U.S. President Barack Obama headed to the country’s industrial heartland Monday to press his case for increasing taxes on America’s wealthiest households as a way to help avert an end-of-year crisis over government financial policies. Mr. Obama, the Democrat newly elected to another four-year term, gave a campaign-style speech to auto workers in Michigan. The […]
Obama Presses His Case for ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Settlement Reached in Strauss-Kahn Sexual Assault Lawsuit
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
A New York judge says a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn by a hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault. The judge announced the deal Monday, at a hearing on settlement negotiations between the sides. Strauss-Kahn, a French economist and politician, was arrested […]
US Confirms Mexican-American Star Jenni Rivera Killed in Crash
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 2:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. transportation officials have confirmed that Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera was killed in a plane crash in northern Mexico early Sunday. The National Transportation Safety Board says the Learjet carrying Rivera and six others crashed at about 3:30 a.m. local time Sunday, about 110 kilometers south of Monterrey, Mexico. It says all aboard were […]
China Predicted to Overtake US as Economic Power by 2030
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
A new U.S. intelligence assessment says China is expected to surpass the United States as the leading economic power by 2030, but the U.S. will remain a top world leader. The assessment was released Monday by the National Intelligence Council of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. It predicts that Asia will surpass […]
Obama Pressing His Case for ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 12:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is heading to the country’s industrial heartland to press his case for increasing taxes on America’s wealthiest households as a way help avert an end-of-year crisis over government financial policies. Mr. Obama, the Democrat newly elected to another four-year term, plans a campaign-style speech to auto workers in Michigan on Monday. […]
Court Hearing in Lawsuit Against Disgraced Ex-IMF Head; Settlement Expected
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
A settlement may be announced Monday in the lawsuit brought against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn by the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault back in 2011. Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn and his accuser, Nafissatou Diallo, will appear in a New York City courtroom to update the judge about settlement negotiations. Strauss-Kahn […]
Mexican-American Singer Feared Dead
Posted December 10th, 2012 at 12:30 am (UTC-5)
The family of Mexican-American singing superstar Jenni Rivera says she has been killed in a small plane crash. Authorities say the wreckage of the Learjet carrying Rivera and six other people was discovered outside the northern city of Monterrey Sunday, hours after taking off on a flight to Toluca, near Mexico City. She had given […]
Mexican-American Singer Feared Dead
Posted December 9th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican authorities say they believe they have found the wreckage of a small plane carrying Mexican-American singing superstar Jenni Rivera. Mexican Transportation and Communications Minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza told Mexican television what is left of the plane was found in northern Mexico, adding “there is nothing recognizable.” At least five other people were on the […]
US High Court To Rule on Gay Marriage Cases
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 5:00 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. Supreme Court says it will rule on two same-sex marriage cases next year challenging state and federal laws that limit the definition of marriage to the union of a man and a woman. The High Court said Friday it will review a federal appeals court ruling that struck down Proposition 8 — the […]
US Company Aims to Fly You to the Moon for $1.5 Billion
Posted December 7th, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
A U.S. company founded by ex-NASA executives says it plans to offer commercial flights to the moon by the end of the decade. The company, named Golden Spike, estimates it will cost $1.5 billion to send two people to the moon and back for up to two days. It plans to sell the flights to […]
