New York Judge Jails Entire Courtroom over Ringing Cellphone

Sometinmes you just can't this stuff up."NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - A judge who jailed 46 people who were in his courtroom when a cellphone call interrupted proceedings was removed from the bench Tuesday by a state...

Fairbanks-To-Vancouver Along The Alaska Highway: Toyota Fuel-Cell Logs 2300 M...

Fuel Cell technology has come a long way recently and should be a major player in the "green" vehicle market within the next few years. Although ethanol is promising, there are issues with it such as creating...

Wal-Mart’s Environmental Report Card

"Officially, Wal-Mart Stores released a “comprehensive report of its sustainability efforts” yesterday. But the much-anticipated document could more accurately be described as a citizenship report.Wal-Mart did offer many nuggets that would hearten environmentalists. It...

IT rumble in the jungle

"IT rumble in the jungle Fancy having city kids go into the village to learn? Usually it’s the other way around. But the Horizon Lanka IT village at Mahavilachchiya in Anuradhapura plays host to students from the cities and towns keen on learning IT and this small hamlet...

Cancer Death Rates Drop Fast, Study Shows

Many great strides have been made but the best cure right now is prevention. "WASHINGTON — Good news on the cancer front: Death rates are dropping faster than ever, thanks to new progress against colorectal...

Webolution in Progress

Whitney Keyes reports on Merrill Brown's appearance at a forum hosted by the Washington News Council in Seattle this week:"The forum was well moderated by Merrill Brown, former editor in chief and senior VP of MSNBC and chairman of www.nowpublic.com. The panelists were Cory...

Colombia hails UN help in assisting displaced persons, fighting drug trade

Columbian President Alvara Uribe today thanked the UN for the help it has given the country with its drug trafficking problem and internally displaced people.Speaking at the General Assembly in New York, Uribe...

WIDESPREAD POVERTY AND HUNGER KEEP LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN BEHIND MUC...

Latin America's success is vital to the global future. Decisions that are made now will hold great impact for the next generations. Education and fair wages are the backbone of progressive success, however, infrastructure in the region is still antiquated outside of any...

Farm Aid Change Focus To Environmental Awareness This Year

"The assault on the environment cannot be effectively controlled, but must be prevented. Although some laudable progress has been made, it has mainly been cosmetic, addressing symptoms rather than causes. In view of this, NYC is using Farm Aid's 22nd anniversary concert to...

Shifting Sands: Couric Sees Iraq Progress

NowPublic contributor phrolen is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Joint Taskforce Katrina. His commentary is based on actual experience.      Plauged with historically low Neilsen...

Anbar o Akbar!

After just listening to President Bush’s speech I am struck by his total conviction to his mission and am confident that he will not give up the fight until his term in office is over. The speech’s aim was to improve the morale of our troops and to give a boost to...

US ready to move into Basra as British pull out

"The Pentagon has said it will deploy troops to Basra if necessary to fill the vacuum left by a British withdrawal. Brig Gen Richard Sherlock, deputy director for operational planning at the Pentagon, was adamant...

Surge working: top US general

"David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, said the build-up of American forces in Baghdad since late January had produced positive outcomes. These included the killing or capture of al-Qa'ida fighters,...

Bush reportedly to ask Congress for extra 50 bln for Iraq War

If Bush does indeed ask for, and get the funds, U.S. spending in Iraq would then total more than three billion dollars per week. "US President George W Bush plans to ask Congress for an extra 50 bln usd for Iraq following a highly anticipated report on progress in the...

10 Arrested in Murder of Russian Journalist

"MOSCOW — Ten people were arrested and will be charged soon in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the Russian chief prosecutor said Monday. "We have made serious progress...

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