Husband says he doubts Vegas mother's slaying was road rage
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The tale of a Las Vegas mother of four who was shot to death after a neighborhood car chase took yet another turn Monday when her husband and attorneys for a neighbor charged with murder said they doubt the incident stemmed from road rage.
CIA Economist Breaks Silence on US Economy
In a tell-all interview, CIA economist, Jim Rickards explains five catalysts that could send the American economy into a 25-year great depression.
Mysterious tunnel found near Canada sports venue
A sophisticated tunnel has been discovered near a major sporting venue and a university in Toronto, reports said Monday, with Canada on edge over the threat of possible extremist attacks. A municipal worker was walking through woods near York University and the Rexall Center last month when he…
Sean Penn's 'green card' joke sparks controversy at Oscars
The actor's off-color comment while presenting the Best Picture award to the Mexican-born "Birdman" director is met with a furious backlash.
Are Democrats in Denial?
Democrats released an official autopsy of their defeat in the 2014 midterm elections over the weekend. It's a document that reveals a party largely unshaken by its stinging defeat in the midterm elections. Just nine pages long, if you include the front and back covers, the report from the…
Saudi court gives death penalty to man who renounced his Muslim faith
An Islamic court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to death for renouncing his Muslim faith, the English-language daily Saudi Gazette reported on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia, the United States' top Arab ally and birthplace of Islam, follows the strict Wahhabi Sunni Muslim school and gives the clergy…
Homeowners Are In For A Big Surprise In 2015
Why did no one tell homeowners about this? If you currently own a home and pay a mortgage, you better read this.
Japanese LED traffic lights just too cool when snow falls
Energy-saving LED traffic lights seemed like a cool way to cut back on electricity costs, but Japanese police said Monday they might just be too cool -- because they don't melt snow. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) account for around 45 percent of all of Japan's stop-and-go signals and that proportion…
Haunting images of abandoned mental asylum (15 photos)
These are the chilling images of an abandoned mental asylum renowned for its abuse of patients. The Forest Haven mental asylum closed in 1991 but still contains the likes of treatment tables, luggage and personal belongings of patients. Some of the abuse said to have occurred at the asylum includes…
'American Horror Story' actor Woolf dies after accident
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ben Woolf, an actor on "American Horror Story," has died after being injured in a street accident, a spokesman said. He was 34.
Three students shot and wounded on campus of Florida university
(Reuters) - Three students were shot and wounded at an historically black university in Florida on Monday and two people, at least one of them also a student, were taken into custody in connection with the incident, a school official said. The victims, who are students at Bethune-Cookman University…
Ingenious Way to Pay Off Mortgage Frightens Banks
Before you pay your next mortgage payment, you should read this right away. Ingenious way to pay off your mortgage has banks frightened across America
Alaska becomes 3rd state with legal marijuana
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Smoking, growing and possessing marijuana becomes legal in America's wildest state Tuesday, thanks to a voter initiative aimed at clearing away 40 years of conflicting laws and court rulings.
Emboldened Obama embraces presidential power
Barack Obama is expected to issue the third and most significant veto of his presidency Tuesday, embracing raw executive power in the twilight of his administration. "This is even better than the veto pen," said a steely Obama, gripping a silvery hockey stick gifted to him in the midst of another…
Oscars TV ratings slump, critics slam presenter
TV ratings for the Oscars' US broadcast fell 16 percent from last year, according to figures published Monday, amid lukewarm reviews and criticism for its first-time host Neil Patrick Harris. Sunday night's show averaged 36.6 million viewers, down from 43.7 million in 2014, according to Nielsen…
Salt Mine Therapy (18 photos)
At the Republican Clinic of Speleotherapy near the town of Soligorsk, south of Minsk, in Belarus, children are treated for respiratory illnesses 1,378 feet underground between layers of potassium and salts in an operational salt mine. According to the state clinic, more than 7,000 children and…
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Four dead, one seriously injured in Texas shooting
(Reuters) - Four people were dead and one woman was in serious condition on Monday after gunfire erupted at two homes in Killeen, Texas, according to local police. The dead included a 30-year-old man suspected of shooting three people in one home before forcing his wife back to their neighboring…
Jonathan Gruber’s Billing For Vermont Health Care Work Raises ‘Serious Questions’
Jonathan Gruber, the MIT health economist known as one of the architects of Obamacare, is under fire in Vermont after the state’s auditor found inconsistencies in invoices he submitted for work on the state’s health care model. Gruber signed a $400,000 contract with Vermont last July to implement a…
Critics tear their hair over Malaysia PM's wife
The wife of Malaysia's prime minister, who is widely mocked over reports of her taste for luxury, drew fresh scorn on Tuesday after she complained about the rising cost of house calls from hairdressers and tailors. Rosmah Mansor, 63, is a controversial figure in Malaysia, where she is routinely…
Powerball jackpot winner in North Carolina: Single mom of 4
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A single mother of four from a small North Carolina town came forward Monday as one of three winners in a huge Powerball jackpot drawn earlier this month.
20 Unbelievable Pictures That Are NOT Photoshopped
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Marital woes may have had part in ex-cop's killing daughters
HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — A troubled marriage, including a recent conversation about a possible separation, may have played a part when a retired police officer shot and killed two teenage daughters as they slept at their suburban home, then killed himself in the garage, police said Monday.
ISIS-Bound Schoolgirls Showed 'No Risk of Being Radicalized or Absconding'
British authorities are reportedly now in Turkey looking for three London schoolgirls who are believed to have flown there on their way to Syria in an effort to join ISIS. The three girls -- Shamima Begum, 15, and her friends Amira Abase, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16 -- were all last seen Tuesday…
IS jihadists kidnap 90 Christians in Syria: monitor
Jihadists from the Islamic State group have kidnapped at least 90 Assyrian Christians in northeast Syria, a monitor said on Wednesday. The abductions took place on Tuesday after IS seized two Assyrian villages from Kurdish forces in the province of Hassakeh, according to the Syrian Observatory for…
