LONDON – A bodyguard employed by the Fayed family said Wednesday there were rumors that Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed were planning to move to the United States weeks before the date when their romance is believed to have begun. Lee Sansum told a coroner’s inquest that this was the …
Read More »House Panel Subpoenas Karl Rove
WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday subpoenaed President Bush’s former chief political adviser, Karl Rove, to testify about whether the White House improperly meddled with the Justice Department. Accusations of politics influencing decisions at the department led to the resignation last year of Bush’s attorney general, Alberto Gonzales. …
Read More »Investigation After Judge Tells Underage Drinker to Commit Suicide
NOVI, Mich. – A decision has not yet been made on possible disciplinary action against a Novi magistrate who suggested to an underage drinker that he commit suicide. Novi District Court Judge Brian MacKenzie said Wednesday his office still is looking into comments made April 10 by Judith Holtz. Holtz …
Read More »House Rejects $163B to Fund Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – President Bush’s Iraq war funding request collapsed in the House Thursday as anti-war Democrats and Republicans unhappy about added domestic funding combined to kill — for now — $163 billion to support U.S. troops overseas. The unlikely coalition formed when Republicans expected to provide the winning margin for …
Read More »Dior Drops Sharon Stone From Chinese Ads for 'Karma' Remarks; Actress Apologizes
LOS ANGELES – French fashion house Christian Dior said Thursday it has dropped Sharon Stone from its Chinese ads and released a statement from the actress apologizing for saying China’s earthquake may have been bad karma for its treatment of Tibet. The 50-year-old actress said she was “deeply sorry” for …
Read More »Opponents: Israeli PM Olmert Must Step Down Over Corruption Charges
JERUSALEM – Ehud Olmert’s political opponents demanded his resignation Friday, saying new allegations that the Israeli prime minister illegally accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from a U.S. citizen render him unfit for the country’s top job. Reading a statement in a nationally televised speech late Thursday, Olmert said he …
Read More »Tractor Trailer Overturns, Spilling Oreo Cookies on Highway
MORRIS, Ill. – Got milk? Police say a trailer loaded with 14 tons of Oreos has overturned, spilling the cookies still in their plastic sleeves into the median and roadway. Illinois State Police Sgt. Brian Mahoney says the truck’s driver was traveling from Chicago to Morris on Interstate 80 around …
Read More »Bungled 911 Call: Was Student's Slaying Preventable?
This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” May 7, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: There is breaking news, actually shocking news, about that botched 911 call made from the phone of a murdered college …
Read More »Democrat Says Some Cutting Remarks About Barack Obama
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Inside Job The Barack Obama campaign may have to update its new Web site set up to combat vicious rumors thanks to a fellow Democrat. Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee member Fred Hobbs tells The City newspaper in Nashville, “I don’t exactly …
Read More »Shuttle Astronauts Bid Farewell to Space-Station Crew
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle and station complex shook hands and hugged goodbye Tuesday as the doors swung shut between their spacecraft on the eve of undocking. Gregory Chamitoff, the international space station’s newest resident, said he was sad to see his friends go, “but …
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