State television in North Korea announced the death of leader Kim Jong Il.
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China sees Obama girls, but not Xi’s daughter
China sees Obama girls, but not Xi’s daughter
Continue reading...Rush Limbaugh: NASCAR fans booed Michelle Obama for ‘uppity-ism’
Rush Limbaugh condemns, criticizes and otherwise lambastes many things, as his radio listeners know.
Continue reading...Is Occupy Wall Street a tea party for Democrats?
A New York Police Department lieutenant swings his baton as he and other police try to stop protesters who breached a barricade to enter Wall Street after an Occupy Wall Street march. (Craig Ruttle, AP) Is Occupy Wall Street a tea party for Democrats? March 19,...
Continue reading...Shooting at California workplace leaves 3 dead, 7 wounded
After the shooting Wednesday at a Cupertino, Calif., quarry, a relative of a worker waits to hear if he is safe. She declined to give her name. Authorities say a disgruntled employee opened fire at a meeting, killing two people. (Paul Sakuma / Associated Press)
Continue reading...8.9 quake kills hundreds in Japan
Reporting from Beijing and Tokyo — — Hundreds are dead after the worst earthquake in generations struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday, setting off a devastating tsunami that swallowed swaths of coastal territory and fanned out across the Pacific Ocean, threatening everything in its...
Continue reading...Reports: Florida movie theater shooter also sent text message
A man who shot a fellow Florida theater-goer in a dispute over the victim’s texting sent a text message himself minutes before the fatal gunfire, according to records obtained this week by news organizations.
Continue reading...22-pound pet cat holds family hostage until police arrive
A 22-pound house cat “with a history of violence” trapped an Oregon family — and their dog — in a bedroom until police arrived to save them. The incident unfolded Sunday night in northwest Portland after a ferocious feline named Lux turned on its owners. It...
Continue reading...On Instagram, rich kids find a following
On Instagram, rich kids find a following
Continue reading...Images: Times political cartoonist Paul Conrad, winner of 3 Pulitzers, dies at 86
While running for president, Jimmy Carter told Robert Scheer in an interview for Playboy magazine that though he was a devout Baptist, he admitted, “I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times….” (Paul Conrad / Los Angeles...
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