Wire Stories

  • Texas ed board set to take 1st vote since primary on Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:05 AM PST
    Texas' state education board, rocked by primary elections that may push the influential panel's far-right leanings toward the center, is set to take its first vote on a new social studies curriculum that could reverberate in classrooms nationwide.
  • Animal activists target Calif. sushi restaurant on Tue Mar 9, 2010 10:34 PM PST
    Federal agents are investigating a high-end Santa Monica, Calif., sushi restaurant, following a video sting orchestrated by the producers of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove."
  • Lakers snap 3-game skid on Bryant's late jumper on Tue Mar 9, 2010 10:22 PM PST
    Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game losing streak with a 109-107 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
  • Taliban talks likely on Karzai agenda in Pakistan on Tue Mar 9, 2010 10:19 PM PST
    What role Pakistan plays in any peace effort aimed at the Taliban is likely to rank high on the agenda during Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to Islamabad on Wednesday.
  • Report: NKorea to replace top diplomat in Geneva on Tue Mar 9, 2010 9:59 PM PST
    North Korea plans to replace its top diplomat in Switzerland who is believed to be a key manager of leader Kim Jong Il's alleged secret funds stashed overseas, a news report said Wednesday.
  • 7-year-old calls 911, saves family from attack on Tue Mar 9, 2010 9:49 PM PST
    A terrified 7-year-old boy begged emergency dispatchers to send police to his Southern California home where three armed robbers threatened his parents, according to a recording of the call released Tuesday.
  • Obama using 'bounty hunters' to root out fraud on Tue Mar 9, 2010 6:01 PM PST
    President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.

Vine Stories

  • Chief justice: State of Union scene 'troubling' on Tue Mar 9, 2010 9:42 PM PST
    U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."
  • What Does Being Gay Mean to You? on Tue Mar 9, 2010 8:50 PM PST
    There are a lot of misconceptions around homosexuality and gay men. During my time here on newsvine, I have seen some very angry and hurtful descriptions of gay people.
  • Barack Obama and the date-rape of America on Tue Mar 9, 2010 8:00 PM PST
    Good Americans from sea to shining sea are grappling right now with how to mentally process what they're witnessing in Washington, D.C.
  • LOST: "Dr. Linus" Realizes What's Important on Tue Mar 9, 2010 7:27 PM PST
    Ben contemplates the decisions that have driven his life, while his alternate self comes to a hard decision regarding how much importance he places on power.
  • Lohan sues E*Trade over 'milkaholic' baby on Tue Mar 9, 2010 10:29 AM PST
    The actress Lindsay Lohan has sued E*Trade Financial Corp for $100 million, saying a "milkaholic" baby girl who appeared in a recent commercial was modeled after her.
  • My race is "American" on Tue Mar 9, 2010 9:23 AM PST
    Isn't it about time we put "American" on the list of races on all forms, not just the Census? I'm 4th generation American.
  • Rush Limbaugh vows to flee the country if health care passes. on Tue Mar 9, 2010 8:02 AM PST
    Hate radio host Rush Limbaugh has been one of health care reform's most vociferous opponents, warning that "[h]uman beings will die earlier than normal" under the "freedom killing" and "life threatening" plan, and calling for it to be "aborted." Yesterday, Limba …
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