MINSK, Belarus – Belarus on Monday accused the United States of recruiting citizens into a spy ring aimed at undermining the ex-Soviet republic. The U.S. State Department said the allegation was “just ridiculous” and that the department was considering whether to close its embassy in Minsk. Tension has been building …
Read More »Parents Seek Cure for 4-Month-Old With Swollen, Deformed Leg
A man and woman from Seremban, Malaysia, are at a loss to find a cure for what is causing their 4-month-old baby’s swollen and deformed leg, the Star Online is reporting. Construction worker Chong Soong Seong, 36, and his wife Sow Choon Heong, 35, say that when Sow was pregnant …
Read More »New Jersey Restaurant Owner Touts Unofficial Role in Bringing North Korea to the Table
HACKENSACK, N.J. – The owner of a northern New Jersey barbecue restaurant has a lot to say about what’s happening in North Korea. That’s because he’s hosted North Korean diplomats for years — and traveled several times to the restricted nation — to do his part for world peace. Robert …
Read More »'Total Devastation' Recalled 'On the Record'
This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” June 12, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: All right, take a close look at this video. A 20-year- old man in charge of all the equipment at …
Read More »Astronomers Watch Star Explode, Die for First Time
Like a cosmic Grim Reaper, a blast of ultraviolet light signals the violent death of the universe’s most massive stars. Now astronomers have viewed this heavenly harbinger for the first time. “Astronomers have been dreaming about seeing the first light from the violent death of a star for over 30 …
Read More »FDA Adds Cancer Warning to Foot Cream
The Food and Drug Administration warned patients Friday that using large amounts of a Johnson & Johnson foot ulcer medication could heighten their risk of dying from cancer. The FDA added its most serious warning to the company’s cream medication Regranex, which is prescribed to treat severe foot and leg …
Read More »Scaffold Collapse in New Jersey Kills Two Painters
BAYONNE, N.J. – A scaffold holding three painters at a Bayonne, N.J., industrial complex collapsed Saturday, killing two of them and seriously injuring the other. The men were painting a fuel tank at the International-Matex Tank Terminals when the collapse occurred at about 11 a.m. Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio …
Read More »N.C. Autistic Boy, Mom Kicked Off American Eagle Plane
A 2 1/2-year-old autistic North Carolina boy and his mother were kicked off an American Eagle flight taxiing to a Raleigh-Durham Airport Monday after the crew deemed the child “uncontrollable,” WTVD reported. “If they just would have been a little more understanding I think that none of this would have …
Read More »Stabilizing Afghanistan, Averting Oil Crisis Top G-8 Agenda
KYOTO, Japan – Foreign ministers from wealthy nations urged Afghanistan’s neighbors Thursday to play “a constructive role” in stabilizing the war-wracked nation and help it overcome the challenges of terrorism, insecurity and drug production. A joint statement on Afghanistan, issued after a dinner opening a two-day meeting of ministers from …
Read More »U.S. Military Nuclear Weapon Parts Lost, But Not Missing
The U.S. military misplaced hundreds of sensitive nuclear missile components, but they weren’t lost — they just weren’t where they were supposed to be, a Navy source told FOX News on Thursday. The Navy source close to Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that Gates ordered Adm. Kirkland Donald to investigate …
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