French police identify shooter
Wednesday, in Toulouse, France, approximately 300 police officers surrounded an apartment, trying to coax a man whom authorities have described as self-styled al Queda jihadist to surrender.
Hillary Clinton Interested in New Amelia Earhart Clues
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new clue in one of the 20th century’s most enduring mysteries could soon uncover the fate of American aviator Amelia Earhart, who went missing without a trace over the South Pacific 75 years ago, investigators said Tuesday.
Bye-Bye Tebow-Hello Manning
There was no way John Elway was going to commit to Tim Tebow. That should have been clear all those afternoons during the Denver Broncos’ run to the AFC West title when the fans roared, Tebow put his fist on his forehead and the team president scowled.
Southern France Mourns School Shootings
A gunman opened fire at a Jewish school in Toulouse, France Monday, killing one adult and three children. This attack is the third in ten days in southwest France. French President Nicolas Sarkozy called this latest shooting a “national tragedy” and asked for a minute’s silence in French schools Monday.
Fanatic Preacher Introduces Santorum with Christian Rage (Video)
Preacher Dennis Terry of the Greenwell Springs Baptist Church introduced GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum at a campaign rally recently, as preachers are sometimes wont to do for Christian candidates attempting to appeal to a certain voting demographic.
Another JFK conspiracy: Castro had prior knowledge of assassination
Before there were the internet tubes there were the radio and TV tubes and they were lit up by the conspiracy theorists following JFK’s death on November 22, 1963. The facts are as follows: JFK was killed by a one gunman named Lee Harvey Oswald.
No promotion, money woes haunted Afghan killing suspect
LAKE TAPPS, Wash. (AP) — Bypassed for a promotion and struggling to pay for his house, Robert Bales was eyeing a way out of his job at a Washington state military base months before he allegedly gunned down 16 civilians in an Afghan war zone, records and interviews showed as a deeper picture emerged Saturday of the Army sergeant’s financial troubles and brushes with the law.
Christian Tea Party Leader Arrested for Kidnapping, Sexual Assault
SAN DIEGO — Police on Friday announced the arrest of Michael Kobulnicky, spokesman for the San Diego Tea Party, on suspicion of kidnapping a woman and then sexually assaulting her on Fiesta Island last month.
Naked Invisible Children Filmmaker Jason Russell Arrested in LA
Invisible Children filmmaker Jason Russell was walking the streets of Pacific Beach in only his underwear Thursday afternoon and yelling incoherently, prompting residents to call authorities, San Diego police said.
George Clooney Arrested (video)
Movie star George Clooney was led away in handcuffs after storming the Sudanese Embassy protesting the actions of the country’s president Omar Al-Bashir, an alleged war criminal.
Rutgers Spycam Jury Reaches a Verdict
A former Rutgers University student accused of spying on and intimidating his gay roommate by use of a hidden webcam was found guilty on charges of invasion of privacy and bias intimidation in a case that thrust cyberbullying into the national spotlight and prompted comments from President Barack Obama.
Republicans opposed to renewing violence against women act
Given their recent track record it should come as no surprise that republican lawmakers are opposed to renewing the 12 year old legislation that seeks to mitigate violence against women.
Taliban suspends peace talks-Karzai tells NATO to get out
If there we ever a time to take advantage of a bad thing now would be the time, with a frustrated enemy and an unfriendly government in Afghanistan perhaps we should be telling our troops to pack.
Lyme Disease Infections May Inundate Northeast U.S.
The northeastern United States faces potentially “the worst year yet” for Lyme disease and other tickborne infections because of the periodic abundance of a little-noticed component of the disease’s complex ecology: acorns.