The economy may be souring across the country, but western Kansas is thriving. Thanks to record oil prices and soaring prices for grain, home values are up, foreclosures and unemployment are down, and gas-guzzling trucks are flying off the lot.
The United States has accused North Korea of helping Syria to build a nuclear reactor that was not intended "for peaceful purposes". Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:53 am
The United Nations marks the first World Malaria Day with a campaign to eliminate deaths from the disease. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:52 am
Who framed Randy Randi Goldklank, the blotto boss of Ch. 7?
She is, of course, a victim. She must be - it can't be her own fault, after all. She's a Beautiful...
BP has warned that the Forties North Sea pipeline will have to be shut down if this weekend's Grangemouth oil refinery strike goes ahead. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:49 am
Wanted mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, known to like posing for cameras in cowboy garb and black leather, is seen with a parrot in his latest photo array.
The...
The UN's nuclear agency is to investigate US claims that Syria was building a secret nuclear reactor. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:43 am
Would you buy a used car from Kevin Meehan? You might, knowing the auto dealer yesterday paid $175,100 for a dirty, ripped shirt he can never wash or wear . . . and he did...
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe police say they have raided opposition headquarters in Harare and arrested people they accuse of being responsible for postelection violence.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:40 a... | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:40 am
Reuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog pledged on
Friday to investigate what it called serious U.S. accusations
that Syria secretly built a nuclear reactor with North Korean
help.
AP - Beau Underwood is putting his faith in politics. He's a 22-year-old at the University of Chicago Divinity School, an active member of the Disciples of Christ and in his spare time he's showing candidates that the path to political righteousness doesn't always veer right.
VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog pledged on Friday to investigate what it called serious U.S. accusations that Syria secretly built a nuclear reactor with North Korean help.
AP - Mothers from a polygamous sect described an emotional, rushed scene when they were forced from the shelter where they had been staying with their young children since the state removed them from their homes.
Armed riot police raid the offices of Zimbabwe's main opposition party and arrest activists, witnesses say. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:38 am
AP - From the right and the left, President Bush faces criticism over his approach toward North Korea after the White House belatedly disclosed U.S. intelligence findings that the communist regime was helping build a Syrian nuclear reactor at the same time it was promising to fully disclose its own nuclear activities.
AP - A decade after Lasik eye surgery hit the market, patients left with fuzzy instead of clear vision are airing their grievances before federal health officials.
Nepal's former rebel Maoist party wins a third of the seats in the country's new assembly, say election authorities. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:36 am
AP - After haggling with revenue agents, criminal investigators and eventually U.S. prosecutors for almost a decade, Wesley Snipes finally caught them by surprise.
A look at the MLB pitchers in the 3,000-K club. With the newest member being John Smoltz, who got his 3,000th strikeout on Aprill 22, 2008, against the Nationals. Smoltz, who trails just Greg Maddux in active strikeouts, is the sixth fastest to reach the mark. Source: Digg | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:31 am
Recently snooping enthusiasts uncovered the trademarking of 'Prodigy' for the Ubisoft platforming franchise.Now according to the Ubisoft forum community a mysterious website has emerged which users were taken to after visiting the suspected official sites address. Source: Digg | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:31 am
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH COMMENT FROM TIBETAN GOVERNMENT-IN- EXILE) China's government announced Friday it has agreed to meet with a representative from the Dalai Lama, marking an Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:30 am
AP - Vernon Gholston dominated the Big Ten. Glenn Dorsey was an unstoppable force in the SEC. Chris Long made life miserable for blockers and ball carriers in the ACC. All three could go at the top of Saturday's NFL draft, just behind Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long, who already has signed with Miami.
(Kyodo) _ The Diet passed bills on Friday for the establishment of the Tourism Agency and an upgraded transport safety board, both of which are scheduled to be inaugurated in October. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:29 am
WASHINGTON - A decade after Lasik eye surgery hit the market, patients left with fuzzy instead of clear vision are airing their grievances before federal health officials.
Make...
