According to Discovery News, legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart most likely died on an uninhabited tropical island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati, according to researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR). Tall, slender, blonde and brave, Earhart disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937 in a... »
The results of a Gallup poll released Monday indicate that conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals - maintaning an upward trend compared to 2008. Forty percent of Americans surveyed described their political ideology as conservative, while 36 percent said their views were moderate and 20 percent said liberal, according to the poll. Also,... »
Paul Haggis, the Oscar-winning writer-director whose credits include Crash, Million Dollar Baby and Letters From Iwo Jima, has left the Church of Scientology. Haggis has reportedly resigned his membership in the Church of Scientology over the church’s support of California’s controversial anti-gay ballot initiative Proposition 8. Ex-Scientologist Mark Rathbun published a lengthy letter said... »
ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips was fired Sunday night, less than one week after news broke of his affair with 22-year-old production assistant Brooke Hundley. Network spokesman Josh Krulewitz said, “Steve Phillips is no longer working for ESPN. His ability to be an effective representative for ESPN has been significantly and irreparably damaged, and... »
Scam artists have descended in droves offering bogus protection and even cures against the dreaded H1N1 virus. This is to be expected as it has been replayed for centuries with every real and pretended disease or disaster that mankind has experienced. Some of the useless potions and devices sold that promised to ward off... »
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One of the most profound comments about the health care and other major policy debates now taking place was voiced in Arthur Brooks’ recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal: “The choices will ultimately always come down to competing visions of America’s future. Will we strengthen freedom, individual opportunity and enterprise? Or will we... »
Medical officials said Sunday that 50 year old British singer Morrissey was hospitalized overnight after reportedly collapsing on stage during a concert. “He was treated on the scene and then taken to hospital,” a spokeswoman for Great Western Ambulance told CNN. Morrissey was discharged on Sunday afternoon, “much improved,” said Great Western Hospital... »
Film director Roman Polanski could face two years in prison if extradited to the United States after fleeing sentencing in California on child sex charges in 1978, reported Reuters. “The United States want him to be extradited for sexual intercourse with a minor. This carries a maximum sentence of two years under U.S. law,”... »
China’s car market has overtaken America’s in total sales volume for the first time, according to the Economist. Although shy of the U.S. auto market prior to the economic downturn, the latest results are a combination of a steep decline in U.S. sales beginning in 2007 coupled with the steady increase in Chinese auto... »
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has come under attack recently by the Obama White House which is trying to relegate it into the same dustbin as they have attempted to do with the Fox News Channel. According to the Wall Street Journal, President Obama has openly criticized the Chamber, while adviser Valerie Jarrett has... »
The Star Ledger (NJ) reports that police have arrested Jose Feliciano, 64, today and charged him with the murder of Father Edward Hinds. Authorities said Feliciano got into an argument with Hinds at the rectory at 5 p.m. on Thursday. Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said that Feliciano repeatedly stabbed the pastor with a kitchen knife.... »
MSNBC reports that President Barack Obama has signed a proclamation declaring swine flu a national emergency. “In keeping with the administration’s proactive approach to H1N1 Flu, President Obama last night signed a proclamation declaring 2009-H1N1 Influenza a national emergency,” the White House said in a statement. “The proclamation enhances the ability of our nation’s... »
A Catholic priest, Rev. Edward Hinds, was found murdered in his church rectory yesterday. According to the authorities, it seems like the handiwork of possibly by someone he was trying to help. Father Hinds, was respected and loved by many and was known for his dedicated ministry to the poor and the needy from... »
The U.S. won’t get 195 million H1N1 vaccine doses it had planned for by the end of the year because of production delays, said Nicole Lurie, Health and Human Services assistant secretary for preparedness and response. She said Americans may get 42 million doses by mid-November or 8 million less than earlier U.S. estimates.... »
