Tag Archives: Obituary

Change in Ukraine, Olympics Finish

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Caught: Ending a 13-year manhunt, the world’s most-wanted drug dealer, Joaquín Guzmán Loera known as “El Chapo,” has been caught. Guzman, whose nickname means “Shorty,” escaped prison in a laundry basket in 2001 as he faced extradition for trial in …

Ukraine Pres. Leaves, “Better Late”

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Ukraine: President Viktor Yanukovych is reported to have had fled the capital a day after making a deal to end the country’s political violence. Where he went is unknown. Yanukovych left as the entryways to the capital were falling under …

Kiev Flames, Sochi Gold, Sochi Complaints

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

World: Twenty-five people died and hundreds were injured as riot police spearheaded by armored cars and water cannon made a bloody assault on protesters in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine. Nine policemen were among the dead.   When the armored …

Flat Earth, Border Blast, Jamzilla

Sunday, February 16, 2014

World: Secy. Of State John Kerry basted climate change deniers in a speech to students in Indonesia. “We should not allow a tiny minority of shoddy scientists and science and extreme ideologues to compete with scientific facts,” Kerry said. “The …

Big Melt, Big Deal, Big Argument

Friday, February 14, 2014

The Big Melt: All that snow and ice that crippled the East Coast from Atlanta to Boston is melting today. Atlanta, 43, Washington, 40, NYC, 36. But a new storm is moving in over the weekend. The Deal: Comcast is …

Winter Whiteout, When You Make People Laugh

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Frozen: The East Coast is crippled by a snowy, icy storm that stretches all the way from Georgia to Maine. Atlanta and Washington are shut down. There’s snow and sleet in New York, turning to rain and snow. Nearly 5,800 …

Winter Down South, Summer in Sochi

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Winter, Y’all: A new winter storm is beginning to dump snow and ice on the south and southeast before it heads up the East Coast. Atlanta, which got socked with major traffic jams only two weeks ago, is preparing to …

Jobs Disappointing, Sochi Games Begin

Friday, February 7, 2014

Econ 101: The economy added 113,000 jobs in January, a disappointment for economists who had been hoping for 180,000. Combined with a weak job showing in December the January performance suggests a slowdown in the job market, even though unemployment …

Stocks Adjust, Hoffman Heroin Stash

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Money, Money: Stocks are up slightly this morning after a 326 point drop yesterday. Investors were spooked by a report that said manufacturing had dropped to its lowest level in eight months. But analysts also said January’s cold weather was …

Super Seattle, RIP PSH, Wizard Love

Monday, February 3, 2014

Bowled Over: Twelve seconds into the Super Bowl, Denver blew a snap and was two points down to Seattle. Denver was never in the game. Opening with that two-point safety, Seattle went on to win 43-8. Denver’s NFL MVP quarterback …