Ukrainian Oligarch Is Getting Desperate, As He Sues For $143 Million And...
Tethered high above Victor Pinchuk’s newest steel smelter at the Interpipe plant, visible for miles around the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk, is a large balloon. It’s meant to symbolize what...
View ArticleMEXICAN OFFICIAL: Mormon Mom Was Likely Framed For Drug Smuggling
A 42-year-old Arizona mom who's in a Mexican jail for allegedly smuggling marijuana was almost certainly framed, a Mexican official tells CNN.Yanira Maldonado, a mother of seven, was arrested last week...
View ArticleDisney Sued for Billions Over 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Franchise
Could Disney have done a little plundering of its own when coming up with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie franchise?The company has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit by a man who...
View ArticleFather Of Chechen Killed By FBI Shows Photos Of Gunshot Wounds All Over Son's...
The father of the Florida man who an FBI shot dead during an investigation last week believes that his son was murdered and presented photos of his son's seven gun shot wounds as evidence, Will Englund...
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We're giving you a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD. Become a newsletter subscriber now to enter. If you're the lucky winner you will have a host of features at your fingertips. Entry deadline is May...
View ArticleBoston Bombing Suspect Reportedly Tells Mother He Is Innocent
MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — The remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has recovered enough to walk and assured his parents in a phone conversation that he and his slain brother were...
View Article29-Year-Old Charged With Murder For Dog Mauling
A 29-year-old California man has been charged with murder after his pack of pit bulls allegedly killed a 63-year-old jogger, the LA Times reports.Police believe four of Allen Jackson's eight pit bulls...
View ArticleHere's The Threatening Letter Sent To Obama And Mayor Bloomberg
The threatening letters sent to both President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg contain a message that warns both politicians about their support for gun control, according to a...
View ArticleToronto Mayor Says He Will Seek A Second Term, Completely Ignores Reporters'...
During a short press conference Thursday, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said he would be running again in the next election.Ford, who has been accused of smoking crack-cocaine, blatantly ignored reporters'...
View ArticleObama Is Risking A Ton Of Political Backlash By Not Appointing A Special...
The White House thinks it is unnecessary to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the IRS' inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups, risking potential backlash from an American public that...
View ArticleRAPE, STABBING, AND RATS ON LEASHES: 'Special Needs' Prison Is Allegedly Hell...
The East Mississippi Correctional Facility keeps mentally ill prisoners in squalid conditions and denies them basic mental health care, the ACLU says in a new lawsuit.The "special needs" prison is...
View ArticleBarack Obama’s Rules For Drones Could Shape The New Global Laws Of War
WHEN it comes to lethal drone strikes against foreign targets, America’s government and Congress should be aware that “what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander”, says John Bellinger, for...
View ArticlePolice: Chechen Man Charged FBI Agent With A Pole Before Being Gunned Down
The Chechen man killed by an FBI agent while being questioned about his relationship with Boston Bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev had knocked the agent to the ground and ran at him with a metal pole...
View ArticleGoogle’s New 'Moto X' Superphone Will Spy On You 24/7, And You’ll Like It
Dennis Woodside, CEO of Motorola, Google’s wholly owned phone-making subsidiary, walked onto a stage yesterday with the company’s rumored new superphone, and while he refused to take it out of his...
View ArticleHow A Massive US Treasury Tax Loophole Saves Companies Billions Each Year
*Two presidents have failed to kill 'check the box' rule.* For Treasury Department, a trail of unintended consequences.* Even lawmakers who oppose loopholes have voted to extend it.WASHINGTON, May 30...
View ArticleThe First Ad Of Any Democratic Senate Campaign Goes Scorched Earth On Mayor...
Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) shot back at New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg with the first ad of any Democratic senator in the 2014 campaign, slamming Bloomberg and his group for going after Pryor on...
View ArticleImprisoned CIA Torture Whistleblower Describes Prison Life In Remarkable Detail
John Kiriakou, the former CIA officersentenced to two and a half years in prison for leaking the name of a secret agent in charge of the CIA's Bush-era torture program, has written a letter detailing...
View ArticleHow Colleges Can Solve Their 'Rich Kid Problem'
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a huge case challenging the University of Texas's affirmative action policy. Critics of race-based preferences in college admissions like UT's say they...
View Article'Twilight' Parody Movie Suing The Original For $500 Million
Someone's trying to take a big bite out of the "Twilight" vampire movie franchise. A $500 million bite, to be exact.Filmmaker Between the Lines is suing "Twilight" studio Summit Entertainment and its...
View ArticleLeaked Photos Show Oscar Pistorius Crime Scene For The First Time
Blood is pooled inside the bathroom where Reeva Steenkamp was shot, and drops are scattered on walls, stairs and a sofa, leaving a macabre trail tracing Pistorius' journey as he carried her lifeless...
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