One of the nation’s largest American Indian tribes has sent letters to about 2,800 descendants of slaves once owned by its members, revoking their citizenship and cutting their medical care, food stipends, low-income homeowners’ assistance and other services. The Cherokee Nation acted this week after its Supreme Court upheld the results of a 2007 special vote to […]
Protesters broke into the Israeli Embassy in Cairo Friday and dumped documents out of the windows as hundreds more demonstrated outside, prompting the ambassador and his family to leave the country. The unrest was a further worsening of already deteriorating ties between Israel and post-Hosni Mubarak Egypt. In Jerusalem, an Israeli official confirmed the embassy […]
President Barack Obama is delivering a speech to a joint session of Congress on Thursday night on his administration’s plan to create jobs and get Americans back to work. Below, full text of the president’s prepared remarks as released by the White House. THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, and fellow Americans: […]
For the third year in a row, various shops from coast to coast and online retailers will be participating in Fashion’s Night Out on tonight. Timed to coincide with the kickoff of Fashion Week in New York — the presentation of designers’ collections for next spring and summer — it is the fashion industry’s equivalent of […]
NBC’s Andrea Mitchell announced on air Wednesday that she has breast cancer. Mitchell, who has been with NBC for decades and serves as its chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on MNSBC, made the announcement at the end of her show. She is 64 years old. “I had planned to be […]
A man with a rifle opened fire at an IHOP restaurant in Nevada’s capital on Tuesday, killing two National Guard members, another person and himself in a hail of gunfire during the morning breakfast hour, authorities and witnesses said. Six people were wounded in the attack. The suspect, who hasn’t been identified, apparently acted alone […]
Funnyman Eddie Murphy is officially hosting the Oscars, the Academy revealed in a press release this afternoon. “Eddie is a comedic genius, one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever,” said co-producer Brett Ratner in a statement. “With his love of movies, history of crafting unforgettable characters and his iconic performances – especially […]
Friends, an American sitcom revolves around a 6 young roommates in Manhattan, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004, now comes to Nick At Nite. Yes, Nick At Nite, which originally launched as a block of “oldies” sitcoms like The Donna Reed Show, The Cosby Show, The Golden Girls…
Turkey is not Israel’s enemy, Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stressed Sunday, saying that he is very familiar with the current Turkish leadership and called on Jerusalem to mend its diplomatic crisis with Ankara. “[Israel’s] relations with Turkey are a national interest and should not be taken lightly,” he said , according to The Haaretz, Israeli […]
2 Mexicans, facing possible 30-year sentences for terrorism and sabotage in what may be the most serious charges ever brought against anyone using a Twitter social network account, CBC News reports. Prosecutors say the defendants, María de Jesús Bravo Pagola, a former teacher turned radio commentator and Gilberto Martinez Vera a math tutor helped cause a chaos of car crashes […]