”For the first time in 31 years, Japan has recorded a trade deficit” says Fareed Zakaria, ” In simple terms, that means Japan imported more than it exported last year. Now this is not that unusual for some rich countries: the U.S. has had a trade deficit since 1975, and yet we’ve grown. But the […]
The dragon is said to be the luckiest symbol in the Chinese zodiac, and soothsayers are predicting a year of optimism, change and prosperity, so welcome it in grand fashion at Chinese New Year festivities.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told CBS’s “60 Minutes,” in a profile to be broadcast on Sunday, that Shakil Afridi helped provide intelligence for the raid on bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Afridi ran a vaccination program for the CIA to collect DNA and verify bin Laden’s presence in the compound. He has since been charged by Pakistan with treason. […]
After 20 long years in the public eye, Hillary Rodham Clinton can see the finish line. “It would be a — probably a good idea to just find out how tired I am,” she told a gathering of State Department employees Thursday. Sure, there likely will be talk all year about her running withPresident Obama as his running mate. […]
How would you like to go to a private liberal arts college that will give you a full-ride tuition scholarship for four years? Well, CBS News says Antioch College in Yellow Spring, Ohio, is waiving the tuition for all its students, who enroll in the next three years. Read full story at CBS News
Mitt Romney has opened up a 9-point lead on Newt Gingrich in a new Florida poll, released just four days before the state’s GOP primary. The former Massachusetts governor now has 38% support from likely GOP voters, compared with 29% for Gingrich, in the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute survey. Ron Paul has 14% support and Rick […]
According to reports, a shipment containing 16 kilograms of cocaine was seized last week at the U.N.’s mail intake center.
Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin restricting Tweets in certain countries. “As we continue to grow internationally, we will enter countries that have different ideas about the contours of freedom of expression,” Twitter wrote in a blog post published Thursday. It said even with the possibility of such restrictions, Twitter would not be able to […]
Six children in, we almost forgot that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have never made things official with an “I do.” But according to Pitt, Hollywood’s most revered couple may be heading down the aisle soon — much to the joy of their children. “We’d actually like to,” Pitt told The Hollywood Reporter when asked if he […]
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Wednesday vowed to build a Moon colony that he said could eventually become the 51st state. Speaking to Republicans on Florida, the former House Speaker explained that the “grandiose” idea would be possible because the government would fuel innovation by awarding prizes and incentives to private businesses. “At one […]