LONDON (AFP) - Aviva, the nation's biggest insurance company, said on Friday that group sales rose in the first quarter, lifted by a record performance from its US division. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:26 am
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - Swedish telecom infrastructure group Ericsson reported on Friday a dramatic fall in first-quarter net profits compared to the equivalent figure last year, but the result beat expectations and sent its share price soaring. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:24 am
(Kyodo) _ Unheralded Kayo Yamada birdied the final two holes to snatch a one-shot lead after the first round of the Fujisankei Ladies Classic on Friday. The winless veteran picked up... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:23 am
Super Aguri are cleared to race in this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix but their future remains in doubt. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:22 am
NITZANEI SHALOM, Israel (AP) -- A Palestinian militant shot and killed two Israeli security guards early Friday at a factory along the divide between Israel and the West Bank, the military said. The attack highlights the enormous challenge faced by moderate Palestinians to keep extremists in check.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:40 a... | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:19 am
Fighting in eastern DR Congo forces the UN refugee agency to suspend aid to displaced people. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:18 am
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- A car bomb killed three people in northwestern Pakistan Friday, despite calls from Taliban leaders asking Islamic militants to refrain from attacks amid efforts by the new government to reach peace deals in the region.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:40 a... | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:18 am
AP - A car bomb killed three people in northwestern Pakistan Friday, despite calls from Taliban leaders asking Islamic militants to refrain from attacks amid efforts by the new government to reach peace deals in the region.
AP - A 16-year-old boy asked for help obtaining a TEC-DC9 9mm pistol, saying it would be "awesome" to use the same weapon as the Columbine killers in carrying out mass murders in two states on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said.
BEIJING (AP) -- The Chinese government plans to meet with a private representative of the Dalai Lama in the coming days, state-run media reported, after weeks of pressure from world leaders.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:40 a... | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:15 am
AP - The Chinese government plans to meet with a private representative of the Dalai Lama in the coming days, state-run media reported, after weeks of pressure from world leaders.
PARIS (AFP) - An ambitious global drive led by UN chief Ban Ki-moon to end malaria deaths in Africa "in the near future" was to be launched Friday on World Malaria Day, according to Britain's leading medical journal. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:15 am
The Chinese government plans to meet with a private representative of the Dalai Lama in the coming days, state-run media reported, after weeks of pressure from world leaders. The... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:14 am
VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The head of the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency has indirectly criticized the U.S for not giving his organization intelligence information sooner on the Israeli bombing in Syria.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:40 a... | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:13 am
The head of the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency has indirectly criticized the U.S for not giving his organization intelligence information sooner on the Israeli bombing in Syria. ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:13 am
FRISCO, Texas - Khano Smith scored in the 72nd minute to help the Revolution beat FC Dallas, 1-0, last night.
Smith's first goal of the season came 2 minutes after...
China will hold talks with the Dalai Lama's aides for the first time since pro-Tibet protests, state media says. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:12 am
A man who drank four cans of Red Bull every night died from a heart attack that could have been brought on by too much of the energy drink, an inquest has heard. Source: Digg | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:11 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Human beings for 100,000 years lived in tiny, separate groups, facing harsh conditions that brought them to the brink of extinction, before they reunited and populated the world, genetic researchers have said. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:11 am
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria accused the United States on Friday of involvement in last year's Israeli attack on Syria that Washington said struck a suspected nuclear reactor built with North Korea's help.
For several quarters, Microsoft has been seeing a drop in piracy rates, which has been helping fuel improved business in its Windows unit. In the just-reported March quarter, however, Microsoft saw an increased rate Source: Digg | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:06 am
A Chinese primary school teacher and a beautician have filed a suit against CNN in New York over remarks they say insulted the Chinese people and are seeking $1.3 billion in compensation -- $1 per person in China, a Hong Kong newspaper reported. Source: Digg | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:05 am
A suspected bank robber was shot and killed by Mansfield police yesterday afternoon after he and an alleged accomplice were pulled over by cops while fleeing a heist, authorities...
(Kyodo) _ The Philippine government has asked the country's legislature to further delay its consideration of a free trade agreement concluded with Japan in 2006 and ratified by Japan's ... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 10:01 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese officials will meet representatives of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism whom China blames for a wave of unrest, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, citing official sources.
