Monthly Archives: <span>September 2011</span>

Police: Man Hurt After Being Thrown Out of North Dakota Bar

Police are investigating an incident outside a Minot bar that left a 30-year-old man unconscious and bleeding from the head. Officers from the Minot Police Department responded to a call of an individual with a head wound at a local …

Bryar Resigns, Ewing Promoted

Woodland Hills, CA – August 26, 2011– C.M. Meiers Company Inc. has announced that Robert Bryar has decided to move on from his position as President of C.M. Meiers Company, Inc. to pursue other endeavors. Mr. Bryar had been with …

Tanzania: Over 200 Bodies Recovered from Ferry

A government official says more than 200 bodies have been recovered after an overloaded ferry sank off the Tanzania coast. Mohammed Aboud Mohammed said Sunday that 192 bodies had been claimed by relatives and 28 more were awaiting identification. The …

Japan Marks 6 Months Since Earthquake, Tsunami

As the world commemorated the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, Sunday was doubly significant for Japan. It marked six months since the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, a date now seared in the national consciousness. …

Woman Plunges to Death from Boston, Mass. Roof Shaft

Boston police and fire officials say a woman plunged four stories to her death down a shaft on a building’s roof. Acting Deputy Fire Chief Ronald Marston tells the Boston Herald that the woman fell Saturday night from a seven-story …

More Water Dumped on Louisiana Marsh Fire

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu says National Guard helicopters have returned to fight a smoldering marsh fire in eastern New Orleans. Landrieu said fire officials saw three hot spots when they flew over the marsh Saturday. The fire was dampened, …

Number of Homes Destroyed by Texas Fire to Rise

Authorities say they expect the number of homes destroyed by a massive Texas wildfire to increase from the nearly 1,400 they’ve already tallied. Bastrop County Judge Ronnie McDonald said Saturday that crews haven’t had an opportunity to go in and …

Delaware Judge Orders Insurers to Pay in Diocese Bankruptcy

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday ordered insurance companies to pay their share of a settlement with priest sex abuse victims that is the foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington’s reorganization plan, and he angrily turned aside the insurers’ …

New Hampshire AG Wants Lawmakers to Intervene in Settlement

New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney is objecting to a proposed settlement in a tug-of-war over $110 million of surplus money in a state-created malpractice insurance fund because lawyers would get up to $27 million of it. Delaney wrote Friday …

Pottery Barn Kids Recalling About 82,300 Dolls

Pottery Barn Kids is recalling approximately 82,300 of its Chloe, Sophie and Audrey dolls due to a potential strangulation hazard. The company, a unit of Williams-Sonoma Inc. of San Francisco, said Thursday that the yarn hair of the Chloe and …