(CNN) — Nine people federal prosecutors say belong to a “Christian warrior” militia were accused Monday of plotting to kill a Michigan law enforcement officer and then attack other police at the funeral.
Six Michigan residents, two residents of Ohio and an Indiana resident were indicted by a federal grand jury in [...]
CHARLES ISHERWOOD: I didn’t mean to suggest we start a “Who Could Do This Better” competition, but was simply curious to know if you could identify some choreographers who might have the talent to wed serious choreography with a more populist show. As much dance as I see, I see a [...]
“Salaam Aleikum,” she says, greeting a man who has called in to the radio station.
“Yes, hello,” he replies anxiously. “I want to talk about pirates. These guys aren’t being treated fairly.”
In a booth next door, news producers prepare the daily diet of mayhem and more: three bodies found in Bakaro market; President [...]
What is reconciliation?
Reconciliation is a process, limited to budget-related bills, that bypasses the Senate rule on 60 votes being needed to end debate, known as cloture. By using reconciliation, only a majority vote would be needed to advance a bill.
It was established by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, in part, to lower the bar [...]
(CNN) — Like a photographer without a camera, or a mechanic who doesn’t own a car, Kelli Fields is a webmaster without high-speed Internet access.
By day, the 42-year-old uses a broadband connection at work to update a university’s Web site, which she built and codes from scratch.
But when she goes home at night, the rural [...]
May 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 7 months)
Sailing team member in professional race team challenging for 32nd America’s Cup in Valencia 2007.
Afterguard member onboard America’s Cup yacht CHN95 initially as navigator in Acts 10,11,12 and 13, working with onboard electronics. Progressed to strategist role midway through Louis Vuitton Cup series.
Raced on World Match Racing [...]
Alexander Reyes’ boyhood dream of a military career ended when he was hit by an improvised explosive device during a patrol two years ago in Baghdad.
“Laying in that hospital bed … sometimes I felt I’d rather [have] died,” Reyes said. “My life came to a complete halt.”
Reyes sustained severe blast injuries that led to his [...]
Christoph Niemann’s illustrations have appeared on the covers of The New Yorker, Newsweek, Wired, The New York Times Magazine and American Illustration. His work has won numerous awards from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the Art Directors Club and American Illustration. He is the author of “The Pet Dragon,” which teaches Chinese characters to [...]
These days, they are still out there, but they have rivals in the realm of zealotry: people who do watch television — sometimes plenty of it — but don’t own a cable box.
Those who belong to this crowd are only too happy to remind you that they can watch most of what you watch, but [...]
Ten years ago Blackley, who is from Melbourne, Australia, was found to have attention deficit disorder and was given a prescription for Adderall, a psychostimulant that some believe has been abused by some baseball players as a way of sneaking performance-enhancing amphetamines into their bloodstream to boost energy levels during games.
Adderall is banned in baseball [...]