After five years of legal wrangling, confidential personnel files of at least 69 priests accused of sexually abusing children...
Dec
09
Sunni Muslim and Alawite Militias Clash in Lebanon
Label: WorldOmar Ibrahim/ReutersLebanese gunmen fired in Tripoli as bodies arrived from Syria. TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Clashes between Sunni Muslim and Alawite militias have killed at least 17 people here recently in perhaps the worst spillover of violence from the civil war in neighboring Syria. Tripoli, which is Lebanon’s second-largest city and is close to the northern border with Syria, has long been...
Ghana’s Mahama wins election – electoral body’s Facebook page
Label: TechnologyACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana incumbent President John Dramani Mahama was elected to a new term with 50.7 percent of votes cast, according to results posted on the Electoral Commission‘s Facebook page on Sunday.It was not immediately possible to verify the results with an Electoral Commission official.Mahama, who became president in July after the death of ex-leader John Atta Mills, was facing top rival...
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Kick Off Special Series of Las Vegas Shows
Label: Lifestyle By Mark Gray 12/09/2012 at 05:00 PM EST Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Denise Truscello/WireImage Tim McGraw and Faith Hill looked at each other, their hands on each others knees and shared a passionate kiss just after midnight Sunday morning. The moment was a long...
Smokers celebrate as Wash. legalizes marijuana
Label: HealthSEATTLE (AP) — The crowds of happy people lighting joints under Seattle's Space Needle early Thursday morning with nary a police officer in sight bespoke the new reality: Marijuana is legal under Washington state law.Hundreds gathered at Seattle Center for a New Year's Eve-style countdown to 12 a.m., when the legalization measure passed by voters last month took effect. When the clock struck, they...
Rise in renewable energy will require more use of fossil fuels
Label: Business The Delta Energy Center, a power plant about an hour outside San Francisco, was roaring at nearly full bore one day last month,...
Dec
08
Malignant Cells Found, Hugo Chávez to Have Cancer Surgery
Label: WorldCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced Saturday night that his cancer has returned and that he will undergo another surgery in Cuba. Mr. Chávez, who won re-election on Oct. 7, also said for the first time that if his health were to worsen, his successor would be Vice President Nicolás Maduro. “We should guarantee the advance of the Bolivarian revolution,”...
Jason Aldean's Holiday Plans: Visiting Santa with His Kids
Label: Lifestyle By Eileen Finan 12/08/2012 at 06:30 PM EST Jessica Ussery and Jason Aldean Bauer-Griffin After a year of professional highs – and personal lows – Jason Aldean is looking forward to a quiet holiday with family."I'm on the road so much during the year, so what I...
Smokers celebrate as Wash. legalizes marijuana
Label: HealthSEATTLE (AP) — The crowds of happy people lighting joints under Seattle's Space Needle early Thursday morning with nary a police officer in sight bespoke the new reality: Marijuana is legal under Washington state law.Hundreds gathered at Seattle Center for a New Year's Eve-style countdown to 12 a.m., when the legalization measure passed by voters last month took effect. When the clock struck, they...
More young American adults are leaving the nest
Label: Business WASHINGTON — After riding out the tough economy in their parents' basements, more young American adults are starting to break...
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