Readers talk back about the leaders they want
| (The Inquirer's 'MY VOTE, MY TURN' asked Inquirer readers to send in their thoughts on hot topics and issues that best define the 2010 election, character traits the next president should possess, p...
Lewis equates Wall St bonuses with 'theft'
NEW YORK: Author Michael Lewis, known for exposing the culture of excess at Solomon Brothers with his book Liar’s Poker, says Wall Street bonuses at banks bailed out by Washington are “a very eleg...
The World is not enough
| Most people would be overjoyed to see their names in the Guinness Book. But Kashi Samaddar wasn't content with just one mention. So, he decided to break his own record and made it to the Guinness Bo...
Living With Everyday Earthquake Anxiety
I'd wondered why they lived there, like cliff dwellers perched in high rises along hillsides, people who lived along the Pacific Ring of Fire or tectonic plates. Why stay? How often would you think ab...
Avoid the water in Mallorca
| Received opinion is that the beaches of Mallorca have sorted themselves out. The island's authorities have stopped the unchecked concreting of the coast. All the lobster-red package holidaysmakers h...
36 Hours in Goa, India
| FOR many, Goa is synonymous with hippies, hedonism and all-night dance parties held under a full moon. But India's popular seaside destination offers more than deadheads and clichés. For one thing, ...
Lin family murders: suspect identified
| DETECTIVES have made a major breakthrough in the baffling Lin family murder investigation, identifying a person connected to the family as a prime suspect. | The Sunday Telegraph can reveal detectiv...
The 17-year-old boy who sailed round the world and into the record books
| Mike Perham on the deck of his Open 50 yacht. He became the youngest person to sail solo round the world | Midnight. The boat flew over the raging waters, on through the darkness. Everything inside ...
(video) Churches asked to lobby Obama to end Plan Columbia
| CIA drug traffic TI whistleblowers' death threats and psych confinement for 'delusion' U.S. border crisis. Imperialist Human Rights violations of the poor prompt ICE raids protest (Video...
Coast Guard Officer Honored For Heroism
updated 2:17 p.m. ET March 13, 2010 | HONOLULU - | A local Coast Guard officer is honored for an act of heroism. | Petty Officer William Horne received the "Coast Guard Medal" for rescuing three child...
Bok Sevens face uphill battle
| With the host of injuries and even more call-ups for Super 14 duty, this has not been a good IRB Sevens World Series campaign for defending champions South Africa - and they have a daunting challeng...
SULTANS OF SWAP: Smoking Guns & the Sting!
| By: Gordon T Long | There are 7 stages to executing a successful sting operation. Whether this is the modus operandi behind the Sultans of Swap operating in the $605 Trillion OTC Derivatives market ...
Mom Left Behind 'Murder-Suicide' Note in Ritzy NYC Hotel
| Kidnap plots, pursuing mobsters, child-pornography rings, murderous conspirators bent on stealing her $40 million fortune, The New York Post reported. | Before she allegedly fed her only child a fat...
Why Does Daylight Saving Time Begin at 2 a.m.?
| This Sunday most U.S. residents will gain an hour of daylight as it's time to spring forward. | Few people will likely wake up exactly at 2:00 a.m. local time to move the clock hand, or dial, fo...
Boston Bruins (30-24-12) at Montreal Canadiens (34-29-6), 7 p.m.
| The Montreal Canadiens look to further their playoff chances and defeat Boston for the fifth time in six meetings this year tonight at the Bell Centre, while the Bruins hope to strengthen their hold...
Mom says daughter held in terror plot
By P. SOLOMON BANDA, The Associated Press | DENVER — Jamie Paulin-Ramirez was a straight-A nursing student when she abruptly left Colorado last fall with her 6-year-old son and turned up in Ireland, w...
Blue Island teen accused of killing her newborn
A 17-year-old girl from south surburban Blue Island faces two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly killing her newborn during a home delivery in October 2009. | Adelina Cortez, of the 12500 blo...
Health bill put on front burner
| WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama agreed yesterday to postpone a high-profile trip to Asia, signaling his commitment to swift action on his bill to reform health care. Meanwhile, Democrats in Cong...
Penguins lose to Devils for the fifth time this season
| Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves on 32 shots on Friday night. AP Photo/Bill Kostroun | Devils: 3, Penguins: 1 | For the fifth time this season, the Penguins found themselves on the losing end of a ga...
Woman charged with DUI manslaughter after crash
Comments CLEARWATER, Fla. (Map, News) - A Clearwater man hanging out the window of a van was killed when the driver reportedly lost control and the vehicle sideswiped a utility pole. | Clearwater poli...
NC State upsets Florida State 58-52 in ACCs
Comments GREENSBORO, N.C. (Map, News) - Scott Wood looked like he couldn't miss - again - against Florida State. Then North Carolina State's star player came through with his biggest basket on a tough...
