Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Eastern storms trigger floods, close Statue of Liberty

Eastern storms trigger floods, close Statue of Liberty


Eastern storms trigger floods, close Statue of Liberty

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:23 PM PST

A strong storm system brought rain and winds that shut down the Statue of Liberty and delayed flights for more than four hours at airports in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

WikiLeaks cut off from Amazon servers

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:32 PM PST

Amazon, whose servers have been home to WikiLeaks since earlier this week, has quit hosting it, the website behind a massive disclosure of documents said.

Will the U.S. prosecute Julian Assange?

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:25 PM PST

Interpol has added WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to its most-wanted list at the request of a Swedish court looking into alleged sex crimes from this year.

Toobin: First Amendment may not help

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:00 PM PST

Since this summer, WikiLeaks has published huge tranches of classified U.S. intelligence. The online organization's actions have ignited fierce debate over whether the First Amendment's free speech rights will keep its members and its founder, Julian Assange, safe from prosecution.

Officer gets 8 years in bridge shooting

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:17 PM PST

A former New Orleans, Louisiana, police officer who pleaded guilty to covering up police shootings of civilians on a Louisiana bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison, authorities said.

Smart storms out of court during trial

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:00 PM PST

The federal trial of Brian David Mitchell, charged in connection with the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart, is expected to resume Wednesday.

Rollins: Sarah Palin, you're no Reagan

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 07:31 AM PST

The first date is over. Not much happened. President Obama and his new governing partners, the House and Senate Republicans, met at the White House along with the Democratic leaders and discussed the unsolvable issues between them.

Miscarriages quintuple heart attack risk

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:27 PM PST

Losing a pregnancy can break a mom-to-be's heart in more ways than one. According to a new study, women who experience a stillbirth or repeated miscarriages have a dramatically increased risk of heart attack later in life.

Excess weight shortens lifespan

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:01 PM PST

Being overweight or obese may take years off your life, even if you don't have heart disease or cancer, according to a new study of nearly 1.5 million people.

Lee Harvey Oswald coffin up for auction

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:14 PM PST

Forty-seven years dead, Lee Harvey Oswald continues to fascinate a public that still debates whether he was solely responsible for the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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