ROME – Now that’s more like it. Michael Phelps bounced back from a stunning loss with something more familiar — another world record Wednesday. One night after he was soundly beaten by Germany’s Paul Biedermann, Phelps set a world record in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 1 minute, …
Read More »Helicopter With Thermal Imaging Saves Suicidal Woman in Woods Dressed All in Black
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office says a helicopter equipped with thermal imaging helped deputies find and save a suicidal woman who had passed out in the woods, dressed all in black. A call came in at about 11:45 p.m. Friday that the woman living in the Browne …
Read More »'A Bad Idea'
This is a rush transcript from “On the Record ,” April 20, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: We are live in Phoenix, Arizona, where Mexico has sent its war, and it is terrifying for people …
Read More »Keira Knightley Beaten in Violent Public Service Announcement for Domestic Abuse
Keira Knightley will appear to be beaten up by an abusive boyfriend in a hard-hitting advert to raise awareness of domestic violence. The two-minute film sees the “Atonement” and “Pirates Of The Caribbean” star return home after a day’s filming to be confronted and attacked by her violent partner,who slaps …
Read More »Police: Bones on Jaycee Kidnap Suspect's Property Likely Animal
HAYWARD, Calif. – Northern California investigators probing two old kidnapping cases say some of the bone fragments found on the property of a man charged in a separate abduction are likely from animals. Hayward police Lt. Chris Orrey said Thursday that preliminary test results from some fragments collected on Phillip …
Read More »'Special Report' Panel on Dealing with North Korea's Missile Threat
This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from June 19, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ROBERT GATES, U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY: The ground based interceptors are clearly in a position to take action. So without …
Read More »Man Who Made Predictions on TV Now on Saudi Death Row for 'Witchcraft'
A man has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for witchcraft because he makes predictions on television. Ali Sibat is not even a Saudi national. The Lebanese citizen was only visiting Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage when he was arrested in Medina last year. A court in the city condemned …
Read More »Kennedy, Catholics and Communion
Bishop Thomas Tobin’s request that U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), refrain from asking for Holy Communion seems, to me, to be an eminently reasonable one. While not a Catholic, I understand the hierarchical nature of the church and the role that doctrine plays within it. To put it simply, and …
Read More »9-Year-Old Boy Charged With Burning Down Tennessee Store
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A 9-year-old boy told investigators he set a fire that burned down a Dollar General Store in Chattanooga because he was mad at his mother. No one was hurt in the Tuesday afternoon fire at the store on Hixson Pike. Fire investigators have charged the boy with …
Read More »Government Report: Non-Lethal Weapon Program a Waste of Money
The Pentagon’s pain ray? Pointless. The laser dazzler? Lousy. The anti-vehicle slippery foam? Washed out. That’s the upshot of a highly critical report released last week by the U.S. Government Accountability Office and expounded upon by Wired News. The report found that the Department of Defense’s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program …
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