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A half-acre plaza that has stood for the goodwill between Mexico and the United States is closing to make way for a triple fence along the U.S. southern border, the California State Parks Department confirmed Thursday. Complete Story...
Protests over Calif. train shooting turn violent11 gay bars get letters threatening ricin attacksObama warns of unremitting doom unless stimulus package passes fastNYPD Now Looking to Intercept Cell Phone Calls in the Name of Terrorism!Man Dies 35 Years After Being Shot; Death Ruled HomicideSenators Grill TVA Chief Over Coal Ash CleanupProsecutors Cite Checks in Opposing Madoff Bail
Mandelman: Confidence Lost... 
MXC The Mexico Times Co.: Mexico v. United States of America - Court to Deliver Judgment on Jan 19 
sheprofessrrr: Ann Curry, Shut Up!
freemediaproductions: Breaking News: Rally outside BART Headquarters in Oakland
AMERICANA2: Laura And Bushys Last Words :"Let Them Eat Plates' 
The critics have spoken, and "Slumdog Millionaire" is their final answer.
Roland Burris cleared a key hurdle Thursday on his way to filling President-elect Barack Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat, testifying under oath that he didn't strike any deals with Gov. Rod Blagojevich to get the plum appointment.
Prosecutors in Arizona have dropped charges against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot and killed an illegal immigrant near the Mexican border after two trials ended with jurors deadlocked.
As of Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at least 4,223 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
She's regarded as an Internet pioneer, credited with helping turn a Web site used for trading Beanie Babies into a multibillion-dollar company with 15,000 employees.
President-elect Barack Obama implored Congress on Thursday to "act boldly and act now" to fix an economy growing perilously weaker. Democratic and Republican lawmakers complained about his tax policies, letting Obama know they intend to place their own stamp on the economic recovery effort.
Two Woonsocket High School boys did the right thing by trying to get to school on time. It was the way they got there that police had a problem with. Police told The Call of Woonsocket the boys ages 15 and 16 stole a car Tuesday morning in order to make it to school on time.
A federal judge on Thursday delayed the trial of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo on charges he took young girls across state lines for sex.
Floods, mudslides and avalanches in the Pacific Northwest kept tens of thousands of people from their homes Thursday, brought freight trains to a standstill and stranded hundreds of trucks along the major highways that link Seattle's busy ports with markets around the country.
Police in upstate New York say a man has been sprinkling roofing nails on the driveways of people he didn't like to cause flat tires for two years. Stony Point police Lt. Peter Quinn said Michael Delisio was arrested Tuesday after an officer staking out one victim's home saw nails being thrown from Delisio's car.
Gov. David Paterson said for the first time Thursday that Caroline Kennedy's lack of legislative experience is a "minus" to her qualifications as a possible appointee to the U.S. Senate.
Episcopal leaders in Pittsburgh went to court Thursday seeking to recover $20 million in assets they believe were wrongfully taken when the conservative branches split from the liberal diocese in October.
A teenager who authorities say was plotting to "shoot up" a North Carolina high school is in custody because of a tip from a teen who chatted with the suspect online, investigators said Thursday.
Congress overstepped its authority when it enacted a law allowing the federal government to hold sex offenders in custody indefinitely beyond the end of their prison terms, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.
Roland Burris has erected a grand mausoleum for himself, carved with the words "TRAIL BLAZER" and a long list of his accomplishments, with a space left for his more recent achievements. That gap could soon be filled in with "U.S. Senator."
Several media organizations on Thursday joined a Nebraska historical society's fight to obtain the names of 957 people buried in unmarked graves at a former psychiatric hospital cemetery.
With less than two weeks before Barack Obama makes his inaugural address, he might heed instructions President John F. Kennedy gave to his speechwriter: "add style & eloquence," "shorten sentences & words," "eliminate I" and most important, keep it short.
Citigroup agrees to let judges retool troubled mortgagesWASHINGTON — Key congressional Democrats on Thursday reached an agreement with financial giant Citigroup Inc. on a proposal to make it easier for bankruptcy judges to adjust the terms of home loans and possibly forestall many foreclosures.
Beg Your Pardon?Bush's power to pardon is basically unlimited. Could he legally pardon himself?
Military force-feeding 10 percent of Guantanamo detaineesTen percent of captives at the US Guantanamo Bay prison -- many of whom have never been charged of a crime -- are having their heads velcroed to chairs and forced to take in nutritional supplements by a tube forcibly inserted through their noses by US guards.
EPA still may limit rocket fuel in drinking waterThe Environmental Protection Agency is taking a second look at its decision not to limit the amount of a toxic rocket fuel ingredient allowed in drinking water.
Source: Seattle P-I to be sold, or closedKING 5 news has learned that Seattle may soon become a one newspaper town.
Democrats criticize Obama's proposed tax cutsPresident-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposition Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs. Senators from both parties agreed that Congress should do something to stimulate the economy.
Cowboy churches rope in new ChristiansMoments after flying headfirst onto the arena dirt, the man brushes off his protective vest as rodeo clowns rush in to distract the still-bucking bull. But this isn't a typical rodeo. It's an outreach ministry.
Gut Check: Green jobs, green economy?Msnbc.com Gut Check: Is Obama's green jobs for a green economy the right way to approach the recession? Tell us your thoughts, ideas and even inventions.
Cops: Man sprinkled nails on driveways of foesPolice in upstate New York say a man has been sprinkling roofing nails on the driveways of people he didn't like to cause flat tires for two years.
Violent Crime Wave Targets ElderlyRobberies in one urban area of Texas show a dangerous trend -- criminals targeting the vulnerable elderly.
Brawl Breaks Out At DCF Office In Sanford The economy is bad and long waits for help have meant short tempers. Eyewitness News found out a brawl broke out at the Department of Children and Families office in Seminole County and state workers were hurt.
Jump in Alaska teen birth rate tops U.S.: Alaska News | adn.comSome experts have blamed the national increase on increased federal funding for abstinence-only health education that does not teach teens how to use condoms and other contraception.
Mothers are Vanishing: Renee PerniceRenee Pernice, 35, and a mother of 3 children has been missing from her Kansas City home since Friday, January 2.
Cowboy churches rope in new ChristiansMoments after flying headfirst onto the arena dirt, the man brushes off his protective vest as rodeo clowns rush in to distract the still-bucking bull. But this isn't a typical rodeo. It's an outreach ministry.
Plant That Spilled Coal Ash Had Earlier Leak Problems The official, Tom Kilgore, told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that the authority had found that dikes holding millions of cubic yards of toxic coal ash mixed with water at the authority's Kingston Fossil Plant in Tennessee had allowed noticeable "seepage …
FOXNews.com - Report: Powerful Solar Storm Could Shut Down U.S. for Months - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology NewsA new study from the National Academy of Sciences outlines grim possibilities on Earth for a worst-case scenario solar storm. Damage to power grids and other communications systems could be catastrophic, the scientists conclude, with effects leading to a potential loss of govern …
Chicago Public Schools' cappuccino bill: $67,000 Chicago public school bureaucrats skirted competitive bidding rules to buy 30 cappuccino/espresso machines for $67,000, with most of the machines going unused because the schools they were ordered for had not asked for them, according to a report by the CPS Office of Inspector Ge …
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