Ex-FBI agent faces trial for 1982 slaying

"MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan's bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac at Miami's airport. ...

Wheeler to appeal over referendum

The millionaire Stuart Wheeler's Quixotic quest to force a referendum on the Lisbon reform treaty has been dealt a blow today as the High Court has rejected his legal challenge. His argument is that because the...

Lisbon Treaty: failure to hold a referendum 'an attack on fair play', says St...

The case to hold a referendum on the EU Lisbon Treaty continues in Ireland. Irish voters hold the power to block the Treaty. The word is out that the especially complex legal language of the treaty represents a...

India tests nuclear-capable missile

"The Agni-1, which has a range of 700 kilometres (420 miles), was launched from Wheeler Island at mid-morning off the eastern state of Orissa, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. "It was a successful test," the official, who asked to remain unnamed, told...

O’Reilly Admits "Pink Pistols" Story Exaggerated

Why the American public still regards the neo-conservatives as the bastions of civility and morality is beyond me.  But then again, one on five Americans believe that the Sun revolves around the Earth. ...

Firefighter, Son Dead In Apparent Murder Suicide

" December 11, 2006 Florida - Police said a volunteer Plantation firefighter and his 7-year-old disabled son died of carbon monoxide poisoning in an apparent murder-suicide. Police said the bodies of 37-year-old Matthew Wheeler and his son, Dillon Wheeler, were found at about...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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