http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291200,new-madoff-case-alleges-jp-morgan-role-money-used-for.html New York - A new civil case against Bernard Madoff, the convicted Wall Street fraudster, charges that two major US banks abetted him in his 65-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme and that the stolen money was used for drugs and wild parties. A California law... US,Business Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:34:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291200,new-madoff-case-alleges-jp-morgan-role-money-used-for.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290898,hurricane-rick-downgraded-to-tropical-storm.html Mexico City - Rick, once a powerful category-five hurricane, weakened into a tropical storm as it approached the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, where it had already claimed one life. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Rick's ... Nature,Environment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:04:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290898,hurricane-rick-downgraded-to-tropical-storm.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293295,top-california-prison-official-blasts-parole-system-in-dugard-case.html San Francisco - California's top prison watchdog issued a damning report Wednesday that said the state's parole system failed in basic measures, which could have led to the apprehension of convicted sex offender Phillip Garrido years before his victi... US,World Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:52:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293295,top-california-prison-official-blasts-parole-system-in-dugard-case.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291017,hurricane-rick-downgraded-to-tropical-storm--summary.html MexicoCity - Rick, once a powerful category-five hurricane, weakened into a tropical storm as it approached the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, where it had already claimed one life. Both the Baja peninsula and the western coast o... Nature,Environment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:52:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291017,hurricane-rick-downgraded-to-tropical-storm--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292607,jury-awards-16-million-dollars-in-fatal-radio-prank.html Los Angeles - A California jury has awarded 16 million dollars to the family of a woman who died during a 2007 radio station contest gone awry, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. Jennifer Strange died in 2007 at the age of 28 of acute water intox... US,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:46:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292607,jury-awards-16-million-dollars-in-fatal-radio-prank.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292580,nine-missing-in-helicopter-plane-collision-off-california--summary.html Los Angeles - US ships and helicopters were searching Friday for nine people missing and feared dead after a collision between a Coast Guard plane and a Navy helicopter off California's coast. The late Thursday collision took place some 40 kilometres... US,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:34:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292580,nine-missing-in-helicopter-plane-collision-off-california--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292061,shocking-gang-rape-took-place-at-california-school-dance.html San Francisco - Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy on charges that he participated in a shocking gang rape outside a school dance in northern California, amid reports that over a dozen students witnessed the brutal assault but did nothing to stop... US,World Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:46:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292061,shocking-gang-rape-took-place-at-california-school-dance.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292537,nine-missing-after-helicopter-plane-collision-off-california.html Los Angeles - Nine persons were reported missing and feared dead after a collision between a Coast Guard plane and a Navy helicopter off California's coast, the tv news network CNN reported Friday. The late Thursdday (local time) collision took place... US,World Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:46:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292537,nine-missing-after-helicopter-plane-collision-off-california.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293106,us-man-gets-jail-time-for-laser-blinding-pilots.html Los Angeles - A California man has been sentenced to two- and-a-half years in jail for aiming a laser beam at two jets as they were coming in to land at the John Wayne Airport in southern California, NBC Los Angeles reported Tuesday. The report said ... US,World Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:58:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293106,us-man-gets-jail-time-for-laser-blinding-pilots.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289849,economics-nobel-winner-williamson-builds-bridges-with-social-sciences.html New York - Nobel laureate Oliver Williamson may not be widely known by the general public, but his theories have been studied by generations of economic and finance students. Williamson of the University of California at Berkeley was awarded the priz... Science,Technology Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:22:57 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/289849,economics-nobel-winner-williamson-builds-bridges-with-social-sciences.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290852,one-death-in-mexico-due-to-hurricane-rick--summary.html Mexico City - Hurricane Rick, once a powerful category-five storm, had weakened Monday en route to Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, where it had already claimed one life. A large wave caused by the storm carried a 38-year-old Mexican man out to se... Nature,Environment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:22:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290852,one-death-in-mexico-due-to-hurricane-rick--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292169,visa-shows-strong-q4-turnaround.html San Francisco - Credit card giant Visa Inc. reported late Tuesday a strong fourth quarter in fiscal 2008-2009 in figures which beat most analysts' projections and signalled a possible recovery in consumer spending. San Francisco, California-based Vis... US,Business Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:34:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292169,visa-shows-strong-q4-turnaround.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292945,albino-alligator-a-star-attraction-at-california-academy-of-sciences.html San Francisco - Claude is 13-years-old and snow-white. A rare albino American alligator, he lives in the swamp exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He'd be dead already in the wild, remarked Stephanie Stone, the Academy's... Travel,General Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:10:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292945,albino-alligator-a-star-attraction-at-california-academy-of-sciences.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295332,california-bans-power-guzzling-flat-screen-tvs.html Sacramento - California regulators on Wednesday passed new regulations to ban power-hungry flat screen televisions from store shelves. The regulations adopted by the California Energy Commission are the strictest in the US and will require manufactur... US,World Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:16:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295332,california-bans-power-guzzling-flat-screen-tvs.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294705,bones-found-in-death-valley-may-be-of-four-german-tourists.html Washington - Parched bones found in California's Death Valley may be the remains of a family of four German tourists who vanished without trace 13 years ago in the searingly hot region. Hikers found the remains in a remote part of Death Valley Nation... US,World Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:28:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294705,bones-found-in-death-valley-may-be-of-four-german-tourists.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290830,simpsons-celebrate-20th-anniversary-with-marge-as-playboy-bunny.html Los Angeles - The Simpsons television show celebrated its 20th anniversary Monday with racy pictures of matriarch Marge in Playboy magazine, a day after a yellow carpet event in Santa Monica, California brought out many of the stars who contributed... US,Entertainment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:52:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290830,simpsons-celebrate-20th-anniversary-with-marge-as-playboy-bunny.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290822,baja-california-on-alert-over-powerful-hurricane-rick.html Mexico City - Hurricane Rick, once a powerful category-five storm, had weakened and moved over the Pacific on Monday, with its dangerous winds threatening the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. Downgraded to a category three on the f... Nature,Environment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:16:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290822,baja-california-on-alert-over-powerful-hurricane-rick.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295026,california-governor-schwarzenegger-visits-us-troops-in-iraq.html Sacramento, California - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited US troops Monday in Iraq. The former Hollywood action star was previously in Iraq in 2003. ... US,World Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:10:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295026,california-governor-schwarzenegger-visits-us-troops-in-iraq.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290005,mexico-monitors-tropical-storm-patricia-on-pacific.html Mexico City - Tropical Storm Patricia was slowly approaching the Baja California Peninsula on the Mexican Pacific Tuesday, and the authorities called for precautions even though it was not supposed to make landfall. The southern tip of the peninsula ... America,World Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:04:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290005,mexico-monitors-tropical-storm-patricia-on-pacific.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290021,schwarzenegger-plunges-to-new-low-in-polls.html San Francisco - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has plunged to a new low in the polls with only 27 per cent of residents in the financially-troubled state approving of his job performance, according to a Field Poll released Tuesday. The tel... US,World Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:40:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290021,schwarzenegger-plunges-to-new-low-in-polls.html