Articles tagged with emergency
Fri, May 18, 2012
Exclusive: Drugmakers weigh emergency supply plan for Greece
By Ben Hirschler
LONDON (Reuters) - International drugmakers are working with European authorities on emergency plans to keep medicines flowing into Greece if the country ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Emergency Manager law petition considered by Michigan Court of Appeals
LANSING (WKZO) -- The Michigan Court of Appeals may decide if the proposal to repeal the state's emergency manager law is valid.
The group ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Poll shows Greece electing pro-bailout government
By Harry Papachristou and Peter Graff
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek voters are returning to the establishment parties that negotiated its bailout, a poll showed on ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
EFSF bailout fund approves Greek emergency payment
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone governments kept Greece afloat on Wednesday after agreeing a payment of 5.2 billion euros from the region's bailout ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
State Board of Canvassers deadlocks on emergency manager issue
LANSING (WKZO) -- The attempt to repeal the Emergency Manager law in Michigan hit a stumbling block today when the State Board of Canvassers deadlocked ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Repeal on Michigan emergency law doesn't make ballot
LANSING, Michigan (Reuters) - A proposed repeal of Michigan's controversial emergency manager law, aimed at repairing finances in struggling cities and school districts, failed ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Birds force Delta emergency landing at Kennedy Airport
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bird strike forced a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Los Angeles to make an emergency return to New York ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Fifteen hurt during Virgin emergency landing in London
LONDON (Reuters) - Fifteen people were injured when a Virgin Atlantic plane made an emergency landing on Monday at London's second airport, Gatwick, the ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Robin Gibb Undergoes Emergency Colon Surgery
Ailing Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb , who has been battling colon and liver cancer of late, had an emergency operation on Monday to remove ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Consumers plot emergency oil release as Saudi decries high prices
By Yann Le Guernigou, Muriel Boselli and Jonathan Leff
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters)- Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi mounted his most direct rhetorical ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Exclusive: U.S., Britain set to agree on emergency oil stocks release
By Richard Mably
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is poised to cooperate with the United States on a release of strategic oil stocks that is expected ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Louisiana governor declares local emergency after floods
By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in four parishes in the Southern part ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Agreement Upsets Detroit City Council Members
DETROIT (WKZO) -- A proposed consent agreement between the State of Michigan and City of Detroit has upset council members.
The proposal reportedly calls for ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Signatures Delivered to Put Emergency Manager Law on Ballot
LANSING (WKZO) -- A large group marched on Lansing and formed a bucket brigade to move 50-boxes of petitions bearing 226-thousand signatures into the Secretary ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
ECB edict leaves Greek banks reliant on emergency aid
By Paul Carrel
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank announced on Tuesday it would no longer allow borrowing against Greek government bonds, a temporary ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Newark airport briefly shut after emergency plane
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport was briefly closed on Monday after a passenger plane made an emergency landing there ...
Wed, February 22, 2012
Organizers Against Michigan's EFM Law Prepare Petitions
LANSING (WKZO) -- The effort to repeal the Michigan's Emergency Financial Manager Law is reportedly getting closer to being on the November ballot.
The ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Heavy snows cause "moose emergency" concern in Alaska
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Heavy snows in parts of Alaska are taking a deadly toll on moose as deep snowdrifts force the ...
Thu, January 26, 2012
Michigan Emergency Manager Law Toughest in Country
LANSING (WKZO) -- Michigan's controversial emergency manager law is among the strictest in the nation. Experts say it's the most sweeping law of ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Michigan Governor prefers no Detroit emergency manager
By John D. Stoll
(Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said Monday he prefers to avoid using an emergency manager to fix Detroit's financial ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Emergency Manager Law Opponents Extend Deadline
LANSING (WKZO) -- A group seeking to overturn the state's emergency manager law is giving itself more time to collect enough petition signatures to ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
BofA told Fed it could sell branches in emergency: source
By Rick Rothacker
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp
Wed, January 11, 2012
Extra oxygen may harm emergency patients: report
By Frederik Joelving
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - That oxygen mask they strap on patients rushed to the ER after a heart attack or a ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Group Claims Enough Signatures to Put Emergency Manager Law Question on Ballot
LANSING (WKZO) -- The emergency financial manager law that's generated controversey throughout the state since even before it was passed may face a challenge ...
