WASHINGTON – The top U.S. military commander in the Pacific used his visit to China this month to press again for a telephone hotline between the two countries, but he reported little progress Monday. Three months after Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his Chinese counterpart suggested some movement toward establishing …
Read More »Baghdad Housing Boom: Good News or Bad News from Iraq?
The trouble begins… now! Does John’s My Word make your blood boil? Click here to listen live to The John Gibson Show on FOX News Radio (weekdays, 6-9 p.m. ET). It’s your chance to call in and argue with John! Is this good news from Iraq? There is now a …
Read More »Pakistani Teen Suspect Reportedly Confesses Involvement in Bhutto Assassination
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Authorities questioned a 15-year-old boy who reportedly confessed to joining a team that killed Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, while helicopter gunships attacked suspected militant positions close to the Afghan border, officials and witnesses said Sunday. A villager said two civilians were killed in the attacks Sunday …
Read More »Mother of 2 Believed Abducted From Florida Home
NORTH PORT, Fla. – Charlotte County authorities on Friday were looking for a 21-year-old woman they believe was abducted from her home. Denise Amber Lee is thought to have been taken on Thursday from North Port, where her husband found their two young children alone in the home. Click here …
Read More »Report: Man Says He Was Forced to Sit in JetBlue Flight Bathroom for 3 Hours
It wasn’t such a “happy jetting” experience for a New York man when, he claims, JetBlue forced him into the bathroom for three hours of a cross-country flight. Gokhan Mutlu says it all happened Feb. 23, when a flight attendant volunteered to sit in a “jump seat” so Mutlu could …
Read More »Utah Man Gets Up to Five Years in Prison for Tethering Girlfriend to Engine With Dog Chain
SALT LAKE CITY – A judge on Monday ordered a man who chained his girlfriend to an engine block to spend up to five years in a Utah prison. In a plea deal with prosecutors, Fernando Orozco-Trevizo pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree felony assault for tethering his girlfriend …
Read More »Lance Armstrong, Kate Hudson Romance Blossoms
The budding romance between actress Kate Hudson and cycling superstar Lance Armstrong seemed to be sizzling this weekend, with the pair spotted leaving a Monaco hotel and embarking on a boating trip. The exes of Owen Wilson and Sheryl Crow were reportedly kissing and snuggling at a Cannes Film Festival …
Read More »Massachusetts Thinks the Unthinkable: Who Will Succeed Ted Kennedy?
WASHINGTON – People in Massachusetts suddenly are thinking the unthinkable: Who possibly could succeed Senator Edward Kennedy, patriarch of the famed political family that has dominated the state for more than four decades? The news about Kennedy’s cancerous brain tumor has led to quiet speculation about whether he may try …
Read More »Bush Says Electing Democratic President Could Lead to New Attack On U.S.
WASHINGTON – President George W. Bush said Tuesday he was disappointed in “flawed intelligence” before the Iraq war and was concerned that if a Democrat wins the presidency in November and withdrew troops prematurely it could “eventually lead to another attack on the United States.” In an interview with the …
Read More »Cleveland Man to Plead Guilty to Threatening Justice Thomas, Other Prominent Blacks
CLEVELAND – A man accused of writing racially hateful letters to prominent blacks, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is expected to plead guilty in federal court, attorneys said Wednesday. David Tuason, 46, of the Cleveland suburb of Pepper Pike, is accused of writing threatening letters over two decades, …
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