Saturday, April 9, 2011

Officials: Serious lapses in security on JFK airport shuttle

Officials: Serious lapses in security on JFK airport shuttle


Officials: Serious lapses in security on JFK airport shuttle

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT

The AirTrain shuttle system at New York's JFK airport has so many security flaws that "among the cops it's commonly referred to as a possible weapons delivery system," a Port Authority Police official says.

Obama signs short-term spending bill

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 04:42 PM PDT

President Barack Obama signed a short-term funding extension on Saturday. But a package of $38.5 billion in spending cuts covering the rest of the fiscal year still needs to pass in both houses.

More wrangling ahead

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 01:02 PM PDT

An 11th-hour deal reached late Friday in Washington means hundreds of thousands of federal employees will stay on the job and the public will be able to get passports, visit national parks and receive other federal services.

Behind the scenes

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 03:59 AM PDT

In a town where politicians like to keep score, the White House isn't boasting about victory.

7 shoppers killed in Dutch mall shooting

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 04:03 PM PDT

A gunman opened fire at a mall on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding 16 others before shooting himself in the head, Dutch officials say.

Battered rebels hold Libyan city

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 07:05 PM PDT

In another international attempt to end the bloody impasse in Libya, the African Union is scheduled to meet Saturday to discuss ways to get the opposing sides in the Libyan conflict talking.

Iraq defends violence at exile camp

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 07:42 PM PDT

Angry protests met members of the Iraqi military and reporters Saturday at Camp Ashraf, a refugee camp sheltering Iranian dissidents and the site of deadly violence earlier this week.

Director Lumet dies

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 01:25 PM PDT

Film director Sidney Lumet, who made the American classics "12 Angry Men," "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "The Verdict," died Saturday morning in his New York City home. He was 86.

More floods forecast for Red River North

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Rain forecast for Sunday could add to flooding woes along the Red River in Minnesota and North Dakota, where recreational boating was barred in several counties.

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