Blog Entries by Hunter Stuart from 09/2010

James Lee, Discovery Hostage Taker, Has List Of Demands That Is Hilarious And Crazy

Publication 09.01.2010

James J. Lee, the man who took several hostages at gunpoint at the Discovery Channel headquarters earlier today, has a long list of demands--mostly ab...

Tiger Woods: Deutsche Bank Tournament Disaster

Publication 09.04.2010

NORTON, Mass. — About the only thing fun for Jason Day was being atop the leaderboard in the Deutsche Bank Championship. One day after he opene...

Experts See Trouble Ahead For Developed World

Publication 09.04.2010

CERNOBBIO, Italy — Is the global economy out of the woods? Two years after near-meltdown, with the U.S. looking sluggish, equity markets groggy ...

911 Calls Describe Discovery Channel Gunman: 'You're Probably Going To Need A Sniper'

Publication 09.04.2010

BALTIMORE — A security guard who called 911 after a gunman entered Discovery Channel's headquarters calmly told the operator: "You're probably g...

Billionaire Koch Brothers Back Suspension Of California Climate Law

Publication 09.04.2010

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have jumped on board an effort to suspend California's global warming law by making...

Obama Weekly Address: President Pledges To Help The Middle Class (VIDEO)

Publication 09.04.2010

Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON - A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy ...

Shoe, Eggs Hurled At Tony Blair In Dublin

Publication 09.04.2010

DUBLIN — Protesters hurled shoes and eggs Saturday at Tony Blair who held the first public signing of his memoir amid high security in Ireland's...

Sea Lion Mauls 11-Year-Old Boy At Australian Zoo

Publication 09.04.2010

SYDNEY — An 11-year-old boy was recovering Saturday after a sea lion mauled him at a popular Sydney zoo's aquarium show as horrified visitors looked...

Policy Options Dwindle As Economic Fears Grow

Publication 09.04.2010

THE American economy is once again tilting toward danger. Despite an aggressive regimen of treatments from the conventional to the exotic -- more than...

White House To Launch Major Mortgage Aid Program On Tuesday

Publication 09.04.2010

The Obama administration on Tuesday will launch its most ambitious effort at reducing mortgage balances for homeowners who owe more than their homes a...

Slumping Economy Jeopardizes Democrats' Election Prospects

Publication 09.04.2010

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs – or know someone who has – now want...

Cosmic 'Ghost': Evidence Found Of A Supermassive Black Hole Equal In Power To A Billion Supernovas

Publication 09.04.2010

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory located a cosmic "ghost" that scientists think is evidence of a huge eruption produced by a supermassive black hole e...

Brooklyn Micro-Distillery 'Breuckelen' Makes Gin From Scratch with Local Grains (VIDEO)

Publication 09.08.2010

Earlier this year, we posted a story on a young man who ditched his Wall Street job to open his own gin distillery in Brooklyn. Last week, we went...

Lisa Lampanelli Talks Morrissey's Remarks, Venus Williams's Outfits & Wyclef For President (VIDEO)

Publication 09.08.2010

We caught up with Lisa Lampanelli this morning at SIRIUS XM Radio to get her take on Venus Williams's outfits, Wyclef Jean for President ("America has...

Venus Williams Done After U.S. Open Loss, But Not Done For Good

Publication 09.11.2010

NEW YORK — After trailing for much of the third set, Venus Williams suddenly was right back in the thick of her U.S. Open semifinal against Kim ...

U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Accused Of $20 Million In Tax Fraud

Publication 09.11.2010

WASHINGTON -- With a war chest rivaling that of the Republican Party itself, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has emerged in the last year as perhaps the ...

FACT CHECK: Obama's Tone Shifts On Health Care

Publication 09.11.2010

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama told voters repeatedly during the health care debate that the overhaul legislation would bring down fast-ris...

Tax Cuts May Prove Better For Politicians Than For The Economy

Publication 09.11.2010

With Congressional midterm elections looming, the financial debate in Washington this fall will probably be consumed by one incendiary and expensive i...

Car Czar Steven Rattner On Saving Detroit, From His Book 'Overhaul'

Publication 09.11.2010

The week after his 2008 election, in Chicago, at President Barack Obama's first substantive sit-down with his economic advisers, it was conceded that ...

2 Plead Guilty In Seattle To Massive Tax Scheme

Publication 09.11.2010

SEATTLE — Two Seattle-area men pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges stemming from an illegal tax shelter that enabled wealthy clients &ndash...

Greek Protesters Confront Government On Economy In Huge Protests

Publication 09.11.2010

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Greece's prime minister promised Saturday to lower corporate taxes to help revive the debt-plagued country's shrinking ec...

New Fashion Week Venue At Lincoln Center: 'It's Genius -- More Relaxed And Open'

Publication 09.11.2010

Check out the action behind the scenes at the new Fashion week venue at Lincoln Center--a huge departure from the traditional Bryant Park venue. The ...

9/11 Protests Over Proposed Islamic Center (VIDEO REPORT)

Publication 09.11.2010

On the anniversary of September 11, thousands of people came within blocks of Ground Zero in downtown Manhattan to rally against and in support of the...

Man Gets Bitten By Alligator During Rescue Mission (VIDEO)

Publication 09.13.2010

A Florida man was bitten in the arm by an alligator while trying to save it. Alexander Alcantare saw an alligator that had an arrow stuck in his head,...

Six-Story Building Collapse Caught On Tape

Publication 09.13.2010

A six-story building collapse was caught on tape in the northwestern territory of Rajasthan, in India. CBS News reports that the building, which was c...