Europe rejects anti-piracy plans

"European politicians have voted down calls to throw suspected file-sharers off the net.The idea to cut off persistent pirates formed part of a wide-ranging report on creative industries written for the European parliament.But in a narrow vote MEPs backed an amendment to the...

Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor Charges

"Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor ChargesHOUSTON - Rozina Mohd Ali pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in federaldistrict court in Houston, Texas, for her role in holding an Indonesian woman inforced labor as a domestic servant, the Justice Department has...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

Nader seeks 2008 ballot access

" PHOENIX — Ralph Nader is lamenting the complicated and costly roadblocks that he says discourage independent and third-party candidates from getting on the ballot. "This is a struggle that we're entering into now in the next few weeks in Arizona," Nader, who is running...

Doctors Cleared in Death of John Ritter

Ritter's family must be very relieved at this news:"Doctors who treated John Ritter after he collapsed on the set of his television comedy were cleared on Friday in a $67 million wrongful death lawsuit brought by the Emmy-winning actor's wife and children. Ritter, 54,...

Civil Rights Leader John Lewis (D) GA, Endorses OBAMA, Clinton Losing Super D...

Civil Rights Leader John Lewis (D) GA, Endorses OBAMA, Clinton Losing Super Delegates Support for Hilliary Clinton is fading fast as she loses consecutive contests.  Well known Civil Rights leader was firmly planted in the Hilliary camp.  He is a long time...

Lesser-known American race riots

"Irish immigrants opposed to Lincoln's Civil War draft, rioted, raping and killing blacks, often mutilating their corpses, as well as burning their homes and businesses."

No survivors for Venezuela Plane Crash

"Rescue crews confirmed Friday that the French-made ATR 42-300 carrying 43 passengers and three crew members crashed Thursday at an altitude of 13,500 feet in an area known as Los Conejos plateau within the Sierra La Culata National Park,are all dead.According to Gen. Ramon...