PHOENIX – When Romelia Vargas was gunned down in the catering truck where she fried taquitos, police had few answers for her husband. Maybe the mother of twin baby boys got into trouble selling drugs — that was the best they could offer. Alvin Hogue never accepted that explanation, but …
Read More »Ajax Security Vulnerabilities Could Pose Serious Risk
LAS VEGAS – Ajax technology is rapidly being adopted by online businesses to help boost the interactivity of their Web sites, but a long list of potential vulnerabilities introduced by inexperienced programmers could create a troubling security landscape for Web 2.0 technologies. Speaking at the ongoing Black Hat security conference …
Read More »Raw Data: Statement by John Ramsey and Attorney
The following is a statement by John Ramsey on today’s arrest of a suspect in connection with the murder of his daughter, JonBenét Ramsey: “I want to have only very limited comment on today’s arrest because I feel it is extremely important to not only let the justice system operate …
Read More »Woman Leads Catholic Church Service Despite Excommunication Risk
SAN DIEGO – A woman who says she has been ordained a Roman Catholic priest led a service during the weekend — despite the risk of being excommunicated. Jane Via, 58, is among 15 American women who have recently gone through ordination ceremonies that are not sanctioned by the Roman …
Read More »U.S. Raises Flight Threat Levels to Severe, Imposes Liquid Ban After British Plot
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government raised its threat warning to the highest level for commercial flights from Britain to the United States early Thursday in response to a terror plot disrupted in London. Terrorists had targeted United, American and Continental airlines, two U.S. counterterrorism officials said. In addition to the …
Read More »U.S. Beats Japan 2-1 to Win Little League World Series
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Cody Walker hit a two-run homer off ace Go Matsumoto, Ryan Carter struck out 11, and Columbus, Ga., beat Kawaguchi City, Japan, 2-1 to win the Little League World Series championship game on Monday. It was the second straight American victory in the Series, coming on …
Read More »Katrina Anniversary: 'I Am Very Lucky and Very Grateful'
To honor the year anniversary of Katrina, Inc.com checked in with local businesses representing a cross section of industries: a lumberyard, a health clinic, a furniture manufacturer and an art gallery. These are their stories of survival. On the eve of Hurricane Katrina, artist and gallery owner Jonathan Ferrara packed …
Read More »The Betrayal Perpetrated on Rep. Mike Pence
The New York Times front page profile on my friend, Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., “Star of the Right Loses His Base at the Border,” is really all about the anti-immigration, far-right group led by Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado to oppose any broad-based immigration reform whatsoever –and to label any …
Read More »Actress Suzanne Pleshette Undergoing Chemo for Lung Cancer
LOS ANGELES – Actress Suzanne Pleshette was undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer that was caught at an early stage, her agent said Friday. The cancer, discovered during a routine X-ray, is the size of “a grain of sand and was caught very much in time,” said agent Joel Dean. “She …
Read More »Officials Lower Predictions for Atlantic Hurricane Season
MIAMI – The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season should be slightly less active than originally predicted, federal forecasters said Tuesday. Forecasters now expect there to be 12 to 15 named storms and seven to nine hurricanes, the National Hurricane Center and other National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration agencies said. Three or …
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