News United States August 2008
  Home | Back page | Other languages | Search | Sitemap
  Travel
  Travel USA/Canada
  Car rental
  RV rental
  Flights
  City trips
  Cruise
  More travel...
  Photos
  Cities
  Parks
  More albums...
  USA News
  News archive
  Elections 2008
  More news...
  USA Webshop
  Travel guides
  Books
  More products...
  Country info
  States
  Cities
  National Parks
  More info...
  Political
  Government
  Presidents
  More political...
  Society
  Economy
  People
  History
  More society...


 


 


  News USA
August 2008

 

August 2008

August 20, 2008

Rice signs missile defense deal with Poland

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Polish counterpart signed a deal Wednesday to build a U.S. missile defense base in Poland, an agreement that prompted an infuriated Russia to warn of a possible attack against the former Soviet satellite. Read more

August 18, 2008

Hundreds evacuated near the Grand Canyon after flooding

Working through the challenge of darkness, rescue helicopters continued through Sunday night to evacuate hundreds of residents and campers stranded by the flooding caused by a breached dam near the Grand Canyon. Read more

August 14, 2008

Arkansas Democratic chairman dies after shooting

A man barged into the Arkansas Democratic headquarters Wednesday and fatally shot the state party chairman before speeding off in his pickup. Police later shot and killed the suspect after a 30-mile chase.

Police identified the suspect as Timothy Dale Johnson, 50, of Searcy, about 50 miles northeast of Little Rock. They didn't know a motive. However, moments after the shooting, Johnson pointed a handgun at a worker at the nearby Arkansas Baptist headquarters. An official there said he told the worker, "I lost my job." Read more

 


 

 

 

 
  Home | Back page | Top page | Search | Sitemap
 
 
Active USA Center A.U.C. | English | Danish | Dutch | French | German | Italian | Spanish