PORTLAND, Maine – A gun collector who introduced several weapons into sexual play with two other men contends the weapons were intended to fulfill a sexual fantasy. Instead, a lethal combination of drugs, extreme sex and Russian roulette has put him on trial for manslaughter. Both the defense and prosecutors …
Read More »Haitians Hold Day of Mourning on Quake Anniversary
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Atop the rubble of destroyed churches, in parks and on sidewalks, thousands of Haitians prayed Friday in a national day of mourning, one month after a magnitude-7 earthquake killed more than 200,000 and left this Caribbean country struggling for survival. Leaders of Haiti’s two official religions — …
Read More »Ree Drummond's Cinnamon Rolls
“Pioneer Woman” Ree Drummond whips up one of her favorite family recipes: Cinnamon Rolls (Makes 40 to 50 rolls) Ingredients: • Dough1 quart whole milk 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 2 packages (4 1/2 teaspoons) active dry yeast 9 cups all-purpose flour 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder 1 …
Read More »Marines Link Up in Afghan Taliban Stronghold
MARJAH, Afghanistan – Marines moving by land from the north linked up with U.S. units that have faced nearly constant Taliban attack in the four days since they were dropped by helicopter into this insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan. Also Tuesday, U.S. artillery fired non-lethal smoke rounds to disperse Taliban …
Read More »Google Turns Off Chinese Web Site
After a months-long battle between the world’s most powerful Internet company and the world’s most populous country, Google is taking its site off the mainland in an effort to skirt Chinese censorship, but remain present in the world’s biggest Internet market. Visitors to the site are redirected to Google’s page …
Read More »Dying Woman Auctions Off Dates With Herself for Charity
A 30-year-old British woman with an inoperable brain tumor is auctioning off dates with herself to raise money for charity, the U.K.’s Daily Mirror reported. Lisa Connell set up the Web site ‘Rent a Date for Charity’ to organize the dates and has so far raised almost $27,000 for several …
Read More »Glenn Beck: You Have to Vote
This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” October 31, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: Happy Halloween, America. Actually, I really wanted to have the big — remember, in the “Star Wars” movie, when the emperor was sitting …
Read More »'We're Going to Get Through This'
This is a rush transcript from “On the Record,” March 31, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: You have seen our colleague Jennifer Griffin covering wars in the Middle East for Fox News. So you know …
Read More »World's Smallest Girl May Not Grow Taller Than 2 Feet
A British toddler who stands at just 22 inches tall, much smaller than other children her age, may not grow any taller, the Daily Mail reported. Two-year-old Charlotte Garside suffers from a rare form of primordial dwarfism that only an estimated 100 other people in the world have. Her parents, …
Read More »'Glenn Beck': Meet Dolores Huerta
This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” September 1, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: Show me your friends and I will show you your future. That is a phrase that scares the heck out of me when …
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