Colorado High School Student Sets Self on Fire in Cafeteria
Student, 16, Is in Critical Condition After Setting Himself Ablaze
Dad Looking To Relocate Hates To Leave Needy Parents Behind
DEAR ABBY: My two children and I have lived with my parents for a few years because I had some health problems. Now that I am healthy again, I'm ready to return to work and move to a new home, but I am encountering severe resistance from my parents. As I have recovered, our situation has gone from…
Credit Cards Are Now Offering 0% APR Through 2015
Consumers can now get rid of high interest rates and get 0% APR for 18 months. Compare these leading 2013 credit card offers and find your best offer.
AdChoices CompareCards.comSponsoredBrain-dead pregnant woman's husband names fetus
DALLAS (AP) — The husband of a pregnant, brain-dead Texas woman who was taken off life support over the weekend named what would have been the couple's second child before his wife was removed from machines.
Is Barack Obama an imperial president?
Waving away security guards, Mr. Obama turned and addressed Mr. Hong, himself undocumented. "We've got this Constitution, we've got this whole thing about separation of powers," Obama continued. Obama, a former constitutional law professor, was once skeptical of the aggressive use of presidential…
Alaska's Keystone Canyon (5 photos)
Highway access to the city at the end of the trans-Alaska pipeline has been cut off indefinitely by avalanches , including one that dammed a river and created a lake up to a half-mile long across the roadway in a 300-foot wide mountain canyon. State Department of Transportation officials said…
'Long-term unemployment' _ one mom's story
AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Down the road from an emergency food pantry where a small crowd waits for the chance to gather free groceries, there is a church sign that reads: "If you need help, ask God. If you don't, thank God."
Karzai Gambles with the Taliban
Karzai is sounding more like the Taliban in his public statements and recycling their propaganda in his criticisms of the U.S., but he’ll never make peace with the terrorist group.
Man United eye Mata boost on Solskjaer's return
Manchester United supporters will hope to get a first glimpse of record signing Juan Mata on Tuesday when Cardiff City visit Old Trafford in the Premier League. Mata completed a £37.1 million ($61.2 million, 44.8 million euros) move from Chelsea on Saturday and will go straight into the squad to…
Bone-chilling images from the arctic blast
The arctic blast that sent temperatures in the Midwest and other parts of the country plummeting has provided some spectacular bone-chilling imagery.
Queen's household finances under fire
MPs on Tuesday took aim at Queen Elizabeth II's household accountants, saying they must cut their costs and tackle a huge backlog of repairs to the monarch's crumbling palaces. Palace officials must also do more to boost the royal family's income as they are dipping into reserve funds alarmingly…
Chinese ivory smuggler gets record sentence after Kenya trial
A court in Kenya on Tuesday slapped a record sentence on a Chinese ivory smuggler, the first person to be convicted under tough new laws designed to stem a surge in poaching. Tang Yong Jian, 40, was ordered to pay 20 million shillings (170,500 euros, 233,000 dollars) or else go to jail for seven…
Stars Line up to Pay Tribute to The Beatles
Stars line up to pay tribute to The Beatles, with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in attendance
New DHS chief endorses 'earned' citizenship idea
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new Homeland Security secretary says an earned path to citizenship for the roughly 11 million immigrants living in the United States illegally is a matter of national security.
The new face of food stamps: working-age Americans (4 photos)
In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of the change is due to demographics, such as the trend toward having fewer children. But a slow…
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She may be in the driver's seat when it comes to the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but Hillary Clinton says she hasn't driven a car in nearly 20 years.
Marijuana contests join county fair in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — Pot at the county fair? Why not?
Subsidies in the farm bill
The compromise farm bill announced Monday by congressional negotiators sets policy for food stamps and farm programs. The bill would cut food stamps by around $800 million a year and continue generous farm subsidies. Agriculture programs in the bill:
Israel barrier threatens to split West Bank villages
Battir (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israel's separation barrier could soon destroy the livelihoods and redraw the demographics of two Palestinian villages south of Jerusalem, locals say, should an imminent court ruling approve its planned route. The barrier -- in parts an eight-metre-high…
Pro-animal groups appeal to pope over dove attack
ROME (AP) — Animal rights groups on Monday appealed to Pope Francis to end the practice of releasing doves from a Vatican window overlooking St. Peter's Square, a day after a pair of the peace symbols were attacked by a seagull and crow while a crowd including thousands of children watched below.
CHANGES FOR GEARS OF WAR
GAMEVISION: In a deal with Epic Games, Microsoft now has complete control of the Gears of War franchise. Gears of War which was one of the signature franchises for XBOX 360. This deal means Gears of War will be coming to XBOX ONE and not to Sony's Playstation.
