BAGHDAD – A bomber wearing an Iraqi military uniform struck a U.S. military delegation visiting the mayor of violence-wracked Baqouba on Monday, injuring at least eight American soldiers and nine others. Police officials claimed the attacker was disguised as a soldier — a tactic used in the past to pass …
Read More »Pollution's Ill Effects Go Beyond Heart, Lungs
Air pollution isn’t only bad for people’s hearts and lungs, new research from France shows. After peak pollution days, more people visit a primary care doctor for upper and lower respiratory tract disease, headache, feelings of weakness, skin rash and conjunctivitis, Dr. Sophie Larrieu of the French Institute of Public …
Read More »Lawsuit Claims Indiana Teacher Tried to Sicken Autistic Boy With Peanut Candy
INDIANAPOLIS – The mother of an 8-year-old autistic boy with severe peanut allergies said Friday that an Indianapolis teacher gave her son a peanut-filled candy bar in hopes of making him sick so he wouldn’t go on a field trip. A lawsuit filed by the boy’s mother, Anita Young, alleges …
Read More »Paris Hilton Scores With Soccer Superstar Hookup
Champagne-swilling Cristiano Ronaldo and Paris Hilton got down and dirty as they teamed up to celebrate the soccer ace’s $131 million transfer. The winking winger, 24, kissed and cuddled the 28-year-old socialite in a Hollywood club before they headed to her sister’s home. Ronaldo’s move from Manchester United to Real …
Read More »By Any Normal Political Calculus, Health Care Would Have Died Long Ago
On the eve of a vote on the top priority of the president of the United States, everyone in Washington almost always knows how the vote will turn out. Not this time. That’s because there has not in the lifetime of anyone in this town been anything quite like this. …
Read More »Afghan Quakes Kill at Least 23, Destroy Homes
Two earthquakes shook eastern Afghanistan early Friday, killing at least 23, injuring 30 and destroying 200 homes, officials told FOX News. Officials were traveling to the site. The U.S. Geological Survey said Nangarhar province was hit by two earthquakes — a 5.5 magnitude quake at about 2 a.m., and a …
Read More »Iraqi Police: Car Bombs Kill 41 in Baghdad's Sadr City
BAGHDAD – Two car bombs tore through a crowded commercial district in Baghdad’s main Shiite district on Wednesday, killing at least 41 people, Iraqi police said. The blasts went off in quick succession less than a week after bombings claimed more than 150 lives over a two-day span. The attacks …
Read More »Arkansas Church to Hold Easter Services at Local Bar
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A fledging Arkansas church will see if distilled spirits can mix with the Holy Spirit this Easter weekend. A new Little Rock church called The River will hold both of its Easter services at The Rev Room, a bar and nightclub in the city’s River Market. …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Executes Rapist in 22nd Beheading This Year
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A Saudi man convicted of rape and robbery has been beheaded, becoming the 22nd prisoner to be executed by sword this year in the kingdom. An Interior Ministry statement says the man committed the crimes after drinking alcohol. Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islam …
Read More »Authorities Find Bodies of Boater, Daughter Off Miami Coast
The bodies of a father and daughter who disappeared Sunday evening while boating were found Monday in the water off the coast of Miami, Fla., according to officials. The body of the father, Phil Burke, 49, was found Monday afternoon officials confirmed to FOX News. Coast Guard Public Affairs Officer …
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