Study: Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates

A study has shown that the upper Midwest United States has the worst drunk driving rate in teh country. Must be something about those Northern climates..."The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15...

Preparing for Tornado Season

"Midwesterners in the United States are bracing themselves for tornado season as spring approaches. People in "Tornado Alley" ranging from Kansas and Oklahoma through Texas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are starting to evaluate their safe room and...

DC Police Miss Capitol Gunman's Bomb

" Authorities revealed Tuesday that a man carrying a loaded shotgun was arrested in January near the U.S. Capitol, and explosives left in his truck nearby went undetected for three weeks. According to an indictment filed in District of Columbia Superior Court, Michael...

Thousands Plan To Protest Scientology After Anniversary of Founder's Birthday

After the previous protest a month ago by thousands of people across the world, a second, much larger protest is planned by protest group Anonymous on Saturday, March 15.The group came to came after leaking documents that allege Scientology's involvement with fraud,...

After 3 wins, Obama vies with Clinton in Maine vote

Barack Obama called winner in Maine primary by major news outlets... Early returns in Maine showed Obama leading Clinton 58 percent to 41 percent, and The Associated Press, CNN and NBC News called the race for Obama. Voter turnout in Maine was reported to be high on Sunday...

Suicide car bomb targets U.S.-allied fighters north of Baghdad

" Associated Press - February 10, 2008 12:13 PM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi officials report a suicide bomber targeted U.S.-allied fighters today, killing at least eight people. They say another 20 people were wounded in the attack north of Baghdad. Iraqi security forces and...

Obama sweeps 3 states, Virgin Islands

Viva, Obama!"Sen. Barack Obama swept the Louisiana primary and caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state Saturday night, slicing into Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination."