By WalesOnline Two Western journalists killed in Syria were today identified as the famous Sunday Times foreign correspondent Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Remi Ochlik. French government spokeswoman Valerie Pecresse confirmed the deaths after

The American journalist killed in Syria on Wednesday was a courageous warrior.

France identified two Western reporters killed in Syria on Wednesday as veteran American war correspondent Marie Colvin of Britain's Sunday Times and freelance French photojournalist Remi Ochlik. A picture provided by the Sunday Times on Wednesday

Marie Colvin of the U.K. Sunday Times and French photographer Remi Ochlik have been killed while reporting in Homs, Syria. I want to report with great shock the sad news of the death of Marie Colvin in Syria today.

Next time you buy a box of Tagalongs, you might be helping to fund an abortion. Or, at least, that's what one Republican lawmaker in Indiana might have you believe. State Rep. Bob Morris (R) wants to kill a resolution

Girl Scouts will blitz neighborhoods throughout Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont's 40 counties, including Davidson, on Saturday selling Girl Scout cookies. Door-to-door sales and cookie booths will be set up to help promote the Girl Scout Cookie

According to Indiana lawmaker Bob Morris, the Girl Scouts are a "tactical arm" of Planned Parenthood and they promote a "homosexual lifestyle." While the idea seemed to strike his fellow representatives — and almost

According to Indiana lawmaker Bob Morris, the Girl Scouts are a "tactical arm" of Planned Parenthood and they promote a "homosexual lifestyle." While the idea seemed to strike his fellow representatives — and almost

By Linda Sickler When he's not onstage making people laugh, Black does fundraisers for a wide range of causes. And he insists he's not a mean-spirited humbug — he's just a really pissed-off optimist. “The American people are a lot smarter than we give

by T. Ballard Lesemann If you get comedian Lewis Black started on the current presidential race or the state of cable news, be prepared: He'll grumble in his growly tone for more than a few minutes. As the happiest curmudgeon on the national comedy

by T. Ballard Lesemann If you get comedian Lewis Black started on the current presidential race or the state of cable news, be prepared: He'll grumble in his growly tone for more than a few minutes. As the happiest curmudgeon on the national comedy

Lewis Black shows the irony of a woman with the surname of Grace having a total dearth of that quality. Like a good teacher, Black extends the lesson to show that other news celebrities have even less grace than Nancy.

Journalist Marie Colvin headshot Award-winning Sunday Times female journalist Marie Colvin was killed in the Syrian city of Homs yesterday when shells hit the house in the Baba Amr district of Homs in which she was

Marie Colvin of the Sunday Times and Remi Ochlik of Reuters have become the latest journalists to die reporting on the massacres in Syria.

A picture provided by the Sunday Times on Wednesday February 22 shows US war correspondent Marie Colvin. Colvin, a renowned reporter who had covered countless conflicts, was killed in Syria on Wednesday along with French photojournalist Remi Ochlik,

France identified two Western reporters killed in Syria on Wednesday as veteran American war correspondent Marie Colvin of Britain's Sunday Times and freelance French photojournalist Remi Ochlik. A picture provided by the Sunday Times on Wednesday

You may recall that more than a year ago, Z Street went to court to try to force the IRS to make a determination on their application for tax exempt status. I am pleased to tell you that this week (more than a year later), a Federal

Congressional investigations sought over IRS 'assault' on tea party groups | IRS charity applications demand donor lists, detailed accounts of activities from Ohio, Virginia groups.

All section references are to the Internal Revenue Code. Respondent has conceded that petitioner does not owe the deficiency, the addition to tax, or the penalty determined for 2005. The deficiency for 2006 was determined as a section 72 additional tax

James Pethokoukis is the latest conservative to demand that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner resign. Finally, something left and right can agree about! Lefties all hate Geithner too. So what's his offense this time? Answer: a plan for cutting corporate

In this interview with GQ with Michael Silver, Denver Broncos quarterback Brady Quinn had some harsh words for savior of the masses, Tim Tebow. BRADY QUINN (backup QB, Denver Broncos): Early in the season, there was a game when Kyle [Orton] got hurt

It's probably unfair that Brady Quinn's quotes are going to overshadow GQ's excellent oral history of a season of Tim Tebow, as told by teammates, opponents, front office men and more. But Tebow is a Broncos quarterback,

DENVER — Brady Quinn is apologizing to Tim Tebow for unflattering comments Quinn made about the Denver Broncos' starting quarterback in a GQ article. The article on Tebowmania was written by Michael Silver and titled

It got me thinking about Quinn, and the NFL draft in 2007. Coming out of college some draft "experts" had Quinn pegged as top pick. But then the draft began. And then Quinn dropped. When the Dolphins passed on Quinn with the ninth pick, it was obvious

Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday and is typically the day that signals the beginning of a period of abstinence and self-control. Times have rapidly moved on since the death of

This is the real "try harder" that applies to Lent, and its ultimate irony is that it is not a trying at all, but an ultimate surrendering, dying, and foundational letting go.

People came to St. Anthony Shrine on the outskirts of Downtown Crossing to receive ashes. on Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent in the Catholic Church. Father Raphael Bonanno, left, and Father Joe Quinn applied ashes. By Justin A. Rice,

People came to St. Anthony Shrine on the outskirts of Downtown Crossing to receive ashes. on Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent in the Catholic Church. Father Raphael Bonanno, left, and Father Joe Quinn applied ashes. By Justin A. Rice,

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I'll post on the lessons for Lent 1 for the rest of this week, but today my thoughts are focused on what to preach for Ash Wednesday in a parish I don't know very well. Ash Wednesday is probably a top-five “liturgies that say

Ash Wednesday. We are going to go to church today to have our foreheads marked with ashes. We are going to be reminded of our death and we are invited to grow closer to God so that we might actually change. Repent

Dolan began his day early Wednesday at a Roman Catholic church in Manhattan where he distributed bags of food to the hungry. Later in the day he will participate in Ash Wednesday celebrations, leading a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

King cake reigns on Fat Tuesday – and the days leading up to it – but there are other traditional indulgences to be had across the country today, as Ash Wednesday looms.

NEW ORLEANS — As the sun began to set and the traditional family-atmosphere of Mardi Gras along St. Charles Avenue ended, streams of revelers poured into New Orleans' French Quarter to continue the party well into the

People are kicking off Mardi Gras today by gorging their faces for the sacred Fat Tuesday feast — check out what a few of Hollywood's hottest would look…

Bathed in springlike warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday. The drinking was in full swing shortly after dawn, and with it came outrageous costumes and flesh-flashing that drew thousands

From left to right: Gretchen Rossi, Alexis Bellino, Heather Dubrow (sitting), Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Barney. Here we give you, dear readers, a sneak peek at what transpires on the next installment of Orange County's best-known (and most-hated?)

Vicki Gunvalson is having a hard time believing her Real Housewives of Orange County costars Gretchen Rossi and Tamra Barney have truly buried the hatchet. In her official Bravo blog, the 49-year-old admits she was surprised to see the former foes

Given the chance to makeover any of her Real Housewives of Orange County costars, Gretchen Rossi, 33, would choose frenemy Vicki Gunvalson, 49. "I love her and she's very sweet," Rossi said during a recent visit to Us Weekly's New York City offices,

From left to right: Gretchen Rossi, Alexis Bellino, Heather Dubrow (sitting), Vicki Gunvalson and Tamra Barney. Here we give you, dear readers, a sneak peek at what transpires on the next installment of Orange County's best-known (and most-hated?)