VIENNA – Even as they prepare for new talks Thursday with Iran on its nuclear program, the U.S. and its allies are contemplating new and tighter sanctions on Tehran, in a clear signal of expectations that the negotiations may again end in failure. The fact that the meeting is taking …
Read More »Manson Follower Susan Atkins Denied Release
CHOWCHILLA, Calif. – Susan Atkins, the terminally ill Charles Manson follower who admitted stabbing actress Sharon Tate 40 years ago, lost what was likely to be her last bid for freedom. Atkins, who suffers from brain cancer, slept through most of the four-hour hearing Wednesday during which her husband-lawyer pleaded …
Read More »Parents Seek to Toss Charges in 4-Year-Old Daughter's Drug Death
BROCKTON, Mass. – Parents accused of killing their 4-year-old daughter by overmedicating her with prescription drugs have asked a judge in Massachusetts to dismiss murder charges. Lawyers for Carolyn and Michael Riley argued Monday that the grand jury that indicted the Rileys did not have a medical report from a …
Read More »Giant Boulder Crashes Into Woman's Apartment as She Sleeps
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. – Emergency officials say a boulder about the size of a compact car crashed into an apartment in eastern Tennessee, barely missing a woman sleeping in her bedroom. Fire Chief David Jackson in Rogersville says 75-year-old Elizabeth Allred was lucky that the 10-foot-wide boulder didn’t hit her bed …
Read More »U.S., Mexican Officials Capture Tijuana Drug Lord
TIJUANA, Mexico – Alleged Tijuana drug kingpin Teodoro “El Teo” Garcia Simental — considered to be one of Mexico’s most violent traffickers — was arrested Tuesday on the Baja California peninsula, U.S. and Mexican officials said. Garcia Simental was arrested at 5 a.m., said Amy Roderick, a spokeswoman for the …
Read More »'Glenn Beck': Progressives Unload on Massachusetts' Scott Brown
This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” January 19, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: I would have never expected this a year ago. Americans are continuing to wake up, even in Massachusetts. Yes, the progressives are becoming …
Read More »Century 21 Co-Founder Arthur Bartlett Dies at 76
CORONADO, Calif. – Arthur E. Bartlett, who co-founded the Century 21 real estate company, has died at his home in San Diego County. He was 76. His daughter says Bartlett died on New Year’s Eve at his Coronado home. He had Alzheimer’s disease and other illnesses. Bartlett and Marshall Fisher …
Read More »Murkowski Senate Rival Charges Nepotism
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The issue of nepotism entered the arena within minutes of the start of a U.S. Senate debate here Tuesday night between Republican incumbentLisa Murkowski (search)and Democratic challengerTony Knowles (search). “I did not make nepotism an issue,” Knowles said. “Frank Murkowski (search)did when he appointed his daughter.” Knowles …
Read More »Beck's Book Club
I come up with a lot of weird ideas for my show, but this one may take the cake. One of things I talk about all the time is the importance of educating yourself and knowing history: The only way to understand where this country is going is to understand …
Read More »Fox on Sex: Walgreens as a Sex Shop?
I’ve got a little secret to share with you: Walgreens is a sex shop. OK, it’s not an actual sex shop. But you know what they say, if it looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck… I was going in to pick up some allergy meds, but …
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