NEW YORK - Roger Goodell is fully prepared to crack down again on the New England Patriots if his meeting with Matt Walsh uncovers a tape made of the St. Louis Rams'...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain challenged Democrat Barack Obama's approach to diplomacy on Thursday, saying U.S. charges that North Korea gave nuclear assistance to Syria showed the folly of unconditional talks with foreign adversaries.
Mitsubishi Motors' profit for its final fiscal quarter dropped 37 percent as costs for closing its plant in Australia and other losses in the U.S. eroded earnings, the Tokyo-based automaker said Friday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:50 am
(Kyodo) _ Nepal's Maoist former rebels will hold the most seats in the country's new constitutional assembly, results announced Friday of the April 10 election show. Chief Election... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:50 am
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - Texas authorities said on Thursday they identified 25 more mothers below age 18 among those removed from a polygamist compound, raising to about 460 the number of minors at the heart of a huge abuse probe.
(Kyodo) _ Leading scores Friday after the first round of the Fujisankei Ladies Classic at Kawana Hotel Golf Course (6,464 yards, par 72) in Shizuoka Prefecture (Japanese unless noted): Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:46 am
Japanese stocks jumped Friday, led by gains in auto and financial shares as concerns over the global credit crunch eased. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:45 am
(Kyodo) _ The wife of Hu Jia, a Chinese human rights activist who was convicted of subversion earlier this month, has applied for his release on medical parole because of a deteriorating... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:44 am
Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Friday its net profit plummeted a staggering 95 percent in the January-March quarter due to losses related to its exit from next-generation video HD DVD business. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:43 am
(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING COMMENTS FROM TORCHBEARERS, RESIDENTS) The Beijing Olympic flame was bused into Nagano just before noon Friday guarded by an entourage of about 130 people, after... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:42 am
After weeks of often conflicting testimony about the death of an unarmed groom-to-be in a hail of 50 New York police bullets, it's now up to a judge to decide whether the shooters committed a crime.
Honda's net profit in the January-March quarter plunged 86 percent compared with the same period a year ago because of a one-time corporate tax levied on its Chinese joint venture, the Japanese carmaker said Friday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:39 am
SALT LAKE CITY - Scoring seven points in a quarter is normally nothing for Tracy McGrady.
With his team down 2-0 in the opening round of the playoffs, it meant everything...
A securities filing shows Countrywide Financial Corp. CEO Angelo Mozilo earned about $10.8 million in total compensation and cashed out $121.5 million in stock options last year. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:36 am
TORONTO - The Orlando Magic's season as one of the NBA's best road teams meant nothing to the Toronto Raptors and their fans who wore red shirts that read: I AM...
Iranians vote in a second round of elections expected to confirm conservative dominance of parliament. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:30 am
WASHINGTON - Just in case there was some delusion that the Cavaliers had their series with the Washington Wizards in hand, they were dragged back to earth Thursday night.
The...
The head of the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency has indirectly criticized the U.S for not giving his organization intelligence information sooner on the Israeli bombing in Syria. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:26 am
NAGANO, Japan (AP) -- Riot police, protesters and Chinese well-wishers converged on Nagano in the mountains of central Japan on Friday as the embattled Beijing Olympic torch arrived on one of its final international stops before moving on to China.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:40 a... | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:24 am
A suspected Australian drug smuggler died after some of the 60 hashish-packed condoms he allegedly swallowed burst, Thai police said Friday. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:20 am
The head of the European Commission said Friday he hopes to see "positive developments soon" in Tibet after talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:20 am
The US accuses North Korea of helping Syria build a nuclear reactor "not intended for peaceful purposes". Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:19 am
After weeks of pressure from world leaders, the Chinese government said Friday it will meet with a private representative of the Dalai Lama soon. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:17 am
The next thing he knew, Talis was allegedly punching Maureen"I heard my daughter hysterical yelling, 'He's hitting me!' " said Wendy Lovetro."He punched her on the shoulder blades, but that wasn't enough," she said."My husband pushed the wheelchair away from him and he reached beyond my husband and began pounding my daughter in the thigh." Source: Digg | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:17 am
Kentucky's soggy spring has put corn planting well behind schedule for farmers like Randy Hagan, who spent more time tinkering in his shop than working in his fields. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:12 am
