Thursday, December 30, 2010

U.N.: Ivory Coast situation 'deteriorating'

U.N.: Ivory Coast situation 'deteriorating'


U.N.: Ivory Coast situation 'deteriorating'

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:04 PM PST

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, distressed over a call to attack the hotel where Ivory Coast's president-elect and U.N. security forces are based, said the forces are "authorized to use all necessary means to protect its personnel."

Bloomberg to probe NYC snow cleanup

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:02 PM PST

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he will investigate whether sanitation workers intentionally delayed cleanup efforts over frustrations regarding citywide budget cuts.

100 vehicles pile up in ND storm

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 08:26 PM PST

Los Angeles County will remain under a high wind advisory until noon Thursday as southern California faces its wettest December in history, forecasters said.

Delta flight makes emergency landing

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:10 PM PST

A Delta Air Lines flight reporting an engine problem made an emergency landing Thursday at the Colorado Springs, Colorado, airport, officials said.

Swimsuit designer strangled, drowned

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:33 AM PST

A swimsuit designer found dead in the bathtub of an exclusive Manhattan hotel was strangled and drowned, the New York City medical examiner's office says.

Cop's son seen on video punching man

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 02:24 PM PST

The State Attorney's Office in Florida is investigating an incident in which a person identified as a police lieutenant's son is shown on videotape punching a man described as homeless, authorities said.

Sisters paroled for kidney donation

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:57 PM PST

Two Mississippi sisters who have spent 16 years in prison over an $11 armed robbery will be released with an unusual stipulation -- one must donate a kidney to the other.

Ford, Chrysler recalls affect thousands

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:06 PM PST

Ford Motor Co. is recalling almost 15,000 2011 model year trucks and crossover SUVs over concerns that the vehicles could catch fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said this week.

90 tons of chicken wings recalled

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:42 PM PST

A voluntary recall of breaded chicken wings will take a bite out of the nation's supply during the flurry of college football bowl games.

China shuts down 60,000 porn websites

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:42 PM PST

China's anti-pornography campaign shut down more than 60,000 pornographic websites this year, with police investigating almost 2,200 criminal cases, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Thursday.

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