"People have no heat or water so they're coming here," said the receptionist, who declined to give his name, citing company policy. Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Feb 2008 | 5:54 pm
All the papers devote most of the space on their front pages to yesterday's voting extravaganza that involved contests in 24 states. On the Democratic side, Sen. Hillary Clinton won some of the biggest prizes of the night, including California, while Sen. Barack Obama ultimately won more states. No one is really quite sure on the final tally yet, but early results suggest Clinton won a slight edge in the 1,678 pledged delegates that were at stake yesterday, but no one expects the actual difference to be very significant. So, after the biggest primary day in history, the Democratic race "emerged as it was before: deadlocked," says USA Today. On the Republican race, things were a bit clearer as Sen. John McCain won the most states and will get by far the most delegates thanks to his victories in nine states, including New York and California.
Bye, Bye Immigration? I've now heard two** Latino commentators--an NPR academic and L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa--argue that it's mistaken to try to appeal to Latinos only through the issue of immigration, Latinos also care deeply about schools, economic development, etc.
(Kyodo) _ The Financial Services Agency on Wednesday called on the securities industry to work out rules to promote the voluntary disclosure of information on financial products in the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:42 am
The wife of a prominent Nigerian politician has been kidnapped in the oil city of Port Harcourt, police say. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:42 am
Republican and Democratic front-runners do well in Super Tuesday's US polls, but none clinches their party's race. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:41 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton faced a protracted battle while John McCain took charge of the Republican race after the "Super Tuesday" presidential nominating contests in 24 U.S. states.
A week ago, Bill Clinton shrugged off Barack Obama's strength in South Carolina by pointing out, "Jesse Jackson won South Carolina in '84 and '88." Nobody missed the insinuation: Jackson owed his victory to black support, and Obama was relying on the same easy, dead-end strategy.
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday only a small number of NATO nations had troops in the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan and urged reluctant allies to share the combat burden.
ROME (AFP) - Italian President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved parliament on Wednesday, paving the way for spring elections and a probable return to power by conservative media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:33 am
Reuters - Tornadoes and
thunderstorms ravaged several states in the American South
overnight, killing at least 26 people, injuring dozens and
causing widespread damage, emergency services and local media
said.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Tornadoes and thunderstorms ravaged several states in the American South overnight, killing at least 26 people, injuring dozens and causing widespread damage, emergency services and local media said.
AP - The military's top uniformed officer says U.S. forces are "significantly stressed" by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan while simultaneously trying to stem the tide of violent extremism elsewhere.
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the NATO-led military mission in Afghanistan is "bumpy," and the international aid effort needs firmer coordination among the many nations participating.
AP - Authorities went door-to-door trying to find additional victims of tornadoes that killed at least 27 people, ripped the roof off a shopping mall and blew apart warehouses as they tore across four states.
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO ON BERISHA'S MEETING WITH NUKAGA AT 12TH- 16TH GRAFS) Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha indicated Wednesday Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leaders are likely... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:28 am
AP - Sen. John McCain won a commanding victory in the Republican delegate race over Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday. Sen. Barack Obama, trailing much of the night, nearly pulled even with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the contest for Democratic delegates.
AP - Sen. John McCain seized command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination early Wednesday, winning delegate-rich primaries from the East Coast to California. Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded victories in an epic struggle with no end in sight.
ROME (AP) -- Italy's president dissolved parliament on Wednesday, clearing the way for early elections just two years after the last parliamentary vote.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:25 a... | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:26 am
AP - State-by-state results from The Associated Press of Tuesday's primaries and caucuses. The number of delegates is in parentheses. In some states, only one party's election has been decided. Elections are primaries unless otherwise indicated.
Italy's president dissolved parliament on Wednesday, clearing the way for early elections just two years after the last parliamentary vote. President Giorgio Napolitano made the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:25 am
TOKYO (AP) -- Opium cultivation in rebel-controlled areas in southern and southwestern Afghanistan is expected to grow this year, fueling the Taliban insurgency with more drug money, a U.N. report said Wednesday.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:25 a... | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:23 am
Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano dissolves parliament, paving the way for snap elections. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:16 am
(Kyodo) _ Japan will discuss with Britain, Austria and other countries whether mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc's ongoing takeover bid for its smaller rival Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc poses... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:15 am
Pakistani cricket captain Shoaib Malik threatens to sue an Indian family for alleging he married their daughter. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:12 am
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) A man threw a Molotov cocktail at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday evening and then stabbed himself in the abdomen in an apparent suicide... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:10 am
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:25 a... | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:07 am
AP - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old.
