Provides the latest RSS feeds for Birmingham News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Birmingham News.Net http://www.birminghamnews.net/ en-us Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:04:38 -0400 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:04:38 -0400 30 By Alan CollinsBIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - A majority of the Jefferson Co. Commission voted Wednesday against applying for almost $27 million in stimulus funds. "The answer here is no," Bettye Fine Collin... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233227&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:34:16 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233227&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By Alan CollinsBIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Checking on the millions of dollars of contracts given out by Jefferson County is only a mouse click away. Wednesday, the county's Information and Technology... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233228&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:34:14 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233228&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and "bring him ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233229&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:46 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233229&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated Press Writer ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. David Paterson's press secretary on Wednesday became the fourth top staffer to quit amid dual scandals, resigning just hours aft... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233230&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:44 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233230&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By KATHY MATHESONAssociated Press Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A series of children's textbooks on Islam contains misleading and inflammatory rhetoric about the religion, inaccurately portraying it... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233231&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:44 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233231&cat=0cd1f7701040892f NEW YORK (AP) - Viacom and YouTube likely will be forced to expose business secrets and other previously confidential information Thursday when reams of court documents are expected to be unsealed. T... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233232&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:43 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233232&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By RACHEL METZAP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo is buying a fantasy sports company co-founded by an MIT graduate whose card-counting skills helped him win millions of dollars in blackja... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233233&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:42 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233233&cat=0cd1f7701040892f NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of KongZhong Corp. jumped on Wednesday after the Chinese wireless entertainment company reported sharply higher fourth-quarter profit and revenue. The company also gave a stron... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233234&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:42 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233234&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Techology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. is making two new versions of its Nexus One phone: one for AT&T Inc.'s network and one for Sprint Nextel Corp.'s. T... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233235&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:41 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233235&cat=0cd1f7701040892f While we're still sitting under the deck of clouds, a few showers and drizzle has become the norm across the state while our latest wave is passing to our East.Over the next 24 hours, we'll be slow to... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233236&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:21:12 -0400 CBS 42 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233236&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Greater Birmingham Humane Society will be featured in the parade. Everyone is encouraged to come out to the parade and bring their leashed, well-behaved pets.The parade will proceed down 20th St, begi... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233237&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:13:02 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33233237&cat=0cd1f7701040892f watched stocks drop Wednesday. Books-A-Million (Nasdaq: BAMM) stock fell 1.8 percent to $7.50, down 14 cents from Tuesday. Hibbett (NasdaqGS: HIBB) also lost 14 cents to close less than 1 percent dow... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230985&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:57:08 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230985&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By JAMEY KEATENAssociated Press Writer PARIS (AP) - A state-run TV channel is stirring controversy with a documentary about a fake game show in which credulous participants obey orders to deliver inc... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230457&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:43 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230457&cat=0cd1f7701040892f SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington tested positive for cocaine last season, SI.com reported Wednesday. Washington failed the test conducted by Major League Baseball in July, ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230458&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:42 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230458&cat=0cd1f7701040892f LOS ANGELES (AP) - Airport security agents mistakenly allowed a bottle of liquid to pass through before it was properly scanned early Wednesday at Los Angeles International Airport, causing a security... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230460&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:41 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230460&cat=0cd1f7701040892f PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that a Pennsylvania prosecutor may not pursue felony charges against a teenage girl in a "sexting" case. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ru... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230459&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:40 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230459&cat=0cd1f7701040892f PITTSBURGH (AP) - Police said a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert. Homeowner Frank Fontana says he ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230463&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:35 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230463&cat=0cd1f7701040892f THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - A 25-year-old man did not take his inability to get more beer well. Lafourche sheriff's spokeswoman Lesley Hill Peters said the man was accused of breaking furniture and thro... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230462&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:10:34 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230462&cat=0cd1f7701040892f American Association for Cancer Research , that Bitter melon extract significantly decreases “reproduction, cell growth, and stimulated cell death in breast cancer cells”, but cautions tha... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230465&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:49:43 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33230465&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By CHUCK BARTELSAssociated Press Writer MORRILTON, Ark. (AP) - A woman who drove into a lake after a late-night party, killing her three young sons, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of child en... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226986&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:16:53 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226986&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to improve the safety of flea and tick treatments after seeing a significant increase in pets ha... