The Microsoft Xbox 360 will double as a Media Center Extender. What’s so interesting about this? Well, one may recall that Microsoft’s first foray into extending the media you collect on your Media Center PC to output to devices around the home — like TVs and stereos — was an …
Read More »Judge Dismisses Pope From Sex-Abuse Suit
VATICAN CITY – A U.S. judge in Texas dismissed Pope Benedict XVI from a civil lawsuit accusing him of conspiracy to cover up the sexual abuse of minors by a seminarian, ruling Thursday that the pontiff has immunity as a head of state. U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal cited a …
Read More »Judge: No Signs Saddam Beaten
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The trial of Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants adjourned Thursday until Jan. 24, completing a day of testimony in which an investigating judge said officials never saw evidence verifying Saddam’s claims he was beaten while in U.S. custody. American officials denied Saddam’s allegations as “completely unfounded.” Saddam, …
Read More »Hurricane-Force Winds Hit Colorado
DENVER – Hurricane-force winds swept across Colorado on Monday, tipping over tractor-trailers, blowing off shingles, and knocking out power ahead of a cold front expected to bring bone-chilling temperatures to much of the state. A wind gust in Golden, just west of Denver reached 98 mph, a speed found in …
Read More »China Tries 27 in Bloody Attack on Protesters
BEIJING – A local Communist Party official and 26 other people were being tried on charges of organizing a bloody attack on protesting villagers that killed six people in June, the government said Friday. The announcement of the trial came as the government tried to diffuse public anger over a …
Read More »Toshiba Pushes Back HD-DVD Launch Date
TOKYO – Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday copy protection issues would delay the Japan launch of the first players supporting its HD DVD format, the latest development in the high-stakes battle for the next generation of video discs. Players will not hit the Japanese market until details of …
Read More »Fast Facts: Iraq Elections
– The Polls: More than 15 million people are eligible to vote in one of more than 33,000 polling stations in Iraq’s 18 provinces. There is also voting in 15 countries for eligible Iraqis. How Many Are Running: There are 7,655 candidates running on 996 tickets. They belong to 307 …
Read More »Our Special 'H & C' Gifts for Powerful Politicians
This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” December 23, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: In the spirit of the season, we wanted to give out some very special holiday gifts to some of our all-time favorite politicians. Here to help us determine who’s …
Read More »December 27
See you weeknights in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight “The O’Reilly Factor” is on…! Tuesday, December 27 Former reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith has an unlikely ally in her ongoing legal battle over her late husband’s fortune: the Bush administration. Yes, you …
Read More »Swiss Boy Mauled to Death by Pack of Dogs
ZURICH, Switzerland – A pack of dogs mauled a boy walking to his kindergarten class in northern Switzerland on Thursday morning, killing him instantly, police said. Three dogs attacked the boy, who suffered “serious bite wounds,” Zurich state police spokesman Werner Benz said. The incident occurred in Oberglatt, a town …
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