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STRATHAM, N.H. — Republican Mitt Romney says President Barack Obama has failed the United States and is pitching himself as an alternative who can fix the nation’s ailing economy. The former Massachusetts governor on Thursday made official his White House run and offered a blistering critique of President Barack Obama. Romney says he would rein […]

NEW YORK—A New York police officer is suing the department, claiming she was punished for rejecting her superior’s sexual advances after he texted her a photo of his penis. Officer Lisette Pedrosa said Lt. Salvatore Marchese began sexually harassing her in February 2010 when the two worked together at the 25th Precinct in East Harlem. […]

America’s biggest right wingnut Glenn Beck will be going off the air by the end of the month. FOX News has confirmed that the contentious commentator will be taking his bilious brand of bull elsewhere within the next thirty days. Mediaite reports: RELATED: Glenn Beck’s Top 10 Racist Quotes Mediaite has learned that Glenn Beck’s […]

NEW YORK– Rep. Anthony Weiner says he is not answering anymore questions about the lewd Twitter photo incident, leaving many questioning his innocence because of inconsistency in his stories.

Just because the radiation emissions of cell phones have been linked to disease, you do not have to give up your chatting habits completely. Here are ten tips that can protect you from cell phone radiation, so that you can stay connected to your favorite people.

DETROIT-Former Detroit Mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick is releasing an autobiography that details his problems with the law. Kilpatrick is currently under investigation for racketeering by the government for allegedly running a criminal conspiracy while mayor, and is in prison for lying under oath about his affair with his chief of staff, Christine Beatty. The book’s website […]

NEW YORK CITY — Fatoumata Diallo, a 21-year-old Bronx woman, was struck and killed by a train after she fainted and fell onto the tracks. NBC reports: Police say that 21-year-old Bronx resident Fatoumata Diallo fainted, possibly due to the heat, just as a northbound No. 6 train pulled into the station, and was “cut […]

HELENA, Mont. — A former organizer for the Ku Klux Klan says he is running as a Republican for Montana’s representative in the U.S. House. John Abarr says he believes he will fare better than people might expect because of a backlash against President Barack Obama. The 42-year-old tried to run for the state Legislature […]

NEW YORK– The mother of Gennette Cordova, the college student who received a lewd photo from Rep. Anthony Weiner via Twitter, is infuriated by how the politician is handling the issue, and says its a huge distraction for her daughter who is taking finals at the time.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL– An eight-year-old student’s grandmother gave a school teacher a gift box filled with toiletries and a loaded .22-caliber handgun.

NEW YORK — The government is moving forward with its crackdown on the country’s for-profit schools, aiming to protect students from taking on too much debt to attend schools that do nothing for their job prospects.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Tornadoes roared through Massachusetts on Wednesday, as violent winds caused damage in about two dozen communities, ripping off roofs, uprooting trees, scattering debris and leaving at least four dead throughout the state.