Decline in home prices ebbs, consumers gloomy
The plunge in U.S. home prices showed signs of leveling off in April, but worries about unemployment pushed consumer confidence to a seven-month low in June. House prices were helped by the start of the…
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Attack on luxury hotel in Kabul ends with deaths of 6 Taliban (video)
Kabul, Afghanistan— Six Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Kabul’s Hotel Inter-Continental in a brazen, carefully orchestrated operation that began Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday, ending with their deaths some six hours after it…
Americans Remain Unsure Of Economy’s Future
Nearly two years after the official end of the recession, Americans still remain unconvinced. Consumer confidence has hit an eight-month low, according to a Conference Board report released Tuesday. The group studies how Americans feel…
$1 Billion That Nobody Wants
Politicians in Washington hardly let a few minutes go by without mentioning how broke the government is. So, it’s a little surprising that they’ve created a stash of more than $1 billion that almost no…
Paul K. Tanaka appointed to Undersheriff, second-in-command of the LASD
Paul K. Tanaka, who joined the Department in 1982, was appointed as Undersheriff in June 2011 by Sheriff Lee Baca. As second-in-command, Undersheriff Tanaka will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Sheriff’s Department. …
‘Yoda’ crowned ugliest dog in the world (video)
Dozens of ugly dogs took to the stage at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, but only one could be crowned the ugliest
A Chinese Dissident Is Freed, But He’s Still Not Free
Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and human rights activist, was released from prison late Wednesday night, and told western reporters, “In legal terms, I’m – how do you say? – on bail. So I cannot…
Is the American Dream dead?
The American Dream lures people from all over the world, and it’s because of this possibility: If you come here and work hard, your kids will have a better life than you. What if that…
Foreclosed Homes Wait In ‘Shadows’ To Go On Sale
The housing market is still languishing this summer, leading some economists to believe prices won’t begin to recover until 2014. Even Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernake says the market may be worse than most people…
Chinese-Indonesians: Is a Once Forbidden Identity Fading?
Just as China is ascending the world stage as an economic superpower, so too, is Chinese culture becoming increasingly visible in Indonesia. Chinese New Year, banned during the repressive New Order period, is now a…
New camera lets you focus photos after you shoot (VIDEO)
An auto-focus camera? Not new. Not exciting. A camera that lets you focus after you’ve already taken the photo? And lets you focus anywhere within the image you want? That’s got people talking and, according…
Gallup: Americans prefer having boys to girls, just as they did in 1941
Americans could have only one child, they would prefer that it be a boy rather than a girl, by a 40% to 28% margin, with the rest having no preference or no opinion on the…
Could New ICE Memo Let DREAMers, Vets Avoid Deportation? . ICE protects children, arrests criminals
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released a memo Friday noting that ICE employees have “prosecutorial discretion” when it comes to immigration enforcement, and lists detailed ways in which this discretion may be used. Â The…
FCC warning: Watch out for mystery phone charges
The sleazy practice of cramming – tossing charges onto telephone bills without permission – is alive and all too well. Part of the problem is that you could be a victim right now and you…
Why you should never go to the hospital in July
Do not get sick in July. Why? You might die. A recent study published by the Journal of General Internal Medicine reported a 10 percent spike in teaching hospital deaths during the month of July…
Change Made To Airport Screenings For Children
The government has made a change in its policy for patting down young children at airport checkpoints, and more changes are promised. Airport security workers will now be told to make repeated attempts to screen…
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