Many hope Gitmo detainees will help town


Posted in Local by admin - Dec 15, 2009

People who live in the northern Illinois town of Thomson are happy that Guantanamo Bay detainees could soon be transferred to a correctional facility there.

In the wake of the suicide bombing at Forward Operating Base Chapman, new security guidance has gone out to U.S. bases across Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said.

If you take heart medication, you may want to avoid some of the most popular over-the-counter herbal supplements on the market, including ginseng, saw palmetto, and echinacea. These herbal remedies — and many others — can cause potentially serious problems in people taking heart medications, a new report warns.

There is no immediate danger of Afghanistan falling to the Taliban, one of President Obama’s top advisers said Sunday.

A blaze at a Puerto Rico oil storage facility continued to rage out of control early Sunday, sending thick black smoke into the air and forcing at least 1,500 people out of their homes.

Five people were killed and seven injured Wednesday when a tanker truck collided with a school van carrying special needs children west of Columbus, Ohio, according to a paramedic who treated some of the injured at the scene.

Lindsay Lohan will be heading to jail if a judge hears again the actress has not been attending a required alcohol counseling program.

A movement born of $1 billion in budget cuts to California’s state university system has blossomed into a nationwide protest, as students and professors in 33 states will challenge administrators and state lawmakers to ante up.

An agreement could be reached before week’s end between Washington University students and an Illinois nightclub that allegedly barred six African-American students while admitting nearly 200 of their white classmates.

Annise Parker made history Saturday as Houston’s first openly gay mayor.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest college and professional basketball players of all time, says he has been diagnosed with a form of blood cancer.


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