Feds deny Texas request for Hermine aid
By Jason Embry | Saturday, October 9, 2010, 08:56 PM
The Obama administration has denied Gov. Rick Perry’s request for a major disaster declaration as a result of Tropical Storm Hermine, which hit Texas in early September.
Perry had requested federal aid for 13 counties, including Travis and Williamson,...
The ancient Roman city, which was covered in ash after the sudden eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, now has competition from a buried town that has been unearthed in Norway.
Archaeologists discovered the mini-Pompeii while digging in the headland formed by the Topdalselva River and the North Sea near southern Norway.I stole...
The economy officially crept out of recession in June of 2009, but for many Americans, the economic markers that really count are the ones that come out each month from the Department of Labor: unemployment statistics.
And the numbers released this week continue to look grim, with almost 15 million Americans out of work and few private sector...
