LOS ANGELES – A federal judge has granted a request by video-game industry groups for a temporary restraining order preventing the state of Louisiana from enforcing a new law that would ban sales of violent games to minors, according to court records obtained on Tuesday. The ruling, issued by U.S …
Read More »Iraqi Police Free Hostages; 5 U.S. Troops Killed
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraqi police stormed a farm north of Baghdad early Thursday and freed at least 17 people who were snatched a day earlier in a mass kidnapping of 64 workers and family members at the end of a factory shift. The U.S. military Thursday reported four Marines and …
Read More »EPA Requiring Farms to Get Permits for Animal Waste Dumping
WASHINGTON – The government proposed new rules Thursday that require factory-style farms to obtain permits and set conditions when polluting rivers, streams and lakes with animal waste. The proposed rules from the Environmental Protection Agency would require owners and operators to apply for a permit before polluting and to attach …
Read More »Woman Sentenced to 27 Months in $1.5 Embezzlement for Shopping Sprees
PHILADELPHIA – A woman accused of embezzling more than $1.5 million from a credit union and buying more than 1,500 items, including hundreds of pairs of shoes and a $60,000 swimming pool, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison. Betty Jean Barachie, 39, of Kunkletown also bought 58 coats, …
Read More »Independence Day Extravaganza
First of all, happy July 4th weekend! I’m sure many of you have plans to get away with the family and friends to celebrate our nation’s independence. But, no matter where your travels may take you, understand and know the “FOX & Friends Weekend” Zone is with you! We have …
Read More »Out-of-the-Ordinary NewsFor the Week of May 29
Out-of-the-ordinary news from the folks at “Studio B”… Friday, June 2: Pretty Sure He’s Dead Now… The driver of a hearse was fixing a flat tire when a taxi slammed into the car sending the body flying out onto the road. And if that wasn’t enough, another car came along …
Read More »'Significant Details' in Bikini Strangulation Case May Be Released
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Authorities searching for the suspect in the bikini strangulation death of a Clemson University junior could release “significant information” on the case as early as Wednesday, according to the prosecutor in the case. Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Bob Ariail told The Greenville News in a press release Tuesday …
Read More »'Pee Wee's Playhouse' to Rerun on Cartoon Network
LOS ANGELES – After being shuttered for more than 15 years, the doors to “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” are being reopened. The Emmy Award-winning show will get new life on the Cartoon Network‘s Adult Swim lineup, which will air all 45 original episodes beginning July 10, company officials announced Monday. “I’d say …
Read More »CBS Correspondent Injured in Iraq Returns to U.S.
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. – CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier, who was critically wounded by a car bomb in Iraq last week, returned to the United States on Wednesday for treatment at a Navy hospital in suburban Washington. She was one of about 40 patients on a C-17 aircraft …
Read More »Clawless Cat Chases Off Bear
WEST MILFORD, N.J. – At least one bear in West Milford doesn’t want to know Jack. Jack is a ten-year-old orange-and-white tabby. And when the cat spotted the bear in a neighbor’s yard, the clawless kitty took action. The bear scurried up a tree on Sunday and eyed the cat …
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