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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a bar in the hometown of the University of Alabama, wounding multiple people, police said Tuesday. A total of 17 people were being treated at DCH Regional Medical Center, hospital spokesman Brad Fisher told The Associated Press. Four of the victims have been admitted to the […]
A new study found that women are scoring higher than men on IQ tests. James Flynn, the study’s author who is also known as New Zealand’s IQ testing expert said that women previous trailed men in IQ test for several years by as much as five points. Now, women have taken the lead in the […]
A little girl helped reveal President Barack Obama’s favorite Girl Scout cookie. The little girl approached the microphone at a Cincinnati town hall to ask the President about his favorite Girl Scout cookie. President Obama described the inquiry as one of his “toughest questions.” He continued to respond that “the mint one” was his favorite. […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Delta Air Lines Inc. and the FBI are trying to figure out how needles got into turkey sandwiches served aboard four flights from Amsterdam. One passenger was injured. The airline said that what appear to be sewing needles were found in five sandwiches on Sunday. One passenger on a flight to Minneapolis […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A company that's towing a banner over Penn State demanding the removal of a Joe Paterno statue has a history of controversy, according to aviation records. A plane licensed to Air America Aerial Ads of Genoa, Ohio, flew over State College on Wednesday with a banner saying "Take the statue […]
HOUSTON (AP) — A spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, former first lady Barbara Bush, will skip the Republican National Convention next month in Tampa, Fla., because of health reasons. The spokesman, Jim McGrath, says it will be the first time since 1976, when Bush was director of the CIA and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Gov. Rick Perry, saying "no" to the federal health care law could also mean turning away up to 1.3 million Texans, nearly half the uninsured people who could be newly eligible for coverage in his state. Gov. Chris Christie not only would be saying "no" to President Barack Obama, but to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats seized on a new report estimating that automatic budget cuts will cost the economy 2 million jobs to level election-year charges that underscored the deep political divide over how to avert the looming crisis. Roughly five months until the across-the-board reductions kick in, the Aerospace Industries Association unveiled a […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman claims ex-neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman molested her when she was a child. The unidentified woman told investigators in an interview released Monday the abuse began when she was 6 and Zimmerman was about 8. She says she was fondled, groped and kissed numerous times until […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama basked in the glow of the Olympics on Monday, getting a courtside look at LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and other members of USA Basketball. Obama and Vice President Joe Biden took their seats to chants of "U-S-A" at a U.S. men's Olympic basketball exhibition game against Brazil as the […]
A new study found that couples sleeping in separate bedrooms are likely to have a happier marriage. Research developed by the National Sleep Foundation discovered that 25 percent of couples slept in separate beds. Many couple admitted that they don’t sleep with their partner due to disruptions like snoring, constant trips to the bathroom, tossing […]
A man and his wife are adding breast-milk to their sexual routine. Jeff uses his wife Michelle’s breast-milk to treat his erectile dysfunction. The couple was featured on the season 3 premiere of TLC’s ‘Strange Sex.’ The couple discovered the healing power of Michelle’s breast milk after the birth of their first child, who is […]
