United States News

3:43 PM
9-February
2010 Tiger Woods & Rosie O'Donnell Make For Least Desirable Valentines According To New SurveyWho would want Tiger Woods to be their Valentine? Apparently, not many people.
Topics: celebrity buzz, offbeat, human interest, United States

3:16 PM
9-February
2010 O'Hare Wants To Use Cemetery For Runway ExpansionO'Hare International Airport could be getting a new runway as soon as the city of Chicago clears 5.3 acres of cemetery land and relocates 1,200 graves. The church to which the land belongs has 20 days to appeal the ruling. If the appeal fails, all graves must be relocated by spring of next year.
Topics: business (general), economy, business and finance, air transport, transport, offbeat, human interest, United States

1:46 PM
9-February
2010 NOAA Creates New Climate Change AgencyThe Commerce Department said on Monday that it plans to create an agency under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that will provide businesses and community leaders with the latest data on climate change.
Topics: global warming, environmental issue, government, politics, science (general), science and technology, United States

11:46 AM
9-February
2010 Obamas Move Ahead On Fight Against Child Obesity"It's done, honey," President Barack Obama told the First Lady Michele Obama, after signing the "Memorandum on Childhood Obesity," Tuesday at the Oval Office, the White House.
Topics: physical fitness, health, executive (government), government, politics, United States, physical fitness, health, executive (government), government, politics, United States

11:46 AM
9-February
2010 Obamas Move Ahead On Fight Against Child Obesity"It's done, honey," President Barack Obama told the First Lady Michele Obama, after signing the "Memorandum on Childhood Obesity," Tuesday at the Oval Office, the White House.
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11:36 AM
9-February
2010 Poll: Majority Of Americans Oppose Supreme Court Ruling On Citizens UnitedAmericans disagree by a two-to-one margin with the Supreme Court's ruling last month allowing corporations to spend money in support of, or in opposition to federal candidates, according to a new poll.
Topics: constitution, politics, election, social issues (general), social issue, United States

11:31 AM
9-February
2010 House Republican Leader Bucks Party To Endorse Crist's Conservative RivalHouse Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-IN) broke with his party on Monday and endorsed former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio for the Senate. Pence, who is said to be planning a White House bid in 2012, joins prominent conservatives who have support Rubio instead of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.
Topics: election, politics, politics (general), United States

8:38 AM
9-February
2010 Iran Begins Enriching Higher-Grade Uranium; Pentagon Calls For New SanctionsIran began enriching higher-grade uranium on Monday amid calls from the United States for a fourth set of sanctions. The fuel is for a research reactor in the capital of Tehran that produces medical isotopes for cancer patients, according to the Iranian government.
Topics: weaponry, unrest, conflicts and war, nuclear policy, politics, United States

6:53 AM
9-February
2010 Study: Older Maternal Age Linked To Autism RiskUniversity of California, Davis researchers say advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly higher risk of having a child with autism, regardless of how old the father is.
Topics: health, science (general), science and technology, United States

5:27 PM
8-February
2010 Snow Shuts Down Federal Government in WashingtonHardly anything moved in Washington, D.C., Monday, least of all the federal government, which shut down from more than two feet of snow a blizzard dumped on the nation's capital over the weekend.
Topics: report, weather, government, politics, United States