The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA Daily Updates

Gas prices expected to fall further heading into summer

2012-05-30T10:35:06-04:00

Gas prices could fall even more in the weeks ahead, and even if they do rise in July and August, they are likely to remain well below the $4 or $5 per gallon that some observers had feared.

Obama honors Medal of Freedom recipients as heroes

2012-05-30T09:38:41-04:00

Sketching impressive contributions to society in intensely personal terms, President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to more than a dozen political and cultural greats Tuesday, including rocker Bob Dylan, astronaut John Glenn and novelist Toni Morrison.

Government rests case in Clemens perjury trial

2012-05-30T09:34:15-04:00

It took 24 witnesses over 19 days of testimony for prosecutors to make their case against Roger Clemens, with three jurors and two minor pieces of the indictment dismissed by the time they were done. With the overlong-running trial now in its seventh week and Clemens’ lawyers starting to take their turn, the case remains centered on the credibility of one person — Brian McNamee.

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

2012-05-30T09:32:11-04:00

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.

US futures tumble as outlook in Europe dims

2012-05-30T09:29:16-04:00

U.S. stock futures fell sharply Wednesday with the stability of the European Union tenuous and as Spain’s cost of borrowing money hit the highest levels since the country joined the euro.

Guitar picking master Doc Watson dies in NC at 89

2012-05-30T09:26:48-04:00

Doc Watson, the blind Grammy-award winning folk musician whose mountain-rooted sound was embraced by generations and whose lightning-fast style of flatpicking influenced guitarists around the world, died Tuesday at a North Carolina hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman and his manager. He was 89.

Tool-wielding robots crawl in bodies for surgery

2012-05-29T09:59:05-04:00

Imagine a tiny snake robot crawling through your body, helping a surgeon identify diseases and perform operations.

Dairies pamper cows with massages, waterbeds

2012-05-29T09:58:28-04:00

Lucky, a 7-year-old dairy cow, had been walking with a limp for several weeks when veterinarian Sara Gilbertson was called.

Man falls to death from crane in Dallas standoff

2012-05-29T09:57:20-04:00

A man dangled from the cab of a 150-foot construction crane before falling to his death early Tuesday at a college campus in Dallas, ending a more than 14-hour standoff, police said.

Romney ready to claim GOP nomination after Texas

2012-05-29T09:56:36-04:00

Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday’s Texas GOP primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalize the former Massachusetts governor’s status as President Barack Obama’s general election challenger.