Wall Street Journal: More than two months after the Obama administration lifted its ban on drilling in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico, oil companies are still waiting for approval to drill the first new oil well there. Experts now expect the wait to continue until the second half of 2011, and perhaps into 2012. The [...]
PHOENIX (AP) – A homicide case that drew attention to so-called honor killings moves into the trial phase this month for an Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because he believed she was too Westernized. Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 50, faces life in prison if convicted. In October 2009, he slammed his Jeep into Noor [...]
(Reuters) – After nearly two decades of hearing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” gay U.S. military men and women are now hearing, “do ask, do tell,” and even, “find a friend” from a new social network website, Out Military. Launched just over a week ago at outmilitary.com, the site comes on the heels of President Barack [...]
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) – Stress from New Year’s Eve fireworks may have caused the deaths of up to 5,000 birds in Beebe, Ark., which mysteriously began falling from the sky late Friday night, state officials said on Monday. Officials believe that stress may be a more likely cause than severe weather such as hail [...]
New York Times: WASHINGTON — Soon after the 112th Congress convenes Wednesday, Republicans in the House plan to make good on a campaign promise that helped vault many new members to victory: voting to repeal President Obama’s health care overhaul. The vote, which Republican leaders pledged would occur before the president’s State of the Union [...]
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Baltimore Orioles reliever Alfredo Simon is the main suspect in the New Year’s Eve killing of a man in the Dominican Republic, police said Sunday. The pitcher shot and killed 25-year-old Michel Castillo Almonte and wounded his 17-year-old brother during a New Year’s Eve celebration in the northeast coastal [...]
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran has shot down two unmanned western reconnaissance drone aircraft in the Gulf, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander was quoted as saying by the semi-official Fars news agency on Sunday. “Many spy planes and ultra-modern aircrafts of our enemies have been shot down (by our forces) … We have also shot down [...]
Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., is shown on Capitol Hill in Washington. Fox News: A top House Republican said Sunday that he expects “significant” bipartisan support for a proposed repeal of the health care overhaul — a vote he said would be held before President Obama’s State of the Union address. Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., who [...]
Fox News: Rep. Darrell Issa, who is poised to become the top congressional watchdog challenging the Obama administration, said Sunday that Attorney General Eric Holder should either “stop hurting the administration or leave.” The pointed words came after Issa was asked on “Fox News Sunday” about Holder’s handling of several hot-button issues, including the possibility [...]
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AP: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 earthquake hit off the shores of Japan’s southern Pacific island.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) – The embattled border city of Ciudad Juarez had its bloodiest year ever with 3,111 people killed in drug violence, an official said Saturday. The city across from El Paso, Texas, has seen its homicide rate soar to one of the highest in the world since vicious turf battles broke out [...]
