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Obama's 2nd inauguration to draw smaller crowds

Obama's 2nd inauguration to draw smaller crowds
By JESSICA GRESKOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Visitors coming to the nation's capital for President Barack Obama's second inauguration can't stay in the one place President Ronald Reagan's family once called an eight-star hotel. That spot is the White House, and it's

Obama's 2nd inauguration to draw smaller crowds

Obama's 2nd inauguration to draw smaller crowds
By JESSICA GRESKOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Visitors coming to the nation's capital for President Barack Obama's second inauguration can't stay in the one place President Ronald Reagan's family once called an eight-star hotel. That spot is the White House, and it's

DC hotels less busy for Obama's 2nd inauguration

DC hotels less busy for Obama's 2nd inauguration
By JESSICA GRESKOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Visitors coming to the nation's capital for President Barack Obama's second inauguration can't stay in the one place President Ronald Reagan's family once called an eight-star hotel. That spot is the White House, and it's

Minn. man buys surplus NC light tower for research

Minn. man buys surplus NC light tower for research
By MARTHA WAGGONERAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - To the government, it was a defunct offshore light tower that hadn't helped ships navigate the waters off North Carolina in more than a decade. To a Minnesota entrepreneur, the platform out in the Atlantic is a launching pad for

Beating tax cheats key to Italy's recovery plan

Beating tax cheats key to Italy's recovery plan
By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press ROME (AP) - Good plumbers may be worth their weight in gold, but when one was spotted zipping around in a bright red Ferrari, Italian tax police were fast on his trail. Stamping out entrenched tax evasion is crucial to Premier Mario Monti's quest to

Tired of dark, Sandy victims head to loved ones

Tired of dark, Sandy victims head to loved ones
By LEANNE ITALIE and VERENA DOBNIKAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Jill Meltz lives in an Upper West Side high-rise - just a one-bedroom, but far from the havoc wreaked by Superstorm Sandy in lower Manhattan. And she graciously shared her good fortune with some dear friends. Meltz, an

Freeze, drought take bite out of fall tourism

Freeze, drought take bite out of fall tourism
By RICK CALLAHANAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Devastating spring freezes and a historic drought have stripped some charm from rustic fall destinations, leaving some corn too short to create mazes, orchards virtually devoid of apples and fall colors muted. Extreme weather has forced

And The Winner Is...

And The Winner Is...
COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho. - An estimated crowd of 2,000 people braved the heat Wednesday night hoping to become winners in the NIC Foundation's Really BIG Raffle drawing. Cash and prizes totaling more than $290,000 were given away at the 19th annual event, including the $255,000 house built by