AUGUSTA, Maine — Road signs directing motorists to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument are going to be installed — eventually — now that Republican Gov. Paul LePage has relented in his opposition to the signs on Interstate 95 and state roads leading to the Mount Katahdin region. The Maine Department of Transportation will […]
Continue ReadingHUNTSVILLE, Texas — Attorneys for a Texas inmate want the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution for the shooting deaths of a 5-year-old girl and her grandmother during a birthday party 10 years ago outside a Fort Worth apartment. Former Fort Worth street gang member Erick Davila is set for lethal injection Wednesday […]
Continue ReadingDALLAS — Southwest Airlines runs its planes hard. They make many short hops and more trips per day than other U.S. airliners, which adds to wear and tear on parts, including the engines. As the investigation into last week’s deadly engine failure continues, Southwest CEO Gary Kelly could face questions about whether the company’s low-cost […]
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court has ruled that a divorce obtained by a Filipino from a foreign spouse will be deemed valid in the Philippines. SC spokesman Theodore Te said today (Tuesday, April 24) that 10 justices ruled that “a foreign divorce secured by a Filipino is also considered valid in the Philippines, even if it is […]
Continue ReadingEvery ‘Sex and the City’ fan understands how difficult it is to sperate Sarah Jessica Parker from Carrie Bradshaw. While Carrie may be a fictional television character, her real-life resemblance to SJP is uncanny. Both women are true New Yorkers with a high-heel obsession and the chicest wardrobe anyone could ever wish for. When Sarah […]
Continue ReadingWhat if Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds was real life? Except instead of many birds, it’s just one big bird? … …read more Source:: AOL.com
Continue ReadingWINDSOR, Ont. — A labour strike at Caesars Windsor has forced the tourist draw to cancel more hotel reservations and postpone performances by musician Brian Wilson and illusionist Darcy Oake. The southern Ontario venue is temporarily closed because of a strike by casino and hotel workers that began April 6. Caesars Windsor says it’s now […]
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. — In Louisiana, a proposal to strengthen the law against bestiality is facing unexpected opposition from conservative lawmakers who see it as an underhanded move to strike the state’s unconstitutional ban on sodomy. Creating a new, wide-ranging anti-bestiality law would untangle the offence from the ban on sodomy in Louisiana’s “crime against […]
Continue ReadingOTTAWA — An Opposition motion being debated in the House of Commons today calls on the government to act to stop the influx of illegal border crossers entering Canada from the U.S. Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel and public safety critic Pierre Paul-Hus say they believe the government is simply throwing money at the problem […]
Continue ReadingPolice have recovered a stolen 16th century gold case containing the heart of the only woman to have twice been crowned queen of France. Thieves broke in to the Thomas-Dobree Museum in Nantes earlier this month, making off with the 6in oval case containing the heart of Anne of Brittany, despite setting off an alarm. […]
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