Sat, December 31, 2011
Nigeria's Jonathan declares state of emergency
By Felix Onuah and Tim Cocks
ABUJA (Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Saturday in parts of Nigeria plagued by ...
Sat, December 31, 2011
Nigeria President declares state of emergency in some of north
ABUJA (Reuters) - President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency on Saturday on parts of northern Nigeria plagued by a by a violent Islamist ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
Appeals court delays SEC-Citigroup fraud case
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission won a delay in its securities fraud lawsuit against Citigroup Inc, as the regulator tries ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Governor to Appoint Emergency Manager for Detroit
LANSING (WKZO) -- Governor Snyder is expected to take the first step toward appointing an emergency financial manager for the city of Detroit as early ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Detroit City Council Preparing for State Takeover
DETROIT (WKZO) -- The Detroit City Council is preparing for what is looking like a looming state takeover of the city's finances and operations ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
No emergency calls made before crash that killed Oklahoma coach
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - No emergency calls were made in the moments before a plane crash that killed two Oklahoma State ...
Thu, November 24, 2011
Dexia gets cash lifeline, deal seen in "days"
By Ben Deighton
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Troubled Franco-Belgian bank Dexia
Fri, November 18, 2011
Fire crews gain upper hand on destructive Nevada blaze
By Riley Snyder and Ben Miller
RENO, Nev (Reuters) - Firefighters working to extinguish a blaze that blackened 2,000 acres of suburban scrubland and ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Emergency post-election measures won't save Spain
By Paul Day
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's new government may rush through emergency measures immediately after Sunday's parliamentary election, but unless the euro ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
New Italy PM wins confidence vote on tough reform plans
By James Mackenzie and Gavin Jones
ROME (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti comfortably won a vote of confidence in his new government on ...
Wed, November 09, 2011
Emergency Financial Manager Recommend for Flint
FLINT (WKZO) -- A financial review has concluded that the City of Flint needs an emergency financial manager. This week, Governor Rick Snyder accepted a ...
Thu, October 27, 2011
Grass burning sparked fire emergency at Galifianakis' farm
The Hangover star was smoking his land in a bid to revitalise grasslands and he almost burned his home down.
Recalling the emergency on ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Loughner attorneys seek another emergency block on drugs
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Lawyers for Tucson shooting rampage suspect Jared Loughner filed an emergency petition on Friday with a federal judge who ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Text, video messaging eyed for emergency calls
By Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Communications regulators urged adoption of new technologies that would allow people needing emergency help to send text, photos and ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Mississippi governor declares emergency due to storm
MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - Governor Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency on Friday for southern Mississippi ahead of Tropical Storm Lee.
"Do not underestimate ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
NY Governor Cuomo declares state of emergency ahead of Irene
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday declared a state of emergency to prepare for the potential impact of Hurricane Irene ...
Wed, August 24, 2011
Texas grid declares power emergency due to heatwave
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Texas power grid agency initiated an electric emergency on Wednesday for the second day in a row as available power supplies ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Michigan Governor Snyder: 'Fast Track Emergency Manager Law Lawsuit'
LANSING, MI (WKZO) -- Governor Snyder has asked the Supreme Court to fast track a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the state’s new ...
Thu, August 18, 2011
U.S. offers North Korea flood aid, but no food yet
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has offered North Korea up to $900,000 in emergency flood assistance but has made no ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Texas agency declares electric emergency amid heat
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Texas power grid agency initiated an electric emergency on Tuesday afternoon due to triple-digit temperatures and shrinking power supplies.
No rolling ...
Sun, July 10, 2011
Euro zone makes fresh bid to tackle Greek crisis
By John O'Donnell and Sarah Marsh
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - Euro zone countries continued to grapple with the thorny issue of involving the private ...
Sun, July 10, 2011
EU's Van Rompuy calls emergency debt crisis talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has convened an emergency meeting of top EU officials for Monday morning to discuss efforts to ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
Goldman took biggest loan in Fed emergency program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and European banks RBS and UBS were the biggest beneficiaries of very short-term Federal Reserve loans extended at ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
State Sued Over Emergency Manager Law
MASON, MI (Metro Source) - The state is being sued again over the new emergency financial manager law. Twenty-eight citizens filed a lawsuit yesterday in ...
