Monthly Archives: November 2011

Stock futures signal losses, focus on banks

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

(Reuters) – Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open for equities on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the SP 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 down 0.4-0.7 percent. Standard Poor’s reduced its credit … Continue reading →

Filed under Financial | Tagged , , , , , |

Sullinger scores 21 as No. 2 OSU routs No. 3 Duke (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Jared Sullinger scored 21 points and three teammates were close behind as No. 2 Ohio State roared out to an 11-0 lead and never looked back in beating third-ranked Duke 85-63 on Tuesday night in the ACC/Big … Continue reading →

Filed under Sports | Tagged , , |

Column: NFL’s dirtiest’ player takes a bath (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

Ndamukong Suh seemed like such a level-headed guy when he joined the NFL little more than a season and a half ago. Now, not so much. A few months before the 2010 NFL draft, when other top picks might have … Continue reading →

Filed under Sports | Tagged , , |

Syracuse’s Boeheim not worried about job status (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – After his Syracuse Orange had run away to another victory, men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim turned his focus to a far more important matter. Boeheim said Tuesday that “what happened on my watch” will be revealed once … Continue reading →

Filed under Sports | Tagged , , |

Energy Commission OKs Renewable Energy Report to the Legislature

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

      The California Energy Commission has approved a report marking the progress its Renewable Energy Program made over the past fiscal year. Mandated by the Legislature, the Renewable Energy Program (REP) 2011 Annual Report summarizes the results and accomplishments … Continue reading →

Filed under Energy | Tagged , , , |

US: A Look at Renewable Energy

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

Rising greenhouse gas emissions may accelerate global climate change Many countries are targeting emission reductions over the next 20 years Generous government and development bank support have sparked a recent wave of investment in renewable energy across the globe New … Continue reading →

Filed under Energy | Tagged , , , |

Jackson case highlights celebrity medicine culture (omg!)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

AP Science Writer (AP) — Michael Jackson’s personal doctor received the maximum punishment in the pop singer’s death but not before a scolding from the judge for violating his Hippocratic oath and engaging in “money-for-medicine madness.” Despite Judge Michael Pastor’s … Continue reading →

Filed under Entertainment | Tagged , , |

Audio helped sway judge to give Jackson doc jail (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES – The voice of Michael Jackson helped put the man who killed him behind bars. It wasn’t the familiar voice of hits such as “Billie Jean” and “Thriller,” but the slow, slurring recording of the singer that was … Continue reading →

Filed under Entertainment | Tagged , , |

Obama road trip: from payroll tax to campaign cash (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – One trip, two money pitches. President Barack Obama wants more money in the pockets of U.S. workers — and in his campaign treasury. With both goals in mind, the president was to travel Wednesday to swing-state Pennsylvania to … Continue reading →

Filed under Politics | Tagged , , , , , |

PROMISES, PROMISES: Candidates shield records (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – In the final weeks of Mitt Romney’s term as Massachusetts governor, a small team of aides combed through statehouse filing cabinets. They filled more than 630 cartons with papers destined for the state archives as the primary documentary … Continue reading →

Filed under Politics | Tagged , , , , , |