ANKARA, Turkey – President Abdullah Gul on Friday approved a set of constitutional amendments that would allow female students to wear Islamic head scarves at universities. Parliament, dominated by members of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamic-rooted party, passed the measure earlier this month. But the legislation faces another hurdle: …
Read More »University of Colorado Fraternity Suspended After Drunk Pledges Wreck Motel Rooms
BOULDER, Colo. – The national headquarters of Delta Chi Fraternity has suspended the University of Colorado-Boulder chapter following the weekend arrests of 10 pledges in Estes Park. The pledges were arrested early Sunday on suspicion of underage drinking and felony criminal mischief. Click here to see video. A police report …
Read More »New Zealand Teenager Charged in International Cyber Crime Network
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A New Zealand teenager allegedly at the center of an international cyber crime network appeared Friday in court where he was charged with computer hacking crimes. Computer programmer Owen Thor Walker, 18, was charged with two counts of accessing a computer for dishonest purpose, damaging or …
Read More »Gary Coleman Says He and Wife Have Not Yet Made Love
LOS ANGELES – Gary Coleman has not yet had sex with his wife, even though the two married in August, he told “The Insider.” “It will happen when it happens,” he said. And in an interview with “Inside Edition,” the couple said they fight so much that “yes,” bride Shannon …
Read More »Laura Ingraham on Romney's Withdrawal, McCain's CPAC Speech
This is a rush transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” February 7, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. 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: Mitt Romney is out …
Read More »Love Prevails as Hindu Hard-Liners Protest Valentine's Day in India
NEW DELHI – India’s Hindu hard-liners are showing no love for Valentine’s Day. A few dozen protesters briefly blocked a road in downtown New Delhi on Wednesday, burning Valentine’s Day cards and chanting “Down with Valentine.” In the nearby city of Lucknow, extremists threatened to beat up couples found celebrating …
Read More »N.Y. Mom Accused in Kids' Bathtub Drownings Ordered Held Without Bail
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – A woman handcuffed to her hospital bed stared blankly into space as her lawyer entered a plea of not guilty to charges that she murdered her three young children by drowning them in the bathtub. Leatrice Brewer, her eyes puffy as though she had been crying, …
Read More »Protesters Return to the Streets of Serbia; U.N. Police on Alert
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Kosovo – Up to 2,000 Serb protesters chanting “Kosovo is Serbia!” marched Saturday through the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica in a sixth day of demonstrations against Kosovo’s independence. U.N. police in riot gear formed a cordon across the main bridge separating the tense northern Kosovo town’s …
Read More »Senate Moves Forward With Economic Stimulus Package
WASHINGTON – An economic aid plan to send rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers passed a key test Monday in the Senate, where Democrats are pushing to add more than $40 billion in help for seniors, disabled veterans and the unemployed. Democrats were ratcheting up pressure on Republicans to support …
Read More »South Carolina School Bus Crash Sends Dozens of Children to Hospital With Minor Injuries
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. – A bus carrying 32 kindergarten students has collided with a sport utility vehicle that crossed the center line, authorities said. All of the students have been taken to a hospital with bumps and bruises. Dorchester County Sheriff’s Sergeant Mike Miller told The Post and Courier of Charleston …
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