One-year ban on new fast-food restaurants in South L.A.

Is this the beginning of a new movement towards banning fast-food chains?Major corporations such as McDonalds is definitely going to fight hard over this decision. As of now, only South L.A. is doing this ban, but if...

'Wardrobe Malfunction' Fine cancelled by Court

What gets me about this article is the final few lines - For nearly four years, Mrs. Jackson and Mr. Timberlake have been claiming that this was an accidental exposure, and it wasn't planned.  They've been saying that it was a wardrobe malfunction that surprised both of...

UN to investigate Bhutto killing

"Pakistan and the United Nations have agreed in principle to set up a UN panel to investigate the killing of Pakistani ex-PM Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan's foreign minister said UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had...

Mexico City's Human Rights Commission links cops to club stampede

As I was driving to work this morning I heard on our local the radio station about a video that shows policemen beating up students and causing all the panic among the students that were celebrating the end of...

Indian Point licensing board needs more time

Quite an interesting debate has developed around the pros and cons of Nuclear power on this link. Join in if you have information to share. As far back as June 2006, National Academy of Sciences Report Concludes...

Radiohead Begins Carbon Neutral World Tour

Of the many reasons to love Radiohead, perhaps the most important is that they simply lead by example: creatively, musically, ethically, socially, comunally, digitally and, now, environmentally."After Primavera Sound...

Crack Cocaine Addicted Cop Wants Back on Police Force!

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhile we are at it, why not have a "Running With Sizzors" Marathon for Blind People in a crowded Shopping Mall? This ex Cop claims his "Human Rights" are being...

House votes to impeach Bush

"An apparently doomed bid to impeach President George W. Bush, largely on charges of misleading the U.S. into the Iraq war, was referred on Wednesday to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.On a 251-166...

Democrats approve seating half of Florida and Michigan delegations

A deal has been reached by a Democratic Party panel today to seat the delegates from Flordia and Michigan with a half-vote each." After a day of wrangling in front of a sometimes unruly crowd, the Democratic National...

Future Apple Devices May Be Solar Powered

Ever since NowPublic member Innes Yates got me thinking about solar powered electronics I've been interested in this field.  Apple is always ahead of the curve and this is no exception."Employees at Apple have filed a patent for integrating solar cells into portable...

Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' children

"SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The state of Texas should not have removed the more than 460 children it took from a polygamist sect's ranch because it didn't prove they were in "imminent enough" danger, an appeals court ruled Thursday....

Court: Texas had no right to take polygamists' children

"SAN ANGELO, Texas (CNN) -- The state of Texas should not have removed the more than 460 children it took from a polygamist sect's ranch because it didn't prove they were in "imminent enough" danger, an appeals court ruled Thursday....

R&B Singer R. Kelly Sex Trial Begins, Juror Already Dismissed

After six years of waiting, we finally get to see the fate of what happens to R&B singer, "Bump n' Grind", Robert Kelly (a/k/a R. Kelly.)If you aren't familiar with the case, it is alleged that Mr. Kelly has a...

It’s about time boobs started pulling their weight

"It’s about time boobs started pulling their weight in the fight against “global” warming. It comes with a detachable solar panel which can produce enough energy to power an iPod or mobile phone, reports the...

Panel to review 45 pro tennis matches

I'm admittedly not the biggest tennis fan in the world, but I had no idea corruption in the sport was even an issue. I always just assumed all the grunting was for real."LONDON (AP) -- An independent panel concluded...

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