journey from retirement and back has finally ended - in New York.


August 06, 2008

Was gun control activist a paid NRA spy?

A gun-control activist who championed the cause for more than a decade and served on the boards of two anti-violence groups is suspected of working as a paid spy for the National Rifle Association, and now those organizations are expelling her and sweeping their offices for bugs.


August 01, 2008

Work-at-home Company Claims Tucson Address
Work-at-home Company Claims Tucson Address

Tucson BBB receives rash of complaints against CashKrazy.com.

LIVE: Memorial service marking anniversary of Minnesota bridge collapse
LIVE: Memorial service marking anniversary of Minnesota bridge collapse

LIVE AT 12 p.m. An interfaith prayer and memorial service marking the one-year anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minnesota.


July 31, 2008

President Bush gives progress report on Iraq
President Bush gives progress report on Iraq

President Bush hailed a new “degree of durability” in security gains in Iraq Thursday, saying it should permit him to announce further U.S. troop reductions later this year.


July 28, 2008

Buried loot a mystery for authorities

For the past few years, authorities say, Franz Felhaber and his family have popped in and out of U.S. banks, looking to change about $20 million in buried treasure for clean cash


July 24, 2008

Shooting At Community College in Phoenix
Shooting At Community College in Phoenix

Police in Phoenix say a gunman opened fire on the campus of a community college, hurting three people.


July 19, 2008

Soldier Missing from Ft. Bliss
Soldier Missing from Ft. Bliss

A female soldier vanishes after sending a text message about leaving her husband two days before.


July 15, 2008

LIVE: Bush speaks about economy; other issues

Persident addresses the country.


July 13, 2008

Pack-rat’s house gets a makeover
Pack-rat’s house gets a makeover

Our new town house is far from new anymore, and one look at the room downstairs would’ve told you so. I threw anything and everything into that room.


July 11, 2008

Fingerprint provision part of housing aid bill

It would set up national registry, include virtually all who handle mortgages from start to finish


July 07, 2008

First Atlantic hurricane forms
First Atlantic hurricane forms

Bertha upgraded to a hurricane Monday morning, making it the first of the hurricane season.


July 06, 2008

Landmark reaches deal to sell Weather Channel
Landmark reaches deal to sell Weather Channel

NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies.

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