Archive for December, 2010
Police: 1 of 2 bank hostage-takers in custody
PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — Police have apprehended one of the two masked people who took hostages while trying to rob a suburban Houston bank Friday, but the other remains inside with two hostages, police said. Pearland Police Lt. Onesmio Lopez said authorities are negotiating with the second suspect inside the Chase Bank branch.
Stocks mixed on last day of strong year for market
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes were mixed Friday in quiet New Year’s Eve trading. The last day of the year contrasted with a sometimes gut-wrenching 2010. Despite investors’ concerns about the U.S
Haiti suffers year of crisis with nobody in charge
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The silhouetted bodies moved in waves through the night, climbing out of crumbled homes and across mounds of rubble. Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to the center of the shattered city by the thin light of a waning crescent moon. There was hardly a sound
Woman Robbed on Westbury Street, Suspect Sought
A woman was robbed while walking to her vehicle on a Westbury street Thursday night, Nassau County police said. The 56-year-old woman was walking to…
1 dead in storm in southeast Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One person has died in a storm that swept through southern and central Missouri, damaging homes, buildings, boats and power lines. Emergency Management Coordinator Brad Nash says one person died Friday in Dent County, but he didn’t have any other details.
A final ‘Early Show’ for anchor Harry Smith
NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Smith has said farewell to CBS’ “Early Show” after two stints at the morning anchor desk that totaled 17 years. In a brief look back Friday before his signoff, Smith described his chief emotion as “one of gratitude, absolute gratitude.” Last month, CBS announced a complete host turnover.
