LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Police in Arkansas say an off-duty officer working security at a Walmart fatally shot a shoplifting suspect who attacked him with a knife on New Year’s Eve. ARKANSAS POLICE CHASE ENDS IN ARREST OF SUSPECT LINKED TO MAINE CO-WORKER’S MURDER Little Rock police officer Kreshun …
Read More »Sec'y of State Powell Talks With Sean
This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” Jan. 12, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: Joining us now, Secretary of State Colin Powell. Mr. Secretary it is always good to see you. You just toured …
Read More »Hillary's Former Finance Director on Trial
This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” May 13, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: The federal trial of Hillary Clinton’s former finance director David Rosen continues in Los Angeles. Both defense attorneys and prosecutors …
Read More »Lawyers say uncertainty over cause of cloudy execution drug in Georgia requires review
ATLANTA – Attorneys for a Georgia woman on death row say apparent uncertainty about what caused cloudiness in a lethal injection drug strengthens their argument that her execution be stayed until a judge determines her rights won’t be violated. State officials on March 2 called off the execution of Kelly …
Read More »Portugal traces deadly Legionnaires' outbreak to cooling towers
Portuguese authorities said on Tuesday cooling towers at a fertilizer plant were the likely source of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has killed five people and infected over 200, making it one of the world’s largest ever outbreaks. Environment Minister Jorge Moreira da Silva told reporters all cooling towers …
Read More »School district's diploma cover features wrong state seal
High school graduates in Kelso, Washington, discovered an error when they received their diplomas during Saturday’s graduation ceremony. The covers protecting the diplomas carried the state seal of Oregon. Kelso High School is in southwest Washington. KPTV-TV in Portland, Oregon, reports that the diplomas did list the correct high school. …
Read More »The Nightmare No One In America Sees Coming
Ever heard of Electromagnetic pulse, or EMP? Probably not, unless you’re a nuclear weapons expert. In the 1950’s, At the dawn of the nuclear age, most weapons analysts focused on the unparalleled death and destruction even one nuclear weapon would cause. Bomb blast, fireball, radiation poisoning. But few thought about …
Read More »Nigeria, Cameroon pledge coordinated Boko Haram fight
YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Nigeria’s president is promising deeper collaboration with its neighbors in the fight against Islamic extremism after a two-day visit to Cameroon. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari headed home Thursday after meeting with his counterpart for two days of talks focused around the threat posed by Boko Haram. Cameroon …
Read More »CUP: Finally, A Night For Cotton
Perhaps the most poignant of the five induction moments at Friday night’s NASCAR Hall of Fame ceremony involved the addition of the late Cotton Owens to the membership. Owens was only one vote short of election into the third class of the hall. He left the announcement that day in …
Read More »Phil Mickelson starts 2014 in the desert _ not California, but Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Phil Mickelson is starting his 2014 schedule in the desert — not California, but Abu Dhabi. Organizers said Tuesday that Mickelson will play in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Jan. 16-19, the same week as the Humana Challenge. Mickelson is expected to …
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