Archive for December, 2011
Chilean authorities on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old man accused of sparking a wildfire that has consumed more than 27,000 acres of a national park, officials said.
Opinion: Voter ID laws common sense
GOP chairman Reince Priebus says Democrats want to portray the voter ID laws his party supports as disenfranchising. Not so, he says. They ensure integrity of elections
Iran, world powers to hold nuclear talks
Another round of talks between Iran and world powers is expected to be held soon, Iran's ambassador to Germany said.
Thieves swipe primate from Calif. zoo
Concern was growing Saturday for the welfare of a much-loved male squirrel monkey stolen from an enclosure at San Francisco Zoo in California.
Report: Chinese man dies of bird flu
A 39-year-old man in southern China died Saturday from what appears to be a contagious strain of avian flu, state media reported Saturday.
FLDS leader voids marriages, bans sex
A long-time follower of a jailed polygamist sect leader says he has been ex-communicated after admitting to having sex with his wife -- a violation of an order that Warren Jeffs apparently issued from behind bars.
Parents accused of duct-taping children
An Arizona couple remained in custody Saturday morning after police said they duct taped the wrists, ankles and mouths of their two children and posted the photos on Facebook.
UAE to buy U.S. missile-defense system
The United States and the United Arab Emirates have signed a deal for a missile-defense system in the Persian Gulf country, the Pentagon said Friday.
Missing girl case now criminal probe
A central Maine police chief said Friday that authorities now believe there was "foul play" in the disappearance two weeks ago of a 20-month-old girl.
