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Faison latest to join gubernatorial fray

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 5:48pm

Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton put out a statement Thursday saying he'd run for governor, and State Rep. Bill Faison is expected to make the same decision Saturday morning.

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Children among 74 dead in 2 days of Syrian turmoil

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 3:41pm

Two days of bloody turmoil in Syria killed at least 74 people, including small children, as forces loyal to Presi...

Rescuers searching for survivors in Rio collapse

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 4:27pm

Rescue workers feverishly dug through the wreckage of three downtown buildings Friday, hunting for survivors of a...

Islamists, protesters scuffle at at Egypt rally

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 3:49pm

Muslim Brotherhood supporters and secular protesters hurled bottles and rocks at each other and got into fistfigh...

Israel proposes West Bank barrier as border

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 12:31pm

Israel is proposing to essentially turn its West Bank separation barrier into the border with a future state of P...

Actress' claim to be gay by choice riles activists

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 5:00pm

Cynthia Nixon learned the hard way this week that when it comes to gay civil rights, the personal is always polit...

Army chief lays out Army cuts in Europe

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 4:45pm

The Pentagon's decision announced Friday to take two heavy armor brigades out of Europe in 2013 and 2014 will not...

St. Louis hosts 1st big parade on Iraq War's end

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 12:43pm

Since the Iraq War ended there has been little fanfare for the veterans returning home. No ticker-tape parades. N...

Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 5:14pm

Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting w...

Don?t Come Up Short!

Posted: 25 Sep 2011 at 4:35pm

All year I have been posting that it is a great time to buy a house if your personal situation is stable. Credit worthy buyers are have many options in today’s market. The combination of low interest rates and low housing prices can open the door to some great deals. If you are in the [...]

Museum: Rare coin may be Roman brothel token

Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 9:00am

The Museum of London is displaying a coin found by the River Thames that may have been used nearly 2,000 years ago as a "brothel token" in Roman London.