I didn’t follow this story until a month ago. Then I did. Now I can barely think about anything else. It’s an incredibly important story. Not a story about murder — a story about politics and government and society and
Frederick Mayer, 92, a World War II hero and the subject of the History Channel’s The Real Inglorious Bastards, finally received ten medals for his service during the war, presented by Senator Jay Rockefeller, on May 3rd. Mayer’s story is emblematic
Sharyl Attkisson at CBS News reports that an eyewitness on the ground at Benghazi was refused repeated requests for help. “We relied on Washington for dispassionate assessment,” one eyewitness told CBS News. “Instead, they [Washington officials] were asking us what
ROME (Italy/-) (AFP) – (AFP) – Italy’s new government line-up brings together personalities from across the political spectrum, from Silvio Berlusconi’s protege to a crime fighter and a feminist from the radical party.
By JULHAS ALAM and CHRIS BLAKEAssociated PressSAVAR, BangladeshThe fugitive owner of an illegally-constructed building that collapsed in Bangladesh in a deadly heap last week was captured Sunday at a border crossing with India by members of a commando force. Mohammed
By FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressROMEAn unemployed bricklayer shot two Italian policemen in a crowded square outside the premier’s office Sunday just as Italy’s new government was being sworn in, investigators said. The gunman’s intended target was politicians but none were in
(AP) – Police in Bangladesh took five people into custody in connection with the collapse of a shoddily-constructed building that killed at least 348 people, as rescue workers admitted Saturday that voices of survivors are getting weaker after four days
(AP) – Italian lawmakers failed on Thursday to elect a new president of the nation during a first round of voting. President Giorgio Napolitano’s term ends next month, and choosing his successor is considered a step toward resolving a political
An interesting read in the New York Times’ Style section today about people taking to YouTube to educate Generation Y about etiquette in the digital age. Are manners dead? Cellphones, Twitter and Facebook may be killing off the old civilities and good graces,
On Tuesday, March 26, the Italian Supreme Courtdecided to order a new trial in the case against Amanda Knox, theAmerican exchange student charged with murdering her British roommate inItaly. Knox was convicted of the murder in 2009, but that conviction
Baseball broadcaster Tim McCarver announced on Wednesday that this season will be his last in the booth as a color commentator. McCarver has called baseball games on Fox with Joe Buck since 1996. “I wanted to step down while I
Amanda Knox, the American student in Italy, who in 2009, was convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, and later acquitted, has been ordered to return to Italy to face a retrial. In a stunning development, the Court of Cassation,
(AP) – Italy’s highest criminal court on Tuesday overturned Amanda Knox’s acquittal in the slaying of her British roommate and ordered a new trial, prolonging a case that has become a cause celebre in the United States. Knox called the
In what plaintiff’s Washington, D.C. lead trial counsel Richard D. Heideman termed a “landmark victory for justice,” a federal judge awarded $3.58 billion in damages against the Syrian government in response to its sponsorship of the brutal 1985 coordinated terrorist
Ford Motor Company officials are apologizing for an ad from India that shows Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the driver’s seat and three women tied up in the trunk.
According to Rick Newman of US News and World Report, America’s consumer confidence continues to rise, and their out of pocket spending has been solid. Yet credit card spending has not risen, and incomes have not risen either. So what’s
(AFP) – Tensions flared in Beirut overnight after three Sunni clerics were attacked in two separate incidents in majority Shiite areas of the Lebanese capital, sparking angry demonstrations. “Sheikhs Mazen Hariri and Ahmad Fakhran of Dar al-Fatwa were attacked (Sunday
Some politically correct colleges in America and Western Europe observe something they call “Israel Apartheid Week.” It’s another opportunity to libel Israel for building a defensive perimeter to keep out Arab suicide bombers. These misguided young people who libel the
(AP) Figueroa helps Puerto Rico oust US from WBC, 4-3By STEVEN WINEAP Sports WriterMIAMIOnce again, the United States could only watch as an opposing pitcher celebrated at the World Baseball Classic. This time it was 38-year-old right-hander Nelson Figueroa, who
The Roman Catholic Church has its first Pope Francis, who has taken his name from one of the most recognized and beloved of Catholic saints, Francis of Assisi. Statues of Saint Francis, in hooded robe with beard and the crown
New data unveiled on Thursday strengthens the belief that a subatomic particle discovered last year is the elusive Higgs boson, European physicists said. Analysis of two characteristics, teased from experiments at the world’s biggest particle smasher, aligns with theories that
For over 1,000 years, the Bishop of Rome, Pontiff of the Catholic Church, has come from Europe. In a papal conclave today, Cardinals broke that tradition and named Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 266th Pope of the Church.
As previously rumored, the conclave to elect the successor to retired Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will begin on Tuesday, March 12. Shortly before 7 PM Rome time Friday, the Holy See’s press office released a statement saying that the cardinals
Toronto Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey will start the World Baseball Classic opener for the United States against Mexico on Friday at Chase Field in Arizona. Joe Torre, the former Yankees and Dodgers skipper who will manage the American squad,
Official data Friday painted a far from encouraging picture for the European economy, with unemployment running at record highs in the eurozone while inflation fell sharply, highlighting the weakness of consumer demand. Separately, a closely followed manufacturing survey suggested the
