The World Health Organization has issued a warning to nations around the world to be on the lookout for outbreaks of the swine flue after cases surfaced in Mexico and the United States. More…
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A Delta Air Lines bound from New York’s J.F.K. Airport to Tel Aviv, Israel was diverted to Boston’s Logan Airport after a 22-year-old passenger rushed to the front of the aircraft and began pounding on the cockpit door. More…
At least sixteen people have died of swine flue and fifty more deaths are being examined for the deadly virus in Mexico City according to a local health minister. More…
A handgun found in the apartment of Phillip Markoff, the man accused of killing Julissa Brisman in a Boston hotel during a botched robbery, matches the same weapon used in the crime police say. More…
The only US automaker to turn away government aid posted a less than expected first-quarter loss and reduced cash consumption sending stock up during early morning trading. More
As strikes and civil disobedience increase, Former French prime minister, Dominique de Villepin stated that conditions in France are deteriorating and that, “The government is losing control… there is a risk of revolution…” More…
Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) who is a leader in the congressional effort to reform the criminal justice system, said that all issues – including drug legalization – must be on the table. More…
In the middle of a mounting debate between liberals and conservatives the White House sent more mixed signals conceding that the use of harsh interrogation methods may have yielded valuable information about terrorist activities. More…
The Swedish judge who sentenced founders of the Pirate Bay website to jail last week forgot to tell anyone that he was in bed with copyright protection associations and serves on the board of the Motion Picture Association of America. More…
Chicago suburb, Elk Grove Village is dropping it’s legal fight to prevent expansion of O’Hare International Airport because plans to build a roadway through an industrial park in the village were reportedly dropped. More…
The New York Times is reporting that the Treasury Department is preparing Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings for Chrysler that could come as early as next week. Chrysler’s lenders hold nearly $7 billion in debt and the government earlier offered 22 cents on the dollar for a 5% share in a reorganized corporation. More…
Two suicide bombers wearing vests stuffed with explosives detonated their bombs in separate attacks in Baghdad and north of Baghdad killing a total of sixty people police said. More…
President Obama will be getting a high-security, high-tech BlackBerry for his personal use administration officials have said in an exclusive report in the Washington Times. More…
ComEd parent company Exelon Corporation has announced plans to build the largest urban solar power plant in the nation in the city’s south side, committing $60 million to the project with plans for completion by the end of his year. More…
General Motors Corporation may be planning to close most of it’s U.S factories for up to nine weeks this summer due to slumping sales and huge inventorries of unsold vehicles now on dealer lots. Speculation that the former auto giant could declare bankruptcy may be partially to blame for lagging sales, analysts believe. More…
WASHINGTON – Reports indicate that 41-year-old, David Kellerman, acting Chief Financial Officer for Freddie Mac – the government sponsored creator of mortgage-backed securities, was found dead in his N0rth Virginia home, the victim of and apparent suicide. More…
Fidel Castro claimed that President Obama “misinterpreted” his brother Raul’s sentiments expressed toward the United States Tuesday and shrugged off any suggestion that Cuba would free political prisoners being held on the Island after posting an essay blasting the US President for showing signs of superficiality. More…
Congressman John Murtha (D. PA) is under scrutiny for allegedly steering tens of millions in taxpayer funds to 10 companies that recently donated to his campaign. More…