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Ellen DeGeneres to wed after gay marriage ruling
16 May 2008 at 2:05pm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres plans to marry her long-time partner, actress Portia de Rossi, after a California court ruling allowing gay marriage.
NYC campaign shows dark side of counterfeit goods
16 May 2008 at 2:16pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City, long a place where counterfeit watches and fake designer handbags are sold on street corners, is unveiling an ad campaign warning consumers of the human cost of indulging in knockoffs.
FBI: 200 agents working on mortgage fraud probe
16 May 2008 at 12:24pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has more than 200 agents and 33 task forces addressing mortgage fraud, has more than 1,300 cases under investigation and has targeted 19 large companies, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Friday.
Report faults FBI handling of agents' Gitmo complaints: paper
16 May 2008 at 9:57pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new Justice Department report praises FBI agents for refusing to join in the U.S. military's abusive questioning of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan, but faults the bureau's for responding slowly to complaints from its own agents about the tactics, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
American Axle and UAW reach tentative agreement
16 May 2008 at 10:06pm
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers and American
Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc reached a tentative
contract agreement late Friday aimed at ending an 11-week-long
strike that had triggered thousands of layoffs and cost General
Motors Corp at least $1 billion.
Baseball players sue Steiner Sports over trademark
16 May 2008 at 2:51pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Major League Baseball Players Association sued Steiner Sports Marketing Inc on Friday accusing the memorabilia seller of trademark infringement and counterfeiting.
FDA warns of fetal risk of two transplant drugs
16 May 2008 at 1:46pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials issued an alert on Friday about the risk of first-trimester miscarriages and birth defects from Novartis AG and Roche Holding AG transplant drugs.
Swimsuit maker sues Warnaco over high-tech suit
16 May 2008 at 12:36pm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It is out of the pool and into the federal court for two of the largest U.S. swimsuit makers in a battle over high-tech and high-priced swimwear.
Ex-U.S. Olympian Montgomery sentenced to 46 months
16 May 2008 at 12:27pm
WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - Former U.S. Olympic sprinter Tim Montgomery was sentenced to 46 months in prison on Friday for his role in a check fraud scheme, part of a spectacular fall for the onetime world's fastest man.
California wine visionary Robert Mondavi dead at 94
16 May 2008 at 5:54pm
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Winemaker Robert Mondavi, the man most credited for turning California into a world-class wine producer and millions of Americans into wine lovers, died on Friday at his Napa Valley home at the age of 94.
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Pop 2004 estimate 293,655,404
Persons under 5 years old 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old 25.7%
Persons 65 years old+
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Calif. ruling on gay marriage could impact election
16 May 2008 at 9:35am
A California Supreme Court decision Thursday overturning the state's ban on gay marriage could energize efforts nationwide to ...
24 hurt in Calif. when carnival ride collapses
16 May 2008 at 10:57pm
A carnival ride spinning with people collapsed at a county fair Friday night, injuring all 24 people aboard.
Texas minister charged in Internet sex sting
16 May 2008 at 7:50pm
A minister from a Dallas-area Baptist megachurch was caught in an Internet sex sting and charged with online solicitation of ...
Texas officials sue U.S. over border fence
16 May 2008 at 6:46pm
Texas mayors and business leaders filed a class-action lawsuit Friday alleging Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff hoodwinked ...
Calif. wildfire burning near homes
16 May 2008 at 12:18pm
A wildfire is burning near homes in Pomona, Calif., but there are no evacuations or injuries reported.
Ex-U.N. translator gets year for visa fraud
16 May 2008 at 8:51am
A United Nations translator was sentenced to a year in prison for using U.N. stationery and fraudulent documents to smuggle people ...
Firefighters making progress on SoCal wildfire
16 May 2008 at 8:30am
Firefighters face a second day of hot and dry weather as they work to contain a wildfire on towering Mount Baldy near Los Angeles.
Gas costs push commuters to park and pedal
16 May 2008 at 12:42am
More commuters are turning to bicycles today for national Bike-to-Work Day as gas prices continue to reach record highs.
Airline fuel cuts concern pilots
16 May 2008 at 6:05am
20 pilots filed complaints in the past year with NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System about lack of the fuel for flights.
Mom indicted in 'cyber-bullying' case
16 May 2008 at 5:25am
Federal prosecutors have charged a Missouri woman over a MySpace hoax they say led to the suicide of a 13-year-old girl who believed ...
Study: Big gaps in foster vs. traditional homes
15 May 2008 at 6:26pm
Children in foster care live in poorer, more crowded and less educated homes than kids in other families, a new study shows.
Cities sue home lenders
15 May 2008 at 7:29pm
Legal claims from federal civil rights laws to city codes are being used to stem tax losses and property declines.
N.Y. outlaws displaying nooses as a threat
15 May 2008 at 4:34pm
The state of New York has outlawed the display of a noose as a threat, following several high-profile cases involving the symbol ...
Officials seek safeguards for stun guns
15 May 2008 at 8:15pm
The increasing use of stun guns by law enforcement agencies is giving rise to studies and policies to manage their use.
Native Hawaiian group: We're staying
15 May 2008 at 3:27pm
Native Hawaiians claiming to be the "seat of government for the Hawaiian Kingdom" vow to indefinitely occupy historic Iolani ...
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