Col. Van Barfoot, WWII Vet Battles Homeowners To Raise USA Flag

Col. Van Barfoot, 90, and a decorated WWII veteran, is battling his homeowner's association for his right and desire to fly the USA flag in front of his home on a flag pole. Col. Van Barfoot, who is a Medal of...

Julia Corker, Daughter of Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, Carjacked

Julia Corker, the daughter of the Senator of Tennessee Bob Corker, has been carjacked in Washington D.C. on Wednesday night. The 22-year-old Corker was pulled from her car, grabbed by the neck and thrown to the ground after she rolled her window for somebody she thought...

Four Children Hurt As Car Crashes Into Day Care in Indianapolis

Four children were hurt suffering non-life-threatening injuries when an SUV fleeing a police chase crashed into the Stepping Stones Child Care center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Eighteen children were inside the building when the car slammed into a brick wall of the daycare...

Just more Karzai rhetoric or end game Afghanistan war

" KABUL (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday he's willing to talk with the Taliban chief in a bid to bring peace to the country if the move has the backing of the United States and other...

UK Man John McConaghy Too Fat To Go To Jail For Child Abuse

A 66-year-old British Church elder John McConaghy was deemed to be too fat to go to jail for the indecent assault of a minor. McConaghy was sentenced to two and a half years in prison, but the sentence was waved for three years because of "exceptional circumstances," which...

New Jersey : Full Senate to vote on gay marriage Dec. 10

The state of New Jersey will consider a gay marriage bill proposal in Trenton next week, at the State House.  The full Senate will vote on it next Thursday,  December 10.  SEE NJ.COM'S SLIDE SHOW...

Obama's Timeline No Guarantee of Afghanistan Withdrawal

Since President Obama's speech on Tuesday evening at West Point, there has been a lot of speculation and confusion as to the Administrations interpretation of the announced withdrawal strategy.  President...

Sex abuse church elder McConaghy 'too fat for jail'

"A 66-year-old church elder convicted of indecently assaulting a child will not be sent to jail because his obesity means his health is "precarious". John William McConaghy, from Urbal Road, Dervock, County Antrim, was found guilty of indecent assault. " Well hasn't this...

Thomas Jenkins: Elderly Wal-Mart Greeter Punched in Face: Video

Thomas Jenkins, a 72-year-old Wal-Mart greeter was punched in the face outside the Wal-Mart in North Versailles, Pennsylvania in what appears to be an unprovoked attack. The entired incident was caught on video. ...

Somali Pirates turn to Capitalism

In Haradheere, the Somalian pirate lair on the Horn of Africa, gangs of pirates in the area have set up a stock market of sorts, open to both investor and criminal alike. That invested money, and sometimes...

Subpoenas pending in White House dinner crashers incident

The top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee said Thursday that he intends to subpoena White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers.    Rogers  refused to appear before...

GE Sells NBC to Comcast; $30B Deal

"GE Agrees to Sell NBC to Comcast in $30B Deal" General Electric (GE) and Comcast (CMCSA) formally announced a deal Thursday allowing General Electric to sell its NBC Universal division to the cable provider...

Blacks, Teens, and Hispanics are Hammered with Unemployment

So far, the change is unbelievable. Meaningful job creation in the manufacturing sector is absent, and that is where the jobs need to be created for these people. YJ " “Employment Situation Summary...

David W. Ogden, Deputy Attorney General resigns

More leaks from the Administration. This time two anonymous sources report that Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden will resign his post.  He is said to pursue a career in a private law practice in...

Gay film 'DINX' appears to be latest target in CBSA Censorship

Gay film 'DINX' appears to be the latest target of the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) censorhip action at the border in Emerson, Manitoba. The CBSA is accused of censorship for its latest target, DINX, an...

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