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VINCENNES, Ind. – Firefighters have found one body and rescued several people from a fire at a southwestern Indiana motel. The Vincennes Fire Department says two people suffering from smoke inhalation were taken to an Indianapolis hospital after the fire early Monday at a Days Inn near U.S. 41. One …

The mayor of the North Pole likened the U.S. Postal Service to the grinch who stole Christmas Friday after it decided to stop a 55-year-old “letters to Santa” program. “We are outraged that they would attack our children, attack our community in this way,” Doug Isaacson, the mayor of the …

A British design company says it is working on plans for new sideways, staggered seating on airplanes as a cost-cutting option for airlines to maximize the number of passengers on board. Design Q released images of the concept, which has a row of seats facing inward on each side of …

A Long Island hospital has been slapped with 14 violations from the state health department. Officials say the violations stemmed from a neurosurgeon’s refusal to step in and perform brain surgery for a colleague who had gone out of town. They could bring fines of $2,000 for each infraction. The …

A new CBS poll, which is usually friendly to the president, has Mr. Obama’s job approval rating at just 46 percent; 41 percent of Americans now disapprove. That is the president’s worst showing in this poll. The Rasmussen daily tracking poll also has the president’s approval rating at just 46 …

So Jesse James, the hulky hubby of Sandra Bullock, got busted cheating on the delightful actress. Here is a picture of Sandra Bullock. Here is a picture of the woman James cheated with, Bombshell Magee. One more time: Sandra Bullock and Bombshell Magee. Who would have thought if Jesse were …

A pair of teachers, a rookie space pilot and Japan’s first endurance spaceflyer form only part of the tight-knit astronaut crew poised to blast off Wednesday night aboard NASA’s space shuttle Discovery. Commanding Discovery’s spaceflight is veteran NASA astronaut Lee Archambault, who will lead a crew of seven on a …

On Jan. 1, 2010, Hezbollah and its de-facto ruler Iran could have a direct line to the Security Council and gain access to all the confidential information to which Security Council members are privy. In October the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly voted for Lebanon to be the Asian bloc’s new …

A promise is a promise. A California dad is refusing to take down the tattered and torn American flag that’s been flying on his lawn in Fresno for almost a year, despite complaints from neighbors on his military-heavy block and from a national veterans group that says he’s mistreating the …

A quick trip around Hannity’s America… Money Back Guarantee During the campaign season, much was made of the suspicious donations made to the Obama campaign. Politico.com reports that the remaining staffers on the president’s campaign have taken it upon themselves to reimburse all the fraudulent donors. Obama’s staffers have issued …