| US won't accept legitimacy of Myanmar's elections The US will not recognise the outcome of Myanmar's elections scheduled for later this year because of new laws that ban political prisoners and the country's leading democratic activist from participating, the US State Department said... | |
| Manhattan man vows to visit 365 city bars in 365 days! A Manhattan man is fulfilling every alcoholic's dream-he has pledged to drink at 365 city bars in 365... |
| Nano-scale "fuses" generate 100 times more energy than conventional batteries A new American research has found that miniature tubes layered with a chemical fuel can generate 100 times more electrical power by weight than conventional... |
| Lava carved ancient Martian riverbed A new American research has revealed that an ancient "riverbed" in Mars was not made by the flow of water but was carved by molten... |
| Oprah Winfrey sees herself in Gabourey Sidibe Oprah Winfrey has revealed she sees a bit of herself in Gabourey... |
| Demi Moore 'gives daughter pole dancing tips' Actress Demi Moore reportedly handed out pole-dancing tips to her daughter Rumer Willis at a party in... |
| 'Bachelor' contestant Rozlyn Papa in sex tape scandal Ousted "Bachelor" contestant Rozlyn Papa has been placed at the centre of a scandal after a sex tape allegedly featuring the model found its way to the... |
| Mums with metal-on-metal implants pass metal ions to kids A new American research has found that women with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants pass metal ions to their... |
| Terrorists of today fathered by Pak were yesteryear 'heroes' prior to 9/11 : Zardari Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, for the first time, has admitted that his country had fathered extremists, which were seen as 'heroes' by the people of the... |
| 'India's identification with US has clear limits,' says expert India's identification with the United States has clear limits and it will resist any notion that it can be used as an instrument of US policy or as a counterweight to China, says leading international strategic expert, Mr. Adam... |
| Simon Cowell on kids: It's 'important to have a lot of me's around' After consistently saying no to kids for years, Simon Cowell might just end up having children with fiancee Mezhgan Hussainy after... |
| Computer power button design chosen as NYC's new condom logo More than 15,000 online voters have chosen Luis Acosta's computer power button design as the new condom logo for New York... |
| Lindsay files 100m dlrs lawsuit over 'boyfriend-stealing', 'milkaholic' baby ad Lindsay Lohan has dragged financial company E-Trade to court in a 100 million dollar suit claiming that a boyfriend-stealing, "milkaholic" baby - also named Lindsay - in its latest advert is modelled after... |
| America's 'Jihad Jane' charged for supporting terrorist plot A Pennsylvania woman known as 'Jihad Jane' has been charged for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and plotting to kill in a foreign... |
| NY chef giving customers taste of cheese made from wife's breast milk! A New York chef is offering diners at his restaurant to munch on cheese made from his wife's breast... |
| When Michelle Obama was ditched by her girlfriends on Inauguration Day! Michelle Obama has recalled the time when her girlfriends ditched her in the presidential box on Inauguration Day to get ready for the time-squeezed evening... |
| John Travolta calls healing over son's death 'a lifelong project' John Travolta has confessed that a lifetime may not be enough to get over the death of his teenage son... |
| Sweden home to most bisexual babes in the world Sweden has the most number of bisexual babes in the world and San Francisco is the kinkiest place to visit - these are some of the facts revealed by a new... |
| Argentina to import gasoline for first time in 30 years Argentine oil company YPF has said that it plans to import 50 million litres of gasoline as demand outstrips supply in the South American... |
| Preadom, Houston Baptist Top Chicago State 80-77 OREM, Utah Wendell Preadom scored 22 points and hit the go-ahead basket to lead Houston Baptist to an 80-77 victory over Chicago State in the first round of the Great West Conference... |
| Actor Corey Haim Dies Of Overdose In Los Angeles (Adds details from coroner, paragraphs 4-6)LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - Corey Haim, a Hollywood teen star of the 1980s who became as famous for his struggles with substance abuse as his acting, died in... |
| Miss. School Prom Off After Lesbian's Date Request JACKSON, Miss. A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a... |
| Coast Guard: Icebreaker To Be Reactivated By 2013 SEATTLE After a $62 million overhaul, the Coast Guard will have its third icebeaker back in service in 2013, filling a critical need as the fleet takes on new responsibilities, the commandant... |
| Police Surprised By Teacher-student Sex Confession LOS ANGELES In his 28 years with the Burbank Police Department, Sgt. Robert Quesada had never heard of anything quite like it: A well-respected teacher at one of the city's public schools... |
