AP News in Brief - MSN Money
(AP) - Parents of Pentagon shooter warned authorities their son was erratic, might have gun HOLLISTER, Calif. (AP) — The man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon had a history of mental illness and had become so erratic that his parents reached

Why Horsford took on gaming; what’s next? - Las Vegas Sun
It was a dramatic showdown. State Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, trying to close a nearly $900 million budget deficit, demanded that the gaming industry come to the table and contribute . The industry’s chief lobbyist, Billy Vassiliadis

Personal Finance Daily - Marketwatch
Remember Dr. Doolittle's pushmi-pullyu? It was a two-headed animal -- a llama-like creature in the older movie -- that couldn't decide which direction to go. The economic news of late feels a lot like that. For instance, the latest government jobs

Keep informed on health care - Bismarck Tribune
•82 cents comes from Alberta’s general revenues; •14 cents comes from federal transfer payments; •4 cents comes from the Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy fund, lottery and other revenues. The province is paying the majority of the expense

Banks shuttered in Fla., Ill., Md. - San Francisco Chronicle
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over Sun American Bank, based in Boca Raton, Fla., with $535.7 million in assets and $443.5 million in deposits. Also seized were Bank of Illinois of Normal, Ill., with $211.7 million in assets and $198.5

A criticism for every dollar going to Haiti - San Francisco Examiner
AP) PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — The world's bill for the Haitian earthquake is large and growing — now $2.2 billion — and so is the criticism about how the money is being spent. A half-million homeless received tarps and tents; far more are still

For Every Home and Kardashian Sisters Candle Support Haitian Relief at - YAHOO!
Hollywood, CA (Vocus) March 5, 2010 -- Today, Paul and Becky J. Anderson, For Every Home founders, announced For Every Home’s sponsorship and contribution of the first candle in their new line of Kardashian Candles to the GBK Production Oscars Gift

Police departments cut costs, but not K-9 units - Fresno Bee
One hundred sheriff's deputies and 400 part-time deputies were laid off. SWAT officers were ordered back to the streets. Narcotics and gang units were disbanded. Helicopters were grounded. K-9 survived. To absorb more than $30 million in losses, the

Pressure on Canada's sledge hockey team to win gold - Vancouver Sun
For Canada’s sledge hockey team, bound for Vancouver and the Paralympic Games We met a bunch of the workers and got to hold a gold bar worth a million dollars,” said Westlake. “Hopefully, that was some good karma.”