Sat, June 11, 2011
De la Rosa back at Sauber as emergency fill in
By Steve Keating
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Pedro de la Rosa will return to the Sauber team that sacked him a year ago for Sunday's ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
New DPS Emergency Manager Says Problems are Worse than Expected
LANSING, MI (Metro Source) - The new emergency manager of the Detroit Public Schools is admitting problems in the district are "larger than I thought ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Bill would allow $500 million emergency oil sale
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A request by the Obama administration to sell $500 million in crude from the U.S. emergency oil stockpile ...
Sat, May 28, 2011
Idaho governor declares emergency from flooding
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho's governor declared an emergency on Friday because of flooding and high water conditions expected to wreak ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
U.S. group gives Mexico smugglers GPS emergency beacons
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A humanitarian group said on Tuesday it has given emergency GPS location devices to Mexican human smugglers in a controversial bid ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
U.S. nuclear plants to step up emergency plans: INPO
By Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some U.S. nuclear plants are not in full compliance with rules set up after the September 11, 2001 ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
Bahrain to lift state of emergency from June 1
By Frederik Richter
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's king has ordered a state of emergency to be lifted from June 1, after imposing it following ...
Sun, May 08, 2011
Bahrain to lift state of emergency on June 1
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's Sunni king has ordered a state of emergency to be lifted from June 1, after imposing it following weeks of ...
Sat, April 30, 2011
Japan lower house passes emergency budget for quake relief
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's lower house of parliament passed an emergency budget on Saturday worth 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion) for rebuilding after ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Most School Districts Reviewed for Emergency Manager in Metro Detroit
(Detroit, MI) -- Most of the school districts Governor Rick Snyder is considering turning over to an Emergency Manager are in Metropolitan Detroit. Any district ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Plane makes emergency landing in San Antonio
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Passengers who expected to take a 55-minute flight from San Antonio to Houston on Thursday spent more than ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Plane makes emergency landing in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Continental Airlines Boeing 737 jet that had just taken off from San Antonio International Airport was forced to make an ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Idaho governor declares wolves a "disaster emergency"
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed a bill on Tuesday declaring the gray wolf a "disaster emergency" in his ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Detroit Pension Boards File Suit Against Emergency Manager Law
(Detroit, MI) -- The Detroit General Retirement System and the city's Police and Fire Retirement System have filed a lawsuit over the state's ...
Sun, April 17, 2011
Michigan Fairly Prepared for Radiation Emergency
(Lansing, MI) -- If a radiation emergency like the one in Japan were to happen in Michigan, state officials say the state would be "fairly ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Idaho House declares wolves a "disaster emergency"
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The Idaho House on Tuesday approved a measure that declares the state's wolves a "disaster emergency" -- akin ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
FAA to order emergency checks of older 737s
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government will order emergency checks of certain older model Boeing Co 737s for the kind of fatigue cracks that prompted Southwest ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Plane makes emergency landing with hole in cabin
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A Southwest Airlines plane with a gaping hole in fuselage made an emergency landing at a military base in ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Correction: Drug in morning-after pill ok for non-emergency use
By Leigh Krietsch Boerner
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The active ingredient in the morning-after pill, at a lower dose, may be safe and effective ...
