McMINNVILLE, Tenn. – Three members of a video team for The Weather Channel have been charged with trespassing for allegedly refusing to leave the property of a woman who was killed by a tornado. Edward John Lazano Jr., Bradley Reynolds and Jorma Brandon Duran were freed on $500 bail each …
Read More »G. Gordon Liddy on Call to Boycott U.S. Companies in Mexico
This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” April 26, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: It’s called “Nothing Gringo.” Next Monday, Mexicans south of the border say they’ll boycott all things American to protest immigration efforts here in our country. Smart …
Read More »Nearly 150 Million Adult Americans Use Internet, Survey Says
NEW YORK – The U.S. online population has hit an all-time high: 73 percent of adults, or 147 million, now use the Internet. The figures represent an increase from 66 percent, or 133 million adults, in January 2005, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project. But only 42 …
Read More »Canadian Murder Victims Were Gang Members, Ex-Biker Says
TORONTO – Canadian police investigating the deaths of eight men found stuffed inside abandoned vehicles in a wooded field descended on a farmhouse a few miles down the road on Sunday. A former motorcycle gang member said there were strong indications of a link with the Bandidos gang. Police refused …
Read More »Super Bowl Celebs
What a great day to co-host a three-hour show! We began with a toss out to the great Adam Housley who was standing outside a bank that was in the midst of a hostage standoff after a botched robbery. We knew the guy was down to one hostage and within …
Read More »DeLay Spokesman: Donations Did Not Influence Agenda
WASHINGTON – A spokesman for embattled Rep. Tom DeLay on Saturday disputed any assertion that donations to a nonprofit group linked to the congressman influenced his legislative agenda. Those donations, to a now-disbanded nonprofit group called U.S. Family Network, came from interests close to indicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff, according to …
Read More »'All My Children' Set Accident Injures Four
NEW YORK – Four stunt artists were hurt in a special-effects accident on the set of the soap opera “All My Children,” the ABC show said Friday. “Unfortunately, during a shoot which included planned special effects, four stunt people were injured,” the show said in a statement. “All four are …
Read More »States Spend More on Medicaid Than Education
WASHINGTON – States now spend more on health care for the poor than they do on elementary and secondary education, a policy group said Thursday in its annual review of efforts to deal with the growing problem of the uninsured. The states spent 21.9 percent of their revenue on Medicaid …
Read More »Sunday, January 15 Edition
In three days of asking the Supreme Court nominee more than 700 questions, Democrats are trying a two-pronged approach to discredit Judge Samuel Alito, arguing that on the one hand, he has been too vague to convince them he is a moderate conservative, and on the other hand, that character …
Read More »Dem Senate Campaign Committee Out-Raises GOP Counterpart in 2005
WASHINGTON – The Democratic committee that handles races for the U.S. Senate holds more than a 2-1 financial advantage over its GOP counterpart at the start of this midterm election year. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has $25 million in the bank and raised $44 million in 2005. The National …
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