The U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) says it released several hundred detainees in an effort to prepare for the across-the-board budget cuts scheduled to go into effect March 1.
Archives for February 2013
Shell won’t drill in the Arctic this summer
After a troubled 2012 Arctic drilling season, Shell Oil has announced it won’t be drilling this summer.
GM Denies Asking For $2.1 Million Pay Raise For CEO Dan Akerson
General Motors Co. said today that its Chief Executive Dan Akerson will not take a pay raise this year.
Man Killed By Shark Off New Zealand Beach
Authorities think it was a great white shark that was responsible for a fatal attack on a swimmer Wednesday off a beach near Auckland, New Zealand — the first such incident in at least four years.
Apple Agrees To Hand Out $100 Million In iTunes Credits To Settle Lawsuit
Apple has agreed to give out more than $100 million in iTunes store credits to settle a lawsuit that alleged it was allowing children to make in-app purchases without the consent of their parents.
Hagel Sworn In As Defense Secretary
After a somewhat stormy debate in the Senate over his confirmation, former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) was sworn in Wednesday morning at the Pentagon and took over as secretary of defense.
Come Aboard! Here’s What The ‘Titanic II’ Will Look Like, Inside And Out
Declaring it will be the safest cruise ship in the world and will have more than enough lifeboats just in case something goes wrong, the designer of what’s supposed to be a replica of the Titanic has unveiled images of what the Titanic II will look like, inside and out.
Nick Golodoff, author of “Attu Boy,” dies at 77
Nick Golodoff, author of the book Attu Boy, passed away earlier this month at the age of 77. His memoir about the World War II internment of the Aleut village by the Japanese brought attention to one of the most obscure corners of American history.
Sequester would cut NPS budget by 5 percent
Eighty-five billion dollars in federal budget cuts are set to begin Friday.
Legislaters seek to create endowment for salmon research
Last year, chinook salmon runs were so weak that the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers, along with Cook Inlet, were designated federal disaster zones. Now, a group of legislators from those regions want to create a permanent endowment that would fund research on the fish.