China Holds Firm on Major Issues in Obama’s Visit

Nov 18, 2009 - President Obama toured the historic Forbidden City in Beijing on Tuesday during a break from meetings with Chinese leaders. Source BEIJING — In six hours of meetings, at two dinners and during a stilted 30-minute news conference in which President Hu Jintao did not allow questions, President Obama was confronted, on his first visit, with a fast-rising China more willing to say no to the United States. On topics like Iran (Mr. - 1 Comment

Orlando office building locked down after shooting

Nov 06, 2009 - ***UPDATE*** ORLANDO, Fla. – A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago. At least six people were hurt and police were searching for a gunman in a sport utility vehicle. - 11 Comments

Halloween Ideas 4 couples

Oct 31, 2009 - Get ready for your favorite spooky holiday with some romantic Halloween ideas! While one might not think a holiday filled with ghosts and goblins, witches and jack-o-lanterns as a time for romance, there are still many romantic things you can do to celebrate Halloween as a couple. Halloween is a great time to do many things together that you wouldn’t ordinarily do with one another. - 6 Comments

Sarkozy junior embroiled in nepotism row

Oct 12, 2009 - http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j6-pq3ewBQFkY2YoOW0zeJ3ou8YA By Carole Landry (AFP) – 53 minutes ago   PARIS — The imminent promotion of President Nicolas Sarkozy's son to manage France's wealthiest business district drew howls of protest and derision Monday over the 23-year-old's meteoric political rise.   Opposition politicians accused the president of nepotism and charged the "Sarkozy clan" was tightening its grip on the "treasure chest" of La Defense, a district west of Paris where top French firms are headquartered.   Dubbed "Prince Jean" by the press, undergraduate Jean Sarkozy is in line to replace the minister for economic recovery, Patrick Devedjian, as chairman of EPAD, the agency overseeing office development in La Defense. - 5 Comments

Baby abducted by knife-wielding attacker found

Oct 03, 2009 - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A newborn boy abducted by a knife-wielding woman posing as an immigration agent was safe in the care of a foster family Saturday and awaiting a family reunion as authorities charged a woman with his kidnapping. Nashville police said week-old Yair Anthony Carillo was found in good health at a home in Ardmore, about 80 miles south of Nashville near the Tennessee line. - 1 Comment

Texas Execution Review Launched

Oct 01, 2009 - Ed Pilkington in New York guardian.co.uk, Thursday 1 October 2009 19.01 BST larger | smaller Article historyThe scene in Corsicana, Texas, on the morning of 23 December 1991, was one of pure horror. According to eyewitnesses, Cameron Willingham stood in front of his wood-framed home as it was engulfed in flames pleading for someone to call 911 and screaming: "My babies are burning up!" When fire fighters arrived, they found him dressed only in trousers and with hair on his chest, eyelids and head singed. - 4 Comments

Census Worker Found Naked, Gagged, and Bound

Sep 26, 2009 - BIG CREEK, Ky. — A part-time census worker found hanging in a rural Kentucky cemetery was naked, gagged and had his hands and feet bound with duct tape, said an Ohio man who discovered the body two weeks ago. The word "fed" was written in felt-tip pen on 51-year-old Bill Sparkman's chest, but authorities have released very few other details in the case, such as whether they think it was an accident, suicide or homicide. - 6 Comments

Eye Opener: Census Worker Found Hanged

Sep 24, 2009 - Updated 8:47 a.m. ET A part-time Census Bureau field worker was found hanged in Kentucky Sept. 12 with the word "fed" scrawled across his chest, according to a law enforcement source. - 37 Comments