The United States' population will hit 300 million on Tuesday morning. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

"In 1814 we took a little trip Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip, We took a little bacon and we took a little beans And we fought the bloody British in the town of New Orleans." The War of 1812 in which "The Battle of New Orleans" was fought was a war between the British and the United States, with Canada and the Native-Americans thrown in as well. Th... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

The oppressive heat that crept over parts of the western United States during the first few days of July 2007 took hold of the entire West during the week of July 4 through July 11. Deep red tones blanket every western state in this land surface temperature image. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Scotland is considering lobbying the United States to lift a ban on haggis, hoping to boost sales of the sheep-stomach-based national dish. Mmmmmm...haggis. picked by osiris12 2 years ago

A husband and wife are suing United Airlines for "negligently" overserving alcohol during a flight from Osaka, Japan, to San Francisco, saying the carrier's drinks fueled the domestic violence involving the two shortly after their plane landed. picked by jhordie 11 months ago

Yet another unbelievable example of massive Mexican cajones! The Mexican government has filed a formal grievance with the United States because New Mexico fire fighters briefly crossed the border to extinguish a fire that started in the U.S. and spread South. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Breaking over 200 years of history, the first black man has been elected as the president of the United States picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 1 year ago

United Airlines will begin charging $15 for the FIRST bag, just as American began doing last month. picked by pvisi111 1 year ago

From the Washington Post.

"The role of the president of the United States is to support the decisions that are made by the people of Israel."
--Ann Lewis, representing Hillary Clinton at this debate. Quoted from the article.

note: I am in no way an official or unofficial supporter of Barack Obama. picked by fugazi 2 years ago

Under a new United policy, if flight attendants can't find two open coach seats together, large passengers must buy a second seat, upgrade to business class -- or even get bumped. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

People throughout the country are being
asked to contribute to a mass web log
recording a day in the life of Britain. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

See the images and other stuff that doesn't make it into the magazine picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Hasn't this failed in the past? Oy vey! picked by kxmk 2 years ago

well on this date 196 years ago. After years of fighting the French, UK started to blockade the US to prevent trading, impressing Americans into fighting for the British as well as helping the native Americans in their fight against the US. Because of this, America declared war on the UK and invaded Canada . The war was incredibly costly to both sides and is also the inspiration for The S... read full post picked by bernardblack 1 year ago

The time has come for Americans to have their checkups via web chat.

That’s the thinking, anyway, of nation’s king of networking technology and one of the giants of the U.S. health care industry. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Three policemen and three gunmen have died in an attack condemned as "an obvious act of terrorism" aimed at the US. No injuries were reported to staff inside the consulate. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Banana giant guilty of using extremist political organizations as security forces. picked by jago 3 years ago

UN peacekeepers and civilian staff have raped and abused children as young as 12 in southern Sudan, according to London's Daily Telegraph. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

The government loves to act as our mommy, thinking that they know better than what is and isn't good for us. Some bans make sense, still others are just asinine. Here are seven of the most idiotic substances that the US is afraid of. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A copy of George Orwell's prophetic novel 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' to every Member of Parliament. The books will be inscribed with the words, 'This book was a warning, not a blueprint'. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago