Biden health appears very good

"WASHINGTON -- Joe Biden appears to be very healthy, with some routine aging issues, but there's no evidence he's had a brain scan to completely rule out another aneurysm like the one that required emergency...

Millions mark UN hand-washing day

Every  20 second a mother mourns a dead child lost to diarrhea - a completely preventable and utterly inexcusable cause of  death. Each year 1.5 million children under the age of five years die from...

Why infants still die from SIDS

" When Melissa and Rudy Haberzettl's son Jacob was born in November 2006, he was perfect in every way -- full-term, healthy weight, and a champion eater. Like many new moms, Melissa was determined to follow doctor's orders: She breastfed Jake exclusively, put him to sleep on...

24th Murdered London Teenager: "CJ" Father in Impassioned Plea to Prime Min...

The grief-stricken father of tragic murdered Walthamstow teenager, Charles Hendricks, Snr, 55, whose son, Charles Junior "CJ" Hendricks,18, was stabbed by a single knife wound last month, to become England's...

OPINION: Inspection mistake delays 40 American Eagle flights; or are you fee...

"Inspection mistake delays 40 American Eagle flights Transportation Security Administration official touched sensitive equipment,...

Booted cop in nude lapdance

" THE woman cop who worked as a £100-an-hour hooker did raunchy lapdances for clients in just knee-high boots, The Sun can reveal. The sexy routine made the WPC one of the most popular escorts on website...

So You Think You Can Dance Winner 2008

"Joshua Allen, the 19-year-old, untrained hip-hop dancer was crowned So You Think You Can Dance winner on Fox’s Thursday evening two-hour finale. After two hours of fluff, which revisited Katee Shean and Joshua’s...

US holds Mexican police official

Things keep getting crazier and crazier in Mexico. This drug war is becoming pretty intense."A Mexican police chief and three other people have been charged in the US with holding more than $500,000 (£254,000) from...

Power off for Hundreds After Toronto Vault Fire

It's the second underground fire in Toronto in a week, and the third in Canada this month after last week's power-cutting Vancouver fire. While this one wasn't nearly as serious, hundreds of people were left without...

Natalie Cole diagnosed with hepatitis C

The daughter of Jazz Legend nat King Cole was diagnosed during a routine medical  examination. She has been drug-free for over 20 years and has spoken frankly of her addictions. " Grammy-winning singer...

Nato build-up gives tribesmen the jitters in Pakistan

There is widespread panic undergoing in the borders areas of Pakistan after heavy deployment of NATO forces. Now local tribesmen are terrified for military actions against them.  "After deployment along the...

4th of July Weekend at the Westin Hilton Head Resort

"This 4th of July weekend, we (along with my wife and daughter) went to Hilton Head Island, SC for a weekend getaway. Our lives were getting too hectic and breaking the routine was kinda important. So we decided to...

Law-abiding mum told she's a junkie

"A mother mistakenly branded a ­violent junkie must have her fingerprints checked against every unsolved crime in Britain to clear her name. Amanda Hodgson had a routine crim­inal record check for a job looking after youngsters during breaktimes at her children's school....

Training and treachery:Pakistan Army Training Taliban

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThere had been rumblings, rumour and innuendo over Pakistani Army troops playing both sides in the Afghan conflict, as well as Pakistan hiding Bin Laden, certainly if these...

Brit Military Toll In Afghanistan Hits 100

" The number of British troops killed in Afghanistan since 2001 has reached 100, following the deaths of three soldiers.The Ministry of Defence said the trio died following a suicide attack on a routine patrol in the...

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