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226987&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:16:52 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226987&cat=0cd1f7701040892f WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama celebrated St. Patrick's Day by welcoming Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen to the Oval Office and joking it's the one day in America when everyone'... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226988&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:16:52 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226988&cat=0cd1f7701040892f (AP) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The electric bill is going up again in April.The Tennessee Valley Authority has announced an increase in its fuel adjustment charge. The utility said the hike will rai... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226990&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:04:36 -0400 CBS 42 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226990&cat=0cd1f7701040892f BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine if an heir to one of Alabama's best-known companies was the victim of a homicide or took his own life.Mountain Brook Police Chief Johnny S... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226989&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:04:35 -0400 CBS 42 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226989&cat=0cd1f7701040892f View all » Although Birmingham has been rated as having the fifth highest violent crime rate of large metropolitan cities in the United States, the entire state of Alabama fares somewhat better.... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226991&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:55:58 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33226991&cat=0cd1f7701040892f , according to reports Tuesday. Simon sent a letter Monday to General Growth lawyers saying it expected to offer another bid late this week or next, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33225968&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:38:43 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33225968&cat=0cd1f7701040892f CB&T of East Alabama . Burford began his career with Columbus, Ga.-based Synovus (NYSE: SNV) in 1977 as a part-time teller with Columbus Bank and Trust Co., and worked in branch banking and comme... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33225969&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:38:40 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33225969&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By The Associated Press The 68-29 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate passed legislation giving tax breaks to companies that hire unemployed workers. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill. Vo... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223344&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:22:57 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223344&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By DESMOND BUTLERAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. congressional resolution that would recognize World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide could go forward des... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223342&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:22:55 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223342&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is thanking lawmakers - and Republicans especially - for their help sending him a jobs bill. The Senate passed the b... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223340&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:22:54 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223340&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By SHELIA BYRDAssociated Press Writer JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - School officials in a rural Mississippi county told a lesbian student to get "guys" to take her and her girlfriend to a high school prom an... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223341&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:22:54 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223341&cat=0cd1f7701040892f A trip back in time to the roaring Twenties. on the next Wake Up, a preview of the Rotaract Club's glitzy masquerade ball.Plus:the Feds are on facebook and twitter too! crime fighters are using social... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223345&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:09:04 -0400 CBS 42 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223345&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Well, spring break is in full effect, and unfortunately everyone just wasn't able to take that trip to the beach this week. But no worries, here's a great idea that can save you money.Aldridge Botanic... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223346&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:09:03 -0400 CBS 42 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33223346&cat=0cd1f7701040892f is combining its equity capital markets and fixed income capital markets divisions to form a new investment banking division. Robert Baird, president of the fixed income, or bond division, for the la... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220837&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:44:16 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220837&cat=0cd1f7701040892f filing, Regions (NYSE: RF) said Nielsen will not run for re-election at the May 13 annual meeting of stockholders and his departure is “not the result of any disagreement with Regions.” N... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220838&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:44:13 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220838&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Catholic nuns are urging Congress to pass President Barack Obama's health care plan, in an unusual public break with bishops wh... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220508&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:57:59 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220508&cat=0cd1f7701040892f WASHINGTON (AP) - Liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich says he will support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill when the House considers it. The Ohio Democrat opposed the bill when the Hou... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220509&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:57:58 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220509&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By SARA KUGLERAssociated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's 24,000 restaurants - from its internationally known eateries on down to its most modest pizza counters - will have to display... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220510&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:57:56 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220510&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By ALEX KENNEDYAssociated Press Writer SINGAPORE (AP) - PayPal, a unit of online auction site operator eBay Inc., plans to double its staff in Asia to 2,000 by the end of the year, president Scott Th... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220511&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:57:55 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220511&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By LESLIE PATTONAssociated Press Writer BRUSSELS (AP) - Europeans downloaded euro10 billion worth of pirated music, film, television shows and software from the Web in 2008, an entertainment industry... