Bhupathi-Knowles move to second round

"Ace Indian pro Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles scored a comfortable straight sets win to advance to the second round of the US Open. Meanwhile Rohan Bopanna and Pakistani team-mate Aisam-ul-Haq-Qureshi crashed out of the men’s doubles event."

Anthrax Investigation Implicates Suicide Researcher

Bruce Ivins, the researcher who committed suicide, is implicated in the 2001 anthrax attacks New Jersey. Following a breifing for family members of the victims, the info was made public by the FBI."The Justice Department released hundreds of pages of documents related to the...

Pregnant man Thomas Beatie and the first pictures of his baby

THOMAS Beatie, the first transgender male to give birth, has revealed photos of his newborn daughter. " THESE are the first pictures of Thomas Beatie, the first transgender male to give birth, and his newborn...

The mom and the monster

"The matriarch of one of Hong Kong's richest corporate dynasties sat down with the city's most notorious crime bosses and negotiated the payment of a HK$600 million ransom for the release of her eldest son, The...

Big Brother database recording ALL calls, texts and e-mails will 'ruin Britis...

Proposals for the British government to spy on all its citizens by recording all their telephone calls and every minute that they are on the internet have been dubbed a 'step too far'. This won't really improve...

Big Brother database recording all our calls, texts and e-mails will 'ruin Br...

There will be no more privacy then... " Plans for a massive database snooping on the entire population were condemned yesterday as a ‘step too far for the British way of life’. In an Orwellian move, the Home Office is proposing to detail every phone call, e-mail,...

Zoos in battle over Knut the polar bear's riches

The world's most famous polar bear, who provoked fierce debates on animal rights, and also appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair, is now involved in another battle, this time over who will get all his money! I'm...

Venezuela & Colombia Make Nice

"Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Colombia's Alvaro Uribe are attempting rapprochement after months of sniping that threatened billions of dollars in trade and unleashed a diplomatic crisis.Latin America's top U.S. opponent and closest U.S. ally will set aside their on-and-off...

The United States is 232 years old today

America is officially 232 years old today, and she's looking good for her age.Americans across the country are celebrating today with fireworks, concerts, parades and contests and this a round up of the various...

Bush heckled during 4th July speech

"Protesters made it hard to hear President Bush Friday as he welcomed new citizens and marked Independence Day at the home of Thomas Jefferson. As is the tradition each Fourth of July, a naturalization ceremony was held at Monticello in Charlottesville, Va. This year, 76...

CNN poll: Most say Founding Fathers wouldn't be impressed

"(CNN) -- How would the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin feel about the way the United States has turned out 232 years after declaring its independence? ...

US 'pregnant man' has baby girl

This American had best of both genders. Initially born as female and then became man but again became female to deliver a baby."An American man who was born female but underwent gender realignment surgery, has given...

High Court Says Lethal Injection Constitutional

High Court  Says  Current Lethal Injection method is Constitutional Over the last year many NowPublic Contributers have been writing articles on America's current lethal injection method.  The Supreme...

Bridal shop in bias case says it even lets men try on dresses

A few years ago the owner of a bridal shop got very excited and annoyed when I took some photographs of her shop window. At the time she claimed that her window display was projected by copyright ... I now wonder if that was the real reason."A BRIDAL shop which won a...

Afghan Police Transform Into Professional, Equipped Force

" WASHINGTON, May 27, 2008 – When Army Col. Thomas J. McGrath arrived in Kandahar, Afghanistan, last year as the commander of the Afghan Regional Security Integration Command, he stopped in on a police checkpoint. Of the 25 Afghan police manning the point,...

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