President Barack Obama kicked his formidable fundraising operation into action Thursday in Chicago, telling supporters his 2012 campaign will focus on fixing the country’s money problems without doing harm to “the America we believe in.” (April 15)
Continue reading …One woman in southeastern Oklahoma says her home is in shambles following last night’s tornado that killed two people in the town of Tushka. The storm system moved onto Arkansas, where falling trees killed at least four people. (April 15)
Continue reading …One woman in southeastern Oklahoma says her home is in shambles following last night’s tornado that killed two people in the town of Tushka. The storm system moved onto Arkansas, where falling trees killed at least four people. (April 15)
Continue reading …In advance of the 2016 Olympics (and the thousands of visitors it’ll draw), military police in S
Continue reading …A number of top Wall Street banks are on the verge of settling fraud allegations with the SEC for the mortgage-bond shenanigans that led to the financial crisis, sources tell the Wall Street Journal . The cases are being handled individually, since each bank faces substantially different charges, with the first…
Continue reading …`Two and a Half Men’ studio lawyers call Charlie Sheen claim of talks for his return `false’; ABC cancels 2 longtime soaps from daytime lineup; Prince William invites his entire search-and-rescue unit to his wedding. (April 15)
Continue reading …After a well-received first “Mortal Kombat” movie, and much-hated second one, the long-running fighting video game has gotten a live-action reboot with a new online series at Machinima. (April 15)
Continue reading …The thousands of languages spoken in the world today can be traced back to a “mother tongue of mother tongues” that arose in Africa around 50,000 years ago, a new study suggests. The lead researcher, evolutionary psychologist Quentin Atkinson, borrowed a few ideas from genetic researchers, the Wall Street…
Continue reading …While the US was spending billions to support Middle Eastern governments, it was also funding groups pushing democracy in the region—organizations that helped train some of the leaders of the recent uprisings, the New York Times reports. Groups funded by the National Endowment for Democracy, which promotes democracy in…
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