President Barack Obama is in the small town of Arcadia, where is delivering an energy policy speech at a solar power plant. ...more

October 27, 2009

Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale conference on the future of the troubled war. ...more

October 26, 2009

Has anyone done the math? As a taxpayer I would like to know the fuel costs of Air Force One, chopper and the four-engine job, since this president has taken his place in the oval office. We all know he has spent many hours with his family, using these aircrafts for world travel including hops to places for sight seeing vacations. ...more

September 16, 2009

A military helicopter crashed Wednesday near the peak of Colorado's second-highest mountain, killing two people, injuring one and leaving the other person aboard missing, authorities said. ...more

August 19, 2009

The latest word on a helicopter crash in Siberia is that seven people were killed, including a Russian lawmaker. ...more

January 11, 2009

Once upon a time, the American public could buy household equipment that had a decent life expectancy. Not anymore. ...more

January 2, 2009

It's painted blue and white, but Tampa police say their new helicopter is fuel-efficient green. ...more

December 5, 2008

While being taken to the Land O' Lakes Jail late Friday, Emmanuel Louis Fellouzis could have kept his mouth shut. Instead, he uttered something that could top a list of things one shouldn't say while handcuffed in the back of a sheriff's cruiser. ...more

August 16, 2008

There isn't a team in baseball that relishes seeing Roy Halladay listed as the opposing pitcher, but the Rays have stumbled upon a combination lately that the Blue Jays' ace can't seem to crack. ...more

July 30, 2008

BOWLED OVER Seems like every time we chop lettuce, it looks like some sort of vegetable serial killing has taken place on the counter, what with all the wayward lettuce. This Good Grips Salad Chopper and Bowl by Oxo aims to help the salad lover chop with a minimum of flying debris by using a dual-edge rolling slicer inside the bowl. Plus, the 5.5-quart bowl can be used at the table. Cost: $24.99; available at www.oxo.com. ...more

July 9, 2008