When Quincy, Ill. And Cedar Rapids, Iowa were ravaged by floods last month, there was a human toll paid in damaged property and lost homes, but there was also a toll exacted on pets, as CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
A South Side family is mourning the loss of a five-year-old Saturday night. The little boy fell into Lake Michigan on Thursday, and rescuers found him some 20 minutes later. It turns out the child was in the care of
The most unpopular president in history is still a formidable fundraiser even as his party frets over how to keep him confined to the attic during the upcoming convention. Some, in fact, don't even want him in the attic: "I
Rep. Mark Udall, running for Senate in Colorado, is among the House Dems who recently voted for the FISA bill. That by itself isn't particularly remarkable. It's symptomatic of running for higher office, just as the votes of Bob Menendez
Due to the holiday yesterday (and the resultant slow news day), we did not do a roundup on Friday, instead saving the news for today. House and Senate Roundup will be returning to its regularly scheduled...uh, schedule, on Monday -
The Democratic establishment is out in full force now, providing justification for the crappy FISA Amendments Act that's about to become law. While they haven't learned how to fight like Republicans (who have redefined "compromise" to mean "capitulation") they've learned
Coming Up on Sunday Kos .... georgia10 will explore the new face of activism and what it looks like for the millennial generation. DemFromCT will review recent polling on health care as it relates to the 2008 campaign, and the
A Riverside motorcycle accident near the intersection of Jurupa Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard killed its rider, according to a report posted on instantRiverside.com.Rialto resident, Michael Martinez, 57, was in a 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 pick-up truck when he collided
U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today announced that John McCain will campaign in Denver, Colorado on Monday, July 7th. Monday, July 7, 2008 DENVER, COLORADO WHO: John McCain WHAT: Town Hall Meeting WHEN: Monday, July 7, 2008 at 12:00
Police say that former San Diego Chargers safety Terrence Kiel has died in a car accident. Police Sgt. Alan Hayward says the 27-year-old Kiel was driving alone in a Chevy Sedan at about 10:15 last night in San Diego's upscale
A pit bull rescued his owner from a sexual assault. Police said a man broke into a woman's spring valley home Friday morning and attempted to rape her. The intruder allegedly crawled through her bedroom window while she was sleeping.
Investigators say an equipment malfunction is to blame for a the skydiving death of a 51-year-old man in Riverside County. Keith Colwick of Fallbrook died at a hospital Friday morning about two hours after jumping out of a plane at
Cooler temperatures and marine fog allowed firefighters in Big Sur to gain some ground Saturday on an obstinate wildfire, while a blaze expanded in Santa Barbara County where forecasts called for hotter weather.
