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Mississippi monument rededicated to mark Iowa’s role in Civil War siege
VICKSBURG, Mississippi (Reuters) - A century and a half after the Civil War's battle of Vicksburg, a large group of Iowans led by Governor Terry Branstad joined Southerners on Saturday to commemorate the Iowa soldiers who lost their lives on the Missis...
Newark archdiocese official resigns following priest’s arrest
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A leading official from the Catholic archdiocese of Newark has resigned his post as vicar general following the arrest of a priest accused of violating a deal that barred him from interacting with children, the archdioces...
One driver killed as heavy rains flood streets in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A woman died when her car was washed off a bridge on Saturday as drenching rains in Texas spawned flood waters so powerful they swept a city bus off the street, San Antonio officials said.
Russia's Putin Hails Ties With African Union As It Turns 50
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for closer cooperation with the African Union on Saturday, marking the organization's 50th anniversary.
Leno: Obama Can Close Gitmo By Making it a Government-Funded Solar Company
Jay Leno continued his humorous attacks on the White House Friday. In a series of opening monologue jokes targeting Barack Obama, the NBC Tonight Show host said of the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, “If he really wants to close...
Vintage Apple Computer Sells for Record Price - Report
Apple's first computer, Apple-1, was sold at an auction in Germany on Saturday for around $670,000, a record price for this kind of machine, news reports said on Saturday.
150 years after Gettysburg, drummer to recreate reunion march
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - Fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest of the U.S. Civil War, a survivor of that fight marched 200 miles from Pittsburgh to the site of the battle for a reunion attended by both Union and Confederate veterans.
Blackstone notifies Cohen’s SAC it intends to pull money: pension consultant
(Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc, the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which is yanking much of its client money, according to a letter rev...
Polanski’s Venus seduces on last day of Cannes festival
CANNES (Reuters) - An avenging Venus settling the psychological and sexual score is the star of acclaimed director Roman Polanski's "La Venus a la Fourrure" ("Venus in Fur"), one of the Cannes film festival's two final movies in main competition to pre...
Pirates Released Crew Members of German Ship After 1 Month
Four crew members captured by pirates off Equatorial Guinea’s coast have been released a month after their container vessel was attacked, a news report said on Saturday citing the management company.
Sexual assault is a ‘scourge’ on U.S. military, Hagel says
(Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called sexual assault a "scourge" on Saturday as he addressed graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where a sergeant stands accused of videotaping female cadets in the shower...
Traditional Hutsul Wedding in Western Ukraine
Members of the Hutsul ethnic group in western Ukraine continue to observe their traditions. RIA Novosti has compiled a photo essay of a traditional Hutsul wedding.
Turkmen Capital Hits Guinness Book of Records
Turkmen capital of Ashgabat has been included in the Guinness Book of Records for the highest density of white marble buildings in the city.
Modesto Press Posts ‘Stop the Mormons’ Protest Photo With Item on College Football Prospect Choosing Missionary Work
For outrageous and tasteless photo placement, it's hard to top the one accompanying an article in the Modesto Press about top college football prospect Aaron Zwahlen. Despite the availability of many photos of the player, at least a few of which are likely public domain, the Press chose to... -
Daily Kos: Oklahoma Tornado Casualties Show That ‘Free Market Conservatism Kills’
If you were looking for righty-bashing blog posts related to the Moore, Oklahoma disaster, Daily Kos was the place to be this past Wednesday. Ian Reifowitz argued that conservatives' childish hostility to government regulation boosted the tornado's death toll because neither... -
“The machiavelian threefold game of the neoconservatives”, by Laurent Guyénot
Who are the neoconservatives? The neoconservative movement, which is generally perceived as a radical (rather than “conservative”) Republican right, is, in reality, an intellectual movement born in the late 1960s in the pages of theShow More Summary
As border tightens, some U.S.-Mexico neighbors reach across the fence
NACO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican activist Maria Elena Borquez takes up a paintbrush and daubs a bright splotch of color on the rusted steel fence separating the small Mexican town of Naco from a neighboring town in the United States...
