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CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane and headed toward landfall near Mexico's border with Belize Tuesday, bringing the threat of powerful winds and torrential rains to the Caribbean coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Ernesto had winds of 80 mph (129 kph) and was located about 185 miles (298 […]
Lawyers for ex-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick are trying to keep information about the ex-mayor’s past from the upcoming trial. The lawyers for Kwame Kilpatrick and his three co-defendants have asked a federal judge to prohibit scandalous text messages, information about his troubled past and college grades from being presented to jurors. The ex-mayor specifically asked […]
McDonald's is offering their “Twister Fries” to patrons in the Philippines and Americans are wondering when the popular item will be featured in the U.S. Many fast food chains such as McDonald's and Wendy’s will test particular menu items among smaller consumer groups before offering it on a wider-scale. This appears to be the case […]
Many women are no longer turning to Dr. Scholl's and other feet aids to save them from foot pain. New research suggests that women are willing to have surgery for their foot pain rather than give up their prized shoe collections. Charmaine Gumbs is one of them. Gumbs, a self-proclaimed high-heel shoe fanatic said that […]
WESTLAKE, Ohio (AP) — Ohio police say a man brought a gun, ammunition and several knives to a showing of the latest Batman movie so he could protect himself, not because he had sinister intentions. Westlake Police Sgt. Mark Krumheuer said 37-year-old Scott A. Smith, of North Ridgeville, brought the weapons to a Saturday showing […]
DENVER (AP) — A psychiatrist who was treating the suspected Colorado movie theater gunman asked University of Colorado police for a background check on the student six weeks before the July 20 shootings, raising questions about concerns she may have had about his behavior, a Denver television station reported Tuesday. KMGH-TV reported that the psychiatrist, […]
If you’re impatient with President Obama’s handling of the economy and think it’s time to give someone else a shot at fixing this mess, Mitt Romney isn’t necessarily your man. It’s not because Romney doesn’t have a plan. The problem is his plan, by Romney’s own admission, will take at least four more years to […]
Researchers found that pupil dilation can now reveal a person’s sexual preference. A new study from Cornell University found that when a person’s eyes are dilated and examined using a specialized infrared lens they can determine their sexual orientation. Researchers examined the dilated pupils of study participants as they watched erotic videos. Results found that […]
A new study released by the University of Notre Dame in Indiana says that honesty is definitely the best policy when it comes to your health. Researchers found that telling fewer lies can actually benefit you not only mentally but physically, reports the American Psychological Association. About 110 people participated in a ‘science of honesty’ experiment […]
OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Officials on Monday identified the gunman they say killed six people inside a Sikh temple in Wisconsin as a 40-year-old Army veteran. First Assistant U.S. Greg Haanstad in the U.S. Attorney's office in Milwaukee identified the shooter, who was shot and killed by police outside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, […]
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer Curiosity blazed through the pink skies of Mars, steering itself to a gentle landing inside a giant crater for the most ambitious dig yet into the red planet's past. Cheers and applause echoed through the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory late Sunday after […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican governors who've balked at creating new private insurance markets under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul may end up getting stuck with the very thing they're trying to avoid. Unless Mitt Romney wins in November, states that haven't set up the required markets could find Washington calling the shots on some […]
