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The new face of the U.S. Border Patrol is a semi-automatic-toting Steven Seagal
Yes, it’s the return of Officer Steven Seagal, this time making sure the US-Mexico border is safe for law-abiding citizens – no matter what the cost. Actor, director, philanthropist, aikido sensei, blues guitarist, Buddhist lama, international environmental diplomat, sheriff’s deputy, energy drink creator, Texas border guard, and current defendant in a…
Obama team slams Romney over financial records
US President Barack Obama’s camp accused Republican Mitt Romney of hiding his finances in a “black box” following a report he used an ethics loophole to avoid offering details of some earnings. The Washington Post report unleashed a new spat between the president’s campaign aides and Romney, the most likely…
Mexico cartel leader given life sentence in U.S.
A US court sentenced the leader of Mexico’s Juarez cartel, who allegedly admitted a role in over 1,500 murders, to life in prison Thursday on drug trafficking and racketeering charges. Jose Antonio Acosta-Hernandez, 34 — alias “Diego,” “Dienton,” “Diez” and “Bablazo” — was extradited to the United States from Mexico…
Google betting big on social media and mobile
Google co-founder Larry Page said his first year back at the company’s helm has been marked by big bets on social networking and mobile gadgets. Page marked the anniversary of his return as chief executive of the Internet colossus by sharing his thoughts in a letter posted at Google+ social…
Obama to hold forum on women and the economy
US President Barack Obama hosts a forum Friday on women and the economy, as aides warn of a “devastating” impact on the key voting bloc if the Supreme Court overturns his health care law. The White House said the forum would “examine the ways in which the administration has worked…
Coast Guard sinks Japan tsunami ‘ghost ship’
The US Coast Guard sunk a Japanese “ghost ship” with bursts of heavy gunfire when it drifted into Alaskan waters more than a year after being set adrift by a devastating tsunami. The deserted trawler, seen as a shipping hazard, was first spotted off the coast of Canada on March…
‘Anonymous’ says it will hack more Chinese sites
The hacking group Anonymous said Friday it would continue targeting China, after announcing it had hacked hundreds of Chinese websites to protest against Internet censorship in the country. Most of the sites Anonymous China claimed to have hacked were working normally early Friday, although some still carried error messages, among…
Philippines stages bloody Easter crucifixions
Roman Catholic fanatics in the Philippines had themselves nailed to the cross Friday in a bloody display of religious frenzy as the Christian world marked the day Jesus was crucified. The gruesome real-life re-enactments of the crucifixion, which are held every Good Friday in the Philippines, are frowned upon by…
China paper tells soldiers to ignore Internet rumors
China’s main military newspaper told soldiers Friday to ignore Internet gossip and close ranks around the government, in the latest sign of official unease ahead of a leadership transition this year. The Liberation Army Daily warned that the 10-yearly handover of power, which begins later this year when President Hu…
Malawi president dies, leaving nation in suspense
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika has died after a heart attack, a hospital source said Friday, but the government’s official silence has created political suspense over his succession. The impoverished nation was plunged into a long night of intrigue after Mutharika’s heart attack in the capital Lilongwe. He was rushed…
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