Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crashes, 1 Dead
Hansen Sinclair - AHN Reporter Dinwiddie, VA (AHN) - A tour bus belonging to teen pop singer Miley Cyrus crashed early Friday morning killing one person. Cyrus was not on the bus at the time.Virginia state police said the bus skidded for...
Georgia Plans To Lay Bulldog Mascot To Rest
Hansen Sinclair - AHN Reporter Athens, GA (AHN) - The University of Georgia Bulldogs will have to find a way to defeat the Kentucky Wildcats Saturday night without the support of their beloved mascot Uga VII. The 4-year-old purebred white...
Obama Appoints First Black American Envoy To The Philippines
Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The Obama administration has chosen the first African-American to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Philippines.Harry Thomas was nominated on Friday to succeed American envoy Kirstie Kenney,...
Lou Dobbs: Senate, White House A Possibility
Hansen Sinclair - AHN Reporter West Palm Beach, FL (AHN) - Former CNN host Lou Dobbs says he is not ruling out running for Senate or making a run for the White House in 2012.Dobbs, 64, has been answering questions about his future since leaving...
Biden Celebrates 67th Birthday In Delaware Home
Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Vice President Joe Biden marks his 67th birthday on Friday working from his home in Delaware.Biden has no public events scheduled but meets with senior staff via video conference. He also...
Miami Terrorist Group Leader To Be Sentenced Today
Hansen Sinclair - AHN Reporter Miami, FL (AHN) - Narseal Batiste, 35, the leader of a terrorist group convicted of plotting to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago, will be sentenced today in a Miami courtroom.He is facing up to 70 years in...
Amid Reports On Senate Bid, Rudy Giuliani Tops New Poll
Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Albany, NY (AHN) - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has dropped plans to run for governor and now has his eye on the seat of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), according to reports coinciding with polls that...
Smoking Pays Off Big For Former Smoker
Hansen Sinclair - AHN Reporter Fort Lauderdale, FL (AHN) - The bad news: After her quarter-century addiction to smoking, Cindy Naugle has developed acute emphysema, is confined to a wheelchair and lugs around an oxygen tank everywhere she goes....
Internet Explorer 9 Test Version Showcased At Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference
Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Editor Los Angelses, CA (AHN) - Microsoft in an attempt to regain some of the foothold on web browsers showed off Internet Explorer 9 on Wednesday. A test version of IE 9 was shown at Microsoft's professional developer...
Saturday Vote To Decide Future Of Senate's Healthcare Bill
Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The future of the Obama administration's top legislative priority rests on whether Senate Democrats will have enough votes over the weekend. The Senate on Friday began debating whether...
Pentagon Taps Former Officials To Head Fort Hood Inquiry
Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Defense Sec. Robert Gates on Thursday ordered a military-wide review related to the shooting at Fort Hood this month that left 13 people dead and 43 others wounded. The inquiry adds to a...
Operation Felony Lane Results In Arrest Of South Florida Identity Theft Ring Members
Ayinde O. Chase - AHN Editor Miami, FL (AHN) - During a tri-county South Florida crackdown on identity theft authorities arrested a bank teller and five others involved in an identity theft ring.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office;...
Chicago's Historic Burr Oak Cemetery Reopens After Grave-Selling Scheme
Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Alsip, IL (AHN) - Burr Oak Cemetery opened on a limited basis on Thursday, allowing family members distraught since July, when grave workers were arrested for allegedly reselling plots and dismembering human...
House Votes To Fix Medicare Physician Payment Formula
Kris Alingod - AHN Contributor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The House voted late Thursday to avert a scheduled annual cut to Medicare payments to doctors, passing a bill that was championed by Democrats and advocacy groups, but opposed by...
Dad Shoots Son Once In Head As Punishment For Molesting Half-Sister
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer Detroit, MI (AHN) - A father is facing murder charges for shooting his teen son once in the head after the latter confessed to molesting his three-year-old half-sister.Jamar Pinkney Sr., 37, is being held at the...
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