Spain says it has recaptured a notorious drugs baron, who escaped from a Moroccan jail last December. Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:08 am
They want to make all Yahoo! sites integrated together as a huge social network! | Yahoo is swinging the doors of its Web platforms wide open to let outside developers create applications across its network of sites, as well as radically stitching together its online services under the social profile concept. Source: Digg | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:06 am
Economic package embraces many policies he once decried, including tax cuts that he voted against. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 9:05 am
The email is provocative, to say the least. Not only does it say Mr. Zelnick is "like the Hitler Youth," it also attributes the deaths of three Alabama policemen and "a recent plethora of cop killings" to prior entries in the GTA series. Source: Digg | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:59 am
Beau Underwood is putting his faith in politics. He's a 22-year-old at the University of Chicago Divinity School, an active member of the Disciples of Christ and — in his spare time — he's showing candidates that the path to political righteousness doesn't always veer right. Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:54 am
The Forties pipeline system, which pumps crude oil from the North Sea, is set
to shut down tonight, as 1,200 workers at the Grangemouth refinery in
Scotland prepare to walk out in a dispute over pensions. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:53 am
Reshma Khan, a Bakarwal nomad woman carries her son Sidiq Khan as she looks on in the outskirts of Srinagar, India, Friday, April 25, 2008. Bakarwals are nomadic shepherds of the Jammu Kashmir state, who... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:48 am
Japanese top mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. Chief Executive Masao Nakamura announces business results in Tokyo Friday, April 25, 2008. NTT DoCoMo said Friday its profit more than doubled in the January-March... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:47 am
MANILA (Reuters) - From the airconditioned supermarkets of Tokyo to the open-air stalls of Manila reactions across Asia to record leaps in the price of rice vary from fear and frustration to a nonplussed shrug of the shoulders.
A man takes a photo of Honda's fuel cell-powered vehicle (FCV) during a press event in Tokyo Thursday, April 24, 2008 to display FCV cars developed by Japanese and foreign automakers prior to the G-8 summit... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:45 am
Visitors peep through the posters featuring artists impressions of the well known Qianmen area in Beijing, China, Friday, April 25, 2008. The street, located at south of Tiananmen Square, is to re-open... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:41 am
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese officials will meet soon with a representative of the Dalai Lama, state-run Xinhua news agency reported Friday, in what would be the first known encounter since last month's deadly unrest. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:37 am
Spurred by visions of their cities frying in a warmer world, mayors around the nation have grasped a green solution: trees! Like Johnny Appleseed, they have vowed to sow their seeds in great profusion. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:36 am
A Tibetan exile woman prays during a prayer session for those killed during the Chinese government's crackdown in Tibet at a welfare center in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, April 25, 2008. Tibetan exiles in... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:35 am
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's top investigator will arrive in Tehran next week to hold more talks over Western allegations the country had studied nuclear bomb designing, a news agency reported on Friday.
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Militants say they have sabotaged an oil pipeline in Nigeria's south.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:40 a... | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:30 am
After weeks of pressure from world leaders, China has said government
officials will soon meet representatives of the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader
of its restive Tibet region. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 25 Apr 2008 | 8:16 am
Sri Lankan armoured vehicles the 'de facto' frontline at Nager Kovil in the Jaffna Peninsula. At least 165 soldiers were killed and 20 more went missing in a major battle with Tamil separatists this week,... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:54 am
Sri Lankan soldiers in the Jaffna Peninsula. Sri Lankan authorities have extended "unofficial" censorship to hospitals and funeral parlours as losses mount after a major battle against Tamil rebels Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:54 am
This undated photo shows al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. A reader-submitted question about al-Qaida is being answered as part of an Associated Press Q&A column called "Ask AP.". (AP... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:53 am
An engineer has described how he dived into a canal to save a 13-month-old baby girl trapped in an overturned car. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:52 am
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel dismissed on Friday a proposal by Hamas to call a conditional six-month truce in the Gaza Strip, calling it a ruse aimed at allowing the Palestinian Islamist group to recover from recent fighting.
