NEW YORK – A father who said he was upset with his teenage daughter for text-messaging a boy was arrested Saturday on charges of killing the girl, whose burned body was found stuffed in the boiler of his apartment building, police said. The 34-year-old man called 911 Saturday morning, claiming …
Read More »Houston Authorities Suspend Search for Missing Pregnant Woman Near Due Date
A Houston search for a missing pregnant woman whose due date is fast approaching has been suspended until investigators uncover new information, Click2Houston.com reports. Tierra Adams, 25, has been missing for 15 days, and is due to give birth Thursday. Texas EquuSearch crews had been conducting ground and air searches …
Read More »'Sex and the City' Star Cynthia Nixon Discusses 'Fantastic' Lesbian Relationship
“Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon’s relationship with partner Christine Marinoni is “fantastic” and she’s “in love,” the actress told reporters while promoting the upcoming “Sex and the City” movie. Nixon has been with Marinoni, a New York City education activist, since 2003. That year, Nixon separated from her …
Read More »Iraqi Government Welcomes Al-Sadr's Orders to Pull Fighters From Streets
BAGHDAD, Iraq – The Iraqi government has welcomed an order by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to pull his fighters off the streets. Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told FOX News that the decision is “positive and responsive.” Al-Dabbagh said the move would “help the government confront those who are violating the …
Read More »Residents of Vermont Towns Vote to Support Hypothetical Bush-Cheney Indictment
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – Voters in two Vermont towns approved measures Tuesday calling for the indictment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney for what they consider violations of the Constitution. More symbolic than anything, the items sought to have police arrest Bush and Cheney if they ever visit Brattleboro …
Read More »Why is Actor Ethan Hawke Rallying Around a Convicted Cop Killer?
This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” December 22, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Personal Story” segment tonight, first it was Death Row …
Read More »Supreme Court Allows Nat'l Geographic CD-ROM Archive
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let stand a ruling that copyright law authorized a publisher to reproduce a collective work in CD-ROM format, even if some new materials have been added. The justices declined to review a dispute involving National Geographic magazine and whether it had to …
Read More »Hawke Seeks Clemency for N.J. Murderer
TRENTON, N.J. – Ethan Hawke has asked New Jersey’s acting governor to grant clemency to a 65-year-old woman who has been in prison for more than 16 years for murdering her police officer-boyfriend. The 35-year-old actor said in an e-mail Tuesday that his mother knows Melvina McClain, who is serving …
Read More »Second Terror Suspect Killed in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Police shot dead a militant on Saudi Arabia’s most-wanted list on Wednesday, the second major terror suspect to die in the country in 24 hours, a Saudi security official said. Abdel-Rahman Saleh Abdel-Rahman al-Mutab, who was No. 4 on the list of the kingdom’s 15 most-wanted …
Read More »Intel Narrows Range of Revenue Target, Shares Fall
SAN FRANCISCO – Intel Corp. (INTC) Thursday gave a sales outlook that fell just below the average analyst estimate, deflating hopes that the world’s biggest chipmaker would give a bullish forecast and sending its shares lower. Intel, which makes the microprocessors found at the heart of nearly 90 percent of …
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