U.S. Capitol Police say they are investigating the satirist media organization The Onion, after it “tweeted” messages saying, falsely, that there was a hostage situation at the U.S. Capitol Building. The Onion’s Twitter feed said gunfire was reported in the building. It later said U.S. lawmakers had taken 12 children hostage. The Onion continued to […]
U.S. Capitol Police Investigating Fake Hostage Story
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
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US Man Indicted for Plans to Attack Pentagon, Capitol
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. citizen arrested on charges of providing support to a foreign terrorist organization was formally indicted Thursday in the northeastern U.S. city of Boston. Twenty-six-year-old Rezwan Ferdaus is charged with plotting to damage or destroy the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol with remote-controlled model aircraft filled with plastic explosives. He is also charged with attempting […]
US House Approves Gov’t Funding Through Oct. 4
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 12:29 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would temporarily avert a government shutdown when the current fiscal year ends on Friday. The measure passed Thursday, known as a short-term continuing resolution, continues funding for the government until October 4. The Senate approved the bill earlier this week. Its next stop is the White […]
Mandela Granddaughters to Star in Reality Show
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Three granddaughters of South Africa’s former president Nelson Mandela are planning to star in a television reality show about their family. The three young women appeared at a news conference in Johannesburg Thursday. They and the South African and American producers working with them say they hope a TV series will showcase the emerging middle […]
Japanese Company to Plead Guilty in US Price-Fixing Case
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
A Japanese auto parts supplier and three of its executives have agreed to plead guilty to U.S. allegations that they engaged in a price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracy. The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that Tokyo-based Furukawa Electric would pay a $200 million fine for its role in the scheme. The agency said the company conspired […]
US Economy Grew Slightly Faster in Second Quarter
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. government says the country’s sluggish economy grew a bit faster than first estimated in the second quarter of the year, but still not fast enough to reduce the country’s high unemployment rate. The government said Thursday that the nation’s economic output advanced 1.3 percent in the April-to-June period, up from the previous estimate […]
US Economy Grew Slightly Faster in Second Quarter
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. government says the sluggish economy grew a bit faster than first estimated in the second quarter of the year, but still not fast enough to reduce the country’s high unemployment rate. The government said Thursday that the nation’s economic output advanced 1.3 percent in the April-to-June period, up from the previous estimate of […]
Obama Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Controversial Health Care Overhaul
Posted September 29th, 2011 at 1:43 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. Justice Department has asked the Supreme Court to uphold the Obama administration’s historic overhaul of the nation’s health care system. The Justice Department on Wednesday filed an appeal asking the nation’s top court to review an earlier decision by a federal court, which ruled the legislation exceeded its authority by requiring most Americans […]
Obama: Cuba Must Reform Before US Eases Position
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 7:20 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama says he will always be prepared to change U.S. policy toward Cuba, but has not seen the steps from Havana that would justify lifting the longstanding U.S. embargo. President Obama made the comment Wednesday during an online roundtable discussion aimed at the Hispanic community. The president said he does not want […]
Clinton to Attend Regional Event in Dominican Republic
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits the Dominican Republic next week for talks with officials from Canada and Latin America on boosting economic growth in the Western Hemisphere. The State Department says Secretary Clinton will travel to the Caribbean nation next Wednesday for the fourth Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas meeting. Pathways to […]