SYDNEY (AFP) - BHP Billiton sweetened its hostile takeover bid for Rio Tinto on Wednesday by lifting its valuation of the mining giant to 147.4 billion dollars as it seeks to exploit a resources boom driven by China. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:06 am
BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: CHANGING DATELINE, UPDATING WITH COMMENTS BY CHINESE OFFICIAL TO JAPANESE GOV'T TEAM) A senior Chinese quality control official said Wednesday that... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:03 am
Tornadoes across four southern US states tore through homes, ripped the roof off a shopping mall and blew apart warehouses in a rare spasm of violent winter weather that killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 6 Feb 2008 | 11:01 am
(Kyodo) _ Thailand's new Cabinet led by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej, the first elected leader since the 2006 coup, was endorsed Wednesday by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Samak led the... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:56 am
AFP - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama dug in for a protracted slog for the Democratic White House nomination after battling to a brutal draw in their coast-to-coast Super Tuesday showdown.
BEIJING (AP) -- China lifted an extreme winter weather alert Wednesday as the crisis sparked by the worst ice and snow storms in half a century began to wind down.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:25 a... | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:54 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama dug in for a protracted slog for the Democratic White House nomination after battling to a brutal draw in their coast-to-coast Super Tuesday showdown. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:51 am
Opium cultivation in rebel-controlled areas in southern and southwestern Afghanistan is expected to grow this year, fueling the Taliban insurgency with more drug money, a U.N. report said Wednesday.
BEIJING (AFP) - Drum rolls and dragon dances set off Lunar New Year celebrations here Wednesday as revellers welcomed an Olympic-themed Year of the Rat. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:48 am
AP - Asian markets plunged Wednesday after a steep drop on Wall Street overnight fanned investors' fears the U.S. economy was sliding into a recession that would sap demand for Asian exports.
LONDON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday played down fears that Afghanistan could become a lost cause but admitted Washington faced a "bumpy" ride to press allies into sharing the burden there. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:38 am
(Kyodo) _ A senior Chinese official in charge of quality control said Wednesday the contamination of frozen meat dumplings linked to food- poisoning cases in Japan may have been an... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:33 am
TONGREN, China (Reuters) - Power supplies knocked out by fierce winter weather were being restored for millions of Chinese at the start of the Lunar New Year holiday on Wednesday, and stranded passengers finally found trains, buses and planes to get home for family reunions.
Britney Spears' manager is banned from going near her after the star's mother takes out a restraining order. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:27 am
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: EXPANDING) Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha indicated Wednesday Kosovo's ethnic Albanian leaders are likely to declare independence from Serbia later this month... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:27 am
(Kyodo) _ Japan will provide 21 million yen worth of emergency relief aid, including blankets, plastic sheets and sleeping mats, to snow-hit Afghanistan in response to a request from... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:24 am
Sen. John McCain won primary victories in California, New York and a string of other delegate-rich states on Super Tuesday, taking a commanding position in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.
European and Asian stocks fall in Wednesday trading due to renewed fears about the state of the US economy. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:16 am
A massive fire erupted at a natural gas pumping station in a rural area, spreading to houses and killing an undetermined number of people, authorities said. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:14 am
LONDON (AFP) - European stock markets faced another turbulent day on Wednesday after another major sell-off on Wall Street and the Asian markets that was sparked by growing fears of a US recession, dealers said. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:09 am
BAGHDAD (AP) -- U.S. and Iraqi forces detained 20 suspected insurgents in four days of raids across Iraq, the U.S. military said Wednesday.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:25 a... | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:04 am
Aid workers in Chad's capital collect bodies from weekend street battles as France's defence minister visits. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 10:04 am
Turkish MPs meet to vote on controversial plans to allow girls to wear the Islamic headscarf in universities. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:56 am
A spooky ad that ran repeatedly during CNN's Super Tuesday coverage suggested that you should contemplate your life as if you had only one month to live. If you do that, expect to exit without knowing the Democratic nominee. After Super Tuesday voting, the clearest thing about the race on the Democratic side is that it's headed into March—and quite possibly beyond.
