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Joe Biden’s Body Language Stirs Controversy

Joe Biden's Body Language Stirs Controversy

A laugh, chuckle, grimace, grin, smirk, or goofy face are still not enough to described the exact expression on a man who dominated last Thursday’s vice-presidential debate. For a look that paints a thousand reactions, it worked amazingly for Joe Biden who made Paul Ryan speechless. The vice president also came up with the two […]

$2 Million Worth of Gold and Gems Stolen from Calif. Museum

$2 Million Worth of Gold and Gems Stolen from Calif. Museum

California investigators are in pursuit of several criminals who ransacked a jewelry museum worth $2 million in precious gems and gold. The robbery happened in broad daylight in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Police said that although the robbers were able to steal precious treasures, they weren’t able to seize the nearly 14-pound Fricot Nugget, a giant crystalline […]

Michigan $1 Million Lotto Winner Charged With Welfare Fraud Found Dead

Michigan $1 Million Lotto Winner Who Was Charged With Welfare Fraud Found Dead

A woman who admitted receiving food stamps after winning $1 million on a Michigan state lotto game show has been found dead. The police have not released any information about the circumstances surrounding Amanda Clayton’s death, but ABC News’ Detroit affiliate WXYZ-TV reported that sources within the police department said they suspect the woman died of an overdose. An autopsy […]

Massachusetts Chemist Charged in Crime Lab Scandal

Massachusetts Chemist Charged in Crime Lab Scandal

A former chemist has been arrested accused of falsifying evidence at a Massachusetts state crime lab where she handled more than 60,000 drug samples. She has been charged with obstructing justice and lying about her training. The former chemist, Annie Dookhan, 34, was arrested by state police at her family’s home in Franklin, Attorney General Martha Coakley’s […]

Connecticut Teacher Unintentionally Shot Masked Son

Connecticut Teacher Unintentionally Shot Masked Son

A teacher attempting to assist his sister in their quiet Connecticut suburb when she believed she was being robbed shot a masked stranger during a late-night confrontation. But Jeffrey Giuliano, 44, didn’t realize that he had gunned down and killed his teenage son until the boy was identified by authorities. Police responding to a possible burglary […]

Florida Grandfather Saves Dog By Wrestling with Gator

Florida Grandfather Saves Dog By Wrestling with Gator

A 66-year-old retired corporate lawyer in Florida jumped on top of a 7-foot alligator all in an attempt to save his “best friend,” a small terrier dog named Bounce. “I just knew that my best friend was going to be dead,” Steve Gustafson told the Orlando Sentinel. “And I took off.” The grandfather was hanging out […]

US Pres. Candidate Romney Promises Not To Cut Taxes on Wealthy Americans

US Pres. Candidate Romney Promises Not To Cut Taxes on Wealthy Americans

Mitt Romney rejected claims by President Barack Obama that he would sign off on more tax breaks for the wealthy if elected president, but again declined to offer specifics on how exactly he would accomplish his goal of lowering taxes for other Americans while also balancing the budget. In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the […]

White House Releases Secret Recipe of the “Ale to the Chief” Beer

White House Releases Secret Recipe of the “Ale to the Chief” Beer

Tapping into an outpouring of public interest, the White House on Saturday made its beer recipes public – giving hope to any Americans interested in having a hair of the first dog after joining the coalition of the swilling. Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef and the Senior Policy Advisor for the Healthy Food Initiative, […]

Romney Admits Democratic Attacks are Hurting Him

Romney Admits Democratic Attacks are Hurting Him

Mitt Romney is still preparing his speech at an elementary school near his vacation home in Wolfeboro, N.H., but he’s already giving hints about what he will say Thursday night when he accepts the GOP nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. In an interview with USA Today’s Susan Page, Romney says his wife, […]

Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies

Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies

Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 astronaut, died Saturday at 82.  Armstrong’s moonwalk is one of those events that brought the world together; most people who are old enough to have seen it can tell you exactly where they were when it happened. “His one small step will inspire generations to come,” said space shuttle astronaut […]

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