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Big recall of gel fuel for firepots
![<span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a half-million bottles and jugs of gel fuel used in outdoor ceramic patio decorations known as firepots are being recalled.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/252465780-22141723.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a half-million bottles and jugs of gel fuel used in outdoor ceramic patio decorations known as firepots are being recalled.</span>")
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly a half-million bottles and jugs of gel fuel used in outdoor ceramic patio decorations known as firepots are being recalled.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the pourable gel fuel can ignite unexpectedly and...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Consumers
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Asian stocks shaky, Nikkei still seen vulnerable
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese stocks turned negative on Friday and the yen reversed early losses, keeping intact worries that the Nikkei's largest one-day drop in two years may be the start of a bigger rout. In a sign that many are still spooked by...Tags: Netflix Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., McDonald's, Microsoft Corporation, Interest Rate
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Boy Scouts of America lifts ban on gay youth
GRAPEVINE, Texas — In a highly anticipated vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. The resolution was adopted with more...Tags: Elections, Fluoride, Gays and Lesbians, Boy Scouts of America, Social Organizations
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Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a break from bipartisan battles over judicial appointments, the U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a White House nominee to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The Senate voted 97-0 to...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Trials, Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senate, Bill Clinton
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ACTUALIZA 2-Obama limita uso de naves no tripuladas, pretende cerrar Guantánamo
Reuters(Actualiza con comentarios de Obama, detalles, agrega autores) Por Jeff Mason y Steve Holland WASHINGTON, 23 mayo (Reuters) - El presidente de Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, anunció el jueves una nueva política gubernamental para limitar el uso de...Tags: Barack Obama, Yemen, Central Intelligence Agency, Anwar al-Awlaki
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Obama outlines rules for armed drone strikes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy on Thursday, President Barack Obama defended his administration's use of drones to kill terrorists abroad, and in a nod to concerns, outlined plans to limit the use of such strikes. As...Tags: U.S. Congress, National Government, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Government
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Obama reveals conflicted thinking on drone strikes
WASHINGTON — At times defensive, solemn, lawyerly and personal, President Obama on Thursday offered a rare glimpse of the burden that the nation's fight against terrorism has placed on the man who leads it. In a speech spanning nearly an hour, the...
Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Defense, American Civil Liberties Union, Barack Obama, Islam
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US new home sales rise 2.3 percent in April while median home prices hit record high
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high. The gains suggest the housing recovery is strengthening. New-home sales increased 2.3 percent in...Tags: Economic Indicator, Real Estate, Homes, Real Estate Sales, Ben Bernanke
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Obama nominates Senate aides to serve as SEC commissioners
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama nominated two U.S. Senate aides on Thursday to serve as members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the White House said in a statement. Kara Stein, who works for Democratic Senator Jack Reed...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Tim Johnson, U.S. Senate, Jack Reed
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Average US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.59 pct.; 15-year up to 2.77 pct.
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Average rates on fixed mortgages rose for the third straight week, hitting their highest levels since mid-March. Still, mortgage rates remained close to historic lows, a trend that should help sustain the housing recovery....Tags: Mortgages, Freddie Mac, Real Estate, Financial and Business Services, Homes
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Danville student spells her way to another national competition
WDBJ7 ReporterCan you spell second chance? An eighth grader from Danville can spell that and thousands of much tougher words. Madison Fuentes qualified for a second time to go to the Scripp's National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. She's a student at Westover... -
Obama orders review of guidelines for probing journalists
ReutersBy Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of Department of Justice guidelines for investigations that involve journalists and report back by early...Tags: National Government, Journalism, Freedom of the Press, Government, News Media
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