Thfire.com Everyday news that matters Bank of America has reported a second straight quarterly loss, driven by a $2bn (£1.25bn) writedown of its mortgage business. The bank announced a net loss of $1.2bn in the last three months of 2010, compared with a $5.2bn loss a year ago. However, last year’s results included a $4bn charge related to the government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (Tarp). ... Read More »
Obama holding first China state dinner in 13 years
Feeling snubbed, slighted even, when he visited five years ago, Chinese President Hu Jintao is getting a do-over — plus the White House state dinner he sought back then but was denied. Wednesday’s opulent, black-tie affair with President Barack Obama — the grandest of White House soirees — will mark the first such event in China’s honor in 13 years ... Read More »
Parents of dead Mexican teenager sue U.S. government
The parents of a Mexican teenager allegedly killed last year by a bullet fired by a U.S. Border Patrol agent across the Rio Grande river, on Monday sued the U.S. government for $25 million. The U.S. Border Patrol says Sergio Hernandez Guereca, 15, was pelting U.S. agents with rocks from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande river last June ... Read More »
Bay News 9 Weather
Bay News 9 Weather, Klystron 9 is the most advanced, most powerful, most high-resolution weather radar broadcast worldwide. Our revolutionary technology opens the way by providing more accurate weather forecasting in the Bay area. The storms were heavy at times, some accompanied by lightning and gusty winds. “The heavy rains will continue for part of the day,”said Bay News 9 ... Read More »
Michigan Unemployment
Rising unemployment and foreclosure rates, particularly in the South Atlantic and Mountain states, has raised the economic difficulties of the nation in November, according to a monthly anlysis of The Associated Press. A month after the economic stress has reached the age of 18 months at the national level low, it increased in three quarters of 3141 counties in PA ... Read More »
Martin Luther King Quotes
To celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s enduring and powerful message of peace and acceptance, here are some of his wise words. Which quote is most powerful for you? We must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue peaceful ends ... Read More »
Miss America 2011 is youngest since rules changed in 1938
Teresa Scanlan of Nebraska will spend the next year as Miss America after besting 52 other pageant hopefuls at Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. The 17-year-old Gering resident and Scottsbluff High School student played the piano during the competition. Her platform issue was tackling eating disorders. She hopes to attend law school, become a judge and eventually a politician, according ... Read More »