story

WASHINGTON – House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (search) treated his political donors to a bird’s-eye view of a Three Tenors (search) concert from an arena skybox leased by a lobbyist now under criminal investigation. DeLay’s political action committee did not reimburse lobbyist Jack Abramoff (search) for the May 2000 use …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A former MIT professor and millionaire businessman was indicted Thursday on charges he falsely claimed to have been shot by a gunman outside his Cambridge office late last year. John J. Donovan Sr. was charged with one misdemeanor count of filing a false police report about the …

DILI, East Timor – East Timor‘s capital descended into chaos Saturday as rival gangs torched houses and attacked each other with machetes and spears, defying international peacekeepers patrolling in armed vehicles and combat helicopters. The prime minister said a coup attempt was underway. The violence prompted thousands of residents to …

WASHINGTON – LOL:) Look who’s podcasting! No, it’s not your teenager. It’s your senator. Veteran politicians more familiar with turntables and typewriters are enlisting twenty-something computer whiz kids to help them brave the digital world of blogs, podcasts and the Web as they look to connect directly with voters. The …

MIAMI – Two stowaways died in a shipping container aboard a freighter bound for the Port of Miami from the Dominican Republic, authorities said. After the Panama-flagged Seaboard Trader moored at the port Monday night, two additional stowaways were transported to a Miami hospital, said Lt. Cmdr. Chris O’Neil, spokesman …

An 11-year-old Indian girl suffering from a psychosomatic condition in which she ate her own hair had a foot-long hairball removed from her stomach, the Times of India reported. The condition, known as trichotillomania, is an impulse control disorder that is characterized by a repeated urge to pull one’s hair …

NEW YORK – Eating red meat may increase a person’s risk of developing the most common type of kidney cancer, while eating vegetables may provide a protective effect, new research in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association shows. Principal investigator Dr. Nabih R. Asal of the University of Florida, …

Highlights of the immigration and border security bill before the Senate: —Allows illegal immigrants in the country five years or more to remain, continue working and eventually become legal residents after paying fines, back taxes and learning English. —Requires illegal immigrants in the U.S. between two and five years to …

ROCKVILLE, Md. – An emotional Lee Boyd Malvo testified Tuesday against his former partner in the 2002 sniper attacks and said John Allen Muhammad told him “we’re going to terrorize these people.” Malvo said Muhammad had outlined a plan for six sniper shootings a day for 30 days several months …

RICHMOND, Va – A new law requiring Virginia’s colleges to hand over prospective students’ personal information to police for cross-checking against sex offender lists is coming under fire from privacy advocates and education leaders. Under the law, which takes effect July 1, public and private college officials must send state …