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THE FLENSBURGER FILES Flynnism for the Arrogant and Cocky
This column includes some stories from the Flensburg Files News Flyer There are some people who are born to greatness and prove it through word and practice, both as a professional as well as ...
Posted on 2/1/12 at 5:23 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Project Safe Send update
A record amount of unusable pesticides – 215,594 pounds – were collected and shipped out of North Dakota through Project Safe Send in 2010, according to a news release from the state Ag De...
Posted on 7/29/10 at 4:08 AM
WikiLeaks' Assange, accused of sex crimes, can continue extradition fight to Sweden 
The decision means Julian Assange does not face immediate deportation. British judges said Assange could apply to the Supreme Court to hear one specific point of his legal case — but there is no guarantee that the higher court will accept his request.
By David Stringer , December 05, 2011
OBIT: Ken Russell, 84, daring British film director of 'Women in Love,' 'Tommy,' 'Altered States'
Ken Russell, an iconoclastic British director whose daring films blended music, sex and violence in a potent brew seemingly drawn straight from his subconscious, has died at age 84.
By Jill Lawless and Robert Barr , November 28, 2011
UPDATE: Prince Harry rode to Sin City on a Harley
Those lucky enough to have a brush with Prince Harry during his first visit to Las Vegas say he was as down-to-earth as any other 27-year-old who appreciates a Harley, a night out with friends and a cheap beer.
By Associated Press , November 22, 2011
WikiLeaks founder Assange loses extradition appeal
VIDEO: Watch at bottom of articleWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden to answer sex crime allegations after judges rejected claims that moves to return him to Scandinavia were unfair and unlawful.
By Cassandra Vinograd , November 02, 2011
Rules change gives royal girls equal shot at crown
The Commonwealth countries agreed Friday to change centuries-old rules of succession that put sons on the throne ahead of any older sisters. So that hypothetical daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton — now known as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge — would have a prime place in history: the first princess to beat out any younger brothers and accede to the throne.
By Cassandra Vinograd , October 29, 2011
VIDEO: Too much alcohol provided Amy Winehouse's 'death by misadventure,' coroner rules
VIDEO: Scroll to bottom of articleThe singer, who had fought drug and alcohol problems for years, was found dead in bed at her London home on July 23 at age 27.
By Sylvia Hui , October 26, 2011
'Drummer_Young_Free': Beatles audition offered in 1960 Paul McCartney letter
A newly discovered letter found folded in a book at a Liverpool yard sale has shed new light on the Beatles' early days, revealing that Paul McCartney offered an audition to a mystery drummer in 1960, just a few days before the band left for a formative two-month gig in Hamburg, Germany.
By Gregory Katz , October 17, 2011
2-time Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon, 33, dead after massive Vegas track wreck
VIDEO: Scroll to bottom of articleDan Wheldon, who moved to the United States from his native England with hopes of winning the Indianapolis 500 and went on to twice prevail at his sport's most famed race, died today after a massive, fiery wreck at the Las Vegas Indy 300.
By Associated Press , October 16, 2011
Animated 'Goo Goo' gets Gaga's goat; parody nixed by judge
Pop star Lady Gaga has won an injunction stopping the makers of an online children's game from promoting an animated character called Lady Goo Goo, the company involved said today.
By Associated Press , October 14, 2011
Paul McCartney weds in nostalgia-filled ceremony
VIDEO: Scroll to bottom of article to watch a video reportA hint of autumnal Beatlemania was in the air Sunday as Paul McCartney, for the second time in his improbable life, climbed the steps of venerable Old Marylebone Town Hall to take himself a bride.
By Gregory Katz , October 10, 2011
UPDATE, WITH VIDEOS: Amanda Knox freed
Scroll to bottom of article to view videosUPDATED 5:17 P.M.
An Italian appeals court threw out Amanda Knox's murder conviction today and ordered the young American freed after nearly four years in prison for the death of her British roommate.
By Alessandra Rizzo , October 03, 2011
UPDATE: UBS trader ordered held over fraud allegation
UPDATED 10:21 A.M.An alleged renegade trader accused of losing Swiss banking giant UBS about $2 billion in unauthorized trading was charged today with fraud and false accounting, and ordered to appear before a London court.
By Associated Press , September 16, 2011
Prime-time aside, NBC plans some sort of live coverage of all 2012 Olympics events
For the first time, the network plans to show every event live in some form — even if it's just raw video streaming online. But the prime-time broadcasts will still use that traditional formula of human-interest features and taped competition.
By Rachel Cohen , August 30, 2011
London police say nearly 700 charged over riots
Thousands of extra police officers were stationed on Britain's streets, as the country faced its first weekend since riots raged through the country's suburbs and town centers, leaving a scarred landscape of broken glass and torched buildings.
By Jill Lawless , August 12, 2011
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