Chinese plot to strip Americans of firearms

by Jeff Knox -- On May 25, the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China published a report titled "The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2011" more…

Abramoff fights Democrats for his name

by -NO AUTHOR- -- When Jack Abramoff was the king of Washington's lobbyists, with members of Congress awaiting his word, he probably would have relished a straight-up confrontation with a political opponent more…

China tech company brags: We hacked U.S. telecoms

by -NO AUTHOR- -- By F. Michael Maloof WASHINGTON – A major Chinese telecommunications company has been boasting how it was able to hack into U.S. and international telecommunications networks and intercept more…

Rock avalanches threaten visitors at Yosemite

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (AP) — Falling boulders are the single biggest force shaping Yosemite Valley, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the national park system. Now swaths of some more…

Police: Couple kills teen daughter's pimp

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE) — A San Francisco couple whose teenage daughter was allegedly being pimped by a Southern California man tracked him around the state, failing at one more…

Tax dollars fund pet-shampoo ad, reality show in India

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (WASHINGTON TIMES) — Every year, the federal government spends hundreds of millions of dollars to market agricultural products abroad — sending taxpayers’ money to subsidize the advertising campaigns more…

Prof fired for debunking pollution myth

by Bob Unruh -- What's academia's response to a whistleblower who exposes fraudulent research and faked credentials on a panel of experts? Fire the whistleblower, of course. That's the allegation in a more…