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• Quake kills 12 in Russia's North Caucasus
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia - A strong earthquake hit Chechnya and other parts of Russia's North Caucasus Saturday, killing at least 12 people and damaging scores of hospitals, schools and other buildings, emergency officials said. The quake hit around 1 p ...
• S&P reviewing GM, Ford shares for downgrade
NEW YORK - Shares of General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. plunged in the waning minutes of trading Thursday, after Standard & Poor's Ratings Services placed their credit ratings under review for possible downgrade. S&P said the moves reflects the ...
• Businessman in wife's death plot hangs himself
Chief of Detectives Charlie Beck said Miura's body was discovered during a routine cell inspection at 9:45 p.m. Medical personnel were summoned and Miura was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, Beck said. Miura arrived in Los Angeles on ...
• Why 'circuit breakers' haven't been triggered
The Dow Jones industrial average would have to fall 1,100 points in a day to trigger the first halt. If that point is reached before 2 p.m., the market would shut down for an hour. If the threshold is breached between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., the halt ...
• Dale Chihuly opens Rhode Island school gallery
Open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (and until 9 p.m. the third Thursday of each month). Adults, $10; children 5-18, $2; RISD students and staff, free; students of other colleges, $3 with ID. Admission is pay as you wish every Sunday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m ...