Family Expected Bernie Mac to Recover

The family of renowned American comedian Bernie Mac, who died Saturday from pneumonia at the age of 50, had expected that he would recover from the illness that had hospitalized him since the middle of July....

Barack who? Mixed Bag of Reactions as Obama Takes It to The Middle East

It's a feisty, contradictory mix of politics, religion, and personal views now sitting as Barack Obama's judge on his Middle East tour. As this article shows, one person may think he'll improve things by with-drawing...

Prisoners Charged With Making Wine in Jail

Wine is often found in cells, but how? A report this morning reveals all. Last month, nine prisoners were discovered making wine in the Robeson County Jail. Seemed like these North Carolina prisoners were trying...

Notorious gay basher kills himself in jail

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can be sure, Police won't investigate too hard on this one. Karma has a way of evening things out sometimes." Notorious gay basher kills himself in jailQuebec...

Family of Murdered Boy Drop NAMBLA Suit

" The family of a murdered boy have dropped their 8-year lawsuit against an organization whom their suit claimed spurred the kidnapping, killing, and rape of their son."

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

Show Your Best Photo for Earth Day

"   (Washington, D.C. – March 10, 2008) Has your community organization cleaned up a stream? Have you enjoyed a day in the woods? Has a wild animal ever sparked your imagination?   If you've caught anything like those moments in a photo, share it with U.S....

Steve Fossett declared legally dead

"A Cook County probate judge on Friday declared wealthy Chicago adventurer Steve Fossett legally dead almost half a year after a plane he piloted disappeared over the Nevada desert. After a two-hour hearing, Circuit Judge Jeffrey Malak agreed with witnesses who said Fossett...

Björk Baps Photographer in Auckland Airport

Some stars live to be in the flashbulb spotlight of the paparazzi, but others have little patience for photo-hungry journos. Björk is apparently one of the latter. "Icelandic pop singer Bjork attacked a news...

CHICAGO 10 - OFFICIAL TRAILER

Mixing animation with archival footage, CHICAGO 10 explores the build-up to and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy Trial of 8 activists set up as scapegoats by The Government of the 1968 Democratic Convention...

US consulate general observes regional election in S. Sulawesi

"Before making the observation, US Consulate General official Jeffrey Loree visited South Sulawesi Regional Election Commission (KPUD) to obtain various information related to the process of the first ever direct regional election in the province. In spite of the fact that...

Syrian "Nukes"? Not So Fast...

"So what did the Israelis really blow up in the Syrian desert last month? The conventional wisdom says it was a partially-built nuclear reactor, maybe constructed with North Korean help. Arms Control Wonk Jeffrey Lewis isn't so sure. The New York Times' Mark Mazzetti and...

Raids set Maori-Pakeha relations back 100 years - Sharples

This raid by the New Zealand police appears to be indeed over the top, with many politicians asking what on earth is going on. It is widely seen as some kind of out of control operation targeting Maori. In my view Dr...

Analyze This

"9/11 6th Anniversary: New Bin Laden Video Coming and Islamist "Special Gift" Promised By Jeffrey Imm The SITE Intelligence Group reports that a new Osama Bin Laden video message is forthcoming. SITE states that the...

Feltman plays coy about US position on how to fill Lahoud's post

Why is the United States involved in another foreign election when in 2000 and 2004 Africans and many Latinos were illegally prevented from using their own constitutional right to cast a vote for the candidate of...

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