Western North Dakota, Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson http://www.kxnet.com//en-usCopyright 2010 KXNet.com1800Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516837http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516837<p> Trees have toppled onto apartment buildings and cars as a blizzard batters the mid-Atlantic region this morning. Two deaths have been reported. Airlines canceled flights, Amtrak canceled service and churches called off weekend worship as officials wa</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516211http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516211<p> A hacker attack on a Bloomington payroll processing company has put 27,000 people at financial risk. Ceridian, in a letter to affected customers, says the hacker attacked its Internet payroll system Dec. 22 and Dec. 23, potentially revealing Soc</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514798http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514798<p> A senior administration official says the family of a Nigerian suspect accused of trying to bomb an Detroit-bound airliner persuaded him to cooperate with authorities. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (OO'-mahr fah-ROOK' ahb-DOOL'-moo-TAH'-lahb) is said t</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514374http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514374<p> Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (GYT'-nur) says the nation's economy is stronger than it was a year ago, yet the government must continue to act to stimulate job growth. Geithner told the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday that the Obama administr</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:48:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514357http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514357<p> A key Democratic senator says there is bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a bill that offers tax credits to employers that add workers like the credit President Barack Obama has proposed. Sen. Max Baucus of [[kxtopic:montana:t[Montana]:t]</p>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513681http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513681<p> Toyota's plan for a fix to its huge recall problem is coming today. The company's U.S. sales unit says it will announce details of its plans to fix faulty gas pedals in a release at 6:30 a.m EST. Also, the head of North American sales is sc</p>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513658http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513658<p> She didn't take home album of the year. But Beyonce grabbed just about every other award in sight at the Grammys last night and made history in the process. She ended up with six awards giving her the most wins by any female in a single night at th</p>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511651http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511651<p> President Barack Obama is reaching out to Republicans to join him and fellow Democrats on health care and other legislation. A day after the State of the Union speech, he told a town-hall meeting in Florida that he wants the Republicans &quot;off the side</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511366http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511366<p> President Barack Obama is renewing his pledge to get all U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by the end of August. In his State of the Union address, Obama also warns of &quot;difficult days ahead&quot; in Afghanistan. He also says he's confident that Afghan forces</p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511273http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511273<p> North Dakota U.S. House candidate Kevin Cramer says President Barack Obama's proposed spending freeze would have been a good idea a year ago. Obama proposed the partial freeze during his State of the Union speech Wednesday. Obama says his </p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511241http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511241<p> President Barack Obama has told Congress he wants another jobs bill, a tax credit for small business, and $30 billion dollars funneled to community banks so they can extend credit to small business. In his State of the Union address, Obama said jobs </p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511183http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511183<p> President Barack Obama has told Congress in his first State of the Union address that he'll make job growth his highest priority this year. He's urging Congress to agree on new stimulus spending, and short-term economic relief. Obama says &quot;it's time </p>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511160http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=511160<p> President Barack Obama says he will veto bills that don't freeze non-national security spending. Obama on Wednesday told a joint session of Congress that he wants a three-year stop for additional spending. Obama says Medicare, Medicaid and Socia</p>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510228http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510228<p> One senator says his colleagues' rejection of a plan aimed at cutting the federal deficit shows that Congress &quot;is more concerned with the next election than the next generation.&quot; The comment came from New Hampshire Republican Judd Gregg, a sponso</p>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510145http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=510145<p> The Senate has rejected a plan backed by President Barack Obama to create a bipartisan task force to tackle the deficit this year. The special deficit panel would have attempted to produce a plan combining tax cuts and spending curbs that would </p>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509917http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509917<p> Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2010. There are 332 days left in the year. This is Groundhog Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-Am</p>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509055http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509055<p> Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 2, the 33rd day of 2010. There are 332 days left in the year. This is Groundhog Day. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb. 2, 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-Am</p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509006http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=509006<p> A new poll suggests voter discontent with Democrats is what landed Republican Scott Brown a seat in the Senate. The Washington Post poll counted about 63 percent of Massachusetts voters in Tuesday's election who say the country is seriously off</p>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:28:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508824http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=508824<p> President Barack Obama says the only way to contain the exploding budget deficit is through both political parties working together. He has endorsed the idea of creating a bipartisan, 18-member panel that would draft a solution to be offered aft</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506978http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506978<p> The Schweitzer administration has decided to eliminate a pair of citizen advisory councils attached to the Corrections Department, and may look