Clik here to view.
Watch: Commerical for Glenn Beck’s line of ‘American blue jeans’
Conservative pundit Glenn Beck this week launched his own line of “American blue jeans,” complete with a patriotic video advertisement for the new “1791 Denim” pants. “These were the first American...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. judges rule Fort Hood suspect must shave beard
WASHINGTON — A panel of US Army judges ruled Thursday that a soldier accused of the Fort Hood massacre must appear in court clean-shaven, upholding a trial judge’s earlier order. Major Nidal Hasan,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obama tells Jon Stewart: No confusion over Benghazi attack
NEW YORK — US President Barack Obama denied on Thursday there had been “confusion” in his administration over the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi which killed four Americans. Obama, appearing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GOP contractor arrested for destruction of voter registration applications
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia announced Thursday that it had arrested the man who allegedly tossed completed voter registration forms in a dumpster. Police on Thursday arrested...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rep. Ellison calls his Republican challenger ‘a gutter dweller’ in heated debate
The debate between Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison and his Republican opponent Chris Fields suffered from an extreme lack of civility on Thursday. About half-way through the heated debate, which was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reddit troll ‘Violentacrez’ apologizes for treating Internet ‘like a game’
Michael Brutsch, known by his online pseudonym Violentacrez, on Thursday said he regretted his controversial online behavior. Considered the top “troll” of the social networking site Reddit,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police shut down U.S.-Australia gun network
SYDNEY — An illegal gun supply network from Nashville in the United States to Sydney, where there has been a spate of drive-by shootings, has been shut down, police said on Friday. In a joint...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former UN secretary general: Anti-drug policies have failed
WASHINGTON — Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan called Thursday for a discussion on decriminalization of drugs, criticizing the crackdown on traffickers in Mexico led by outgoing President Felipe...
View ArticleClik here to view.
TV show fooled by celebrity sperm bank hoax
LONDON — Television network ITV issued a humiliating apology after daytime hit show This Morning was fooled into running a feature on a hoax celebrity sperm bank. The programme carried an interview...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obama to Jon Stewart: Congress needs to rein in the presidency
During an appearance on The Daily Show, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his belief that Guantanamo Bay should be shut down and said Congress needed to “rein in” presidential power. “There’s some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Millennial generation could kill the NFL
Millennial generation could kill the NFL The emergence of the Millennial generation poses an existential threat to the future of the National Football League. Professional football has been America’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Battleground Virginia: Defense cuts loom large in key Senate race
Battleground Virginia: Defense cuts loom large in key US Senate race As Republican George Allen and Democrat Tim Kaine head down the final stretch of their heavyweight brawl to be the next US senator...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Israel’s Navy takes over Gaza-bound ship Estelle
Israeli troops on Saturday boarded a boat carrying pro-Palestinian MPs and activists seeking to run its naval blockade on the Gaza Strip, blocking the latest attempt to reach the enclave by sea, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lebanon reeling after deadly Syria-linked blast
Lebanon was reeling Saturday after a top security official was killed in a bombing that was blamed on Syria and also raised fears the country is being sucked into the war ravaging its neighbour. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obama, Romney gear up for final debate
US President Barack Obama and his Republican rival, Mitt Romney, on Saturday began preparing for their final debate, with Obama hunkering down at Camp David and Romney staying in Florida. The third...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Obama urges Congress to pass ‘no-brainer’ mortgage relief
US President Barack Obama urged Congress Saturday to pass a mortgage plan to help troubled homeowners refinance their loans and save $3,000 a year. “It’s a plan that we know will work,” the president...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How America’s funny women fought hard for their place in the spotlight
America now has many famous female comics. But it has been a 60-year struggle, a book reveals When American magazine journalist Yael Kohen went looking for a book on the history of female comedians,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CIA claims it needs more drones
The CIA has asked the White House to increase the number of drones it employs to transform it into a paramilitary force, despite recent statistics that show the majority of drone deaths are civilians.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Libya ‘not fully liberated’ year after Kadhafi death
The new Libyan authorities said on Saturday the country has not yet been “fully” liberated, exactly a year since the killing of Moamer Kadhafi and against the backdrop of clashes in one of his last...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Middle school turns out chess champions in ‘Brooklyn Castle’
Chess team members from I.S. 318 in Brooklyn play on the train. Chess teams from this school are consistently the most-winning ones in the nation.(Courtesy of Producers Distribution Agency) Is chess...
View Article