The head of Interpol said on Friday that there is a "real possibility" that the Beijing Olympics will be targeted by terrorists or that anti-China groups could attack athletes. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:46 am
NAGANO (AFP) - Protesters Friday waved the Tibetan flag and denounced China's rulers as the Beijing Olympic torch came to Japan for the latest leg of a worldwide relay marred by demonstrations. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:42 am
OCALA, Florida (Reuters) - A "very sorry" Wesley Snipes, star of the "Blade" movies, was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday for willfully failing to file U.S. income tax returns for 1999 through 2001.
TOKYO (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine faces a court martial on charges of kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old schoolgirl on Japan's southern island of Okinawa in February, U.S. military officials said on Friday.
US soldiers stand guard at the entrance of Baghdad's Sadr City, on April 22, as a huge poster of late Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Bakr al-Sadr, the grandfather of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, is... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:36 am
Israel dismissed on Friday a proposal by Hamas to call a conditional six-month truce in the Gaza Strip, calling it a ruse aimed at allowing the Palestinian Islamist group to recover from recent fighting. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:33 am
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko speaks at a news conference in Tokyo Friday, April 25, 2008. Mitsubishi Motors has reported a 37 percent drop in profit for the final fiscal quarter as costs... Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:24 am
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Families stroll the park's sidewalks and picnic in the shade as laughing children clamor to see the main attraction - lions once owned by Saddam Hussein's son, Odai.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:40 a... | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:24 am
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States has accused Syria of building a secret nuclear reactor with North Korea's help, charging that the facility had a military purpose until Israel destroyed it in a September raid. Source: AFP - Wire stories | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:16 am
Italian prosecutors have opened a legal investigation into the making of the new James Bond film after a third accident in five days left a stuntman in a critical condition. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 25 Apr 2008 | 7:14 am
New numbers will be assigned the new prefix, starting in 2009.
State utility officials voted Thursday to overlay a new area code in the San Fernando Valley -- an action that follows a decade of emotional debate and effectively ends the Valley's longtime reputation as the land of the 818.
Among the renovations, planned by 2012, would be a dedicated bus lane near the stadium and two parking garages plus additional underground parking.
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt unveiled plans Thursday for a historic makeover of the 275-acre Dodger Stadium site in Chavez Ravine, describing new features designed to transform the ballpark by 2012 into a year-round destination for dining, shopping and recreation that will be fan- and environment-friendly.
The naughty Internet pictures spark concern about the star of Disney's lucrative 'Hannah Montana' franchise.
When a 15-year-old girl flashes a hint of her green bra in a playfully naughty photo on the Internet, hardly anyone -- aside from perhaps her parents -- blinks.
Recent criticisms of him provide fodder -- and raise concerns for some Democrats about his electability.
As they promote their candidates and try to pave the way for GOP victories this year, Republicans have begun making their case to voters in advertisements featuring a new star: Barack Obama.
The legislation, which the House is expected to approve quickly and President Bush has promised to sign, would prevent information gleaned from genetic testing to be used against people.
The vast promise of an era of personalized medicine based on genetic testing long has been haunted by a disturbing possibility: The same data that could alert people to serious medical problems might be used to deny them jobs or insurance coverage.
The disclosure to Congress, aimed at pressuring those countries as well as Iran, is greeted with skepticism by some experts and foreign officials.
The Bush administration went public Thursday with sensitive intelligence meant to show that North Korea spent years helping Syria build a covert facility for nuclear weapons before the plant was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last year.
U.S. forces in Japan charged a Marine with raping a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa, and Japanese prosecutors charged a U.S. sailor in the stabbing death of a taxi driver -- two in a series of alleged crimes that have stirred anger against the American military presence in Japan.
The actor is given the maximum penalty for failing to file income tax returns for three years.
Actor Wesley Snipes, star of such action movies as the "Blade" trilogy, was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday for failing to file income tax returns for three years.
Music festivals are hotter than ever as a pop-culture force -- they even play near Peoria. This weekend, Coachella Valley kicks off the season.
More than 300 music fans, some of them dancing in the aisles, rode this chartered Amtrak train Thursday from Los Angeles' Union Station to the low-desert city of Indio where this weekend they will join thousands of others for one of the signature cultural experiences of 2008 -- an all-star outdoor rock festival.
