Category Archives: Health
Zombies, ‘Walking Dead’ have roles in college course
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Some Central Michigan University students are getting schooled in the undead this semester, thanks to a religion course that’s exploring apocalyptic themes in biblical texts, literature and pop
Afghan troops urge Karzai to sign security deal with US
Officers in the Afghan army fighting to contain the Taliban insurgency have called on the country’s President, Hamid Karzai, to sign a security agreement that would keep a small number of American
WRONG TURN?Army vet faces prison for gun at Canadian border
Gun rights advocates are urging the Canadian government to drop charges against a retired U.S. soldier who says he mistakenly brought a gun into the country due to a faulty GPS directions
KURTZ: Sarah Palin for president? Media debate whether she’ll make a political comeback
July 27, 2012: Sarah Palin speaks at a campaign rally for a Senate race in Texas.AP We interrupt our continuing coverage of Chris Christie to examine which Republicans have a better shot
HITTING THE BRAKESBoehner says immigration bill would be hard to pass
House Speaker John Boehner hit the brakes on immigration legislation on Thursday, saying it will be “difficult” to move any bill in the current climate — comments that signal a rough road
RED FLAGS IGNORED?EPA knew of fraudster’s bogus bonuses, docs say
FILE: Oct. 1, 2013: Former EPA official John Beale at a hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Top EPA managers were aware as early as 2011 about serious problems with a high-ranking
SUPER BOWL FBI STING Missing children rescued from sex trade in NJ
Sixteen children as young as 13, and some of whom had been reported missing by their families, were rescued from the sex trade in a law enforcement sting operation that targeted alleged
Man allegedly shot by Aaron Hernandez shot again outside nightclub, police say
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A man who alleges he was shot in the face by former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in Florida has been shot again, this time at
Riot outside Kenyan mosque linked to terrorists
MOMBASA, Kenya – At least one police officer has been injured in a riot at a mosque linked to recruiting Islamic extremists in Kenya’s coastal resort of Mombasa. Police apparently are trying
Man claims he was adrift 16 months, 8,000 miles
An emaciated man whose boat washed up on the shores of the Pacific’s Marshall Islands is reportedly telling a harrowing tale of being adrift for 16 months, surviving on fish, birds, and