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US economic news shores up markets

US economic news shores up markets
By PAN PYLASAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) - A run of positive U.S. economic and corporate news shored up markets Tuesday a day after investors were spooked by big falls in commodity prices - notably gold - as well as growing concern over the U.S. and China, the world's two-largest economies.

1 dead, 1 missing in avalanches east of Seattle

1 dead, 1 missing in avalanches east of Seattle
By PHUONG LEAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - A female snowshoer has died hours after she was dug out of an avalanche by fellow hikers, and a man remained missing Sunday, one day after a pair of spring avalanches struck separate groups hiking in the Cascade Mountains east of Seattle, authorities in

Device to scare birds causes Guard base lockdown

Device to scare birds causes Guard base lockdown
By HOLBROOK MOHRAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - After a report of gunfire, Air National Guard officials locked down a Mississippi base on Wednesday, but the noise thought to be shots turned out to be a device used to scare birds away from an airport runway, authorities said. The lockdown of

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget

An agency-by-agency guide to Obama's 2014 budget
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years, raise taxes and trim popular benefit programs, including Social Security and Medicare. The White House claims deficit reductions of $1.8

April Is 811 Month - Don’t Dig Into Trouble

April Is 811 Month - Don’t Dig Into Trouble
KHQ.COM - 811 Month is April, and Avista is reminding all of its customers to know what's below and call 811 before they dig.  It's crazy to think, but many gas and electric lines can run just inches from the surface of our lawn making them too easy to hit.  With the spring

April Is 811 Month - Don’t Dig Into Trouble

April Is 811 Month - Don’t Dig Into Trouble
KHQ.COM - 811 Month is April, and Avista is reminding all of its customers to know what's below and call 811 before they dig.  It's crazy to think, but many gas and electric lines can run just inches from the surface of our lawn making them too easy to hit.  With the spring

EPA: More than half of streams in 'poor' shape

EPA: More than half of streams in 'poor' shape
By DINA CAPPIELLOAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - More than half of the country's rivers and streams are in poor biological health, unable to support healthy populations of aquatic insects and other creatures, according to a new nationwide survey released Tuesday. The Environmental Protection