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Newborn baby found alive in morgue 12 hours after being declared dead
Wed,11 Apr 2012 10:55 AM PDT
The Sideshow - A newborn in Argentina was found very much alive in a morgue by her mother 12 hours after hospital staff had declared the baby dead. The mother, Analia Bouguet, tells TeleNoticias TV that the hospital still has issued her only a death certificate for the infant rather than a birth certificate. Bouguet said she is [...] Full Story | Top |
Bill Cosby on George Zimmerman: Guns, not race, real issue in Trayvon Martin case
Sun,15 Apr 2012 11:46 AM PDT
The Cutline - Bill Cosby, the latest in a string of celebrities asked to publicly weigh in on the Trayvon Martin case, said the biggest issue in the 17-year-old's killing at the hands of 28-year-old neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman is not race--it's guns. "I believe that when you tell me that you're going to protect the neighborhood that [...] Full Story | Top |
Latin America rebels against Obama over Cuba
Sun,15 Apr 2012 04:34 PM PDT
Reuters -  CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Unprecedented Latin American opposition to U.S. sanctions on Cuba left President Barack Obama isolated at a summit on Sunday and illustrated Washington's declining influence in a region being aggressively courted by China. Unlike the rock-star status he enjoyed at the 2009 Summit of the Americas after taking office, Obama has had a bruising time at the two-day meeting in Colombia of some 30 heads of state. Sixteen U.S. security personnel were caught in an embarrassing prostitution scandal before Obama arrived, Brazil and others have bashed Obama over U.S. ...
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Y! Big Story: After Zimmerman arrest, questions about 'stand your ground'
Fri,13 Apr 2012 09:37 PM PDT
Trending Now - The fatal encounter between a 17-year-old black teenager and a mixed-race neighborhood watch volunteer has created a furor over "stand your ground" laws, which have been enacted in more than 20 states; legislation is pending in others. That Florida, the epicenter of the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman case, was the first to pass the law in [...] Full Story | Top |
George Washington voted Britain's greatest enemy commander
Sun,15 Apr 2012 08:30 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - American revolutionary leader George Washington has been voted the greatest enemy commander to face Britain, lauded for his spirit of endurance against the odds and the enormous impact of his victory. In a contest organised by the National Army Museum, Washington triumphed over Irish independence hero Michael Collins, France's Napoleon Bonaparte, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. ... Full Story | Top |
Prayers and silence mark Titanic centenary
Sun,15 Apr 2012 08:33 PM PDT
Associated Press -  With prayers, a hymn and a moment of silence broken by a ship's deep whistle, passengers and crew on a memorial trip marked 100 years to the moment since the Titanic sent more than 1,500 people to a watery grave.
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Obama pledges immigration reform early in 2nd term
Sat,14 Apr 2012 03:13 PM PDT
Associated Press -  In his most specific pledge yet to U.S. Hispanics, President Barack Obama said Saturday he would seek to tackle immigration policy in the first year of a second term. But he cautioned that he would need an amenable Congress to succeed.
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New North Korean leader makes first public speech
Sun,15 Apr 2012 10:23 AM PDT
Associated Press -  North Korea's new leader addressed his nation and the world for the first time Sunday, vowing to place top priority on his impoverished country's military, which promptly unveiled a new long-range missile.
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Secret Service scandal deepens; 11 placed on leave
Sun,15 Apr 2012 03:13 AM PDT
Associated Press -  An embarrassing scandal involving prostitutes and Secret Service agents deepened Saturday as 11 agents were placed on leave, and the agency designed to protect President Barack Obama had to offer regret for the mess overshadowing his diplomatic mission to Latin America.
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Obama calls on Romney to release tax returns: Univision
Sat,14 Apr 2012 05:24 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to release more of his tax returns, in an interview with Univision released on Saturday. Obama's campaign has been pushing Romney, a multi-millionaire former private equity executive, to release several years of his prior tax returns to shed light on how he amassed his wealth. In an interview conducted on Friday and released on Saturday, an anchor for the Spanish-language network noted Obama had released his tax returns for 12 years and asked him if Romney should do the same. ...
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Israel nabs fly-in activists at airport
Sun,15 Apr 2012 01:26 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Israel detained dozens of international activists as they landed at its main airport on Sunday, preventing them from entering the country to participate in a planned solidarity mission with Palestinians in the West Bank.
