CTReaderEast.com Local News, Read all about it!: National Headlines Raids Free 52 Child Prostitutes, DOJ Says ================================================================================ Headlines on 26 October, 2009 07:04:33 Nearly 700 people are arrested in raids in 36 cities in an effort to fight child prostitution. Iceland Says Goodbye To The Big Mac ================================================================================ Headlines on 26 October, 2009 08:21:01 The Big Mac, long a symbol of globalization, has become the latest victim of this tiny island nation's overexposure to the world financial crisis. DEA Agents Among 14 Americans Dead In Afghanistan ================================================================================ Headlines on 26 October, 2009 08:52:28 A U.S. military helicopter crashed Monday while returning from the scene of a firefight with suspected Taliban drug traffickers in western Afghanistan, killing 10 Americans Ohio Can't Find Doctors To Offer Execution Advice ================================================================================ Headlines on 26 October, 2009 10:11:30 Ohio was on track this year to execute a record number of inmates. One botched execution and several lawsuits later, the death penalty is temporarily Senate Health Bill Will Embrace 'Public Option' ================================================================================ Headlines on 26 October, 2009 10:16:28 Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Dodd Wants Rate Freeze On Credit Cards ================================================================================ Headlines on 26 October, 2009 10:26:50 Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd proposes an immediate interest rate freeze on existing balances for the estimated 700 million credit cards in circulation. NTSB: NWA Pilots Were On Laptops ================================================================================ Headlines on 26 October, 2009 10:27:33 Two pilots tell authorities they were going over schedules using their laptop computers while their plane overflew their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles. Feds Interview Crew Of Plane That Overshot Airport ================================================================================ Headlines on 25 October, 2009 02:08:48 Federal investigators interviewed the crew of the Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis airport by 150 miles on Sunday. 1 In 5 Kids Lack Vitamin D, Study Says ================================================================================ Headlines on 25 October, 2009 09:00:19 New research shows that at least one in five U.S. children are lacking vitamin D, and minority children are especially lacking. HHS' Sebelius: Ample Flu Vaccine Will Be Available ================================================================================ Headlines on 26 October, 2009 12:15:39 Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the Iraqis Mourn After Worst Bombing In 2 Years ================================================================================ Headlines on 26 October, 2009 12:19:00 The death toll from Iraq's worst attack in more than two years climbs to 155 as Iraqis buried the dead from twin suicide bombings in Harvard: Lab Workers Poisoned By Tainted Coffee ================================================================================ Headlines on 25 October, 2009 09:26:41 Six Harvard University medical researchers were poisoned in August after drinking coffee that was laced with a chemical preservative, according to university officials. Victim Identified In Helicopter Crash On Navy Ship ================================================================================ Headlines on 25 October, 2009 10:15:42 Military officials have identified the soldier killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed on a Navy ship during training off the Virginia coast. GAO: FDA Doesn't Investigate Unproven Drugs ================================================================================ Headlines on 25 October, 2009 06:25:59 A report from the Government Accountability Office shows that the FDA has never pulled a drug off the market due to a lack of required Netflix Movie Streaming Coming To PS3 ================================================================================ Headlines on 25 October, 2009 07:12:05 PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs. Lawyer: Death Complicates Madoff Investment Case ================================================================================ Headlines on 25 October, 2009 07:15:35 The death of Jeffry Picower, accused of profiting more than $7 billion from the investment schemes of his longtime friend Bernard Madoff, will make it Fireball Makes 15-Foot Crater In Latvia ================================================================================ Headlines on 25 October, 2009 10:33:09 Latvian officials and farmers alike are wondering what streaked across the sky and left a 15-foot crater in a rural meadow. US Starts Week Wet, With Some Sunny Spots ================================================================================ Headlines on 25 October, 2009 10:47:26 From the Plains westward and south Americans will likely see a lot of wet weather, but the North East may get record highs.