at eliminating other councils to save money. Gov. Brian Schweitzer's spokeswoman, Sarah Elliott, says</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506588http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506588<p> Gov. Brian Schweitzer has ordered that the U.S. and state flags be flown at half staff on Thursday and Friday in honor of two Montana members of the armed services who died recently. Marine Cpl. Nicholas K. Uzenski of Bozeman died Jan. 11 in co</p>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506450http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=506450<p> The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a state law that requires applicants for wildlife conservation licenses to include the last four digits of their Social Security numbers on the application. The Montana Shooting Sports Association had challen</p>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505746http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505746<p> Today in History Today is Thursday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2010. There are 337 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 28, 1980, in what became known as &quot;the Canadian Caper,&quot; six U.S. diplomats who had a</p>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505211http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=505211<p> Today in History Today is Thursday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2010. There are 337 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 28, 1980, in what became known as &quot;the Canadian Caper,&quot; six U.S. diplomats who had a</p>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504808http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=504808<p> Today in History Today is Thursday, Jan. 28, the 28th day of 2010. There are 337 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 28, 1980, in what became known as &quot;the Canadian Caper,&quot; six U.S. diplomats who had a</p>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502775http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502775<p> An actor from the popular TV drama &quot;One Tree Hill&quot; will spend three months in prison for dealing in stolen Social Security numbers. A Brooklyn judge ordered Antwon Tanner on Wednesday to report to prison on April 30. He'll serve five months in h</p>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502084http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=502084<p> Financial experts warn that the growing national debt could lead to another financial meltdown, and are recommending ways to prevent it. A bipartisan committee for the National Research Council and National Academy of Public Administration has g</p>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500478http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=500478<p> A Las Vegas Strip procession and color guard honors are set for a veteran court security officer killed in a shootout with a shotgun-wielding assailant at a downtown Las Vegas federal building. Las Vegas police say more than 2,000 family members</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496927http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496927<p> The Obama administration says no more Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to Yemen for the time being after the failed Christmas terror plot raised concerns about terrorists active in that country. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters</p>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496921http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496921<p> Authorities say a gunman shot dead in a gunbattle after killing a courthouse security guard and wounding a federal marshal in Las Vegas had a &quot;lengthy&quot; criminal history in Tennessee and California. FBI Special Agent in Charge Kevin Favreau said </p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496699http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496699<p> Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates are among the 20 high-level officials who will meet with President Barack Obama today to discuss airport security. Obama will reveal his findings to the public after the mee</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496698http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496698<p> Authorities say they're investigating the cause of a fire at the apartment of a man accused of gunning down a security guard at a federal building in Las Vegas. Authorities say a U.S. marshal was wounded in the firefight before the gunman was sh</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496692http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496692<p> The U.S. Embassy in Yemen says it has reopened after a two-day closure prompted by a terrorist threat. The embassy says Tuesday that successful Yemeni counterterrorism operations have allowed the embassy to resume operations. The embassy says cr</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496668http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496668<p> The U.S. Embassy in Yemen has reopened after a two-day closure. Officials say successful Yemeni counterterrorism operations have addressed the threat that led the embassy to shut its doors. The reopening comes a day after security forces killed two a</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496658http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496658<p> Authorities say they're investigating the cause of a fire at the apartment of a man accused of gunning down a security guard at a federal building in Las Vegas. Authorities say a U.S. marshal was wounded in the firefight before the gunman was sh</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496642http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496642<p> The White House says President Barack Obama plans to outline steps to thwart future terror attacks after a meeting with security and intelligence officials Tuesday. Among the measures expected to be announced are changes to terror watchlists. The m</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496628http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496628<p> President Barack Obama is expected to announce changes Tuesday to the nation's airline security watchlists. The announcement and other security measures are expected to be detailed after Obama meets with top security officials. He ordered reviews of </p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:14:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496541http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496541<p> Authorities say they now know the motive for Monday's shooting that left two people dead at a federal building in Las Vegas. Officials say 66-year-old Johnny Lee Wicks was angry over losing a lawsuit about his Social Security benefits. Off</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496534http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496534<p> Operators of homeless shelters, especially in the Southeast, are making extra preparations because of the bitter cold gripping the eastern half of the nation. In Florida, farmers are trying to save strawberries and tomatoes. In Greenville, S.C. an ag</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496483http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496483<p> The only person tried for the Sept. 11 attacks has been turned away by a federal appeals court. It's upheld the conviction of Zacarias Moussaoui (zak-uh-REE'-uhs moo-SOW'-ee), who argued among other points that he wasn't allowed to choose his own