Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Romney, Obama in battle for working-class whites

  September 7, 2012 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are working feverishly for an increasingly smaller but crucial slice of the electorate — white, working-class voters. … 1

• Tough task for those compensating ill 9/11 workers

  September 7, 2012 in Health NEW YORK (AP) — Sheila Birnbaum is known in legal circles across New York as the “queen of torts” for her prowess in sorting out complicated cases. But she may …

• Who is marching in Charlotte to protest the DNC?

  September 6, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When protesters began arriving in Charlotte for the Democratic National Convention this week, they were filled with hope. For months, they predicted that thousands would travel …

• Police calm, small crowds mark DNC, RNC protests

  September 6, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — As dozens of protesters blocked a busy intersection near the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte this week, they were surrounded and outnumbered by heavily armed police …

• Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch hospitalized for anemia

  September 4, 2012 in Health NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch (KAHCH) has been hospitalized for treatment of anemia. George Arzt, a spokesman for the Democratic ex-mayor, says Koch was …

• In southern La., residents blame levees for floods

  September 4, 2012 LAPLACE, La. (AP) — At the urging of residents who have long felt forgotten in the shadow of more densely populated New Orleans, the Army Corps of Engineers says it …

• Weight loss groups back NYC’s sugary drinks plan

  September 4, 2012 in Health NEW YORK (AP) — The city’s planned crackdown on super-sized sugary drinks got prominent backing Tuesday from Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and other diet companies, who added their influence to …

• Charlotte mayor rising as Dems’ convention begins

  September 4, 2012 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Anthony Foxx had been mayor for barely a year when he got the news: Charlotte was chosen to host the Democratic National Convention. He had spent …

• Medical marijuana backers seek inroads in South

  September 3, 2012 in Health LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The home state of the president who didn’t inhale has become an unlikely front in the battle over medical marijuana. This fall, Arkansas will be …

• As Isaac pushes north, Gulf Coast slowly recovers

  September 1, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac pushed their way up the Mississippi valley on Saturday, spinning off severe thunderstorms and at least four tornadoes, some on …

• LA mayor hits Republican efforts to woo Latinos

  August 28, 2012 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Democratic mayor of Los Angeles says Republican efforts to use Latino speakers at the GOP national convention to win over Hispanic voters won’t work. Antonio …

• New Orleans’ post-Katrina gentrification is touchy

  August 28, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With Isaac bearing down on New Orleans, the city finds itself at a delicate moment in its rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina struck seven years ago. Private …

• China AIDS patients topple gate of gov’t office

  August 27, 2012 in Health BEIJING (AP) — About 300 AIDS patients and their relatives tore down the main gate of a government office in central China during a protest Monday over unmet demands for …

• Mexico scrambles to cope with egg shortage

  August 24, 2012 in Health MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government is battling an egg shortage and hoarding that have caused prices to spike in a country with the highest per-capita egg consumption on …

• ‹ Previous page
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7