Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from the noon (Eastern time) hour. HART squeezed by ridership increase, revenue decline TAMPA – HART bus driver Carlos Duran discharged his last two passengers at Route 34′s final stop in West Tampa on Wednesday at 10:55 a.m. — seven minutes late. ∞ Vladimir Putin sworn in [...]

Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from the noon (Eastern time) hour. New Arizona law bars public funds from Planned Parenthood LOS ANGELES — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill barring any public money – city, county or state – from going to Planned Parenthood, a decision that she says [...]

Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from the noon (Eastern time) hour. Accused 9/11 conspirators don’t want to make plea deal, lawyer says GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba — When Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his four alleged 9/11 co-conspirators are brought before the war court Saturday to face arraignment, they’ll have three [...]

Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from the noon (Eastern time) hour. Mitt Romney calls Chen Guangcheng case ‘a day of shame’ for Obama WASHINGTON — The controversy over Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng spilled into the presidential campaign Thursday as Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee criticized the Obama administration’s handling [...]

Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from the noon (Eastern time) hour. Air Force Pilots Balk at Flying the World’s Most Expensive Fighter Jet The pricey F-22 Raptor jet has just gotten back up in the air, but the safety problem that grounded it doesn’t seem to be resolved. ∞ New Study [...]

Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from the noon (Eastern time) hour. MAY DAY CHARTS: We Don’t Currently Reward Our Workers The 99 Percent Movement is bringing May Day, the worldwide annual celebration of labor, to the United States today with protests in over 135 cities. The theme of the protests is [...]

Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from the noon (Eastern time) hour. Obama ‘Forward’ Video: President’s Case For Re-Election In A Nutshell A video released Monday by President Obama’s re-election campaign looks a whole lot like an abridged version of something you might expect to see in a prime-time slot at the [...]

Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from the noon (Eastern time) hour. Judge considers increasing Zimmerman’s bond SANFORD, Fla. — At court hearings and in press interviews this month, George Zimmerman’s defense lawyer said the accused murderer was flat broke, and the attorney would take the case for free. What a difference [...]

Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from the noon (Eastern time) hour. Conservative Group Club For Growth To Congress: Let Student Loan Rates Double The House will vote today on a bill to prevent the interest rate on government-backed student loans from doubling. Both Republicans and Democrats support the extension on the [...]

Noontime News is a snapshot of our RSS feeds from the noon (Eastern time) hour. House passes GOP bill to keep student loan rates low, but Democrats will kill it WASHINGTON — Rates on popular student loans would be barred from doubling as scheduled on July 1 under Republican-authored legislation that the House of Representatives [...]