Sun, March 27, 2011
U.S. nuclear plant says shielded against Japan emergency
By Matthew Bigg
BROWNS FERRY, Alabama (Reuters) - A U.S. nuclear plant in Alabama similar in design to the earthquake-hit Fukushima facility in Japan ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Governor Signs Emergency Financial Manager Bills
(Lansing, MI) -- Governor Snyder signs legislation he says will allow the state to assist earlier when local governments are in financial distress, instead of ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Emergency Financial Manager Legislation Heads To Governor Snyder
LANSING, Mich (WLMI) A bill that would expand powers for emergency financial managers appointed in Michigan is on the way to Governor Snyder for ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Emergency Financial Manager Changes Await Snyder's Signature
(Lansing, MI) -- Emergency financial managers will have new powers, thanks to legislation awaiting the signature of Governor Snyder. The bill passed the state House ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
House Expected to Vote on Emergency Manager Bill
(Lansing, MI) -- The Michigan House is expected to vote on a bill today that would give new powers to emergency managers. The state Senate ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Oklahoma grass fires rage, emergency declared
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Grass fires spread by gusting winds swept through parts of Oklahoma on Friday, prompting authorities to dispatch helicopters ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Senate Passes Bill Giving Emergency Financial Managers More Power
LANSING, Mich (WLMI) After days of debate and protests, the State Senate passes a bill to give more power to emergency financial managers appointed ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Bill To Give More Power To Emergency Financial Managers Passes
(Lansing, MI) -- After days of debate and protests, the State Senate passes a bill to give more power to emergency financial managers appointed to ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Morning-after pill may be ok for non-emergency use
By Leigh Krietsch Boerner
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The morning-after pill may be safe and effective as a regular birth control method, researchers say ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Serena Williams undergoes emergency surgery: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams is recovering in a Los Angeles hospital after undergoing emergency treatment for a blood clot in her lungs, People ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Algeria lifts 19-year-old state of emergency
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria on Thursday lifted a 19-year-old state of emergency in a concession to the opposition designed to keep out a wave of ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Lawmakers urge Obama to release emergency oil
By Tom Doggett
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three lawmakers on Thursday urged President Barack Obama to consider tapping America's emergency oil supply to help lower ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
In Cairo, U.S. envoy calls for lifting emergency law
CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat urged Egypt on Monday to build confidence in its transition to democracy by lifting the country's ...
Sun, February 20, 2011
Delta flight makes emergency landing in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Delta Air Lines flight suffered engine failure over Florida and made an emergency landing on Sunday, with no injuries to the ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
ECB declines comment on elevated emergency borrowing
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank declined to comment on Friday on the exceptionally elevated use of its emergency overnight lending facility.
The borrowing ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Video shows Oregon hospital acted quickly in emergency
By Dan Cook
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Surveillance video shows that a hospital criticized for a slow response acted correctly in quickly sending a paramedic ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Emergency Medical to go private for about $3 bilion
By Lewis Krauskopf
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice said it would buy healthcare and physician services company Emergency Medical Services ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Oregon man crashes at hospital, dies in emergency room
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A man driving himself to an emergency room at night crashed his car in the hospital's parking ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Emergency Kit Good for Motorists Driving in Winter
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Forecasters say another deep freeze with temperatures near zero is headed our way, mixed with light snow, which can mean more of ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Small plane makes emergency landing on New Jersey highway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A small plane suffering mechanical trouble made an emergency landing in an express lane on New Jersey's busy Interstate 80 ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Microsoft Allen's yacht helicopter in emergency landing
By Facundo Santana
USHUAIA, Argentina (Reuters) - A helicopter from a huge luxury yacht owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, made an emergency landing on ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Sheen's medical emergency down to hernia pain
The troubled actor was taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital's emergency room in Los Angeles after complaining of abdominal pain, caused by a hiatal hernia ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
California governor to declare fiscal emergency
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown will declare a state of fiscal emergency on Thursday for the state's government to press lawmakers ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Snow-covered Massachusetts lifts state of emergency
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts lifted its state of emergency on Thursday as New England dug out from under deep snow following a ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Snow-covered Mass. lifts state of emergency
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts lifted its state of emergency on Thursday as New England dug out from under deep snow following a ...
Fri, December 31, 2010
Walker Expected to Declare Economic Emergency After Gov. Swearing-In
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Scott Walker is expected to declare an economic emergency for Wisconsin next week, calling lawmakers into a special session, after he ...
Tue, December 21, 2010
Thailand ends 8-month state of emergency in Bangkok
By Pracha Hariraksapitak
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's government agreed on Tuesday to lift an eight-month state of emergency in Bangkok, citing an improved political ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Snipes' lawyers file emergency motion for retrial
The Blade star has been ordered to report to jail by Thursday (09Dec10) to begin serving a three-year sentence for failing to file tax ...
Sat, December 04, 2010
Russian airliner makes emergency landing, 2 dead
By Thomas Grove and Gleb Stolyarov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two people died and dozens were injured on Saturday when a Russian airliner ran off the ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Data shows Goldman Sachs lapped up emergency loans
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc <GS.N>, viewed as one of the stronger banks during the financial crisis, was actually one of ...
