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Tuesday night one of Washington D.C.’s most fun events was held. The annual high heel race was held on 17th Street where hundreds of drag queens race down the road in high heels and over-the-top outfits. Check out some photos on the Washington Post.
According to the BBC, Belgian racing pigeons have tested positive for drugs. The site reports that the Belgian pigeon-racing federation sent samples from 20 pigeons to the National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa. The results revealed that six of the birds tested positive for various drugs including cocaine and pain killers. The drugs are thought […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court weighed whether to grant an emergency motion Tuesday that would allow some new Texas abortion restrictions to take effect, the latest step in a lengthy battle activists on both sides predicted would end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas leaders urged the panel to quickly hear […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Family members and doctors knew something was wrong when 1-year-old Julian Wilson started vomiting blood, but they didn’t find out he had swallowed a small battery until after an autopsy was performed. Julian died earlier this month of internal bleeding, with cuts to his esophagus and gastric irritation, according to the […]
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prosecutors accusing Oscar Pistorius of premeditated murder will add two more charges believed to relate to firing guns in public to the indictment against him, apparently to show another side to the inspiring double-amputee Olympian: Reckless and trigger-happy. Pistorius now faces charges of murder, illegal possession of ammunition and […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — White extremists who set off a series of bombs, plotted to overthrow the South African government and kill Nelson Mandela were given jail terms Tuesday, ending the first major treason trial under post-apartheid laws that many hope will deter future radicals. The sentences for up to 20 defendants between the ages of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the public face of President Barack Obama’s signature health care program, Kathleen Sebelius has become the target for attacks over its botched rollout. Republicans want her to resign and even some Democrats — while not mentioning Sebelius — say someone should be fired. The secretary of Health and Human Services has […]
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Penn State said Monday it is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fight over renewing the nation’s farm bill has centered on cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. But there could be unintended consequences if no agreement is reached: higher milk prices. Members of the House and Senate are scheduled to begin long-awaited negotiations on the five-year, roughly $500 billion bill […]
Conrad Murray, looking noticeably older and gray, was spotted by paps taking in his first post-jail meal at In-N-Out. Murray was able to evade cameras as he left jail at 12:01 AM, thanks to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. According to his receipt, the whole meal cost him $8.94, including two Double-Doubles. Click here to […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The president of the NAACP says laws that aim to undermine the coalition that helped elect President Barack Obama are…
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Police say a shooting inside a Connecticut nightclub has left one woman dead and five people injured. New Haven police say gunfire rang out inside the Key Club Cabaret at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, sending more than 100 patrons rushing out through the main doorway. Police say 26-year-old Erica Robinson, of […]
