The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, and those who continue to smoke are consuming fewer cigarettes. A CDC report says nearly 20 percent of American adults, or 45 million people, smoked in 2010. That means there were three million fewer American smokers last year than in […]
Center for Disease Control says Fewer Americans Smoke
Posted September 7th, 2011 at 1:22 am (UTC-5)
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Postmaster General Warns the USPS Could Shut Down in 2012
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is warning that the centuries-old agency could shut down next year if Congress does not allow it to restructure. Donahoe told a Senate committee Tuesday that the post office is on the brink of default. He said action is needed by the end of the month or it will default […]
4 Dead in Texas Wildfires
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 9:35 pm (UTC-5)
The death toll from wildfires burning out of control in the parched U.S. state of Texas has risen to four with more than 1,200 firefighters struggling against the flames. Republican Governor Rick Perry cut short a presidential campaign appearance in South Carolina Monday to rush back to his home state. More than 180 fires have […]
4 Dead in Texas Wildfires
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
The death toll from wildfires burning out of control in the parched U.S. state of Texas has risen to four with more than 1,200 firefighters struggling against the flames. Republican Governor Rick Perry cut short a presidential campaign appearance in South Carolina Monday to rush back to his home state. More than 180 fires have […]
US Couple on Trial for Death of Adopted Russian Son
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
A Pennsylvania couple in the city of York went on trial Tuesday for the death of their adopted Russian son. Michael and Nanette Craver have been in jail without bail since they were arrested last year and charged with homicide in the death of 7-year-old Russian-born Nathaniel. He died in a hospital after the Cravers […]
Obama Approval Ratings Sink to New Low
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 6:30 pm (UTC-5)
Two new polls give Barack Obama the lowest approval ratings of his presidency as he struggles to pump life into a sluggish U.S. economy. A Washington Post-ABC News poll gives Mr. Obama a 43 percent approval rating. The Wall Street Journal and NBC News put it at 44 percent. Both surveys say more than half […]
Mexico Arrests US Man Suspected of Smuggling Grenades to Drug Gang
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 5:26 pm (UTC-5)
Mexico’s attorney general says police have arrested a U.S. man for allegedly smuggling grenade parts to a powerful and dangerous drug gang. Authorities identify the suspect as Jean Baptiste Kingery. Police arrested him last week. Kingery is suspected of smuggling grenade parts across the U.S.-Mexican border to the Sinaloa drug gang. He allegedly bought the […]
Female Hockey Players Achieve Guinness Record
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Imagine scoring 290 goals in an ice hockey game. That’s what Bree Healey did in helping a group of 40 Canadian female players break the Guinness World Record for the longest ice hockey game. The two 20-player teams began their attempt August 26 at the Burnaby 8 Rinks in suburban Vancouver. They wrapped up their […]
Retired General Takes Charge at US Spy Agency
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
The former U.S. general who commanded the troop surges in Iraq and Afghanistan is now giving orders at the Central Intelligence Agency. Newly retired Army General David Petraeus was sworn in as CIA chief Tuesday at the White House. Vice President Joe Biden led the ceremony, praising Petraeus for his strategic vision and leadership, telling […]
Retired General Takes Charge at US Spy Agency
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 11:40 am (UTC-5)
The former U.S. general who masterminded the troop surges in Iraq and Afghanistan is now officially giving orders at the Central Intelligence Agency. Newly retired U.S. General David Petraeus was sworn in as CIA chief Tuesday in a private ceremony at the White House, led by Vice President Joe Biden. Petraeus becomes the CIA’s 20th […]
