WATERFORD, Mich. – A Waterford man told police his crack cocaine habit drove him to steal nearly 250 empty beer cans from a 7-Eleven store. Police in the Detroit suburb say the 46-year-old man opened the door to an outside storage room at the store early Tuesday, grabbed a large …
Read More »Groups Call for Resignation of North Carolina Sheriff Who Called Mexicans 'Trashy'
RALEIGH, N.C. – Almost two dozen civil rights groups are asking for the resignation of a North Carolina sheriff who has come under fire for incendiary statements about Latinos. In a letter to Johnston County Commissioners, the groups contend that Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell is spreading his racist views …
Read More »Oil Plunges to $91 in Asia on U.S. Credit Fears
SINGAPORE – Oil prices plummeted Tuesday in Asia, falling below $92 a barrel as investors feared the U.S. credit crisis that brought down brokerage giant Lehman Brothers will drag on global economic growth and restrain demand for crude. Light, sweet crude for October delivery tumbled $3.77 to $91.94 a barrel …
Read More »Utah Woman Charged With Homicide in Alcohol Poisoning Death of Teen She Was Called to Help
A Utah woman was charged with homicide in the alcohol poisoning death of a 14-year-old boy she reportedly tried to help. Authorities say that the teen, Jess “Micade” Horrocks, died because of inaction on the part of 24-year-old Candice Collard, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Collard now could spend 15 …
Read More »Court Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Tim Burton's Ex
LOS ANGELES – A long-running lawsuit filed by Tim Burton’s ex-girlfriend over his assets should be dismissed, an appeals court has ruled. The California Court of Appeals issued a ruling on Wednesday ordering a lower court judge to grant a motion by Burton’s attorneys for a summary judgment. The move …
Read More »Ex-Guns N' Roses Drummer Steven Adler Pleads Not Guilty to Drug Charges
LOS ANGELES – Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler has pleaded not guilty to drug charges and will remain in rehab for at least the next month. Adler appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday morning with a friend and therapist. A judge ordered him to remain in …
Read More »Presidential Character & Conduct 2008: Barack Obama
Two candidates and one of them will be the next president of the United States. FOX News examines the character and conduct of Sen. Barack Obama in a new documentary hosted by Bill Hemmer at 8 p.m. ET on Aug. 18. To learn more about Obama, click on the following …
Read More »Army Scientist Bruce Ivins Was Anthrax Killer, U.S. Says
WASHINGTON – The murder weapon was a flask. Army scientist Bruce Ivins was the anthrax killer whose mailings took five lives and rattled the nation in 2001, prosecutors asserted Wednesday, alleging he had in his lab a container of the lethal, highly purified spores involved and access to the distinctive …
Read More »Impact of Edwards Affair on 2008 Race
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Blame Game Former Clinton communications director and FOX News contributor Howard Wolfson says had John Edwards’ extramarital affair been revealed earlier and actually covered by the mainstream media, Hillary Clinton would be the candidate accepting the nomination in Denver later this month. …
Read More »Iran Threatens to 'Eliminate' Israel if Attacked
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran will eliminate Israel if the Jewish state attacks the Persian Islamic nation, Iran’s deputy army chief warned Tuesday in the latest Iranian contribution to the verbal exchanges between the two foes. The remarks by Gen. Mohammad Reza Ashtiani were carried by the official IRNA news agency …
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