NAIROBI (AFP) - Kenya's rival sides on Wednesday continued tough talks to end weeks of bloodshed triggered by disputed elections as the opposition threatened street protests over a foreign ministers' meeting. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:55 am
Displaced children queue to get porridge at the Tigoni police station where internally displaced persons are seeking refuge. Kenya's rival sides have continued tough talks to end weeks of bloodshed triggered... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:48 am
A displaced Kenyan boy drinks milk in a camp for internally displaced people at the Nairobi Showgrounds in Nairobi. Kenya's rival sides have continued tough talks to end weeks of bloodshed triggered by... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:48 am
A displaced Kenyan woman stands outside her tent at the Tigoni police station where Internally Displaced Persons are seeking refuge. Kenya's rival sides have continued tough talks to end weeks of bloodshed... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:48 am
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan talks during a media conference in a Nairobi hotel on February 5. Kenya's rival sides continued tough talks to end weeks of bloodshed triggered by disputed elections... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:48 am
Kenyans sit in a camp for internally displaced people in Nairobi. Kenya's rival sides have continued tough talks to end weeks of bloodshed triggered by disputed elections as the opposition threatened street... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:48 am
Opium cultivation in rebel-controlled areas in southern and southwestern Afghanistan is expected to grow this year, fueling the Taliban insurgency with more drug money, a U.N. report said Wednesday. Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:45 am
Tornadoes across four Southern states tore through homes, ripped the roof off a shopping mall and blew apart warehouses in a rare spasm of violent winter weather that killed at least 26 people and injured dozens more.
A quick assessment of pre-election polling vs. election results over at RealClearPolitics shows a typical sampling of accuracy and error in RCP's average of major polls. (See chart at end of post.) But social psychologist Jon Krosnick, a professor at Stanford and an expert on polling methodology, points out that, whether the various polls are dead-on or egregiously off-base at the end of the night, we still will not learn anything about how to do it better next time.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York won the mammoth California primary Tuesday night, NBC News projected, adding to wins in other delegate-rich states in the Northeast.
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama shared the Super Tuesday spoils this morning as one of the biggest voting days in American political history turned into one of the closest-ever electoral struggles. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:27 am
At least 27 people are killed and dozens injured by violent tornadoes in four southern US states. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:26 am
The Australian Labor government's bid to apologise to the "stolen generations" of Aborigines forcibly removed from their families has moved closer with the support of the opposition. Liberal Party leader... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:22 am
This photo taken in 2007 shows Aborigines gathering at the Sydney's inner-city suburb of Redfern. The Australian Labor government's bid to apologise to the "stolen generations" of Aborigines forcibly removed... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:22 am
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's political rivals resumed crisis talks on Wednesday despite preparations for a meeting of east African foreign ministers which has angered opposition leaders.
A Russian court halts the trial of a sick ex-manager of Yukos firm, but refuses to release him from jail for treatment. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 6 Feb 2008 | 9:11 am
The Republican and Democratic presidential contests began diverging Tuesday, leaving the Democrats facing a long and potentially divisive nomination battle and the Republicans closer to an opportunity to put aside deep internal divisions and rally around a nominee. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 6 Feb 2008 | 8:41 am
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has given a frank assessment of the challenges still facing Afghanistan seven years after the U.S. invasion to oust the Taliban and defeat Islamic extremism in the crucial country.
If Karl Rove thought claims about the conservative crackup were premature, the voters didn't listen. The early election results Tuesday suggested the GOP is still deeply split.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday she will raise with Afghanistan's U.S.-backed president the case of an Afghan reporter sentenced to death for insulting Islam. Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Feb 2008 | 8:22 am
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mildly chastised her ambassador to the United Nations on Wednesday for joining Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in a panel debate in Davos last month.
Front-runner John McCain surges ahead of his rivals with key wins across the country. Mike Huckabee, who swept the South, says he's staying in the race. Mitt Romney also says he's still in it, having won seven states.
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton won all but one of the large states on Super Tuesday but was not able to lock up the nomination, because nearly all of the contests were so close.
