Archive for the ‘National News’ Category
Between Facebook and JPMorgan, Wall St. woes mount
NEW YORK (AP) — Almost four years after the financial crisis, Wall Street still can’t get it right. Investor anger mounted Wednesday over the initial public offering of Facebook stock last week, which was fumbled by the banks that managed the deal and complicated by technical problems at the Nasdaq stock exchange. Shareholders filed at least two lawsuits against Facebook and Morgan Stanley, the bank that shepherded the IPO, over reports that it withheld negative analyst reports about Facebook from some clients before the company went public
Archery hits pop culture’s bull’s-eye with movie
Two-time Olympian Jennifer Nichols’ eyes light up with she talks about her sport finally climbing out of the shadows. “The Hunger Games” has shined a bright light on the ancient sport of archery and fueled interest across the country in picking up a bow and arrow.
DC zoo to hand-raise cubs after rare cheetah birth
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two cheetah cubs have been transported to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo to be raised by hand after a risky birth last month at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in northern Virginia. When the cubs’ mother, 5-year-old Ally, gave birth to the first cub in late April, problems quickly developed.
Obama birth certificate OK by Arizona official
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s secretary of state says Hawaii’s verification of President Barack Obama’s birth records meets necessary requirements and that the president’s name will appear on Arizona’s ballot in the fall. The inquiry gave official weight to a long-simmering political controversy generated by those who say that Obama was not born in the U.S. The Obama administration attempted to dismiss the conflict a year ago by releasing his long-form birth certificate showing that he was born in Hawaii.
Fleet Week Kicks Off May 23
It’s late May, and that means Fleet Week is coming to New York City. A tradition since 1935, Fleet Week allows naval crews to enter…
Fitzgerald stepping down as US attorney in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Fitzgerald, one of the most feared U.S. attorneys in the nation and the architect of convictions against two Illinois governors and a former vice presidential aide, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from the post he has held for more than a decade in Chicago.
