Tuesday, July 3, 2012
MANTEO, N.C., July 3 (UPI) -- Television icon Andy Griffith was buried on his family farm in North Carolina hours after he died Tuesday, TMZ reported. The 86-year-old actor was best known as the star of the classic sitcom "The Andy Griffith Show" and legal drama "Matlock." His film credits include... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
SCOTUS: Healthcare mandate upheld
WASHINGTON, June 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Thursday the federal healthcare law's individual mandate survives as a tax, handing a major victory to President Obama. Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the prevailing opinion, abandoned his fellow conservatives and said the mandate... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Colorado wildfire burns out of control
COLORADO SPRINGS, June 27 (UPI) -- Colorado firefighters faced another day of inferno-like conditions Wednesday as they battled a 6,200-acre wildfire only 5 percent contained, officials said. The Waldo Canyon Fire near Colorado Springs was called "surreal" by Gov. John Hickenlooper late Tuesday... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Erdogan threatens military response
BRUSSELS, June 26 (UPI) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday threatened a military response if Syrian forces approach Turkey's border. Speaking in Ankara, Erdogan said Turkey's military rules of engagement changed after Syria shot down a Turkish warplane, The New York Times... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Healthcare ruling may come Thursday
WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court didn't rule Monday on President Obama's signature healthcare law, one of its biggest rulings "in the last 50, 60 years." But the court said the justices would sit again Thursday, presumably to issue the healthcare decision and other remaining... Sign in to see full entry.