Two year old tot from Mexico first flu death in U.S. A 22-month-old child from Mexico who was taken to Houston, Texas, for medical treatment is the first confirmed U.S. fatality from swine flu, health authorities said Wednesday. The toddler was not a U.S. citizen, said Kathy Barton, a spokeswoman for the Houston Department of […]

Message in a bottle found in wall at infamous German World War II death camp. Workers demolishing the wall of a building that once belonged to the former Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp have found a message in a bottle written by prisoners 65 years ago, Auschwitz museum officials said. “We know two of the […]

About 60,000 people die each year in the U.S. of influenza/pneumonia. A whopping 20 people have been diagnosed as having picked up this latest flu bug. Obama tells everyone to remain calm. I don’t know how I could get through my day without this guy. The outbreak of swine flu in North America is not […]

The mainstream media’s slobbering love affair with Barack and Michelle seems to miss a few important points. On Saturday’s Fox News Watch, conservative panelist Jim Pinkerton pointed out that, contrary to the impression given by the mainstream media, President Barack Obama’s approval rating, as measured by Gallup, is relatively low compared to his recent predecessors […]

Black Auburn Alabama city councilman rips Confederate flags from gravesites claiming they are racist symbols. Several Confederate flags placed on the graves of Civil War soldiers got pulled up by a black Auburn city councilman, who called them symbols of racism and hatred. Mary Norman, president of Auburn Heritage Association, said she was at her […]

California thinking of opening up the state Constitution and screw things up more than they already are. Fed up with the budget crises and partisan battles that have paralyzed California for years, some influential voices believe it’s time to tear open the state constitution and start anew. Once dismissed as a hokey gimmick, support for […]

Pirate mother wants son pardoned and families of dead pirates demand compensation from the U.S. for their deaths. The mother of a teenager facing trial in the United States for piracy off Somalia wants President Barack Obama to pardon her son because he was misled into joining a sea gang. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse was captured […]

Freddie Mac acting CFO allegedly takes his own life. 41 year old 16 year veteran of Freddie found by family members in pre dawn hours. David Kellermann, acting chief financial officer of Freddie Mac, committed suicide in his Hunter Mill Estates home Wednesday morning. Fairfax County Police spokeswoman Mary Anne Jennings tells WTOP Kellermann, 41, […]

The F.B.I., weary of investigating homecoming veterans for possible rightwing extremism, point their spy cameras on girls dressing room in a West Virginia mall. Two FBI workers are accused of using surveillance equipment to spy on teenage girls as they undressed and tried on prom gowns at a charity event at a West Virginia mall. […]

Pirates chased down after attacking ship. NATO forces catches then releases them due to legal “difficulties.” NATO warships and helicopters pursued Somali pirates for seven hours after they attacked a Norwegian tanker, NATO spokesmen said Sunday, and the high-speed chase only ended when warning shots were fired at the pirates’ skiff. (snip) NATO forces boarded […]