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220513&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:57:54 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220513&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By JULIET WILLIAMSAssociated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A new poll finds former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, a billionaire Republican, is now in a dead heat with presumed Democratic ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220512&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:57:53 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220512&cat=0cd1f7701040892f AP Photo/Matt Dunham The infant mortality rate in Alabama rose to 9.5 per 1000 births in 2008 according to statistics compiled by Auburn University in Montgomery. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220514&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:37:07 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33220514&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Hoover police and the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a Birmingham man today who police said burglarized a camera shop in October. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33217579&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:33:16 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33217579&cat=0cd1f7701040892f WASHINGTON (AP) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer declined to say Wednesday if Democrats have enough votes to pass historic health care legislation, but hinted that they're poised to use an arca... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33217580&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:21:12 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33217580&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By The Associated Press Americans who have been charged or suspected of terror-related activities over the past year include: -Young Somali men from Minneapolis who left the U.S. in waves from Decem... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33217582&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:21:11 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33217582&cat=0cd1f7701040892f WESTFIELD, N.Y. (AP) - If Koozie the dog were a cat she would be down to seven lives. The 8-year-old mix-breed pooch had to be rescued - not once, but twice - from the broken-up ice of Lake Erie off ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33217581&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:21:10 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33217581&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By Alan CollinsSHELBY COUNTY, AL (WBRC) - The Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force is alarmed at the rise of meth labs in 2010. "In comparison to last year, up until this time we had two. We have... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33214891&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:40:10 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33214891&cat=0cd1f7701040892f JEFFERSON COUNTY, AL (WBRC) - On Wednesday, Jefferson County Commissioners will decide if they want to take part in an almost $27 million bond deal to meet county maintenance and equipment needs. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33214892&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:40:10 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33214892&cat=0cd1f7701040892f PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona man accused admonishing motorists of traffic laws while posing as a police officer apparently picked the wrong driver to pull over. A Maricopa County jury on Tuesday found 6... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33214893&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:39:53 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33214893&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By STEPHEN BERNARDAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stock futures are rising Wednesday after U.S. and Japanese central banks reaffirmed plans to keep interest rates low in an effort to drive economi... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33214894&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:39:53 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33214894&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By JAMES MacPHERSONAssociated Press Writer FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Some children lugged sandbags that weighed more than they did. Determined teens showed up just after dawn with groups of friends, ready a... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33214895&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:39:52 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33214895&cat=0cd1f7701040892f The Birmingham Business Alliance is accepting nominations for a new “My Choice” award that is the latest installment in the 2010 Small Business Week Program. The award is a people’s... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33213075&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:03:59 -0400 Birmingham Business Journal http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33213075&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By MARY ESCH and MICHAEL HILLAssociated Press Writers ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - Cornell University, an Ivy League school known for its spectacular gorges and haunted by a reputation for suicides, took the ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212609&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:06:47 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212609&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By MARK NIESSEAssociated Press Writer HONOLULU (AP) - Birthers beware: Hawaii may start ignoring your repeated requests for proof that President Barack Obama was born here. As the state continues to... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212611&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:06:46 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212611&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By MATT VOLZAssociated Press Writer HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A 67-year-old country musician from Montana who spent four days in his car stuck on a remote mountain road was weak and losing hope when an Id... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212612&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:06:44 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212612&cat=0cd1f7701040892f BEIJING (AP) - Chinese companies that sell advertising on Google's China search engine have appealed for information on its future and say they might want compensation if it is shut down. The app... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212613&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:06:43 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212613&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Area parents have mixed emotions over a Montgomery school system proposal that would require all students to wear uniforms, a move school leaders tout as a way to decrease discipline problems, improve... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212070&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:06:05 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212070&cat=0cd1f7701040892f AUTAUGAVILLE -- A disaster drill Tuesday at Autaugaville School that had two "students" go on a shooting spree with high-powered rifles is being lauded by those who took part in the exercise. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33211222&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:58 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33211222&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Reed, along with resolution sponsors state Sens. Zeb Little and Priscilla Dunn and state Reps. James Buskey and Yvonne Kennedy, have filed the lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212073&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:58 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212073&cat=0cd1f7701040892f CNN's Tom Foreman and his news crew are featuring Montgomery and other parts of Alabama in a special series called "Building Up America," but don't mistake the stories as being purely pick-me-ups. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33211175&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:57 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33211175&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Elmore County is exploring options for a recycling program that could include drop-off satellite sites throughout the county or one centralized location. