Obama Biden Funeral

2010-01-12T08:45:51Z

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama leave Air Force One at New Castle County Airport in New Castle, Del.,Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, prior to attending the funeral of Jean Biden, the mother of

Ex-IBM exec denies SEC charges on Galleon

2010-02-23T18:20:21Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former senior IBM Corp executive denied being involved in a sprawling hedge fund insider trading case and asked a court on Wednesday to dismiss civil charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Delaware offering assistance to Valero employees

2010-02-24T01:43:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Delaware rapid response teams offering assistance to Valero employees after plant closure</div><div><p>State officials are helping people who are losing their jobs at the Delaware City Valero plant get information about training for new jobs and other benefits available to them.</p><p>The state has scheduled a meeting Monday morning at I...

Hedge fund walls off 2 accused inside traders

2010-02-24T16:35:56Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Castle Partners LLC, a hedge fund swept up in the biggest insider-trading scandal in years, said co-founder Mark Kurland has taken a leave of absence and that Danielle Chiesi, a consult...

Delaware may be last state to get a national park

2010-02-24T16:46:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Delaware, last state without a national park, could get one now under congressional plan</div><div><p>Delaware may finally join the other 49 states in getting a national park of its own.</p><p>The state's congressional delegation plans to introduce legislation Tuesday to create a history-themed park with a center in New Castle and multiple sat...

U.S. charges billionaire Rajaratnam with record insider trading

2010-02-24T18:02:43Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and executives from some of the most prestigious U.S. companies were charged on Friday with the largest hedge fund insider-trading scheme ever.</p><p>Investigators said they used court-approved telephone wire taps for the first time in a

Billionaire, executives charged with insider trading

2010-02-24T18:02:26Z

<div><p>US authorities Friday charged a billionaire hedge fund manager and five others with insider trading that netted 20 million dollars on trades in Google, Hilton Hotels Corp. and other companies.</p><p>The Justice Departmen...

Gator accused of starting fire at abandoned school

2010-03-03T19:34:30Z

<div id="subtitle">Gator blamed for starting fire at abandoned school; Man lived there with menagerie of animals</div><div><p>A four-foot alligator rescued in an abandoned school on fire in western Pennsylvania may have also started the blaze. North Beaver Township officials are not identifying the owner of the former elementary school that burned Thursday afternoon nea...

Pregnant Woman Killed

2009-04-22T06:16:50Z

The grave of Kenzie Marie Houk and her unborn son Christopher A. Houk-Brown Jr., is covered with flowers after the burial in New Castle, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009.The 26-year-old pregnant mother of two was killed in her home on Friday. Eleven-year-old Jordan Br...

Pregnanat Woman Killed

2009-04-21T22:24:37Z

Mourners hug each other before the funeral for Kenzie Houk in New Castle, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. The 26-year-old pregnant mother of two was killed in her home on Friday. Eleven-year-old Jordan Brown is charged in the shooting. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Ex-parking head accused of stealing from Pa. city

2010-03-02T06:57:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Ex-employee of financially troubled Pa. city charged with stealing $100K from parking meters</div><div><p>A former parking official in a financially troubled Pennsylvania city is accused of stealing more than $100,000 from parking meters.</p><p>Gary Stone Jr. was laid off last year as head of

Biden Veterans Day

2009-04-24T23:18:25Z

Vice President-elect Joe Biden, right, talks with James Ferris, 1st National vice president , Korean War Veterans Association, during a Veterans Day Ceremony at the War Memorial in New Castle, Del., Tuesday Nov. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)<...

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