To have and to hold ... for 83 years and counting

To have and to hold ... for 83 years and counting A White Bear Lake couple that marked their 83rd wedding anniversary Sunday may be headed for the Guinness Book of Records.

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MSNBC's David Shuster: Defender of Clinton Family Honor?

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At Zurich Museum, a Theft of 4 Masterworks

The total worth of the paintings by van Gogh, Monet, Degas and Cézanne was estimated at $163 million.

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Suit Against New Campaign Finance Law Claims Racial Bias

A law that aims to diminish the influence of special interests on city campaigns would make it more difficult for minority candidates to run, according to a lawsuit.

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Marijuana withdrawl rivals that of nicotine

QUITTING marijuana can cause withdrawal symptoms as severe as those from quitting tobacco, a small US study suggests.

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When Women Are Property

A GIRL of 15 was tricked into a "telephone marriage" ceremony to a Sheffield man with a mental age of five in a ceremony recognised by sharia (Islamic law).

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66 babies in a year left to die after NHS abortions that go wrong

Botched abortions mean that scores of babies are being born alive and left to die, an official report has revealed.

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Iranian sisters face stoning for adultery: report

Two Iranian sisters convicted of adultery face being stoned to death after the supreme court upheld the death sentences against them, the Etemad newspaper Monday quoted their lawyer as saying.

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Here's one vote for the gay marriage ban

This reader left voice mail at the Times this morning to show support for the proposed same-sex marriage ban. John Stemberger's florida4marriage.org is counting on such sentiment to attain the 60 percent threshold needed for a constitutional amendment.

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The People vs. the Profiteers

Americans working in Iraq for Halliburton spin-off KBR have been outraged by the massive fraud they saw there. Dozens are suing the giant military contractor, on the taxpayers' behalf. Whose side is the Justice Department on?

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"My dad, the drug lord"

Francine Lucas-Sinclair spent her life hiding the fact that her father was one of the biggest, baddest drug dealers ever. But with a movie out this month about him, she's decided to tell the truth.

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Global Diary: Liberia

Mariane Pearl travels to war-torn Liberia to meet Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first woman ever to be elected president of an African nation.

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Global diary: Cambodia

Glamour's Global Diary columnist, Mariane Pearl, recently visited Cambodia and reported on it.

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She teaches peace to mortal enemies

In war-weary Israel, a teacher is helping Jewish, Christian and Muslim teens become emissaries of hope—and rekindling Mariane Pearl's optimism about the Middle East.

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Ann Coulter: I'll Campaign For Hillary If McCain Is The Nominee

Last night on "Hannity & Colmes," Ann Coulter made a striking announcement: she'll campaign for Hillary Clinton if John McCain is the Republican nominee.

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Homeless Vets Prepare To Block O'Reilly's Shot

As recently as January 16, O'Reilly took to the airwaves to rain ridicule upon Edwards, saying, "Well, we're still looking for all the veterans sleeping under the bridges,...so if you find anybody, let us know." As we reported two days later, Robert Greenwald and his crew at Brav …

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Airport found legitimate in troop treatment

The Sept. 27 layover was the last stop for fuel and food, but the troops, who were returning from a tour in Iraq, were denied access to food and bathroom facilities.

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Scientist: All Blue-Eyed People Are Related

If you've got blue eyes, shake the hand of the nearest person who shares your azure irises: He or she may be a distant cousin.

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Britney leaves suicide note - then wanders around a clothes shop stark naked

Troubled singer Britney Spears wrote a suicide note before being rushed to a psychiatric ward earlier this month, it has been revealed.

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The Face Behind Facebook

The face of Facebook is Mark Zuckerberg, the mogul who's guiding its extraordinary growth. What everyone wants to know is: Is he old enough to be running a company some people say is the biggest thing since Google?

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German Jews Protest Star of David Pro-Smoking T-Shirt

A T-shirt using a yellow Star of David to liken the treatment of smokers in Germany to that of Jews during Nazi rule has angered German Jews.

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Marriage Annulled After Separated Twins Marry

Twins separated at birth have married each other without realizing they were brother and sister, it has been revealed. The British couple's marriage has now been annulled by the High Court after judges ruled the marriage had never validly existed.

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Journalism as a Contact Sport

A recent study by George Mason University about the campaign thus far named one network which has been the fairest to all the candidates... Fox News.

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Trouble in Paradise

Settled in 1790 by mutineers from the storied H.M.S. Bounty, Pitcairn Island is one of the British Empire's most isolated remnants, a mystical hunk of rock that was largely ignored until 1996.

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Reagan, Unscripted

Here he is, losing his temper with the Soviets (and his son Ron), cracking jokes about Castro, protecting Nancy, holding the weeping mothers of Marines killed in Beirut.

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