Comayagua, Honduras - Honduran Inmates Tell Of Horror As Hundreds Die In World's Worst Prison Fire
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Comayagua, Honduras - Jose Enrique Guevara woke up to screams and a flash of heat from the fire about to engulf his prison bunk bed.
As flames devoured men around him and tore at his back, Guevara bolted for a corner, seeking to escape the conflagration. But the only door to the overcrowded...
Brooklyn, NY - Teen Busted For Stealing Same Williamsburg Car Three Times
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Brooklyn, NY - It’s bad enough getting your car stolen, but imagine seeing it swiped three times — by the same punk.
Kevin Grant, 18, allegedly couldn’t get enough of the 2011 Acura MDX owned by Zelig Rosenthal, 34, of Williamsburg — and has been accused of using the car for joy rides around the city and to a Long Island mall, sources said.
The car has been discovered at different times riddled with bullet holes and reeking of...
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Netherlands - Orthodox Jew Cleared For Failing To Carry ID, Because Of ShabbasYesterday 11:15 PMNetherlands - An orthodox Jew has been found not guilty of failing to produce an ID card because it was against his religious principles to carry any object on Saturday – the Jewish sabbat - the Telegraaf reports. The Hague appeal court ruled on Friday the man... Read More » |
Bangkok, Thailand - Thai Police Find Bomb Gang's MotorcycleYesterday 10:42 PMBangkok, Thailand - Police on Saturday found a motorcycle that had been left in Sukhumvit Soi 71 since Tuesday when three bomb blasts rocked the... Read More » | |||
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Kansas City, MO - Paul Says US 'Slipping Into A Fascist System'Yesterday 10:38 PMKansas City, MO - Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul warned the U.S. is "slipping into a fascist system" dominated by government and... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Rabbis Invoke 'Eglah Arufah' Commandment After Hit-and-run DeathYesterday 10:24 PMJerusalem - The Tzohar association of rabbis conducted a modernized version of one of the more obscure ceremonies of the Torah on Thursday, following the commandant known as the decapitated calf. Standing by the site of a road accident on Highway 66 in the North, a... Read More » | |||
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New York - Schools Chancellor Tightens Sex Abuse SafeguardsYesterday 10:19 PMNew York - New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott is promising better employee screening procedures after three school workers were accused... Read More » |
New York - AP: NYPD Monitored Muslim Students All Over NortheastYesterday 09:59 PMNew York - The New York Police Department monitored Muslim college students far more broadly than previously known, at schools far beyond the city... Read More » | |||
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Caracas, Venezuela - Jewish Group: Chavez Foe A Target Of Anti-SemitismYesterday 09:44 PMCaracas, Venezuela - A prominent Jewish group urged President Hugo Chavez on Friday to prevent what it labels anti-Semitic attacks on the... Read More » |
Fort Lauderdale, FL - Fla. Deputies Arrest Suspected Airport Rolex ThiefYesterday 09:15 PMFort Lauderdale, FL - Authorities in South Florida have arrested a man suspected of stealing a Rolex watch at an airport security checkpoint. The... Read More » | |||
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London - UK FM: Attack On Iran Has 'Enormous Downsides'Yesterday 08:45 PMLondon - An attack on Iran would carry huge costs, Britain's foreign minister warned Saturday. British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in a... Read More » |
Mason, OH - Santorum Declares Ohio 'Ground Zero' In GOP RaceYesterday 08:39 PMMason, OH - Presidential candidate Rick Santorum is raising the stakes in the GOP nomination race in Ohio, declaring the state "ground zero" as he... Read More » | |||
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Mont Vernon, NH - Town to Vote on Whether to Change Name of 'Jew Pond'Yesterday 08:01 PMMont Vernon, NH - Voters in a small New Hampshire town will have the final say on whether to change the controversial name of a local pond. The... Read More » |
New Delhi - Mossad In India, As Israeli Victim Gives Details In Terror AttackYesterday 07:41 PMNew Delhi - Tal Yehoshua-Koren, the wife of an Israeli diplomat injured in a terror attack in New Delhi on Monday, gave her testimony on the incident... Read More » | |||
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Alexandria, VA - Capitol Terrorist Suspect Talked About Hitting SynagoguesYesterday 07:13 PMAlexandria, VA - Within the last week, authorities say, Amine El Khalifi's plan was proceeding: An al-Qaida associate handed him an automatic weapon... Read More » |
Trenton, NJ - Gov. Christie Vetoes Gay Marriage Bill As VowedYesterday 06:58 PMTrenton, NJ - Gov. Chris Christie has followed through on his promise to reject a bill allowing same-sex marriage in New Jersey by quickly vetoing... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Terror Suspect Arrested Near Capitol in FBI StingFebruary 17, 2012 02:05 PMWashington - Police say a terrorism suspect has been arrested in an FBI sting operation near the U.S. Capitol while planning to detonate what he thought were explosives. U.S. Capitol Police say their officers and FBI officials arrested the man Friday in a sting... Read More » |
