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Thursday, 13 September 2012 14:43

Obama: Terror Will 'Not Dim the Light' of US Values

Written by Joshua Cohan
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images(GOLDEN, Colo.) -- As his campaign rival accuses him of “apologizing” for America, President Obama today sought to project an unabashed commitment to the nation’s values, telling supporters in Colorado that he is…
Thursday, 13 September 2012 13:06

Central Park Daytime Rape: Man in Custody

Written by Joshua Cohan
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- A man is in custody in connection with the brutal daylight rape and robbery of a 73-year-old woman in New York's Central Park, according to police. The elderly birdwatcher and photographer was…
Thursday, 13 September 2012 11:37

BPI Announces Defamation Lawsuit Over 'Pink Slime'

Written by Jeanette Torres
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- The company that makes what it calls lean finely textured beef, the food product that critics call "pink slime," has announced a defamation suit against ABC News after reports on the product…
Thinkstock/Getty Images(CERRITOS, Calif.) -- As outrage over the anti-Muslim film Innocence of Muslims spreads across the Middle East, police were sent to the California home of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, the film's producer, who according to…
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) -- A Chicago Public Library amnesty program that allowed members to return overdue items without having to pay any late fees brought in more than 100,000 books, DVDs and other materials.The library’s fine amnesty…
A still from the film, "Innocence of Muslims." (YouTube)(NEW YORK) -- The filmmaker who produced an incendiary, anti-Muslim movie that stirred extremists on Tuesday to storm the U.S. embassy in Egypt -- and may be…
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Council on American-Islami Relations (CAIR) and Muslim leaders in Washington Wednesday condemned the violence in Libya, which resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. “We are…
Thursday, 13 September 2012 00:39

Mom of Missing 'Baby Kate' to Wed Convicted Father

Written by Carmen Cox
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LUDINGTON, Mich.) -- The mother of a baby who disappeared last year has decided to marry the main suspect in the baby's disappearance.The 4-month-old infant known as Baby Kate disappeared last year from her Ludington,…
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WAHPETON, N.D.) -- A gay North Dakota freshman linebacker believes he was kicked off his university football team for kissing his much-older boyfriend at a game.Before the incident, Jamie Kuntz, 18, was playing football for…
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Organizers of last week’s Democratic National Convention apologized Wednesday for accidentally showing an image of the Russian navy during a tribute to U.S. veterans.Soviet-era Russian warships were projected on a big…
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