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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders broke ground on the most new homes and apartments in nearly four years last month, the latest evidence that the housing market is recovering. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that housing starts rose 6.9 percent in June from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 760,000. That's the highest […]
A new study reveals that stress can accelerate the aging process by six years. The research by Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that women who suffer from phobias such as the fear of heights had shorter telomeres than those with less stress. The telomeres are the outer part of the chromosome responsible for aging as […]
A Florida man was arrested after causing a ruckus over an order of McDonald’s French Fries. According to the report, Cory Terique Bryan came into the Port. St. Lucie restaurant shirtless and demanded that the manager serve him an order of fries. When she refused, he knocked down a full cup of soda from the […]
A border patrol applicant revealed his own molestation and bestiality actions in a job interview. Cody Slaughter was arrested after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol notified Yuma County Sherriff Office of Slaughter’s actions. During a pre-employment screening on July 2, the 22-year-old admitted that he molested a two-year-old girl eight years ago. He also admitted […]
A new study found that physical inactivity could be as deadly as smoking. The research published in the British publication The Lancet showed that one-third of adults are inactive. Researchers said that this attributes to as much as 5.3 million deaths a year. Study authors believe that the problem should be treated as a serious […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nearly 12 million children across South Africa kicked off celebrations Wednesday for the 94th birthday of Nelson Mandela, the country's deeply loved anti-apartheid icon, with resounding choruses of Happy Birthday. Mandela is expected to spend the day privately with his family at their homestead in his southeastern birth village of Qunu. Meanwhile, […]
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A county Republican Party committee chairman apologized Tuesday for a statement he reposted to a party Facebook page that was widely interpreted as a racist attack on President Barack Obama. Rob Towle, the Rutland County committee chairman, called the statement "stupid and insensitive." On Monday, he apologized to Democrats he said […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says her husband hasn't yet decided on a running mate. Ann Romney told ABC News in an interview taped Wednesday that that the campaign is "not quite there yet" on the final decision. She says discussions about vice presidential candidates took place last week […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama was the first presidential candidate to raise more than $100 million in a month and in 2008 was the first to forgo public money for his campaign. Now, he faces the very real threat of being the first president to be outspent by a challenger. Obama, who four years ago […]
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A sergeant charged with sexually assaulting female recruits at the Texas Air Force base where U.S. airmen go through basic training is a "consummate predator," a military prosecutor told jurors Tuesday at the outset of the officer's court-martial. Staff Sgt. Luis Walker, who faces the most serious charges in a burgeoning […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A lawyer for a Native American man who claims the letters KKK were carved into his stomach during surgery has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the South Dakota hospital where the operation took place, the hospital's board of directors and others. YouTube videos featuring 69-year-old Vern Traversie, a […]
A day after Obama 2012 released a stinging web video of Mitt Romney singing, “America the Beautiful,” off-key over subtitles focusing on Romney’s alleged outsourcing of jobs, the Romney campaign attempted a swift redirect. Today, they released a video of President Obama singing the 1972 Al Green hit song “Let’s Stay Together” featuring accusations of […]
