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Oral Roberts, a pioneer in televangelism who founded a multimillion-dollar ministry and a university that bears his name, died Tuesday. He was 91. Roberts died of complications from pneumonia in Newport Beach, Calif., according to his spokesman, A. Larry Ross. The evangelist was hospitalized after a fall on Saturday. He had survived two heart attacks in the 1990s and a broken hip in 2006. Complete Story...
If they fail to reach a climate deal in Copenhagen, world leaders flying in their private jets and huddling in five-star hotels will have little to show for their efforts beyond a big, fat carbon footprint.
Arrests warrants have been issued for actor Randy Quaid and his wife after they failed to appear for a court hearing, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
Authorities in South Florida are searching for a man who held up a Fort Lauderdale bank shirtless then fled with a woman who sported a belt made of handcuffs. According to a news release from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the man demanded money from a teller at a Bank of America branch on Friday afternoon and implied he had a weapon. The teller gave the man an unspecified amount of cash, and he then fled on foot with the woman.
Thirteen patients with healthy new kidneys from what's believed to be the world's largest kidney exchange met the donors who made it happen Tuesday — including three who are sure to face the question, "Why?"
President Barack Obama urged Senate Democrats to overcome the last, lingering disputes blocking agreement on a national health care overhaul Tuesday, declaring they were "on the precipice" of enacting historic legislation that has eluded administrations and lawmakers for decades.
An 8-year-old boy was sent home from school and ordered to undergo a psychological evaluation after he was asked to make a Christmas drawing and came up with what appeared to be a stick figure of Jesus on a cross, the child's father said Tuesday.
The cash-strapped agency that runs New York City subways and buses is considering a proposal to end free rides for schoolchildren, a move that would cost half a million city students nearly $1,000 per year in transportation costs.
Reinsurer PartnerRe Ltd. said Tuesday it has named Paris Re chief risk officer Jerome Carre as its group risk management director, effective Jan. 1.
The founder of XTO Energy stands to get near $43 million in cash and stock after the natural gas producer agreed to be bought by Exxon Mobil in a deal worth about $30 billion, according to a regulatory filing Tuesday.
The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
A day after the state released a 121-page report examining Iowa's system of tax breaks for businesses, some speakers at a public hearing Tuesday lauded the credits for helping draw jobs to the state while others called for greater accountability.
SEI Investments Co., a provider of asset management and other investment services, said Tuesday its board declared a dividend of 9 cents per share.
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. and Cox Communications Inc. said Tuesday they have completed a deal that gives Scripps a controlling stake in the Travel Channel.
A dour economy and a traditionally slow time for the casino business translated last month into a 16.7 percent drop in gambling revenue from the previous November for Louisiana's state-licensed casinos, state police reported Tuesday.
ViaSat Inc., which makes wireless communication systems, said Tuesday it has bought WildBlue Communications Inc.
RailAmerica Inc., a North American railroad company purchased by private equity firm Fortress Investment Group LLC in 2007, said Tuesday it has made several executive appointments.
St. Thomas baseball coach Dennis Denning is retiring.
A developer's plan to move the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn has gotten a boost from Wall Street.
A construction consultant and project manager, Hill International, said Tuesday it had bought Boyken International Inc. to expand its presence in the South.
Economic forecasters on Tuesday predicted the good, the bad and the ugly: Georgia has weathered the worst of its job losses, but a worsening commercial real estate market will help keep the state's recovery lagging behind the nation's well into 2011.
Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday its shares could be delisted from Nasdaq because the company does not comply with the exchange's $10 million minimum shareholder equity requirement.
The book Stanley Dudek finally returned to the New Bedford Public Library this week wasn't overdue by a week, a month or even a year. It was nearly a century overdue. "Facts I Ought to Know about the Government of My Country" was supposed to have been returned on May 10, 1910.
A parents' warning to their lawmaker son that some activities could appear unethical prompted another proposal Tuesday to tighten the rules for how Missouri legislators, lobbyists and other public officials behave.
The economy flashed a warning sign of inflation Tuesday, but the recovery is so fragile that experts say a doomsday scenario of runaway prices and higher interest rates is a long way off, if it happens at all.
Obama works to solidify support for health billAfter months of turmoil, President Barack Obama is calling Senate Democrats to the White House to say it's time to come together and pass legislation embracing a wholesale remodeling of America's health care system.
