The FBI announced today that the search for the body of Jimmy Hoffa, who vanished nearly 38 years ago, has now been called off, as investigators found no remains of the former Teamsters boss in a field in eastern Michigan. Investigators acting on a tip... More »Hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's Remains Ends
DENVER, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On November 11, 2012, Firefighter Mark Haudenschild II, 26, was killed when the water tanker he was driving overturned while he was responding to a brush fire near Fort Wayne, Indiana. He left a wife and two young children. He was a volunteer with the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department serving his community.Over the past several years, too many firefighters have been killed or injured in water tanker/ tender rollovers while responding to emergencies. ... More »Eliminating Fire Department Water Tanker Rollovers is Goal of New NTTC/DOT Video
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Wednesday delivered in Berlin a modified replay of his 2009 Prague speech on the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons, featuring a similar brand of soaring oratory about high ideals that his European fans and critics alike have come to expect. More »Obama Offers Few Nuclear Policy Surprises in Berlin
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new fund will strengthen the ability of a national nonprofit to deliver school safety programs and services directly to educators.The Jerald L. Newberry School Safety Fund of the NEA Health Information Network (NEA HIN) brings together financial resources to fund efforts that meet priority school safety needs of educators. Programs will include training in emergency preparedness, real-time crisis management support, training about how to improve indoor environmental quality, and programs that advance safe and respectful school cultures. ... More »NEA HIN Launches New School Safety Fund
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge read the formal charge against George Zimmerman on Wednesday to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if the neighborhood watch volunteer committed murder when he shot an unarmed Trayvon Martin. More »Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will target carbon emissions from power plants as part of a second-term climate change agenda expected to be rolled out in the next few weeks, his top energy and climate adviser said on Wednesday. Obama will take several steps to make tackling climate change a "second-term priority" that builds on first-term policies, Heather Zichal, deputy assistant to the president for energy and climate change, said at a forum sponsored by the New Republic magazine. ... More »New climate strategy coming within weeks: Obama adviser
In a new documentary, former government investigators who looked into the mysterious crash of TWA Flight 800, which killed 230, are breaking their silence to claim that the explosion that brought down the plane in 1996 was likely no accident, and that the final report on the cause of the blast was falsified. More »Documentary Alleges TWA Flight 800 Cover-Up
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Children had half as many emergency department visits if their primary care office had evening office hours on five or more days a week, according to new research from child health experts at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Johns Hopkins University.The new study was published online this month in The Journal of Pediatrics and will be presented at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. ... More »Extended primary care office hours might help keep kids out of the emergency department
After a Rolling Stone interview surfaced yesterday in which the tennis star said the Steubenville rape case's 16-year-old victim "shouldn't have put herself in that position," Williams' apology curiously involves her calling the case "a horrible tragedy" for the families "of the rape victim and of the accused" — as in the convicted rapists. More »In Serena Williams' Steubenville Apology, She Feels Bad for the 'Accused' Rapists
After a Rolling Stone interview with Serena Williams surfaced yesterday in which the tennis star said that the Steubenville rape case's 16-year-old victim "shouldn't have put herself in that position," Williams is undergoing heavy damage control, and her apology curiously involves her calling the case that stormed the American conscience "a horrible tragedy" for the families "of the rape victim and of the accused" — as in the convicted rapists. ... More »Serena Williams' Steubenville Apology Is Still Feeling Bad for 'Accused' Rapists
Fewer than half of Americans think the Homeland Security Department should be responsible for determining if the country’s borders are secure, according to the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, indicating a small preference for a national agency over state and local government. More »Should U.S. or Local Authorities Judge Border's Security? Americans Divided
Defendant convicted of pushing elderly woman off LA train platform to her death More »Woman Convicted in LA Train Platform Death
