Thursday, April 17, 2008
Bargain hunters boost home sales
NEWS
Pope to bishops: Church must heal flock
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Pope Benedict XVI confronted some of the Catholic Church's most
contentious issues Wednesday as he began a six-day visit to the USA.
High court clears way to restart lethal injections
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Several states are poised to resume executions after the Supreme Court
on Wednesday upheld Kentucky's lethal injection method and effectively
ended a national moratorium.
Dem rivals jangle for keys to Pa. nomination
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It didn't take long for the debate between Barack Obama and Hillary
Rodham Clinton on Wednesday night to turn to God and guns, small-town
values and political opportunism.
MONEY
Samsung chief indicted in corruption probe
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Special prosecutors probing alleged corruption at Samsung Group said
Thursday they indicted Chairman Lee Kun-hee for tax evasion and breach
of trust while clearing the conglomerate of bribery allegations.
Bargain hunters boost home sales in some markets
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As home sales and prices drop across much of the USA, many potential
buyers remain scared to jump into the market, and sellers are resorting
to slash-and-burn prices. The national median price sank to $195,900 in
February, down from $213,500 in February 2007. Foreclosures are up
nearly 60% from March 2007, according to RealtyTrac.
Report: Some auto safety gear's value limited
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Some pricey new safety gear that automakers have billed as technological
breakthroughs that will save lives may have only limited protective
value, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety concludes in a report
out Thursday.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Breaking News: Supreme Court upholds use of lethal injections in Ky. case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has upheld Kentucky's use of lethal
injections for executions. The justices, in a fractured decision,
rejected a constitutional challenge to the procedures in place in
Kentucky, which uses three drugs to sedate, paralyze and kill inmates.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Foreclosures jump 57 percent in last 12 months
Foreclosures jump 57 percent in last 12 months
April 15, 2008 05:41 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Home foreclosure filings surged 57 percent in the
12 month-period ended in March and bank repossessions soared 129 percent
from a year ago, as homeowners struggled
to make mortgage payments, real estate data firm RealtyTrac said on
Tuesday.
BUSINESS NEWS
Delta, Northwest to create largest airline
April 15, 2008 02:21 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc will buy Northwest Airlines
Corp for more than $3 billion under a proposal unveiled Monday
to create the world's biggest airline, as carriers seek to counter
skyrocketing fuel prices and a weak economy.
INTERNET NEWS
Google enlists video ID tools to combat child porn
April 14, 2008 03:40 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc is enlisting the same
image-recognition technology the company uses to trace copyright
violations on
its YouTube video site to fight online child pornography, the company
said on Monday.
Monday, April 14, 2008
BREAKING NEWS: Delta, Northwest OK merger
ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines has reached an agreement with Northwest
Airlines to take over Northwest and create the world's biggest carrier.
The boards of both companies approved the deal Monday. Delta said the
combined airline will have an enterprise value of $17.7 billion. Delta
CEO Richard Anderson will head the combined company in Atlanta.
China says firearms found in Tibetan temple
China says firearms found in Tibetan temple
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese forces found firearms hidden throughout a
Tibetan temple in an ethnic Tibetan area of southwestern China which has
been the scene of anti-Chinese riots in recent weeks,
state television said.
