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Prosecutor: NJ woman stole $1.8M in bank fraud
Federal authorities say a former New York bank employee who lives in New Jersey stole more than $1.8 million from a retired financial executive's accounts. Bank fraud and money laundering charges were filed Wednesday against 47-year-old Karen Febles of Palisades Park. She was an executive assistant at the bank for ...
Gary Busey files for bankruptcy in Los Angeles
Court records show Gary Busey has filed for bankruptcy and is listing more than $500,000 in estimated personal debts. Busey's filing on Tuesday in Los Angeles provides few details but includes more than a dozen potential creditors. The actor and reality show star does not state a reason for the ...
Lawsuit filed over denial of senior's home care
A health insurer is being sued for refusing to pay claims for in-home care submitted by California senior citizens. The suit filed Tuesday in San Bernardino County Superior Court contends Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania ran a scheme to delay and deny reimbursement for potentially thousands of elderly people. ...
2011 Hawaii hotel revenue highest since 2007
A tourism industry consultant company's year-end report says Hawaii's hotel room revenue in 2011 was the highest since 2007. The report released Wednesday by Hospitality Advisors LLC and Smith Travel Research shows Hawaii hotel revenue last year was $2.87 billion. That's up 12.7 percent from $2.54 billion in 2010. Occupancy ...
White House attacks Romney on birth control
The White House is taking on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney over his criticism of President Barack Obama's birth control coverage mandate. Press secretary Jay Carney says Romney is an "odd messenger" to be attacking Obama over the issue. The mandate requires that church-affiliated employers such as hospitals or charities ...
Fact sheet: 2012 Hyundai Veloster
2012 Hyundai Veloster M/T BASE PRICE: $17,300. PRICE AS TESTED: $22,060. TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, four-passenger, compact hatchback. ENGINE: 1.6-liter, double overhead cam, gasoline direct injection, Gamma four cylinder with D-CVVT. MILEAGE: 28 mpg (city), 40 mpg (highway). TOP SPEED: 121 mph. LENGTH: 166.1 inches. WHEELBASE: 104.3 inches. CURB WEIGHT: 2,740 ...
Hyundai's newest doesn't look like miser
With sporty styling and standard high-tech features, the Hyundai Veloster — the automaker's fourth new car that earns a fuel mileage rating of 40 miles per gallon on the highway — sure doesn't look like a fuel miser. No wonder. Hyundai officials want the compact car to attract young drivers. ...
Aid group: Syria's wounded getting poor care
Doctors Without Borders has quoted Syrians as saying that many civilians who have been wounded in their country's violence are unable to get adequate medical treatment — in part because security forces have taken over many public hospitals. The aid group released a video in Paris on Wednesday showing interviews ...
Ind. court orders bond for baby death suspect
The Indiana Court of Appeals says bond can be granted to an Indianapolis woman accused of killing her premature baby by ingesting rat poison while she was pregnant. The court on Wednesday reversed a lower court ruling denying bond for Chinese immigrant Bei Bei Shuai (bay bay schway). The court ...
Steel tubing manufacturer considers bringing 200 jobs
The city is considered the top site for a steel tubing manufacturer wanting to open a new facility that could lead to 200 new jobs in the next decade, company officials say. And Middletown’s rich manufacturing history and the presence of AK Steel are two reasons why the city is ...
Ohio House panel OKs bill on casino regulations
An Ohio House committee has cleared a bill making broad changes to the state's gambling laws in preparation for new casinos and the addition of slots-like video lottery terminals at horse racetracks. The panel voted 20-2 to send the bill to the full House, where a vote is expected next ...
Clippers' Billups vows to return from injury
Clippers guard Chauncey Billups says he won't let his season-ending injury also finish his NBA career. Billups tore his left Achilles tendon on Monday night, ending his first season with Los Angeles. He said the injury has left him "deflated" but he's confident the Clippers will be able to survive ...
Ill. man in erectile pump case asks for leniency
An Illinois man facing sentencing in Rhode Island for shipping unwanted penis enlargers to diabetes patients as part of a Medicare fraud scheme is asking for a maximum prison term of 1 1/2 years. Lawyers for 49-year-old Gary Winner, of Wheeling, say in court papers that the guidelines for determining ...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Ten OH Midday' game
The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Ten OH Midday" game were: 04-08-10-17-21-22-23-26-34-43-44-51-53-58-60-61-68-71-73-74 (four, eight, ten, seventeen, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-six, thirty-four, forty-three, forty-four, fifty-one, fifty-three, fifty-eight, sixty, sixty-one, sixty-eight, seventy-one, seventy-three, seventy-four)
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 4 Midday' game
The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were: 3-8-2-7 (three, eight, two, seven)
Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Midday' game
The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were: 2-9-4 (two, nine, four)
Summary Box: Nissan quarterly profit rises
RISING ABOVE: Nissan's quarterly profit rose 3.2 percent on healthier sales that offset production damage from flooding in Thailand and a battering from the strong yen. MORE CARS, MORE CASH: Yokohama-based Nissan Motor Co. reported fiscal third quarter profit of 82.7 billion yen ($1.07 billion), up from 80.1 billion yen ...
Man gets 18 years in Moraine fatal beating
A judge has sentenced a man charged in a fatal beating to 18 years to life in prison. Shawn Kortz, 40, was convicted in the murder of his former neighbor, Michael Hollon, in 2010. Kortz and Hollon lived on Wienburg Avenue in Moraine. He was sentenced Wednesday to a 15-years ...
Euro rises to a 2-month high against dollar
The euro is rising against the dollar on speculation that Greek politicians will agree on a new cost-cutting plan. Greece needs to agree on new cost-cutting measures to receive more bailout cash and avoid a default next month. Even though a deal hasn't been reached yet, euro zone finance ministers ...
For college bound, a look at financial aid changes
The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way. In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and financial aid packages. The notices will alleviate pent up anxiety and finally give high school seniors a clearer idea of what their futures ...