| Kansas City, Mo., Closing Nearly Half Its Schools In this photo taken Feb. 28, 2010, the Kansas City Board of Education building, located near the Sprint Center, is seen from McGee Street, in Kansas City, Mo. Sale of the building would help as the... |
| Nyc Judge: Govt Must Stop Blocking Money To Acorn NEW YORK A federal judge who found it unconstitutional that Congress tried to cut funding to the activist group ACORN has rejected a government request to change her mind and has ordered... |
| Math And English Classes Could Be Standardized SEATTLE Governors and education leaders on Wednesday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking... |
| Feds Raid Office Of Doctor Suspected In Illicit Weight-loss Treatment Federal investigators have seized drugs and patient files from the office of a Port Angeles doctor accused of marketing and selling unproven imported weight-loss drugs. According to a recently... |
| 2 Marine Corps Fighter Pilots Rescued Off Sc Coast THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Two Marine Corps fighter pilots have been rescued from the ocean off South Carolina after their aircraft went down. A statement from the U.S. Coast Guard... |
| Tribes Face Hurdles With Sex Offender Registration By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYANASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. -- Only Ohio and Native American tribes in Washington and Oregon have so far met the deadline to comply with a federal law... |
| Mass. Patron Who Paid For Conjoined Twins' Op Dies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON -- A Massachusetts philanthropist who gave away millions of dollars to meet medical expenses for needy people and paid for the separation surgery of conjoined twins has... |
| White House Pushes Insurers To Cooperate On Reforms : Well, according to the secretary's own department, HHS, the share of premium going to administrative costs and profits of health insurers has declined for six years in a row. What is causing... |
| Li Alzheimer's Caregiver Shares Story On Capitol Hill denise.bonilla@newsday.com It took a trip to Capitol Hill, but Karen Henley finally feels empowered. Henley, who was featured in Newsday's series on Alzheimer's disease in October, took her two... |
| Gop, Dems Reveal Incumbent Hit Lists Two Democratic and Republican campaign groups released their lists Wednesday of the top House seats and incumbents targeted in the November midterm... |
| Judge Rules Government Can't Block Money To Acorn NEW YORK A federal judge who found it unconstitutional that Congress tried to cut funding to the activist group ACORN has rejected a government request to change her mind and has ordered... |
| Pa. Suspect: Caretaker By Day, 'jihad Jane' Online (AP Photo/Tom Green County Jail)In this June 26, 1997 booking photo released by the Tom Green County Jail in San Angelo, Texas, is shown Colleen R. LaRose. LaRose, the self-described "Jihad Jane" who... |
| Calif. Boy Who Called 911 Thanks Dispatcher A 7-year-old boy who called 911 from a locked bathroom while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and high-fived on Wednesday the sheriff's dispatcher who took his call.The boy, identified... |
| Census Campaign Targets Tech-savvy Hispanic Youth Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census announced a new campaign Thursday that aims to reach the hard-to-count demographic through its smart-phone-toting youngsters.The... |
| Va. Gov Counters State Atty. Gen.'s Advice On Gays Virginia attorney general's advice to public colleges.The governor issued the written directive as about 200 gay-rights activists swarmed the Capitol to... |
| Big Miami-dade Hospital System Nears Insolvency Chief Operating Officer David Small said.Jackson could run out of cash and shut by May or sooner, Lapciuc said, and the county mayor said officials were preparing to advance the hospital some... |
| Bank Of America Ends Fees For Overdrafts On Debit Cards NEW YORK -- Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in the accounts linked to their debit cards. It's a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations... |
| U.s. President Hosts Meeting On Energy, Climate At White House WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama made a renewed push for a long-stalled climate and energy bill Tuesday, urging lawmakers at a White House meeting to pass a comprehensive bill this... |
| Spoiler Alert! We're Live Blogging Tonight's 'american Idol': Top 8 Guys We're live-blogging tonight's episode of "American Idol," featuring the performances of the Top 8 guys, from 5-6 p.m. Pacific time, 9-10 p.m. Eastern. To join along as the evening unfolds, click the... |
| White House On Passing Of Egyptian Cleric Sheikh Tantawi THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 10, 2010 Statement by the Press Secretary on the Passing of Sheikh Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi “We express our deepest condolences on the passing... |
