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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a Pakistani version of "Sesame Street" the U.S. Embassy said Tuesday. The decision came as a Pakistani newspaper reported allegations of corruption by the local puppet theater working on the initiative. The organization in question is the Rafi Peer […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — A U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan has killed al-Qaida's second-in-command, officials from both countries confirmed Tuesday, the most significant victory so far in the controversial bombing campaign and the biggest setback to the terror network since the death of Osama bin Laden. Abu Yahya al-Libi was considered a media-savvy, charismatic […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Conservative talk radio host Neal Boortz announced his retirement Monday after four decades at the microphone, saying he will be replaced by former GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain. Boortz said during his morning talk show that his last day will be Jan. 21, 2013, the day of the presidential inauguration. The 67-year-old […]
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Alleged victims of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky will have to testify using their real names, and tweets or other electronic communications by reporters will not be permitted during the trial, the judge ruled Monday. Meanwhile, Sandusky's hopes for a last-minute delay in his trial on charges he […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland college student accused of killing a housemate and eating his heart and part of his brain was kicked out of a ROTC program after he punched holes in the walls of the cadet computer lab and a military instructor referred to him as a "Virginia Tech waiting to happen," according […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — To see where the presidential candidates stand on taxing the rich, just look at how they'd tax themselves. Under his own proposal, Mitt Romney would pay half what he would under President Barack Obama's tax plan. For a man of Romney's means, that could save almost $5 million a year. For Obama, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton warned Monday that a Mitt Romney presidency would be "calamitous" for the nation and the world, going further than even President Barack Obama in depicting the consequences of a return to Republican rule of the White House. With Obama standing thoughtfully to one side, Clinton slammed Romney […]
A 3-year old boy and his family were kicked off an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Miami. The boy’s father, Mark Yanchuk, said he and his family were headed to the U.S. Virgin Islands for the Memorial Day weekend. The boy’s mother, grandmother, and sibling were seated in first class while he and his […]
A new study shows that women who consume higher volumes of alcohol place themselves at a higher risk of developing breast cancer. The National Cancer Institute’s study consisting of 1,900 post-menopausal women found that women who consumed seven to 14 alcoholic beverages per week possessed a 30 to 60 percent chance of being at […]
John Edwards didn’t hesitate to jump back into the young dating pool shortly after his wife’s death. Media sources claim that the former presidential candidate tried to pick up 25-year-old Andrea Love at a North Carolina bar last spring. Edwards’ wife Elizabeth died in December 2010 after a long battle with cancer. Edwards has a […]
Skin care products and spas are now shifting their target audience from women to men. Treatments such as manicures, pedicures, facials, and waxing are becoming more common for the 21st century male. This “man-scaping” revolution has even inspired a product called “fresh balls,” an antiperspirant for the groin area for males. This new fad is […]
A Florida mom was arrested on child abuse charges for choking her daughter’s online bully. Debbie Piscitella said the boy’s comments on Facebook about her daughter went too far. “The boy tells my daughter that she is a fat f*****g whale and didn’t deserve to live because she is so nasty that he wouldn’t even […]
