MEDFORD, Mass. – Tufts University students have ended an almost weeklong hunger strike supporting janitors who face layoffs, but say they’ll continue to protest. The student Tufts Labor Coalition says Saturday the five-day strike ended to protect the health of the four people who had been fasting for more than …
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – School officials say two students have been shot on a school bus in Florida. Duval County Public Schools spokeswoman Tia Ford says the shooting occurred Thursday afternoon on the west side of Jacksonville about 140 miles north of Orlando. Both victims were taken to the hospital, and …
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To watch “The Talking Points Memo” in the Screening Room click here. Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. We are not protecting the kids. That is the subject of this evening’s Talking Points Memo. Last night we played you a harrowing 911 call from a 12-year-old named …
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Hi, I’m Bill O’Reilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. The verdict is in. John Muhammad guilty of murder in the sniper case. We’ll have details in just a few moments. But first,the Talking Points Memo. The return of the truth police. With the presidential election less than a year away, …
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NBC, Jacko | Jacko Charity Trouble | Anthony Edwards, Aimee Mann | Notes: The Simpsons, R&B NBC Offered to Bump Dateline For Jacko Outtakes NBC wanted the unedited Michael Jackson tapes from his documentary last week so badly that they offered to bump Monday night’s Dateline for it. Of course,Monday’sDateline …
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NEW YORK – The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters and Iggy Azalea will play during an 11-day festival in Quebec City, Canada. Festival d’ete de Quebec will take place from July 9-19 and will include 300 shows across 10 venues. Other performers include Keith Urban, Nickelback, the Doobie Brothers, Deep Purple, …
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RIGA, Latvia – The U.N.’s fund for climate aid to developing countries says it now has enough cash to kick off projects before a key climate summit in Paris. Green Climate Fund officials said a Japanese commitment Thursday of $1.5 billion pushed the fund’s resources beyond the threshold at which …
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Taliban insurgents attacked police checkpoints Sunday in volatile southern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 officers in the ongoing assault, authorities said. Mohammad Ismail Hotaki, the director of Helmand province’s Joint Coordination Office, said that Taliban fighters attacked 10 police checkpoints in the province’s Sangin district. Hotaki said …
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PARIS – The world’s No. 1 luxury goods company LVMH is in talks to buy respected French newspaper Le Parisien, a purchase that would complement its other media holding, the financial daily Les Echos. A statement issued on Tuesday by LVMH said that it was in exclusive negotiations with the …
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MEDAN, Indonesia – A dump truck carrying children of plantation workers to school Thursday morning plunged into a ditch in western Indonesia, killing 17 of them, police said. Local traffic police Capt. M. Syafei said five other students were hurt in the crash near a palm oil plantation in Tapanuli …
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