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Veterans Face New Enemy: Unemployment : NPR
Veterans lined up Monday for a job fair onboard the USS Intrepid, the decommissioned aircraft carrier that's docked along the Hudson River in Manhattan.
Toyota to Replace 3.8M Gas Pedals After Crashes
Toyota Motor Corp. will replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in the United States to address problems with sudden acceleration or the pedal becoming stuck in the floor mat, The Associated Press has learned.
Teenage Boys More Likely To Be In Fatal Car Crashes : NPR
Basil Rynestead, 17, and his mother, Renee. Renee worries about her teenage son getting into a car accident.
Google apologizes for results of 'Michelle Obama' image search
For most of the past week, when someone typed "Michelle Obama" in the popular search engine Google, one of the first images that came up was a picture of the American first lady altered to resemble a monkey.
Holiday Shopping Season Spurs Jump in 2009 Pawn Shop Loans
Kirk's Pawn in Warr Acres has been a success story for 24 years, but this November, employees have seen more customers than ever.
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Woman loses benefits over Facebook pics
The fastest growing group on Facebook is the 35-54-year-old set. Here's an orientation guide so you don't act like an idiot.
Electronic pickpocketing threatens credit cards, passports
Thousands of travelers and consumers can fall victim to electronic pickpocketing and never even know it because they carry new credit cards and U.S. passports.
Toby Keith spent the '90s as a solid, workmanlike country star who met with considerable chart success, yet never quite broke free of the neo-traditionalist pack to become a household name like Garth Brooks or Alan Jackson.
Man in 'Coma' for 23 Years Was Awake Whole Time
Rom Houben, 46, spent 23 years in a coma, and it turns out he was conscious the entire time.
Foreclosures, Tax Credit Push Oct Home Sales Up 10.1 pct from September
Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
Iowa and Florida Readying for Forced Quarantines in Swine Flu Outbreak
Last night Zero Hedge obtained some interesting documents from the CDC web site. They contain blank 'forced quarantine' orders from Iowa and Florida regarding novel H1N1 -- including quarantine to a 'secure detention center'-- which appear to be recent -- dated April 2009.
Atheist student meetings grow on college campuses
AMES, Iowa - The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist." Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to make a good first impression before eyes drift down to a word many Americans rank down there with "socialist." Bodnar is the happy face of atheism at Iowa State ...
Many Could Suffer If Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center Closes
Hundreds of people suffering from mental illness and addiction will go untreated if the state-run Norman Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center is closed, mental health professionals say.
Man lying on tracks killed by train
Moore police say a man was struck and killed by a train while he was lying on the tracks.
Inmates hurt in prison disturbances
Corrections officials say several inmates were hurt after disturbances erupted at three prisons in Oklahoma.
Rising unemployment taxes could hinder hiring
As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself.
Pastor Billy Joe Daugherty Dies Sunday Morning
Victory Christian Pastor Billy Joe Daugherty passed away Sunday morning. Church pastors announced at early morning services that Daugherty died at 4:40 a.m. The founder of Victory Christian Church, Pastor Billy Joe Daugherty's battle with cancer took a turn for the worse on Friday as he fought an infection at Houston's M.D. Anderson Hospital.
Temporary Jobs on the Rise in Oklahoma
Despite a climbing unemployment rate both nationally and locally, Oklahoma added nearly 8,800 jobs last month, which is among the highest in the country.
Barnes & Noble says Nook sold out before holidays
Barnes & Noble Inc said on Friday it had sold out of its newly-launched Nook electronic readers due to high demand -- a pre-holiday miscalculation that analysts said could boost sales of rival Amazon.com Inc's market leading Kindle.