Last Ind. Soldier To Earn World War II Medal of Honor Dies – WLKY.com
ANDERSON, Ind. — The last surviving soldier from Indiana to earn the Medal of Honor during World War II has died. The Herald Bulletin reported that 87-year-old Melvin E. Biddle died Thursday at his home in Anderson. The infantryman won the Medal of Honor

California tied for nation’s second largest unemployment rate – Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
California and Michigan are tied with the nation’s second-highest jobless rate. Both states registered a 12.4 percent jobless rate for the month of November, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The BLS reported the national unemployment rate

Latest South Carolina News, Sports, Business And Entertainment: – WNCT
Anti-sexting bill up for debate next year in SC COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Child safety proposals up for debate next year include measures that would bar teens from sexting and require people who operate a daycare in their homes to have parents’ written

Leading Healthcare Organizations Manage Costs, Risk And Compliance With Ariba – Street.Com
In the face of rising costs and an increasingly tight regulatory environment, leading healthcare organizations are looking for ways to more efficiently manage spend and risk while driving compliance. And an increasing number are turning to Ariba, Inc

Apple, Oracle buying Novell patents – Birmingham Business Journal
Apple Inc. and Oracle Corp. are part of a group that is buying 882 patents from Novell Inc. The Wall Street Journal reports that the two companies are members of a consortium led by Microsoft Corp. to buy them. Attachmate Corp. bought Novell last month and

N.J. arts organizations look to another year of cuts and collaborations – NJ.com
As the calendar turns to 2011, caution continues to be the buzz word for Jersey s arts organizations. Leaders of the state s theaters, museums and performing arts centers appear less worried that economic conditions will worsen this year, but they are

Ocala teacher’s aide fired after abuse allegations – Tampa Bay Online
OCALA A teacher’s aide accused of verbally abusing a 7-year-old special needs child has been fired. The Marion County School Board dismissed Deborah J. Adams on Tuesday. She did not challenge Superintendent of Schools Jim Yancey’s recommendation to fire …

Dynegy accepts Carl Icahn’s $665-million buyout offer – Los Angeles Times
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn appears to have wrested Dynegy Inc. away from the Blackstone Group as the Houston power plant operator Wednesday accepted Icahn’s bid to buy the company for $5.50 a share. Icahn, who owns a 9.9% stake in Dynegy, had opposed …

Obama Says Progress Made in CEO Meeting on Fueling Economy – BusinessWeek
Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said he and 20 company executives made good progress during a four and a half hour meeting toward establishing closer cooperation between government and business to accelerate the U.S. economic recovery …

Fans sound off on possibility of Hornets leaving New Orleans – WWL-TV
NEW ORLEANS — Those trying to keep the Hornets in the Crescent City would like to see more fans like Webster Lewis. “I’m at every game, every night. Every night they play, I’m here at the arena,” said Webster Lewis, a Hornets season-ticket holder. For …

Obama says he shares mission with businesses – Longview News-Journal
WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama and 20 business leaders worked through lunch Wednesday on ways to boost anemic U.S. job creation and improve their own testy relations amid rising anxiety over the slow economic recovery. The president said he …

Officer seen killing wife, then himself – CharlotteObserver.com
A Statesville police officer and his wife, found dead Tuesday in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide, may have been going through divorce proceedings. Robert Przasnyski, 39, and his wife, Heather, died from gunshot wounds outside his home north …

New Publicity Agency to Offer Powerful Targeted Communications – Earthtimes
Florida entrepreneur Robin Speronis has started New Dawn Communication, a publicity agency with small businesses and non-profits in mind. Getting a business noticed by capturing what that business does best, communicating its story while creating buzz and …

Japan Cabinet approves corporate tax cut – AP – msnbc.com
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TVA Media Advisory – Investors Business Daily
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — A routine inspection of the gypsum pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant on Wednesday discovered clear water seeping from a single area on the side of the facility …