Under $3 gas

"GEORGETOWN, SC (WMBF) - If there was one stretch of road that could bring a smile to the faces of drivers fueling up at the pump, it would be in Georgetown. Both residents and drivers in the area are seeing prices...

California will change marriage licenses to say 'bride' and 'groom'

"Bride and groom are in. Party A and Party B are out.California state officials, saying they had heard from residents all over the state who would like to be identified as "bride" and "groom" on their marriage...

Remains identified as those of missing Norfolk mother of five

" VIRGINIA BEACH – Police Monday released the identity of a woman whose remains were found in the woods in Va. Beach last week. Chantel G. Bryant, 35, of the 2900 block of Kimball Terrace in Norfolk, was...

Ohio Voters Head to the Polls

A vote in Ohio is going ahead today amid a controversy over the voting procedures in the state. "With the credit crisis roiling Washington, Wall Street and the presidential campaign, voters in the key battleground state of Ohio cast their first ballots amid a controversy over...

World's biggest cruise sets sail

The 315m-long ship squeezed through the Papenburg watergates and will debut in November as a U.S. cruise ship. The vessel cost 616 million euros with a 1,000seat theatre was helped by two tug-boats to squeeze through...

Officials Suggest 'Safe Room' To Avoid Vog Dangers from Kilauea Volcano

"Officials from the Big Island reported to state lawmakers that they suggest residents prepare "safe rooms" regarding the ongoing eruption of dangerous gases from Kilauea Volcano. "We have to do something on an...

Galveston residents can return Wednesday

Residents of Galveston, who were evacuated before Ike hit, can return to see what has happened to their homes on Wednesday, but they are being warned that few comforts await them."Galveston has little or no...

Galveston County Judge to Force Out "Hard-Headed" Texans of Bolivar (ex) Pen...

GALVESTON'S top official, Judge Jim Yarbrough has called the 250 remaining residents on the largely wiped-out Bolivar Peninsula, "a hardy bunch" but now the plan is to force them out as part of a recovery operation.  He concurred that some may have been washed out to...

Tonight, this is America

The photograph associated with this link struck me as poinant today.  It got my attention because it showed up as one of Yahoo's most viewed.  In it a man shielded by an unbrella walks in the rain in front of the tattered remains of a bank tower.  This is not a...

Indonesia stampede leaves 21 dead

During the pious month of Ramadan Poor Muslims are given donations under a system known as Zakat. Under this system wealthy muslims give a portion of their money to the poor every year.But this year the event turned into a stampede and the crush happened as people waited for...

Houston's post-Ike supplies coming, officials say

"HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- Federal supplies of food and water will be available to Houstonians affected by Hurricane Ike on Monday, an official said Sunday after Houston's mayor voiced concern about the aid. ...

Fire victims still left hanging

It’s been 9 months had past since the tragic fire rushed every little houses of a small barangay in Quezon City. It was Decemeber 13, 2007, evening at around 9 to10 pm, 12 days before Christmas. Residents are still...

Obama and the Palin Effect - a Mirror on the US Psyche

"Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes...

Fire victims still left hanging

It’s been 9 months had past since the tragic fire rushed every little houses of a small barangay at Quezon City. It was Decemeber 13, 2007, evening at around 9 to10 pm, 12 days before Christmas, when all the...

Fire victims still left hanging

It’s been 9 months had past since the tragic fire rushed every little houses of a small barangay at Quezon City. It was Decemeber 13, 2007, evening at around 9 to10 pm, 12 days before Christmas, when all the...

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