Democratic lawmakers and clean energy groups who often align themselves with President Biden on environmental policy are turning against his administration’s latest green energy tax credit guidance. In highly-anticipated guidance released late last month, the White House, Treasury Department and Department of Energy proposed rules governing tax credits for hydrogen …
Read More »Somali president rejects land deal granting Ethiopia coastal access
Somalia’s president on Tuesday rejected an agreement signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland to give landlocked Ethiopia access to its coast, calling it a violation of international law. “We will not stand idly by and watch our sovereignty being compromised,” President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told a joint …
Read More »Can We Trust the U.N. to Handle the Tsunami Relief Efforts?
This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” Jan. 3, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! ALAN COLMES, CO-HOST: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is where the hard part comes in. We’ve got Helen in there.— She was …
Read More »Sir Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven
This is a partial transcript from “Hannity & Colmes,” May 5, 2005, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “Hannity & Colmes” weeknights at 9 p.m. ET! ALAN COLMES, HOST: Welcome back to “Hannity & Colmes.” I’m Alan Colmes. The acclaimed director of “Black Hawk Down” (search) and “Gladiator” (search) …
Read More »Indonesia concerned by claim Australia paid crew of migrant boat to return to its shores
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry says it’s “very concerned” by claims that Australian officials paid the crew of a migrant boat to return to Indonesian waters. Police in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province say the boat’s captain and five crew members detained on remote Rote island claim they were …
Read More »Shares of companies testing Ebola vaccines rise
NEW YORK – Shares of some companies that are studying potential vaccines for Ebola climbed after federal officials announced that the first case of the disease has been diagnosed in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control said a patient being treated at a hospital in Dallas tested positive for …
Read More »Search for missing Utah climber on Mount Rainier suspended after body spotted; ID not made
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. – The search for the missing Utah climber on Mount Rainier was called off Saturday afternoon after a helicopter spotted the body of a deceased male climber near the summit. Mount Rainier National Park spokeswoman Patricia Wold said the body matches the description of missing …
Read More »Why Isn't Obama In Berlin?
For decades the Berlin Wall separated Communist East Germany from Democratic West Germany, and prevented the free flow of peoples, trade and ideas. But it was also a symbol of tyranny. The people on the Eastern side of the Berlin Wall were serfs to an all-powerful state, with no control …
Read More »Kurdish rebels attack tea house in southeast Turkey, killing a police officer and a civilian
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey’s state-run news agency says Kurdish rebels have opened fire at a tea house in southeast Turkey, killing a police officer and a civilian, an attack that comes amid renewed violence between the government and the autonomy-seeking insurgents. Violence has flared in the past week, with Turkey …
Read More »Dirk Nowitzki gets 19, passes Jerry West for 16th on scoring list as Mavs top Wizards 105-95
DALLAS – Dirk Nowitzki passed Jerry West on the NBA scoring list from a familiar spot: behind the 3-point line. Nowitzki had 19 points, including consecutive shots from long range in the third quarter to move up to 16th in career scoring, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Washington Wizards …
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