Boston – In a city where last year’s World Series champs are dominating the American League, the NFL is in preseason and the beloved Patriots are looking good to win yet another Super Bowl, what more can the people of Boston ask for to get them excited these days? How …
Read More »Late Distribution?
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation blasted the Bush administration for its slow response to Hurricane Katrina, but has yet to distribute any of the $400,000 it raised for Katrina victims. In the aftermath of the storm, CBC member Jesse Jackson Jr. called …
Read More »Jacko Bail Mystery Deepens
Michael Jackson | More Jackson Jacko Bail Mystery Solved … or Not? As the Michael Jackson trial lurches into its second century (or so it seems), the mystery of the defendant’s bail deposit deepens. Quick: What do Brian Oxman, Ron Burkle and the Jackson family home all have in common? …
Read More »ACLU Says Civil Liberties at Risk in U.S.
WASHINGTON – Civil liberties experts say Americans may not be feeling the pinch now, but new laws on the books written in the wake of last year’s terror attacks can be abused by less than scrupulous authorities seeking to target non-terror suspects. “There is an increasing groundswell of concern in …
Read More »Cops Arrest Suspect After Gunfire Near Houston High School
One person is in police custody after drive-by shootings forced officials to lock down a nearby Houston high school, MyFOXHouston.com has reported. North Forest High School was locked down for three hours Friday after four reports of random assault rifle shootings in the neighborhood. Authorities have not disclosed details of …
Read More »New CNN iPhone App Carries a Price Tag
NEW YORK — CNN is coming out with an iPhone application Tuesday that has a feature few other news apps have tried: a price tag. There’s been a lot of talk this year about finally charging readers for news, especially on mobile devices, where media executives see a chance to …
Read More »Civilian Contractor Shot Dead on U.S. Base in Iraq
BAGHDAD – A civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a U.S. soldier has been detained in connection with the incident, the military said. The contractor was shot at 8:30 a.m. at Camp Speicher, the military said in …
Read More »Attack Kills 4 U.S. Troops in Eastern Afghanistan
KABUL – Four U.S. troops died in a militant attack in eastern Afghanistan, and NATO forces acknowledged for the first time that civilians were among the dozens killed in an airstrike on two hijacked fuel trucks. Top NATO and U.S. commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal appointed a Canadian major general to …
Read More »Transcript: CEO Panel on 'FNS'
The following is a rush transcript of the September 20, 2009, edition of “FOX News Sunday With Chris Wallace.” This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: With some positive news on the economy coming from Washington and Wall Street, we thought …
Read More »Hundreds of Californians Begin to Return Home After Wicked Weather
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. – Hundreds of evacuees were allowed Friday to return to their foothill homes as Southern California’s week of lightning, vicious downpours and tornadoes dissipated into occasional thunderstorms. As rainfall drenched the region earlier in the week, the homes had faced possible debris flows from a 250-square-mile …
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