PASADENA, Calif. – A sample of icy soil collected by the robotic arm of NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander is apparently stuck in its scoop, foiling efforts to analyze it. The arm picked up 3 cubic centimeters of material Friday night and lifted it over an oven designed to heat samples …
Read More »Disney to Launch Story Books in 3 Indian Languages
HONG KONG – Disney plans to publish Indian-language story books for the first time. Disney is releasing “The Jungle Book,” “Aladdin,” “The Lion King,” “Winnie the Pooh,” “Bambi,” “Cinderella,” “Tarzan” and “Peter Pan” in Hindi, Marathi and Malayalam, Hong Kong-based Disney Asia spokeswoman Alannah Goss said Monday in an e-mail …
Read More »Bush Urges Congress to Extend, Expand Eavesdropping Powers
WASHINGTON – President Bush tried on Thursday to pressure congressional Democrats to extend and expand the government’s eavesdropping powers, which expire in eight days. Bush, in a written statement, said the law has allowed the intelligence community to monitor the communications of terrorists. “Congress’ action or lack of action on …
Read More »Bush, Congress Confident Economic Stimulus Package Will Pass, Work
WASHINGTON – Congressional Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they feel urgency to enact an economic stimulus plan and are confident they can work with President Bush to craft it quickly. The president also expressed confidence but said any deal must be done right, not just fast. “The urgency that we …
Read More »IAEA Head to Visit Iran to Look Into Tehran's Nuclear Past
VIENNA, Austria – Chief U.N. nuclear inspector Mohamed ElBaradei will fly to Iran this week, his spokeswoman said Monday, in a visit that will overlap with U.S. President George W Bush’s Middle East tour. Diplomats, meanwhile, said Tehran has started sharing information about past programs the U.S. says were attempts …
Read More »Florida Lawyer to Plead Guilty in $1.2 Billion Ponzi Scheme
MIAMI – Disbarred South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein is negotiating a guilty plea with federal prosecutors on charges of orchestrating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme using faked legal settlements, his attorney said Tuesday. “I can tell you that there will be a change of plea to guilty,” said Rothstein attorney …
Read More »17 Indian Soldiers Dead After Kashmir Avalanche
SRINAGAR, India – A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 soldiers and critically injuring 17 others. The avalanche slammed into the army’s High Altitude Warfare School at about 11 a.m. and swept away the soldiers …
Read More »Obama Aide's Pope Comments Under Fire
This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” February 5, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. TUCKER CARLSON, GUEST HOST: A member of President’s Advisory Council on Faith Based and neighborhood partnerships is joining the long list of radicals now serving in the …
Read More »Militants Pledge to Float More Bombs Onto Israeli Beaches
JERUSALEM – Palestinian militants claimed Tuesday they had sent a barrage of floating barrels filled with explosives toward Israel’s beaches to avenge the killing of a Hamas leader in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. Police cordoned off beaches, ordered surfers out of the water and deployed robotic bomb squads along …
Read More »Muslim Chaplain Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Smuggle Razor Blades Into NYC Jail
NEW YORK – Authorities say a New York jails chaplain has been charged with trying to smuggle three razor blades and a pair of scissors into a facility. The Department of Investigation says 58-year-old Imam Zul-Qarnain Shahid was arrested at the Manhattan Detention Complex on Wednesday. The department says Shahid …
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