Regional & National

Regional & National

Bank Wrongly Takes Home, Pet Bird

Submitted by 41 News on Tue, 2010-03-09 09:04

A Pittsburgh-area woman is suing Bank of America, claiming it wrongfully repossessed her home and saying that a bank contractor trashed the house and took her parrot.

Forty-six-year-old Angela Iannelli sued Bank of America in Allegheny County on Monday. She claims her mortgage payments were on time when the contractor damaged furniture, took her pet parrot and padlocked the door to her Allison Park home in October.

Bank of America declined to comment. The suit seeks unspecified damages.

Teddy Roosevelt's Walrus Tusk Stolen

Submitted by 41 News on Tue, 2010-03-09 08:20

Authorities are hunting for the person who stole a 15-inch walrus tusk from Theodore Roosevelt's home on Long Island.

The superintendent of the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Thomas Ross, says the tusk was one of a pair displayed on a
fireplace mantel. It was discovered missing Feb. 22 from a second-floor guest room in the Oyster Bay, N.Y., home. The room is
usually sealed off by a rope when visitors take guided tours.

Old Brookville, N.Y., police and the National Park Service are investigating. The FBI has added the tusk to its national stolen art list.

Oldest Person in US Dies at Age 114

Submitted by 41 News on Mon, 2010-03-08 10:14

A New Hampshire woman certified as the oldest person living in the United States has died.

Mary Josephine Ray died Sunday at a Westmoreland nursing home at age 114 years and 294 days old.

The Gerontology Research Group says that until her death, Ray was the oldest person in the United States and the second-oldest person in the world.

The oldest living American is Neva Morris of Ames, Iowa, who is 114 years, 216 days.

The oldest person in the world is Kama Chinen of Japan. She is 114 years, 301 days.

Rock Slide Closes I-70 in Colorado

Submitted by 41 News on Mon, 2010-03-08 09:17

A 17-mile stretch of Interstate 70 has been closed in western Colorado after a rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on the highway.

The Colorado Department of Transportation says the slide struck at about midnight Sunday near the Hanging Lake Tunnel in Glenwood Canyon, a deep and narrow chasm about 110 miles west of Denver.

No injuries were reported.

Both lanes are closed from Glenwood Springs east to the town of Dotsero.

Administration Pushes for Wall Street Regulations

Submitted by 41 News on Thu, 2010-03-04 08:47

The Obama administration is making its voice heard on Capitol Hill as Senate Democrats and Republicans wrangle over new regulations for the financial industry.

Consumer protections and doing away with financial firms deemed too big to fail are two of the key elements of the legislative
efforts to overhaul the rules that govern Wall Street.

The administration weighing in with its views as talks continue between Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd and Republican Bob Corker.

Dart-Proof Monkey Thwarts Captors

Submitted by 41 News on Thu, 2010-03-04 08:23

A monkey that has eluded capture in the Tampa Bay area for more than a year has again escaped from Florida wildlife officials.

Authorities were called to a neighborhood in St. Petersburg on Wednesday when the rhesus macaque monkey was spotted. It was twice hit with tranquilizer darts, but still got away by ducking behind a drug store and a church.

Wildlife rehabilitator Vernon Yates says the tranquilizers don't appear to affect the animal, though officials have increased the
dosage each time they've used the drug on the monkey.

Senate Returns to Measure Extending Jobless Benefits

Submitted by Jose Carrazco on Wed, 2010-03-03 08:52

 The Senate can now get back to work on a measure that includes longer and more generous jobless benefits
through the end of the year.

Last night, senators were able to approve stopgap legislation temporarily extending those benefits -- along with highway funding and health insurance subsidies for the unemployed. This, after Republican Sen. Jim Bunning of Kentucky gave way. He had held up action on the bill for days, trying to force Democrats to find ways to finance it so that it wouldn't add to the deficit.

Arraignment for Suspect Today in Teen's Disappearance

Submitted by Jose Carrazco on Wed, 2010-03-03 08:41

A registered sex offender is due in a California courtroom today to be arraigned in the case of a
17-year-old who disappeared after going for a jog.

A body believed to be that of Chelsea King was discovered in a shallow grave two days after John Gardner was booked on suspicion of rape and murder.

He had pleaded guilty a decade ago to molesting a 13-year-old female neighbor and served five years of a six-year prison term.

San Diego police say Gardner is positively linked to an assault on a 22-year-old Colorado woman who managed to fend off her attacker on Dec. 27.

Tapes Indicate Child Directed Planes at NY Airport

Submitted by Jose Carrazco on Wed, 2010-03-03 08:23

The Federal Aviation Administration isinvestigating whether a child directed planes from Kennedy
Airport's air traffic control tower.

A child's voice can be heard on a tape making five transmissions to pilots preparing for takeoff on Feb. 17. The recording was
obtained by WFXT-TV in Boston.

In one exchange, the child can be heard saying, "JetBlue 171 contact departure."

A male voice in the tower says: "That's what you get, guys, when the kids are out of school."

The child later clears another plane for takeoff, and says, "Adios, amigo."

Same-sex Marriage Becomes Legal in DC; Line Forms

Submitted by Jose Carrazco on Wed, 2010-03-03 08:19

Same-sex couples can start applying for marriage licenses in Washington.

At least 16 couples were waiting at a courthouse Wednesday for the city's marriage bureau to open at 8:30 a.m. Court officials have been told to expect up to 200 people.

Forty-one-year-old Sinjoyla Townsend and her partner of 12 years, 47-year-old Angelisa Young, claimed the first spot in line
just after 6 a.m. Young says it's like waking up on Christmas morning.

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