Tag Archives: North Korea

China Tension, Friday Madness

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Tension: The US government yesterday urged its passenger airlines to notify China before passing through its newly claimed airspace over the East China Sea. The State Department said this does not indicate US acceptance of China’s demands, but does acknowledge …

Street Terror, Drones and Chopped

Thursday, May 23, 2013

London Attack: Two men shouting “God is Great” hacked to death a British soldier several hundred feet from the Royal Artillery barracks in a bizarre incident in London yesterday. Witnesses caught the two on video making no effort to get …

Bad Shot, Missiles, Big Winner

Sunday, May 19, 2013

  National: A Hofstra University student who died during a home invasion on Long Island was actually killed by a police officer responding to her 911 call. Investigators say Andrea Rebello, 21, her twin sister Jessica, and two others were …

Teenage Wasteland, Teacher Man, Sunken City

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Boston: The three young men arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings are accused of obstructing justice and destroying evidence. Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both 19, are citizens of Kazakhstan who came to the US as students. Robel …

Tax Day, Supremes Pass, Braless

Monday, April 15, 2013

Deadline: Today is tax day. Returns must be postmarked by midnight. National: The Supreme Court this morning chose not to hear a case about whether there is a Constitutional right to carry a handgun. The case stems from a New …

A Nuke for Mini Me

Friday, April 12, 2013

L’il Kim’s L’il Nuke: North Korea might know how to make a small nuclear warhead that could be delivered by ballistic missile, US defense intelligence analysts have concluded. Word of this was released by a Colorado Congressman who may have …

Margaret Tatcher Dies, Fashion Faux Pas

Monday, April 8, 2013

Breaking: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died suddenly of a stroke today. She was 87. Sometimes known as the Iron Lady, she was a staunch conservative who led Britain for 11 years beginning in 1979. She’s credited with breaking …

Plan B to Plan A, Fisker Auto Folds

Saturday, April 6, 2013

National: A Federal judge in Brooklyn ruled that the Plan B “morning after” pill must be available over the counter to women 16 and under. This overturns a rule set in 2011 by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen …

North Korea Moves Missile, Roger Ebert Relapses

Thursday, April 4, 2013

 Korean Heat: South Korea says the North has moved a mid-range missile to the east coast in the direction of Japan and the US. Meanwhile the Pentagon is moving a portable missile defense system to Guam as a precautionary response …

Econ Zone Closes, By Another Name

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

 World: North Korea closed South Korean access to a joint industrial zone, further ratcheting tensions between the two countries and the US. The park just North of the demilitarized zone employs 50,000 North Koreans and hundreds of South Korean business …