An Indiana man found that when it comes to getting people to take off their clothes, nothing beats money and fame as enticements. Police and prosecutors say Richard C. Brown, 41, lured three men to his house last July by telling them he was a radio-station DJ and that they …
Read More »Presidents Cup Golfers Meet Bush
WASHINGTON – Golfers Jack Nicklaus (search) and Gary Player (search) showed off the President’s Cup that they will be vying for this fall to the president himself Wednesday. President Bush, honorary chairman of the 2005 Presidents Cup (search), posed for photos with the two golfers and the gold cup in …
Read More »Gitmo Releases 17 Detainees to Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – Seventeen Afghan men released from the U.S. military jail at Guantanamo Bay (search), Cuba have arrived in Afghanistan (search) and are being turned over to local authorities, officials said Tuesday. Abdul Wakil Omari, a spokesman for the Afghan Supreme Court, said the men would be formally handed …
Read More »U.S. Hiking Afghan Anti-Drug Push
KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. military will take a major role in training Afghanistan’s (search) police and will provide intelligence and transport for the country’s new anti-drug forces, dramatically expanding American efforts against a booming narcotics trade (search), a top general said. Afghanistan produced an estimated 87 percent of the …
Read More »Did Michigan Department of Education Ban the Word America?
Are you an American? Do you live in America? Seems simple enough to most of us. But a Michigan judge named Charles Warren, who also happens to be a former member of the state board of education, wrote a piece in a Detroit paper in which he says the Michigan …
Read More »A Nebraska Judge Lets a Sex Offender Escape Prison Time Because of his Height
This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” May 30, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: You’re looking at 5-feet-1-inch-tall Richard Thompson — there he is — a 50-year-old Nebraska man who was recently convicted of two felony sexual assault charges for molesting a 12-year-old …
Read More »Report: New Orleans Levees Were Underfunded, Poorly Engineered
NEW ORLEANS – The city’s levee system was routinely underfunded and therefore inadequate to protect against hurricanes, according to an independent report released Monday. The report also called for an overhaul of the agencies that oversee flood protection. “You tend to get what you pay for,” Dave Rogers, a member …
Read More »Gov't to Review Status of 70 Threatened Western Species
SPOKANE, Wash. – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will review the status of 70 animals and plants to determine if they still need protection under the federal Endangered Species Act, the agency said Tuesday. The majority of the species are found in Hawaii, with some in Oregon, Idaho, Washington …
Read More »Obama Aide's Pope Comments Under Fire
This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” February 5, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. TUCKER CARLSON, GUEST HOST: A member of President’s Advisory Council on Faith Based and neighborhood partnerships is joining the long list of radicals now serving in the …
Read More »NBC Counting on New Series From 'West Wing' Creator
NEW YORK – NBC is betting on Aaron Sorkin‘s new tale of backstage intrigue at a TV comedy show and three new serialized dramas to lead the network out of a ratings slump caused by its inability to develop new hits. The network is revamping its Thursday night lineup, the …
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