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Obama tries to steer attention back to jobs

2013-05-17 17:41:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating projects. But Obama's choice of venue for his remarks — a Baltimore...

Keystone XL looms as Obama wants to cut delays on big projects

2013-05-17 13:47:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans back to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating projects. But Obama’s choice of venue for his remarks of a...

Web Buzz: Help homeless youths by booking hotel on Rooomr.com

2013-02-03 06:30:00

You can help a child at the same time you book a hotel stay — without an added price hike. Name: Rooomr.com What it does: Rooomr is a hotel booking site that also seeks to improve the lives of homeless youth by donating 5% of its gross income to...

Storm system rumbles toward East Coast; tornadoes in South kill 2

2013-01-30 12:01:00

A long line of storms stretching from the deep South to upstate New York continued to roll across the nation on Wednesday, with reports of two fatalities in separate tornadoes. It's the traditional dead season for tornadoes, but northern Georgia was...

Judge blocks portions of South Carolina's immigration law

2011-12-22 16:36:45

Seaport traffic will grow slightly through the end of the year

2011-10-19 16:35:04

Surge of holiday retail goods is starting at U.S. ports

2011-09-21 16:35:05

N.Y. can release data on teachers

2011-01-11 00:00:00

The New York City school system can publicly release performance ratings for more than 12,000 teachers based on their students' test scores, a Manhattan judge ruled Monday, in what would be the largest such disclosure in the country. The interests of...

New York to release teachers' ratings

2010-10-21 00:00:00

The New York City school system announced Wednesday that it will release ratings for nearly 12,000 teachers based on student test scores, potentially giving the public an unprecedented window into the effectiveness of instructors at the nation's largest...

Lee Friedlander Takes 'America by Car'

2010-09-25 16:33:17

Monster Mash: Actors' Equity has harsh words for 'Spider-Man'; Palestine National Orchestra debuts

2011-01-03 16:32:48

Book reviews: Two Civil War anthologies

2011-04-10 00:00:00

Hearts Touched by Fire The Best of "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War" Edited by Harold Holzer Modern Library: 1,264 pp., $38 The Civil War The First Year Told by Those Who Lived It Edited by Brooks D. Simpson, Stephen W. Sears and Aaron Sheehan-...

In this July 29, 2008 file photo, New York Yankees' Carl Pavano, on a rehab start with the Charleston RiverDogs, warms up before a minor league baseball game against the Asheville Tourists in Charleston, S.C.

2012-03-29 08:58:00

, the food is like you are in those cities. It is the best of Baltimore. People need to know that they can come to Baltimore and get the top-of-the-line food. It is magnificent. It's elegant. I normally sit at the bar. (I have a little seat at the corner.

2010-02-19 00:00:00