BAGHDAD – Hundreds of protesters denounced Iraqis still loyal to Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party on Sunday as tensions soared over the decision to blacklist suspected Baathists from next month’s election. Protesters chanted and carried signs that said, “No, No to Baath Party!” and “The return of the Baath Party is …
Read More »Evacuation Reportedly Called Moments Before Conn. Power Plant Explosion
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – A worker monitoring natural gas levels at a Middletown, Conn., power plant reportedly called for an evacuation moments before last week’s explosion that killed five workers. The Hartford Courant, citing witnesses and investigators it did not identify, said the message, radioed throughout the Kleen Energy plant, warned …
Read More »Nun Arraigned on New Charge in Girl's Kidnapping
TAVARES, Fla. – The attorney for a nun accused of taking a 2-year-old girl and fleeing the country has entered a not guilty plea in a central Florida courtroom for a witness tampering charge. Laura Caballero did not appear in court Monday. She’s accused of attempting to “alter” the testimony …
Read More »Anti-Whaling Activist Arrested After Jumping Onto Boat
TOKYO – Japan’s coast guard says it has arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand for illegally boarding a whaling ship. Coast guard spokesman Tomonobu Higashi says Peter Bethune, a member of the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd activist group, was arrested Friday. Bethune jumped aboard the whaling vessel from a Jet …
Read More »Cancer Survivor with One Lung Climbs Everest
Sean Swarmer knows what it is like to overcome obstacles. A two-time cancer survivor, he was told as a child that he had just weeks to live. Now he has become the first cancer survivor to summit Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, MyFoxDC.com reported. “The chances of …
Read More »Legionnaires' Outbreak at Air National Guard Base
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A fourth case of Legionnaires’ disease has been confirmed and a fifth is suspected at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township. John Ambrose, an epidemiologist with the U.S. Army Public Health Command, said Monday three of the confirmed cases involve employees from Warren-based TACOM …
Read More »Gates Warns U.S. Lacks Strategy on Iran Nukes
WASHINGTON – A memo from Defense Secretary Robert Gates to the White House warned that the United States lacks a nimble long-term plan for dealing with Iran’s nuclear program, according to a published report. Gates wrote the three-page memo in January and it set off efforts in the Pentagon, White …
Read More »Half of ADHD Cases Linked to Social Factors
Nearly half of serious cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children are closely tied to social factors such as single parenting and poor maternal education according to new research, AFP reported Wednesday. Genes can play a key role in the development of so-called ADHD, whose signature symptoms include …
Read More »New York Civil Rights Coalition Leader Slams NAACP for Tea Party Accusations
This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” July 13, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: The most well-known Civil Rights organization in American history passed a resolution earlier this evening that condemns elements of the Tea Party Movement. Now, …
Read More »Preparing for Ivan
This is a partial transcript from “Your World with Neil Cavuto,”September 14, 2004, that was edited for clarity. TERRY KEENAN, GUEST HOST:Louisiana (search)has declared a state of emergency as it rushes to prepare forHurricane Ivan (search). Joining me now is Kathleen Babineaux Blanco. She is the governor of Louisiana. And …
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