By Asher Levine SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Demonstrators blocked a major highway and other roads in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, crippling transportation in Brazil's largest city and financial hub, in an ongoing wave of protests against poor public services, inflation and police violence. The protests, the biggest in Brazil in over two decades, followed overnight demonstrations that led to sporadic looting and vandalism. ... More »Protests continue in Sao Paulo, troops sent to 5 Brazilian cities
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In recent years, state and local governments have been awarding giant economic development subsidy packages to corporations more frequently than ever before. The packages frequently reach nine and even ten figures, and the cost per job averages $456,000.These are the findings of Megadeals, a report released today by Good Jobs First, a non-profit research center in Washington, DC. The report can be found at www.goodjobsfirst.org/megadeals. ... More »Study: Giant Job Subsidy Packages Grow More Common and Costly
BARCELONA, June 19 (Reuters) - Brazil forward Neymar is on the light side and might need to bulk up a bit for Spanish soccer, his new club Barcelona said on Wednesday. The gazelle-like 21-year-old, who is 1.74 metres tall and weighs 64.5 kilograms, has signed a five-year contract with the Spanish champions, who paid 57 million euros ($76.3 million) for his services. After competing for Brazil on home soil at the Confederations Cup, he is likely to make his Barca debut in a friendly in Gdansk, Poland, next month. ... More »Soccer-Neymar a little on the light side, Barca doctor says
Airbus raked in orders Wednesday for its new A350, announcing 59 sales of the wide-body jet that flew for the first time last week. Singapore Airlines ordered 30 A350-900s, with an option to buy another ... More »Airbus clocks 59 orders for new A350 wide-body jet
LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Revised list of women's seedsfor the Wimbledon tennis championships, which begin on Monday,after Russian 26th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova pulled out onWednesday: 1. Serena Williams (U.S.) 2. Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 3. Maria Sharapova (Russia) 4. Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) 5. Sara Errani (Italy) 6. Li Na (China) 7. Angelique Kerber (Germany) 8. Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) 9. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 10. Maria Kirilenko (Russia) 11. Roberta Vinci (Italy)12. Ana Ivanovic (Serbia)13. Nadia Petrova (Russia) 14. Samantha Stosur (Australia) 15. ... More »Tennis-Revised list of women's seeds at Wimbledon
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With many people hitting the road for summer vacation, the Pennsylvania State Police and Insurance Department are reminding motorists what to do in the event of a traffic accident."A car crash can leave you feeling overwhelmed, frightened and vulnerable," Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine said. "Even if the crash appears to be minor, consumers need to document what happened and contact their insurance company to start the claims process. ... More »Tips on What to Do After an Automobile Crash
NEW YORK (AP) — "Dancing With the Stars" duo Karina Smirnoff and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have shimmied aboard the Broadway-bound "Forever Tango." More »'Dancing with the Stars' pros join 'Forever Tango'
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Since the latest nosedive in the Syrian currency, Damascus shopkeeper Aboud Katebee can no longer put price stickers on the imported chocolate bars he sells in the middle class Jaramana neighborhood. "Every time the dollar rises, I change the pricing of my goods," said the middle aged merchant, who says he stocks a range of imported and locally produced goods from powdered milk to detergents and vegetable oil. Talk of Western and Arab military support for rebels trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad has led to panic buying of the U.S. ... More »Syrians turn to dollar as local currency tumbles
Fans of cowboy bad guys have a chance to buy some outlaw items offered by a Dallas auction house. The Legends of the Wild West Auction will feature a gun belt belonging to outlaw Jesse James.
More »Outlaw Items Up For Auction By Dallas Company
LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Twice grand slam champion Svetlana Kuznetsova pulled out of Wimbledon on Wednesday with an abdominal strain. Officials said Czech Klara Zakopalova had been installed as 32nd seed following the Russian's withdrawal with the original seeds between 32 and 27 being moved up one place. Kuznetsova, who was seeded 26th for the grasscourt major which begins on Monday, was the only player to take a set off eventual champion Serena Williams at this month's French Open. ... More »Tennis-Russia's Kuznetsova pulls out of Wimbledon
Authorities raided a home in Plano on Tuesday, which they said is part of an alleged North Texas prostitution ring.
More »11 North Texans Indicted In Prostitution Case
It was a good and bad day for immigration overhaul. On the good side, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office Tuesday singlehandedly undercut fiscal objections from conservatives by reporting in its analysis of the "Gang of 8" Senate bill that reform would cut the national deficit and improve the U.S. economy. More »One Arduous Day on Road to Immigration Fix
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