As flights over Europe resume, stricken businesses are starting to tally the cost of Iceland's volcanic eruption. Airspace closures have snarled global supply chains, with knock-on effects all the way down the line, including in Asia. It's bad news for consumers and manufacturers alike.
Posted: 04/21/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a bill to rein in the financial-derivatives industry, a response to the credit markets meltdown in 2007 that contributed to the deepest recession since World War II and raised fears of a global depression.
Posted: 04/21/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio says he has nothing to hide about his use of a credit card issued through the state GOP. Polls show Rubio with a substantial lead in the GOP senatorial primary against Gov. Charlie Crist, who ordered the inquiry.
Posted: 04/21/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
Computer hackers stole a program that controlled access to most of Google Inc.'s services when they attacked the Internet giant late last year, according to a New York Times report. A spokeswoman reiterated Google's previous assertions that the attacks on the company didn't obtain any personal information from its users' e-mail accounts.
Posted: 04/20/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
But Europe's busiest airport, Heathrow in London, remained closed because shifty north winds were pushing the volcanic ash cloud back over Britain. The Eurocontrol air traffic agency in Brussels said it expects some 55 to 60 percent of flights over Europe to go ahead Tuesday, a marked improvement over the past few days.
Posted: 04/20/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
The Mexican star, who took over as the top-ranked player on the women's golf tour when Annika Sorenstam retired, says she wants to focus on family and other pursuits, including her charity foundation.
Posted: 04/20/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
The number of teenagers who say they text-message daily has shot up to 54 percent from 38 percent in just the past 18 months, a new report finds. The typical American teenager sends 50 texts a day. Teachers worry the texting trend will hurt their students' interpersonal communication skills.
Posted: 04/20/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
The Obama administration has been reaching out to the new interim government in Kyrgyzstan, in hopes that the U.S. will continue the use of an air base there to supply troops in Afghanistan. But the opposition leaders now in power in Kyrgyzstan complain that their ousted president's son was enriching himself from contracts at the airbase. The U.S. says it will review the contracts, but the same allegations of cronyism occurred the last time there was an uprising in Kyrgyzstan.
Posted: 04/18/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
Pope Benedict XVI met with a group of clerical abuse victims Sunday and promised them the Catholic Church would implement "effective measures" to protect young people in the future.
Posted: 04/18/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
European air traffic could return to about 50 percent of its normal levels Monday if weather forecasts confirm that skies over the half the continent are clearing of volcanic ash that has thrown global travel into chaos, the European Union said Sunday.
Posted: 04/18/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
When The New York Times did a blind taste test of Belgian-style beer, a brew from Michigan came out on top. The golden ale, called Oro de Calabaza, comes from Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, a small brewery owned by Ron Jeffries.
Posted: 04/18/2010 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
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Volcanic Ash In Europe Halts Airfreight In Asia
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Suspicions Hamper U.S. Access To Kyrgyzstan Air Base
Pope Pledges To Protect Young From Abuse
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The Viral Adventures of Bob The Baby Screech Owl
West Virginia Governor Orders All Mines Inspected
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