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GM to cut 21,000 U.S. factory jobs
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DETROIT - General Motors Corp. could be majority owned by the federal government under a massive restructuring plan laid out Monday that will cut 21,000 U.S. factory jobs by next year and phase out the storied Pontiac brand. The plan, which includes an offer to swap roughly $27 billion in bond debt for GM stock, would leave current shareholders holding just 1 percent of the century-old company, which is fighting for its life in the worst auto sales climate in 27 years.
ASCSU to revamp bike rental program after yearlong hiatus
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Student government has partnered with Recycled-Cycles and other bicycle companies in Fort Collins to recreate what was previously known as Ram Wheels, a CSU program that rented bikes out to students free of charge, into a more efficient, quick and easy service.
Airliner flyover causes panic in Manhattan, irks mayor
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NEW YORK - An airliner and supersonic fighter jet zoomed past the lower Manhattan skyline in a flash just as the work day was beginning Monday. Within minutes, startled financial workers streamed out of their offices, fearing a nightmarish replay of Sept. 11.
CSU student jailed after alleged sexual assault of a juvenile girl
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A 24-year-old CSU student has been jailed on suspicion of sexually assaulting a young Lafayette girl he met on MySpace, authorities said Monday. Graduate business student Mohammed Alsukairi is being held at the Boulder County Jail in lieu of a $50,000 bail, Sgt.
ASCSU bill bans anonymity in all campaign complaints
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Student government passed legislation last week that prevents any person from submitting an anonymous election complaint against a particular campaign to the Elections Committee to inject more transparency into the complaint process. Supporters of the bill said future campaigns receiving complaint will now have better understanding of their criticisms, enabling them a more solid defense in grievance cases.
Breaking Silence
Speaker highlights legacy of Japanese internment, prejudice
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Decades after Asian Americans were persecuted and entire families were imprisoned in internment camps during World War II, one woman said Monday the treatment of her people has not changed much. Asian stereotypes and prejudices are still pervasive in today's culture, according to fourth-generation Japanese-American cultural intelligence trainer and former Editor in Chief of Asian Avenue Magazine Erin Yoshimura, an issue she said is exasperated by the media.
Same-sex couples tie the knot in Iowa
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DES MOINES, Iowa - The first same-sex couples tied the knot in Iowa on Monday as the controversial issue of gay marriage moved to the nation's heartland. Melisa Keeton and Shelley Wolfe were declared "legally married" by pastor Peg Esperanaza during a ceremony in front of the Polk County administrative offices in Des Moines.
Denver travelers still head to Mexico despite flu
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DENVER (AP) - Mexico-bound travelers stocked up on surgical masks and hand sanitizer before leaving Denver on Monday but said they wouldn't change their plans despite a U.S. government travel advisory because of swine flu. "A hundred people a day probably die in Mexico City in car wrecks," said Jeff Henderson, 39, who was headed to a friend's wedding in Mexico.
Pakistani leader: Bin Laden 'may be dead' _ or not
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ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's president said Monday his intelligence agencies believe Osama bin Laden may be dead, but he added there is no proof. Other Pakistani officials and a U.S. counterterrorism official said they thought the al-Qaida chief is alive. U.
World Health Organization raises alert level on swine flu
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MEXICO CITY -- The swine flu epidemic entered a dangerous new phase Monday as the death toll climbed in Mexico and the number of suspected cases there and in the United States nearly doubled. The World Health Organization raised its alert level but stopped short of declaring a global emergency.
