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Flood-prone Norfolk chosen for storm water project

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:03 -0400

NORFOLK, Virginia - Flood-prone Norfolk is one of eight cities nationwide chosen by the Rockefeller Foundation for a program to finance and build better storm water infrastructure.

RI Senate approves Chafee's pick to lead EDC

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:52:58 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Rhode Island's Economic Development Corp. has a new leader after the state Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved Gov. Lincoln Chafee's pick to head the agency, still reeling from its failed investment in former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company.

Ex-Indianapolis councilman gets 2 years for fraud

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:14:18 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - A former Indianapolis City-County Council member and minister was sentenced to more than two years in prison Monday for helping squander a doctor's $1.7 million charitable donation in just over a month on luxury vehicles, jewelry and expensive vacations.

Bar foundation grants $300K for NY, Pa. programs

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:04:20 -0400

ALBANY, New York - The charitable arm of the New York Bar Association is making a $300,000 grant to fund a program that helps disabled veterans start businesses and another that supports research in technology, innovation and competition law.

NH Superior Court chief justice gets fellowship

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:25:10 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - New Hampshire's Superior Court Chief Justice Tina Nadeau is the 2013 recipient of a fellowship awarded annually by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.

Grand opening held for Model A museum in Michigan

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:07:36 -0400

HICKORY CORNERS, Michigan - A new Ford dealership opened up in southwestern Michigan.

Gulfport children's museum receives grant

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:28:04 -0400

GULFPORT, Mississippi - A $60,000 grant from the Emeril Lagasse Foundation will help the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center take another step toward having a professional theater on its grounds.

Confirmation vote set on Chafee's EDC nominee

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:13:07 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - The Rhode Island Senate has scheduled a vote next week on Gov. Lincoln Chafee's nominee to head the state's economic development agency.

Proposed statue would portray Elvis as cowboy

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:39:01 -0400

HERNANDO, Mississippi - A group of Elvis Presley fans wants to preserve the memory of the king's cowboy side by finding a buyer for a DeSoto County ranch to make it a destination for visitors.

Inasmuch Foundation announces $3.14M in grants

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:10:03 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City-based Inasmuch Foundation has announced $3.14 million in grants to 33 organizations across Oklahoma.

Univ. of Colo. seeks more fundraising to compete

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:24:44 -0400

BOULDER, Colorado - University of Colorado president Bruce Benson says the school will restructure its fundraising efforts because of declining public support and other financial challenges so it can compete with other major universities.

100 years on, Rockefeller Foundation still busy

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:43:58 -0400

NEW YORK - For the richest American family of their era, the goal was fittingly ambitious: "To promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world."

San Antonio Area Foundation gets $7 million gift

Sun, 12 May 2013 11:56:22 -0400

SAN ANTONIO - The San Antonio Area Foundation has received a more than $7 million gift from investor philanthropist Mary Jane K. Lewis to be used exclusively for charitable purposes.

Drowsy driving remains an elusive highway dilemma

Sat, 11 May 2013 21:19:22 -0400

MINEOLA, New York - It probably happens to most drivers.

Tycoon uses S. Ind. tree farm for fundraisers

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:37:15 -0400

SANTA CLAUS, Indiana - Ed Ewing knows what it's like to be rich.

NY court upholds ethics commission subpoena power

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:43:22 -0400

ALBANY, New York - A midlevel New York court says state ethics officials can subpoena testimony from the ex-chief of the State University of New York Research Foundation accused of giving a no-show job to the daughter of a powerful legislator.

Program teaches seniors how to use the Internet

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:37:48 -0400

WASHINGTON - Sitting in the basement of Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest on Monday morning, Alice Jones placed her weathered hands on the sleek iPad as if it were a magical portal to another planet.

For some Detroit services, call the D.I.Y. Dept.

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:14:54 -0400

DETROIT - Detroit may be broke but it will soon have a first-rate motor pool, featuring 23 new ambulances and a fleet of 100 new police cars. Some city parks also are getting tender loving care. New fruit trees and shrubs have been planted, and mowing crews are beginning to make the rounds to keep the green spaces tidy.

Judge rules for cheerleaders in Bible banner suit

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:47:26 -0400

HOUSTON - A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games.

President Clinton Truman Good Neighbor honoree

Wed, 08 May 2013 22:01:11 -0400

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Former President Bill Clinton praised Harry S. Truman's ability to help people understand their common humanity in accepting an award Wednesday given to people for their service to the United States in the spirit of the late president.

Rival Anne Frank charities in dispute over archive

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:48:54 -0400

AMSTERDAM - Two organizations bearing Anne Frank's name are in a bitter dispute over the possession of the Frank family archive, in an echo of a court battle they fought in the 1990s over which one had the right to trademark the Holocaust victim's name.

Coca-Cola pledges money for Ga. health programs

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:56:14 -0400

ATLANTA - Efforts to get kids exercising more often and eating healthier received a boost Wednesday in a state where health officials estimate nearly 40 percent of children are obese.

After son's death, defibrillators installed

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:48:07 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - For Viola "Candy" Owens, the defibrillator mounted inside Daniel E. Rumph II Recreation Center is a bittersweet sight.

Disbursement of donations to Newtown postponed

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:21:08 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Connecticut's attorney general is getting involved in the decision over how to spend money sent to Newtown in the wake of December's shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Study sets off immigration bill squabble

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:41:31 -0400

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a report Monday, setting off a fierce dispute with fellow conservatives who attacked the study as flawed and political.