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Japan declares emergency at another nuclear plant
March 13, 2011 5:52 PM
KORIYAMA, Japan (AP) - More than 180,000 people have been evacuated from the area around a Japanese nuclear plant where a partial meltdown may have occurred. Officials are offering limited and sometimes conflicting information. One official says the core in one reactor has partially melted, despite frantic efforts to... more » -
Japanese authorities working to avert another reactor explosion
March 13, 2011 12:13 PM
KORIYAMA, Japan (AP) - Japanese authorities are working to keep temperatures down in a series of nuclear reactors today, including one where officials fear a partial meltdown could be taking place. More than 170,000 people have been evacuated as a precaution from the northeast coastal region devasted by Friday's... more » -
What caused financial meltdown?
January 27, 2011 6:54 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - When it comes to finding the cause of the financial meltdown, the answers break down along party lines. The six Democratic members of a panel appointed by Congress agree that government officials and Wall Street executives share the blame for ignoring the warning signs. But... more » -
Flight attendant who flipped out pleads guilty
October 19, 2010 2:29 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater says he must take responsibility for his actions. The man who became a cult hero with his job-quitting meltdown pleaded guilty to attempted criminal mischief charges in a New York court today. He admitted he pulled the emergency chute... more » -
Obama urges financial industry to rebuild trust
September 14, 2009 1:13 PM
President Barack Obama is telling Wall Street to take steps on its own to rebuild trust with the public, and not wait for Congress to legislate the tighter oversight of the industry he is pushing. Obama says many of the firms now seeing improvement in their finances owe a debt... more »
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