Los Angeles - US Fighter Jets Intercept Plane Flying Close to Obama HelicopterFebruary 17, 2012 12:56 PMLos Angeles - US fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a small private plane that entered the same airspace in Los Angeles as a helicopter carrying President Barack Obama, ABC News reported Friday. Police later found 20 kilograms of marijuana on the private plane... Read More » | |||
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London - Four Charged for Egg AttacksFebruary 17, 2012 12:50 PMLondon - Four men have been charged with religiously aggravated public order offenses after pedestrians had eggs and insults hurled at them in Golders Green and Hendon. The charges include using threatening behaviour, causing alarm or distress and committing a religiously aggravated offence. They were bailed to appear at Hendon... Read More » |
Canada - Court : Religion Course to Remain Mandatory in QuebecFebruary 17, 2012 12:34 PMCanada - Quebec's controversial ethics and religion course doesn't violate freedom of religion and will remain mandatory, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. In a 9-0 ruling, the court rejected arguments from a Quebec family who said their children shouldn't be forced... Read More » | |||
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Las Vegas, NV - CBS: Gingrich To Get Another $10 Million From Sheldon AdelsonFebruary 17, 2012 11:59 AMLas Vegas, NV - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's faltering campaign is about to get another shot in the arm, CBS News has learned. Billionaire... Read More » |
Washington - Holocaust Museum In Negotiations To Maintain Loaned ExhibitionsFebruary 17, 2012 11:58 AMWashington - In the late 1980s, when organizers of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum were searching for Nazi-era artifacts, they sought to tell a... Read More » | |||
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Trenton, NJ - J&J Consumer Health Segment Recalls Infant TylenolFebruary 17, 2012 11:32 AMTrenton, NJ - Johnson & Johnson is recalling all infant Tylenol on the U.S. market because some parents have had problems with newly designed bottles... Read More » |
Mineola, NY - New Allegations: Former Employees Bring $10M Suit Against Kosher CatererFebruary 17, 2012 10:04 AMMineola, NY - The management of Morrell Caterers, which is currently facing allegations that it tainted kosher food with non-kosher food, allegedly... Read More » | |||
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New York - For Yeshiva University Basketball Coach, It’s All About the JourneyFebruary 17, 2012 10:02 AMNew York - In the middle of his 40th year as the men’s basketball coach at Yeshiva University, Jonathan Halpert, normally quick with a wisecrack... Read More » |
Washington - Consumer-Finance Watchdog Targets Debt CollectorsFebruary 17, 2012 09:27 AMWashington - The nation's new cop on the consumer-finance beat is zeroing in on debt collectors and credit reporting companies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that it wants to add debt collectors and credit bureaus to the list of industries... Read More » | |||
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New Delhi - Injured Woman Diplomat Leaves Hospital for IsraelFebruary 17, 2012 09:04 AMNew Delhi - Tal Yehoshua, the Israeli woman diplomat who suffered spine and liver injuries in Monday's bomb attack in the capital, was today... Read More » |
Vienna - UN Chief: Iran Should Open Nuke ProgramsFebruary 17, 2012 08:51 AMVienna - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that Iran must disprove allegations that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons, but that... Read More » | |||
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Staten Island, NY - Romney Campaign Distances Itself From CongressmanFebruary 17, 2012 08:34 AMStaten Island, NY - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign distanced itself on Thursday from Representative Michael G. Grimm of Staten Island, a... Read More » |
Berlin - German President Quits In Scandal Over FavorsFebruary 17, 2012 08:17 AMBerlin - Germany's president resigned Friday in a scandal over favors he allegedly received before becoming head of state, creating a major domestic... Read More » | |||
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Bangkok - Thailand Raising Security Alert Over Israel Warning Over New AttacksFebruary 17, 2012 08:05 AMBangkok - Thai security forces have upped alertness levels in the country's international airports and rail system over what local police is saying... Read More » |
Washington - Analysis: A Quiet Surrender for the GOP on Payroll Tax Cuts for 160 MillionFebruary 17, 2012 07:48 AMWashington - A united House Republican leadership surrendered crisply and cleanly on legislation to extend expiring payroll tax cuts for 160 million... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Airport Security Gets Simpler — For A Select FewFebruary 17, 2012 07:30 AMWashington - You can keep your jacket, belt and shoes on through airport security. You just need to fly a lot, or pay for the privilege. The... Read More » |
Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Fire Exposes Corruption: Six Guards, 800 Prisoners, One Set Of KeysFebruary 16, 2012 11:30 PMTegucigalpa, Honduras - Six guards, 800-plus prisoners in 10 cellblocks, one set of keys. The numbers added up to disaster when fire tore through a... Read More » | |||
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