In the shattered city of Tacloban, officials say most of the aid that has arrived hasn't yet gotten to the people who need it. There aren't yet enough trucks, there isn't enough gas and there aren't enough rescue personnel to distribute food, water and other necessities.
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Janet Yellen, President Obama's nominee to head the Federal Reserve, has her confirmation hearing Thursday. Before she spoke, there was word that the number of first-time claims filed for jobless benefits fell only slightly last week.
Read More »Larry Flynt Seeks To Block Execution Of Man Who Shot Him
Joseph Paul Franklin, who shot the porn publisher in 1978, is scheduled to die Nov. 20 in Missouri. Flynt is seeking to block the execution through legal and public relations means.
Read More »Nigerian Pirates Free Kidnapped U.S. Mariners
The captain and engineer from the U.S.-flagged C-Retriever, a 222-foot offshore resupply, were abducted on Oct. 23 when gunman boarded the vessel.
Read More »Administration Invites HealthCare.gov Users To Try Again
Email invitations are going out to people who were unable to complete registration in the first weeks of the Affordable Care Act's enrollment period.
Read More »Hawaii’s Senate Gives Final Approval To Same-Sex Marriage
The bill cleared the state Senate on a 19-4 vote, with the chamber's lone Republican joining three Democrats to oppose the measure.
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Bethany Arceneaux's family managed to find and rescue her, days after she was kidnapped in Louisiana. Her alleged captor was shot and died, leading legal experts to cite a "defense of others" concept in state law.
Read More »In Shattered Filipino City, A Fight For ‘Sheer Survival’
In Tacloban, a city of more than 220,000 people, some aid trucks are being looted as they arrive. Desperate for food, water and other essentials, many people are taking matters into their own hands.
Read More »Record $142.4M For Francis Bacon Art; Warhol Fetches $57.3M
The late artist's Three Studies of Lucian Freud is now the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction. Also at Christie's, Andy Warhol's Coca-Cola (3) went for $57.3 million. Sculptor Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog (Orange) sold for $58.4 million, an auction record for a living artist's work.
Read More »HealthCare.gov’s Mystery Lady Says She’s Been Cyberbullied
Who was that smiling woman who used to greet visitors on the troubled website? Her image caused much mockery. Now "Adriana" (she doesn't want her full name revealed) has spoken to ABC News. "I didn't design the website. I didn't make it fail," she says, so "cyberbullies" should stand down.
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