Activists: China Arrests North Korean Defectors, Guides in Kunming
South Korean human rights activists say Chinese authorities have arrested a group of North Korean defectors trying to reach a Southeast Asian nation on their way to South Korea.
Governor Declares Disaster for Storm Ravaged Western Alaska
One week after a series of four storms battered western Alaska with hurricane force winds, Alaska's Governor Parnell made a verbal declaration of a state disaster this Saturday for affected communities in the Northwest Arctic Borough, Bering Straits Regional Education Attendance Area, and the Lower Yukon.
Trayvon Shooter, George Zimmerman Arrested after Pointing Shotgun at Girlfriend
George Zimmerman, the former Neighborhood Watch member who spent months in the Nation's spotlight after he shot and killed unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is back in the news again after deputies responded to a disturbance call in a Apopka, Florida neighborhood.
Toronto's City Council Votes to Severely Limit Mayor Ford's Powers
The Council of the largest Canadian city, Toronto, continued to debate the suspension and substitution of powers, duties and office operations of the mayor of that city today. The day has been fraught with heated words and traded barbs prior to the vote that passed resoundingly and stripped the city's mayor of a majority of […]