LONDON (AP) -- Americans seeking a change in foreign policy and a new national image abroad flocked to churches in Rome, town halls in England and an Irish pub in Hong Kong on Tuesday to vote in a Democrats Abroad primary.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:25 a... | 6 Feb 2008 | 7:35 am
Government troops launched an offensive Wednesday against rebel fortifications in northern Sri Lankan, destroying 30 bunkers and killing 12 Tamil Tiger fighters, while air force jets bombed a meeting of the separatist group's leaders, the military said. Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Feb 2008 | 7:32 am
Turkish soldiers patrol on a road near Yuksekova, southeastern Turkey near the border with Iraq, in December 2007. Two police officers were wounded in a bomb explosion in a restive province in Turkey's... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 7:32 am
File photo shows Somalian soldiers in a vehicle at Bakara market in Mogadishu. Twenty people, most of them Ethiopians, were killed and at least 80 wounded in northeastern Somalia when twin explosions rocked... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 7:05 am
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel killed eight Hamas militants Tuesday, firing missiles into the sandy courtyard of a Hamas police station as the Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for a bold strike inside Israel, the first suicide mission in over a year.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:25 a... | 6 Feb 2008 | 7:03 am
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Latino vote by roughly a two-to-one margin in key, delegate-rich states such as California, New York and New Jersey. This voting bloc has continued to grow and was seen as a crucial voting group in several Super Tuesday Western states.
Hong Kong journalist Ching Cheong (R) with his wife Mary Lau in Hong Kong on February 5. Veteran Hong Kong reporter Ching Cheong has been freed on parole after spending nearly three years in jail in China... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 6 Feb 2008 | 6:58 am
Tests show a second type of pesticide in dumplings made by a Chinese company whose products have sickened at least 10 people in Japan and set off a nationwide panic over food safety, a supermarket chain said Wednesday. Source: FOXNews.com | 6 Feb 2008 | 6:45 am
John McCain may have become the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party but he still has a battle on his hands to unite the party behind him. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 6 Feb 2008 | 6:41 am
It had been billed as an election night celebration, but it always helps on these occasions if there is something to celebrate. Was there? To begin with, nobody seemed quite sure there would be. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 6 Feb 2008 | 6:41 am
John McCain has the Republican 2008 nomination within his grasp after winning several major states in last night's mammoth primary election. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 6 Feb 2008 | 6:41 am
Super Tuesday was long seen by Hillary Clinton as the moment she would be crowned as Democratic presidential nominee after being embraced months earlier as the party Establishment's choice and the inevitable victor. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 6 Feb 2008 | 6:41 am
Hillary Clinton has defeated Barack Obama in California, the largest prize of the Super Tuesday primaries, as the two leading candidates in the Democratic contest went neck on neck on one of the biggest voting days in American political history. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 6 Feb 2008 | 6:37 am
One of the biggest voting days in American history has also been one of the closest, as Hillary Clinton went neck-on-neck with Barack Obama in the Democratic contest - even after she took California, the largest prize of the Super Tuesday primaries. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 6 Feb 2008 | 6:37 am
Asian markets plunged after a steep drop on Wall Street overnight fanned investors' fears the U.S. economy was sliding into a recession that would sap demand for Asian exports.
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) -- Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad's capital, Red Cross officials said Tuesday, as the insurgents agreed to a cease-fire and their momentum faded. Former colonial power France threatened to enter the fight to support the government.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:25 a... | 6 Feb 2008 | 6:05 am
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, has died at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old.
Hundreds of civilians have died in fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad's capital, officials said, as the insurgents agreed to a cease-fire and their momentum faded. France threatened to enter the fight to support the government.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Colorful parades rolled through New Orleans on Tuesday as thousands of revelers turned out to celebrate Mardi Gras in the city still scarred by Hurricane Katrina.
Asian markets plunged Wednesday after a steep drop on Wall Street overnight fanned fears the U.S. economy was sliding into a recession that would sap demand for Asian exports. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 6 Feb 2008 | 4:33 am
An AP investigation found dozens of examples over four years of lapses in quality control in the Puerto Rican pharmaceutical industry, which churns out $35 billion of drugs each year, most of it for sale as part of the $300 billion market in the U.S.
