BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan’s prime minister said Wednesday that his government is not in talks with Washington on the possibility of allowing U.S. forces to remain at an air base that provides support for military operations in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Igor Chudinov spoke a day after the Pentagon reported progress …
Read More »CDC: Flu Season 'Mildest in Years,' Winding Down
The flu season is winding down and turning out to be one of the mildest in years, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One possible explanation: The flu vaccine generally was well-matched to the circulating flu viruses, CDC officials said. The CDC compares flu …
Read More »Christians Mark Good Friday at Holy Site in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM – Thousands of Christian clergymen, worshippers and pilgrims thronged the alleyways of Jerusalem’s Old City, chanting hymns and bearing crosses as they marked Good Friday by retracing Jesus’ final footsteps. Hundreds attended prayers Friday morning at Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where Christian tradition says Jesus was crucified …
Read More »Mass Grave of Communist Soldiers Found in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam – A Vietnamese military official says a mass grave containing the remains of 35 communist commandos killed during the Tet Offensive was found. The colonel says officials discovered the grave after being tipped off by a former driver for the U.S.-backed South Vietnam government. He says it took …
Read More »Pentagon Official: U.S. Could Shoot Down North Korean Missiles
American interceptor rockets would “likely” knock down North Korean missiles before they ever reached the U.S. mainland, a Pentagon official said Friday. “I believe we have a reasonable chance” of an intercept, Charles McQueary, director of operational test and evaluation for the Defense Department, told Bloomberg News. “I’d put it …
Read More »Is Alicia Keys a Homewrecker?
Is the Grammy winning beauty Alicia Keys responsible for the demise of marriage? It seems so, as famed Hip Hop producer Swizz Beats recently told the New York Daily News that he is no longer with his estranged wife and mother to his son, but instead with singer Keys. Rumors …
Read More »Navy Pilot, 3 Daughters Die in Nevada Plane Crash
RENO, Nev. – A small plane has crashed while approaching an airport in the town of Fallon, killing a naval air station officer and his three daughters, authorities said Saturday. Cmdr. Luther H. Hook III, 44, died when his twin-engine Cessna 320 crashed and burst into flames Friday night about …
Read More »Study: Diabetes Often Affects Women's Sex-Life
Over one third of women with type 1 diabetes have some form of sexual difficulty, according to a new study. The findings also suggest that depression is a key factor linked to the problems with sexuality for such women. In contrast to what has been shown in men, however, complications …
Read More »U.N. Closes Pakistan Offices on Security Concerns
The United Nations has closed its offices in Pakistan, FOX News confirms, and has directed its staff members to work from their homes. U.N. offices will remain closed on Friday and Saturday on rising security concerns, and U.N. staffers in Rawalpindi and Islamabad have been directed not to visit any …
Read More »Drug Smugglers From Mexico Relocate to Town in New Mexico
COLUMBUS, N.M. – The dusty little border town of Columbus, New Mexico, with almost no visible means of support, has been seeing something of a boom in the past year: Brand-new sport utility vehicles with flashy wheel rims are parked just off the bleak main drag. Homes are selling quickly, …
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