WASHINGTON – Unless the world abandons the supposition that nuclear weapons guarantee security, it risks a return to the “mutual assured destruction” policy that kept the world on the brink of ruin during the Cold War, the United Nations’ top nuclear controller said Thursday. Even worse, Mohamed ElBaradei said, continued …
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SAN DIEGO – The Mexican government called for an investigation Friday into a shooting by two federal agents that left one person dead at the world’s busiest border crossing. A union representing the Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting defended the officer’s conduct. The shooting took place Thursday afternoon …
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TOLEDO, Ohio – A Roman Catholic priest accused of killing a nun 26 years ago in a hospital chapel shaped stab wounds into an inverted cross on her chest to humiliate her, a prosecutor said Wednesday in closing arguments at his murder trial. The Rev. Gerald Robinson was so angry …
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KROSNO ODRZANSKIE, Poland – Polish and German law enforcement officials gathered Thursday to prepare for what many fear may be a World Cup marked by violence. Play-acting Polish soccer fans waved red-and-white flags from a train carriage as it pulled into a border-town station. They then start throwing things at …
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NEW YORK – Jessica Simpson debuted her fiery new ‘do with Eva Longoria backstage at the American Latino Media Arts Awards in Los Angeles. But fans of Simpson’s trademark blond locks shouldn’t despair. “It’s a wig!” Simpson told “Entertainment Tonight” at the awards show, which honors outstanding Latino artistic achievement. …
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DUNCAN, Okla. – Sixteen people protesting Halliburton Co.’s (HAL) environmental record and its role as a military contractor were arrested on trespassing charges Wednesday when they surged toward a building where company shareholders were meeting. Another man was arrested on a charge of destroying public property for tearing up a …
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PENSACOLA, Florida – A former gym teacher pleaded guilty to taking $1-a-day bribes from middle school students who didn’t want to change their clothes for class. Under his plea deal, Terence Braxton, 28, was sentenced Wednesday to three years probation for felony bribery, ordered to pay back the students at …
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two suspects accused of videotaping the rape of a woman and killing her may have had other victims, authorities said Saturday. Additional charges are likely, said Ken Evans, spokesman for Jackson County Prosecutor Mike Sanders. “One of the items of the investigation is possible links to …
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – A jury on Tuesday cleared Wal-Mart of negligence in hiring a convicted sex offender who fondled a 10-year-old girl while on the job. The girl’s mother sued Wal-Mart in 2001, claiming the retail giant should have known Bobby Devon Randall was a convicted sex offender. The family …
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This is a partial transcript of “The Big Story With John Gibson,” May 2, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. JOHN GIBSON, HOST: What are the benefits of baby shows like that one? An advocacy group says DVDs from companies like the names Baby Einstein and Brainy Baby won’t …
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