Rescuers at NY crane crash site

"Rescuers in New York have been searching for survivors in the rubble of the apartment blocks crushed when a construction crane toppled into them. At least four people were killed in the accident and 10 injured, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said. He told reporters that three...

Wikipedia Leads; Will Search Engines NoFollow?

"Wikipedia has announced that all of its outgoing hyperlinks will now include the rel=”nofollow” attribute, which instructs search engines to disregard the links. Search engines infer a page’s importance by seeing who links to it — pages that get many links,...

Bolton's Last Stand

"The outgoing US ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, is backing a call for the president of Iran to be charged with inciting genocide because of his speeches advocating the destruction of the state of Israel. Barely a week after he announced his resignation from...

Ohio Lawmakers Override Gun Veto

"COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio lawmakers on Tuesday overrode outgoing Gov. Bob Taft's veto of a bill that will wipe out local gun laws, marking the first time in 29 years that the Legislature has rejected a gubernatorial veto. The move was all the more unusual because both chambers...

GOP Chooses Boehner as Minority Leader

this is unbelievable....."House Republicans this morning voted to return two of their top officials to high-ranking leadership posts in the next Congress, despite challenges from representatives who said the party's defeat at the polls 10 days ago warranted putting new people...

Porn in Taliban heartland

"On the television screen, the two naked young women writhe together to the sounds of "Hotel California" as the occasional crackle of gunfire punctuates the Afghan night. The final curtain for Mumbai's dancing girls Mumbai dance bar owners to petition High Court against ban...