Poll reveals depth and trauma of joblessnessUnemployment has caused major life changes and mental health issues for millions of Americans, a New York Times/CBS News poll found.
Television evangelist Oral Roberts diesA spokesman for Oral Roberts says the evangelist and university founder has died at age 91.
Second-Grader Suspended For Drawing JesusTAUNTON, Mass. -- A Taunton second-grader was sent home from school and required to undergo a psychological evaluation after drawing a stick-figure picture of Jesus Christ on the cross.
You've got to be taught to be afraid Of people whose eyes are oddly made, And people whose skin is a diff'rent shade, You've got to be carefully taught.
French minister to Muslims: Speak properlyA junior French minister tellsyoung Muslims living in France they should dress properly, find a job and stop speaking slang.
Feds charge Pa. teens, police officers in attackA federal grand jury has indicted two Pennsylvania teenagers and four Shenandoah police officers in a hate crimes investigation into a fatal attack on a Hispanic man.
Sean Hannity Continues His Homophobic Attack On Kevin JenningsSean Hannity and Michelle Malkin are not fans of Barack Obama. There is nothing that they can do to alter the reality that Obama is the president.
House Discussing Glass-Steagall RevivalThe U.S. House is considering reinstituting the Depression-era Glass-Steagall Act, which barred bank holding companies from owning other financial companies, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said today. More Articles
"…anything short of the absolute pursuit of science cannot be accepted or tolerated."This is a letter to the president of Penn State University from the Pennsylvania state Senate. Interesting
Tea Baggers Ignore U.S. Health Care's Daily "Die-In""On Tuesday, frothing at the mouth Tea Party faithful will protest health care reform legislation by descending on the Senate and holding a "die-in." But while the Tea Baggers will feign dropping dead to dramatize their opposition to health care reform they wrongly believe will l …
2nd-grader sent home for crucifix drawingA Mass. school sends an 8-year-old boy home from school and orders him to undergo psychological evaluation after he draws a stick figure of Jesus on a cross, the boy's dad says.
A judgment Christians should celebrate: Court Rules Public Employee Cannot Refuse to Register Same-sex PartnershipsThe court of appeal has today given Christians a reason to celebrate. They have turned down an appeal by a registrar who refused to officiate at civil partnerships and have rejected her claim that she was discriminated against because of her Christian faith.
Chrysler won't repay $3.7 billion TARP loanThe U.S. will not recover any portion of the $3.7 billion still outstanding in loans it made to automaker Chrysler under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Military Abortion Ban: Female Soldiers Not Protected by Constitution They DefendTwo articles: Military Abortion Ban: Female Soldiers Not Protected by Constitution They Defend *
House votes to lower volume on noisy TV adsThe House has voted to level off the abrupt spikes in volume felt by television viewers during commercial breaks.
Dean says kill the Senate health billFollowing the jettisoning of both the public option and the Medicare buy-in provision, one of the nation's leading progressive voices on health care reportedly said Tuesday that the Senate bill is no longer worth supporting.
Huge Signature Gathering Success Sends Pot Legalization to Ballot | Politics | AlterNetMore and more people across the country understands that the legalization of marijuana is a good thing. It seems the pot movement is spreading like wildfire and it won't stop until it becomes the law. Change really does come from the bottom up.
Shell shock! Octopus spotted using coconuts as shelter in first sign of tool use among invertebrates Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter, unusually sophisticated behaviour that researchers believe is the first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate animal.
Supreme Court Poised to Overturn Laws to Favor Corporate Control of ElectionsIn what would be a judicial coup d'etat by five conservative justices, the Supreme Court appears likely to imminently overrule 100 years of federal laws restricting corporate campaign contributions.
Sources: Ill. prison to get some Gitmo detaineesThe White House plans to announce Tuesday that a rural Illinois prison will be acquired by the federal government to become the new home for a limited number of Guantanamo Bay detainees.
In North Carolina, Lawsuit Is Threatened Over Councilman's Lack of Belief in God City Councilman Cecil Bothwell of Ashville believes in ending the death penalty, conserving water and reforming government, but he does not believe in God.
95K Pounds Of Venison Donated By Ohio Hunters It appears that donations of venison have already tripled last years amount! Way to go Ohio hunters!
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