Complaints of shoddy work, unsafe conditions reported before Philly building collapse
Source: Fox News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-07 17:47:39 -0700 | political-news
Published June 07, 2013 FoxNews.com Poor demolition work reportedly went uninspected for more than three weeks before the deadly collapse of a building in Philadelphia, raising questions about the city's regulatory process. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Mayor Michael Nutter...
Rep. Michele Bachmann says she will not run for re-election in 2014
Source: Fox News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-29 13:50:48 -0700 | political-news
FoxNews.com Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she will not run for re-election in 2014, ending her tenure as the representative from Minnesota's sixth congressional district after four terms. In a video released on her website early Wednesday , Bachmann says that,...
Brother-in-law of Chinese Nobel winner jailed for 11 years
Source: Reuters
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-09 06:47:58 -0700 | political-news
Topics Liu Xia, wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, waves as she arrives at a court in the Huairou district of Beijing June 9, 2013. A Chinese court on Sunday sentenced the brother-in-law of jailed Nobel Peace...
Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan, Advocate for the Poor, Dies at 83
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-08 12:52:37 -0700 | political-news
Bishop Sullivan, who lived in Brooklyn, was critically injured in a three-car collision on the Long Island Expressway on May 30 and was airlifted to Nassau University Medical Center, where he died, according to a statement by the Diocese of...
Jack Tame: City moving from four wheels to two
Source: The New Zealand Herald
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-01 12:56:22 -0700 | political-news
We rode in a giddy peloton, three backpackers on bikes at about 3am on a warm June morning. Paris was still, traffic was distant, and the only thing to break the peace was our faux race commentary. "Armstrong ... surging...
Lawyer: Van der Sloot getting married in Peru
Source: Associated Press
Lima :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-31 14:36:05 -0700 | political-news
Convicted Dutch murderer Joran van der Sloot is planning nuptials with a Peruvian woman in the prison where he's serving a 28-year sentence. His attorney Maximo Altez tells The Associated Press they are awaiting permission from penal authorities for a...
Pot Mama: Suburban Scarsdale Mother Arrested for Running Marijuana Ring
Source: New York Observer
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-05 05:23:56 -0700 | political-news
Like a real-life version of Weeds , Scarsdale divorcee Andrea Sanderlin has been arrested for running a sophisticated, multimillion-dollar marijuana business from a Queens warehouse...Sanderlin pleaded not guilty to the charges, and it looks like she'll attempt to milk her...
Teen planned attack: Bombs in bedroom under floorboards linked to school plot
Source: Christian Science Monitor
Albany :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-26 16:56:55 -0700 | political-news
But the plot was foiled in the same way many such plots are uncovered. A 17-year-old student in Albany, Ore., built several bombs and had a detailed plan including checklists and diagrams as part of a Columbine-style plot to attack...
Richmond International Airport evacuated after phone threat
Source: Fox News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-11 10:27:48 -0700 | political-news
The Richmond International Airport in Virginia was evacuated Tuesday morning after the airport received a threatening phone call, an official told Fox News. Few details were immediately reported, but the threat was called in between 6 a.m. and 6:15, and...
Daughter reunited with father after 24 years learns they volunteer at same Arizona shelter
Source: Fox News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-16 09:05:21 -0700 | political-news
Published June 16, 2013 FoxNews.com A long-lost daughter and father who were reunited after 24 years discovered that they were much closer than they thought. Will Russell has learned that he and his daughter Amy Roberson -- who he put...
Home remodeler finds comic book worth over $100K in wall at Elbow Lake house
Source: Star Tribune
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 19:48:14 -0700 | political-news
In his decade of working construction and home remodeling, David Gonzalez always dreamed of finding some hidden treasure in the demolition work. He'd even put dollar bills in new walls for folks to unearth in the future. So he chalks...
59-year-old golfer stabs partner with broken club in argument over score
Source: Fox News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-07 11:43:24 -0700 | political-news
Published June 07, 2013 FoxNews.com An argument over a score at a Michigan golf course quickly escalated and led to one golfer stabbing another with a broken golf club, authorities say. Oakland County police said the pair was arguing over...
Supreme Court weighs two gay marriage cases this month
Source: USA Today
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-09 17:04:16 -0700 | political-news
EDT June 9, 2013 Experts don't expect all-encompassing rulings from a cautious court. Mitchell Katine came to the Supreme Court 10 years ago for the final chapter of Lawrence v. Texas , the landmark gay rights case in which the...
Tea Party gets bump after being targeted by IRS
Source: Fox
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-26 15:54:39 -0700 | political-news
Published May 26, 2013 FoxNews.com The Tea Party movement is showing signs of a resurgence following the revelation that the IRS targeted groups and other politically conservative organizations for the past several years. A recent poll shows Americans have a...
MSNBC Panel Suggests Racist Motivation by Pro-lifers, Goal of 'Reproducing Whiteness'
Source: Newsbusters
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-17 17:06:17 -0700 | political-news
Ari Melber hosted a panel of liberals fretting over Republican efforts to restrict abortion, with one guest even theorizing that Republicans are motivated by a racist desire to prevent white women from having abortions as a way of "reproducing whiteness,...
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