CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AFP) – US agents joined a probe into the brazen weekend killings at an American consulate in Mexico's bloodiest city, highlighting rampant violence that prompted expressions of concern from both governments. Officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrived in violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez to probe the fatal shooti […]
The White House is threatening to veto a key intelligence funding bill over what it considers to be a dangerous amount of oversight on covert agencies, according to published reports. The 2010 Intelligence Budget has gone through a number of key changes over the past few months, with House Democrats and the Obama administration butting [...] […]
Indonesia's largest Islamic organization has condemned protests by hardline groups against US President Barack Obama's planned visit to the mainly Muslim country. Nahdlatul Ulama deputy chairman Maskuri Abdillah said the visit would strengthen frayed ties between the United States and the Muslim world. "We call on all Muslims in Indonesia not […]
The former president of a small Manhattan community bank on Monday became the first person accused of trying to defraud the federal bailout program. Prosecutors also contend that Charles Antonucci Sr., stole so he could live a lavish lifestyle that included a Super Bowl junket. He was arrested Monday. Antonucci, 59, of Fishkill, was charged with self-dealing […]
Baboons with a taste for Chardonnay grapes are terrorizing farmers in South Africa's Western Cape wine region, munching tonnes of grapes ready for harvesting, local media reported on Monday. Farms in the Franschhoek Valley had been emptied by rampaging Chachma baboons, who sneak into secured plots and help themselves with top grade grapes, The Times new […]
Rielle Hunter, John Edwards' former mistress, is upset over the sexy photos she posed for, recently published by GQ magazine -- but nobody bothered to ask how her fellow models felt about the recent overexposure. Thankfully, there's The View co-host Elizabeth Hasslebeck, championing the cause of innocent-yet-fictional characters. In one particular […]
The brother of the White House chief of staff is engaged in a campaign to have a "three-strikes" law against illegal file-sharers passed in the United States. Modeled on a similar law enacted recently in France, a "three strikes" law would force Internet service providers to cut off Internet access to any users accused three times [...] […]
WASHINGTON -- Forensic scientists could soon use hand germs to help identify criminals and victims, a study said Monday. Researchers led by Noah Fierer of the University of Colorado at Boulder swabbed individual keys on three personal computer keyboards, extracted bacterial DNA from the swabs and compared the results with bacteria on the fingertips of the [. […]
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's stuttering bid to rein in the largest US banks got a shot in the arm Monday, as a key Senate ally unveiled a package of bank reforms described as the most sweeping in 80 years. Senate banking committee chairman Christopher Dodd outlined plans to regulate the massive US banking sector, warning [...] […]
Political observers are wondering whether Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is a "birther" following the release of an audio tape in which Cuccinelli says that the claims that President Barack Obama was born outside the US are "within the realm of possibility." In a question-and-answer session, audio of which was obtained by the Vi […]