Smokers may have been overcharged for cigarettes after the Office of Fair
Trading (OFT) accused two big tobacco companies and 11 retailers of alleged
unlawful co-ordination of prices. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 25 Apr 2008 | 6:37 am
BALI, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia launched a major bird flu drill Friday that will test the ability of the nation hardest hit by the virus to respond to a possible pandemic. Thousands were taking part, from local residents to government officials.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:40 a... | 25 Apr 2008 | 6:07 am
Tracy McGrady snapped out of his fourth-quarter slump and scored seven of his 27 points in the final period to lead Houston to a 94-92 victory over Utah on Thursday night, giving the Rockets life in a series that could have been headed for a sweep.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentina's economy minister has resigned in the first major departure from President Cristina Fernandez's four-month-old administration, a government official said Friday.... Source: AP Top International News At 6:40 a... | 25 Apr 2008 | 5:27 am
A car bomb exploded next to a police station in a northwestern city Friday, killing three people and ending a five-week lull in the deadly explosions that have plagued Pakistan. Source: MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines | 25 Apr 2008 | 5:06 am
U.S. intelligence officials showed members of Congress visual evidence supporting their case that Syria was building a nuclear reactor with North Korean assistance before it was bombed by Israeli planes.
Ashlee Simpson has remained cagey about her reported pregnancy in recent interviews, perhaps because she’s featured on a magazine cover in a string bikini looking as toned as ever.
For months, Fallon has been widely considered the top choice to succeed O’Brien when he steps down next year. On Thursday, published reports said Fallon has signed, or soon will sign, a deal with NBC.
A series of earthquakes capped by a 4.2 magnitude quake rattled Reno this afternoon, shaking downtown buildings though there were no immediate reports of damage.
Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, Caroline Flint, the housing minister, and Hilary Benn, the Environment Secretary, have all disclosed that they employ their spouses in their parliamentary offices. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 25 Apr 2008 | 12:01 am
Opium production in Afghanistan is expected to fall significantly this year, with British and Afghan anti-drug efforts finally taking hold following record harvests. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 25 Apr 2008 | 12:01 am
Inmates enjoy such comfort in jail that they are ignoring chances to escape, a prison officers' leader has claimed. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 25 Apr 2008 | 12:01 am
Despite a year of personal turmoil and a barrage of bad press, soul singer Amy
Winehouse’s finances are in such good order that she has made it onto The
Sunday Times Rich List. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 24 Apr 2008 | 11:17 pm
The White House yesterday broke seven months of silence over why Israel bombed
a building in the Syrian desert last year, saying that it was convinced
North Korea was helping to build a nuclear plant at the site. Source: Top stories from Times Online | 24 Apr 2008 | 11:00 pm
Sixty-two years ago, Congress voted to withhold veterans benefits from hundreds of thousands of Filipino soldiers who fought in World War II. The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to restore those benefits.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain travels to New Orleans' lower Ninth Ward — the area hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 — during his "It's Time for Action Tour."
The Senate has unanimously passed a bill more than a decade in the making that scientists say could help herald the age of personalized medicine. It would outlaw insurance or employment discrimination based on a person's genetics, which may make people less worried about being tested.
Former communist rebels known as Maoists are poised for an overwhelming election victory in Nepal, though the results are not final. Now attention is riveted to one man, the party's leader, who will head an interim government and possibly shape Nepal's future.
Two former Marines are suing the Virginia-based contracting firm that handles security at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, and its British parent company for firing them after they accused the firm of misleading the State Department to win the embassy contract. The lawsuit is raising new questions about outsourcing security for diplomats abroad.
The top U.S. envoy to Africa, Jendayi Frazer, says that the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition party has won that nation's disputed presidential election outright. Frazer also tells journalists in South Africa that the White House backs Great Britain's call for an arms embargo against Zimbabwe.
In business, it's often said you can't shrink your way to profits. Ford Motor Co. might beg to differ. The struggling automaker posts a $100 million profit in the first quarter, bouncing back from a two-year period in which it lost more than $15 billion.