Thu, November 04, 2010
Qantas grounds giant A380s after emergency landing
By Harry Suhartono
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Qantas Airways suspended flights of its Airbus A380 fleet on Thursday after engine failure triggered an emergency landing in ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
JetBlue steward who fled via emergency chute pleads guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former JetBlue flight attendant who made a profanity-filled exit via an airliner's emergency chute pleaded guilty to two counts ...
Tue, October 05, 2010
Advanced imaging use in emergency rooms triples
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Use of advanced imaging machines in hospital emergency departments tripled between 1998 and 2007, resulting in higher costs and ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Miami police sue city over emergency pay cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Miami police union sued the city this week for abandoning their collective bargaining agreement and pushing through emergency pay and ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Fed in emergency bid to put bailout ruling on hold
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve asked a U.S. appeals court to delay implementing a ruling that would force the central bank to ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Steward who fled via emergency chute gets bail
By Daniel Trotta
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A JetBlue flight attendant who became an Internet hero after storming out of a plane with an expletive-filled ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
US House In Emergency Session
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The U.S. House is being called back to Washington for a quick emergency session to vote on a spending bill ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
Steward bolts from JFK plane via emergency chute
By Zachary Goelman
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A JetBlue flight attendant upset after an altercation with a passenger bolted from the plane by deploying and ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
IUD works for emergency birth control: study
By Genevra Pittman
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A copper intrauterine device was 100 percent effective at emergency contraception in a study of almost 2000 ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Schwarzenegger declares California fiscal emergency
By Jim Christie
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency over the state's finances on Wednesday, raising pressure ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Kalamazoo County Opens Emergency Operations Center for Oil Spill
KALAMAZOO -- Kalamazoo County has opened its Emergency Operations Center and Director Paul Baker has gotten a chance to fly over the area directly impacted ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Wisconsin flooding prompts state of emergency
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin's governor declared a state of emergency on Friday after torrential rains flooded homes and opened sinkholes in ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Louisiana declares emergency due storm
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Louisiana's governor on Thursday declared a state of emergency due to a storm which is forecast to hit the state's ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing On Detroit Area Freeway
(Plymouth Township, MI) -- A helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing on Interstate-275 in Plymouth Township Sunday afternoon. According to Michigan State Police ...
Thu, June 10, 2010
Governor Declares State Of Emergency
(Lansing, MI) -- Governor Granholm has issued an executive order to make sure that storm ravaged areas of Monroe County have access to any possible ...
Mon, June 07, 2010
Audience Member Medical Emergency at Kalamazoo Obama Speech Brings Out Dr. Tom George
KALAMAZOO -- (WKZO) Fortunately when prominent Kalamazoo Resident Jerry Mason had a heart attack during President Obama’s speech last night…there was a doctor ...
Sun, June 06, 2010
Struggling Japan organize emergency warm-up
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan have lined up an extra match on the eve of the World Cup to make some late tweaks after an alarming ...
Fri, May 28, 2010
Emergency Clean Up In Marshall Township
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- The EPA has initiated an emergency clean-up at the site of the bankrupt Midwest Metallurgical Laboratories on 15 Mile Road in ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Emergency Rule Forces Corporations, Unions to Tell What's Spent on Political Races
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin corporations and labor unions will have to tell the state what they spend on political races this fall. The Government ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
Florida governor declares emergency for Panhandle coast
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Governor Charlie Crist on Friday declared a state of emergency in the state's Panhandle coastal counties because of the threat ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
State Education Superintendent: More Oversight For Emergency Financial Managers
(Lansing, MI) -- Mike Flanagan wants more oversight of Emergency Financial Managers for school districts. The state Superintendent of Public Instruction said the law establishing ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Survey: 22% of WI Hospitals Not Offering Emergency Contraception
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Some Wisconsin hospitals still don’t offer emergency contraception. 2 years after Compassionate Care for Rape Victims became law, a survey ...
Fri, April 02, 2010
State Names Emergency Financial Manager For Benton Harbor
(Lansing, MI) -- Joseph Harris has been named by the state Local Emergency Financial Assistance Loan Board as the Emergency Financial Manager for the city ...
