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Iraq’s second parliamentary election since the 2003 invasion has been hit by multiple attacks, with at least 24 people being killed. Two buildings were destroyed in the capital and dozens of mortars were fired across Baghdad and elsewhere. The border with Iran was closed, thousands of troops were deployed, and vehicles were banned from […]
A 24-year-old man who accused of attacking two Rochester police officers Wednesday laughed when one of the officers used a Taser to try to arrest him, according to court documents. Even pepper spray did not completely subdue Paul J. Sutton, but it slowed him enough so that officers could finally take him into custody. Sutton, […]
Women are so common in the upper ranks of the U.S. military these days that it’s no longer news when they break through another barrier. Unfortunately, the latest benchmark isn’t one to brag about: being booted as captain of a billion-dollar warship for “cruelty and maltreatment” of her 400-member crew. According to the Navy inspector […]
Eight teenagers were wounded in a shooting Friday night at a skating rink in Gary, Indiana, police said Saturday. Gary Police Department spokeswoman Cpl. Gabrielle King said that a fight broke out during or after the concert at the World of Skates roller rink on Friday, prompting the rink’s manager to close up for the […]
Karl Rove, often described as President George W. Bush’s brain, defended the former president in a new book against claims that he lied to the American public in order to invade Iraq in 2003. “[D]id Bush lie us into war? Absolutely not,” Rove wrote in his 516-page book, “Courage and Consequence: My Life as a […]
White House advisers are considering recommending alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed be tried in a military court, not a civilian one in New York, a senior administration official confirmed Friday. This would be an about face for the Obama administration which has consistently insisted trying Mohammed in civilian court would be a powerful symbol […]
A man who was shot after calmly opening fire on two Pentagon police officers died early Friday, authorities said. The gunman was John Patrick Bedell, a law enforcement source said. At a Friday morning news conference, Pentagon Police Chief Richard S. Keevill referred to him only as Bedell and said he was from California. Bedell […]
Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano has admitted there is an urgent need to step up efforts to protect Americans from cyber attacks. Her comments at the world’s largest security conference hosted by vendor RSA, comes as the cyber threat grows ever more sophisticated. Incidents like the attack on Google in China have underscored the issue. […]
A producer for Oscar-nominated war film The Hurt Locker will not be allowed to attend the awards ceremony after breaking Academy rules. Nicolas Chartier has been barred from the event after sending an e-mail to voters urging them to name his movie as best film over rival Avatar. Academy rules prohibit the mailing of members […]
A Hales Corners, WI man has been charged with three misdemeanor counts of theft after police said he attended real estate open houses in the Milwaukee area and stole women’s underwear from the homes. He is expected to appear in court Feb. 25. According to the Wauwatosa police: Robert Remiker, 58, attended open houses in […]
Cruelty to animals, it is said, is often a precursor to graver crimes. So would there not be some usefulness to a registry of individuals convicted of felony animal abuse? Legislators in California want the Golden State to be the first to establish such a record — just as California was the first in the […]
A trio of employees say they were abruptly fired by the head of a legislative advisory agency in retaliation for objecting to her attempts to force her Christian beliefs on them. All three employees of the Workers’ Compensation Council– executive assistant Stephanie Irwin and staff attorneys Kim Finley and Shadya Yazback — are fighting back […]