Category: National

American arrested on terrorism charges Law enforcement officials have arrested a Massachusetts man for conspiracy to provide material to terrorists. United States federal prosecutors allege 27 year old Tarek Mehanna from Boston traveled to the Middle East in order to receive terror training alongside co-conspirators. He also laid plans to attack a U.S shopping mall…

Power plants use wood as new power source Across the nation, power plants have returned to wood burning as an energy source in light of bills passed by Congress and state mandates for renewable power. According to William Perritt, editor of Wood Biomass Market Report, one plant started in 2007, seven in 2008 and a…

Select inmates cleared for release in prison Seventy-five of the 223 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay detention facility have been cleared for release by the Obama Administration. Obama has set a Jan. 22 deadline for the closure of the detention facility, but as each prisonerís case is being individually reviewed by an administration task force, Secretary…

Health officials to end sales of flavored tobacco Federal health officials intend to end the sale of flavored tobacco products in order to avoid luring children and teenagers into smoking.†† ìBanning the marketing and use of strawberry, chocolate and other flavored cigarettes will help slow the rate of addiction among smokers, preventing disease and saving…

Netflix poses threat to Blockbusterís business National movie rental chain Blockbuster is suffering from increased competition from online rental sites such as Netflix. The corporation plans to close up to 960 stores in the United States by the end of next year to cut corporate costs.† Other stores may be converted into outlets, and the…