The campaign for a party nomination will not end on Super Tuesday. Clinton and Obama now must court the party's superdelegates, while all of the candidates will continue to fundraise. Next on the calendar are primaries in Nebraska, Ohio, Virginia and Texas.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) -- Revelers wrapped up Brazil's wild carnival bash with the popular Gala Gay ball Tuesday night on Rio de Janeiro's streets, littered with feathers and sequins after five days of partying.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:25 a... | 6 Feb 2008 | 3:45 am
Trapped by smoke, the parents of a nine-month-old baby girl faced an excruciating dilemma: if they threw her out of the window, would she be caught four stories below?
CIA Director Michael Hayden publicly confirmed for the first time the names of three suspected al Qaeda terrorists who were subjected to a particularly harsh interrogation technique known as waterboarding, and why.
Talk about an oversized load: A 4-year-old boy got stuck when he climbed into his family's top-loading washing machine, and firefighters had to use a metal cutter to slice into the appliance to get him out.
Many residents of the central city of Chenzhou will ring in the Chinese New Year by candlelight. A blackout stretched into its 12th day in the region, which has been pummeled by blizzards and ice storms since Jan. 10.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru to the Beatles and millions of meditators, has died at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 6 Feb 2008 | 12:35 am
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears has been "drugged" by her self-styled manager in a bid to take control of her home, life and finances, the troubled pop star's mother charged in court documents made public on Tuesday.
A revolution in contraception will be signalled by ministers today, with women told to consider injections and implants instead of the Pill, in an attempt to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 6 Feb 2008 | 12:01 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA used a widely condemned interrogation technique known as waterboarding on three suspects captured after the September 11 attacks, CIA Director Michael Hayden told Congress on Tuesday.
Does anyone else on campus think this story is as important as the student newspaper makes it out to be? The answer, in short: Not really. Source: U.S. News & World Report | 5 Feb 2008 | 11:30 pm
The race to the top was both strange and exhilarating, but the Michigan OTR blog handily beat out this year's competition. Source: U.S. News & World Report | 5 Feb 2008 | 11:22 pm
There are a lot of good reasons for people to lose weight and stop smoking -- but saving money on lifetime health care costs isn't one of them, according to a study out of the Netherlands. The researchers found that healthy people cost governments more in the long run because they live years longer.
Floyd "Toad" Boring, a Secret Service agent best known for his role in defending President Harry Truman from an assassination attempt, died last week at the age of 92. In his career with the Secret Service, he protected presidents from FDR to Lyndon Johnson.
A German photographer caught the heart-stopping moment when a father decided there was no other way to save his 2-year-old from a blazing apartment fire than to drop her out of fourth-story window.
Those bright, multicolored electronic billboards that loom off the side of the road won't be limited to ads for McDonald's or talk radio tonight when drivers in several Super Tuesday states return home from the office. Instead, they'll be displaying primary returns. Source: U.S. News & World Report | 5 Feb 2008 | 9:47 pm
Members of the nation's intelligence agencies delivered their annual threat assessment Tuesday to the Senate Intelligence Committee, saying al-Qaida "remains the pre-eminent terrorist threat against the United States" and providing details of U.S. use of the interrogation technique known as "waterboarding."
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. military faced complaints Tuesday from its Sunni allies over claims that more civilians had been killed by American forces - amplifying tensions as the Pentagon tries to calm anger over an airstrike last week that claimed innocent lives.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:25 a... | 5 Feb 2008 | 9:26 pm
Recession worries shook Wall Street on Tuesday. Major stock indices were all down on a report from the Institute for Supply Management that showed a stunning drop in economic activity in the service sector. The ISM number has its problems, however, and isn't always a reliable indicator.
It may be Super Tuesday elsewhere, but in New Orleans, it's Fat Tuesday -- Mardi Gras -- the third since Hurricane Katrina. And with 12 days of parades and parties, the Gulf region is almost as festive as before the storm.
A splashless summer? That's what may happen in Georgia, where an almost two-year drought has called into question whether thousands of outdoor pools in 61 counties will open this summer.
