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The man in charge of buying weapons for the U.S. military said that the stealth F-35 Joint Strike Fighter -- one of the most expensive defense programs in U.S. history -- was put in production so prematurely the error amounted to "acquisition malpractice."
The beleaguered Los Angeles elementary school that had two teachers arrested for child sex abuse in the past week was closed today as authorities moved to replace the entire teaching and support staff. The school closure comes as an attorney for students who were alleged victims implicated a third teacher in the sex abuse scandal.
As investigators pore over the gutted Washington state home of Josh Powell for evidence explaining how and why he murdered his two sons and killed himself in a gas explosion, the man's best friend says that it was likely not done as revenge against his missing wife because " all he ever thought about was himself."
The Israeli government had nothing to do with the ad. Samsung had nothing to do with the ad. But an ad for an Israeli cable company featuring cross-dressing Mossad agents who blow up an Iranian nuclear facility using a Samsung tablet has caused a furor in both Iran and Israel. Iran has threatened to ban the sale of Samsung tablets and the commercial itself has now disappeared from Israeli television.
As Walmart unveils its new Great for You stamps to identify healthy foods, nutrition experts say that while the move is a good one, they question how consumers will benefit.
Claims on the front of packages such as “whole grain,” “multigrain” and “12-grain” have been given no legal definition given by the Food and Drug Administration. That means manufacturers are fairly free to use them as bragging points, even if their products contain more refined...
A NYC street vendor who discovered a car bomb will fun for Congress in 2012.
Some have heard of “frugal Fridays,” but the Dunning family in Davis, Calif., is practicing “frugal February.” “Since my pockets were empty, it was not a real hard decision to make,” writer Bob Dunning said. The family of six has vowed not to do any discretionary spending...
There was no question what happened one night back in April of 2009 in a Houston, Texas suburb. A 12 year-old girl walked into her father’s bedroom and shot her dad while he slept. The question that faced the jury in the murder case of...
An Iowa photographer has been charged with extortion for allegedly threatening to sell racy photos of a 19 Kids and Counting cast member if TLC did not cancel the show. According to the Des Moines Register, the FBI claims Teresa Sullivan Hunt sent a...
Two and a half miles beneath Antarctica‘s ice lies Lake Vostok, a mysterious body of water 160 miles long and 30 miles wide that is believed to have been sealed off from the rest of the world for 20 million years. Now, the Russians, who...
Big catch is an understatement! A 40-foot long whale shark was found dead near Karachi, Pakistan, the Express Tribune, a Pakistani newspaper reports. Mehmood Khan, the owner of the Charai Fishery, said the whale shark was spotted unconscious 10 days ago in waters about 150...
One month after giving birth to Blue Ivy Carter, Beyonce stepped out in New York City to attend husband Jay-Z's Carnegie Hall performance wearing Christian Louboutin heels and a tight red dress that highlighted her post-baby curves on Feb. 6, 2012.
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