Late comedian still rankles some in NYC. A petition to name a street in George Carlin’s honor divides his old neighborhood. What opponents say? Petition to rename uptown street after late comedian George Carlin hits a bump at fuming priest. He’s been dead for more than three years, but George Carlin’s “Seven Dirty Words” is [...]
In an exclusive interview, the president says the faltering economy makes him the “underdog. President Obama: America ‘Not Better Off’ Today than Four Years Ago. Calls Himself the ‘Underdog’ in Live Sitdown. Calling himself an “underdog,” President Obama today said the faltering economy is a drag on his presidency and seriously impairing his chances of [...]
The high court’s most momentous docket in decades will confront a slate of charged issues. Obama’s healthcare law tops new Supreme Court term. President Barack Obama’s sweeping healthcare overhaul will top the agenda in the new Supreme Court term that opens on Monday and could be the most momentous in decades. Returning from its three-month [...]
It sounds like a horror movie: Biting ants invade by the millions. A camper’s metal walls bulge from the pressure of ants nesting behind them. A circle of poison stops them for only a day, and then a fresh horde shows up, bringing babies. Stand in the yard, and in seconds ants cover your shoes. [...]
Herman Cain: Perry insensitive over name of hunting camp. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain on Sunday criticized rival Rick Perry as being insensitive for not acting sooner in removing the racially offensive name from a rock outside the Texas hunting camp his family once leased. Perry’s campaign countered that Perry’s father painted over the rock [...]
Congress returns from vacation and is expected to boost Obama treaties as part of the job. The free trade agreements (FTAs) the United States with Colombia, Panama and South Korea back on track with a new factor in favor, but a possible new mess. The U.S. Congress ends its recess a month and takes their [...]
U.S. officials canceled a tsunami warning for the coast of Alaska after a 7.1 earthquake on the Richter scale rocked the Fox Archipelago, about 192 kilometers southeast of Alaska, said the United States Geological Survey.