Giants among the Lilliputians

"CAMDEN, S.C. — While the political class was focused on the meaning of pigs wearing lipstick, a few fortunate South Carolinians were riveted by the meaning of valor. The occasion was a celebration of four of the state’s living recipients of the Medal of Honor—Charles...

Man fights for his life after stabbing in south London

Yet another stabbing in London. The victim is now in a South London hospital and is in critical condition."A man in his early 20s is fighting for his life after being repeatedly stabbed in south London. Police were called to reports of a knife attack in Thornton...

Another London stabbing occurs

UPDATE: 6:59PM ESTSome more details about the stabbing have emerged:" According to witnesses the boy, believed to be as young as 14-years-old, was chased by at least six hooded and masked youths before being knocked to the ground and knifed in the chest four times. Although...

Ex-Manson Follower Seeks Compassionate Release

California's longest-serving prison inmate, a former follower of Charles Manson, is seeking a compassionate release due to failing health. Convicted of the murder of Sharon Tate, Susan Atkins has fewer than six months to live." Atkins, 60, was convicted in the 1969 slayings...

New FDA Rules Will Curb Drug Industry Profiteering

"Former Officer Worries New FDA Rules Will Curb Drug Industry Profiteering– By Martha Rosenberg""The "bully tactics" and "intimidation" of drug industry operatives could cause "thousands of additional cancer deaths," cries an angry doctor in a May 29 oped in the Wall Street...

The Golden Collapse

Here's an article from Reason Magazine written by Matt Welch. It's about what happened after the tech crash that happened at the turn of the millenium."Despite the considerable hit that the wave of tech publication closures had on the pocketbooks of freelancers like me, it...

Two die in Florida tornado

UPDATE: 1730 EST: Two people have died in a tornado in Lake City, northern Florida. If you are in the affected areas please tell us. "Columbia County Emergency Management spokesman Harvey Campbell says a woman was killed Friday when a tree fell on her mobile home and a man...

Hollywood's Super Woman Angelina Jolie, In 'A Mighty Heart'

"Once branded a siren, Angelina Jolie is now known as a peace activist. She tells Ivor Davis about playing Mariane Pearl, whose husband was murdered by terrorists. Not so long ago, Angelina Jolie was cast as Hollywood's scarlet woman. The headline-hugging actress had stolen...