This is a news story about a former assistance manager at the peanut factory in Planview Texas. It's a shame he didn't make sure that plant was inspected, even after he left. Waiting for someone to die, and all this trouble was not cool.
One of President Barack Obama's first acts is to order federal agencies to halt all pending regulations until his administration can review them.
Circuit City Stores Inc. agreed with liquidators on Friday to sell the merchandise in its 567 U.S. stores after failing to find a buyer or a refinancing deal.
When I quit smoking, not only did I gain weight, (going from a size 34 to a 40), but I also added acid reflux (from being over weight) and high cholesterol to the list. I was on two different medications for this. Any cost savings from quitting went out the window.
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday named Harvard physicist John Holdren and marine biologist Jane Lubchenco to top science posts.
A serial killer who died more than a decade ago is the person who decapitated the 6-year-old son of "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh in 1981, Florida police said Tuesday.
If you are a customer service manager, then you know about call center matrix. AHT, Call quaility, pressures on expenses with credits, the whole nine yards. The whole time your boss is telling you about keeping expenses down.
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The Indian navy captured 23 pirates who threatened a merchant vessel Saturday in the lawless waters of the Gulf of Aden, where dozens of ships have come under attack by gunmen in recent months.
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich went on a "corruption crime spree" and tried to benefit from his ability to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement, officials said Tuesday.
The president expressed remorse the global financial crisis has cost jobs and harmed retirement accounts and said he'll back more government intervention if needed to ease the recession.
Alan Colmes of the network's "Hannity & Colmes" said on his Web site Monday that he'll be leaving the prime-time show after 12 years.
Associated Press JAY, Okla. - Delaware County officials arrested two people in connection with the discovery of dead and starving dogs at a farm east of Jay. Deputy Mark Berry says Sue Davis and Randall Dick were taken to the Delaware County Jail.
Although Nissan does plan to embrace hybrid technology, the Japanese automaker is banking on plug-in electric vehicles as the next big thing.
Get ready for a new sound - not look - to the tiny Smart cars produced by Daimler. On Thursday, the company introduced its Smart ED - an all-electric vehicle that makes barely a peep.
Live vote: Do you support the Senate bailout package?
As Wall Street faced a wipeout this year, some of America's richest people got sucked into the vortex too, losing millions.
With costs rising and paychecks flat, readers are looking for ways to make ends meet. �The Answer Desk, by John W. Schoen.
Sarah Palin, in her introduction to Americans as John McCain's running mate, struck back at news organizations and a "Washington elite" that have raised questions about her qualifications to be vice president.
NEWSCHANNEL 4 OKLAHOMA CITY -- The State of Oklahoma will pay $160,000 for the death of a two-year-old. A judge decided the Oklahoma Department of Human Services handled the care of the child in a negligent manner.
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY - Gov. Brad Henry says there is "still a good chance" that Barack Obama will visit Oklahoma before the Nov. 4 general election, despite the fact that the state will likely vote Republican in the presidential race.
My Fear with allowing 18 year olds to drink is simple. NO college allows drinking in the dorms. So when JR is off on his own, he will drive to a bar, and drive home again, this time drunk, or at the least impaired. This argument does not make sense anyway you look at it.
Two Russian women, long-time defenders of the world's biggest lake, say its getting harder to save Baikal due to pressures like global warming and development.
The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting.
California faces a nearly $21 billion budget gap over the next year and a half, extending a fiscal crisis that already has led to steep cuts to public schools, social services and health programs.
Costco is no longer carrying Coca-Cola products in its stores nationwide because of a pricing dispute with the beverage maker.
An Agriculture Department report says the number of Americans who lacked reliable access to sufficient food shot up last year to its highest point since the government began surveying in 1995.
In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison.
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U.S. to drop charge against Blackwater guard
Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients
Gitmo detainees finally get day in court
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Marijuana moves into open in a 'high' ski town
Calif. budget deficit could reach $21 billion
Calif. budget deficit could reach $21 billion
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Costco stops carrying Coca-Cola products