Motorist and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Collide—Both Hospitalized

More interesting news involving people who just can't drive.   A deputy injured when responding to man with a gun call."November 12, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by auto accident lawyers in Los Angeles, an accident occurred when a Los Angeles County...

Russian MPs back Georgia's rebels

"Russia's parliament has backed a motion urging the president to recognise the independence of Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Both houses voted unanimously in favour of the non-binding motion, which analysts say could help President Dmitry Medvedev...

Anti-terrorism police arrest two men at airport

Two men have been arrested at Manchester Airport in the UK on suspicion of terrorist activities. There isn't much detail being released by the authorities at this time, and it is unknown whether they were about to carry out an attack, or were just planning one."Two men have...

Fewer Latino immigrants sending money home

"More than three million Latin American immigrants in the United States, responding to the economic downturn and new uncertainties about their future, have stopped sending money home to their families in the last two years, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the...

Renewable Energy Engineering Degrees Becoming Available

"A new career for engineers has appeared in the last three years, and American universities are responding to the call, with several now offering, or plan to offer, students degrees in renewable energy engineering. The Oregon Institute of Technology will be graduating the...

Report: New NY Governor Admits Affair

The best defense is a good offense..."With his predecessor's term doomed by a sex scandal, brand-new Gov. David Paterson tried to come clean about his own skeletons just hours after assuming office by acknowledging a years-old affair.Paterson was sworn in almost exactly a...

Biden highlights Clinton Pakistan gaffe

"(CNN) — Democrat Joe Biden suggested Tuesday that presidential rival Hillary Clinton doesn't adequately understand recent events in Pakistan. The Delaware senator was responding to news that Clinton suggested in two recent interviews that Pakistani President Pervez...

Dutch minister visits tsunami victims in Aceh

"ccompanied by Dutch Ambassador to Indonesia Nikolaos van Dam, Koenders engaged in a serious dialog with a number of tsunami victims in the Blang Oi area, Meuraxa sub district, Banda Aceh.In the dialog which proceeded in a friendly atmosphere, the Dutch minister asked how...

Thousands of emails lost in spam attack

Onetel, which is owned by Carphone Warehouse, says the difficulties began over a month ago, after hackers hijacked the firm’s server to send thousands of illegal spam messages."Thousands of emails have been stuck in virtual limbo for days after a massive “spam attack”...