AP – A person familiar with his thinking says Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (GYT’-nur) is considering leaving the administration following the current round of budget negotiations. More: continued here
A state regulation requires all employees who drive on university business to pass an online defensive driving course and submit their driver’s license number for periodic records review. More: continued here
PHOENIX — A judge refused late Thursday to stop the state from cutting off health care to some people below the federal poverty level. More: continued here
AP – A woman’s body might have been left in the cloudy water of a public swimming pool for more than two days, without lifeguards, health inspectors or other swimmers noticing it, officials said Thursday. More: continued here
AP – Casey Anthony’s defense team rested its case Thursday in her high-profile murder trial without her testimony and some experts believe the strategy raised more questions than answers to support her claim that her 2-year daughter died in a tragic accident. More: continued here
Dear Mick: I’ve read that mainly because of budgetary restrictions, first-time director Michael Biehn’s movie, “The Victim,” will rely heavily on nudity and sex to attract audiences. Do you see any positive or negative aspects such emphasis will have on the… More: continued here
AP – The U.S.-led coalition on Thursday blamed an al-Qaida affiliated network working jointly with Taliban fighters for a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul — an assault that raised doubts about the ability of Afghan forces to handle security as foreign troops withdraw. More: continued here
AP – Glenn Beck, who burned bright and burned fast at Fox News Channel, does his final show on the network Thursday before going into business for himself. More: continued here
ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Man executed in Ariz. for killing girl, 9UPI.comFLORENCE, Ariz., June 30 (UPI) — An Arizona man was put to death Thursday for raping and killing a 9-year-old girl abducted as she rode her bike near Flagstaff in 1988. Richard Lynn Bible, 49, died quietly as members of Jennifer Wilson's family …Bible executed in [...]
Spending 99 minutes in the company of Tom Hanks is never difficult, and it’s easy to appreciate the ambition behind “Larry Crowne” and take some pleasure in that. The story of a nice guy who gets downsized – he’s a veteran, no less – the movie tries to… More: continued here