Some stories are just over the top, confirming over and over that fact is stranger than fiction. Take the following from the Columbus Dispatch: When an armed robber barged into a North Side motel room Wednesday night and ordered the six people there to the floor, he put a 70-year-old woman closer to her... »
“I don’t stink”: insists Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez who has told the people of Venezuela to stop singing in the shower and to wash in three minutes as their country faces an energy crisis. According the UK’s Daily Mail, Venezuela has suffered several serious blackouts in the past year because of rapidly growing demand... »
Swiss officials announced that the US has formally asked Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski on sex charges, according to the BBC. “The US Embassy in Bern submitted the formal extradition request… within the deadline of 40 days stipulated under the bilateral extradition treaty,” the statement said. He was arrested and held in... »
Oprah claims that her favorite jeans – Cookie Johnson Jeans – are the perfect jeans for women with “real booties.” Cookie Johnson, the business-savvy wife of NBA superstar Michael Johnson, designed the CJ line of denim. Cookie’s motivation was never being able to find the perfect-fitting jeans for her “fit but curvy” figure. “I... »
The decline in Barack Obama’s popularity since July has been the steepest of any president at the same stage of his first term for more than 50 years. Congratulations, President Obama! Now that is Change we can believe in. Gallup recorded an average daily approval rating of 53 per cent for Obama for the third... »
Bernie Madoff‘s company was host to cocaine-fueled sex parties so often that it became known by insiders as the “North Pole.” New allegations surfaced in a 264-page lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York’s State Supreme Court, detailing how Madoff financed a “culture of sexual deviance,” often sending employees to purchase drugs for company use.... »
Florida police have confirmed that the child’s body found in a Georgia landfill is that of missing 7-year-old Somer Thompson. Sheriff Rick Beseler said that the identification was based on clothing on the body and a birthmark that matched an “odd-shaped” mark on Somer Thompson’s left shin. Investigators followed garbage trucks from the neighborhood... »
The Metro Transit Authority proudly states that New York City’s subway system is one of the busiest in the world with more than 5 million riders per day and more than 1.6 billion total passengers in 2008. Beginning Monday, passengers in a several busy subway stations throughout Manhattan will be treated to advertisement posters... »
According to reports by the Charlton County Herald, a child’s body has been found at a Charlton landfill. It is suspected that the body is that of missing Florida 7 year old Somer Thompson. Earlier today, sheriffs from the Clay County Sheriff’s department traveled to Charlton County, Georgia to search a landfill. It has... »
ESPN analyst and former Mets general manager Steve Phillips has opened up to police about his sordid affair with Brooke Hundley, a much younger production assistant who, after their breakup, stalked and terrified the Phillips family. Hundley, 22, apparently became enraged when Phillips, 46, ended the relationship. In ‘Fatal Attraction’ style, Brooke started... »
Nicole Richie, Joel Madden and their 21-month-old daughter Harlow show off their newest addition, Sparrow James Midnight Madden, on the cover of People. “I couldn’t be happier,” Nicole says, six weeks after welcoming her first son. “The only thing you want is for your kids to be healthy and happy, and they are. I’m... »
Florida police say they have no clues three days after 7-year-old Somer Thompson dissapppeared while walking home from school Monday afternoon. Somer’s mother made a tearful plea for the return of her missing daughter, “Just drop her off somewhere. I don’t care if you ever get in trouble,” Thompson said. “I just want my... »
Rio de Janeiro is famous for its natural settings, its carnival celebrations, samba and other music, and hotel-lined tourist beaches, such as Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon. Commonly known as just Rio, the city is also nicknamed A Cidade Maravilhosa, or “The Marvelous City”. The 2016 Olympic Games were awarded to Rio De Janerio two... »
Five weeks ago, President Obama announced that the U.S. was increasing the tariff by 35% on all imported vehicle tires manufactured in China. By doing so he effectively fired the first shot in what was sure to become a full scale trade war. The Chinese government quickly returned fire with the announcement that it... »
The Obama campaign’s press strategy leading up to his election last November focused on “making” the media cover what the campaign wanted and on exercising absolute “control” over coverage, White House Communications Director Anita Dunn told an overseas crowd early this year. A video of the event shows Dunn describing in detail the media... »
