Fed Extends 3 Emergency Loan Programs
The Federal Reserve announced Tuesday that it was extending the term of three emergency loan programs for three months, to April 30, saying it was making the move ?in light of continuing strains in the financial markets.?

Asia Bond Default Risk Declines as Fed Extends Emergency Loans
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of protecting Asian bonds from default declined after the U.S. Federal Reserve extended the term of three emergency-loan programs in a bid to curb the global credit crisis.

Crude Oil Rises as Equities Rally, Fed Extends Emergency Loans
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil rose for the first time in four days as U.S. equities rallied and the Federal Reserve extended terms of three emergency loan programs to mitigate the credit crisis.

Expanded emergency unemployment available
Some Vermonters could be eligible for a second round of emergency unemployment benefits. Last week President Bush signed legislation that expanded the emergency program from 13 weeks of additional benefits to up to 20 weeks.

Fed Extends Three Emergency Loan Programs to April (Update2)
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve extended the term of three emergency-loan programs to April 30 from January 30, aligning their expiration dates with other central bank efforts to mitigate the credit crisis.

California Faces Fiscal Emergency
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a fiscal emergency and called a special session. We look at what the new Legislature could do to solve the crisis.

Emergency landing at Springs airport
A plane made an emergency landing at Colorado Springs Municipal airport this afternoon after losing power to one of its engines.

Auto workers to hold emergency meeting on bailout
Local United Auto Workers leaders from across the U.S. will hold an emergency meeting in Detroit on Wednesday to discuss concessions the union could make to help auto companies get government loans.

GMV Announces Findings From 27-Month Study Supporting Use of Satellite Navigation for Emergency Management
GMV Announces Findings From 27-Month Study Supporting Use of Satellite Navigation for Emergency Management

Board OKs Transfer Of Emergency Management
In what the county's administrator called "a very important moment," the county commission on Tuesday approved a deal to hand over the emergency management department to the sheriff's office.

WATER UPDATE ? Emergency outage affecting Yona until 10 p.m.
2 p.m. Dec. 3 ? The Guam Waterworks Authority has scheduled an emergency water outage for the village of Yona from noon to 10 p.m. today.

Helicopter makes emergency landing
No injuries were reported after a helicopter made an emergency landing this afternoon near Desert Hot Springs.

Schwarzenegger declares emergency
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday declared a fiscal emergency, calling for fast legislative action to alleviate the state's $11.2 billion shortfall in revenue.

Chrysler says needs emergency bridge loan
DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler LLC on Tuesday asked the U.S. government for an emergency $7-billion bridge loan by the end of the year, saying it needs the funds to survive a brutal downturn in sales that has depleted its cash reserves.

Fed extends its emergency lending
The US Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it was extending the life of three emergency lending programmes aimed at thawing the credit markets in the light of the continuing turmoil in the financial system.

Virden residents protest closed Emergency Room
Dozens of residents of the Manitoba community of Virden showed up at the Legislature on Tuesday to express their anger at the closure of their Emergency Room, which has been closed for almost half a year.

California Declares Budget Emergency, Obama Pledges Aid to States
(RTTNews) - Facing an $11 billion budget shortfall, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called the newly elected state legislature into an emergency session Monday.

UNICEF Takes Emergency Action Amid Zimbabwe Cholera Outbreak
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP)--The U.N. children's fund announced emergency measures in Zimbabwe Tuesday amid a cholera outbreak in the country that has killed nearly 500 people.

Emergency Warning Siren Test Wednesday
At noon on Wednesday, December 3rd, the Chatham Emergency Management Agency will conduct the monthly scheduled test of Chatham County's Emergency Warning Siren System.

Emergency office staff among Terrebonne Parish budget changes
HOUMA - The hiring of a new emergency director was among the items Terrebonne Parish Council members approved Monday as they moved closer to approval of a $207-million spending plan for next year.The proposed 2009 budget is up for consideration at the council's regular meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday.