Iran warns ready for 'decisive' battle with US, Israel
Armed forces chief of staff General Hassan Firouzabadi has warned the Islamic republic's arch-foes that Iran is prepared for a "decisive battle" if attacked, Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. "We are ready for the decisive battle with America and the Zionist regime (Israel)," Fars quoted…
Girlfriend Staying As Family's Guest Deserves More Respect
DEAR ABBY: Last August my husband and I allowed our son's 17-year-old girlfriend, "Lindsay," to move into our home from out of state because she needs to live here for a year to establish residency for school. She's a wonderful girl, mature, social and helpful. My problem is my other sons (ages 18…
Free Real Estate Event in Boston 2/11-2/15!
Join us for Than Merrill's, the star of A&E's 'Flip this House,' free 2 hour training event in the Boston area. Register before seats are gone!
AdChoices Fortune BuildersSponsoredMan-Eating Tiger Claims 10th Victim in India
For the last six weeks, those living in India’s northeast states have been looking over their shoulders whenever they venture outside: Since Dec. 29, a tigress has killed 10 people, eluding determined hunters at every step of its murderous spree. Unfortunately, this relocation program didn’t come…
Philip Seymour Hoffman's Diary Entries Revealed
Detectives read Philip Seymour Hoffman's journals to see if they contained suicidal thoughts or chronicles of drug activites.
Nebraska city to keep illegal immigration rules
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — Residents of a small Nebraska city have reaffirmed their desire to take on illegal immigration.
Smoke artist Michael Fennell (15 photos)
You’d be forgiven for believing this artists work is a series of black and white photographs - but they’re actually created using smoke. Michael Fennell, 43, became interested in smoke as an art tool around 15 years ago, having initially become intrigued by the marks carbon made on his studio…
High school outlaws yoga pants and leggings
A recently enforced ban on yoga pants and leggings by a high school in Rockport, Massachusetts, has some students and parents saying the policy goes too far.
Twins Separated at Birth Find Each Other On Different Continents
ABC News’ Rich McHugh reports: Imagine growing up as an adopted child, and at age 25 getting at Facebook message from a stranger who looks exactly like you. That’s what happened to Samantha Futerman, an actress living in Los Angeles. “On February 1st, 2013, I...
What’s Happening With Bob Costas’ Eye and How You Can Avoid It
Bob Costas put forth an Olympian effort, but his red, swollen eyes have gotten the best of him. For the first time since 1988, the veteran sports anchor will cede his his nightly Olympics hosting duties to Matt Lauer while his mysterious infection clears. It’s not clear how Costas’ eyes got so…
50 interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln’s life
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president, has a birthday today. If you are a Lincoln fan, here are some cool facts, including Lincoln's career as an inventor, his love of animals, and his one losing appearance before the Supreme Court.
Sheriff: Suspect in newborn kidnapping in own cell
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A Colorado woman charged with kidnapping a newborn baby who was found alive after being left outside in freezing temperatures last week is being jailed away from the general population for safety reasons, an Iowa sheriff said Monday.
Airbus gets first A380 order for 2014 with $8.3 bln deal
Airbus on Wednesday received its first order of the year for its flagship A380 when leasing firm Amedeo signed an $8.3 billion deal for 20 of the superjumbos. The purchase agreement, signed at the Singapore Airshow, put the European manufacturer on track to meet its target of 30 orders for the…
Welcome to Global Weirding
Every time the thermometer drops, another anti-science politician mocks climate change as a fallacy. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Modified AR-15 rifles in low demand: NY shop owners
By Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) - The new AR 15 semi-automatic rifles, designed to meet tough gun restrictions passed by some states in the wake of mass shootings, are now in gun shops in New York state but initial demand has been low, shop owners said. Complying with New York and…
New Ways to Get a Personal Loan in Boston
People in Boston are using assets such as jewelry, watches, art, antiques and more to get a personal asset loan. Read more.
AdChoices borroSponsoredObama’s Two Millionth Deportation
The White House is deporting more than 1,100 illegal immigrants per day. Why Obama can—and should—stop sending away would-be Americans.
New haul found in Austria home of Munich art hoarder
By Michael Shields VIENNA (Reuters) - An elderly German recluse whose spectacular trove of artworks hidden in his Munich flat probably include Nazi loot kept a further 60 paintings in his home in Salzburg, Austrian media reported on Tuesday. The Salzburg haul includes works by artists such as…
Salvadoran castaway speechless in homecoming
The Salvadoran castaway who says he spent 13 months adrift in the Pacific returned home, appearing in a wheelchair and too emotional to speak as his nation welcomed him. Shaking his head and waving at dozens of news cameras in El Salvador's main airport, Jose Salvador Alvarenga muttered only a few…
Snow Plows Gone Wild: Dangers Of Cleaning The Streets
Snow plows are designed to help clear the streets when there is a blast of winter snow. But from time to time, things can go wrong. How about a pedestrian being bowled over by a wall of snow coming off a plow`s blade? Or windows shattered? Cars being hit? It`s all a case of snow plows going wild.
Turkey vows to go ahead with new airport despite court order
Turkey vowed Tuesday to press ahead with building what could become one of the world's busiest airports in defiance of a court order halting the project over environmental concerns. A court last month suspended work on Istanbul's third airport after local residents and environmental groups filed a…
Volunteers smuggle Sochi dogs out of town
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Alexei stops in his tracks as he sees a half-breed Labrador snooping around at a cafe's back door.