law</p>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496377http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=496377<p> Law enforcement officials say the suspect in the Las Vegas shooting at a federal building was upset over losing a lawsuit over his Social Security benefits. The two officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized t</p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494178http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=494178<p> If the trading of the past two sessions is any indication, Wall Street is in for a bit of a yawner here on New Year's Eve. Stocks have closed with single digit point moves recently. In Wednesday trading, the Dow gained 3 points to 10,549. T</p>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493898http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=493898<p> The U.S. Attorney's Office says it will not prosecute Pilgrim's Pride Corp. for immigration violations and has dropped an investigation into workers at the chicken producer's plants. It says the Pittsburg, Texas-based company has in turn agreed </p>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492981http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492981<p> A 29-year-old Clinton man has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide while under the influence after a pickup struck four girls walking along the side of the highway, killing two of them. David James Delsignore of Clinton was also ch</p>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492706http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=492706<p> A 32-year-old Browning woman who is serving a 55-year prison term after being convicted of negligent homicide in the death of her 2-year-old son has been sentenced to nine months in federal prison for continuing to cash his Social Security checks. </p>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491461http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=491461<p> Now that the House and Senate have both passed their versions of health care reform, President Barack Obama is looking forward to signing what he calls &quot;the most important piece of social legislation since Social Security.&quot; But the negotiations with </p>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490104http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=490104<p> Government officials say 261 soccer players from the Bulgarian league are being investigated for suspected tax evasion. The National Revenue Agency says it will check property and bank deposits against declared incomes and refer discrepancies to</p>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:27:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489528http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=489528<p> A 37-year-old Lolo woman has been ordered to pay $120,370 in restitution for Social Security benefits she and her daughter were not eligible to receive. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy on Friday also sentenced Mary Eudora Ray to nine months of</p>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487568http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487568<p> The American man who arrived in Brazil today, hoping to go home with his 9-year-old son, will have to wait a while longer. Brazil's Supreme Court today put on hold a court ruling yesterday in favor of David Goldman. The high court says his son Sean w</p>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487460http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487460<p> Authorities say a dozen workers at a warehouse at an upstate New York airport have been charged with using forged immigration documents to get jobs. State police say the employees of Empire Warehouse Solutions at Stewart International Airport in</p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487234http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487234<p> World stock markets fell Thursday as the dollar strengthened after the Federal Reserve signaled it would start undoing some of its emergency supports next year as the economic recovery gathers pace. Major indexes in Asia and Europe were down by </p>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487173http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=487173<p> President Barack Obama is applauding a House-passed measure designed to create jobs. The $154 billion measure mixes public works projects with funding for state and local governments. The unemployed would also get continued benefits. Obama</p>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486102http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=486102<p> Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says scam artists posing as state crime bureau agents are telephoning North Dakotans and offering to remove criminal charges for $500. Stenehjem says it is a ridiculous scam but he wants to warn state residents s</p>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484980http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484980<p> Stillwater authorities haven't released additional information about the officer who shot and killed a man after he fatally wounded his wife and injured another woman at his apartment. The Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported Saturday that auth</p>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484497http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=484497<p> The state of Minnesota says its agencies have stopped using a Texas company to verify the identities of new employees. Minnesota Public Radio reported that state officials are concerned that some 500 employees' names, birth dates and social sec</p>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=482810http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=482810<p> Former Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo Odio has died of complications from open-heart surgery. Costa Rica's Social Security Department said in a statement that the 82-year-old former leader died Wednesday following surgery for a coronary ob</p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480235http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=480235<p> Federal prosecutors in Colorado say they had no choice but to dismiss 2002 charges against a Muslim cleric who later had contact with the Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings. U.S. Attorney David Gaouette said Wednesday that his </p>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479782http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479782<p> A federal judge has ruled that a girl born almost two years after her father died of leukemia is entitled to the man's Social Security benefits. A judge ruled that 6-year-old Brynn Beeler of Iowa can collect Social Security survivor benefits. Th</p>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479474http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=479474<p> An administration official says a senior Pentagon staffer did try to get a Virginia couple access to the White House state dinner, but later told them she couldn't get them in. The official had access to e-mails between Michaele and Tareq Salah</p>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478864http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478864<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2009. There are 22 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 9, 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem, &quot;The Charge of the Light