http://thetimesnewsnow.com TimesOnline.com - News Now. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:10:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BC-PA--Domestic Dispute-Arson,0131 Police: Pa. man punches woman, sets house on fire Eds: APNewsNow. RACCOON TWP._ A Raccoon Townshipwascharged with punching his girlfriendand setting their house on fire before surrendering to police after a domestic dispute. State police were called to the home in Raccoonabout 10 p.m. Thursday and say 29-year-old William Brocklebank ... http://thetimesnewsnow.com/2009/08/28/man-punches-girlfriend-sets-house-on-fire/ STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) _ A central Pennsylvania man is behind bars and a Penn State student is in the hospital with stab wounds after what police say was an insult over a hat. Twenty-eight-year-old State College resident Terence Robert Cane is accused of stabbing the student twice, once in the ... http://thetimesnewsnow.com/2009/08/27/hat-insult-leads-to-stabbing-of-psu-student/ PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Convicted former state Sen. Vincent Fumo of Philadelphia has made another bid in his effort to avoid going to prison Monday. Fumo is asking a federal appeals panel to let him remain free on bail while he appeals his 139-count conviction and sentence. The trial judge had denied the ... http://thetimesnewsnow.com/2009/08/27/fumo-makes-another-appeal-to-avoid-prison/ WASHINGTON (AP) _ The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for jobless benefits dropped last week, and the number of people remaining on the rolls also fell, evidence that layoffs have eased. Still, both figures remain above levels associated with a healthy economy, and analysts expect the unemployment rate to ... http://thetimesnewsnow.com/2009/08/27/jobless-claims-down-but-unemployment-rate-expected-to-rise/ WASHINGTON (AP) _ With bank failures rising, the government's deposit insurance fund fell 20 percent to $10.4 billion in the second quarter as U.S. banks lost $3.7 billion. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Thursday that surging levels of soured loans at banks dragged down profits in the April-June period. The ... http://thetimesnewsnow.com/2009/08/27/bank-insurance-fund-drops-20-percent/ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An appeals court ruled Wednesday that federal agents were wrong to seize the infamous drug list and samples of 104 Major League Baseball players who allegedly tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. In a 9-2 vote, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with three ... http://thetimesnewsnow.com/2009/08/26/court-investigators-wrong-to-seize-mlb-drug-list/ NEW YORK (AP) - US Airways said Wednesday it is bumping up its fees for first and second checked bags by $5 each, and is tacking on an additional fee for a second checked bag on trans-Atlantic flights. The Tempe, Ariz.-based airline it will charge $20 for the first checked bag ... http://thetimesnewsnow.com/2009/08/26/us-airways-raising-checked-bag-fees/ BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said Wednesday he would support changing state law to allow him to appoint an interim successor to Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat while a special election is held. Unlike most states, a successor to a vacant U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts is chosen by special ... http://thetimesnewsnow.com/2009/08/26/governor-would-ok-law-change-for-kennedy-successor/ WASHINGTON (AP) - Six companies are recalling millions of window blinds and shades, following the deaths of three children who got caught in cords that move the coverings up and down. The recalls were announced Wednesday by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The three deaths involved blinds or shades made or ... http://thetimesnewsnow.com/2009/08/26/six-companies-recall-blinds-shades-after-deaths/ WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to avoid certain vials of insulin made by Novo Nordisk that were stolen earlier this year and may not be safe for use. The agency warns that the vials may not have been stored properly and could be dangerous to ... http://thetimesnewsnow.com/2009/08/26/fda-reports-health-problems-with-stolen-insulin/