Feds say unsafe power supply caused leak, evacuations around Pa. plant last yearOctober 5th, 2009 Feds: Unsafe power supply caused Pa. chemical leakPETROLIA, Pa.
Gambling task force recommends colleges treat gambling like alcohol, as student health issueSeptember 30th, 2009 Task force to colleges: Treat betting like boozeLAS VEGAS — A national gambling task force is recommending that colleges and universities take more steps to curb problem gambling by students by treating the issue as a health concern. The Task Force on College Gambling Policies says in a report released Tuesday that most higher education institutions aggressively target alcohol problems on campus, but not gambling problems.
As terror investigation continues, feds tell police to look at self-storage sitesSeptember 22nd, 2009 Feds tell police to contact self-storage sitesWASHINGTON — Counterterrorism officials are advising police officers to be vigilant for any possible bomb-making at self-storage facilities. The notice, sent by the FBI and Homeland Security Department Monday, recommends police contact storage facilities to encourage employees to report any suspicious behavior.
Feds issue security bulletins telling stadiums, hotels to be vigilant against terrorSeptember 22nd, 2009 Feds issue security bulletins on stadiums, hotelsWASHINGTON — Counterterrorism officials have issued security bulletins about terrorist interest in attacking sports stadiums, entertainment complexes and hotels. The FBI and Homeland Security Department sent two bulletins Monday to police around the country, saying they know of no specific plots against such sites.
A fourth NYC-area cabbie shot and killed; Yonkers driver is fourth victim in 4 monthsAugust 30th, 2009 Fourth NYC-area cabbie shot, killed in 4 monthsYONKERS, N.Y. — A cab driver has been shot and killed in Yonkers, the fourth fatal cabbie shooting in the New York City area in four months.
Family of NY wrong-way driver shocked that mom was drunk, high before crash that killed 8August 5th, 2009 Family shocked NY mom was drunk, high before crashFLORAL PARK, N.Y. — Family members of a mother who killed herself and seven others by driving the wrong way with a vanload of children on a highway are stunned by news she was drunk and high at the time, her brother and sister-in-law said Wednesday.
Feds: Pa. man aimed high-powered laser at police helicopter, blinding pilot trying to landJuly 28th, 2009 Feds: Pa. man's laser blinded police chopper pilotPHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania man has been charged with aiming a high-powered laser at a police helicopter cockpit during flight and blinding the pilot. The FBI says 51-year-old Williamsport resident James Gautieri temporarily blinded Lt.
Police: NY driver said she felt sick before fiery wrong-way crash that killed 8July 27th, 2009 Cops: NY driver in deadly wrong-way crash felt illHAWTHORNE, N.Y. — A minivan driver apparently wasn't feeling well before going the wrong way on a suburban parkway for nearly 2 miles, leading to a fiery wreck that killed eight people, police said Monday.
Police: Religious Jews stabbed and wounded after altercation with secular Jews in JerusalemJuly 11th, 2009 Police: Religious Jews stabbed in Jerusalem fightJERUSALEM — Two religious Jews were stabbed and another beaten in a Saturday altercation with secular Jewish residents of Jerusalem, said a police spokesman, in an incident that could worsen already tense relations between the city's residents. The three men were moderately wounded and hospitalized in the dawn incident which took place in a conservative Jerusalem neighborhood, said spokesman Shmuel Ben Ruby.
14-year-old girl killed in accident, residents torch busesJuly 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - At least five buses were torched and several others damaged by a mob in West Bengal's Howrah district after a 14-year-old girl was killed when she came under the wheels of a speeding bus Monday, police said. "Riya Das, a class-VII student of Darnagar St Thomas High School in the district, was run over by a bus at Domjur locality.
100 residents file complaint against conmanJune 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - As many as 100 residents of different localities in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district Saturday registered a complaint against alleged conman Ashok Jadeja for duping them of over Rs.5.5 million, police said. The case against Jadeja has been lodged by the residents of Mat, Kosi and Govardhan towns in Mathura, about 300 km from here.
State Dept says 2 US citizens on missing Air France jet but names not releasedJune 1st, 2009 State Dept: 2 US citizens on missing jetWASHINGTON — The State Department says two Americans were among the passengers of a missing Air France jet carrying 228 people from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. No names were released.
Defense Dept worker charged with leaking classified material to ChinaMay 13th, 2009 Defense Dept worker charged with classified leaksWASHINGTON — Prosecutors have charged a Defense Department official with feeding classified information to an agent for the Chinese government. Officials have unsealed charges in federal court in Virginia against James Fondren, Jr., saying he conspired to relay classified information to a foreign agent.
AP Source: Obama's Justice Dept. plans more aggressive antitrust investigationsMay 11th, 2009 AP Source: Justice plans new antitrust effortWASHINGTON — An Obama administration official says the Justice Department is going to more aggressively investigate big companies that improperly dominate markets. The official said the administration is abandoning a set of legal guidelines put in place by the Bush administration.
Appeals Court wipes away some 300 decisions made by Bush administration labor relations boardMay 1st, 2009 Appeals Court cancels 300 NLRB decisionsWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has wiped away with one opinion some 300 decisions made last year by the Bush administration's labor relations board. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington said Friday that all the decisions handed down in 2008 by the National Labor Relations Board are invalid because they were made by just two members.
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June 21st, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Although, I personally am so far to the left that even the democrats appear to me to be “right-wing,” I consider myself to be a strict constitutionalist. It is my opinion that since its inception there has been an organized and systematic assault by the conservatives in the United States on the civil liberties written into the US Constitution. The “War on Drugs”; “War on Terror”; “War on Communism” and a host of other wars waged by the right wing are really nothing more than a War on People–an excuse to erode civil rights to the point of non-existence.
August 5th, 2009 at 2:24 am
I would like to become a police officer in yonkers,n.y I am strong, physically fit and hiv positive.Although they supposably cant discriminate against me, would that be something they look for in a blood test?I’m also not taking any meds at this point in time.Please I really need to know.