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Senate Moves Forward With Economic Stimulus Package

WASHINGTON – An economic aid plan to send rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers passed a key test Monday in the Senate, where Democrats are pushing to add more than $40 billion in help for seniors, disabled veterans and the unemployed. Democrats were ratcheting up pressure on Republicans to support …

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South Carolina School Bus Crash Sends Dozens of Children to Hospital With Minor Injuries

RIDGEVILLE, S.C. – A bus carrying 32 kindergarten students has collided with a sport utility vehicle that crossed the center line, authorities said. All of the students have been taken to a hospital with bumps and bruises. Dorchester County Sheriff’s Sergeant Mike Miller told The Post and Courier of Charleston …

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24 Palestinians Killed in Escalating Israeli-Palestinian Fighting

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Twenty-four Palestinians, including at least 9 civilians, were killed late Friday and early Saturday in escalating Israeli-Palestinian fighting that renewed threats of an Israeli invasion of Gaza and clouded peace efforts. A baby and two teenagers were among the dead, and dozens of people were …

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