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Professor who claimed Muslims, Christians worship ‘same God’ gone

A Christian college near Chicago and a political science professor who wore a headscarf to show solidarity with Muslims have agreed to part ways. Wheaton College says in a statement on its website Saturday that the college and Dr. Larycia (lah-REE’-shuh) Hawkins “have reached a confidential agreement under which they… Read More

Mardi Gras parade ends in gunfight

A shooting after a Mardi Gras parade in Pass Christian killed two men and wounded four other people Sunday, south Mississippi authorities said. Carlos Bates, 29, of Gulfport, and Isiah Major III, 43, of Bay St. Louis both died at the scene, Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove told local news… Read More

Chipotle restaurants plan to close for four hours today

Chipotle restaurants across the U.S. are opening later than usual Monday so workers can attend a meeting about the chain’s recent food safety scares. The company says stores will open at 3 p.m. in their local time zones, instead of the usual 11 a.m. Chipotle expects about 50,000 employees to… Read More

Secret handoff of plane bomb caught on video?

Security video footage taken at Mogadishu airport shows two men handing what looks like a laptop computer to the suspected suicide bomber after he passed through the security checkpoint, Somalia’s government spokesman said Sunday. At least one of the men delivering the laptop was an airport employee, government spokesman Abdisalam… Read More

Year of the Monkey – Chinese New Year celebrated

Chinese flocked to temples and fairs to pray for good health and fortune on Monday, the first day of the Lunar New Year. In Beijing, hundreds of thousands of people visited traditional fairs held in parks, as well as Buddhist and Taoist temples offering singing and dance performances and open-air… Read More

Dozens missing following massive Taiwan quake

A powerful, shallow earthquake struck southern Taiwan before dawn Saturday, collapsing two high-rise residential towers and killing at least five people and injuring hundreds. More than 220 people were pulled out from rubble, as rescuers raced against time to find dozens of others unaccounted for. Firefighters and soldiers in worst-hit… Read More

Massive crane collapses into the street in NYC

One person died and two others were seriously injured when a crane collapsed in Lower Manhattan, smashing the roofs of parked cars as it crashed onto the street, authorities said. The collapsed red metal lattice landed across an intersection and stretched much of a block after the accident, which occurred… Read More

For sale – Secret N. Ireland nuclear bunker (pics!)

It has no windows — but offers unrestricted views of Armageddon. Northern Ireland is selling its Cold War-era nuclear bunker, an underground installation with room for 235 beds that sellers imagine could be transformed into a tourist attraction or blast-proof storage facility. Journalists took a tour Thursday of one of… Read More