James Murdoch faces second grilling in Parliament
LONDON (AP) — James Murdoch will be recalled for a second grilling before Britain’s Parliament, a senior lawmaker investigating the tabloid phone hacking scandal said yesterday. The announcement from John Whittingdale, the chairman of Parliament’s media committee, comes after former…
I’m mad ‘cause I’m one. I’m sane ‘cause I‘m one (but only when playing the game).
I’m alone. I’m standing on a soapbox in the middle of George Town. I’m shouting, “I, Georgina Wilcox, should be the Premier of the Cayman Islands.” If a psychiatrist passed by he would diagnose me as suffering from this or…
Brady’s 517 yards, four TDs lift Pats over Dolphins
MIAMI (AP) — Desperate to slow down Tom Brady, the Miami Dolphins tried playing 12 men on defense. That didn’t work. They drew a penalty. Using only 11 defenders was even worse. Brady threw for a team-record 517 yards and…
Gunmen attack school van in Pakistan, five dead
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen attacked a school van in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing three children, a teacher and the driver, police said. At least five others were wounded in the attack in Matani on the outskirts of the…
‘Happy Feet’ penguin vanishes on his way home
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The penguin known as “Happy Feet” has vanished in the ocean on his way home from New Zealand, eluding his trackers just days after his release and leaving behind a mystery that may never be…
Nintendo seeks to rev up 3DS with holiday games
TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is readying an array of video games for the holidays in an aggressive attempt at catch-up for lost time from the sales delay of the 3DS portable machine last year. Nintendo Co., which makes the Wii…
Pope marks 9/11, says no violence in God’s name
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI insisted Saturday that violence must never be carried out in God’s name as he marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a message to the United States. In a letter…
Anne – Part 45
We continue our serialisation of Anne by Constance Fenimore Woolson “The sword of sorrow, … had entered Anne Douglas’s breast.” Dr. Gaston drummed on the table, and answered sharply that all men of intellect were more or less mad. But…
Broader security checks to reduce visa overstays
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is cracking down on immigrants in the U.S. who have overstayed the terms of their visas by using a system that automatically checks multiple national security, immigration and law enforcement databases at the same…