Fri, March 19, 2010
European Union mulls emergency bank wind-up fund
By John O'Donnell and Jan Strupczewski
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is considering making banks pay for an emergency wind-up fund in case ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
Haiti shelter emergency as rain turns camps to mud
By Pascal Fletcher
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Providing shelter for hundreds of thousands of homeless earthquake victims in Haiti jumped to the top of the country ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
New Jersey Governor declares fiscal emergency
By Jon Hurdle
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Thursday declared a "fiscal emergency," allowing him to reserve or freeze ...
Tue, February 09, 2010
Hearing On Expanding Benefits For Emergency Personnel Delayed
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Senate Labor Committee has called off a public hearing scheduled for Tuesday. The hearing was about a bill to ...
Thu, January 21, 2010
Microsoft issues emergency "Google attack" patch
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp on Thursday released a patch to protect users of its Internet Explorer browser from attacks similar to those directed at ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Specialists best for emergency colon surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you find yourself in need of emergency colon surgery, you'll be better off with a surgeon who specializes ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Chicago Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Cherry Capitol Airport In Traverse City
TRAVERSE CITY -- A flight that originated in Chicago has made an emergency landing at Cherry Capitol airport in Traverse City. A man reportedly locked ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
U.N. to launch Haiti emergency appeal for $550 million
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. aid agencies will launch an emergency appeal to raise for about $550 million to help survivors of ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
JAL draws on emergency funds as bankruptcy looms
By Mariko Katsumura and Nathan Layne
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines <9205.T> moved a step closer to bankruptcy on Friday by drawing down $1 ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
U.S. government to release emergency heating subsidies
By Ayesha Rascoe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is set to provide more than $1 billion over the next several weeks to help ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
U.S. to test emergency alert system in Alaska on Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will run state-wide tests in Alaska on Wednesday of the country's Emergency Alert System, which uses television and ...
Wed, December 30, 2009
JetBlue plane makes emergency landing in Bermuda
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) - A JetBlue Airways Corp passenger jet on a flight from Aruba to Boston made a precautionary emergency landing in Bermuda on ...
Sun, December 27, 2009
Police Arrest 2nd Nigerian In Emergency At Detroit Airport
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Northwest Airlines flight 253 from Amsterdam was involved in an emergency incident on its approach to Detroit on Sunday, CNN reported.
CNN ...
Tue, December 01, 2009
BOJ emergency funds gesture gets government to back off
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Hideyuki Sano
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan offered banks more short-term funds after an emergency meeting on Tuesday, relieving ...
Sun, November 29, 2009
UAE cbank sets up emergency facility for banks
By Martin Dokoupil and Raissa Kasolowsky
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates' central bank set up an emergency facility on Sunday to support bank ...
Mon, November 23, 2009
Philippines imposes emergency; massacre toll reaches 46
By Eric de Castro
AMPATUAN, Philippines (Reuters) - The Philippines placed two southern provinces and a city under emergency rule on Tuesday after gunmen killed ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Those in true emergency hardest hit by ER crisis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The state of US emergency departments has been called a "growing national crisis," and a report out today shows the ...
Fri, October 30, 2009
Fed lets emergency liquidity measure expire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Friday let expire an emergency provision that had permitted banks to provide liquidity to affiliates unable ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
H1N1 Now a National Emergency
UNDATED -- President Obama has declared the H1N1 outbreak a national emergency, and it has certainly been a disruption for hundreds of thousands of families ...
Sat, October 24, 2009
Obama declares swine flu a national emergency
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has declared 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said on Saturday.
The ...
Sun, October 18, 2009
Bill Cosby and hip-hop artists unite for "Emergency"
By Gail Mitchell
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Bill Cosby doesn't rap or sing on his latest project, but he gathered together people who do ...
Mon, October 05, 2009
BofA to select emergency CEO this week: report
(Reuters) - Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> plans to select an emergency chief executive officer this week if legal issues force Ken Lewis to ...
Fri, October 02, 2009
Massachusetts government to announce emergency budget cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Massachusetts officials have begun identifying emergency cuts to make to the fiscal year 2010 budget after the state's September tax ...
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