Controversy
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Woods: Garcia Comment Hurtful, Time To Move On
Posted 12:50 PM 5/22/2013
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) - Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described as hurtful and inappropriate.
"I want to send an unreserved apology. I did not want to offend anyone," Garcia said (More)
5/21/2013
Gay Florida Teen Charged For Underage Girlfriend
Posted 6:32 PM 5/21/2013
MIAMI (AP) - An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader is facing felony charges that she had sexual contact with her underage, 14-year-old girlfriend, leading gay rights advocates to say the teen is being unfairly targeted for a common high school romance because she's gay.
The criminal case (More)
5/20/2013
Atheists To Put Books Next To Bibles In Georgia Parks
Posted 1:27 PM 5/20/2013
ATLANTA (AP) - A national atheist group says it will place its literature in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles in them.
American Atheists President David Silverman says his group is just waiting for an answer from the state on (More)
5/17/2013
Congress Gets Mixed Advice On Regulating Drones
Posted 2:10 PM 5/17/2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The growing use of unmanned "eyes in the sky" is raising many privacy concerns, but Congress is getting mixed advice on what to do about civilian drones.
Chris Calabrese of the American Civil Liberties Union tells a House subcommittee that a law is needed to prevent (More)
5/16/2013
Georgia Governor Engaged In Bible Dispute
Posted 8:22 PM 5/16/2013
ATLANTA (AP) - When Ed Buckner and his family went to a north Georgia state park to celebrate his son's birthday, he was surprised and concerned to find Bibles in the state-owned cabin he had rented. An atheist, Buckner believes that no religious literature should be provided in (More)