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212072&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:57 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212072&cat=0cd1f7701040892f The Montgomery City Council is tweaking its regulations for the city landfill after a fee increase passed in 2008 did not have the desired effect. In fact, city officials believe the increase even cou... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212074&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:56 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212074&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Most boys his age idolized baseball players or cowboys, but Cecil Jackson's hero was Hank Williams and he never outgrew his love for the country music superstar. http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33211192&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:55 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33211192&cat=0cd1f7701040892f The time change was made to accommodate a request from the mayor's office for the board and superintendent to attend a city-sponsored event that evening to celebrate Todd Strange's one-year anniversar... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212075&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:05:54 -0400 Montgomery Advertiser http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33212075&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Capricorn Discord at home may add to the pressure you face now; it seems that both the world and your family are conspiring against you. Of course you know that isn't true, but you may be supersensiti... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210667&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:52:04 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210667&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Capricorn Discord at home may add to the pressure you face now; it seems that both the world and your family are conspiring against you. Of course you know that isn't true, but you may be supersensiti... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210668&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:51:50 -0400 General Sources http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210668&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By DORIE TURNER and RUSS BYNUMAssociated Press Writers HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - The kit-built single-engine plane had turned into a glider, almost silently trying to make an emergency landing ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210670&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:40:30 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210670&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By DEVLIN BARRETT and EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - One was a drywall contractor and father, another a petite woman who cared for the elderly, another a U.S. military offi... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210669&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:40:29 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210669&cat=0cd1f7701040892f LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 23-year-old woman allegedly attacked by a registered sex offender at the same park where he is accused of killing a San Diego teenager two months later said Tuesday that she belie... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210675&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:40:29 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210675&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVARAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Buyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210673&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:40:28 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210673&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON (AP) - When Congress battles over thorny bills, parliamentarian Alan Frumin has been known to sleep in his office - on call 24/7 as the Senate's Solomon, divining the... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210674&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:40:28 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33210674&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By DAVID CRARYAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Spurred by budget crises, California and Michigan together reduced their prison populations by more than 7,500 last year, contributing to what a new r... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33208817&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:15:41 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33208817&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By MEGHAN BARRAssociated Press Writer CLEVELAND (AP) - A woman championed as the Obama administration's emblem for health care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, acco... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33207036&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:53:27 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33207036&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tim Urban couldn't get any satisfaction on "American Idol." The judges dismissed Urban's reggae rendition of "Under My Thumb" duri... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33207035&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:53:26 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33207035&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By JEANNINE AVERSA and JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke plans to wage a fresh battle against Senate efforts to scale back the Fed's rol... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33207037&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:53:25 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33207037&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By KRISTEN WYATT and SAMANTHA ABERNETHYAssociated Press Writers DENVER (AP) - Rebellious Colorado voters in both parties rejected insiders Tuesday as Democrats and Republican began choosing candidate... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33207038&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:53:24 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33207038&cat=0cd1f7701040892f TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Speeds exceeded 200 mph during NASCAR's spoiler test at Talladega Superspeedway.NASCAR plans to switch from a rear wing to a traditional spoiler, perhaps as early as next week... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33207040&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:42:04 -0400 CBS 42 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33207040&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By Sherea Harris Mountain Brook, AL (WBRC) - Mountain Brook's Police Chief Johnny Stanley tells FOX6 News authorities have positively identified a man's body that was pulled from a pond Monda... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204885&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:34 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204885&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By STEPHANIE REITZAssociated Press Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - In a Hollywood-style heist, thieves cut a hole in the roof of a warehouse, rappelled inside and scored one of the biggest hauls of its... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204886&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:16 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204886&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By DAVE KOLPACKAssociated Press Writer FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Volunteers in North Dakota were in flood-fighting mode again Tuesday filling sandbags while contractors constructed clay levees along the fas... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204888&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:14 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204888&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By MIKE ROBINSONAP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago man accused of scouting out the Indian city of Mumbai before the 2008 terrorist attack that left 166 people dead and plotting to attac... