Thursday, March 4, 2010

ABC to air video of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard (AP)

ABC to air video of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard (AP)


ABC to air video of kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 07:35 AM PST

AP - ABC says it will air home video Friday of kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard, who was rescued last August after 18 years in captivity.


Coins From Time Of Alexander The Great Found In Syria

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:43 AM PST

DAMASCUS, Syria — More than 250 silver coins dating back to the time of Alexander the Great were unearthed in northern Syria, a Syrian archaeologist said Thursday . Youssef Kanjo, the head of archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Aleppo, said the coins were discovered two weeks ago in northern Syria when a local man was digging the foundations of his new home.


Bomb questions in accused shooter's past

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:23 PM PST

A colleague of the Alabama professor charged in a shooting spree received a pipe bomb in 1993.


Turkey pulls envoy after U.S. vote on "genocide" label (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:58 AM PST

Reuters - A U.S. congressional panel voted on Thursday to label as "genocide" the World War One-era massacre of Armenians by Turkish forces, prompting Turkey to recall its ambassador from Washington.


Hamas bans men from women's hair salons (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 05:48 AM PST

AP - Gaza's Islamic Hamas government on Thursday banned men from working in women's hair salons, the latest step in its campaign to impose strict Islamic customs on Gaza's 1.5 million people.


Jobless claims drop, productivity revised higher (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 06:29 AM PST

New claims for jobless benefits fell last week in a sign that layoffs may be easing as the economy slowly recovers. The Labor Department said Thursday that initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 29,000 to a seasonally adjusted 469,000.


Levin is acting chair of Ways and Means panel (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 07:35 AM PST

AP - Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan took over Thursday as chairman of the powerful tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee Thursday after Democrats decided they wanted a consensus builder rather than a firebrand going into the midterm elections.


Senate rejects $250 checks for elderly

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:01 AM PST

A measure backed by President Obama to pay 57 million elderly people, veterans, and disabled is nixed.


Obama Now Selling Judgeships for Health Care Votes?

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 03:28 PM PST

Judgeship a f***** valuable thing, you just don't give it away for nothing.


Baylor's Brittney Griner faces punishment after throwing punch vs. Texas Tech

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 12:44 PM PST

We haven't touched on women's hoops too much in Campus Rivalry, but we had to bring you the video of Baylor's Brittney Griner throwing a haymaker during the Bears' win over Texas Tech Wednesday night.


Earthquake hits Taiwan; 64 people injured

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 05:50 PM PST

A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, terrifying residents, disrupting communications and triggering ...


Swami Nithyananda's 'limelight' empire torn down

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 05:09 AM PST

Bidadi, Mar 4: The storm raised by the sex scandal of Swami Nithyananda refuses to die down as more twists emerge every hour and state governments come out with their reactions to the controversy.India, the most religious and religiously-sensitive nation, was


Tom Hanks' big mistake

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 03:49 PM PST

Th star is happy to be on 'Live with Regis and Kelly,' but can't seem to get their names straight.


Is Antarctica Falling Apart?

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:53 AM PST

Recent news of mammoth icebergs the size of small U.S. states breaking off Antarctica may sound dire. But those events mostly represent business as usual at the world's southernmost continent, scientists say.


Marie Osmond To Return To Vegas Stage

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:57 AM PST

Source: Marie Osmond feels performing will be therapeutic. Less than two weeks after her 18-year-old son Michael Blosil jumped to his death, Marie Osmond will resume performing in Donny & Marie, the Las Vegas show in which she and her brother Donny Osmond star together. Could it be too soon for Marie to return to her normal life?


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