As gold reached an all-time high of $1,118 an ounce yesterday, global gold production is in terminal decline despite herculean efforts by mining companies to discover fresh sources, according to the world's top producer Barrick Gold. ...
Former New York City police Commissioner Bernard Kerik has pleaded guilty to lying to the White House and says he'll also admit tax crimes -- the first of his expected eight pleas on Thursday. The plea bargain includes the prosecution's suggestion that ...
A federal appeals court reversed a $5 million civil lawsuit won by the father of a fallen U.S. Marine against hate preacher Fred Phelps, two of his daughters and his church. The Phelps' led a protest at Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder's 2006 funeral ...
Families carrying photos of lost loved ones streamed into a plaza near ground zero in New York City Friday to observe the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The attacks, which began at 8:46 A.M when the first plane struck the World Trade Center's ...
Brett Favre informed the New York Jets Wednesday that he's retiring from football, team executives confirmed. Favre played the last season for the team after his tempestuous retirement from the Green Bay Packers. ...
The House voted Wednesday 264-158 to delay the analog TV shutdown until June 12. The nation was two weeks away from the original date of Feb. 17 for the digital transition, allowing broadcasters to replace analog TV signals with digital ones. ...
ST. PAUL -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin began building clout in her state's political circles in part by serving as a director of an independent political group organized by the now embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens. Palin's name is listed on 2003 ...
The Supreme Court today rebuked the Bush administration for a third time for its handling of the rights of terrorism detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, saying those in custody there have a constitutional right to challenge their captivity in ...
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has vetoed a bill requiring voters to show photo ID, stating that the bill created a roadblock that prevents citizens from voting. Anyone can join this site and make comments. To post this comment, you must sign it with ...
During one of the most difficult periods in the presidency of Bill Clinton, he addressed a group of clerics at an annual prayer breakfast in September 1998 just as the Starr report outlining his dalliance with Monica Lewinsky was about to be published. ...
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