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Two parents helped their four-year –old daughter live her life as a boy. Sarah and Yuri Brown said that at age two their daughter Sophie told them she was a boy. "At first I didn’t argue with her much, as I thought it was just a phase. But she was insistent,” Sarah said. Psychological tests […]
DALLAS (AP) — Police say a naked man crashed a pickup truck into a Dallas mall, then drove over a few kiosks before stopping to try on clothes. Dallas police were called to the Southwest Center Mall around 7:30 a.m. Friday. Officers say the man was apparently covered only in a blanket when he drove […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney could name his running mate by the end of the week, a top adviser said Monday. The announcement, if it happens according to the adviser's timetable, would come several weeks before presidential candidates traditionally reveal their picks for the second slot on the ticket. It […]
CINCINNATI (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday mocked Mitt Romney's economic vision, saying the only jobs plan his Republican rival has would create plenty of work for people overseas. Campaigning in battleground Ohio, Obama again tried to erode Romney's credentials as a businessman equipped to fix the sluggish economy. The president said Romney's proposal […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will mark his 51st birthday next month with "a little celebration" at his Chicago home. First lady Michelle Obama says in a fundraising email to supporters that the campaign is planning a fundraiser at their house in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood — and grass-roots donors can win a chance to […]
After finding herself embroiled in a sex scandal, Florida’s Lt. Governor, Jennifer Carroll, is finally speaking out. Carroll spoke on the issue Saturday in Orange Park, Florida at the opening of a campaign office for Mitt Romney. As we reported, Carletha Cole claims she walked in on a sexual encounter between Carroll and Carroll’s travel […]
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney says he'll only release to the public one more tax return — and not until his accountants complete it. Romney tells CNN he's complied with the law by filing a financial disclosure statement. Romney so far has released one complete tax filing, for 2010, along […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a victory for Republicans, the federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people's right to vote if they are suspected of not being U.S. citizens. The agreement, made in a letter to Florida Gov. Rick Scott's administration that was obtained by The Associated Press, […]
WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) — Mitt Romney's campaign said Sunday that President Barack Obama is willing to say anything to win a second term and should say he's sorry for attacks on the Republican's successful career at a private equity firm. "No, we will not apologize," the president responded, adding that if Romney wants credit for […]
Dr. Bridget Barnes Steib, the head pastor and televangelist of a Baton Rouge ministry was arrested for allegedly trying to burn her own house down. Her actions were captured on video surveillance according to reports by the Advocate. Steib and her husband Joseph are the pastors of the Ministry of Love Congregation. The 49-year-old woman, […]
It was a Sister Souljah moment. Mitt Romney went to the NAACP, in what some assumed was a quixotic effort, to suggest that his policies would ultimately be better for black Americans than President Obama’s. He was roundly booed. No surprise there; but if anyone thinks Romney was offended by his reception at the nation’s […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — There are conflicting reports about threatening comments a police officer may have made about first lady Michelle Obama, the District of Columbia police chief said Friday. The department and the Secret Service are investigating an allegation of what it says were "inappropriate comments" about the first lady, allegedly made this week by […]
