NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) Stocks turned higher on Friday afternoon after NBC news reported that New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner will be nominated as President-elect Barack Obama's Treasury Secretary. ... > full story
DETROIT/WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) Detroit automakers began work on the turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for a possible $25 billion rescue as General Motors Corp said it will cut production more deeply and drop two of its controversial corporate jets. ... > full story
DETROIT/WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) Detroit automakers began work on the turnaround plans demanded by Congress in return for a possible $25 billion rescue as General Motors Corp said it will cut production more deeply and drop two of its controversial corporate jets. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) Oil rose slightly on Friday, after falling more than 7 percent the day before, as stock markets recovered from early lows caused by continuing economic gloom. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) Chances dimmed that a last-minute plan being crafted by Republican senators, with White House support, to provide $25 billion to bail out U.S. automakers would receive enough backing from Democrats to pass before the end of this week. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) California's Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a legal challenge against the state's voter-approved ban on gay marriage and let the ban stand in the meantime. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) A Missouri woman established a fake identity online to torment a vulnerable teenage girl who later committed suicide, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday in a trial that is being closely watched by the burgeoning social networking industry. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) Twice in the span of a month, wildfires have ravaged the same northeast corner of greater Los Angeles, destroying hundreds of homes and the good life offered by California's scenic beauty at the city's edge. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) Call it an economic and environmental murder mystery in the making: Will a cash-strapped Detroit kill the electric car -- again? ... > full story
ATLANTA, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) As Congress debates legislation to help struggling automakers on Monday, many Americans said they were uneasy with the plan, arguing that while it may save jobs, it would reward companies for pursuing bad business practices. ... > full story
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State Supreme Court To Hear Challenges To Prop. 8 Nov. 19, 2008 (San Francisco Chronicle) The state Supreme Court plunged back into the same-sex marriage wars today, agreeing to decide the legality of a ballot measure that repealed the ...
Santa Cruz County joins S.F. suit against gay-marriage ban Nov. 19, 2008 (San Jose Mercury News) Dozens of county residents, both straight and gay, turned out Tuesday to watch the Board of Supervisors weigh in on what is likely to become a ...
City backs challenge to Prop. 8 Nov. 19, 2008 (Long Beach Press Telegram) The Long Beach City Council voted in closed session Tuesday to support the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco in their legal challenge to the ...