Typhoid, diarrheal diseases, and malnutrition are among the health risks likely to emerge as displaced Haitians remain without clean water or sanitation and masses resettle, an official with the Pan American Health Organization said Thursday. PAHO, the regional office of the World Health Organization, has been monitoring for but has …
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Report: Attack on CIA Planned by Bin Laden Aides
U.S. intelligence officials believe that the homicide bomb attack that killed seven CIA officers in Afghanistan last month was planned with the help of Usama bin Laden’s close allies, raising fears that the Al Qaeda leader is enjoying a lethal resurgence. Authorities believe that the attack could not have taken …
Read More »Jury Selection Begins in New Jersey Corruption Probe Trial
NEWARK, N.J. – The first trial to arise from New Jersey’s largest-ever public corruption bust began jury selection on Monday with 60 prospective panelists answering a battery of questions ranging from their favorite television shows to their feelings about government informants. A total of 15 jurors — 12 plus three …
Read More »Kenya Flies Radical Muslim Cleric Back to Jamaica
NAIROBI, Kenya – A Kenyan prosecutor says a Jamaican-born radical Muslim cleric who once led a British mosque attended by convicted terrorists is being flown back to Jamaica. A court ordered the government to produce Sheik Abdullah el-Faisal in court Thursday and state the reasons it was holding him in …
Read More »Palin: Obama State of the Union 'Lecturing' vs. 'Inspiring' America
This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” January 27, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: We continue now with our live post-game coverage of the president’s first State of the Union address. Joining me now with reaction is the …
Read More »Blue state's $143 million homeless program got less than a thousand people housed. Now governor wants more
An initiative to remove homeless camps from roadways needs more money to continue next year, according to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, after burning through $143 million in a little over a year. “You can’t do this with zero dollars,” Inslee, a Democrat, told KOMO News. “We’ll need the legislature in …
Read More »NM governor's 'Orwellian,' 'twisted' excuse to ignore 2nd Amendment may be political play for VP: column
Democrat New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was criticized in a Washington Post column for her “twisted,” “Orwellian logic” after she issued an emergency order to temporarily suspend gun carry rights in the Albuquerque area. Lujan Grisham’s gun carry ban has been met with vocal opposition among Republicans and Democrats …
Read More »Arkansas school districts reject claims of violating a law over race, sexuality teachings
Two Arkansas school districts deny some of the state’s claims that they violated Arkansas’ ban on teaching certain things about race and sexuality. The Pulaski County and Lakeside school districts tell the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that some of the incidents listed on a document circulated to reporters by the state Department …
Read More »Dana Perino leads panel discussion on international dangers facing journalists, plight of Evan Gerskovich
Fox News host Dana Perino hosted a discussion of journalism on the front lines at the Clinton Global Initiative this week, including the imprisonment of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich by Russia. Along with the Committee to Protect Journalist’s Jodie Ginsberg, Dow Jones CEO and Wall Street Journal publisher …
Read More »Singapore police investigating money laundering scheme uncover more gold bars, luxury watches
Singapore police uncovered more luxury watches, gold bars and other assets from a massive money laundering scheme that was busted last month, they said, bringing the total amount of assets seized or frozen to $1.75 billion. The police had launched further operations related to a group of foreign nationals suspected …
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