Brigade,&quot; was</p>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478383http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=478383<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2009. There are 22 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 9, 1854, Alfred, Lord Tennyson's famous poem, &quot;The Charge of the Light Brigade,&quot; was</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471500http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471500<p> A former University of California lineman who spent time in the Tennessee Titans' camp in 2001 has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for his role in a $5 million Ponzi scheme. Reed Diehl was sentenced in Orange County federal court M</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471148http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471148<p> It's a sign of just how bad things had been in the auto industry. GM says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through the end of September. But that's a far better report that it has issued in previous quarters. It indica</p>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471080http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=471080<p> More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit. The Treasury Department's inspector general for tax </p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466866http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466866<p> There has already been a lot of buzz about the movie &quot;Precious.&quot; And now, that buzz is being backed up with bucks at the box office. The movie opened in just 18 theaters over the weekend. But it did some major business, taking in $1.8 million in tho</p>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466630http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=466630<p> Parts of the Gulf Coast could be feeling the effects of Hurricane Ida in the next 36 hours. A hurricane watch has been posted from Grand Isle, La., to the Mississippi-Alabama state line. Ida is now off Mexico's Caribbean coast, about 75 miles northea</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465802http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465802<p><img align="left" border="1" width="125" src="http://www.kxnet.com/UserFiles/9/11/6/tbn_6_2009-11-6-newsmin6-4012212501157435310.jpg"/>North Dakota's only congressman says he'll vote in favor of the health insurance reform bill that could be voted on in the US House tomorrow. A spokesperson in Earl Pomeroy's office says the congressman supports the bill with the changes that were made t<br clear="all"/></p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465786http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465786<p> Authorities say the suspected gunman in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, gave things away to his neighbors this week as if going off to war. Relatives of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan (nih-DAHL' mah-LEEK' hah-SAHN') say he felt harassed because of his Mus</p>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:11:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465582http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465582<p> An upstate New York man has been sentenced to six months in jail for hiding his dead 98-year-old mother in a freezer and cashing her Social Security checks. Rosland Auslander stuffed Herta Auslander's body in the freezer at their home in the ham</p>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:41:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465347http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=465347<p> The Council on American-Islamic relations is condemning Thursday's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper admits his heart sank when he saw the alleged gunman's Islamic name. Hooper says when he first heard abou</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464423http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464423<p> The Montana [[kxtopic:supreme-court:t[Supreme Court]:t]] has upheld a state law that allows insurance companies to cut off worker's compensation payments for those suffering permanent total disability when the disabled party is of retirement [[kxtopic</p>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464354http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=464354<p> The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a state law that allows insurance companies to cut off worker's compensation payments when the injured or disabled party is of retirement age. The 5-2 ruling Tuesday said worker's compensation benefits for p</p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463483http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463483<p> 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 For editorial questions, call Bernadette Tuazon, (800-845-8450, ext. 1901). For technical and service questions, call the AP Global Customer Support at 877-587-6180 or e-mail apcustomersupport at ap.org. </p>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:51:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463292http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=463292<p> The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it has corrected a processing glitch that linked U.S. Social Security numbers to those issued in three foreign countries. The Associated Press reported in August on a problem involving numbers issued by th</p>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:46:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461310http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=461310<p> A janitor accused of killing a New Jersey priest by stabbing him 32 times will remain jailed on $1 million bail. Jose Feliciano made his first court appearance Thursday in a New Jersey Superior Court, where Judge Thomas Manahan adjusted the bail</p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459522http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459522<p> A woman has pleaded guilty to the Illinois torture killing of a pregnant, developmentally impaired mother. Thirty-seven-year-old Michelle Riley pleaded guilty Monday in Madison County, Ill., to first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Dor</p>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459264http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=459264<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2009. There are 57 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: One year ago, on Nov. 4, 2008, Democrat Barack Obama was elected the first black president o</p>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458842http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=458842<p> Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2009. There are 57 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: One year ago, on Nov. 4, 2008, Democrat Barack Obama was elected the first black president o</p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457011http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=457011<p> A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Social Security Administration must provide information on benefits in a way that is accessible to blind people. U.S. District Judge William Alsup's ruling Tuesday in the 2005 lawsuit found the agency is</p>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456744http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=456744<p> A New York businessman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that took in more than $31 million. Richard Piccoli, who is 83, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Buffalo to 20 years for mail fraud and</p>