PORTLAND, Ore. – More than 400 students escaped a three-alarm fire that heavily damaged a southeast Portland elementary school. Portland Fire Bureau spokeswoman Kim Kosmas says the school’s 17 teachers also made it out safely late Tuesday morning. The cause of the fire at Marysville Elementary School has not been …
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Airport officials in Kansas City say a passenger jet struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff and returned to land safely. The Frontier Airlines flight took off about 7 p.m. Saturday night bound for Denver when it hit the birds at an altitude of about …
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Civil jurors in New Orleans found Dell Inc. liable for $16.3 million in damages on unfair trade and conspiracy claims regarding a lawsuit over New Orleans city ill-fated crime camera program. Former City Technology Chief Greg Meffert and top aide to New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, is among the defendants …
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FRANKFORT, Ky. – A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he’s calling the tree on the Capitol’s front lawn a “Christmas” tree this holiday season. A statement from the administration last week sparked Christmas consternation by referring to the yet-to-be-chosen evergreen as a “holiday” tree. Some Christians were perturbed …
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. – A school district in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains must discard 6,000 doses of swine flu vaccine because they got too cold. The Stroudsburg Area School District must dispose of the doses after discovering the refrigeration units holding the vaccine were 4 degrees below the permitted range. Health department …
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A quick trip around Hannity’s America… Paper Pushers? It’s another story that will shake your faith in the government’s ability to manage, well, just about anything. Florida Congressman Alan Grayson tried to secure an earmark for a nonprofit civil rights organization, only to discover that according to the IRS the …
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NEW YORK – Americans planned beach cleanups, packages for soldiers and save-the-tree fundraisers along with familiar remembrances in three cities to mark eight years since the attacks of Sept. 11, the first time the anniversary was named a national day of service. “Instead of us simply remembering the horrible events …
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One almost felt sorry Sunday for White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.” He was questioned closely by Chris Wallace on the administration’s decision to treat the man who allegedly tried to bomb that Detroit-bound jetliner as an ordinary criminal defendant. The result of …
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The news that is not White House approved… Out of Focus It seems President Obama needs to get his priorities straight — literally. Remember during the State of the Union address in January when he looked you, the American people, right in the eye and vowed that jobs would be …
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The government has put America on suicide watch. That’s right, the government has rolled out a new mental health Web site, titled “Getting Through Tough Economic Times” because people apparently just can’t handle stress on their own anymore. The site — which makes New York’s DMV Web site look cutting …
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