Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has told his opposition party that in order for talks to begin, dealing with Zimbabwe’s political crisis, the opposition party must accept him as the country’s leader.

Returning from a summit of African leaders calling for a national unity governmen... Read More

Former North Carolina Republican senator and conservative icon Jesse Helms has died today at the age of 86. That’s according to the good folks over at the New York Times.

According to Jimmy Broughton, former chief of staff to Mr. Helms, the former senator died of natural cause... Read More

Fox News is reporting that 61-year-old Joseph Schickle, an experienced skydiver who has participated in approximately 800 jumps before in his life, has died after his parachute apparently failed to open.

On Thursday, Schickle was participating in an an event at the Batavia airport fo... Read More

CBS News is reporting that Jesse Helms, a Republican who served five-terms as a U.S. Senator for the state of North Carolina, has tragically passed away early this morning due to natural causes at the age of 86. Various health issues including prostate cancer, heart problems and a bone disorder for... Read More

The San Francisco Chronicle has reported that as of Thursday, the Northern California blazes responsible for destroying approximately 64,305 acres of historic Big Sur on the state's northern coast show no signs of relenting.

Residents of Big Sur have become frustrated with the... Read More

The cover of today's newspapers, at least in Canada, forecast a gloomy economic outlook for the "true north, strong and free." Yet, I'm tempted to wonder if the economic downturn in auto manufacturing and consistently high oil prices are simply a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I'll explain... Read More

July Fourth, the celebration of American Independence often mixed with barbeques, fireworks, and high gas prices.

According to CNN, retail gas prices in the U.S. rose overnight to a record high for the fifth straight day. The national average price for a gallon of regular gas rose fr... Read More

Tens of thousands of jobs have been lost for the sixth consecutive month in what appears to be a steady chipping away of the work force that may lead to a weak economy come Election Day in November.

Responding quickly to a newly released government employment report, both presidentia... Read More

Two thousand Marines fighting the insurgency efforts in Afghanistan will extend their stay for an additional thirty days, reflecting the shortage of available combat troops. The decision was made by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates after Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said... Read More

The launching of direct flights between China and Taiwan have signaled an easing of long standing tensions between the two countries.

Today’s flights were the first between Taiwan and mainland China since Mao Zedong’s Red Army pushed Chiang Kai-shek and his nationalist forces into Ta... Read More

At least five contract airport employees were recently fired for excessively viewing celebrities’ passports without any reason, the New York Times reported.

The state officials were clued into this recently discovered problem after Condoleezza Rice apologized to Senator Hillar... Read More