NEW YORK – A few weeks ago, Pasquale Castaldo was waiting at the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport for a delayed flight, when a man sitting across from him pulled out an Amazon Kindle book-reading device. “Gee, maybe I should think about e-books myself,” Castaldo thought. He didn’t have a Kindle, but …
Read More »S. Korea: Attackers Use IP Address in 16 Nations
SEOUL, South Korea – Cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea used 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Friday, amid suspicions North Korea was behind the effort. The countries include South Korea, the United States, …
Read More »North Korea Warns of 'Unimaginably Deadly Blows' to U.S.
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea’s defense chief vowed Sunday to deal “unimaginably deadly blows” to the United States and South Korea if they attack the communist nation amid a tense standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. Defense Minister Kim Yong Chun issued the warning during a national meeting held on …
Read More »Senate Blocks Bid to Audit Federal Reserve
This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” July 8, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. JUDGE ANDREW NAPOLITANO, GUEST HOST: Despite growing pressure from the House and ordinary people, the Senate decided not to increase scrutiny on the Federal Reserve. They …
Read More »Suu Kyi Verdict Set for Friday in Burma
RANGOON, Burma – The high-profile trial of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi concluded Tuesday with the court announcing it will deliver its verdict at the end of the week, officials and diplomats said. Judge Thaung Nyunt said the court will make its ruling on Friday, according to an …
Read More »Elderly Woman Killed When Commuter Train Collides With Car
An elderly woman was killed when a car she was driving collided with a Metrolink train outside Los Angeles Wednesday. Los Angeles Fire Department PIO Rich Matheney told FOX News the indicent happend at 3:48 p.m. PDT. There were 22 passengers on the train. No injuries were reported.
Read More »North Korea Fires Four More Test Missiles: Should U.S. Be Worried?
This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” July 2, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: Four more missiles — North Korea just shot off four more missiles. They are short-range missiles, but is this …
Read More »Nutritionists Push for New, Semi-Sweet Beverages
WASHINGTON – Soft drink makers should invent and market a new category of semi-sweet beverages that will help wean Americans off their reliance on sugary drinks, nutrition experts said on Monday. They proposed a new class of reduced-calorie beverages with no more than 1 gram of sugar per ounce, which …
Read More »Florida Prison Inmate Says He Escaped to Plan Romantic 'Rendezvous'
A Florida prison inmate says his escape this week was part of a plan to meet up with a woman for a roadside tryst, according to a jailhouse interview with the FOX affiliate in Orlando. Michael Howarth, 41, is accused of sneaking away from Lake Correctional Institution on Monday night …
Read More »Even as Layoffs Persist, Some Good Jobs Hard to Fill
In a brutal job market, here’s a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits. Yet even with 15 million people hunting for work, even with the unemployment rate nearing 10 percent, some employers can’t find enough qualified …
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