The lawyer for the Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says the suspected gunman was “coherent” when he spoke to him and he is “aware that he’s a suspect,” The Associated Press reported. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s attorney is retired Col. John P. Galligan, who has …
Read More »Some of the New Health Care Benefits Will Go to People in India?
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Friends With Benefits The new health care law here in the U.S. is expected to have big benefits for India. The Christian Science Monitor reports the addition of 32 million Americans to insurance rolls here in the States is very significant for …
Read More »Homegrown Terror on the Rise in 2009
The five young Americans accused last week of traveling from Washington to Pakistan to wage jihad cap what appears to be a record year for homegrown terror plots, exposing a dangerous trend that experts say poses the biggest challenge America’s security officials have ever faced. Not including the Pakistan case, …
Read More »Company Claims to Have Developed World's First 'Natural' Birth Control Pill
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer Schering Pharma claims to have developed the world’s first “natural” birth control pill and has launched it in the U.K. after testing it on 3,000 women. Rather than the synthetic hormones found in other birth control pills, Qlaira uses bioidentical hormones from natural plant sources. The company …
Read More »Top Nine Most Wasteful Stimulus Projects
This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” May 29, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: And we are back and nearing number one. But first, check first check out numbers nine through two. People in Arizona are apparently confused …
Read More »Tyra Banks' Stalker Sentenced to Probation, Treatment
NEW YORK – A Georgia man who was convicted of stalking TV host Tyra Banks was sentenced Thursday to a year of probation and ordered to complete a treatment program designed specifically for stalkers. Brady Green, 39, of Dublin, Ga., must also stay away from the former supermodel for the …
Read More »Fake Cops Wanted in Fast-Food Robberies Sought in Rape of Wendy's Worker
A pair of fake police officers accused of robbing Seattle-area fast-food restaurants in disguise appear to have struck again — this time allegedly raping a Wendy’s worker. Investigators say the men flash what appear to be police lights at fast-food employees, then force the workers to empty the restaurants’ safes …
Read More »California Man Jailed After Housing Homeless on Ranch
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – A California rancher who houses homeless people on his property chose to serve 90 days in jail rather than accept probation after being convicted of misdemeanor safety violations. Dan de Vaul says the terms of probation offered Monday would prevent him from sheltering about 30 …
Read More »Large Hadron Collider Halted By Bird Crumbs
The massive machine at the center of the world’s biggest scientific experiment has malfunctioned again – derailed by a bit of bread dropped by a bird. The Hadron Collider, buried 100m under the ground near Geneva, Switzerland, is supposed to recreate conditions seen after the Big Bang. Scientists hope the …
Read More »'Special Report' Panel on Fort Hood Memorial; Abortion as Sticking Point in Health Care Reform
This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from November 10, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: It may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy, but this …
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