In recent years, the good prince has been Prince William, the responsible, handsome, self-effacing heir to the throne. The bad prince has been carrot-topped, pot-smoking Prince Harry, partying too hard and wearing Nazi gear on a boozy night out.
A 14-year-old Japanese girl killed herself by mixing laundry detergent with cleanser, releasing fumes that also sickened 90 people in her apartment house, police said as they grappled with a spate of similar suicides.
The CIA says North Korea was helping Syria build a nuclear reactor that was bombed last year. That news comes at a time when negotiations aimed at ridding North Korea of nuclear weapons have stalled.
Google's Brazilian subsidiary has handed over information on more than 3000 of its users to a Brazilian Senate panel investigating paedophilia.
Google's communications director Felix Ximenes delivered a set of DVDs containing... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Apr 2008 | 8:15 pm
CIA officials brief Congress about video and photo evidence that a secret facility in Syria was a nuclear reactor near completion, and that North Korea was assisting in the project. Israeli aircraft bombed the complex last year.
Israel"s air force is prepared for any threat, especially a Nuclear Iran, says its commander. 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon gets a rare look at the inner workings of the air force this Sunday, April 27, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
The United States military's health insurance programme has been swindled out of more than US$100 million ($126 million) over the past decade in the Philippines, where doctors, hospitals and clinics have conspired with American veterans... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Apr 2008 | 7:15 pm
The body of a missing disabled man could have lain undiscovered in a suitcase in the back garden of the family home for several weeks, it has emerged. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 24 Apr 2008 | 7:13 pm
Bank customers could be in line for a £1 billion refund after a significant ruling in the High Court over unfair charges. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 24 Apr 2008 | 6:44 pm
A United States federal court gave a stay of execution to 85 sea lions slated to be killed starting yesterday to help boost salmon stocks below a dam connecting the states of Washington and Oregon.
A lower court denied a request... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Apr 2008 | 6:15 pm
The Zimbabwean opposition leader won his nation's disputed presidential election, the top U.S. envoy to Africa told reporters. The opposition has claimed its leader Morgan Tsvangirai beat Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe outright March 29.
Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan troops have waged one of their fiercest battles in years, battering each other with small arms and mortars in a confrontation that the military said killed 52 guerrillas and 38 soldiers.
The rebels... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Apr 2008 | 5:15 pm
Teachers have threatened further industrial action as a national strike hit up to 9,500 schools across England and Wales on Thursday. Source: Telegraph News | Top News | 24 Apr 2008 | 5:15 pm
The Olympic flame is on its way to Japan and an uncertain future after passing through Canberra amid rowdy demonstrations, scuffles and tension between police and Chinese torch attendants.
While yesterday's 16km relay finished... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Apr 2008 | 5:00 pm
In the 2003 invasion of Iraq, United States generals David Petraeus and Ray Odierno could hardly have seemed more different in approach. But they later formed a partnership that helped both land top jobs yesterday.
The scholarly,... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Apr 2008 | 5:00 pm
Thousands of British schools were to close today as teachers staged their first national strike in 20 years, in a dispute over pay.
Up to 200,000 members of the National Union of Teachers will take part in the one-day action in... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Apr 2008 | 5:00 pm
New Caledonian rugby star Laurent Vili, 31, has been acquitted of murder after a three-day trial in Noumea notable for its heavy-armed security.
Utter silence greeted the verdict, delivered on Wednesday night about 10 in a packed... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Apr 2008 | 5:00 pm
Videos of John Lennon smoking marijuana, writing songs and discussing putting the drug LSD in President Richard Nixon's tea are the focus of a court case starting in Boston next week over whether they should be made public.
The... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Apr 2008 | 5:00 pm
An oil painting by Sir Winston Churchill of a sunset over mountains in Morocco, a view he later took United States President Franklin Roosevelt to see during World War II, has sold for US$420,000 ($532,000) in New York.
