KAILUA, Hawaii – President-elect Barack Obama on Thursday bid his native Hawaii "aloha" after a 12-day vacation. Obama, wife Michelle and their two young daughters were set to fly to Chicago and expected to arrive early Friday. …Politics – http://www.startribune.com/politics/
NO one at Vogue, least of all its editor in chief, Anna Wintour, could have been seriously stung by a recent letter from a reader complaining that the magazine was in a rut. After all, Ms. Wintour chose to publish the letter, which chided the magazine for featuring the same women — ‘Gwyneth Paltrow, Caroline […]
A snowboarder who was lost for three days on a frigid, snowy western Canadian mountain said Thursday that it is wonderful to …
Fifty years ago Thursday, the dictator Batista fled Cuba, clearing the way for Fidel Castro and his guerilla movement to assume power. NPR’s Jason Beaubien is in Santiago for the anniversary of the ‘Triumphant Revolution’ and talks with Guy Raz about Cubans’ perceptions of their country and their role in the 21st century. » E-Mail […]
McClatchy Newspapers – BAGHDAD ? A man wearing a suicide vest attacked an informal reconciliation meeting hosted by a Sunni tribal leader south of Baghdad Friday, killing up to 30 people and injuring as many as 110, police said.
AP – Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. The idea first emerged nearly 10 years ago as Oregon lawmakers worried […]
AP – Two men and two teens have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a woman last month in the San Francisco Bay area while allegedly taunting her for being a lesbian, police said Thursday.
President-elect Barack Obama has promised major changes in US diplomacy and repeatedly criticized the Bush administration on both substance and style. …See all stories on this topic
Israel closes border crossings from the West Bank and prevents men under 50 from entering Jerusalem mosques as Hamas leaders call for a ‘day of rage’ over Israel’s ongoing bombing campaign in Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians gathered Friday for the funeral of slain militant commander Nizar Rayan.
LONDON (Reuters) – A rare Bugatti motor car, which has been parked in a garage gathering dust for nearly 50 years, is expected to fetch millions of pounds when it is auctioned next month.
Roland Burris was once a popular figure in every part of Illinois. But that was years ago. Burris, 71, hasn’t won an election since 1990, despite three tries for the Democratic nomination for governor and one run for mayor of Chicago. He was the first black man to win a major statewide office. Gov. Rod […]