Residents of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. are watching river waters rise, with fears that much of the city may get flooded with the leftovers from Tropical Storm Lee. People are packing up and putting down sandbags. (Sept. 8)
Continue reading …Apparently the media civility police have become so sensitive to any slight of President Obama that MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell actually invented one such controversy out of thin air during her 1 p.m. ET hour show on Thursday. [ Audio available here ] Speaking to Obama advisor Melody Barnes, Mitchell declared: “John Boehner today just slammed the President and said, you know, that the American people shouldn't be forced to watch some politician they don't want to listen to and frankly, most of them would rather watch a football game. Is that disrespectful?”
Continue reading …Olympic gymnastics champion Paul Hamm has been accused of hitting and kicking a taxi driver in suburban Columbus Ohio, damaging a cab window and refusing to pay a $23 fare. (Sept. 8)
Continue reading …Between 5 and 9 inches of rain fell in some parts of Pennsylvania a little more than a week after the remnants of Hurricane Irene doused the East Coast. Governor Tom Corbett is urging people to stay inside and away from rushing waters. (Sept. 8)
Continue reading …Residents around Oneonta, New York say the water came quickly, flooding campgrounds and playgrounds, sending people scrambling for dry ground and warm shelters. (Sept. 8)
Continue reading …A decade after the attacks of September 11th, 2001, some of the emergency workers who responded to Ground Zero say their health has declined dramatically. (Sept. 9)
Continue reading …A Paris court Thursday convicted ex-Dior designer John Galliano in an anti-Semitism case. But he won’t face jail, and his fine was suspended. (Sept. 8)
Continue reading …Actors Ethan Hawke and Gillian Anderson recall their experiences on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sept. 8)
Continue reading …‘True Blood’ star Kristin Bauer is sinking her teeth into her character’s journey this season. Leading up to Sunday’s finale on HBO, Bauer talks about vampire Pam – from breaking with her maker to literally rotting inside. (Sept. 8)
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