Pastor Cancels Koran Burning, But Deal Is Denied
Pastor Terry Jones calls off Koran burning after he claims that the imam of the so-called Ground Zero Mosque has agreed to move the site of the Islamic enter away from the site of the 9/11 terror attack. Developers of Ground Zero Mosque however deny they are willing to move the proposed Islamic center.
Va. to Execute Borderline Retarded Woman
Teresa Lewis, a woman diagnosed with borderline mental retardation, is scheduled to be the first woman executed in Virginia since 1912 unless Governor Robert McDonnell or the U.S. Supreme Court step in.
Safe? 3-D Little Girl Image Scares Speeders
A pilot program in West Vancouver, British Columbia, uses a 3-D image of a little girl chasing a ball who appears to pop out of the road to get drivers to slow down near school zones.
Like a Drug: FDA Cracks Down on E-Cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday sent warning letters to five manufacturers of electronic cigarettes, noting that from now on the popular nicotine-packed devices will be subject to regulation as drugs, according to an FDA release.
Is Bedbug Friskiness Key to Their Control?
As strategy after strategy to contain bedbugs fails, some are hoping that research into their mating practices might yield an answer. That's just one area of research as scientists attempt to learn more about these pests with the hope of someday controlling their spread.
'Mosque' Imam: Build It for National Security
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the Muslim cleric behind plans for the so-called 'Ground Zero mosque,' says he would propose a different location if he had it to do over again. But he said now he must go through with the plan because backing down would give ammunition to Islamic radicals.
Muslim Sect Takes Message of Peace to the Doorstep
As debate intensifies over the lower Manhattan location, a cabbie is stabbed in an apparent hate crime, and members of a church plan to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11, a Muslim group is going door to door across the country with a direct message about faith.Along with the bus ads, members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community have handed out about 250,000 "Muslims for Peace" brochures in locations as diverse as Michigan's Rochester Hills suburb, a busy street corner in San Francisco, and a state fair in Wisconsin."A minority have hijacked the message of Islam," said Naseem Mahdi, national vice president of the community. "The vast majority of Muslims are peaceful."
Porn Ban: County Votes Against Hotel Movies
One Minnesota county has declared war on hotel-room porn, prohibiting any of its employees from staying at a hotel offering adult movies. The Winona County Commissioners just approved a new "clean hotel" policy which forbids employees from staying at such properties. The commissioners said pornography leads to sexual and domestic violence and that they hope to pressure hotels to drop these services.
