NEW YORK – Rappers Ludacris and 50 Cent have dissed Oprah Winfrey. Now, Ice Cube has a beef with the talk show queen. “I’ve been involved in three projects pitched to her, but I’ve never been asked to participate,” the rapper-actor tells FHM magazine in its July issue, on newsstands …
Read More »Armenian Passenger Plane Crashes in Black Sea, Killing 112
MOSCOW – An Armenian passenger jet crashed in bad weather early Wednesday off the Black Sea coast shortly before it was to land in the Russian city of Sochi, killing all 112 people aboard, emergency officials said. The Airbus A-320, which belonged to the Armenian airline Armavia, disappeared from radar …
Read More »Rumsfeld: Withdrawal Recommendations Timed to Iraq Government Appointments
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Wednesday he does not expect U.S. commanders to make a recommendation for withdrawing forces from Iraq until after the country appoints ministers of its fledgling government, perhaps by the end of May. Rumsfeld said Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in …
Read More »Barbaro's Condition Progressively Improving
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. – Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is progressing so well he might not have the cast on his severely injured right hind leg changed for several weeks. Dr. Dean Richardson, the surgeon who repaired Barbaro’s shattered bones after the colt broke down at the Preakness Stakes on May …
Read More »Tiffany Souers' Murder: Search for Clues
This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” May 30, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Tiffany Souers was studying civil engineering at Clemson University when she was found strangled to death. How did she die, and why? Joining us from Central, South Carolina, …
Read More »Arab Nations Plan Iran Nuke Talks
KUWAIT CITY – Arab Gulf nations are planning to send a delegation to Iran to discuss its nuclear standoff with the United Nations, the German foreign minister said Sunday after talks with Kuwaiti leaders. Such a delegation would be the first major diplomatic foray by Gulf nations in the confrontation. …
Read More »Bush Snubs Gore Film on Global Warming
CHICAGO – Is President Bush likely to see Al Gore’s documentary about global warming? “Doubt it,” Bush said coolly Monday. Bush has had bitter disagreements with Gore about the environment and other issues. Bush defeated Gore, then the Democratic vice president, in a disputed presidential election that was finally settled …
Read More »Report: Lone Juror Kept Moussaoui Alive
WASHINGTON – A single holdout kept the jury from handing a death sentence to Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person charged in this country in the 9/11 attacks. But that juror never explained his vote, said the foreman of the jury that sentenced the confessed Al Qaeda conspirator to life in …
Read More »Bush Pledges Support for Iraqi Leadership, Predicts Challenges Ahead
WASHINGTON – Three years after declaring major military operations over in Iraq, President Bush said Monday that a report from his two top foreign policy officials on their visit to Baghdad shows that Iraq’s leadership is “more determined than ever to succeed.” “We believe we’ve got partners to help the …
Read More »Man to Be Tried for Killing Family Found in Pennsylvania Basement
LANCASTER, Pennsylvania – A man accused of killing six family members confessed to the killings two days before police recovered the bodies from the basement of the family home, the suspect’s girlfriend testified Friday at his preliminary hearing. Jesse D. “Jay” Wise Jr., made his admission to girlfriend Jackie Boots …
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