Every night at dusk in this wealthy California coastal town, Barbara Harvey puts down food for her golden retrievers, Phoebe and Ranger, and watches as they go for their evening walk. … Continue reading
Every night at dusk in this wealthy California coastal town, Barbara Harvey puts down food for her golden retrievers, Phoebe and Ranger, and watches as they go for their evening walk.
Not… Continue reading
The US government’s longstanding denial of medical marijuana research and use is an irrational and morally bankrupt public policy. On this point, few Americans disagree. As for the question of "why"… Continue reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday.
The virus infected an… Continue reading
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) — The U.S. military is looking for a contractor to patrol cyberspace, watching for warning signs of forthcoming terrorist attacks or other hostile activity on the Web… Continue reading
An 11-year-old Romanian girl who is 21 weeks pregnant after being raped by an uncle will be able to have an abortion, even though it is forbidden by law.
A government committee said the… Continue reading
The Brown government has changed its mind on placing security scanners at every London tube station and mainline train stations across the country, because the technology does not work and the public would… Continue reading
Breaking and entering: Where does this fit under the heading “To protect and serve”? A paramilitary “strike team” commits a felonious break-in of… Continue reading
Mike Whitney: Fed chairman Bernanke has been on a spree lately, delivering three speeches in the last two weeks. Every chance he gets, he talks tough about the strong dollar and… Continue reading
BERKELEY, California — For most people, photographing something that isn’t there might be tough. Not so for… Continue reading
Missouri will get $17 million to help develop and test the Real ID program and will… Continue reading
The Democratic initiative to tax big oil profits was just another Washington “dog and pony show” designed to make you and me feel better. Blocked by Senate Republicans, the measure failed to achieve… Continue reading
Even experts at the U.S. bioweapons facility at Fort Detrick think that the anthrax which was used in the 2001 attacks came from their facility:
"In an e-mail obtained by FOX News, scientists… Continue reading
YouTube is owned by search giant Google
A one billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube threatens internet freedom, according to its owner Google.
Google’s… Continue reading
Riots, protests and political unrest could multiply in the developing world as soaring inflation widens the gap between the "haves" and the "have nots", an investment bank predicted yesterday.… Continue reading
May 19
The Texas Child Grab
The news was simply too good to hide under a bushel.
Arrow Child and Family Ministries, a foster care and adoption agency with headquarters near Houston, “found out today that they will be… Continue reading
Desperate: Rosimeiri Boxall, 19, fell from a third-floor window
A vicar’s daughter died after jumping from a third-floor window to escape being bullied… Continue reading
Cattle Congress president Wally Mochal said he and the members of the board were under the impression that the grounds and facilities would be used by the Homeland Security Administration for training purposes.
The board did… Continue reading
The Arlington pharmacy cashier had every reason to believe the man standing at the counter was a cop.
He wore a navy-blue nylon jacket with what appeared to be a State Patrol patch on… Continue reading
Police are to use hundreds of airport-style and hand-held weapon detectors in the crackdown on knife crime.
Teams of 15 officers… Continue reading
Gordon Brown: Proposing ‘age tax’
Every working family could face paying an "ageing tax" to provide care for the
elderly, Gordon Brown proposed yesterday.
It would take the form of… Continue reading