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Worst US city for traffic gridlock? Honolulu
May 24, 2012 06:45 EDT
Los Angeles has something of a bad reputation for traffic jams, with its perennially snarled freeways. But, surprisingly, it's not the worst US city for gridlock, says a new study.
Long commutes linked to larger waistlines: US
May 08, 2012 00:31 EDT
People who drive long distances to work are more likely to be overweight and have poorer fitness levels than people who live closer to their jobs, a US study said Tuesday.
Lawsuit slams 'apps' for mining smartphone contacts
Mar 16, 2012 09:47 EDT
A small group of US smartphone owners has filed a lawsuit demanding that Facebook, Twitter and other makers of smartphone "apps" pay dearly for mining people's contact lists.
US homeless turned into Wi-Fi hotspots at tech event
Mar 14, 2012 09:24 EDT
A global advertising firm used homeless people as roving Wi-Fi hotspots, sparking controversy among technology trendsetters at an interactive festival in the United States.
IPhone hit Instagram heads to Android smartphones
Mar 12, 2012 15:45 EDT
The makers of an Instagram photo-sharing application wildly popular on Apple gadgets are tailoring a version for smartphones powered by Android software.
States slash birth control subsidies as federal debate rages
Mar 05, 2012 10:37 EST
(Reuters) - Even as a national debate rages over contraception insurance, tens of thousands of low-income women and teenagers across the United States have lost access to subsidized birth control as states slash and restructure family planning funds.
Indiana toddler's parents, siblings died in storm
Mar 03, 2012 13:10 EST
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - A toddler girl's entire family was killed by tornadoes in the hours before she was rescued alone from a field miles from her home in ravaged southeast Indiana, officials said on Saturday.
Stocks, the little engine that could
Mar 02, 2012 20:41 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks have proven the naysayers wrong so far in 2012. And the February jobs report could be just the ticket to keep the bulls going next week.
Stocks, the little engine that could
Mar 02, 2012 20:41 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks have proven the naysayers wrong so far in 2012. And the February jobs report could be just the ticket to keep the bulls going next week.
Stocks, the little engine that could
Mar 02, 2012 20:41 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks have proven the naysayers wrong so far in 2012. And the February jobs report could be just the ticket to keep the bulls going next week.
States slash birth control subsidies as federal debate rages
Mar 02, 2012 17:45 EST
(Reuters) - Even as a national debate rages over contraception insurance, tens of thousands of low-income women and teenagers across the United States have lost access to subsidized birth control as states slash and restructure family planning funds.
Insight: Wall Street, Fed face off over physical commodities
Mar 02, 2012 13:22 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's biggest banks are locked in an increasingly frantic struggle with the Federal Reserve over the right to retain the jewels of their commodity trading empires: warehouses, storage tanks and other hard assets worth billions of dollars.
Texas executes ringleader of "Texas Seven" gang
Feb 29, 2012 19:52 EST
AUSTIN (Reuters) - A Texas man who confessed to being the ringleader of a ruthless band of murderers and rapists was executed on Wednesday, hours after Arizona put another man to death for killing his adoptive mother.
Mexico official seeks to reassure Texans on tourism safety
Feb 27, 2012 23:54 EST
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Mexico's tourism chief met with Texas officials in Austin on Monday to head off a potential warning against visiting Mexico during the lucrative Spring Break and summer vacation seasons, a mission complicated by last week's robbery of a tourist bus in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta.
WikiLeaks to publish security think tank emails
Feb 26, 2012 19:22 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said it would begin publishing more than five million emails Monday from a US-based global security think tank, apparently obtained by hackers.
WikiLeaks publishes security think tank emails
Feb 26, 2012 19:22 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began publishing on Monday more than 5 million emails from a U.S.-based global security think tank, apparently obtained by hackers.
WikiLeaks publishes security think tank emails
Feb 26, 2012 19:22 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began publishing on Monday more than five million emails from a U.S.-based global security analysis company that has been likened to a shadow CIA.
WikiLeaks targets global risk company Stratfor
Feb 26, 2012 19:22 EST
(Reuters) - The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began publishing on Monday more than 5 million emails from a U.S.-based global security analysis company that has been likened to a shadow CIA.
Drought-weary Texans welcome rains, wildflowers
Feb 26, 2012 14:53 EST
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - San Antonio resident Janet Garibay is starting the process of bringing her lawn back from the dead.
Rick Perry recovering from surgery on collar bone
Feb 24, 2012 13:16 EST
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry was recovering on Friday from surgery to repair his right clavicle, the governor's office said.