Al Qaeda and Iraq were the main subjects when the top leaders of the U.S. intelligence community appeared this morning on Capitol Hill to deliver their annual threat assessment to the Senate Intelligence Committee. Source: U.S. News & World Report | 5 Feb 2008 | 8:58 pm
Paris court rules Irish low-cost airline Ryanair must pay a total of $88,975 to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni, after running an ad featuring a photo of the couple without permission. Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Feb 2008 | 5:08 pm
An 18-year-old student accused six of her college tutors of rape in western India, police said Tuesday after arresting the suspects. Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Feb 2008 | 4:19 pm
Human right activists and relatives called for a probe Tuesday into the sudden deaths of two Iranians who were in government custody, rejecting official claims that the two committed suicide. Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Feb 2008 | 3:55 pm
Former Prime Minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party on Tuesday made public her will in which she endorsed her husband as her successor. Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Feb 2008 | 3:46 pm
Clutching a frying pan with a pancake in it, Amanda Brear wins British leg of pre-Lent race pitting Olney, England, against Liberal, Kansas. Source: FOXNews.com | 5 Feb 2008 | 3:34 pm
Talks to end weeks of post-election violence in Kenya resumed on difficult political issues, a day after rivals agreed on humanitarian aid and a leading mediator left the team because of government opposition.
Japan's health minister says pesticide-laced Chinese dumplings that sickened at least 10 people in Japan and triggered a nationwide scare were probably poisoned deliberately, but the foreign minister is urging "calm".
Reuters - Tornadoes and
thunderstorms ravaged several states in the American South
overnight, killing at least 26 people, injuring dozens and
causing widespread damage, emergency services and local media
said.
AP - The military's top uniformed officer says U.S. forces are "significantly stressed" by fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan while simultaneously trying to stem the tide of violent extremism elsewhere.
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the NATO-led military mission in Afghanistan is "bumpy," and the international aid effort needs firmer coordination among the many nations participating.
AP - Authorities went door-to-door trying to find additional victims of tornadoes that killed at least 27 people, ripped the roof off a shopping mall and blew apart warehouses as they tore across four states.
AP - Sen. John McCain won a commanding victory in the Republican delegate race over Mitt Romney on Super Tuesday. Sen. Barack Obama, trailing much of the night, nearly pulled even with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the contest for Democratic delegates.
AP - Sen. John McCain seized command of the race for the Republican presidential nomination early Wednesday, winning delegate-rich primaries from the East Coast to California. Democratic rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama traded victories in an epic struggle with no end in sight.
AP - State-by-state results from The Associated Press of Tuesday's primaries and caucuses. The number of delegates is in parentheses. In some states, only one party's election has been decided. Elections are primaries unless otherwise indicated.
AP - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a guru to the Beatles who introduced the West to transcendental meditation, died Tuesday at his home in the Dutch town of Vlodrop, a spokesman said. He was thought to be 91 years old.
AFP - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama dug in for a protracted slog for the Democratic White House nomination after battling to a brutal draw in their coast-to-coast Super Tuesday showdown.
Opium cultivation in rebel-controlled areas in southern and southwestern Afghanistan is expected to grow this year, fueling the Taliban insurgency with more drug money, a U.N. report said Wednesday.
AP - Asian markets plunged Wednesday after a steep drop on Wall Street overnight fanned investors' fears the U.S. economy was sliding into a recession that would sap demand for Asian exports.
Comment by John J. Pitney, Jr. Roy P. Crocker Professor of American Politics
Sen. John McCain won primary victories in California, New York and a string of other delegate-rich states on Super Tuesday, taking a commanding position in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.
Tornadoes across four Southern states tore through homes, ripped the roof off a shopping mall and blew apart warehouses in a rare spasm of violent winter weather that killed at least 26 people and injured dozens more.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York won the mammoth California primary Tuesday night, NBC News projected, adding to wins in other delegate-rich states in the Northeast.
Shaquille O’Neal is prepared for the Miami Heat to trade him, a confidant of the 14-time All-Star center told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.
Trapped by smoke, the parents of a nine-month-old baby girl faced an excruciating dilemma: if they threw her out of the window, would she be caught four stories below?
Talk about an oversized load: A 4-year-old boy got stuck when he climbed into his family's top-loading washing machine, and firefighters had to use a metal cutter to slice into the appliance to get him out.