Liberals Hope to Stimulate Obama With Coffee Party

NEW YORK (March 13) — In coffee shops — and at least one bar — people fed up with the Tea Party movement gathered Saturday to discuss issues and launch what they call the Coffee Party.
Inspired by a late February rant on the Facebook page of Annabel Park, the Coffee ...

Obama to Unveil His No Child Left Behind Blueprint

President Barack Obama stated Saturday he wants to rewrite the nation’s eight-year-old education law with a framework ensuring that all students “graduate from high school prepared for college and a career — no matter who you are or where you come from.”
“Achieving this goal will be difficult,” he stated in ...

Miracle Baby Undergoes Hypothermia, Cheats Death

(March 12) — Bronson Staker was only 17 months old when he was pronounced dead in a Utah hospital. But he is full of life today, thanks to an experimental procedure.
Bronson’s remarkable ordeal started at the Stakers’ home in Salt Lake City. While giving Bronson a bath, his mother, Sara, ...

Questions Arise About Pedophile Priest From Pope’s Old Diocese

(March 12) — The fallout from the growing Catholic sex abuse scandals finally reached as far as the pope Friday when it was revealed that Benedict XVI knew a priest was a pedophile in 1980 but approved a stint in therapy that granted him to continue in the ministry, where ...

Attorney General: Corey Haim "Tragedy" Linked to Prescription Drug Ring

California’s attorney general stated he believes Corey Haim’s tragic death this week is linked to a “illegal and big prescription-drug ring” already under investigation in the state.
“Corey Haim’s death is yet another tragedy linked to the growing problem of prescription-drug abuse,” Attorney General Jerry Brown stated Friday, according to CNN. ...

LA Police Seek Clever Cat Burglar Dubbed ‘Rico Suave’

(March 11) — Like something out of a Hollywood movie, debonair cat burglar “Rico Suave” has stayed one step ahead of Los Angeles police as he dons disguises to blend in with wealthy patrons at upscale haunts, only to slip away shortly after with cash and jewels.
He’s targeted soccer players ...

US Slams China on Human Rights

(March 11) — The United States took a fresh swing at China’s human rights record Thursday at a time when the Obama administration is wooing Beijing for support against Iran, highlighting the tension between the idealistic side of American diplomacy and its pragmatic need for geopolitical bargaining.
The State Department’s annual ...

Dear Conan O’Brien, I Feel Used

Conan took to the Twittersphere two weeks ago and amassed a tremendous following at an alarming pace. It was the event-like nature of his tweets that made his page the speak of the Internets — blogs were fashioning entire posts to recap Big Red’s individual tweets. When Conan chose to ...

7-Year-Old Calls 911, Saves Family From Attackers

NORWALK, Calif. (March 10) — A quick-witted 7-old-boy thwarted an armed home invasion robbery when he locked himself in a bathroom with his tiny sister and called 911.
The boy, identified only as Carlos, detailed his harrowing ordeal to news reporters this afternoon and hugged the dispatcher who was on the ...

Teens Wanted in Boy’s Death Are Arrested in Mexico

HEMET, Calif. (March 10) – Two teenagers wanted in connection with the death of a 16-year-old boy who was dismembered and burned in a backyard bonfire have been arrested in Mexicali, Mexico, the Riverside Press Enterprise reported.
Felicia Sharp, 17, and her boyfriend, Jose Campos, 18, have been missing since mid-November ...