SAN FRANCISCO — Sgt. Brandon Davis vividly recalled the moment before he killed Eric Wayne Berry, but it was not the way it really happened. “I told him to drop his weapon, twice,” the police officer then in Fort Smith, Ark. , said. But after repeated... Full Article at The New York Times
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An Associated Press story back in August revealed that the NYPD had been spying on Muslim organizations around New York City. However, recent evidence shows that the network of spying may not have just been limited to the city but extended across the... Full Article at International Business Times
The plan, supported by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Mayor Michael Bloomberg , will raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 starting January 2013. However, business owners fear that the increase could result in the layoffs of thousands of... Full Article at International Business Times
The former moll of indicted Columbian mob boss Reynold Maragni wants to bail on the $2.5 million bond she posted for him last year after learning he had turned sides, according to the New York Daily News. Kim Juliano, 39, filed a letter of complaint... Full Article at International Business Times
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley appeared in a film that grossed over $1.1 billion but it was reported that the actress has no interest in the role for the follow-up of Michael Bay's "Transformers 4." The model joined the franchise's third film "Dark of The... Full Article at International Business Times
Edgar is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinions of our bloggers and are not formally edited. Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE: COG), a $7.66 billion Texas based independent oil and gas company has been gaining... Full Article at Motley Fool
AMZN does have the distinct advantage of having a healthy cash supply of $9.6 billion, however, compared to BBY’s $2.4 billion. AMZN is also progessive and developing their own products in order to gain new business. Looking at the analysts numbers... Full Article at Motley Fool
Erin is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinions of our bloggers and are not formally edited. The Cola Wars are back, and the winner pays in dividends. It used to be a battle between Coke (NYSE: KO) and PepsiCo... Full Article at Motley Fool
Starting with the Australian dollar, where the Australian dollar is currently retreating against the U.S. dollar after the release of the RBA's meeting minutes, where the AUD / USD pair reached its highest level in today's trading session at 1.0756 and... Full Article at International Business Times
"Consumer sentiment continues to negatively impact the residential market in Australia with lengthening of time between inquiry and conversion." Mr McCann said the outlook was more positive in Asia for its project management and construction businesses... Full Article at International Business Times
The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinions of our bloggers and are not formally edited. The goal of investing is to yield the maximum capital on your cash. To 'work' your money as hard as it can go without spreading itself... Full Article at Motley Fool
Waste Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST). Republic Services, the second largest waste disposal provider in North America, reported mostly flat revenue of $2.01 billion for 2011, but a 26% increase in EPS for the fourth quarter. The company is looking to... Full Article at Motley Fool
(Updates with won, Kospi performance in third paragraph, police comment in fourth.) Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- South Korean police arrested six people for spreading false rumors about a North Korean nuclear reactor explosion on Jan. 6 to manipulate the... Full Article at BusinessWeek
(NaturalNews) I'm not sure which is the more offensive way to create meat. There's the current "factory farm" method where masses of hormone-jacked, antibiotics-injected cows are kept confined in what can only be called bovine concentration camps while... Full Article at International Business Times
That's not to say it isn't safe to go shopping via a mobile browser or use an app to check a checking account balance. But people should take precautions to limit their exposure: "The biggest concern still for businesses and for consumers is a lost... Full Article at Smartmoney.com
Answering that question could also reveal whether it's a stock that should interest us. Consistent earnings power. Good returns on equity with limited or no debt. Management in place. Simple, non-techno-mumbo-jumbo businesses. 1. Earnings power Buffett... Full Article at Motley Fool
John is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinions of our bloggers and are not formally edited. Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), the auto company that's currently developing an all-electric sedan called the Model S... Full Article at Motley Fool
It appears as if Selena Gomez has found a cure to her "Bieber Fever" in a recent tweet made by the 19-year old singer. She may still be in a relationship with Justin Bieber but that doesn't mean Selena can't help but fall for someone else. "New Girl's"... Full Article at International Business Times
German Finance Minister Wolfgan Schaeuble gives a joint press after an Eurogroup Council meeting on February 21, 2012 at EU headquarters in Brussels. An unprecedented roughly 230-billion-euro (300 billion USD) bailout package agreed on February 21 will 'secure Greece's future in the...
