Several gasoline bombs were thrown into a bar in Cancun Mexico, killing eight people. Mexican state attorney Francisco Alor Quezada, described the bombs as Molotov cocktails and that the six women and two men killed in the attack were employees of the tavern. According to CNN, there were eight attackers who hurled the explosives... »
For the third year in a row, Apple tops Fortune’s 2010 survey of the 50 most admired companies from all industries. Simply put, product is the core of why Apple is so admired. CNNMoney states that this is the company that changed the way we do everything from buying music to designing products to... »
The Iranian hard-line newspaper, Kayhan, called Carla Bruni, wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a French Prostitute who deserves to die. Reuters reported that Bruni was one of several French celebrities who published open letters to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who has been sentenced to death by stoning by an Iranian court. The case has... »
The first of a planned deployment of 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S. southwest began Monday. 530 of the troops will be sent to Arizona to help local authorities secure the border with Mexico. Fox News pointed out that the troops will not serve in a direct law enforcement capacity, but will operate... »
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi during a speech in Rome urged Europe to convert to Islam. According to RFI, Qaddafi made the comments in Sunday during a lecture to 500 young women hired by an agency to attend. He also handed each woman a copy of the Koran. Qaddafi was in Rome to mark the... »
Glenn Beck emphasized to supporters on Sunday that a Glenn Beck-Sarah Palin ticket in 2012 is off the table. “I have no desire to be President of the U.S., zero desire,” Beck said on Fox News Sunday. “I don’t think that I would be electable.” “There are far too many people that are far... »
Glen Beck, who is Mormon, said most Christians don’t believe in liberation theology. According to Fox News, Radio and TV host Glenn Beck said Sunday he doesn’t want to retract his controversial charge last year that President Obama is racist, but does want to amend it since reading more about “liberation theology.” “I didn’t... »
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warns Russian pro-democracy protesters that unless you have permission “. . . you will be hit on the head with batons.” Reuters reported that in an interview with the Kommersant daily newspaper, Putin robustly defended police crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters in recent months. He said those who marched must obey... »
With evangelical passion Glenn Beck urged thousands attending his “Restoring Honor” rally Saturday to “turn back to God” and return America to the values on which it was founded. “Something beyond imagination is happening,” he told participants who packed the National Mall in Washington. “America today begins to turn back to God. For too... »
If President Barack Obama needed any more incentive to go all out for Democrats this fall, here it is: Republicans are planning a wave of committee investigations targeting the White House and Democratic allies if they win back the majority. Everything from the microscopic — the New Black Panther party — to the massive... »
After years of a positive relationship with the National Rifle Association, the organization announced Friday that it would not endorse Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in his bid for a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. According to Politico, NRA Chairman Chris Cox cited Reid’s votes in favor of confirming Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan... »
The overall U.S. birth rate fell to the lowest level since national data have been available, reports the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) birth statistics released today by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson. The really good news from the data is that the rate of teen pregnancies fell to a new record... »
Over 100,000 supporters are expected to attend Glen Beck’s “Rally to Restore Honor” this Saturday. According to The Washington Post, the rally, which is also being billed as a tribute to U.S. troops, will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Video screens and sound towers will... »
Kelly preston and husband John Travolta shared their happy news that they are expecting a boy. The couple made the announcement at a shower attended by friends held at their home on August 8. People commented that the good news made for continued healing for Preston, 47, and Travolta, 56, whose son Jett suffered... »
Popular Craigslist has a dark side that include ads for prostitution and even ads trafficking children. Craigslist is a website with the original purpose to become a centralized network of online communities emphasizing the availability of free online classified advertisements. According to Wikipedia, the site includes sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale,... »
Ken Mehlman, former Republican National Committee chairman and manager of former President George W. Bush’s reelection campaign, disclosed Tuesday that he is gay. “It honestly just took me longer than it’s taken other people I know to accept this part of my life,” Mehlman told Politico in a telephone interview. “Over the past several... »
Obama administration officials will appeal a federal court ruling that temporarily barred federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. According to Reuters, the ruling literally stunned and disappointed the White House. Allowing federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research was one of the first acts of newly elected President Barack Obama last year,... »
The Clark County coroner’s office ruled Tuesday that 25-year-old professional golfer Erica Blasberg’s death was a suicide. Blasberg died May 9 at her home in Henderson, about 15 miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip. She was found with a plastic bag secured over her head. Henderson police said that while no foul play... »
Now that Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren’s divorce is final, rumors abound, especially about his $10 million babe, Rachel Uchitel. According to TMZ, Rachel told a close friend now that Tiger Woods is single, she wants him back and would “give up everything” to get him. The friend told TMZ that Rachel said “I... »
In light of embarrassing ethics charges recently surfacing against New York Representative Charles B. Rangel, President Obama suggested in an interview three weeks ago that Rangel, 80, should retire to “end his career with dignity.” The New York Times reported that at a tense and sometimes fiery candidates’ forum Monday night, Rangel lashed out... »
Jimmy Carter is expected to leave Tuesday for North Korea to negotiate the release of an American held as a prisoner for illegally entering the Communist country. According to CNN, Mahli Gomes is a 31-year-old Boston, Massachusetts, resident who was sentenced in April to eight years at a hard labor camp for illegally crossing... »
As one of his first acts after taking office, President Barack Obama redefined the guidelines for stem cell research. Subsequently, the National Institutes of Health set up a careful process for deciding which batches of human embryonic stem cells could be used by federally funded researchers. According to Reuters, the new guidelines do not... »
Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren both appeared in a Panama City, Florida courtroom today to finalize their divorce – nine months after his middle-of-the-night car crash outside his home set off shocking revelations that golf’s biggest star had been cheating on his wife. Sources inside the courtroom say the couple, flanked by their legal... »
According to a BBC report, US scientists were given permission to conduct human trials with an Ebola vaccine after a new drug was proven to be effective on monkeys. Ebola is transmitted via bodily fluids and causes death in 90% of human cases, but is always fatal to apes. Of great concern is that... »
On Sunday, protesters against the construction of an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero in New York confronted protesters in favor of the facility. CNN reported that hundreds of critics and supporters of the proposed center in New York showed up despite an overcast and drizzly sky to express their views amid... »
Iran has revealed its first domestically built unmanned bomber named the “Karrar.” “This jet is a messenger of honour and human generosity and a saviour of mankind, before being a messenger of death for enemies of mankind,” President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said after unveiling the Karrar. This is perhaps the most astounding of the many... »
Vice President Joe Biden promises that Democrats will keep a majority in Congress after the November elections. Speaking at the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, he said, “I’m here to tell you that on November 3, the day after this coming election, there will be in Washington, D.C., a Democratic... »
Angelina Jolie, a Hollywood mega-star, is preparing to film a love story set against the background of the 1992-95 Bosnian War. The Times of India reported that the film is focused on a couple who meet on the eve of the war and the effect the war has on their relationship. Jolie stressed that... »
President Barack Obama has become immersed in a religious turmoil. Is he a secret Muslim? The current flap stems from the Pew Research Center’s finding that the number of Americans who believe Obama is Muslim has swelled to 18 percent (which includes 34 percent of conservative Republicans). Joel Achenbach’s blog points out that, “Disinformation... »
Sen. John McCain is sure to trounce his opponent, US Rep. J.D. Hayworth, in Tuesday’s GOP Senate primary in Arizona. A few months back, the chatter seemed to point to a possible upset for McCain by Hayworth who has the backing of the Tea Party. In late July, polls indicated that McCain had pulled... »
