Olympics host Vancouver ranked world's most liveable city
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Vancouver has again topped a list of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, giving the Canadian west coast city an extra boost as it opens the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Nations:Canada Australia South Africa Austria Nigeria Pakistan Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-12
Teen arrested in killing of LA anti-gang counselor
LOS ANGELES - When Ronald "Loony" Barron urged a young graffiti tagger to put away his paint cans, he was doing what he viewed as his mission - steering kids away from crime - but he paid for it with his life.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-02-09
Mudslides sweep away cars, assault homes near LA
LOS ANGELES - Thunderous mudslides swept away cars and pushed furniture out of homes and into the streets in the foothills north of Los Angeles Saturday as an intense winter storm brought down hillsides in wildfire burn areas.
Nations:Canada U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-02-06
Regulators shut down banks in 5 states
WASHINGTON - Regulators shut down a big bank in California on Friday, along with two banks in Georgia and one each in Florida, Minnesota and Washington. That brought to 15 the number of bank failures so far in 2010 atop the 140 shuttered last year in the punishing economic climate.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2010-01-30
'Avatar' tops box office for sixth-straight week
LOS ANGELES - James Cameron's "Avatar" is on a course to sink "Titanic" at the box office.
Nations:U.S. People:Denzel Washington Brendan Fraser James Cameron Harrison Ford
2010-01-24
Scientists create model of monster 'Frankenstorm'
LOS ANGELES - Think the recent wild weather that hammered California was bad? Experts are imagining far worse.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2010-01-24
"Hope for Haiti Now" telethon raises $57 million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon, led by George Clooney and Haiti-born rapper Wyclef Jean, has raised more than $57 million for relief to the earthquake-ravaged country, organizers said on Saturday.
Nations:U.S. People:Denzel Washington Nicole Kidman Jay-Z Wyclef Jean Chris Martin Alicia Keys Activities:2010 Haiti Earthquake Source:(Reuters)
2010-01-24
FBI: Man arrested in ESPN reporter nude video case
CHICAGO - A man accused of taping surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews while she was alone in hotel rooms was due to appear in federal court Saturday, authorities said.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-10-03
Polanski asks Swiss court to free him from custody
ZURICH - Lawyers for Roman Polanski filed a motion in court Tuesday asking that the director be released from Swiss custody -- the first step in his legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States for a 1977 statutory rape case.
Nations:Switzerland U.S. Poland People:Roman Polanski Hillary Clinton Ewan McGregor Pierce Brosnan
2009-09-29
School drinking water contains toxins
CUTLER, Calif. - Over the last decade, the drinking water at thousands of schools across the country has been found to contain unsafe levels of lead, pesticides and dozens of other toxins.
Nations:U.S. People:Barbara Boxer Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57
LOS ANGELES - Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
Nations:U.S. People:Patrick Swayze Tom Cruise Emilio Estevez Forest Whitaker Rob Lowe Matt Dillon
2009-09-14
Music world slams Kanye West over awards outburst
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Pop stars slammed Kanye West on Monday after the rapper shocked the MTV Video Music Awards by crashing the stage during teen star Taylor Swift's acceptance speech.
Nations:U.S. People:Beyonce Knowles Kanye West Kelly Clarkson Source:(AFP)
2009-09-14
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