The British... Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 24 Apr 2008 | 5:00 pm
Local authorities in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir have ordered most Pakistani cable stations off the air in the territory, cable operators said Thursday. Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Apr 2008 | 4:47 pm
Insurgent violence in Afghanistan could reach record levels this year as militants increasingly target police and development projects, a top U.S. general says. Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Apr 2008 | 3:58 pm
The prizewinning artist Gregor Schneider, enfant terrible of the German cultural scene, is looking for a volunteer who is willing to die for his that is, Schneiders art. Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Apr 2008 | 3:50 pm
A new bill would compensate West Bank settlers like the Venturas who voluntarily leave their homes, and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is expected to decide within days whether to support it.
China's fast-growing population of Internet users has soared to 221 million, tying the United States for the largest number of people online, according to government data reported.
Torchbearers carry Olympic flame unimpeded through Australian capital Thursday, skirting pockets of protesters on the ground even as a skywriting plane spelled out 'Free Tibet' above them. Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Apr 2008 | 1:59 pm
Singapore television station is fined for airing a show that depicted a gay couple and their baby in a way that 'promotes a gay lifestyle,' the city-state's media regulator says. Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Apr 2008 | 1:53 pm
A 14-year-old Japanese girl killed herself by mixing laundry detergent with cleanser, releasing fumes that also sickened 90 people in her apartment house, police said Thursday as they grappled with a spate of similar suicides. Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Apr 2008 | 11:30 am
Rialry between two of Israel's most famous cantors spills into allegations of a sexual entrapment plot that includes hidden cameras, a police inquiry and female private detective hired by one to seduce his adversary. Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Apr 2008 | 9:37 am
Brazil's Air Force has suspended its search for a Roman Catholic priest who vanished after sailing into the air attached to hundreds of balloons. Source: FOXNews.com | 24 Apr 2008 | 8:56 am
Reuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog pledged on
Friday to investigate what it called serious U.S. accusations
that Syria secretly built a nuclear reactor with North Korean
help.
AP - Beau Underwood is putting his faith in politics. He's a 22-year-old at the University of Chicago Divinity School, an active member of the Disciples of Christ and in his spare time he's showing candidates that the path to political righteousness doesn't always veer right.
AP - Mothers from a polygamous sect described an emotional, rushed scene when they were forced from the shelter where they had been staying with their young children since the state removed them from their homes.
AP - From the right and the left, President Bush faces criticism over his approach toward North Korea after the White House belatedly disclosed U.S. intelligence findings that the communist regime was helping build a Syrian nuclear reactor at the same time it was promising to fully disclose its own nuclear activities.
AP - A decade after Lasik eye surgery hit the market, patients left with fuzzy instead of clear vision are airing their grievances before federal health officials.
AP - After haggling with revenue agents, criminal investigators and eventually U.S. prosecutors for almost a decade, Wesley Snipes finally caught them by surprise.
AP - Vernon Gholston dominated the Big Ten. Glenn Dorsey was an unstoppable force in the SEC. Chris Long made life miserable for blockers and ball carriers in the ACC. All three could go at the top of Saturday's NFL draft, just behind Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long, who already has signed with Miami.
AP - A car bomb killed three people in northwestern Pakistan Friday, despite calls from Taliban leaders asking Islamic militants to refrain from attacks amid efforts by the new government to reach peace deals in the region.
AP - A 16-year-old boy asked for help obtaining a TEC-DC9 9mm pistol, saying it would be "awesome" to use the same weapon as the Columbine killers in carrying out mass murders in two states on Sept. 11, a prosecutor said.
AP - The Chinese government plans to meet with a private representative of the Dalai Lama in the coming days, state-run media reported, after weeks of pressure from world leaders.
After weeks of often conflicting testimony about the death of an unarmed groom-to-be in a hail of 50 New York police bullets, it's now up to a judge to decide whether the shooters committed a crime.
Tracy McGrady snapped out of his fourth-quarter slump and scored seven of his 27 points in the final period to lead Houston to a 94-92 victory over Utah on Thursday night, giving the Rockets life in a series that could have been headed for a sweep.
Ashlee Simpson has remained cagey about her reported pregnancy in recent interviews, perhaps because she’s featured on a magazine cover in a string bikini looking as toned as ever.
For months, Fallon has been widely considered the top choice to succeed O’Brien when he steps down next year. On Thursday, published reports said Fallon has signed, or soon will sign, a deal with NBC.