MILWAUKEE – A 4-month-old boy was found dead in a day-care center’s van Thursday and its driver was arrested, Milwaukee police said. The baby may have been left in the Bumble Bee Day Care Center van for about four hours before he was found Thursday afternoon, police spokeswoman Anne E. …
Read More »Georgia Soldier Faces Hearing in Iraq Murders
FORT STEWART, Ga. – An Army sergeant charged with murder shouted “My career’s over, just kill me,” as soldiers pinned him to the ground after he shot and killed two fellow U.S. soldiers in Iraq, members of their unit told a military judge Monday. The two slain soldiers had been …
Read More »43-Carat Diamond Worth $20M Goes to Auction
AKRON, Ohio – Federal marshals will auction off a 43-carat, one-inch tall diamond seized in a money laundering investigation in Ohio. The diamond, which federal prosecutors say could be worth up to $20 million, was confiscated from a man who tried to sell it to an undercover agent posing as …
Read More »Nevada Files New Voter Registration Charges Against ACORN
This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” May 5, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: New charges filed against the organization that registered voters in the names of “Mickey Mouse” and “Donald Duck,” charges against ACORN and two …
Read More »'Hannity' Investigates Exorcism
This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” May 1, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Our continuing “Beyond Belief” series takes a look at mysterious religious practices around the world. Tonight, we take a look at exorcism. (BEGIN VIDEO …
Read More »Timeline of the Carrie Prejean Controversy
April 19: When asked by pageant judge Perez Hilton whether she believed in gay marriage, Prejean replied, “I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what? I …
Read More »Kentucky's Fort Campbell Stands Down to Combat High Suicide Rate
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Regular duties are suspended for three days at Fort Campbell, which leads the Army in suicides this year, so commanders can identify and help soldiers who are struggling with the stress of war and most at risk for killing themselves. The post began a stand down …
Read More »Student Builds Tiny House With Big Sustainability
Think your apartment is small? Don’t try to tell that to Elizabeth Turnbull. While studying for her master’s in urban ecology and environmental design, the 24-year-old graduate student at Yale University is living in a truly tiny house. It measures just 8 1/2 feet wide by 18 1/2 feet long, …
Read More »Florida Prison Employees Fired for Shocking Kids on 'Take Children to Work Day'
MIAMI – Demonstrations at three Florida prisons where more than 40 children were shocked with stun guns have led to the dismissal of three employees and the resignation of two others, the Department of Corrections said Friday. The incidents took place on April 23, national “Take Our Daughters and Sons …
Read More »8 U.S. Troops Killed in Fierce Attack on Afghanistan Outposts
KABUL – Hundreds of insurgents armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a pair of remote outposts near the Pakistan border, killing eight U.S. troops and capturing more than 20 Afghan security troops in the deadliest assault against U.S. forces in more than a year, military officials said Sunday. …
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