WASHINGTON – The CIA has the classified documents that a former White House aide needs to defend himself against charges that he lied about the leaking of a CIA operative’s identity, defense lawyers said Friday. Lawyers for I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Vice President Cheney’s former chief of staff, said in …
Read More »Tony Snow Named White House Press Secretary
WASHINGTON – President Bush named Tony Snow to be his White House press secretary on Wednesday in the latest round of staff changes in the West Wing. “I am here to break some news,” Bush told the White House press corps in the briefing room. “I have asked Tony Snow …
Read More »Vatican to Issue Document on Condom Use
VATICAN CITY – At Pope Benedict XVI‘s request, the Vatican is preparing a document about condom use by those with AIDS, a top cardinal said in a published interview. “Soon the Vatican will issue a document about the use of condoms by persons who have grave diseases, starting with AIDS,” …
Read More »Chertoff: Hurricane Katrina Was 'Wake-Up Call' for Disaster Plans
ORLANDO, Fla. – Hurricane Katrina was a “wake-up call” for disaster responders to have evacuation routes set and emergency plans in place before the start of this year’s storm season, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday. Chertoff, in Orlando to meet with Gulf Coast state emergency managers and attend …
Read More »Former Teacher: I Faked Cancer to Get $30K in Donations
NEW BEDFORD, Ma. – A former Massachusetts special education teacher admitted Wednesdasy to faking cancer and collecting more than $30,000 in donations. Heather Faria, a high school in southeastern Massachusetts, told colleagues in 2003 that she had stomach cancer and couldn’t afford to pay for both expensive medical treatments and …
Read More »Bus Tumbles Off Mountain in Peru, Killing 25
LIMA, Peru – A passenger bus tumbled off a mountain road in central Peru and came to rest in a gorge, killing at least 25 people on board, the state news agency reported Tuesday. The accident occurred late Monday in the highland Jaucan district about 190 miles southeast of the …
Read More »Vatican Defrocks 3 Philadelphia Priests For Alleged Sex Abuse
PHILADELPHIA – Three more priests accused of sexually abusing children have been defrocked, bringing to 17 the number of priests in the Philadelphia Archdiocese who have been defrocked since the clergy abuse scandal broke four years ago. The Vatican defrocked Edward V. Avery, Stanley M. Gana and James E. McGuire …
Read More »AMD Shares Jump Over 10% After Strong Profit Report
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) shares rose more than 10 percent in early trading Thursday, a day after posting a profit for the fourth quarter on a 45 percent boost in revenue as its microprocessor sales hit a new record. In contrast to archrival Intel Corp.’s …
Read More »Why I'm Not Letting Joy Behar Off the Hook
The trouble begins… now! Does John’s My Word make your blood boil? Click here to listen live to The John Gibson Show on FOX News Radio (weekdays, 6-9 p.m. ET). It’s your chance to call in and argue with John! Let’s just say I get it. I know “The View” …
Read More »U.S. Supercomputer Doubles Speed
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee – The most powerful supercomputer available for general scientific research in the United States has doubled its speed, officials said Friday. The 54-cabinet Cray XT3 supercomputer at Tennessee’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been upgraded from 25 teraflops to 54 teraflops, or 54 trillion mathematical calculations per second, …
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