California Sues Madoff ‘Middleman’ Chais for Fraud
California Attorney General Jerry Brown Tuesday sued Stanley Chais, a Beverly Hills money manager accused in lawsuits by investors and U.S. regulators of channeling hundreds of millions of dollars …
U.S. Senate Panel Takes On Health Care Plan
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee opened consideration of its long-delayed health care reform bill Tuesday, with affordability topping the list of concerns for Democrats who control the …
White House Targets Insurers for Health Insurance Premiums
The White House kept insurance companies squarely in its sights Tuesday in the push for healthcare reform by releasing research showing that health insurance premiums have risen far faster than …
UN Seeks Momentum in Climate Talks as Obama, Hu Speak
China and the United States, the world's top greenhouse gas emitters, will try to ignite efforts Tuesday to secure a U.N.
Lawmakers Eye Tornado Shelters for Trailer Parks in Oklahoma
Prompted by a deadly February tornado in southern Oklahoma, a state House panel on Tuesday examined ways to increase the number of tornado shelters at mobile home parks. Reps
Wisconsin Democrats Promise Crackdown on Drunken-Drivers
Democrats who control the Wisconsin Legislature promise to focus on cracking down on drunken driving this fall, among other priorities. The state Senate began its fall session Tuesday and the …
Critics Attacked Senate Health Bill Before Its Unveiling
Critics in both parties assailed the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform plan Tuesday, the day before the panel publishes a long-awaited bill that could form the basis for compromise in …
California’s Workers’ Comp Fund Offers Aid
California's State Compensation Insurance Fund announced Tuesday that it will extend credit to policyholders who have suffered a financial loss or business disruption caused by several wildfires …
L.A. Fire May Last Weeks
A relentless wildfire near Los Angeles raged Tuesday with 53 homes up in smoke, thousands more threatened and new rounds of evacuations as towering flames crackled close to foothill neighborhoods … Copyright 2009 Associated Press.
Atlantic Tropical Wave Could Become Cyclone, Warns U.S. Hurricane Center
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday a tropical wave in the western Atlantic Ocean northeast of Puerto Rico had a high chance — greater than 50 percent — of becoming a tropical … Copyright 2009 Reuters
Family Sues Pennsylvania Jail over Heroin Withdrawal Death
An inmate's surviving family is suing a western Pennsylvania jail saying the man died because his complaints about heroin withdrawal were ignored.
Colorado State Forecasters Trim Atlantic Hurricane Forecast Again
The Colorado State University storm research team cut its 2009 Atlantic hurricane season forecast Tuesday, predicting that El Nino would trim the tally to 10 tropical storms, with four becoming …