A Syrian man decapitated his 15-month-old nephew with a knife before his mother’s eyes at a supermarket in Jeddah, according to an Arab News report. The 25-year-old man beheaded the baby following a dispute with his sister and brother-in-law in front of stunned shoppers at the Al-Marhaba supermarket Tuesday morning, …
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NEW YORK – Verizon’s fiber-optic service, so far mainly available to suburbanites, is making a big push into Manhattan with a deal to connect an 11,232-unit apartment complex. Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village, an enclave of 110 buildings on Manhattan’s East Side, is the largest apartment complex in Manhattan …
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People throughout Western Australia were left in awe last night when a spectacular meteorite fireball shot through the sky. Shaken witnesses told of blinding light, trembling houses, brilliant colours and fears of the meteorite landing. The spectacular display was seen from Perth to Kalgoorlie and south to Albany, as well …
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UNITED NATIONS – U.S. Ambassador John Bolton on Monday criticized the timing of Secretary-General Kofi Annan‘s reported decision to fire the U.N.’s highly regarded electoral chief, just 10 days before critical elections in Iraq. “The U.N.’s role in previous elections has been quite helpful and important to the Iraqi people,” …
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WASHINGTON – The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a seasonally adjusted 318,000 last week, down by a better-than-expected 13,000 from the previous week. The total claims included 1,400 related to hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, bringing total job losses from the three storms to …
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WASHINGTON – More than 17 million individuals and families could start the new year facing higher taxes because of a provision unfamiliar to most taxpayers — the alternative minimum tax. The new year means the expiration of a temporary fix that prevents the alternative minimum tax from hitting millions of …
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This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” December 15, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly reporting from Washington. Thanks for watching us …
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PARIS – A Swiss investigator probing claims of secret CIA prisons in Europe said his committee has evidence that supports allegations that prisoners were transferred between countries and temporarily held “without any judicial involvement.” “Legal proceedings in progress in certain countries seemed to indicate that individuals had been abducted and …
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Thousands of tourists and pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Saturday, bringing a long-missing sense of holiday cheer to Jesus’ historic birthplace. The festivities capped the most peaceful year since the outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian fighting in September 2000. But Israel’s imposing separation barrier at …
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Out-of-the-ordinary news from the folks at “Studio B”… Heartbroken Secret Santa He was full of love, but had no one to share it with on the holidays. So he left all of his love in an unlocked car at the train station — in the form of a $15,000 three …
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