The proposed mosque to be built near (a few blocks away) Ground Zero continues to cause division among New Yorkers. Despite continued talks, the opposition to the mosque is growing. Now more than two-thirds of local voters want developers to move the project, up significantly from the narrow majority who wanted to the mosque relocated ... Read More

A gift from the United States to Iraqi schoolchildren, in the southern province of Babil, in the form of $1.9 million worth of computer equipment has been, was auctioned off for $50,000. The customs authority said in a statement it had the right to auction goods that remained unclaimed at the port for 90 days ... Read More

I wanted to buy a candle holder, but the store didn’t have one. So I got a cake.-Mitch Hedberg ... Read More

Recent estimates put the amount of money spent on unfinished projects in Iraq at $5 billion. There are many projects that have gone unfinished or have never been to use. A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children’s hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million ... Read More

That’s right, Lindsay Lohan’s father has plans to do for others what he couldn’t do for his own daughter–help them recovery from addiction by opening  a rehab center. “But I have my entire team of therapists in place and the financing is done. We’re still negotiating the location,” he told Radar Online. This is great ... Read More