Ex-Space Shuttle Engineer Gets 15-Year Term for China Spying

Dongfan “Greg” Chung, a 73-year-old a former Rockwell International and Boeing Co. aerospace engineer, who held a “secret” security clearance when he worked on the company’s Space Shuttle program, was last year found guilty of spying for China.

The Great Recession and the Construction Industry

From 1929 to 1935 the world was in the grip of an unprecedented economic downturn, referred to since as the time of the Great Depression. The last couple of years has seen a similar phenomenon shake the world. Not as drawn out as its predecessor, it nevertheless has been severe enough to earn the title, the Great Recession.

Is Fox News-Roger Ailes Grooming Sarah Palin for President?

ChattahBox)—What are Roger Ailes’ plans for Sarah Palin? Since Sarah Palin’s failed bid for vice president and her quitting as governor of Alaska in the middle of her first term of office, she has become a right-wing celebrity of sorts. Free from the normal scrutiny that accompanies a run for public office, Palin is free to define her own brand in a protective conservative bubble. And the media plays along, …

Wind Surfer Was Surrounded, Attacked By Sharks in Florida

A wind surfer was attacked Wednesday by a school of sharks 500 yards off shore at Stuart Beach in Florida. A lifeguard on the beach, looking through binoculars, noticed he was in trouble and sprang into action. The windsurfer was still alive when the lifeguards pulled him out of the water but died before they could get him ashore.

China’s Game of Chicken with President Barack Obama

‘AN ANGRY Beijing has warned the United States that President Barack Obama’s plan to meet the Dalai Lama will “seriously undermine the political foundation of Sino-US relations”’.

Clinton: Iran Leaves Penalties as Only Choice

U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, on Thursday made it clear that Iran’s continued intransigence in the face of world pressure to stop its fast-track nuclear program — which seems obviously designed to develop nuclear weapons — leaves the world with no option but to apply penalties.

Harvard Report: Al-Qaeda WMD Threat a Reality

President Barack Obama said in November 2009, “The single most important national security threat we face is nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists.”

Salinas-Area Observers Assess Obama’s First Year

The inauguration a year ago of America’s first black president gave rise to unprecedented scenes of jubilation across the country. For many it was a sweet dream come true, the dawn of a new era of positive change.

Suspected Muti Killers in Court

A 14-year-old boy is one of five suspects who have ‘appeared in the Soshanguve Magistrate’s Court near Pretoria in connection with the murder of 10-year-old Masego Kgomo’.

Priest Orders Hubby to Leave Then Rapes Wife

The pastor of Rietvallie in Kagiso allegedly raped a man’s wife after she and her husband had gone to him for assistance with a fertility problem.