View Photo »An Apple Store security worker, front, watches as customers look at Apple products at an Apple Store in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Apple's dispute over the iPad trademark deepened Monday, after the Chinese company that claims ownership of the name said it won a court ruling...
View Photo »An Apple Store employee, left, shows an iPad2 to a customer at an Apple Store in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Apple's dispute over the iPad trademark deepened Monday, after the Chinese company that claims ownership of the name said it won a court ruling against sales of the...
View Photo »A boy plays with an iPad2 at an Apple Store in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Apple's dispute over the iPad trademark deepened Monday, after the Chinese company that claims ownership of the name said it won a court ruling against sales of the popular tablet computer in China. ...
View Photo »European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) Chief Executive Klaus Regling, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Eurogroup chairman and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, and European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn (L-R) hold a joint news conference after a...
View Photo »German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble speaks during a media conference after a meeting of eurozone finance ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use the euro agreed early Tuesday to hand...
View Photo »Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, right, and Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos address a media conference after a meeting of eurozone finance ministers at the EU Council building in Brussels on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that...
View Photo »IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, Eurogroup Chairman and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and European Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn (L-R) hold a joint news conference after a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels February 21, 2012. Euro zone finance ministers...
View Photo »CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 20: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks about creating jobs and keeping taxes low to employees at Meridian Bioscience on February 20, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Romney told voters he would cut the federal budget in...
View Photo »CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 20: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks about creating jobs and keeping taxes low to employees at Meridian Bioscience on February 20, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
View Photo »CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 20: United Staes Senator Rob Portman, R-OH (L), introduces Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), before he spoke about creating jobs and keeping taxes low to employees at Meridian Bioscience on February 20, 2012, in...
View Photo »CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 20: Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets employees at Meridian Bioscience during a campagin stop February 20, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Romney told voters he would cut the federal budget in part by giving control of...
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, shakes hands after speaking at the Kent County Lincoln Day Dinner, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum kisses his wife, Karen, after speaking at the Kent County Lincoln Day Dinner, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
View Photo »US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and the European Union's High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton pose during the family photo of the G20 Foreign Ministers Informal Meeting in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur state, Mexico on February...
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich waits to be introduced during a campaign stop on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich waits to be introduced during a campaign stop at the Jim Thorpe Museum on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 in Oklahoma City.
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich tours the Jim Thorpe Museum during a campaign stop on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, a GOP congressman from Texas, speaks during a North Dakota Republican district convention on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at the Shiloh Christian School in Bismarck, N.D. Paul spoke in Bismarck Monday night during the final stop of a two-day, four-city...
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, a GOP congressman from Texas, waits for his turn on the stage during a North Dakota Republican district convention on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at the Shiloh Christian School in Bismarck, N.D. Paul spoke in Bismarck Monday night during the final stop...
View Photo »North Dakota U.S. Rep. Rick Berg, R-N.D. , who is running for the North Dakota Republican endorsement for U.S. Senate, speaks on Monday, at the Shiloh Christian School in Bismarck, N.D. Attendees listened to speeches from North Dakota candidates for statewide office, and to remarks by Republican...
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, takes leave of the crowd after speaking at the Bismarck Republican Convention, in Bismarck, N.D. , Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, addresses the Bismarck Republican Convention, in Bismarck, N.D. , Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.
View Photo »Xiaoxiao Lund, left, and her husband Cory Lund, right, of Bottineau, N.D. , wait in the Shiloh Christian School gymnasium in Bismarck, N.D. , for the appearance of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul during a North Dakota legislative district convention on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. ...
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks to supporters at the Bismarck Republican Convention, in Bismarck, N.D. , Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.
