January, 2026

• 5 January

  Former Virginia Mayor Pleads No Contest to Running Brothel

  

  MANASSAS, Va. – The former mayor of the town of Dumfries has plaeded no contest to running a brothel out of a sports therapy clinic he owns in a Prince William County strip mall. Melvin Bray was the small town’s first black mayor, serving from 2002 to 2006. He was …

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• 5 January

  MC Hammer Choreographs New Career at Web Startup

  

  SAN FRANCISCO – MC Hammer hasn’t topped the music charts since the early 1990s, but the former rap star says he has another hit in him — only this time around he’ll produce it as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. Hammer, whose real name is Stanley Burrell, is choreographing a new …

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• 5 January

  Beck: Golden State's Progressive History

  

  This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” February 9, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: California has become quite a hotbed for all kinds of radicals — communists, socialists, all in the 1960’s. But they were here before …

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• 5 January

  Vermont Man Testifies in Trial Over Bitten Eyebrow at Wedding

  

  BARRE, Vt – An Iraq war veteran whose eyebrow was partially bitten off at his wedding reception in Vermont is testifying at the trial of his alleged attacker. Thirty-five-year-old Kevin Gartland, of Fayston, is accused of aggravated assault and if convicted could face 15 years in prison. Prosecutors say Gartland …

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• 5 January

  Panel on What's Next for Health Care Reform After the Bipartisan Summit

  

  This is a rush transcript of “Special Report With Bret Baier” from February 26, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. ROBERT GIBBS, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY: His desire is to see something that improves the lives of the American people soon. I …

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• 5 January

  WHO Adopts Global Strategy to Fight Alcohol Abuse

  

  Nations have adopted a global strategy to reduce alcohol abuse, breaking decades of inaction on one of the leading causes of sickness and death. The World Health Organization’s 193 member states endorsed the strategy in a consensus vote on Wednesday. It contains a series of optional measures to combat harmful …

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• 5 January

  Europe's Drugmakers Beat U.S. on Access for Poor

  

  European drugmakers still outrank their U.S. counterparts in making medicines available to poor people, but the lead they established two years ago is starting to shrink, according an analysis published on Monday. The Access to Medicines Index (AMI) — released this week for the second time since its launch in …

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• 5 January

  'Universal' Flu Vaccine to Become Reality

  

  A “universal” vaccine that protects against every strain of flu could be available in a few years, scientists said Thursday. Doctors at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Maryland developed the two-stage flu jab to fight off all strains of influenza for decades, putting an end …

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• 5 January

  Warrior Hotline Program Helps Soldiers With Post-Traumatic Stress

  

  Staff Sgt. Scott Snyder and his wife, Angela, were sitting down in their Moline, Ill., living room to watch a war movie and eat some hot wings. A few minutes later, Snyder was screaming and begging Angela to admit to him something he knew for certain: that he was dead. …

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• 5 January

  President Obama's 'Smart Power' in Action?

  

  A quick trip around Hannity’s America… Pulling Punches It’s “smart power” in action: You may remember that during the campaign, President Obama berated the Bush administration for ignoring growing threats in Pakistan and vowed to take the fight to the terrorists over there. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: We’ve …

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