‘Two and a Half Men’ finale takes down Charlie Sheen
For the past four years, his character, Charlie Harper, has been dead as a doornail, but the finale showed us that Charlie’s “widow,” Rose, had been keeping him in a…
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Geraldo Rivera Doesn’t Think Obama’s Buzzfeed Video Was So Bad
The hosts of “Fox & Friends” weren’t thrilled when they discovered that Barack Obama had filmed a cutesy Buzzfeed video advertising the upcoming Affordable Care Act deadline, and it was…
Taiwan President Urges More Prison Oversight in Wake of Hostage Standoff
HONG KONG — After a prison hostage standoff in Taiwan that ended early Thursday with the suicides of six inmates, President Ma Ying-jeou condemned the hostage taking and called for…
Taiwan Prison Hostage Situation Ends After 6 Inmates Commit Suicide
Six inmates led by a mob boss committed suicide at a prison in Taiwan early Thursday after a failed breakout attempt in which they seized weapons and held a warden…
Five things to know for your New Day — Wednesday, February 11
ISIS U.S. CAPTIVE DEAD Another hostage death: The family of Kayla Mueller revealed devastating news yesterday. The American hostage held by ISIS was dead, her family said. The news came…
Kayla Mueller’s Family Releases Text Of Letter Written In Captivity
WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – The following is the full text of a letter U.S. aid worker Kayla Mueller sent to her family while she was held hostage by Islamic…
ISIS Claims U.S. Captive Died in Jordanian Airstrike
The Islamic State claimed Friday that the Jordanian bombings in northern Syria intended to avenge its immolation of a captured pilot had killed an American woman held hostage by the…
ISIS Claims Female American Hostage Kayla Jean Mueller Was Killed In Jordanian Airstrike
A media account affiliated with the Islamic State group has released a statement on Friday that claims a female American hostage held by the group was killed in a Jordanian…
5 things to know for your New Day — Friday, January 30, 2015
Waiting and watching: A prisoner swap didn’t go through yesterday, and the fate of two hostages held by ISIS is up in the air. A video purportedly from the Islamist…
U.S. hostage policy questioned
At question is whether U.S. officials negotiated the release of terror suspects in exchange for American captives abroad, and whether these cases flaunt the long-stated policy of not negotiating with…