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Tiger Woods To Take ‘Indefinite Hiatus’ From Golf

Tiger Woods said Friday Night on his website he is taking an indefinite leave from golf to try to save his marriage. Tiger stated on his website, “I need to focus my attention on being a better husband, father, and person”. Tiger and his wife, Elin, have been married five years and have a 2-year-old [...]

Chicago Man Charged in 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks

A Chicago man was charged Monday with conducting surveillance on potential targets in the Indian city of Mumbai before terrorist attacks in 2008 that killed 166 people. David Coleman Headley, 49, was charged in a 12-count criminal information with six counts of conspiracy to bomb public places in India, to murder and maim people in [...]

Obama To Announce New Afhganistan War Plan

Today President Barack Obama will unveil a new U.S. plan for winning the eight-year war in Afghanistan. There is expected to be a substantial troop increase, while also mapping out a path to bring America’s military involvement in Afghanistan to an end. President Obama has described Afghanistan as the war the United States cannot afford [...]

Gunmen Kills 21 in Southern Philippines

Military and police in the Philippines are searching for a southern governor and his militia after 21 people, including journalists, family and supporters of his political opponent were found dead. More bodies are expected to be uncovered. Authorities discovered the bodies of at least 30 people who had been kidnapped early today in the southern [...]

10 Companies That Are Hiring During The Recession

1. Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT)
There are approximately 4,200 stores in the U.S. and the company has affirmed its medium-term growth goals including opening new supercenters in Canada, Mexico and the U.K.
2. PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP)
3. Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO)
With strong corporate growth spans all divisions which means no hiring freezes for this Michigan-based employer.
4. NetApp (Nasdaq: NTAP)
#1 [...]

Fort Hood Suspect Nidal Malik Hasan Charged With Murder

Military officials say the Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 and wounding 29 in last week’s shooting rampage at his military post in Texas will face 13 charges of premeditated murder under the military’s legal system. Hasan is suspected of killing 12 soldiers and one civilian in last Thursday’s shooting spree at Fort Hood. He [...]

Google Helps US Holiday Travelers With Wi-Fi

US travelers forced to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas in airport lounges will be able to send emails to their families for free, after Google declared it will sponsor free Wi-Fi at the nation’s airports. Google Tuesday said that it would provide the free Wi-Fi access through a partnership with Boingo Wireless.
The search monolith has [...]

Jobless Rate Hits 10.2%

The nation’s unemployment rate rose above 10% for the first time since 1983 in October, a much worse jump than expected as employers continued to trim jobs from payrolls. The government reported that the unemployment rate spiked to 10.2%, up from 9.8% in September. It is the highest that this rate has been since April [...]

UPDATE: Shootings at Fort Hood

Thursday there was a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, the Texas Army base where 13 people were killed and 28 wounded by an Army psychiatrist facing deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army officials said Friday that the alleged shooter in the military-base massacre that left 13 people dead and dozens wounded was in stable condition [...]

Total Of 10 Dodies Found At Rapist’s Ohio home

Investigators discovered four more bodies Tuesday at the Cleveland, Ohio, home of a convicted rapist — making a total of 10 since last week, Police Chief Michael McGrath said Tuesday. Authorities charged Anthony Sowell, 50, with five counts of aggravated murder after unearthing the bodies of women at his home last week. Sowell also was [...]