My relationship with my mother was always intense and often traumatic, and I see now that it, along with my experience of the power struggle between men and women, as observed first in my parents' troubled union, was largely...
The bull would have been viewed by the World Congress of Red Poll Breed come next year when the group visits Jamaica. Unfortunately, three Mondays ago, its owner, Tony Browne, woke up to find its head and its intestines littered
Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Ken Baugh has expressed concern over the delay in the release of the results of the March 29 presidential elections in Zimbabwe. He said Jamaica was "further disturbed" at talk of a run-off election even before
Oil prices hit an all-time high near US$120 a barrel Monday after aweekend refinery strike closed a pipeline system that delivers a thirdof Britain's North Sea oil to refineries in the U.K. The shutdown comes amid other supply outages in
Drug and medical device companies should be banned from offeringfree food, gifts, travel and ghost-writing services to doctors, staffmembers and students in all 129 of the nationâ ™s medical colleges, aninfluential college association has concluded. The proposedban is the result
A moderate earthquake of 5.8 magnitude struck southwestern Mexico on Sunday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Rafael Abreau of the USGS said there were no reports of damage from theearthquake, which was centered about 54.5 miles (87.7 kilometers) belowground,
The mortgage industry, facing the prospect of tougher regulationsfor its central role in the housing crisis, has begun an intensivecampaign to fight back.As the Federal Reserve completes work on rules to root out abuses bylenders, its plan has run into
A predawn collision between two passenger trains in Eastern China onMonday has killed at least 66 people and injured 247, according toXinhua, the state news agency, making it one of the deadliest railaccidents in recent years.The two trains, one heading
They lined up shoulder to shoulder inside the gray high-risedowntown, their politics as diverse as their backgrounds. An ex-felonwho needs health insurance, followed by a high school student seekingempowerment, followed by a Marine Corps veteran who wants to prevent his
Even before he took a butcher knife to the she-goat's throat, Likbir Ould Mohamed Mahmoud knew it would only make things worse.Thegoat was a living bounty in this parched city on the Sahara's edge,providing the sweet milk that filled his
As oil prices soared to record levels in recent years, basiceconomics suggested that consumption would fall and supply would riseas producers opened the taps to pump more. Yet, as pricesflirt with $120 a barrel, many energy specialists are becoming worriedthat
A new analysis concludes that the Food and Drug Administrationapproved experiments with artificial blood substitutes even afterstudies showed that the controversial products posed a clear risk ofcausing heart attacks and death.The review of combined data frommore than 3,711 patients who
The Supreme Court ruled today that states may require voters to presentphoto identification before casting ballots, upholding aRepublican-backed measure that proponents say combats voter fraud andopponents believe discourages voter participation.The court ruled 6-3 that the requirements enacted by Indiana'slegislature were
About 1,000 residents were evacuated from 400 homes in the upper partof Sierra Madre against the mountains over the weekend as SouthernCalifornia broiled in record-breaking heat.The blaze was about 23% contained Monday morning, said officials, downfrom 30% Sunday night. No
Austrian police have arrested a 73-year-old man who they say kept hisdaughter locked in a cellar for 24 years and fathered seven childrenwith her, three of whom never emerged into daylight from their prisonuntil now.The lurid nature of the alleged
Suspected Shiite Muslim militants unleashed fresh rounds of rocket ormortar fire at Baghdad's fortified Green Zone Monday, after U.S. andIraqi forces killed at least 38 gunmen in some of the fiercest clashesin weeks.The surge in fighting came despite an appeal
Horns blaring in a deafening fanfare, a convoy of truck drivers arrived in Washington, D.C., Monday to protest high fuel prices.Members of Truckers and Citizens United circled the National Mallbefore parking their rigs at RFK Stadium. Organizers said about 350vehicles
