Gun Accidents Each Year: Kills Around 500 Kids

In California, an 8-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister. Sgt. Charlie Spruill from the Wacaville Police said "It's a tragic case of a sibling who picked up a firearm, thinking it was a...

"This is the Wartime Broadcasting Service..."

LONDON - Britain's National Archives have released documents written in the 70's including a script that was to be broadcast in the event of a nuclear attack.Written by the BBC and the Government of the time, it...

Cheney must keep records, judge orders

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president. ...

Infection possible cause of sudden infant death syndrome

New research in the UK points to disease as a possible cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS):"The Archives of Disease in Childhood study found samples from babies who had died for no apparent reason...

Survey: Many believe in divine intervention

"CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. ...

Newly released files show Julia Child was a spy

"By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and RANDY HERSCHAFT, Associated Press Writers 1 hour, 51 minutes ago ...

Breastfeeding May Improve Children’s Intelligence Scores

Another reason to choose human, live milk to nourish our infants.

Spitzer call girl loses $1 million

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a different kind of screwing, when you already gave it away for free in 2003."Spitzer call girl loses $1 million offer over...

Clinton's first lady papers NowPublic

" LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Thousands of pages of Hillary Rodham Clinton's schedules as first lady are being released to the public after months of pressure and criticism that the Clintons were delaying the...

McCain flashes temper at reporter

John McCain may or may not be crazy or illtempered but this outburst is not evidence that he is easily to anger.  Nothetheless it is making the rounds. " NEW ORLEANS - Republican...

Britain used astrology to predict Hitler's plans

Churchill himself didn't believe in astrology, apparently, but many thought Hitler did.  Desperate times called for desperate measuring of stars and celestial points."British spies hired an astrologer during...

White House archives missing CIA leak and Iraq emails

" WASHINGTON - Apparent gaps in White House e-mail archives coincide with dates in late 2003 and early 2004 when the administration was struggling to deal with the CIA leak investigation and the possibility of a congressional probe into Iraq...

FAMOUS POET WAS FAILED CIVIL SERVANT.

" The deft hand of poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in compiling famous prose was not apparent when it came to his role as a civil servant.In fact, Coleridge, from Ottery St Mary, and one of the nation's most-revered poets, was a devious and incompetent administrator during his...

informationliberation - Britain's Own "Big Brother" Eyed Orwell

As evidence that the demonization of the left is nothing new, the release of government documents to the British public shows that author George Orwell was suspected of being a communist supporter despite his...

MySpace, DeathSpace

"Behold a community spawned from twin American obsessions: Memorializing the dead and peering into strangers' lives. Anyone with Internet access can submit a death to the site, which currently lists nearly 2,700...

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