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New help is on the way for those who are visibly challenged. Now, the blind can reap the benefits of technology with Apple's new phone. Unlike much of the population that uses sight to find and use apps, the new iPhone allows the use of fingertaps to navigate. One tap and a voice tells you […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The jury in John Edwards' campaign corruption trial is set for a sixth day of deliberations Friday. The jury looked at about 20 exhibits during its discussions Thursday. Most of them were financial records involving money given by a wealthy Texas lawyer. Prosecutors say Edwards used the money in a plan […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A nationwide sex trafficking ring run by a violent pimp and his associates used Backpage.com to solicit customers for prostitutes as young as age 17, advertising the women as "smokin' hot babes," according to a federal indictment recently unsealed in Iowa. A 50-page indictment alleges a New Jersey man used […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for replacement cards. The Agriculture Department wants to curb the practice by giving states more power […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman accused the Sanford police department of corruption more than a year before he shot Trayvon Martin, saying at a public forum the agency covered up the beating of a black homeless man by the son of a white officer. "I would just like to state that the law is […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall. The inquiry launched recently by Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett gave official weight to a long-simmering political controversy generated by […]
t least eight people were injured when an argument escalated to gunfire in Oklahoma City, just blocks from Chesapeake Energy Arena, after the NBA playoff game between the Thunder and the Los Angeles Lakers, city police said Tuesday. Capt. Dexter Nelson said a scuffle erupted Monday night in a crowd of people walking toward the […]
CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday defended his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential Mitt Romney’s ties to the private equity firm Bain Capital, saying it was rightly part of the campaign debate because Romney himself was emphasizing his business background. Obama said he has no problems with private equity firms in general. “There […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department inspector general’s office said Monday it is investigating possible misconduct by Drug Enforcement Administration personnel in Colombia unrelated to the Secret Service incident with prostitutes at a Cartagena hotel. The Drug Enforcement Administration said the probe began based on information provided by the Secret Service and that the DEA […]
PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor on Monday opened a preliminary investigation into allegations of rape in a Washington hotel by former IMF chief and one-time French presidential hopeful Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The move by the prosecutor in Lille in northern France followed a request by investigating judges earlier this month to broaden a suspected prostitution […]
The days of ordinary shampoos, haircuts, and neutering are long gone. Now man’s best friend and other household pets can experience spas and plastic surgery. Manhattan’s Downtown Doghouse Spa offers dogs fruit-scented facials, blow-dries, and tooth brushing with chicken-flavored paste. Groomer Ani Corless described these type of services as the new norm for lapdogs. “These […]
On NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday morning, Newark mayor and Obama reelection surrogate Cory Booker, made it clear they’re not on the same page when it comes to attacking Bain Capital and Mitt Romney. He thinks the election should be focused on the economy and not on “nauseating crap” that has been dominating the news […]
