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BEIJING – Kidnapping villagers who have traveled to Beijing to lodge complaints with China’s central government and keeping them in unofficial jails to silence them has evolved into a lucrative cottage industry that police refuse to crack down on, a human rights group said Thursday. The report by New York-based …

A Georgia teacher reportedly has been placed on paid administrative leave after being charged with making terroristic threats against a 16-year-old student. Randolph Forde was arrested last month after being accused of asking the student at Mundy’s Mill High School whether or not he was gay, threatening to hit the …

KIGALI, Rwanda – The head of Rwanda’s national airline says one person has died after a passenger plane crashed into the airport’s VIP lounge. Rwandair executive Jack Ekl said Friday the pilot had reported technical difficulties after taking off from the Rwandan capital of Kigali. He says the plane tried …

A security guard at the George Washington Bridge, which connects New York City and New Jersey, was caught sleeping on the job, according to the Cliffview Pilot. The northern New Jersey news site posted photos of the worker, who appeared to be napping inside a security guard booth near the …

Lucy Vodden, who provided the inspiration for the Beatles’ classic song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” has died after a long battle with lupus. She was 46. Her death was announced Monday by St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, where she had been treated for the chronic disease for more …

Writing in Sunday’s Washington Post, former New York Times editor Howell Raines accuses Fox News of sabotaging Obamacare and waging a jihad against the Obama administration. Raines writes: “Why haven’t America’s old-school news organizations blown the whistle on [Fox News for conducting] a propaganda campaign against the Obama administration — …

So, as usual, I was at the gym working my quads when on the TV, Ted Turner showed up on his own network, interviewed by one of his own. The questions were tough, as the interviewer took no prisoners. I kid. It was fluffier than cotton candy made of unicorn …

Tuesday night I was fortunate enough to be invited to the White House media Christmas party, or as they say in San Francisco, the “holiday party.” This is the fourth time I have attended the annual event, and I believe it’s a privilege to go to the White House any …

While you’re hurrying trying to get the last of your Christmas shopping done and keep your gifts a secret, the members of Congress are trying their best to pass a health care bill written in secret and a cap-and-tax bill that most Americans see as a lump of coal in …

Sienna Miller Burns Breasts | Heidi and Spencer Embarrass Themselves Over Playboy | Milla Jovovich Heartbroken Over Paula’s ‘Idol’ Departure | Van Morrison Still Upset With Record Labels　 Sienna Miller Burns Breasts in ‘G.I. Joe’ Role Sienna Miller certainly risked a lot when she took on a butt-kicking villainous role …