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204889&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:13 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204889&cat=0cd1f7701040892f HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Relatives and friends of four women who have been missing since the 1970s told investigators they recognized their loved ones in photos found in the locker of a convict... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204890&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:12 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204890&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By SAMANTHA HENRYAssociated Press Writer WAYNE, N.J. (AP) - The powerful nor'easter had moved out at sea, but flooding lingered Tuesday in many Northeast communities. Many places from the mid-At... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204891&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:12 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204891&cat=0cd1f7701040892f WASHINGTON (AP) - Online auction site operator eBay Inc. spent $415,000 during the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on anti-counterfeiting measures and other issues, according to a discl... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204892&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:11 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204892&cat=0cd1f7701040892f MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Actel Corp. said Tuesday that it expects more revenue in the first quarter than it previously forecast. The chip designer said quarterly revenue would be up 4 percent to ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204893&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:11 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204893&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By ANDREW TAYLORAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Tuesday easily killed a move by conservative Republicans to temporarily ban senators from earmarking spending bills with back-h... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204894&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:10 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204894&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Financial institutions and their allies mobilized lobbyists and fueled their media campaigns Tuesday in a swift response to a Democratic plan ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204895&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:20:08 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204895&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By the end of the fall semester in 2011 the PACT Plan will have roughly $350 million dollars. That's just enough to cover refunds to the more than 44,000 contract holders left. That is unless the stat... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204898&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:59 -0400 CBS 42 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204898&cat=0cd1f7701040892f BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Elijah Millsap scored 15 points and UAB never trailed in defeating Coastal Carolina 65-49 Tuesday in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.UAB (24-8) held Coa... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204896&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:08:56 -0400 CBS 42 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204896&cat=0cd1f7701040892f You probably got started in your current profession by majoring in certain subjects in college, following in the footsteps of a family member or, like many people, fell into a job that had nothing to ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204900&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:01:08 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33204900&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By ANNE GEARAN and STEVEN GUTKINAssociated Press Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States and Israel stepped back Tuesday from their deepest rift in decades, a dispute over new Jewish homes in a t... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33202849&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:44:49 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33202849&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By DAN STRUMPF and KEN THOMASAssociated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) - Toyota's investigation of sudden acceleration in some of its cars is shifting to suburban New York, where a driver said her P... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33202850&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:44:49 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33202850&cat=0cd1f7701040892f SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft Corp. has been hit with a nearly $106 million fine for violating two patents held by a communications company. The verdict came today after a weeklong trial in U.S. Dis... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33202851&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:44:48 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33202851&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Download on iTunes or listen on locsl radio in SE or CRMsports.com What teams would be a good fit for Terrence Cody in the range of the NFL Draft where he’s expected to be selected? After his Pr... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33202852&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:26:17 -0400 Examiner http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33202852&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By HOPE YENAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - With the 2010 census under way, about 1 in 10 people may not participate in the population count, with many saying they see little personal benefi... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201064&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:27:14 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201064&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By ANDREW VANACOREAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Magazine publishers may have a new way to boost flagging circulation: the iPad. The Audit Bureau of Circulations said Tuesday that it has changed... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201065&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:27:12 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201065&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By The Associated Press As of Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at least 4,385 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The ... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201066&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:27:12 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201066&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By JESSICA MINTZAP Technology Writer SEATTLE (AP) - Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search engine gained market share in the U.S. in February, according to research groups. Microsoft has worked for years... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201068&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:27:10 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201068&cat=0cd1f7701040892f By MICHAEL LIEDTKEAP Techology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google Inc. has upgraded its Nexus One phone so it works on the same high-speed wireless network as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, putting the inc... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201067&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:27:09 -0400 Fox 6 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201067&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Mountain Brook Chief, Johnny Stanley confirms that the body found floating in the lake of the golf course on Highland Avenue is that of 63 year old Major Bashinsky. As of now, Mountain Brook PD is wai... http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201069&cat=0cd1f7701040892f Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:15:18 -0400 CBS 42 http://feeds.birminghamnews.net/?rid=33201069&cat=0cd1f7701040892f