NATO Strike Takes Out al-Qaeda’s Number Two
According to the Associate Press NATO forces in Afghanistan have eliminated al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader in the country, in an airstrike in eastern Kunar province,...
Soldiers: Females file suit to scrap combat restrictions
[caption id="attachment_85176" align="aligncenter" width="630" caption="Women soldiers training for combat. Pic courtesy of Army Times.com"][/caption] (Reuters) - Two female soldiers filed suit on Wednesday to scrap...
Beam me up Scotty: James Doohan’s Ashes Launched into Space (Video)
[caption id="attachment_85185" align="aligncenter" width="533" caption="Pic courtesy GeeksofDoom.com"][/caption] The ashes of the late James Doohan, who played “Scotty” in the original Star Trek series, were successfully...
Gulf fishermen: BP oil spill killed us
[caption id="attachment_85142" align="aligncenter" width="512" caption="Shrimp boats are seen parked in Venice, La., near the mouth of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, in...
Nanny: Sharon Stone is a Nasty Racist
[caption id="attachment_85124" align="aligncenter" width="630" caption="Sharon Stone in better days: Pic courtesy of http://www.pulsarmedia.eu/"][/caption] There are a lot of rumors about Sharon Stone, the actress who...
Only ‘two flies’ allowed in Beijing public restrooms
In an attempt to bring tourist restrooms up to a more acceptable standard, Beijing authorities have issued new guidelines on cleanliness and fly control. It...
The Unreliability of Eyewitnesses : Four Change Stories in Martin Case
According to the Orlando Sentinel, four key witnesses have changed their stories about what they saw the night George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin in...
French millionaires on the run
When new French president, François Hollande, was running for office, he promised to stick it to millionaires and tax them at a tax rate of...
Bee Gees Robin Gibb Dead at 62
[caption id="attachment_84951" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="Robin Gibb, one-third of the legendary group the Bee Gees, died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 62."][/caption]...
Was Key Witness in Trayvon Martin Case Intimidated to Change Story
A key witness to the Trayvon Martin shooting abruptly changed the story he had given Sanford, Fla., police, telling state authorities he was now not...
Men in Black’s Will Smith Slaps Reporter (Video)
Will Smith just slapped a Ukrainian reporter across the face at the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black 3" -- and it was all caught...
What Time Does the Ring of Fire Eclipse Begin
The power of nature is inestimable and often demonstrated in ways that are beyond human comprehension, and this was especially true in ancient times, when...
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Donna Summer
The passing of Donna Summer has inspired a range of thoughtful retrospectives; now ABC News points out a few little-known facts about the Queen of...
Hey Bob Marshall: Sodomy IS a civil right
[caption id="attachment_84800" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Robert Marshall appearing on Fox News in 2010 to promote a bill allowing Virginia state police to ask people they stop...