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Midwest storms: Tornadoes claim at least 5 in Oklahoma
Sat,14 Apr 2012 12:44 PM PDT
The Lookout - Below are continuing updates of the severe weather in parts of the Midwest. A round of severe weather which included tornadoes, heavy winds and baseball-sized hail has passed through the Midwest late Saturday and early Sunday. Strong thunderstorms are expected as far east as Michigan, but forecasters say the storm system is weakening and additional tornadoes [...] Full Story | Top |
President Obama's Lavish Vacations Are Under Scrutiny Again
Sun,15 Apr 2012 08:39 AM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama is very adept at side-stepping questions and diverting the conversation from real issues to partisan rhetoric. Earlier this week Obama sat down with ABC News St. Louis anchorman Larry Conners to discuss the "Buffett Rule" and again proved how out of touch he is with the American people. Once the interview turned to the topic excessive and expensive vacations taken by the first family, Obama's entire demeanor changed as he evaded the question, according to videos clips on The Blaze. Full Story | Top |
Secret Service incident may not have been first: U.S. lawmaker
Sun,15 Apr 2012 12:32 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigators looking into alleged U.S. Secret Service misconduct in Colombia before President Barack Obama's trip there must probe how often this has happened before, the Republican chairman of a House government oversight panel said on Sunday. Representative Darrell Issa also told CBS' "Face the Nation" program that there may have been more agents involved than the 11 who were sent back to Washington after allegations surfaced that they had brought prostitutes to their hotel in Colombia. ... Full Story | Top |
Romney Scares the Hell Out of Obama
Fri,13 Apr 2012 12:20 PM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network -  COMMENTARY | In the aftermath of Rick Santorum's decision to drop out of the GOP race a curiously fact-less post appeared on President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign website.
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Three girls among Oklahoma tornado dead; clean-up underway
Sun,15 Apr 2012 04:54 PM PDT
Reuters -  OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Clean-up efforts were underway across the Midwest on Sunday after dozens of tornadoes ripped across the region, killing five people in one Oklahoma town, three of them young girls, after storm sirens failed to sound and houses were reduced to rubble. Storms skipped through what is often called "Tornado Alley" in the U.S. Central and Southern Plains on Saturday and into Sunday, but the high winds and dozens of tornadoes mostly struck rural areas, sparing the region from worse damage. ...
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Midwest tornadoes: 5 dead, 29 injured in Okla.
Sun,15 Apr 2012 05:23 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Tornadoes raking communities across the Midwest and Plains left five people dead and at least 29 injured in Oklahoma, damaging a hospital, homes and other buildings as a vast severe weather front plunged eastward Sunday across the nation's midsection.
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More Than Mere Magic Mushrooms
Thu,12 Apr 2012 08:42 AM PDT
This Could Be Big - This week we're talking about fungus two ways. One that can survive exclusively on polyurethane and another that can replace Styrofoam. Both polyurethane and styrofoam are not biodegradable, so without a solution, all the plastic bottles and old toys we throw out every year will be sitting in landfills for centuries. Yes, you can recycle [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama: US has offered no 'freebies' to Iran
Sun,15 Apr 2012 07:57 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Exposing a rift with Israel, President Barack Obama on Sunday insisted that the United States has not "given anything away" in new talks with Iran as he defended his continued push for a diplomatic resolution to the dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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Killer of 77 goes on trial in Norway
Sun,15 Apr 2012 05:43 AM PDT
Associated Press -  The terror trial against an anti-Muslim fanatic who confessed to killing 77 people in Norway starts Monday amid worries that he will use the proceedings to showcase his radical views.
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Midwest storms: Severe weather, tornado warnings from Texas to Wisconsin
Sun,15 Apr 2012 09:39 AM PDT
The Lookout - A day after tornadoes and strong storms walloped the Midwest, killing at least five people in Oklahoma and causing massive damage throughout the region, forecasters warn that more severe weather is on the way. The National Weather Service is forecasting the development of tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds over parts of the upper Mississippi [...] Full Story | Top |
Residents digging out after tornadoes hit Midwest
Sun,15 Apr 2012 02:28 PM PDT
Associated Press -  The television was tuned to forecasters' dire warnings of an impending storm when Greg Tomlyanobich heard a short burst from a tornado siren blare after midnight Sunday. Then silence. Then rumbling.
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