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Jack Lew: US default could happen by the end of month
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has warned the US may default on its debt by the end of the month if Congress does not raise...
Groundhog Day 2014: Bill de Blasio drops Staten Island Chuck
Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck were in agreement in their prognostications on this year's Groundhog Day. While Punxsutawney Phil tends to get the most...
Groundhog Day 2014: Punxsutawney Phil predicts six weeks of winter
Thousands of people in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, have been celebrating Groundhog Day. Groundhog Phil is famous for predicting whether or not winter is due to end. The...
Conrad Black loses Order of Canada
Former media tycoon Conrad Black has been stripped of the Order of Canada, the country’s highest honor. Lord Conrad Black was also removed from the...
Jodi Arias trial costs Arizona taxpayers over $2 million
The costs of Jodi Arias’ trial have topped $2 million, a tab being footed by Arizona taxpayers that will only continue to climb with a...
Dominique Nolff dies after Michigan State University campus shooting
Michigan State University student Dominique Nolff has died after he and another student were attacked by a gunman in their apartment near the school's...
Amanda Knox could be extradited to Italy if she loses appeal
Most probably Italy will ask the US to extradite Amanda Knox and the decision will probably come down to Secretary of State John Kerry. According...
Chris Christie knew about George Washington Bridge traffic jam
A lawyer for Chris Christie’s former ally David Wildstein said the New Jersey governor knew about the closures of local lanes leading to George...
California drought: DWR unable to deliver water to local agencies
California Department of Water Resoucers (DWR) has announced it may for the first time be unable to deliver water to local agencies, amid a...
Benjamin Smith charged with threatening to kill George W. Bush
Benjamin Smith was charged on Friday with threatening to kill former President George W. Bush after professing a romantic interest in his oldest daughter,...
Who is Amanda Knox?
Amanda Knox was the focus of intense media scrutiny from the start of the highly publicized Meredith Kercher’s murder trial in 2009. Amanda Marie Knox,...
Michael Bloomberg appointed as UN special envoy for cities and climate change
Michael Bloomberg has been appointed as UN special envoy for cities and climate change. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon wants the former New York City...
Edward Snowden leaks: Canada collected data from airport travelers
Canada's electronic spy agency, Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), collected data from travelers passing through a major airport, the CBC reports. The CSEC collected information...
Amanda Knox will fight reinstated guilty verdict
Amanda Knox said on Good Morning America she will fight the reinstated guilty verdict against her in the 2007 murder of British roommate Meredith...
Amanda Knox says she is frightened and saddened by unjust verdict in Meredith Kercher case
Amanda Knox said today that she is "frightened and saddened" after being re-convicted in the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher when they were...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Boston Marathon bombings suspect faces death penalty
Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is facing the death penalty in the US. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement: "The nature of...
James Clapper calls for Edward Snowden to return “stolen” documents
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has demanded NSA leaker Edward Snowden return the documents he has "stolen". At a Senate hearing, James Clapper harshly...
Barack Obama tours local businesses for minimum wage rise
President Barack Obama is taking his campaign for a minimum wage rise to the streets, visiting local businesses after his State of the Union...
Deep South winter storm leaves thousands stranded on highways
A snow storm spawned traffic chaos in the Deep South leaving thousands of people stranded overnight on motorways, in schools and churches. Airports and roads...
State of the Union 2014: Barack Obama promises to bypass Congress to tackle economic inequality
In his annual State of the Union address, President Barack Obama has promised to bypass a fractured Congress to tackle economic inequality. Barack Obama pledged...
State of the Union 2014: Barack Obama to unveil minimum-wage raise
President Barack Obama will unveil a minimum-wage raise as he delivers his annual State of the Union address later. The president is expected to bypass...
Deep South hit by worst snow and ice in a generation
According to forecasters, Deep South will be hit by what could be its worst snow and ice in a generation. Schools were closed, hundreds of...
Edward Snowden leaks: NSA and GCHQ get personal data from Angry Birds
According to a new report, the NSA and Britain’s GCHQ routinely try to gain access to personal data from Angry Birds and other mobile...
Trey Radel to resign from Congress
Florida Republican congressman Trey Radel who was convicted on cocaine possession charges, will resign from Congress on Monday. Trey Radel's future in Congress had been...
Edward Snowden: NSA spied on German companies
Edward Snowden has alleged the National Security Agency (NSA) engaged in industrial espionage. In an interview with Germany's ARD TV channel, Edward Snowden said the...
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