QUETTA, Pakistan – A bomb ripped through a passenger bus in a province of southwestern Pakistan wracked by growing tribal unrest, killing at least 13 people Sunday and wounding 20 others, police said. Some people were still trapped in the wreckage. In other violence, a woman, her three children and …
Read More »British Official Admits Affair
LONDON – British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who enlivened one election campaign as a brawler, has acknowledged having a two-year extramarital affair with a secretary, his office said Wednesday. The Daily Mirror newspaper reported that Prescott, 67, had a relationship with his assistant private secretary Tracey Temple, 43, beginning …
Read More »This Isn't Your Granny's Rabbit Food
You can’t have too much of a good thing — especially if you’re a fan of salad, and you happen to live in Gary, W.Va. Dozens of dedicated dieters participating in a local weight management program together lost a whopping 500 pounds … and celebrated their accomplishment by chowing down …
Read More »Trial Begins for Suspect in 2004 NYC Subway Bomb Plot
NEW YORK – A Pakistani immigrant, angered by the war in Iraq and the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, plotted to bomb one of the city’s busiest subway stations in 2004 to teach America “a good lesson,” a prosecutor said Monday at a federal conspiracy trial. The defendant, Shahawar Matin Siraj, …
Read More »Consumer Confidence Highest in Four Years
NEW YORK – U.S. consumer confidence rose in April to a four-year high as optimism about job prospects overshadowed concerns over rising gasoline prices, a survey showed Tuesday. The Conference Board said its index of consumer sentiment climbed in April to 109.6, the highest reading since May 2002, from an …
Read More »FOX Facts: Barry Bonds
Full Name: Barry Lamar Bonds Born: July 24, 1964 in Riverside, Calif. Son of former Major League outfielder Bobby Bonds. Height 6-2; Weight 230 Bats left, throws left. Attended Arizona State. Made Major League debut with Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986. Played seven seasons for Pirates before signing as a free …
Read More »Vanna White Gets Star on Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES – This time, it was Vanna White‘s turn to spell out a name — her own. The longtime letter-turner on “Wheel of Fortune” was all smiles Thursday as she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “I remember my parents telling me, at the age of …
Read More »Chirac to Scrap Part of Youth Jobs Law That Caused Protests
PARIS – President Jacques Chirac on Monday threw out part of a youth labor law that triggered massive protests and strikes, bowing to intense pressure from students and unions and dealing a blow to his loyal premier in a bid to end the crisis. Unions celebrated what they called “a …
Read More »Car Crashes Into Crowd, Kills Four in Indiana
GARY, Ind. – A speeding car collided with another vehicle and smashed into a crowd gathered near a city street, killing a 6-year-old boy and three men and seriously injuring several others, authorities said. The boy was among the bystanders Monday evening and at least two of the men killed …
Read More »Panchen Lama Makes Rare Appearance
HANGZHOU, China – China’s controversial choice for a Tibetan holy figure made his first major appearance before an international audience Thursday, saying Tibetan Buddhists should be patriotic and “defend the nation.” Gyaltsen Norbu, 16, is the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism and a key figure in the struggle for the …
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