View Photo »German Finance Minister Wolfgan Schaeuble gives a joint press after an Eurogroup Council meeting on February 21, 2012 at EU headquarters in Brussels. An unprecedented roughly 230-billion-euro (300 billion USD) bailout package agreed on February 21 will 'secure Greece's future in the...
View Photo »To block the Gulf would verge on economic suicide ... Petroleum products account for 20% of Iran’s GDP, 80% of exports and 70% of its government revenue. Any attempt to close the Gulf could also provoke a war with the U.S. and vaporize what diplomatic support and leverage Iran gets from countries (and c...
You don’t want to miss ProLifeCon, as there are many more exciting speakers who will be featured throughout the week ... The event will be webcast live, and will feature experts and legislators to inform you about the cutting edge of the pro-life movement and give you ways to make a difference on blogs,...
The very core of what this country stands for is on the line ... The basic promise of no matter who you are, where you come from, this is a place that you can make it if you try. That’s at stake in this election.
The Internet has grown to be an essential part of our daily lives. It connects our devices to our apps; more importantly, it connects us to each other. Yahoo! is proud to be a part of the World IPv6 Launch - an event that marks the next chapter of our Internet. IPv6 enables the Internet to grow, while r...
And it’s not because you thought it was going to be easy ... You know when you support a guy name Barack Hussein Obama for president of the United States, you’ve got to assume that the odds may not be in your favor. But what you understood was the campaign was not about me, it was about our common visio...
Open graph is really the biggest opportunity to create new apps since we started apps on Facebook
And it’s not because you thought it was going to be easy ... You know when you support a guy name Barack Hussein Obama for president of the United States, you’ve got to assume that the odds may not be in your favor. But what you understood was the campaign was not about me, it was about our common visio...
If all white men were like the ones on stage in SC GOP debates last night, you wouldn't speak to one white man in the USA!
I have signed this bill despite having serious reservations with certain provisions that regulate the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists ... Moreover, I want to clarify that my administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American cit...
It can create Facebook accounts and then use those accounts to start sending links to people
With ZVOX, my vision is to bring products to market that consumers love while earning a place as a valued supplier to any merchant selling low margin video displays ... The audio category is what I have done my whole life - I want to give retailers useful tools to help them be successful so that everyon...
This is another nail in the coffin for genetically modified foods in Europe ... This is a good day for consumers and farmers and opens the door for the European Union to shift Europe to greener and more publicly acceptable farming.
When you become president, one thing that happens overnight is that you and everyone you love get a bunch of new nicknames
The case allows students to discuss the merits of why Yahoo! turned down Microsoft's offer in 2008, evaluate Yahoo!'s value, and assess the options available to the board in late 2011
We classified these practices as discrimination -- even if permissible under local laws ... At our direction, the suppliers have stopped discriminatory screenings for medical conditions or pregnancy.
His media saturation of the Florida airways is clearly having an impact, and, based on what I have learned, he is staying on message by talking about spending and deficits — two issues GOP voters care about.
Dr. King would want us to challenge the excesses of Wall Street without demonizing those who work there.
Romney is the clear favorite, and you’d have to conclude he even has a shot to win 50 percent of the GOP vote, depending on what happens in South Carolina
we can't afford to repeat the mistakes that have been made in the past - after World War II, after Vietnam - when our military was left ill-prepared for the future.
Alabamians don’t want to be associated with the Democratic Party and Barack Obama
The competition for new jobs, for businesses, for middle-class security -- that's a race I know we can win ... But America is not going to win if we give in to those who think that we can only respond to our challenges with the same tired, old tune ... [and] hope that prosperity somehow trickles down.
The goal of the U.S. and other sanctions against Iran is regime collapse, a senior U.S. intelligence official said, offering the clearest indication yet that the Obama administration is at least as intent on unseating Iran’s government as it is on engaging with it.
We've begun to see what change looks like
Obama reversed Bush’s policy of ignoring Osama bin Laden, immediately setting a course that eventually led to his capture and death.
Imagine whisking through towns at speeds over 100 miles an hour, walking only a few steps to public transportation and ending up just blocks from your destination
