News archive from Thursday, 12 April 2012, page 5

The woman who brought contemporary art (and Picasso) to Dallas

Betty Blake can talk you and me and our chattiest friends under the table. She will try almost every new restaurant in town, and attend more art openings and cultural events than you can shake a Brancusi bird at. She will regale you with tales, load...

 

Official tells AP: Trayvon Martin's killer to be charged with 2nd-degree murder; is in custody

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Official tells AP: Trayvon Martin's killer to be charged with 2nd-degree murder; is in custody.

Chron, 17:43 in World News
 

Consumer Report rates Costco, Targer higher than Kroger, Albertson's among grocery stories

Note: This story originally appeared on the BizBeat blog One-third of shoppers surveyed by Consumer Reports said they have fired their nearby grocery store. Here are the reasons given: 43 percent were in search of lower prices 25 percent cited poor...

 
fact check: romney's skewed case on women's jobs

FACT CHECK: Romney's skewed case on women's jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney has come up with an "amazing statistic" and Republicans inside and outside his presidential campaign are doing their utmost to spread it around: "92.3 percent of all the jobs lost during the Obama years...

Chron, 17:43 in World News
 
healthsouth ruled liable for $376 million judgment

HealthSouth ruled liable for $376 million judgment

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- HealthSouth Corp. confirmed today an appeals court ruling puts it back on the hook for a $376 million judgment, but vowed to continue fighting. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan had set aside the May...

 

GSA officials tell employees to report waste

WASHINGTON (AP) — Top officials of the General Services Administration told employees Wednesday they have a duty to report government waste such as the $823,000 spent by the agency on a 2010 conference at a Las Vegas resort.In a joint email to the...

Chron, 17:44 in World News
 

Charles Barkley: Lamar Odom doesn't 'deserve to get paid' for this year

TNT analyst and longtime NBA player Charles Barkley took on the issue of Lamar Odom's permanent benching by the Dallas Mavericks in a Wednesday visit with Galloway and Company on KESN-FM 103.3 in Dallas. When asked, Barkley tried to explain why Odom...

Dallas News, 17:44 in Sport
 
liquor license for new barclays center arena sparksâ fight in prospect heightsâ 

Liquor license for new Barclays Center arena sparks fight in Prospect Heights 

A boozy battle has broken out over a liquor license for the new Nets arena. Residents worry liquored-up hordes of fans will wreak havoc in their streets after games and other events at the Prospect Heights arena. The venue is virtually certain to get...

 

Summary Box: Exit from stock mutual funds in March

INVESTORS TAKE COVER: Investors withdrew $7.5 billion more than they deposited into U.S. stock mutual funds in March, industry consultant Strategic Insight said Wednesday. It marked a shift from January and February, when stock funds attracted a total...

Chron, 17:44 in Business
 

Summary Box: What to watch in bank earnings

LOWER ESTIMATES: Median earnings for the largest banks are expected to drop 13 percent, according to the brokerage Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. Despite a stock market rally in the first quarter, the volume of stock trading was its lowest since 2006....

Chron, 17:45 in Business
 
fact check: romney's skewed case on women's jobs

FACT CHECK: Romney's skewed case on women's jobs

WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney has come up with an "amazing statistic" and Republicans inside and outside his presidential campaign are doing their utmost to spread it around: "92.3 percent of all the jobs lost during the Obama years have...

 

Longtime felony offender gets 25 years for Detroit armed robbery, drug trafficking

A Detroit man with a lengthy criminal history is going to federal prison for at least 25 years for two separate crimes, including an armed robbery at a Radio Shack and drug trafficking at a vacant home, the U.S. attorneys office announced today....

 

Analysts predict solid results from Wells Fargo, Bank of America this earnings season

The nation's biggest banks begin reporting their first-quarter results this week, and most analysts expect a strong showing. Investors, meanwhile, are watching for clues on whether the finance sector's market rally this year has been justified...

 
report: trayvon martin shooter george zimmerman in custody, will be charged with murder

Report: Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman in custody, will be charged with murder

George Zimmerman is reportedly in custody and will be charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP photo)TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- A law enforcement official says that the killer in the Trayvon Martin case will be...

 
fence-mending time for romney as he woos the right

Fence-mending time for Romney as he woos the right

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the nomination sewn up, it's time for Mitt Romney to mend his Republican fences and reach out to those dubious voters who kept spurning him for Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and others. His goal is to excite the party's...

Chron, 17:50 in Politics
 

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