India Prepares a Budget, Surrounded by Secrecy and Big Expectations
NEW DELHI — In a subterranean workshop in India’s Ministry of Finance, roughly 100 government workers are nearing the end of their captivity. For nine days and nights, while they…
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What’s Really Wrong With Bill O’Reilly’s El Salvador Reporting
Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly has pointed to his brief stint in Latin America in 1982 as a correspondent for CBS News as proof of his experience covering “active war…
Georgia sheriff, deputy shot during domestic violence call
The pair responded to a domestic violence call when the shooter fired at them, said Sherry Lang with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The shooter then fled and was later…
Interior Department Rolls Out First Rules For Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON –- The Obama administration on Friday proposed the first rules for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic. The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and…
Ithaca, New York, tourism site: Don’t come here, go to Florida
Web visitors who go to VisitIthaca.com, the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau website, will now see a pop-up banner that says, “That’s it. We surrender. Winter, you win. Key…
10 Cities Where Crime Is Soaring
This story was originally published by 24/7 Wall St. The United States is becoming safer, with crime levels dropping nearly every year. Between 1991 and 2013, the U.S. violent crime…
The Best Thing About January’s Job’s Report Happened In December And November
In economics, the past is never dead — it’s always subject to revision. Case in point: The biggest news in the January jobs report happened in December and November. January’s…
An Incredible Journey
To protect migration routes, wildlife biologists at the University of Wyoming are capturing mule deer by helicopter to learn exactly where they go, what they eat and how healthy they…
Wells Fargo, JPMorgan fined for mortgage kickbacks
The wrongdoing was less extensive at JPMorgan Chase (JPM). The bureau said at least six loan officers at Chase locations in Maryland, Virginia and New York helped steer 200 loans…